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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-28
Sperial gotiees.
Smoker For the Porter Boys.

A feature of the commencement Gel
ebration Of the Porter Military acad-
envy of Charleston this year, Will be
a reunion of the alumni Of that insti-
tuition at a smoker to be given on the
evening Of Thursday. June 10, at the
academy. An effort has been made by
the committee in charge Of this event
to reach every former student OF the
academy with an invitation to attend
the smoker and renew old associations
of school days as well as to hear some
account from the present administra-
ton of the fourishing condition of the
old school and its bright prospects for
a larger career, but II Is realized that
many of them have not been commu-
nicated with because of incomplete ad-
dress lists. It is earnestly desired that
every former student Of the school,
whether during its earliest days as the
Holy Communion Church Institute, or
under its later names, the Porter
Academy and the Porter Military Acad-
emy, who can will attend the smoker
on the evening of June 10th, and this
method Is taken Of urging those who
have not received direct notification
from the committee to communicate at
once with Mr.. C. ]. Colcock, Porter
Military Academy, Charleston, their
purpose to be present at the gathering.
The cost Of the smoker will be defray-
ed by subscription Of those attending,
II being estimated that two dollars
from each will amply suffice to cover
all expense Of the entertainment. The
indications are that there will be a
number Of the "old boys"
at the smoker and a very interesting
and delightful evening should be
pa assed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-28
BETHANY COMMENCEMENT.

The commencement exercises or the
Bethany Presbyterial High schoo
were held this week, beginning Tues
day with a debate and winding-uI
Wednesday night with a dramatic en-
tertainment, temperance piece in foul
acts, entitled DOT, the Miners Daugh-
ter"
The question of debate was: RE
solved, That South Carolina Should
Have Compulsory Education" and the
participants were Joe A. Hunter, Ham
by Allen, Mack Ferguson and James
D. Grist for the affirmative, and j
Frank Goforth, John l.. Ratteree, H
Bonner McGill and R. Mack Robinson
for the negative. The judges decided
in favor Of the affirmative side.
Quite a feature of Tuesday evening
also was music rendered by Misses
Newton, Nichol and Ransom and the
music pupils, Misses Kirkpatrick, Nc
Gill, Faulkner, Mitchell, Lineberger
Davidson, Plaxco and Grayson.
Wednesday morning was devoted to
the defamation contest participated In
by H. Bonner McGill, R. o. Mcconnell
VIM. Thorn Ransom, Frank L. Goforth,
]. Roy Grayson, James D. Grist, r.
Mack Robinson. Frank w. Orr, Mack
Ferguson, Boyce s. Plaxco.
A medal was awarded to Miss Eta
Davidson as the best essaylst, another
to Handy Allen as the best debater
and third to Frank l. Goforth as
the best declaimer.
During Wednesday afternoon diplo-
mas were presented to Misses Maggie
McCarter, Kate Faulkner and Lillian
Kirkpatrick and to Mr.. Roy Grayson,
and a most able and interesting litera-
ry address was delivered by Rev. r. A
Lummus of Richburg, pastor of Union
and Edgmoor Associate Reformed
churches in Chester county.
All Of the exercises were well attend
ed. There was quite large audience
to hear the debate Tuesday night, and
the crowd Wednesday Is estimated as
including between 500 and 600 people,
most of them from the surrounding
country, but many from Glover, Char
lotte, Sharon, Kings Mountain, York
vile and other nearby towns.
The temperance drama Wednesday
night was creditably presented and
very much enjoyed by large and ap-
preciative audience.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-28
So far as this section is concerned

So far as this section is concerned
it is a matter of very little importance
whether or not there is duty on lum-
ber, and we suppose 1t is about the
same with regard to Oranseburg; but
the matter seems to have gotten Editor
Sims of the Times Democrat into a
peck Of trouble. There is no more
faithful apologist or loyal admirer OF
Senator Tillman in the state than Is
the Times Democrat. In fact, the
Times-Democrat's approval Of Senator
Tilman Is only to be equaled by its dis
approval of Congressman Lever When
Congressman Lever q few weeks age
voted for the duty on lumber, the
Times-Democrat went almost into
spasms about it and declared that II
Mr.. Lever should offer for reelection
it could only be as an independent, be-
cause. the inference is his action had
taken him so far beyond the pale OF
the Democratic party, that 1t was i'm
possible for him to come back again
But now that Senator Tillman has also
voted for this duty, We fear that our
friend of the Times-Democrat will be
at a loss to discover his bearings again
So far as The Enquirer is concerned
we have no criticism to offer of either
Lever or Tillman. AS we see it, If a
little protection for lumber is of any
benefit to South Carolina, it is just as
we'll to give that protection and lit
tie better
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-28

