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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-08
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1910.

spected. The bill was changed by
three amendments, offered by Sena-
tors Carlisle, Croft and Montgomery.
Senator Carlisle's amendment was to
place the word written" before the
word consent" in the bill, thereby
requiring the consent of the mother
to be in writing. Senator Montgom-
ery's amendment was to the effect
that in the event of a disagreement
between the father and mother In
regard to the disposition Of the chill
dren the circuit court should decide.
Senator Croft amended the bill, in
serting the words with the written
consent Of the surviving parent" The
author of this amendment explained
that this further safeguards the sacred
right and the mother Is protected by
being made a party to the contract
In deciding children. The bill as it
was passed: "That section 1859 Of
the civil code be amended 80 that 1t
shall read: 1.-The father Of any child
or children under the age OF Il years
and not married, with the written con-
sent of the mother, or the mother Of
any such child or children, the father
being dead, whether such father or
mother be under the age Of 81 years,
or Of full age, may, by their deed, exc
cuted and recorded according to law,
will or testament, made and probated
according to law, and with the written
consent of the surviving parent, dis
pose of the custody Of the tuition and
such child or children for and during
such time as he, she or they, respec-
lively, remain under age Of 81 years,
to any person or persons. In posses
sion of remainder: Providing, That
upon a disagreement between the
father and mother In regard to the
disposition of the children herein pro-
vided for, the same shall be deter
mined by the circuit court for the
county wherein the children are re-
siding at the time, either In open court
or at chambers, upon petition to be
presented to court for the said pur-
pose by either the father or the moth
er or friend Of the children"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-08

circumstances where the lender finds
no particular demand for mis- money,
where the security Is absolutely good
and payment at maturity Is certain.
But, Of course, it would never do to
increase the contract rate to 10 or IL
per cent, any more than 1t would do
to lower this rate to or 4 per cent,
for such a raising or lowering would
have to apply to all alike, and would
make many people who would be enti-
tied under all the laws Of moral and
physical hazard to borrow at a reason
able rate, pay the higher rate. On the
pther hand, to try to reduce the con-
tract rate to 3, 4, or even per cent,
would take much money out Of the
present loan channels and force 1t into
manufacturing and other employments.
Even now, loans are made at 8 per
cent that would have been fully justi-
fed at per cent, and other loans are
made at per cent that would not
have been justified at 10 or IL per
cent; but this Of course, proves moth
ing except the impossibility Of regulat-
ing a question like this with absolute
precision. A contract rate Of IL per
cent or per cent would not have
helped the matter particle.
It is fact pretty generally under
stood that money can now be borrow
ed at 6 per cent; but it does not fol-
low that just anybody can borrow at
that rate, nor does 1t follow that any
body could do so If per cent were
made a legal contract rate. Under
conditions as they exist, it seems to
us that there Is nothing better to be
done than to leave the protection
against unreasonable usury where 1t
now stands, and leave the question OF
a lower interest rate to be settled on
its merits by such elements Of compe-
tition as may enter into each particu-
lar case.
1t is hardly to be claimed that re-
duction of the legal rate of interest to
6 per cent, with the contract rate re-
duced to per cent, would put stop
to the lending business, or materially
curtail this business; but we do be-
lieve that people who now find it diff
ficult to get accommodation at 8 per
cent, would find per cent accommo-
dation still more difficult, and we do
not see where anybody would be bene-
flied by the suggested change.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-08
Money In Her Stockinas.-With he

Money In Her Stockinss.-With her
stockings lined with five and ten dol
lar bills and her hustle bulging with
greenbacks and silver coin, a white
woman giving her name as Bessie Will
son of Chester, S. c., was taken from
the A. T. and o. passenger train which
gets in here at 1890 and taken to the
police station, says Charlotte dis
patch of Sunday. Patrolmen Hender-
son and Malcolm met the train and
took the woman in charge.
At the police station careful search
brought to light $442.57. The money
was in one, five and ten dollar bills,
and also in coin, the latter ranging In
denomination from pennies to 30 cent
pieces.
The arrest was made on information
furnished the chief of police by Capt
Thomas w. Rowland. conductor on the
train from which the passenger was
taken.
The woman Is a recognized beggar
and has made her appearance In sew
eral towns, having visited this city
once before, where she was arrested
and forced to leave the town. No
charges have been preferred against
her this time, but the chief of police
will place her on the train and start
her on her way to her alleged South
Carolina home.
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YoRKvILLE. 8. c.,
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY s, 1910.

