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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-27
WITHIN THE TOWN.

Up to this time only about seventy
five citizens Of Yorkville have qualified
themselves to vote in the various mu-
nicipal elections that are to take place
during the next two years. with
total registration so small as that, 1t
will be easy to count noses and carry
almost any kind Of a proposition.
There was an exciting runaway
adventure on Main street Wednesday
afternoon. q frightened horse carrying
Mr.. A. S. Barron from Congress to
Madison street at break neck speed
and threatening a collision between the
buggy in which he was riding and
some other vehicle at almost every
lump. Mr.. Barron sawed on the reigns
with all his power; but with little re-
suit except to loosen and unfasten the
traces The horse was finally brought
to a standstill without having done any
damage. Those who saw the runaway
were thrilled by it. in that they eX-
pected to see an awful accident.
The Civic League, which has exert
ed a most decided influence on the SAN
itary conditions Of the town, and great
" improved appearances Of surround
ings that were previously more or less
dsgraceful is in need Of funds for the
spring campaign now being inaugur-
ated. Quite a number of people sub
scribed a dollar each for the purposes
of the league some time back; but
since then the ladies have been short
of funds, and can hardly be expected
to carry on their good work without
more money. The following ladies
constituting Il committee appointed by
the league for the purpose Is now can
vassing the town for subscriptions:
Mrs. w. b. Moore. Miss Bessie Bar
ron. Miss Anns O'Leary, Mrs. NJ j..
Walker, Miss Ida deLoach, Miss Fan
ME Wardlaw, Mrs. S. c. Ashe.
There was considerable interest in
Magistrate Corners court Wednesday
over the case of Mr.. McFadden. charg-
ed with reckless driving of an auto
mobile. The prosecuting witness was
Mr. Kirby. 1t seems that sometime ago
Mr. Kirby and son. driving mules met
Mr. McF'adden in an automobile. The
mules were frightened and smashed up
things Mr.. McFadwden was taken
before Recorder Craig at Rock Hill;
but Mr.. McFadden was acquitted. The
case was then transferred to the ju
risdction of Magistrate Glenn Of Ebe
nezer. and Mr. McFadden secured its
removal to YOrkvile. The testimony
of the prosecution was to the effect
that Mr.. McFadden ignored a signal to
stop thus causing the trouble. The
defense was that Mr.. Kirby's team
showed no evidence of fright until the
automobile was opposite. The jury
found for the defendant.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-27
WILL STAND BY THE PRESIDENT.
Democratic Leader Would Enact Roose-
Welt Recommendations In aw.

Welt Recommendations In Law.
Representative John Sharp Will
liams Of Mississippi as leader of the
minority in the house of representa-
tives, last night issued to the press a
written statement defining precisely
the attitude of the Democratic party
in the house toward legislation urged
by President Roosevelt in his mes
sage at congress at the present ses-
sion.
The statement describes what Re-
publican legislation the Democrats
will support, what they will oppose
and what concessions they demand
on the part of the majority as the
price of refraining from an organ
lied flibuster throughout the re-
mainder Of the session.
Mr.. Williams opened his statement
by saying: "Some things in the
presidents recent message are so
Immediately important to the inter-
ests of the entire country as to pass
the bounds of partisanship and to
make it excusable, If not necessary
for me to say something concerning
them with the view of assuring the
president himself and reasonably in
clined Republican members Of the
house and the country Of the support
and endorsement or the opposition
of the Democratic minority. In 80
far as the things urged by the Presi-
dent are good things I would like the
country to know that all he has to do
is to deliver 90 or 25 Republican
in, of
conjoined with the solid Democratic
votes, will put them through"
Mr. Williams notes the following
measures as ones which will "com-
mand virtually the solid Democratic
vote within constitutional limits"
To compel publication of cam
paign contributions
Prohibition of child labor in the
District of Columbia and the Terri
tories.
An employers liability law, drawn
to conform to the recent decision Of
the supreme court.
Federal liability to government
employees
A law to prohibit the issuance of
injunctions without notice to the
party enjoined.
Removal of the tariff on wood
pulp and printing paper.
imposition of a Federal charge for
every water power right granted on
a navigable stream.
Those principles and measures
urged by the president with which
Mr.. Williams, as minority leader,
takes issue are enumerated as fol-
lows:
The penalizing of the boycott.
The right of the attorney general
to nominate receivers when a COM
mon carrier is thrown into the hands
of a receiver.
The modification of the Sherman
antitrust law so as to permit within
limitation the maintenance of trusts
and the making of trade agreements
between combinations of capital.
The appointment Of a commission
to prepare data for a revision of the
tariff.
Mr. Williams frankly states that
he does not know whether q major
ity of the minority fav0rS the crea-
ton of a permanent waterways COM
mission.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-27
The r. E. D. SERVICE.

