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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-05-31
THE NEW FISHING LAW.

Following is the fish law which is
now effective. 1t will be well to OBJ
serve carefully the provisions of this
new law which are very strict:
Section l. Be 1t enacted by the gen.
eral assembly of the state of South
Carolina, That for the purpose of clas-
sification the following fish shall be
known as game fish. viz: Jacktish or
pickerel pike, black bass. or pond trout,
striped bass or rock fish. Yarmouth,
red belly, robin, Dream, copper-facc or
bald-face Dream. banded Dream, yell
low belly perch, sun perch. redtin trout,
or yellow perch, rainbow trout. Speck-
led trout, flyer, crappie. rock bass, gOS-
gle-eye and white perch.
Sec. 2. That hereafter no person
shall cast, draw. fasten or otherwise
make use of any seine or drift net, fyke
net of any other description. or use any
other appliances for the catching Of
game fish. except hook and line and
ordinary bait, or by spoon, or by artifi-
cial fly. or by phantom minnow. or by
artificial bait. For violation Of this
section the party so violating shall be
fined twenty dollars ($20) or impriS-
oned thirty 600 days for each OffenSe:
Provided That this section shall not
apply To sucn person or persons as are
catching game fish with Il net OF other
appliance for the purpose of stocking
a pond or other stream not for COM
mercial purposes: Provided, also.
That any or all persons engaged in
catching game fish for the purpose of
stocking pond or stream must notify
the nearest game warden or trial jus
tice of his or their purpose to so catch
the fish: Provided. further. That the
selling or exposing for sale of any game
fish between the first day of March
and the first day of November. Of each
wear shall be prlma facie evidence
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-05-31

scholarships by the university council
of Columbia university in the city of
New York. Mr. Harvey Hatcher
Hughes Of Yorkville No. l, was award
ed scholarship in English. He is a
master of arts graduate of the Univer-
sity of North Carolina.
Editor A. NJ. Carpenter of the An
derson Daily Mail spent Saturday
night at the Shandon hotel, arriving on
the p. m. train from Blacksburg and
returning Sunday morning. He was
here as secretary of the Anderson
Chamber of Commerce to try to per-
sua"e Col. Lewis that Anderson is the
best town in the state, about which the
First Regiment can spend it's summer
encampment Mr.. Carpenter was de-
lighted with Yorkville. what little he
saw of the town. coming from the de-
pot and along the Great White Way"
He said he had no idea that the town
was so pretty. and he was also i'm
pressed with the number and appear
ances of the business houses. But he
could not be induced to remain over a
day. He insisted that 1t was absolutely
necessary for him to get back to An
dersOn
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-05-31

THE Spartanburg Herald of Sunday
contains a long interview with w. T.
Jones, the Union county wife murder
er, a representative of the Herald hav-
ing visited Jones in his cell in the I'm
ion Jail for the purpose of getting the
STORY" The main feature Of the story
is a summary of the affidaVits contain
ing the alleged new evidence" on
which the petition for new trial is
based. and this evidence" appears to
consist for the most part of statements
from certain persons that they knew
Mrs Jones to he an habitual user or
strychnine and that she has discussed
the subject of suicide with them at
different times. Jones is quoted as in
sisting on his innocence and citing the
facts of his ability to look people
squarely in the eyes and the cOntin-
ued steadiness of his nerves as evil
dence of a clear conscience. 1t does
not develop that the evidence is really
new. or important, as most of the stuff
touched on had already been covered
at the trial But some significance is
suggested by the article as a whole, and
that is the idea of an appeal from the
supreme court to the general public,
on the theory that if the public can
he thoroughly mixed up on the matter,
the sentence of the court will never he
executed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-05-31
LOCAI. AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