tors who favored the income tax prop
osition, but who did not support him
in his demands for O vote at the pres
ent time. Mr.. Bailey asked who did
write the article and at the same time
declared, it is said, that the man who
had written it was liar" According
to both men the senator's language was
very emphatic, and Mr.. Manning res
ponded that he had not had the honor
to write the story" Mr.. Bailey says
that the word honor" was empha-
sized in a manner intended to be offen-
siye. The two men were directly In
front of the door leading to the hnance
committee. Several persons heard the
words liar" exclaimed In LOUD voice
and then saw Mr.. Bailey and Mr.. Man
ming clinch. The latter claims MT
Bailey hit him first. In the mixup MT
Manning struck the senator with mis-
umbrella, knocking off the senator's
hat, and the senator grabbed Mr.. Man
ming by the throat. Mr.. Clapp hasten
ed up and threw his arms around Sen
ator Bailey who, at that time, seemed
to be In position to do serious injury
to the newspaper correspondent, a
Young man of very slight build. Tne
Texas Senator struggled desperately to
break from this restraint, but Senator
Clamp frightened his hold and newspa-
per correspondents pushed Mr.. Man
ming away and insisted upon his leav-
ing the corridor. Mr.. Manning, the
correspondent Is a son Of the Hon.
Richard ]. Manning Of Sumter, 5. Z.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-28
TiIIman and the Lumber Duty.-Sel

TilIman and the Lumber Duty Sen
ator Tillman's vote for duty on lum-
ber yesterday against the unqualihed
declaration for free lumber in the Den
yer platform, says Zach McGhee, In
Washington special Of Tuesday to the
Columbia State, was a great surprise
here. A short while before the vote
was taken in the senate Senator Till
man arose, interrupting Senator Bur-
kett of Nebraska and said:
Mr.. President, will the senator from
Nebraska inform me why II Is, al
though we were told the other day that
there were only five razor manufactur-
ers in this country, that S0,000,000 Amer
leans were compelled to pay those flve
fellows a tribute and increase the price
of razors If you are going to put lum-
Der on the free list. l am going to vote
to put lumber on the free list, but
just wanted to understand the contra
dictions in the reasoning and the argu-
ments on this subject IL possible"
That was not strange, for the senior
South Carolina senator along with the
Junior senator had declared time and
time again that he was going to vote
for free lumber. Just before the vote
was taken Senator Bailey made one
of his bold, emphatic speeches, In
which he said he utterly refused to be
bound by the Denver platform on
lumber because he said 1t was "un-
democratic" and loudly declaring in ef-
feet that no man was a Democrat who
voted for free lumber
Immediately after Bailey sat down
the vote was taken and Tillman had
for some reason changed his mind for
he voted against the free lumber
amendment. Senator Smith, as stated
in the dispatches of yesterday, was
paired with Senator Warren Of Wyo-
ming.
He stated he would vote for free
lumber IL Mr.. Warren was present.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-28

