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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-01
MERE-M MENTlON.

An American shoe factory has been
commissioned to make shoes for the
heir apparent to the throne Of Holland.
The Innings Of the shoes will be OF ma
terial valued at 500 yard. -. Unit
ed States Senator Culberson Of Texas,
is reported as being critically Ill at At
lantic City, N. J.......J. P. Morgan Is
said to be behind a merger Of the big
copper interests Of the United States
and Canada. The amount involved Is
put at $500, 1000, 900. "A New York
woman last week put through a million
dollar real estate deal by which she
reaped a commission Of $1O,OOO......
United States shipbuilders will receive
contracts for the construction Of two
first-class battleships for the Argentine
government. ;. John B. Lombard,
treasurer of Framingham, Mass, Is on
trial at Cambridge, on the charge OF
forging town notes during the past
five years to the amount Of $1,1S5,O0O
with $4,000 Of the notes still out
standing. The retail prices OF
eggs, butter and other produce nave
been sharply affected in many Of the
northern cities by the movement
against high prices. In Philadelphia
prices have been reduced 2 to cents
a dozen on eggs, and 2 to cents a
pound on butter. During the first
six months of the fiscal year 1910, there
were 422,982 immigrants, landed at
United States ports. Joseph Picone,
the first person to be convicted OF
white slavery" in New York, mas
been sentenced to state prison for
term Of not less than four years. Pi-
cone is 19 years Of age. ..... Mrs. wal
ter Porter of Belvidere, ILL.,, recently
sold a prize winning turkey for $500.
The bird has won first prizes at the
leading shows and weighs 81 pounds.
One prisoner was killed and two
were shot by guards at the naval pris-
on at Portsmouth, N. H., Friday, while
trying to escape. go. .Raefalle Plsano'
leader of the Black Hand society IN
IL, IN.
to serve twenty-fiv years in Sing Sing
prison. His crime was attempted MUIR
der. Lyman w. Rogers, treasurer
of the National Maternity hospital Of
Chicago, Is authority for the statement
that 5000 Chicago husbands are fond
ling babies that are not their own, but
babies adopted by their wives and the
fathers" are none the wiser. 80. AL
bert T. Patrick, the famous lawyer
convict, under sentence of life impris-
onment in Sing Sing for murder, has
been disbarred as a practicing lawyer
by the appellate division Of the New
officials and contractors Of Chicago,
have been indicted by the Cook county
grand jury, charging them with con-
spiracy to defraud the city out Of $254,-
900. . The United States Motor COM
pany has been incorporated under the
laws Of New Jersey with capital
stock of s16,OOO,OO0. The company pro-
poses to build flying machines. The
Kentucky court of appeals has refused
to grant a new trial to Beach Hargts,
murderer of his father, and he must
serve his sentence Of life imprisonment.
Warrants were sworn out in Louis
willie, KY, Thursday, for the arrest of
three life insurance solicitors, on
charges of conspiracy to defraud in
surance companies by insuring dying
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-01
No More Boil WesviI Monsy.-An

No More Boil WeeviI Monsy.-An
unsuccessful effort was made by SOUTH
ern congressman In the house yester-
day to have the appropriation for the
study and demonstration Of the best
methods Of meeting the ravages Of the
boil weevil, the foe Of cotton, increas-
ed from $215,000 to 100000. The prop
osition was defeated by a vote Of sS to
115.
I'VE poor people want our butter col
ored yellow. It looks better and Is bet
ter. We want our colored butter free
Of taxation declared Representative
Clayton (Ala-) in the course OF q speech
advocating the increase.
Speaking Of the alternating quail
ties of the boil weevil Mr. Clayton con-
vulsed the house by declaring that IL
the weevil should reach Kansas It
would hibernate in whiskers. The boil
weevil gets in a lazy condition, like
some Of you gentlemen, VINO go to BAN
quets," said Mr.. Clayton.
You Yankees want cheap cotton" !"
he added amid laughter. but II you let
the boil weevil eat up our cotton you
will have to pay 40 cents pound for
It."
Another effort to increase the ap-
preparation, this time to $500, 900, was
defeated by a vote Of SO to 108.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-01