AFTER hesitating over the matter a
good while, the senate finally agreed
to invite Senator Bailey Of Texas, to
address the house on the income tax
question. There were fourteen votes
against the proposition, however. The
opposition to Senator Bailey is based
principally upon the dubiousness
Of his connection with the Wa
ters-Pierce OH company. There are a
good many people who seem to think
that the Texas senator Is not all that
he should be-that he mas been guilty
Of raising a big howl against trusts,
and at the same time holding behind
his back, hand outstretched for what
ever might be put in it.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-08
Concealed Weapons.


The debate in the house of repre-
senatives this week showed pretty
conclusively that our lawmakers are
not honest with themselves on the con-
cealed weapon question, and that they
intend such laws as they put on the
statute books in relation to this mat
ter, to continue as they have always
been, mere farces.
There were two bills under consid-
Grafton. One Of them was a really
meritorious measure, and the other
embodied all the elements Of the same
old farce that mas been the law all the
while. The meritorious measure was
killed, and the farce went to third
reading.
Mr.. Richards Of Kershaw, had bill
providing that any defendant found
guilty Of carrying concealed pistol
about his person should be sent to the
state penitentiary without the priv
ilege of paying fine. The bill, how
ever, recognized that a law-abidinS
citizen can be forced to carry a con-
cealed weapon to protect his own life
from thieves and ruffians, and provid-
ed that showing Of such a state Of
affairs would be sufficient justification
to warrant an acquittal of the charge
Of violation of the law.
The bill that was passed Is practi-
cally the same as that now on the
statute books, defining the offense of
carrying a concealed pistol as a mere
misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of
not exceeding one hundred dollars or
Imprisonment not exceeding thirty
days.
Under the law as it stands, no ruff
fan is to be deferred from putting a
pistol in his pocket and threatening
law-abiding citizen, and the law
abiding citizen, who may be forced to
arm himself to defend his life on the
strength of more or less specific
threat is liable to have to answer to
the law for doing that for which he
could not find reasonable way to
avoid doing.
AS We understand the idea Of Mr..
Richards, as set forth in the bill he
tried to pass, he would presume every
man who has a pistol in his pocket to
be a ruffian with murder in his heart,
and therefore, a fit subject for the pen
itentiary; but where man with q
pistol can show beyond a reasonable
doubt that he Is carrying that pistol
only in the hope Of being able to pro-
tect himself against actually and spe-
officially threatened bodily harm, then,
such a defendant would be entitled to
all the benefits of the law Of self-de-
fense.
AS we see it, the law as it stands
now, really amounts to nothing, except
that it is probably recognized by the
class against which it is supposed to
be directed more in it's violation than
in it's observance.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-08
Would Tax the Exehanaes.-A F