we needed that old mare to help things
along. 1t fell to me to plow her, and l
was not at all averse to the idea-not
at first-not until after had been out
in the field about five minutes. That
old mare was a real good plow animal.
used to love to pl he,, especially
when We were dirting cotton. She
would just walk along as steady and
easy as you ever saw, making a
straight line without a wabble, and all
had to do was to follow along hold
ing the plow handles. 1 could have
shut my eyes If I had wanted to.
"Well, it did not take that little old
colt long to get its bearings. There
was a plutter, plutter. plutter, and 1t
went down the row like red streak,
for hundred yards or more and then
1t streaked back again. That was all
right. noticed 1t was between the
rows, and it evidently noticed the same
thing about the same time, for with a
plutter, plutter 1t went back up the row
this time on top Of 1t, striking cot
ton stalk nine times out Of ten, and at
every tenth step 1t would drop its blam-
ed little old tail, as IL to acknowledge
It's humiliation at having missed. On
reaching the end Of the row 1t would
come pluttering back over the stalks
that had escaped the first time and
meeting the mare about half way out
to the end would have to stop to suck.
II plowed that mare that afternoon
and came near running the whole field
Of cotton; but that was the last time
she did any plowing until after the colt
got big enough to leave in the barn
yard"
What became of that colt, did 1t not
finally grow up into good and useful
mule?" asked one Of the listeners.
II don't know" replied the discour-
aged and disgusted stock raiser. 81
swapped the mare off and threw the
colt in to clinch the bargain"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-28
WITHIN THE TOWN.

The closing exercises Of the York
Vile graded school take place thi:
evening with an elaborate and inter
esting programme.
Mr.. ]. E. Johnson, superintendent
of the Nicely mill, had an unpleasant
experience with a snake Wednesday
night. He was in the mill office on the
third floor of the tower until about
o'clock. AS he came down the steps
to the second floor, he happened to no.
tice the reptile over in a corner OF the
room. Mr.. Johnson killed the snake
which was one Of the king family
How the reptile got to the second flool
of the tower is a mystery that is ye'
to be explained, as the ground fiool
door was closed and had been CLOSED
all day.
- The comptroller generals office has
been engaged this week in checking VI
the books and accounts Of the late
Treasurer H. A. D. Nicely, preparatory
to the transfer of the office to Mr.. II
E. Neil, recently appointed as Treas
urer Neely's successor. Comptroller
Jones came up on Monday; but re-
mained only a short time, leaving the
completion of the work to Chief Wilson
All of the books and records affecting
the desired settlement are being gone
over thoroughly, and the work will moi
be completed until next week. Mr.
John A. Nicely is representing the bond
ing company and his fathers estate ir
the transfer. Had the necessity fol
this settlement occurred at the regular
settlement time it would have been ef-
fected in a few hours; but just at this
time, the detail work involved is at g
maximum and the task requires long
er time.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-28

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

&C. HI Smith, Yorkville No. Alas sew
eral grade Jersey milk cows for sale.
Shannon & Hope and other Sharon
Merchants-Give notice that after
Monday next their stores will "'ose
at cas- D. m, Saturday excepted un-
til August q.
ID. E.. Boney, Manager-Wants you to
know that the Farmers Mutual Life
Insurance company Is. paying $1,000
for every death claim. and invites
you to see him.
CITY Meat Market-Reminds you that
ii can furnish you with the best In
ham, beef, mutton, etc.
York Supply Co.-Has Kentucky Won
der bean seed, the best on the mar
ket.' Fertilizer buyers will please
call and give notes.
J. ]. Keller & Co.-Are selling agents
for Paroid roofing, for warehouses,
barns, stores, tenant houses, where a
permanent roofing is needed.
York Furniture Co.-Calls especial at
tention to Campbelrs varnish stains,
which are adapted to home use. Va
rious colors for all purposes.
]. C. Wilborn-Is looking for buyer
for the G.. T. Setter property, 5Sb
acres, in Ebenezer township.
7. /. williams & Co.-Are showing the
newest things in laces, belts. betting,
ladies' collars, bows, stock ties, rib
bons, etc. New shipment Of oxfords.
Carroll Furniture Co.-With a line OF
bicycles is ready to meet the wants
of riders Of the wheel. Its furniture
stock is complete in every detail.
Yorkville Hardware Co.-Has fruit
Jars, jelly tumblers and enameled
cooking ware for those who will can
fruit this summer.
Yorkville B. & M. Co.-Tells you how
to make money-buy bargains-and
gives you long list of special prices
in its dry goods department.
Thomson GOWN give special values
to Saturday and Monday shoppers,
in dress goods, house furnishings,
millinery and notions.
First National Bank-Ask you to re-
member that friendship and business
go hand in hand "at this good bank"
and that It always stands ready to
do It's friends and customers a good
turn.
j. @. wray-Advises you to save money
by buying dry goods, shoes, etc., at
Wray's. He wants you to see him
for groceries before buying.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-28
THE SPECULATIVE MARKET.