1t is not proper in the opinion Of the
fourth assistant postmaster general,
Mr.. DeGraw, who has charge in gener-
al Of rural free delivery routes that
R. F. D. carriers should carry un-
stamped letters from one point on
their routes to another. Representa-
| tive Slayden of Texas recently made an
inquiry of the department as to this,
from which fact it appears that in Tex
as at least, whence Mr.. Slayden halls,
| 1t has been customary for some Of the
rural carriers to carry from one point
to another letters or parcels which are
not stamped. 1t is doubtless true In all
parts of the country that rural car
riers, who get to know their patrons
well, do small favors of this kind for
them. The fourth assistant postmaster
general, though, in answering Mr..
Slayden in effect renders decision and
lays down a policy which will put a
stop to all Of this.
Mr.. DeGraws answer to the Texas
representative is made after consult
ing the department Of justice here, one
of the assistant attorneys general ad-
vising him as to the legal question in
volved. Said Mr.. DeGraw: "All pa
irons of rural free delivery routes are
required to provide themselves with
approved boxes, and their contents are
recognized by law as mail boxes and
protected from wilful damage or dep
relation" He further states :hat
these boxes, while provided at the eX-
pense of the citizens on the route, are
erected exclusively for the United
States mail Hence the matter in them
is to be considered United States mail.
"All mailable matter placed in rural
mail boxes" says Mr.. DeGraw, "is sub
ject to the rules and regulations gov
erning the mails, including the pay
ment Of postage. While 1t Is not In
violation of the law to place unstamp-
ed mailable matter In rural boxes 1t Is
not proper that it should be done. Ru-
raj carriers finding such matter In box
es on their routes are required to bring
it into the postoffice to be held for
postage.
"It will, therefore, be apparent to
YOU that in the use Of rural mail boxes
there can be no divided authority be-
tween the postoffice department and
the patron, for If this were so, 1t
would be difficult, If not impossible, to
enforce the law protecting rural mail
boxes and their contents from damage
and depreciation"
In this connection Representative
James Griggs of Georgia has Dill
now pending to allow one cent postage
on r. F. D. routes, from one point on
a route to another; just as In the case
of drop letter" in postoffice.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-27
LIVE AT HOME.

That the present business and finan-
cial situation will get better we
haven't a doubt; but when, IS another
question. We cannot answer it.
We do not believe that present con-
ditions are really serious. That is, we
are unable to locate a single reason
ably justifiable suspicion Of an under
lying fundamental cause for the sud-
den change that has occurred in con-
ditions.
But as to whether things will get
better or not, or how soon is not the
concern of these remarks. What we
are after is to urge for the hundredth
time the Importance of living at home.
This strife for dollars is an endless
and varying one. OF course, everybody
needs dollars for legitimate purposes;
but the man who makes the pursuit of
dollars the chief business of life will
be safe in anticipating numerous dis
appointments.
The safest and SureSt policy Of the
farmer who would make sure perma-
nent success for himself is to make
himself self-suStaining at home. To
do that he needs only to produce for
himself all possible necessaries of life,
such as plenty of good wholesome food
for himself and family and for his live
stock.
1t has been said time and again be-
fore and never successfully CONTRA
dcted. that every farmer who has for
ten years or more, pursued the policy
Of making all his own home supplies on
his own farm, and raising cotton only
as Il surplus, has an unencumbered
farm and is financially independent.
There are very few farmers who have
been able to make money even during
the past few years, where they depart
ed from the plan of producing their
own supplies before they undertook to
raise too much cotton.
We are very we'll aware that there
are lots of people to whom the. tenor
of this advice is not pleasant; but there
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-27
ABOUT PEOPLE.