John J. Hunter-Is announced as
candidate for recommendation for
reappointment as auditor of York
county.
Victor Cotton Oil Co.-Has unbolted
meal for sale.
r. NJ. and II. f. Ferguson-Will buy
all the veal calves, turkeys. chick
ems and geese offered up to next
Monday.
w. o. Johnson. Kings Greek, 5. c.
Announces the opening of the Pied
mont Springs hotel on June 1st,
and invites you to spend your vaca-
ton there.
j. c. Wilborn-Has three tracts OF
land for your consideration today.
Riddle Auto Co.-Reminds you that
it is desirable to have an extra tire
and other accessories when you go
automobiling. See it for your
needs.
Loan and Savings Bank-Offers it's
services as safe depository for
your funds and cordially invites
your accounts, whether large or
small.
j. l.. Williams & Co.-Say that Zeig-
Ter Bros oxfords for ladies are
there in all styles, at $500 and $3.50
pair. They will satisfy.
Herndon & Gordon-Have fruit jars
and cans and advise you to put up
all the fruit that you can possibly
can as you can always use as much
as you can
First National Bank. Sharon-POints
out the why's and wnerefores that
should cause you to save at least
part of your earnings against the
coming of old age.
Yorkville Buggy Co.-Suggests that
you overhaul and repair your grain
binder before you need it, and offers
to do the work for you.
Yorkville Hardware Co.-Tells you
that you wouldn't strike a woman
and suggests that you see it for
cream freeZers, ice picks and shaw
ers, lemon squeezers, etc.
Winnie Davis Chapter, u. d. C.-ln-
vites the York county Confederate
veterans to a picnic at the court
house next Friday.
Thomson Co.-Makes a special offer
ing of towels, sheets, white quilts.
lace curtains, ladies' gauze vests
and domestic cotton goods.
National Union Bank. Rock Hill
Asks how a reduction of 10 per cent
in your income would affect you and
makes a suggestion that Is worth
your consideration.
Kirkpatrick- Belk Co.-Talks about
shoes and oXfords for men, women
and children and tells you that you
cannot buy shoes and oXfords
cheaper or better than from 1t.
]. O. Wray-Has some real special
offerings in domestics and also on
low cut shoes for ladies' and chill
dren. He wants you to remember
him for groceries.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-05-31
AROuT PEOPLE.

Mr.. ]. f. Stroup Of Davidson college.
has returned to his home in Yorkvile
for the summer.
Mr.. w. NJ. Kennedy of Yorkville, has
been quite sick for week, but is able
to he up again.
Rev. and Mrs. f. f. Gillespie and
children Of Yorkville, are visiting. rel
atives in Gulf, N. c.
Miss Grace Whisonant of Wilkins
Nille is the guest of her sister. Mrs. j..
p. White in Yorkville.
Miss Julia Titman of LOwryville,
spent several days this week with Miss
Lila Herndon in Yorkville.
Mrs. NJ. J. Ingold and Miss Mary
Brooks Inman Of Yorkville, left this
morning to visit relatives in Randle-
man. n. G.
Miss Annie Ashc of Chicora col
lege. arrived i'm YOrkville last Saturday
to spend the summer with her mother,
Mrs. S. c. Ashe.
Miss Nellie Moore. returned to her
home in YOrkville on Saturday from
Carson Newman college. jefferson
City. Tenn.
Mrs. William Caldwell of Kings
Creek, spent several days in Yorkville
last week, the guest of her sister. Mrs.
]. n. O'Farrel.
Mrs. d. NJ. Castles and four children,
of Lakeland, Fla, arrived in Yorkville
;,rb, ,iuit h.,,, tr
Geo. w. Williams.
Mrs. S. \. Johnson is critically i'll
at her home on Charlotte street, York
vile. There seems To he but small
hope for her recovery.
Miss Amelia Kennedy has closed
her school ut Albertville. Ala, and
returned To her home in Yorkville to
spend her summer vacation.
Miss Helen Thacker, who has been
attending the Columbia college, has
arrived in Yorkville To spend the sum-
mrr with her parents. Rev. and Mrs.
j. II. Thacker.
Mrs. d. f. Finley and SONS. Masters
Bob. States and John, who have been
spending the winter In Washington.
returned to their home i'm Yorkville
this morning.
Mrs W. f. Robertson and sons Mas
tcrS Fred. Julian and William Of VIII
mington. y. c.. who are on their way
to Chattanooga. Tenn, stopped over in
Yorkville and spent several days this
week with Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. =. Hart.
The name of York county hoy is
found in the list Of those awarded
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-05-31

