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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-06-25

arates the room in which he was
standing from the inner corridor. The
order was obeyed quickly, and when
Deputy Quinn counted eight negroes,
he knew that he had them all.
Upon a thorough investigation,
which included an examination Of the
now repentant prisoners, Deputy Quinn
learned that with lock bolt wrench
ed from the lattice work at the main
corridor entrance, the negroes had
priced the grating off Of one Of the
rear cells, and gotten into the front
rooms through the hole that had been
covered by the grating. When the
deputy arrived on the scene two OF the
negroes, Peter Crawford and Frank
Moore were using this lock bolt as a
crowbar and four other negroes were
watching the progress Of the work
from the adjoining room. All had pre-
pared for the road by doing their be-
iongings up in familiar little parcels
and tying their shoes together 80 they
could be carried across the shoulders
Two negroes, VIII Adams and Joe
Benton claimed to have had no part
in the attempted delivery, and Deputy
Quinn was unable to get any informa-
tion that seemed to implicate them.
Deputy Quinn has no doubt that ex-
cept for his opportune appearance, the
negroes would have easily made their
escape. ea ~ Ass E
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-06-25
CELEBRATION ON THE FOURTH

The central committee or Woodrnen
Of the World has been giving Its best
efforts to getting things In shape for
the proposed big celebration on Mon
day, July 5, and at this time every
thing augurs we'll for a great time in
Yorkville on that occasion.
The contral committee consists of
Messrs. ]. @. Wray, chairman, j. c.
Wilborn, D. T. Woods and r. T. Alli-
son, and is practically the same COM
mittee that made such a success Of the
virgin effort in the same direction two
years ago.
The main feature Of the coming cell
ebration Is to be the big trades pa
rade. Quite a number of Woodmen
camps throughout the county have sig
nified their intention to participate, all
that have so far been heard from in
fact, and the local business people
generally will be represented. The
committee Is especially anxious that
everybody will be on hand promptly,
so that the parade will be able to
start without delay.
But the parade Is to be by no means
the only attraction of the day. There
is to be q tournament, cracker and
banana races. a greasy pig race, and
at the windup, a big dance. A number
Of young men are now practicing for
the tournament, and the understand
ing Is that the knights participating
in the tournament are also to catch
the greasy pig, substantial prize go
ing to the man who succeeds in lay
ing hands on the elusive creature.
The cracker race Is something unique.
The run Is to be over a course Of two
hundred yards. A hundred yards from
the starting point there Is to be stool
with ten crackers on 1t for each star
ter. The runners are to get to the
stools, sit down and remain until af-
ter they have eaten the crackers, and
start again. The man who makes the
two hundred yards first, having eaten
his ten crackers on the way, wins the
prize.
Every reasonable care Is to be taxi
en- for the comfort and convenience
of the VISITORS" said Mr.. Wray yester-
day. I'VE are going to have barrels
of ice water along the streets for one
thing. and for another thing we are
going to have 1t arranged so that ev-
erybody can be taken care Of indoors,
II necessary. A great many people
have signified their intention to throw
open their homes, and l am quite sure
that everybody who comes will have
reason to feel that the day has been
worth their while"
While the foregoing Is a general
outline Of what is in view, as the time
for the celebration grows closer the
committee is becoming more and more
active and alert, and there is every as
surance that the attractions of the day
will be pitched on a much bigger scale
than has been usual.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-06-25