Does Not Look Fair.-These are the
sections Of the statutes on which Sem
ator Tillman Is relying to retain custo-
dy Of the children decided to him by his
son, B. r. Tillman, Jr:
Section 1883. The father Of any
child or children, under the age of 21
years and not married, whether born
before or after the death Of such faith
er, or the mother OF any such child or
children, the father being dead. wheth-
er such father or mother be under the
age Of q years, or of full age, may, by
his or her deed, executed and record
ed according to law, or by his or her
last will and testament, made and pro-
bated according to law, dispose Of the
custody and tuition Of such child or
children for and during such time as
he, she, or they, respectively, remain
under the age Of 81 years, to any per-
son or persons, in possession or re-
mainder.
Section 1880. Such disposition Of
the custody Of such child or children
shall be good and effectual against all
and every person or persons claiming
the custody Of such child or children,
as guardian In socage or otherwise.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-01
LOCAL LACONlCS.

Tax ColectionS TO 1atc.
The tax collections up to last night,
amounted to $144,000. The 2 per cent
penalty attached this morning.
Aged 1903.
Blacksburg special Of January 30, to
the Columbia State: There died re-
Gently near here, Miss Peggy Clark,
who, had she lived until the 21st OF
February next, would have been 1OS
years old. In the old family Bible,
which belongs to one of her kinsmen,
Is the record Of her birth, February 21,
1902. She always lived the simple
country, outdoor and open-house life,
and in later years INDUCED in the lux
ury of smoking her pipe. Although her
home was within 200 yards of the
Southern railroad line from Atlanta to
Washington, and every day for third
of a century she heard its ponderous
freight trains and magnificent vesti-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-01
FLOOD STRICKEN PARIS.
Waters Recedins But Situation Still
Grave,

Paris, JAN 3O.-While the most i'm
minent peril is over, the fall of the
Seine since yesterday morning has
measured only 15s inches. At this
rate it would require a fortnight for
the river to reach It's normal level.
Fortunately, tidings from the flooded
sections above Paris give hope OF q
more rapid subsidence after tomorrow.
In tine meantime the situation in
Paris and in many places throughout
the country shows little improvement.
Indeed, the ravages Of the flood with
in the city seemed actually to increase
today. The water was higher In some
Of the streets, while the situation at the
inundated towns between Paris and st.
German was distinctly graver.
A stream of water twelve feet deep
was rushing through Gennevilliers and
Colombes, making the work of rescue
and succor more difficult even than
Yesterday. Several of the houses COL
lapsed and many persons were taken
off the roofs of their homes, where
they had been clinging for days. Hun
dreds are reported without food and
shelter and all day an army of troops
and civilians worked in the flooded ter
ritory, bringing succor to the distress
ed, and distributing provisions by boats
to the thousands of victims surrounded
by water, who refused to quit their
homes.
Within the city itself great throngs
of sightseers in the bright sunshine,
besieged the cordOnS of troops which
fringed the flooded districts.
On account of the danger Of cave-ins
from the pressure of the boiling waters
beneath, hundreds of points were rig
orously guarded. Pumping engines,
belching forth smoke and sparks, add
ed to the thrill and gave an impression
that a universal conflasration was rag
ing
Tonight the city was plunged In
darkness, relieved only by the camp
fires of the soldiers at the waters edge,
or the fickering torch of some floating
sentinel
The Champs Elysees, ordinarily a
pathway of brilliant light, tonight had
hand lanterns strung along the curbs.
The usually gay boulevards were wrap
ped in silence and darkness and the
restaurants and cafes were reduced 10
dim candles and Venetian lamps.
Most of the theaters were closed,
but the Coincide Francaise, with botn
it's electricity and neat gone was open,
Jules Claretie, the manager, explain
ing to the measer audience before the
curtain rose that he considered the
national theater of France should not
close its doors.
Although there is no intention on the
part of the government to declare mar
tial law, the completely submerged dis
tricts. such as Javel are in the hands
of the military, to prevent pillaging.
The soldiers have orders to give short
shift of criminels caught in the act OF
lOOting.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-01

A HIGH license bill was introduced
in the senate yesterday by Senator
Smith, The bill calls for a general
election to be held on the first Tuesday
in November, on the question Of per-
mitting the sale of liquor under consti-
tutional restrictions. If majority of
the voters vote for the sale of liquor,
then a license board, created in the bill,
is to have power to issue license un-
der certain restrictions for the sum of
$4,000 a year, to go one-third to the
state, one-third to the county and one
third to the town. The bill makes IL
quor selling without license, a felony
punishable by Imprisonment for not
less than one year nor more than ten
years, with or without hard labor.
There is no general belief tnat such a
bill will stand a reasonable chance of
passing either house; but it is under
stood that the license question will be
made an issue in the coming state cam
paign with a strong candidate for gov
ernor on that platform.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-01
sperial gotifes.
For New Subscribers.