THERE was quite a row in congress
last week, occasioned by a refusal of
a majority to consent 10 allow the $685.
900 appropriation for the presidents
travelling expenses to become available
at once, so it can he used to cover a
deficiency in this years expenses. Un-
der the law the appropriation is not
available until July |. The shortage
was occasioned by the record breaking
trips the president has been taking
during the past year. Democrats and
insurgents were unwilling to permit
the immediate use of next years ap-
preparation and that left the president
to make up deficiency out of his own
pocket During the debate there was
some taunting of the Democrats for not
being willing to pay the presidents eX-
penses when he came 10 visit them,
and it was thrown up To some of the
congressman that il was in rather
questionable taste for them to vote
against the payment of the bill after
they themselves had shared the hnsp-
talities of the presidents train. The
bantering engendered some had feel
ing. The Augusta, Ga, people, who
consider themselves as President Taft's
fellow -tOwnsmen, telegraphed Mr.. Cam
non that if permitted to do so, they
would gladly pay the entire deficien-
cy; hut when the matter was laid be-
fore the president. he declined to hear
of anything of the kind, saying that he
would pay the bill himself
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-05-31
USE OF SOUTHERN POWER.

The machinery equipment Of the
great hydro-electric station Of the
Southern Power company at Ninety
Nine-Islands on Broad river has
now been tried out and within a very
short time will be carrying a full load.
Connection with the system will be
had at four points, Glover, Kings
Mountain, Shelby and with the line 60
ing to Greenville. The capacity of the
station is approximately $4,000 horse
power.
With this station in operation-the
first and only one outside the Cataw-
ba valley-and with the Catawba
Great Falls and Rocky Creek. plants
running, the Southern Power COM
pany will have approximately 100000
Of hydro electrical horsepower avail
able for commercial use. Those who
have visited the Ninety-Nine Islands
station declare that it is one of the
most interesting of the plants owned
and operated by the Southern Power
company.
In this connection, the following
from the last issue of The Wall Street
servative and influential of all fnan-
cial publications. headed Hydro
Electric Power Widely Used in the
South" will be of interest:
I'm the application Of hydro-elec-
trio power to manufactures over a
large territory, the south has proba-
bly, made as good a showing as any
other part of the country. A single
plant, that of the Southern Power
company has now in operation over
500 miles of transmission lines with
more than fifty sub-stations, 80 per
cent of whose power is used by cotton
mills.
THE territory over which the lines
spread lies in fan-like shape with the
center near the border between North
Carolina and South Carolina, in the
Piedmont district, from north to
south the points served by current
from Greenville, 5. c., to Greensboro
y. c., are 200 miles apart by rail.
From east to west the distance Is
about half as great, with Monroe, ~
c., on the east and Hickory, in the
mountain regions, on the west. With
in this distance there are three main
electric trunk lines, each Of which
serves not only the larger towns. but
even the smaller industries which
come within reach of the company's
lines.
THE capacity of such power out
fit as this to attract capital and to
build up industries has been proved
in various ways. Among other things
it has guaranteed a permanency to
the development of manufactures Of
which probably no other single factor
could have assured. 1t has helped to
locate Industries under climatic and
agricultural conditions which will go
to keep down the cost of living for
fuel and food. Farming in the Pied
mont district has long been Of self
sustaining kind. With the growth of
a manufacturing population local
markets have been provided. whereby
trucking and the ordinary rotation
crops have been much more profit
able than hitherto. Power has laid
the basis for profits in every district
which is in any wise dependent on
hydro electric service"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-05-31
COTTON ACREAGE GREATER.
Looks Like the Average Increase i
3.3 Per cent.

3.5 Fer cent.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal Of
yesterday contains its first cotton crop
report of the season as follows:
Reports from correspondents of the
Commercial Appeal under date of
May 25, show that the acreage planted
to cotton this spring exceeds that
planted in 1909 about 33 per cent. II
Is estimated that So per cent Of the to-
tai area had come up To a stand on this
date, planting except in isolated in
stances being completed
The cold weather of late April ne
cessitated considerable replanting I'm
the Atlantic states, Alabama and
Louisiana, but this has been cOmplet-
ed and most of the cotton is up, al
though in these states there are a few
complaints Of irregular stands.
Although lacking a few days of be-
ing as far advanced, the crop and field
conditions compare favorably with last
year and with an average.
The acreage report by states with
the percentage of the cotton that has
come up, is as follows:
North Carolina-Increase per cent:
cotton up 81 per cent
South Carolina-Increase per cent;
cotton up 50 per cent.
Georgia-Increase l per cent. cotton
up 80 per cent.
Alabama-Acreage unchanged; cot
ton up 80 per cent.
ississippi-Decrease 8. per cent;
cotton up "a per cent.
Tennessee-Increase 4 per cent:
cotton up 80 per cent.
Arkansas-Increase5 per cent: cot
ton up S5 per cent.
Observation-Disclosures 2 per cent; cot
ton up "a per cent.
Oklahoma-Increase per cent;
cotton up IS per cent.
Texas-Increase 6 per cent; cotton
up 80 per cent.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-05-31