= Fort Worth, Texas, June %: In
true frontier style, highwayman, de-
scribed as gentle In appearance, today
robbed the branch banking house Of
the Waggoner Bank and Trust COM
pany In the heart Of this city Of $500
In currency and escaped. The robbery
was the most daring attempted In
Texas in years. Cashier Walter Il.
King was alone In the bank after clos
ing time, balancing the business OF the
day, when a man walked In. AS the
man approached the window Of the
cashiers desk, King looked into the
barrel Of a revolver. Make q move
or a noise of any kind and I'll kill
you," was the greeting Mr.. King re-
ceived. The cashier obeyed the order.
Seizing the roll of bills the man back
ed out Of the door, covering King with
the revolver. King ran to telephone
as he saw the man walking down the
street and mingling with the crowds
with an air Of unconcern. The police
reached the scene five minutes later.
but the robber had disappeared. At
the time of the robbery several hum
dred persons were near the building
and many noted the arrival at the
bank and the departure Of the man,
but his manner was so bland that he
did not arouse suspicion. Several per-
sons declare that he climbed into a
waiting automobile after walking sew
eral blocks. But the police place little
credence in this assertion and 1t Is
believe he Is still in Fort Worth.
Searching parties are out In force to-
night. An interurban car which left
Fort Worth shortly after the robbery
for Dallas was overtaken by officers In
an automobile, but this obvious means
of escape had not been utilized. The
loss to the Waggoner bank Is covered
by insurance. The bank, however, Of
fered a reward Of $1,000.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-06-25
Cotton Stalk Paper MilI.-Georgia

Cotton Stalk Paper Mill.-Georgia
Is to have a cotton stalk paper mill
the factory will be completed by Oc-
tober l, just in time to use 1909 stalks
Cotton stalks have always been g
worry to farmers, IL grain Is sowed or
the ground following cotton, the grain
cannot be cut until the stalks are re-
moved. There Is very little fertilizer
in the stalks, therefore 1t is of little
use to plow them under to be in the
way and tear up the young crops wher
they are plowed.
In order that the land may be put
in first class shape it is necessary, first
to remove the cotton stalks, in any
event this must be done, now come;
the paper mill and offers to buy the
stalks at a good price.
There is no foretelling what devel-
opments will be made with cotton and
its by-prOducts. For many years cot
ton seed were thrown away, literally
thrown away, not even put back or
the land for manure. After the inven-
tion Of the oil mill, people did not know
what to do with the hulls. One mar
in Augusta, Ga, made a contract with
an oil mill to haul off all the hulls
made by the mill on condition that he
could have the hulls as long as he KEEP
them from piling up at the mill. He
carried out his part of the contract
faithfully hauled hulls for four or five
years. and when hulls began to be val
liable he sold his contract to the mil
for a handsome figure
No. there Is no telling what develop
ments await King Cotton. 1t does
look, however, that 1t has reached ul-
TINA thule when cotton stalks are
found to make a splendid quality OF
paper. The paper made from stalks
Is to be chiefly wrapping paper
Abbeville Press and Banner.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-06-25
THE HEATHEN cHiNEE.
an Ways That Are Dark and Tricks
That Are Vain, He Is Peculiar"

That Are Vain, He Is Peculiar"
The New York World has interview
ed a number of leading New YORK
ministers, including the Rev. ID. Asa
Blackburn of the Church Of the Stran-
gers. DR.. Blackburn is former Co.
lumbian and brother to the Rev. Geo
A. Blackburn, pastor Of the Second
Presbyterian church Of this city. The
World says:
Amy mission plan that calls for g
white girl for every Chinese Is afro
cious," said the Rev. D. Asa Black
burn Of the Church Of the Strangers
Il have always been sternly opposed
to it. When DR.. Deems was alive this
church, in common with many others
undertook work with the Chinese, but
in the fifteen years Of my ministry we
have had none Of 1t. Members Of my
church who developed interest In that
direction have had to offer their ser
vices to outside missions. l think thai
interest has subsided among my par
ishioners.
"Yet many good people believe ir
the sort Of mission work of which the
tragic episode now in the public mind
Is q natural result. 1t Is quite USE
less to argue with such people that q
Chinese Is no more entitled to special
lTStTuCllOH lIldu Is al lIdiioii VI OlhCi
foreigner who comes here ignorant OF
English. We do not give girl In
structor to every Italian who comes
among us, and we ought not to hold
out that inducement to Chinese. All
the same, it is done and 1t will be
done. A way should be found to stop
1t.
IF the World would employ Its
great facilities for gathering news to
obtaining a list of the mission girls
ruined by Chinese whom they were
teaching it would perform a service
for which all the churches would be
supremely grateful. There have been
enough cases Of that kind to fill an en-
tire page in the paper. That list would
be read everywhere as an awful OBJ
ject lesson in depravity. 1 believe Its
publication would so shock the coun-
try as to correct the evil at which II
would aim. Nothing short Of some
such exposure will stop It, The peo-
pie need to be Mortified. l shall be In
sympathy with any measure, however
shocking, to save our young women
from a continuance of this infamy, and
with what feeble force I have / will
speak for it."-Columbia Record.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-06-25
APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEES.