To the clubmaker who returns and
pays for the largest number of new
subscribers to The Enquirer during the
month Of February, up to o'clock p.
m, February %, we will give our check
for SO. By new subscriber, we mean
one that has not been on our list with
in six months, either in the name Of
the subscriber or in the name Of any
member Of the family with which he
or she may be living. The competition
is open to all who desire to enter,
whether or not their names are already
on our list as clubmakers. All sub
scriptions returned in the contest will
also be counted in the competition for
the other premiums offered. Begin at
once. L. M. Crisis Sons.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-01

THE Columbia State Of this morn
ing was dated, Wednesday, February
2, and we want to enter a protest
against that kind Of Judging. The
State does very we'll to give the
news up to the hour Of going to press,
and nobody is expecting it to print the
events of twenty-four hours in advance.
Besides, most Of us have as much as
we can do to get through with our va
rious tasks the little time that has al
ready been allotted. We hope the State
will be right again tomorrow, even If
it shall be under the necessity of get
ting out another issue of the same date
as that of today.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-01

Prof. earrow's Appointments In the
Fifth District.
The following schedule Of Farmers
Institutes has been arranged for the
Fifth district. Prof. D. n. Barrow Of
Clemson college will meet the farmers
and all others who are interested In the
farm extension work as indicated In
the following list. County secretaries
and county Presidents are requested to
make all necessary arrangements for
these meetings.:
Monday, Feb. 7-Gaffney.
Tuesday, Feb. 8-Chester,
Wednesday, Feb. 9-Yorkville,
Thursday, Feb. 10-Lancaster
Friday, Feb. 11-Camden,
Saturday, Feb. 12-Chesterfleld
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-01

persons by the connivance Of physi-
clans. The investigation was started
by the death Of a s10-a-week teamster,
who had $4,000 insurance. 1t is ex-
pected that the investigation Of such
cases will be carried on all over the
and Reading railroad has announced
an increase Of 13 per cent in the scale
of pay of its 1000 engineers. The
Coates's thread mills, five in number,
began operations again yesterday, af-
ter being closed for week on account
Of a strike Of back boys and twister
girls. :. Eight persons were killed
and twenty injured in railroad wreck
in the outskirts Of London, England.
Saturday. s.. Hays, former
manager Of the State Union bank Of
San Francisco, has been arrested at
Memphis, Tenn, and will be taken
back to California for trial on charges
of embezzlement. +. 1. Fourteen Sicilians,
on trial at Toledo, o., on charges of
Black Hand conspiracy, were convict
ed Saturday and given prison sentences
varying from two to sixteen years, 80.
Bishop Cyrus D. Foss. retired, Of the
Methodist Episcopal church, died at
his home in Philadelphia, Saturday,
aged rs years. .McAdoo, small
mining town Of Pennsylvania, has thir-
ty-nine saloons, or one for every sew
enteen voters /. {. -Four men were kill
ed Thursday evening near Clinchport,
Va, by train wreck on the Carolina,
Clinchfield and Ohio railroad. The
cause of the wreck was a landslide
which blocked the track. BY an ac-
cidental explosion Of dynamite at Sill
yer City. N. c., Friday, the 100000
Swain county court house was wreck
ed, one man was instantly killed and
several others more or less hurt, two
probably fatally. ..--T The case OF
Colonel Duncan b. Cooper and his
son, Robert j. Cooper, convicted Of
numbering Senator Carmack at Nash
vile, was to be argued before the
Tennessee supreme court on appeal
today. "A Pennsylvania railroad
train killed three persons at two diff
ferent places, a few miles apart near
Mansfield, o., Sunday. A woman
was killed on a crossing and a few
miles away the train ran down an
automobile, killing two others. .......
During the year 1909 only nineteen
registered ships were reported as
missing by the maritime reporting
agencies
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-01