left to suffer the results of disastrous
~ small yields. which no amount OF
high prices can make profitable.
Moreover, another short yield coming
on top of the scarcity of the past sea-
son would demoraliZe the spinning in
dustry of the world
The Picayune believes therefore.
that there is every incentive for farm
ers to repair the damage done by the
cold weather of April and the back
wardnesS of the season generally
Nothing is to be gained by short
crop. while a good crop is certain to
sell at paying prices. The mere plant
ing of a large acreage does not insure
a good crop. but the careful cultiva-
tion of a reasonable acreage does help
materially to produce the best results
1t would, therefore. be i'll advised to
permit early discouragements to
cause an abandonment of any of the
normal cotton acreage as long as II Is
possible to replant. While the season
has been backward and there has been
a notable absence of sufficient mois-
ture it is still early enough for these
adverse conditions to change. A Dig
cotton crop is absolutely needed. no
matter what the spectators may say.
and there never was time when
there was a greater certainty that
big crop would prove profitable.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-05-31

and many enjoyed the excellent spread
that had been laid out for them. The
new church, recently completed at a
cost of $1,000. is two stories high, and
So situated at the side of a hill that
both stories are entered from the
street level. The church auditorium
takes up the upper story, and the lower
story Is to be used as a school room.
The lower story is Of brick and the up
per story is weather. boarded. A feat
ure of all the services Sunday was the
splendid music. Prof. r. J. Herndon
of Yorkville had been employed to
train and practice with the choir for
some time previous and he led the
singing with his cornet, with results
that came in for the highest approval
Cherokee Falls is widely known as
model mill community. Messrs. J. c.
Plonk and r. p. Roberts, the RESPONSE
BILE managers gave much attention to
the character of their help. as we'll as
to the religious and moral surround
ings, and as the result the community
averages up into an unusually high
class. The people are taking much in
terest in church work generally and
are commercially proud of the reli-
gious, social and intellectual progress
that is so noticeable in the village.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-05-31
WINNIE DAVIS CHAPTER U. D. c.
Last Regular Meeting to Arrange For
Dinner to vsterans Next Friday.

Written for The Yorkville Enquirer:
Fortunate indeed were the members
of the Winnie Davis Chapter u d. C.
who were able to be present on last
Friday afternoon when our historian,
Miss Lesslie D.. Witherspoon, enter
tanned the chapter at her beautiful
home on North Congress street. The
house was tastefully decorated in red
and white sweet peas and the delicious
ice cream and cake were in the same
colors. This was the last meeting OF
the chapter, as we always take a vaca-
tion Of three months during the sum-
mer.
Our president, Mrs. w. G. White, be-
ing absent on trip to Richmond, the
chair was filed by our vice president,
Mrs. w. E. Faulconer.
No literary programme had been
prepared for this occasion, as we ex-
pected to need all our time in making
arrangements for the annual dinner to
the veterans on the 3rd of June. II
those dear old men, could have heard
the plans and how we talked Of fried
chicken, ham, ETC., everyone of them
would make special effort to be pres
ent on that day.
When organized in 1898. we only had
a small membership, now there are A
names on our roll and there will he A
well filled picnic baskets on the 3rd Of
June, so we are hoping that every
veteran in York county will be here on
that day.
While we were making these ar
rangements, Miss Witherspoon passed
around photographs Of a great many Of
the Confederate generals, and also
many souvenirs Of the war.
Some Of these she had collected her
SELF but most of them were a present
to her from her aunt, the late Mrs.
Fannie Witherspoon Mason. One Of
the most unique of the souvenirs was
beautiful fan made of Confederate
bills.
Some of the plans for the future:
First, we have on hand a movement to
mark every Confederate soldiers
grave in our cemetery. Next, we pro-
pose before very long to present to our
graded school handsome portraits of
some of the Confederate generals. The
first two to be purchased will be
those of Hampton and Lee.
Mrs. w. H. Herndon, Sec.
Yorkville, S. c., May 80. 1910.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-05-31
Within THE TOWN.