". There will be no reorganization OF
the! boards of trustees of the various
public school districts of the state this
year, as is contemplated in the law
The reason is because Of confusion and
contradictions that have been caused
by amendments, and the situation will
have to stand as 1t Is until 1t can be
Strengthened out in regular manner.
The York county board Of education
was to have held meeting on the first
Tuesday in July for the purpose OF
reorganizing the various school dis
tricts, by reappointing such Of the
boards Of trustees as II was desirable
to reappoint, appointing new trustees
where It may be desirable to make
changes, and filling such vacancies as
II is necessary to fill; but It now de-
velops that the board will have to con-
fine itself altogether to the matter OF
filling vacancies.
County Superintendent Of Education
McMackin has received from State
Superintendent Swearingen, a letter
enclosing a ruling from the attorney
general on the subject. The attorney
generals letter to the state superin-
tendent is as follows:
Your letter asking II school trustees
are to be appointed In July of the
present year has been received. Sec
ton 1910 Of the Code Of Laws, Volume
/, as amended by the act Of the legis-
lature, approved February II, 1906
directs Each County Board Of Educa-
ton, on the First Tuesday Of July 1905,
and on the first Tuesday In July In ev-
cry two years thereafter, shall appoint
for each school district in their county
three school trustees from the qualified
electors and tax payers, residing with
in the district, who shall hold their Of
fees for two years, and until their
successors are appointed and quail
fed, unless sooner lrve~ by the
county board Of education" Accord
ing to the provisions Of this section
of the code, school trustees shall be
appointed on the first Tuesday in July
1910.
Referring to the foregoing in his let
ter to the county superintendent, Su-
perintendent Swearingen says:
Section 1910 Of the Code amended
| In 1903, 1904 and 1906, and the contra
| dictions in the several amendments
could not be harmonized without thii
ruling. In consequence of this opinion
there will be no appointment Of school
trustees this year except in case OF
vacancies by resignation, death and
other cause"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-06-25
TRIED TO BREAK JAIL.

The accidental awakening of Deputy
Sheriff Quinn and his prompt and de-
termined action In the premises, pre-
vented a general jail delivery las
Tuesday night.
Sheriff Brown was away on business
and Deputy Quinn was alone at thu
JAIL That is usually the case wher
something of this kind happens. L
one or the other of the officers 1!
away, the prisoners seem to get wint
of the fact somehow.
1t was shortly after IL o'clock Tues.
day night. Deputy Quinn sleeps or
the second floor Of the jail building
just under the jail proper. He fount
himself suddenly awakened withou
knowing why; but presently heard 6
noise overhead like the gnawing Of
rats.
There are no rats in the jail-not
in the upper part Of it, and Deputy
Quinn, is aware Of the fact, so picking
I'D his gun, he quietly climbed the
stairs and listened at the outer dool
Of the entrance In a few moments he
was able to certainly make out that
there was somebody in the room or
the other side, where nobody had 9
right to be, picking their way through
the brick wall. Being alone, his first
thought was to quietly wait till the
hole was completed and then capture
the diggers as they came through; but
on further consideration he decided
upon another plan of action.
Entrance to the ante-room Of the
prison proper is effected through heavy
double doors, the outer fastened by a
lock and the inner by a bolt. The
noise was just to the left Of these
doors, over next to the room. Deputy
Quinn quietly unlocked the outer door
and then quickly throwing the bolt OF
the other door. stepped in and covered
two negroes-all that were In sight
with his revolver.
The negroes were digging away at
the brick wall. over next to the street
where 1t had been cut away to admit
the hot water pipes. They had already
removed several bricks, and were
making good progress. They would
have been through the wall within
half an hour at the most. But when
Deputy Quinn appeared they were ut
terly dumfounded and began begging
him not to shoot.
Get back into your cells, the same
way you got out. and do 1t quick" or
dered Deputy Quinn. The two negroes
lost no time in bolting through the
debtors room into the narrow corri-
dor that runs almost entirely around
the cells, and after the noise Of sour
rying feet had subsided and everything
became quiet again, the deputy order
ed everybody on the inside to come
forward to the iron grating that sep
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-06-25
THE CHESTER REUNION.