DR.. A. Y. Cartwright has been ap-
pointed chief of the fire department
Mrs. Rachel Boyce Of Gastonia, WIS.,
tied Mr. w. NJ. Kennedy's family this
week.
Miss Eunice Mcconnell Of Philadel-
phia, Pa, arrived in Yorkville on
Thursday afternoon on a visit to her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. McCon-
nell.
Hon. John Gary Evans Of Spartan
burg, spent yesterday in Yorkville, In
the interest of his candidacy for the
United States senate. He met and
talked with quite q number of people
and seemed to enjoy the day very
much indeed.
DR.. J. B. Allison and Messrs. H. c.
Strauss, J. L. Sanders, w. S. Neil, j. A
Tate, Quinn Wallace, l. H. Norris and
Rev. w. f. Hurt of Yorkville. and
Messrs. Meek Barnett, Herbert Wright,
]. Meek Smith and DR.. ]. w, Camp
bell of Clover attended a stated con-
clave of Chester commandery, No. 7,
Knights Templars, Tuesday evening.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-27

- Cincinnati, March "a: An end to
the might riders" in the Kentucky
white hurley district has been brought
about through a formal agreement
reached between the American Tobac-
co company and the executive COM
mittee of the Society Of Equity in
conference at Winchester, KY, yester-
day according to apparently authori-
tative statements made here today by
members of the American Society Of
Equity. Nearly $14,000,000 and the
purchase Of the entire crops Of 1906
and 1907 on the one side and no
planting of crop for the year 1908 on
the other are points in the agreement.
While the reported agreement be-
tween the American Tobacco company
and the executive committee OF the
Society of Equity is denied by Clarence
Lebus and G. A. Brooks, respectively
president and secretary of the white
hurley tobacco board Of control Of the
Society of Equity, it is nevertheless
claimed to be authentic by other men,
bers Of the American Society Of Equi-
ty Mr.. Lebus, who tonight Is In
Louisville, over the telephone stated
that the report of the agreement Is not
true and was made Of whole cloth"
1t is claimed here that the executive
committee of the Society of Equity re-
ceived word from the American To-
bacco company headquarters in New
York that the company would buy the
1906 and 1907 crops at 16 and Is
cents per pound, respectively, and that
in view of their determination to raise
no crop this year the committee was
sworn to secrecy. The report by many
people who claim to be acquainted
with the situation is discredited be-
cause of the fact that the white hurley
board of control has heretofore asked
only Is cents per pound for both the
crop Of 1906 and 1907, but it is claim
ed that this is accounted for by the
agreement to carry out the mo crop
for 1908" idea as part of the consider
alton to the American Tobacco COM
pany. The agreement as reported
only affects the white hurley districts
and has no relation to the dark tobac-
co districts in which most Of the night
riding outrages have taken place.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-27
THE SPECULATIVE MARKET.

The developments in the speculative
cotton market yesterday are summar-
lied in an Associated Press dispatch
of last night from New York as fol-
lows:
The cotton market was higher dur
ing todays early session but lost the
gain and closed barely steady at a net
decline of / point to an advance Of
2 points. Sales were estimated at 200,-
coo bales.
The market opened steady at an ad-
vance Of 2 to I points and after some
little irregularity increased the gain on
steady Liverpool cables, firmer ad-
vices from southern spot markets,
covering by Wall street shorts and a
scattering demand from local profess
SIGNALS. March sold up to 965 or 10
points net higher, but there were only
few scattering transactions with
covering by belated shorts the only
support and that month later eased
off readily with other positions. May
sold 9 points over last nights finals,
but new crop positions were relatively
easy owing to good weather in the
south and at the best were only or 6
points net higher. There was not much
snap to the buying on the advance and
during lue dlleIHOOIl TIE IldIhel lulH-
ed easier under realizing by early
buyers in the absence of bull support
There were quite number Of private
advices from various southern points
reporting a better demand for spot
cotton and firmer interior holders and
the southern spot markets officially re-
ported were unchanged to quarter cent
net higher. The fact that receipts at
the ports continue light is regarded by
many as pointing to light end Of the
month clearances, and exports today
were again very small.
Receipts at the ports today 1898
bales against 11,079 last week and 21,-
903 last year. For the week $4,000
against 92,997 last week and 147,046
last year. Today's receipts at New
Orleans 1925 against 5,192 last year,
and at Houston 2,l04 against 3,12O last
year.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-27
PRESIDENT TO CONGRESS.
Touches Again on Matters of Grave
Political Importance.

