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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-07-18
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Master Tom Woods Is visiting rela-
tives at Huntersville. n. c.
Miss Sallie Craig. of Yorkville, is
visiting friends at High Point, n. c.
Mr.. Duke Hicks of Gaffney Is visit
ing relatives and friends in Yorkville.
Miss Frances Grist Of Yorkville, is
visiting Mrs. D. W. Hicks in Gaffney.
Mrs. H. E. Neil and daughter, of
Yorkville, are visiting relatives In Co.
lumbia.
Mr. c. E. Spencer and family left
Saturday to spend a month at Blow
ing Rock, N. c.
Mr.. Geo. w. Kuntz of Rock Hill, is
spending a few days with friends In
Yorkville.
Miss Veola Johnson, of Yorkville, is
at Pickens, S. c., the guest Of Mr.. w.
A. Johnson.
Miss Bessie Gryder of Rock Hill r.
F. D., is visiting friends in Forest
City, N. c.
Miss Kate Camak Of Columbia, Is
visiting in Yorkville, the guest Of Mrs.
j. Oscar Allison.
Mrs. M. w. White Of Yorkville, left
today for a two weeks visit to her
mother at Riverside.
{ DR.. and Mrs. j. B. Bowen of Char
lotte spent Sunday and yesterday with
relatives in Yorkville.
Mrs. r. E. Heath and children. are
visiting relatives and friends at Char
lotte and Monroe, N. G.
Mrs. ]. E. Johnson, of Yorkville, Is
visiting the family Of Mr.. r. M.
Johnson, at Cheraw, S. c.
Mr.. Jos. C. Rose of Leesville, is
spending few days In Yorkville with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Rose.
Miss Frances Falconer of Columbia,
spent a few days this week with her
mother, Mrs. Ada Falconer, in York
vile.
Messrs. Percy Berry, Tom Quinn,
Earle and Carroll Grist, left this morn
ing for Edgemont, N. c.. for weeks
camping.
Miss Stella Benham of Jacksonville,
Fla, is spending some time In York
vile, the guest Of her sister, Mrs. b.
G. Black.
Miss Miriam Belts of Yorkville R.
F. D. No. 3, entertained number of
her friends on last Friday in honor Of
her tenth birthday.
Masters James and Grady McFar-
land Of No. 3, Yorkville, are visiting
their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. j. r.
Reinhardt, in Forest City, ". c.
Miss Eunice Youngbloo6, No. 6.
Yorkville, went to Chester Saturday.
to be operated on for appendicitis She
was accompanied by Mrs. Annie Thorn
asson.
Columbia State, July IT. A mar
riage license was issued to w. H. Cum
mings of Sumter, and Mrs. M. Iva
Raines of Yorkville on July IA, by the
Richland probate judge, Duncan Bel
linger.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-07-18
BASE BALL,

The Yorkville baseball team went
down to Fort Lawn Friday and beat
the Fort Lawn team by score of Z
to /.
Yorkvile's baseball team has been
disbanded This step was taken as the
result of a conference by Messrs s. c.
Wood, r. ]. Mackorell, w. S. Neil and
j. H. Witherspoon, the executive board
yesterday morning. Mr.. Witherspoon
reported the failure Of repeated efforts
to get games He had tried Winns-
boro, Fort Mill and other places with
out success. Fort Mill promised a
game sometime, but was indefinite.
Winnsboro did not answer at all. 9th
er towns gave first one excuse and
then another. On top Of this, two local
players had notified Manager Wither-
spoon that they could not be depended
upon for awhile, because of other en-
gagements, and in view of the whole
situation, it was decided that there
was nothing to be done, but to allow
the team to disband. Notwithstanding
the fact that there was no help for the
action of the board news of the deter
mination to disband the team will be
received with general regret among the
local baseball enthusiasts. 1t is the
first winning team the town has had
for years and the best all round team
ii has ever had.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-07-18