The annual reunion Of the South
Carolina Confederate veterans In
Chester Wednesday and yesterday was
largely attended, and the occasion was
thoroughly enjoyed by the veterans a.
we'll as by the general visitors.
There were quite number OF vet
Grams in attendance from various parts
of York county, including Yorkville
and they We're all delighted. The gen.
eral report is that the Chester people
left nothing undone that could contri-
butte to the pleasure and comfort Of
their guests, who were quartered IT
private homes and at the hotels III
out expense to any of them for any
thing.
The feature of yesterday afternoon
was a monster parade of nearly two
miles In length reviewed by Governor
AnseI. The electrical display Of We'd
nesday night and last night was some
thing grand.
The next annual reunion Of the vet
Grams is to be held in Spartanburg. j.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-06-25
WITHIN THE TOWN.

- Mr. ]. w. Moore was In Yorkville
yesterday with his first early toma-
toes. He said he had been having to-
matoes for about two weeks; but on
account of the wet weather they have
been rotting badly.
j Mayor Hart went to Columbia last
night to consult the governor about
securing assistance from the state In
fefraying the expenses Of the recent
smallpox epidemic in Yorkville. The
epidemic cost the town In money more
than $500, and It seems fair that the
state should pay part Of this sum
from the $4,000 appropriation available
for the purpose.
The Enquirer does not approve of
the action OF the board Of trustees of
the York1ille Graded School district in
asking the voters to vote for the levy
Of a three mill tax, when the law al
lows only two mills. We recognize
that there Is need for three mills and
more, and we are quite sure that the
change in the law whereby the school
district Is now allowed to vote only
two mills is the result Of technical
error. We recognize also that this err
ror was unfortunate; but. still there
has been a session of the general as
sembly since the error was originally
made and there is no good reason why
It has not been corrected. First class
school facilities are Of very great i'm
portance to every community; but one
thing that Is Of even more importance
than first-class school facilities Is
strict observance Of the written law
The reason Of this is obvious. With
the written law for guide, the citizen
is informed Of his rights, duties and
responsibilities, while departure from
the law, leads to confusion and doubt
Under the circumstances, we think the
school district should have been asked
to vote on only two mills instead OF
three. We think the recommendation
should be changed so as to comply
with the law. However, We desire tt
be considered merely as informing the
voters rather than advising them. II
under the circumstances, they desire
to vote for the levy Of three mills
which Is asked for and needed, The
Enquirer has no objection. II the three
mill levy is voted down. then there will
be nothing to prevent the holding OF
another election on the question Of the
two mill levy for which there Is full
authority under the law.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-06-25
ROCK HILL SCHOOL CASE.