A special message from the president
was read in both houses of congress
Wednesday, and in both it was closely
followed.
In the house the declaration that the
time had come for revision of the
tariff elected handclapping on the part
of the Democratic members Demo-
cratic approval also was given by way
of pounding desks to the suggestion
that congress could with advantage
forthwith remove the tariff on wood
pulp, with q corresponding reduction
upon paper made from wood pulp.
The Republicans waited and confined
the applause To the message as q
whole.
In the senate the message was re-
ceiVed without comment Of any kind
The salient features are as follows:
The message urges the adoption of
child labor laws throughout the nation
Recommends the enactment of en-
ployers' liability legislation, for gov
eminent employees as well as those
connected with common carriers and
public utilities corporation.
Suggests remedial legislation for
labor and capital disputes. Declares
that no temporary restraining order
should be issued by any court without
notice and all hearings for permanent
injunctions should be within reason
able time.
Amendments to interstate commerce
and anti-trus legislation are urged.
Laws should be framed which would
allow railroads to enter into traffic
agreements subject to approval of
commission. Issuance of all secur-
tiles by railroads should be first passed
upon by Federal commission. Where
railroads or corporations are placed in
receivership the attorney general
should appoint one of the receivers so
as to protect stockholders.
Antitrust legislation should be mod
flied so as not to prevent legal combi-
nations. Publicity in cases of all COM
binations and corporations is recon-
mended.
Mutual trade agreements between
employer and employe are strongly
urged. While arbitration is the best
plan. the right Of equitable organiZa-
tion by labor and capital must be rec
ognized.
Legislation to suppress financial de-
preston is recommended. and the es-
tabliShment of postal savings banks is
urged.
The revision of the present tariff
schedule is recommended, including
plans for the protection Of forests by
putting wood pulp upon the free list.
The establishment of waterways
commission is also urged.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-27
E.QCAx. .AEFAIRs sjI
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

G.. Frank Sherer-Will at all times buy
good beef cattle, calves, etc.
w. d. MorrisOn-Has bought the Sher-
er barbershop and asks for part of
your patronage.
Carroll Furniture C0.-Has large lines
Of art squares, mattings and rugs
and want you to see them before
buying.
j. G.. Wilborn-Wants a buyer for fif-
ty acres OF land, belonging to John
NJ ThomasSon, in Kings Mountain
township-twelve acres creek bot
tom.
w. G. Reid & Son, Rock Hill-Say that
every baby should ride in a Block
go-cart or baby carriage. They are
endorsed by physicians.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo-EXplain
the duties Of the kidneys and print
a testimonial from Rock Hill man
relative to Doan's kidney pills. See
fourth page.
w. S. Lesslie-Requests parties sub
scribing for The Enquirer on his
club to pay at once.
Miss Rosa Lindsay-Wants you to
see the water color work she is dis
playing. They are perfect in color
and the work is the best.
Luther Baber-Tells what Ess-tee-dee
1t sells for $1.00 a bottle.
Loan & Savings Bank-Makes the
statement that the only sure road to
independence is to save a little at
a time.
D e. Boney, Manager-States that the
Farmers Mutual Life Insurance
company has paid it's beneficiaries
$50,O11.OS, since its organization in
1901.
M. w. White-Likens the brokers SER
vices to singing birds-it pleases
some and displeases others. Lo-
cal stocks offered for sale.
York Supply Co.-Suggests that you
buy the best-the Planet Jr. cultiva-
tor. 1t will cultivate the crop from
start to finish.
Yorkville Hardware Co.-Has a very
complete line of garden tools includ-
ing vegetables.
York Brug StOre-Reminds you that
it can supply you with all kinds of
garden seeds. in packets and in bulk,
York Furniture Co.'s showing an at
tractive line of rocking chairs, which
includes all styles, sizes and prices.
1t sells for cash or on credit.
Yorkville B. & NJ. CO.-EXtends a cor
dial invitation to the ladies to at
tend it's spring millinery opening,
which takes place next Wednesday
and Thursday.
Thomson Co.'s making very Ella
borate display of Queen Quality OK
fords and shoes-spring styles-for
ladies. 1t is desired that you see
them.
Strauss Smith Co.-Have within the
past few days received large ship
ments of mems neckwear, belts, no.
siery, underwear, ETC., long silk
gloves in black and white for the
ladies.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-27
THE ROADS.