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

D. c. Clark, Com.-Invites the public
to annual picnic at Filbert on Fri
day, July %.
Robt. Wilson, Jr., Dean, Charleston
Gives information relative to the
Charleston Medical college. Next
session opens October I'd.
]. A. Gamewell. Sec.-Will be pleased
to furnish catalogue from Wofford
college and Wofford College Fitting
school.
Glover Drug Store-Says that If you
only knew what splendid music q
Victor phonograph makes. you would
have one in your home.
Herndon & Gordon-Talk about flour
bread, white fish, picnic hams, fruit
jars, pickles, grain sacks, lamps
axes, hoes, pocket knives, etc.
j. c. Wilborn-Has valuable farm
property near Hickory Grove and al
so in and near Rock Hill.
Yorkville Hardware Co.-Offers all OF
its hammocks at reduced prices In
order to close them out.
Thomson Co.-Wants you to remem-
Der that only four days remain in
which to take advantage of Its
clearing sale prices.
]. Q. Wray-Makes special sale offer
ings for Saturday. Monday and
Tuesday. His sales were satisfac-
tory the opening day.
York Drug Store-Asks you to see II
for fine correspondence stationery.
Kirkpatrick -Belk Co.-Continues Its
summer sale prices for the present.
Special prices on low cut shoes,
pants, muslin underwear, waists,
millinery, etc.
National Union Bank, Rock Hill-In-
vites new accounts, either large or
small and will give the best possible
service to its customers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-07-18
BACK HOME MOVEMENT.

Mr. w. D. Roberts of Johnson City,
Tenn, was in Yorkville last Friday and
Saturday in the interest of the Back
Home movement, Of which he has gen.
eral charge, under the patronage of
the c., c. & o., G. & L., S. A. L., and
other railroads, and to a meeting of the
Board of Trade Friday night explain
ed his plan of operations and outlined
what he hoped to accomplish.
AS viewed from the Back Home"
standpoint the general situation Is
about like this. The northwestern
railroads having been built over long
stretches of more or less barren and
worthless country in order to get out
lets on the Pacific find themselves
contending with miles and miles Of
trackage along which there Is no local
traffic, either freight or passenger and
realizing as they do the absolute nee
essty of business to ensure main
tenance, these roads are constantly af-
ter the east and south for people.
They want the people in the first place
because of the transportation money
they pay, and in the second place for
the steady business that will continue
from those who happened to become
permanent settlers. AS q matter Of
fact, so Mr. Roberts argues, very few
of the people of this country-an as
tOnishingly small per cent-ever be-
come permanent settlers. In the first
place, the railroads cannot furnish the
lands they offer at the prices quoted,
and in nine cases out of ten home
seekers find that they have given up
lands that are cheaper and better than
those that are being offered. After
people from the south get to ldaho
Montana and Wyoming for instance,
they find still stronger persuasion than
was used to start them from home In
the first instance to go up into Canada,
and after they get to Canada, they are
still short of what they left in the
south. Now there Is no question or
the fact that since the great civil war,
the south has made more progress
than any other country on the face Of
the globe, and the rate of this prog
ress Is increasing rather than other
wise. During reconstruction following
the war and at other times, hundreds
of thousands of our people have gone
to the west and northwest. Among
these have been included many of our
best. They have built homes, become
social, Industrial and political leaders,
and are the very salt of the earth In
their respective sections. We have
very little hope of bringing these peo-
pie back here except as visitors-to see
what we have done since they LETT.
But every one of them knows the
south, knows our people, and knows
the possibilities of people and section.
We are getting in touch with them'
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-07-18
MINISTER "DAMNs" TRUSTS.
Episcopal Rector Writes Seorehins
Letter to Ice Sharks.

The recent increase in the price of
ice and milk, says the New York Tri-
bune, has caused the Rev. l. s. Os-
borne, rector Of Trinity Episcopal
church, Newark, to send to a Newark
newspaper a letter in which he
"damns" the ice and milk trusts and
every one that has had anything to do
with the advance in price. Mr.. Os-
borne's church is the leading Episco-
pal church in Newark, and his congre-
cation includes many persons Of
wealth. The minister's letter follows:
have taught that damn" Is q good,
sound Scripture word; not, however,
to be used unadvisedly or light. but
reverently, discreetly, advisedly, So
perly and in the fear of God, like ma
trimony or blue pill, and so say ad-
visedly and soberly damn" the Ice
trust and the milk trust and the far
mers and the cows, and everybody and
everything that Is making this hot
weather an excuse for boosting the
price of ice and milk. The sugar trust
may be faulty and the Standard OIL
company not all that can be desired,
but they don't conspire to kill sick
babies.
Thank God, the undertakers haven't
raised the price Of collins and the doc
tors of visits, and that persons still
minister to the sick and poor without
money and without price. So here's $40
more for your ice fund direct, and (on
the side) to help alleviate the poverty
Of the INDECENT milkmen and impecu-
nious icemen. l hope they'll repent In
time to escape that place where they'd
give their immortal souls for a drink
of iced milk. Yours truly,
L. s. Osborne,
Rector Trinity Episcopal Church.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-07-18
and they are getting interested. There