Would Tax the Exehanses.-A Fed
eral tax on the transactions carried
on by the exchanges Of the country Is
regarded by Herbert Knox Smith,
commissioner of corporations, as Of
fering In some measure a "constitu-
tional and available means Of regula-
ton" Of these bodies. But In a re-
port submitted to President Taft last
Friday, Mr.. Smith acknowledged that
he is somewhat at a loss to determine
exactly how ito eliminate the evil
and retain the good" Of the future
transactions Of the exchanges.
Information requested by the pres
ident as to transactions on produce
exchanges and as to certain future
contracts in farm products led to Mr.
Smiths report on the subject. Taxing
up the various classes Of transactions
in farm commodities, the commission
er holds that spot" and intended
er; that bucket shop" transactions
are "unquestionably evil and indefen-
sible," and that hedging transac-
tions are necessary and proper, being
really not speculation, but an "avoid-
ance Of speculation"
But as to speculation where neith-
er party intends to deliver or receive,
but where the contract is made on a
regular exchange, the rules Of which
make delivery and receipts obligatory,
If demanded" Mr.. Smith asserts that
this class Of future transactions pre-
sents a difficult problem. Its existence
probably involves the existence Of the
future exchanges themselves"
The trouble with exchange specu-
lation, says Mr.. Smith, Is not with the
theory but with the actual practice.
The commissioner bases his COM
ments in regard to speculation chiefly
on recent investigation Of the cotton
exchanges. The theoretic benefits Of
exchange transactions, he says, are
often nullified by improper conditions
on the exchanges themselves and cites
the New York cotton exchange, the
basic defect Of which he says Is its So
called fixed difference" system. The
false quotations produced under this
system, he says, frequently decrease
prices Of cotton received by the farm
er.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-08

Paper Trust 10 Fined.-Twenty-s six
manufacturing firms Of the paper
board association. indicted by the Fed
eral grand jury In December last, as
members of an illegal combination in
restraint Of trade took the easiest le-
gal course yesterday, says q New York
dispatch, and entered a plea Of guilty
as an association In the United States
circuit court.
The Indictment, among other things,
stated that because Of this illegal COM
bination the association levied an an
nual tax of $5.000000 on the people of
the country. S
Fines of $4,000, $4,000 in all, were
Immediately imposed and In all ex-
cept one case, were paid in cash.
Thus ends the second organization
Of paper men formed by Jno. II. Parks.
The Fibre and Manila combine met a
similar fate In the Federal courts some
time ago. l. pleading guilty as cor
porations, individuals also indicted in
the paper board association succeeded
in having their indictments quashed.
The association had Its headquarters
in this city and had been In existence
for more than four years.
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nority members, said today that he
never approved the suggestion that
the postoffice deficit should be made
up by increasing the taxes on maga-
zines, periodicals and newspapers, as
the present rate for second-class mat
ter was equitable, and there was no
good reason for any increase in
the rate. The sentiment Of the people.
he said, was against it, and it would
be worse than folly to fly in the face
Of public sentiment There were many
ways. he thought, by which the deficit
could be reduced. His information,
was, that the committee would drop
the subject and spend its time con-
sidering other matters pending before
II
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-08
How Senator TiIlman Took Care Of

How Senator TiIiman Took Care Of
His Son.-The Washington correspond
ent Of the Columbia State writes as
follows: When Senator Tillman, in q
letter to his daugh.er-in-law printed
in the State, Tuesday, referred to "fur-
nishing him (his son) the money by
way of salary for doing nothing al
most" ETC., 1t may not have been clear
to many readers what was meant. II
is simply this: Rll}
B. r. Tillman, Jr., holds and has for
several years held, the position Of
clerk to his fathers committee, Five
Civilized Tribes, which Is commit
tee by senatorial courtesy" 1t never
meets, never has met, was never ex-
pected to meet, and exists only for
the purpose Of giving Senator Tillman
a craftsmanship, which chairmanship
carries with It the appointment Of q
clerk at a salary Of 1920 a year and
two messengers each at $1,440 q year.
Each senator who Is not the chairman
Of a committee has a clerk at $1,000
and 'laborer" at 5000. In Senator
Ttllman's case, he has Just about
enough work to keep one good man
busy. At present one Of the positions
of messenger" in his Office is held by
j. B. Knight, a competent and ener-
gettc clerk and stenographer. he does
practically all the work as the sena-
tors secretary. The other "messen-
ger" sends out seeds, speeches, etc.,
and Is sometimes called out to act as
one Of the numerous doorkeepers Of
the senate. So that, as Senator Till
man says, there Is nothing almost
for his son to do. ~,
When young Tillman last year went
out west with the idea Of settling out
there he resigned his position as clerk
to the committee, or as It Is usually
termed, private secretary to his faith
er, and Mr.. Knight was promoted. But
when the son decided to come back
again he again became the 1920 Sec
retary-clerk, and knight was denoted
to become messenger at $1,440. These
facts are shown by the senate records.
There is good deal here Of this
giving positions to men and to women
with good salaries with nothing al
most" to do. In fact, In many cases
the appointees do not even pretend to
do anything. In some cases, q sena-
tor will appoint man as his secre-
tary and give him the salary Of clerk
at $1,S00 and give the salary Of "ia-
borer" to the secretary's wife. In the
case Of secretary of committee cleri;
the man Is usually expected to work
In other cases, there are perquisites
In the way Of cierkships, messengers,
laborers and so forth, which are usu-
ally dealt out to friends, relatives and
acquaintances without scruple, al
though there are, of course, some sem
ators who say they would not do such
things. Those who do are usually CEN
sured for 1t at one time or another.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-08
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