Most of the roads leading out of
Yorkville, and most Of the roads in the
county are in fearful condition, worse
than they have been for years.
The Adairs Ferry road for several
miles out, and especially from the point
ry road to Turkey creek, has been
in a horrible condition for some weeks.
There developed at the two mile post
a tremendous mud-puddle as deep as
a horses belly. but this was filled up
yesterday and quite a lot Of other
good work was done on this particular
section.
The Charlotte road on which so
much money and labor were spent
some years ago, and which has since
been neglected. is in bad condition;
but still much better than before the
improvements were made.
The Pinckney and Chester roads are
both in fearful condition, and to travel
them with loaded wagons is a kind of
torture to draft animals and drivers.
The Yorkville and Rock Hill road
which was very much improved some
years ago. is still in fairly good con-
dition as the result of those improve
ments; but badly in need Of repair.
The Kings Mountain road, upon
which a considerable amount of work
was done some years ago, and which
during the wet weather that immedi-
ately followed looked as if it had been
ruined, is now probably the best road
leading into Yorkville, its condition be-
ing due largely to the treatment it re-
ceived, in being left with a high mid
die and deep bitches on the sides.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-27

preme court of the United States add
ed another to a series of decisions
which have rendered notable the pres
ent term of that court. In both cases
the right of the states to fix rates Tor
railroad transportation was the issue
and both involved conflicts between
federal and state courts. The decision
in each case was opposed both TO the
states and to their courts. The opin-
ion of the court in both cases was an
moumced by Justice Peckham. ana
with the exception of Justice Harlan
all the other members of the court
stood behind him in the announce
ment of the courts finding. Justice
Harlan read q dissenting opinion in
the Young case in which he took the
view that the suit was practically a
proceeding against the state and
therefore not permissible under the
eleventh amendment to the constitu-
ton. He therefore characterized the
opinion as era-making in the history
of the court, and said it had the erect
of closing the courts Of state against
the state itself and predicted that the
result would be disastrous.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-27
Choice of a Candidate.

There is a good deal of discussion
among the newspapers as TO the next
nominee of the Democratic party for
president and while the people. the
voters, may be taking more or less in
terest in this discussion it is not prob
able that they will have much voice in
its settlement.
The candidate most discussed in
connection with the nomination is
William Jennings Bryan, and this, of
course, is very natural. While the
Democratic party has quite number
Of leaders who are as able from any
point of view as Mr.. Bryan, they have
not been considered in connection with
a possible nomination and none OF
them are nearly so we'll known as Mr..
Bryan.
Our reason for suggesting that the
voters generally are not likely to have
much of say-so in the choice Of a
candidate is. we think very we'll
founded. As everybody knows, the
preliminaries leading up to party re-
organization have grown to be of
very perfunctOry character. Delegates
to the county convention. which elect
delegates II the state convention, are
supposed to he selected by a majority
vote of all The voters As a matter of
fact they are more often than other
wise self selected ut precinct meetings,
at which the aggregate attendance is
hardly larger than the number Of del
egateS to he selected.
At the county convention there may
be more or less serious consideration
of the availability of different candi-
dates and of the advisability of in
structing delegates to the state con-
ventiOn; but it is hardly fair to say
such discussion is representative of
apt as anything else to hinge around
the personal and political advantage
the delegates to the state convention
may have in going free or instruct
ed and more likely than otherwise the
question as To whether South Carolina
delegates to Denver will be free to
vote as they please or be inStl ucted to
vote for Mr.. Bryan first. last and all
the time. will not be definitely settled
until after the converting of the state
4 matter of much Importance as toI