Following are the developments in
the speculative market yesterday as
summarized in an Associated Press dis
patch Of last night from New York.
After opening higher on better cables
than due and continued wet weather
in the central belt the cotton market
gradually passed off under pre-holiday
realizing or liquidation, closing steady,
net II points lower to 2 points higher.
The market opened steady at an ad-
vance of to points as a result of
the factors mentioned above, but fresh
buying was restricted by the approach
of the holidays, and in the absence of
aggressive support the market soon
eased off under scattered realizing and
some selling for turn OF profession
ais who figured that liquidating sales
would increase before the close tomor-
row night. Numerous reports Of crop
damage were received from Mississippi
valley points and the weather forecasts
suggested further unsettled conditions,
but these reports served to restrict the
decline rather than to re-energize the
market and last prices were at nearly
the lowest of the day on the active
positions.
Further tenders were made on May
contracts, but while the notices seemed
to have been well provided for the near
months led the decline during the af-
ternoOn and were probably influenced
by the increasing local stock and ru-
mors that the cotton taken up on May
will be retendered on July. Southern
spot markets officially reported early
were unchanged to 1.32 higher
All three of the big cotton markets
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-28

THE great problem now with the peo-
pie of this part Of the country Is the
high price Of all the things they nave
to buy and the low price Of the things
they have to sell. All foodstuffs are
up in price, the average being some
thing like 80 or 40 per cent, and 1t
takes so much more money than for
merly for actual living expenses. Peo-
pie who have to buy corn. hay, etc., for
their stock are having a particularly
hard time. The moral of the situation
is, that We do not raise nearly so large
a proportion of our supplies as we
should. 1t is possible for this county
to raise all the foodstuffs 1t needs and
this is what II should do.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-28

IF it is a fact that the New Orleans
cotton exchange is steadier and more
reliable than the New York cotton eX-
change, and the American Cotton Manu-
facturers association can effect trans
fer of the business from New York to
New Orleans, it seems to us that the
transfer will be in the interest of cot
ton producers. But somehow we are
unable to appreciate the possibility of
a great deal of good to cotton produ-
The people who furnish the bulk of
the business to the exchanges are to
be divided generally into two great
classes-ordinary gamblers and bona
fide cotton buyers. For gambling pur-
poses we would think that one eX-
change is about as good as the other
The gamble is on the issue of cotton
going up or down, and in this New
Orleans furnishes about as many fluc-
.tuations as does New York. AS to
whether the producer is benefited or
not is purely a matter of chance. In
the case of legitimate purchasers the
thing is surer deal. They have two
powerful levers with which to control
the market at New York or New Or
leans. One is ability to shut off con-
sumption at will and the other is plen-
ty of money. 1t stands to reason that
all legitimate purchasers want to buy
as cheaply as possible and that, in nine
cases out of ten their interests are
identical. This, of course, means
that they generally pull together. If
they think cotton is too high, nothing
is more natural than that they should
use their power and influence to de-
press it. We have heard of their think
ing cotton too low; but we have always
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-28

The commencement exercises Of Due
west Female college take place May
3O-June Q. Miss Margaret Florence
Moore Of Yorkville, Is among the list
Of graduates this year.
The Sunday School convention in
Yorkville on June and 10, Is going to
be a great occasion and every Sunday
school should be represented by dele
gates who will help the good work
along.
Mr.. L. A. McGiIl Of Bethany few
DAYS ago refused an offer Of $400 for
pair of home raised two-year-oid colts.
He calculates that all the expenses OF
the raising Of the animals up to this
time have not exceeded 800 each.
The general opinion Of those who have
kept up with the Bethany Presbyterial
High school, is that this institution Is
doing some excellent work. Where
students have failed to make satisfac-
tory progress it has been their own
fault, not the fault Of Prof. Ransom
and his excellent corps Of teachers.
The rains of the past few days have
started the grass to growing and 1t Is
beginning to look as If there are going
to be some busy times.
"a do not know whether a duty on
lumber Is the thing we want or not, l
have not thought much Of that phase
of the situation" This was the reply
of Mr.. w. E. Bell, large dealer In
lumber, naval stores, etc., Of Trenton,
Fla, to a question the reporter asked
him the other day about the tariff.
Down our way most Of us think that
we are hardest hit by the high price OF
stock feed and supplies Of all kinds.
These things have stepped steadily up
ward on us while We were not think
ing and before we had had time to
make any preparation. Under the pres
ent situation the turpentine and lum-
ber people are unable to make operat-
ing expenses, much less profit. The
things they have to buy have advanced
in price and the things they have to
sell have about stood still. We are
just waiting for a readjustment." Mr..
Bell went on to explain that the mules
he has been using in his numbering and
railroad operations, are now employed
in raising food stuffs against the re-
cent abnormal and unsettling rise In
DriceS
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-28
When?