The spring term Of the court Of COM
mon pleas for York county convened
in Yorkville yesterday at 1890 o'clock,
Hon. ]. W. Devore Of Edgefield, pre-
siding, and lost no time in getting
down to business by organizing the
juries and sounding the calendar.
All Of the first week jurors answered
to their names upon the call of the
clerk, and upon proper showings to the
court, the following were excused from
further attendance: B. F. Scoggins, s.
w. Patrick, s. L. Meacham, ]. H. Mil
ler, ]. D. Duff, Peter Ihrie, Saxby
Chaplin.
The call Of Calendar 1, resulted in
the marking off Of the following cases
as Indicated:
Jackson VS.. Southern Railway Co.
Settled and ended.
Wallace VS.. Catawba Power compa-
ny. Struck off with leave to restore.
w. w. Forbes vs. the Catawba Pow
er company. Ended.
Shieder VS.. Southern Railway Co.
Ended.
Sistar VS.. the Seaboard Air Line
Railway Co. Ended.
Fewell VS.. the Southern Railway Co..
Settled and ended.
McCoskey Register Co., VS.. V. B.
McFadden. Ended.
Smith Fewell Co., VS.. the Southern
Railway Co. Settled and ended.
McGibbon VS.. the Southern Railway
Co. Settled and ended.
Cox VS.. Parish. Settled and ended.
Lockmore Cotton Mill VS.. ]. e. Low
ny. Ended.
Stephenson VS.. Manhattan Life In
surance Co. Settled and ended.
The only jury case tried during yes
terday, was that Of Louis Roth vs. ]. F.
Jackson, a suit on a note. The jury
found for the defendant
The court is now engaged on the
case of w. E. Ferguson VS.. the South
ern railway. This Is suit for the re-
covery of the value of certain goods,
sugar, rice, etc., destroyed in transit at
Kingville, during the great flood of
September, 1908. The goods were in a
car on a sidetrack at Kingyille, and
the water from the river flooded the car.
The plaintiff claims negligence, and the
defendant alleges that the destruction
was due to an act of God. There
are two other cases against the rail-
road, based on the same state Of facts,
and It is expected that the trial will
consume all of today and tomorrow.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-08
Iha Best IhAre ls,

The crop mortgage form that is be-
ing sold by The Enquirer Is easily the
best that has been offered in this Sec
tion. 1t is not as long q form as
some Of them; but 1t Is long enough
to include all the essential specifica-
tions Of 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
1t Is practicable to draw two or more
papers for less than a 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..
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Sunday School Convention.