liens with no difference in priority, as
soon as the crop gets out of the
ground; but that seems to be Of little
moment. 1t is the rule or custom of the
mortgage to have every mortgagor to
specify in each mortgage whether or
not there are any previous mortgages,
and Misrepresentation in this respect
Is a criminal offense. This fact gives
as much protection and security in the
matter of priority as any one could ex-
pect. AS matter Of fact a crop
mortgage is really better security
than the advance lien ever was, and
1t Is better in every way.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-01

AT the instance of the State Farm
ers' Union, a bill has been introduced
in the general assembly requiring gin
ners to number the bales Of cotton
ginned from l, consecutively on up,
and on the 18th Of each month, to re-
port to the commissioner Of asricul-
ture, commerce and industries, the
number Of bales ginned during the pre-
vious thirty days. The same bill also
requires cotton dealers to report on
the 18th Of each month, tine number Of
bales bought during the thirty days
previous.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-01
The Best There Is,

The crop mortgage form that Is be-
ing sold by The Enquirer is easily the
best that has been offered in this Sec
ton. 1t is not as long a form as
some Of them; but it is long enough
to include all the essential specifica-
tions of a proper contract. Recording
costs from rs cents to dollar, where
the mortgage is for more than one
hundred dollars. Where 1t Is less than
a hundred dollars the indexing fee Is
only fifteen cents. To save recording
fees on mortgages of more than $110
It Is practicable to draw two or more
papers for less than hundred dollars
each and have them indexed. Sample
of this crop mortgage will be mailed
to any address on receipt of 5 cents.
L. NJ. CRISIS Sons,
Yorkville, s. c..
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-01

THAT statute which allows a father
to deed the custody Of his children, re-
gardless of the wishes of their mother,
strikes us as a sad commentary on
South Cardinals twentieth century CIV
ilization. 1t is hardly conceivable
that such a thing could have the sane
ton Of any state constitution Of this
day and time. The law, however, has
been on the statute books in some form
since 174S.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-01
THE TILLMAN CASE.
Telezraph TO The ENQUIRER.

BY Telegraph to The Enquirer.
Columbia, February lit was gen.
orally expected that the supreme
court would publish its decision in the
Tillman case this morning; but when
court convened, Chief Justice Jones,
announced that no decision had yet
been reached but would be handed
down as soon as possible. In the
meantime. the children remain in the
custody Of Senator and Mrs. Tillman.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-01
Eined Fiv. Hundred poII.r..--In Il

Fined Five Hundred Doilars.--In the
Charlotte, N. c., police court last Sat-
urday, ]. Harry Jones, an express nes-
senger, was fined $500 for shooting
William L. Fielder, a merchant OF st.
Matthews, s. c., In Charlotte on De-
cember IA last Mr.. Fielder was shot
as he was walking past an express car.
At the hearing Saturday, the express
messenger admitted doing the shoot
ing; but offered no explanation, ex-
cept that he was drunk. The fine was
paid.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-01

YORK county should be represented
in the boys corn contest, by all means.
The fathers Of the York county farmer
boys know how to grow corn, and the
boys themselves can make the right
kind Of a showing if given proper en-
This is good thing,
and It should not be allowed to go by
default.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-01

THE Abbeville Press and Banner is
asking it's readers this question:
(Which is worth the most, ten bales
of Is cents cotton or Is bales of 10
cents cotton?" We beg leave to pass
the question on to the readers of The
ENQUIRER.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-01

AFTER all, the biggest robbery is the
tariff robbery, and New England has
the key to it. AS to whether the bal
ance of the country can ever be made
to understand is a question; but if the
balance of the country ever does un-
derstand, then the matter will be set
f1ad
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-01
YORKVILLE. 8. c.,
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY |, 1910.