The following is from the Rock Hill
Record of Tuesday:
Mr.. ]. L. Glenn of the Chester bar
who was appointed by the circuit
court to take testimony and report his
conclusions on certain questions OF
fact in the injunction case brought by
certain minority trustees Of the Rock
Hill local school district against the
majority of that board to upset the
sale of the Rock Hill High school
property to Winthrop college, has now
gathered all the testimony and argu.
ments Of attorneys in the case and
will get out his report in few days
In time for q hearing Of the case be-
fore the circuit court at Yorkville nexi
month.
Mr.. Glenn's report Is anticipated
with much interest not only in Roci
Hill, on account Of the more or less
bitter factional fight that has beer
waged there over the affair, but also
throughout the state by reason OF
Winthrop's great interest In the case
When the fight got started well. SEN
ator Tillman took a hand, writing t(
a local member Of the Winthrop board
that unless the fight on Presiden,
Johnson and the college in Rock Hi
ceased, he would get his friends to-
gether in the legislature and take the
college away from Rock Hill and have
the college plant there used for ne.
gro asylum. It Is likely that some no.
tice of the controversy will be taker
by the next legislature, in which case
a very interesting debate will ensue.
Having the sale tied up In the courts
has delayed a 100000 model schoo
project, which Winthrop is all read,
to put through, the money being II
hand and the plans being all carefully
worked out. This school will give
free tuition to the children OF Rocl
Hill, whereas 1t Is contended that ths
Rock Hill board, never having paid the
$12,500 1t got the property for, Is los
ing 500 a month by the delay, run
ming the high school having proven 9
failure after many tortuous years OF
trial, and the district as whole Is
some $4,000 to the bad. Friends OF
Winthrop in Rock Hill contend thai
the contest to prevent the sale tc
Winthrop by no means represents the
sentiment Of any large number OF Rocl
Hill people, but Is the outcome OF 9
more or less personal fight on President
johnson on the part of members Of the
district board, and because the same
local trustees have the college COM
pletely surrounded by their own prop
erty. In this connection they point to
the fact that two splendid sites have
been offered the district trustees for q
high school absolutely free Of cost.
The enjoined sale to Winthrop wai
for $4,000, but the minority Is con-
tending that the property, which was
offered q few years ago at $12,500. Is
now worth $4,000. and that the deed
carried with It the understanding that
the property was never to be used ex-
cept strictly for district school pur-
poses.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-06-25
FIRST COTTON BLOOM.

The first cotton bloom Of the season
was received on last wednesday, hav-
ing been sent by Mr.. c. 8. Gordon OF
Bethesda. 1t is later by two weeks
than the first bloom Of last year which
was sent by Mr.. A. F. Plexico of Sha-
ron, on June 13.
Since Wednesday, we have received
several other blooms, one plucked by
Mr.. w. 8. Fl. Mitchell Of Hickory
Grove No. /, on yesterday, and anoth-
er plucked from the field Of Mr.. F. M
Lynn near Sharon on the same day
Mr.. John w. Null, who lives on Mr.
J. @. wray's place, two miles south
west Of Yorkville, brought in a white
bloom this morning.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-06-25

THAT is an interesting story that
Senator Tillman tells of the inception
and development of Clemson college,
and 1t gives us pleasure to reproduce
It in full both as matters of present
interest and of history. Although
there Is much in Senator Tillman that
we cannot commend or admire, there
is no doubt of the fact that he deserves
great credit for the work he has done
m awakening the people Of South Car
ollna to their political responsibilities
and duties, and neither is there any
ground to deny the fact that he has
contributed almost inestimable benefit
to the educational advancement Of the
state. The establishment Of Clemson
was a great achievement, equaled
only in Importance to the establish
ment of Winthrop. We are not in
clined to give the senator all the cred
it for either institution; but we do not
hesitate to say that in our opinion,
except for him, neither would be any
thing like what 1t is today. That the
purposes Of the people who established
Clemson, were of the highest, we woulu
not try to deny. We do not want =.
deny it. But still it Is not to be con-
tended that all wisdom began and end
ed with these gentlemen, especially In
the matter of the perpetual control Of
Clemson college through the trustees
created under C1emson's will. The
fear that negroes might some day get
control Of the state and admission to
the college did not appear unwarrant-
ed at the time; but now such con-
tingency seems so remote as to be
hardly worth considering. 1t Is quite
certain that If by any means negroes
should now get control of the state,
they could change the situation dt
Clemson just as a great many white
changed, and so the argument along
that line does not seem to be OF much
force. Since Clemson Is supported by
the state, there Is good reason for hold
ing that it should be entirely controll-
ed by the state. So it looks to us. OF
course, there should be no change at
all until after the state has made good
to Mr.. Clemson's lawful heirs the
amount Of his funds it has been u.s.
ing, and there should be no change
either in the name of the college. In
our Judgment there is no real neces-
sity for any change at all at this time !;
but that the status of Clemson will
some day be changed so as to bring the
college entirely within the control of
the state, we have very little present
doubt.