Each Sunday school in the county is
entitled to a delegate to the State
Sunday School convention to be held In
Rock Hill on February Is, 16 and II,
and 1t Is earnestly hoped that all will
be represented. All the officers Of the
county and township associations are
also entitled to seats as delegates, and
all will receive a most cordial welcome.
The officers are requested to send to
me for credentials. Delegates who de-
sire free entertainment, will write
to me as far as possible in advance, and
/ want to ask them to do their own
writing, not to leave 1t to some one else,
because experience has taught that
the delegate who writes his or ner own
letters generally makes good by keep
ing the appointment.
w. w. Boyce.
10 TT 81
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LOCAL LAcoNIcS.

Chester Reporter: Mr.. William Il.
Culp died Friday evening at the nome
of his father-in-law, Mr.. r. T. Cloud,
Sr.. near the crossing, aged thirty
three years, following several months
illness from tuberculosis. The funer-
al services were held at the home,
Saturday at 2.30 p. m, by Rev. j. 3.
Snyder, pastor of the Baptist church,
and the body inferred In Evergreen
cemetery. Mr. Culp was reared near
Fort Mill, but had made his home In
this city for several years. His wife
died several months ago, leaving four
children, the youngest of which, an
infant, died shortly afterward.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-08

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Henry Watts, Glover 4.-Has Po-
land China breed boar.
c. W. Wallace, Filbert No. Wants
the owner to call for three heifers
that he has taken up. ...
Winnie Gill-Warns all persons
against hiring or harboring her son,
Will Robinson, a minor.
Yorkville Hardware Co.-Reminds car
penters of the excellent qualities Of
Keen Kutter tools, Of which 1t car
ries a complete assortment for car
penters, also pocket knives, razors,
ETC.
First National Bank, Sharon-Prints a
picture Of its bank building, and a
list Of its conservative, yet progress
sive directors, who are making the
bank Of success.
]. L. Williams & Co-Offer a special
lot of embroideries-14 to II inches
wide-25c value, at 10 cents a yard.
First National Bank, Yorkville-Calls
attention to the methods 1t uses to
protect your money against loss by
fire or burglary. It wants you to
come and grow with it.
the large variety of dry goods, no.
tions, clothing, shoes, ETC., that 1t
is offering during the fourth ami
versary sale that closes Saturday
night. New line Of corsets.
Herndon & Gordon-Have seed Irish
potatoes and advise you to plant a
good supply. Get choice northern
grown seed from them.
City Meat Market-Has Irish potatoes
and cabbage, choice beef, pork and
sausage.
Loan & Savings Bank-Enjoys the
confidence Of its depositors and
wants your business and promises
to treat you right and give you
good service.
York Supply Co.-Tells you that their
tailoring man will be with them on
February IS and 10, with spring
samples. Paint your chicken houses
with pine-o-lene.
Kirkpatrick Belk Co.-Talk about
variety Of seasonable goods, includ-
ing new spring skirts for ladies,
bargains in ginghams. calicoes,
sheetings, mems pants hosiery, etc.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-08

Vile, he is usually here during the ses-
sion Of congress. He is a steady and
capable young man, who attends to his
own and his chiefs business with
system and dispatch" -r'
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-08

The January business drag has been
slower and longer than usual this
year; but now things seem to be get
ting fairly under way, and are moving
along in very satisfactory shape.
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Sperial gotires.
Gard Of Thanks.

Gard Of Thanks.
We thank our neighbors and friends
for their help and kindness to us in
the sickness and death Of our daugh-
ter, Stella.
H. A. and M. ]. ELLIOTT.
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noon at $3.50 o'clock.
METHODIST.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening
at 7.30 o'clock 80
PRESBYTERIAN.
There will be prayer meeting on
Wednesday evening at 7.30 o'clock.
ASSOCIATE REFORMED PRESBY-
TERRAIN.
Prayer meeting on Wednesday after
noon at $50 o'clock
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AT THE CHURCHES.
METHODIST

Prayer meeting Wednesday after
noon at $3.50 o'clock.
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The atorkrille enquirer.

Entered at the Postoffice In Yorkville
as Mail Matter of the Second Class.