A LARGE Chicago publishing house
announces an increase Of twenty per
cent in the price Of Bibles, and claims
that the advance is due to, the tariff on
leather and imported papers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-01

THERE is no longer any dispute of
the right of an individual to mortgage
a crop before it is planted. Some law
yers held otherwise for a while, but
they find that they cannot sustain such
a contention, and it is doubtful as to
whether the general assembly could
interfere with this right, even if it so
desired 1t is being held and correctly
too. that several mortgages given on
a crop before it is up, will become joint
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-01

PRESBYTERIAN.
There will be prayer meeting on
Wednesday evening at o'clock.
ASSOCIATE REFORMED PRESBY-
TERRAIN.
Prayer meeting on Wednesday after
noon at $3.50 o'clock.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-01
AT The CHURCHES.
METHODIST.

Prayer meeting Wednesday after
noon at $50 o'clock.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-01
Ths ilurkrills Gaq''irsr.

Entered at the Postoffice in Yorkville
as Mail Matter Of the Second Glass.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-01
PRESBYTERIAN.

Prayer meeting Wednesday evening
at 7.30 o'clock.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-02-11
Don't Do 1t

We understand there is a move
ment on foot among some of the
delegates to the democratic county
convention, which meets here to-
morrow, to recommend the calling
of primary for the nomination OF
county as well as state and district
officers. We do not think this
would be the proper step to take
under the existing circumstances.
In fact we believe it would be very
detrimental to the best interests
and influence of the democratic
party in Randolph county. There
has been enough confusion in the
party during the last few years
without adding fuel to the flames
now by calling a primary for county
officers over the protest of the 1901
democratic electors who voted
against the proposition in the last
election. Personally and under
general conditions we are in favor
of primaries for the nomination of
all officers from road overseer up,
yet at the present time and under
the existing conditions we feel sure
it is not best Let the matter go
as it is, then at this election let the
voice of the whole people be heard
upon this important question, accept
the will of the majority and be
satisfied.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-02-11
His Horse Had Horns

Not long ago, a farme r of a
neighboring state went home drunk
one night and became the victim
of an irrepressible desire to get
drunker. So he determined to
hitch up his horse and drive to town
for more whiskey, Just as he was
putting the finishing touches on the
harnessing arrangement, he said
to himself. "This horse has horns"
He brought out his lantern and
found he had harnessed COW to
his spring wagon. He then muttered
'Tm drunk enough now," uLhitched
the COW and went to bed .-Ex.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-02-11
More Than One

While it may be little early yet
to mention the matter, it is a fact
that Col. Sam IL. Davidson of this
place will be candidate for chan
Gerry Judge two years from now to
succeed Judge Humphries. There
is no better material in the district.
Sharp County Record.
Randolph county will, more than
likely, have a candidate for this
position in the person of Hon. Z.
G. Schoonover. Col. Davidson is
a good man and a splendid lawyer,
but there are others.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-02-11

Office and when | render an account
of my stewardship, | hope and ex-
pect you to say: "Well done thou
good and faithful servant"
/ am a candidate subject to the
action of the democratic primaries
next March. Promising faithful
and honest performance of my duty
if elected, | am,
Yours very truly,
GEORGE W. RELLAMY.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-02-11

The passing away of Uncle Rufe
Black last week leaves only two
really old citizens of Pocahontas,
who have been here for the greatest
length of time Uncle w. IL g.
Waddle and Aunt Nancy Jones.
When we came to Pocahontas ten
years ago there were a number who
were in this class of old and honor
ed citizens. Alas, they are going
one by one. The sands of time are
running low and the time and place
that know uS now will shortly
know us no more forever.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-02-11
Valuable Prizes for Growing Corn

Every boy in Arkansas under is
years of age who lives on farm can
learn how to win a valuable cash
prize, trip to Washington, D. c.,
or year at school without expense
by corresponding with FL. S. Mob
ley, in care of Superintendent Geo.
3. Cook, at Little Rock, Ark, or
care Experiment Station, Fayette-
vile, Ark.
Write postal card today, giving
your postotfice address and county.
GEO. b. Cook,
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-02-11

"Less politics and more business"
should be our motto, said G. A. Cole,
state president of the Farmers
Union. He might have said less
politics in politics and more busi-
ness in politics.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-02-11

There is an organization in Poca-
hontas known as the Pocah ontas
Board of Trade, but we are fearful
the members are not always fully
alive to their best interests or the
good of the town. There has not
been a meeting of this body for
several months. Let's wake up,
get busy and "start something"