How many people will the census
enumerator show in the town OF
Yorkville? Some guesses put the fig
ures at close to $500 and claim they
will not go over this figure.
MIR. Thos w. Speck has become an
automobile owner. He has purchased
a Brush runabout from the York Fur
niture company. Miss Marie Moore is
also driving a Brush machine.
The biennial town election is in
progress today, but very little interest
Is being manifested. John r. Hart,
Esq, is being voted for. for reelection
as mayor without opposition, and scat
tering tickets are being voted in some
of the wards with different names as
aldermen.
The Winnie Davis Chapter Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy have arranged
to entertain the Confederate veterans
of York county at a dinner in the court
house next Friday, June 8, at IL
O'Clock. The ladies are making great
preparations for the occasion and they
hope to have a large attendance of
veterans at their dinner. 1t goes with
out saying that all who come will be
glad of it,
There was an unusually large con-
gregation at the First Presbyterian
church last Sunday, the attraction in
addition to the regular service being
the music of the organ and the choir.
Mrs. James A. Page of Glover, played
the organ with admirable skill and
ability, and a rendition of Ave Maria,
in which Miss Lila Herndon of York
vile, Joined the accompaniment, was
something high out of the ordinary
The whole service was very much en-
jOyed by all present
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-05-31

THE Claws Ballinger investigation
is now at an end, and it is up to the
committee to make its report. 1t is
confidently expected that the commit
tee will divide along party lines and
that will leave the majority favorable
to Ballinger But there is evidently
more in this thing than partisan poll
tics or personal animOsity. 1t looks
very much like Ballinger, although he
may have kept within the law, has be-
trayed the interest of the people to a
few individuals. who were after tre-
mendous prize that did not properly
belong to them. 1t is regrettable that
the president has been sticking so
close to Ballinger. Why he has done
so. we cannot understand. We think
it would have been the right thing for
the president to kick the unworthy
secretary out from the beginning. AS
it is, it appears that Ballinger is going
to be forced to resign.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-05-31
Contract system Best.-"Au

Contract System Best.-"All the
roads are worked by forces employed
directly by the county supervisor,
either convicts or hired labor.
road gang goes over a piece Of road,
and puts it into good condition, and
then goes on to another piece Of road.
The force employed is small, and there
is a great deal Of work to do. The re-
suit is that a road Is rarely given at
tention more than once a year. A road
soon begins to go down, after being
put into good condition. A little
work, at the proper time, would keep
1t in good condition, but 1t Is impossi-
BILE, under the present system, for the
road to receive this little attention at
the time it is needed, and as conse-
quence, by the time the county hands
get around to it again it is in about as
bad condition as 1t ever was.
I'VE should have system Of main
tanning the roads by private contract.
We would get better results, and at
less expense, than under the present
system. The force employed by the
county, whether convicts or hired la
Dor, should be employed exclusively
in putting roads into good condition,
and then after a road has been put
into good condition, it's maintenance
should be given out by contract. Un-
til we get that system we will never
have decent roads and we will con-
tinue to throw away many thousands
of dollars every year."-Anderson
Daily Mail.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-05-31
BIG CROP NEEDED.
New Orleans Paper Makes Analysis Of
the Situation

In Il comprehensive review lately of
the cotton situation, The New Or
leans Picayune argues in favor of Il
larger production of the staple. de-
claring that while the speculative ele-
ment of the market is continually ad-
vocating short crops and high prices
ii will be a mistake for the American
farmers to allow these arguments to
initiate against a liberal planting.
In taking this position, this paper,
which is expert in the cotton business.
declares that tn" crop of the past year
was disastrOuSly small and the sea-
son ends with the shortest visible and
invisible stocks i'm Il long number of
years. I'm the main the ideas of this
paper are harmonious with those of
the farmers in general for the reason
that the Curtailed production of tn"
past year admittedly neceSsitateS a
larger yield for the new season. in or
der to meet the actual necessities and
requirements of the world.
\ big crop would sell not only at
but at paying prices be-
cause every bale of it will be needed.
With Il short crop coming on top of
the crop failure Of last year famine
prices will be experienced but as al
ways happens under such conditions.
profits. instead of being cquitably dis
tributed. will accrue 10 Il compara-
lively few people. the balance being