The abundance of power now be-
coming available throughout this Sec
ton as the result of the activities OF
the Southern Power company, means a
tremendous increase in our transpor-
tation facilities.
Just how this increase Of transporta-
ton facilities is to come about, or who
is to promote 1t, we do not know; but
the conditions are such as to make this
increase a reasonable certainty, and
our people may as well be giving the
matter such consideration as will ena-
BILE them to take the fullest advantage
of 1t when the time comes.
1t is true that business Is a little
dull just at this time; but all men of
experience know that this dullness is
only temporary, and that better times
are bound to be coming later on.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-28

Anderson Daily Mail: The future
of Cuba continues to be source OF
anxiety to well wishers Of the island
republic, on the island as well as In
this country. That financial problem
Is now the grayest feature Of the anx-
iety. President Gomez has had to pro-
vide government Jobs for great host Of
Cubans in order to keep down another
revolution. This has ruE the expenses
Of the government far beyond the rev.
enues. II expenses are reduced as they
should be the Cuban patriots who will
bo thrown out of Office will start a CIV
IL war Of one kind or another, and the
cost Of putting down the revolution,
even, IL successful, would doubtless be
as great as the cost Of keeping the
mercenary patriots In the useless jobs.
The problem Is grave one, and the
situation Is becoming more acute every
day. Can the government, In view OF
its enormously increased expenses, due
in great measure to the cost OF equip
ment and pay Of The new permanent
army, the cost Of the national legisla-
ture, and the vastly increased number
of civil employees arising from politi-
cal pressure for offices, meet Its obli-
cations out OF the ordinary sources OF
revenue, Is the question asked on all
sides. While there Is no doubt that
President Gomez is fully alive to the
seriousness of the situation and Is do
ing everything in his power to effect
reductions in the cost Of all depart
ments, It is feared that political exi-
gencies will compel him to refrain
from insisting upon retrenchment on
the scale that is believed to be abso-
lutely necessary. Congress has re-
Gently shown disposition to be impa-
tient over the delay in the presentation
of the budget, and few days ago q
resolution was offered in the senate to
demand Of the president reason for
his failure to present the estimates.
The motion failed Of passage, being OBJ
jected to on the ground that II was dis
respectful. Governor Magoon's budget
for the current fiscal year, ending on
June 80, was $4,000, 900, and the esti-
mates Of revenue a little more than
$27, ,000,0 900. Careful estimates Of the
revenues for the coming year indicate
a total of probably not more than $24.-
100000, exclusive Of the taxes available
for the payment of the interest and
sinking fund Of the $35.000,000 loan for
payment of the revolution, showing q
decrease In the revenues.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-28

THE biggest economic problem tha'
the south has for consideration Is how
to get its fair share Of the proceeds oi
the cotton crop, and no country mas
ever been confronted by simpler
problem. The day any individual far
mer is able to say that he has produced
at home sufficient supplies for another
crop, that day that individual farmer
can say that he has started on the road
to prosperity and wealth. And the day
the south finds itself able to run a veal
without having to go out of its boun-
daries for corn, flour or wheat, tha'
day cotton will be worth fifteen cents
a pound.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-28

been more or less dubious about the
correctness of such reports. Maybe, it
will do some good to move the bulk
of the legitimate business to New Or
leans. Perhaps 1t is already there; but
legitimate business or no legitimate
business, the New York exchange will
no doubt continue to flourish, and DOM
mate the situation until 1t Is regulated
by wholesome legislation.