and they are getting interested. There
are more dissatisfied people in the
west than there are in the south.
These former southerners can do and
are doing a great work in telling the
folks they find who are trying to bet
ter themselves where to go for the
best there is-to the south. We want
to furnish our friends with literature
scriptive Of our progress, and that Is
the object Of the Back Home" move
ment. OF course where we can get
help us we want them, and we hope
to get quite a few as the good work
goes on.
Mr.. Roberts explained that he Is now
preparing a magazine to be known as
the Back Home" which will be filled
with information of the progress and
present development Of this country.
1t will have information as to agricul-
tural as well as commercial develop
ment It will endeavor to show what
we have accomplished, socially, indus
trially, financially, educationally and
otherwise, and copies will be placed In
the hands Of thousands and thousands
Of former southerners in the west and
northwest.
The Board Of Trade members pres
ent were very much interested In Mr..
Roberts plan as presented, and 1t
was decided to cooperate with the
movement to the extent Of having
Yorkville and the country surrounding
properly represented in the Back
Home" magazine soon to be issued.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-07-18
KILLED ON THE TRACK.

The fearfully mutilated body of Mr..
John r. Ramsey, a highly esteemed
young farmer, who lived near Smyrna,
was found scattered along the South
ern railroad for q distance of fifty or
a hundred yards at a point about half
way between Hickory Grove and
Smyrna at about 4 o'clock last Sunday
morning, and Investigations by jury
presided over by Magistrate r. L. A.
Smith, acting as coroner, decided that
the unfortunate man came to his death
by being run over by an eastbound
freight train.
Testimony before the coroner's jury
disclosed the fact that Mr.. Ramsey
had been in Hickory Grove the evening
before, and was drinking to an extent
that made it necessary to put him un-
der arrest He was out of his head
for a while; but after he had recovered
sufficiently to know what he was doing
he was allowed to put up a $40 cash
bond for his appearance on the follow
ing Monday and started out for home.
He left Hickory Grove at about dark,
and so far as has developed nothing
more was seen of him until his dead
body was found next morning.
The point at which the body was
found is about half way between Hick-
a mile from the dead mans home,
which is near the railroad. 1t appears
that after he left Hickory Grove, Mr..
Ramsey must have met two trains, the
eastbound passenger and freight that
followed close behind, and taking into
consideration the matters of time and
distance, the common opinion seems
to be that he could not have been
struck by the passenger, else the kill
ing would have occurred closer to Hick-
ory Grove. Neither Of the train crews
were summoned before the corOner's
Jury and there was no testimony as TO
whether they had intimation of any
occurrence out of the ordinary at or
about the point where the body was
found. People at Hickory Grove say
that the freight train had no headlight
at that place.
The deceased was a son Of the late
John Ramsey and was about As years
of age. His general reputation was
that of straight forward, upright
citizen, whose only fault was OCCASION
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-07-18
Bio Shark Caught at Charleston

Bio Shark Caught at Charleston
The largest man-eating shark that has
been caught in Charleston harbor for
a great 0,any years, was hooked and
finally captured by a party OF four
young men in a motor boat, yesterday
afternoon off the jetties. The boat
was the Sico, owned by Mr.. Ed. Eve,
and the rest of the amateur fishermen
were Mr. Edmund Shelby, Mr.. Philllp
Eve and Mr. Ed. Means, all of whom
are members Of an all-summer stag
house party being held at the pair
Sullivan's Island.
The boat was anchored near the
north jetty, and some Of the party
were on the rocks. when Mr. Means,
who actually caught the man-eater.
tried the shark line which had been
set for some time, and found that
big fish was hooked. The engine was
started, and the fight which lasted over
an hour was on. Several times the
big fish. infuriated and savage. at not
being able to rid himself of the hook,
broke water and leaped high into the
air. going as high as fifteen feet, and
falling back again with tremendous
splash.
his rushes were useless. and finally he
tired himself out. and was pulled In to
the side of the boat. 1t was seen then
that he was at least eight feet long
and that ID take him into the boat
would be impossible. so he was killed
with a knife. and then by the efforts
of the whole party lifted across the
bow. The Sico and her triumphant
crew made a landing at station 26, and
the monster taken to the cottage In
Il wagon. TT
Upon actual measurement with
tape it was found that the fish was
eight feet and seven inches from nose
To tail. and weighed a little over 4OO
rounds. The successful fishermen
we're kept busy last night by people
who wanted to see the record-break-
ing man-eater, and by receiving the
of their friends
Charleston Post, July IA.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-07-18
ELECTION EXPENSES.
Senate Wants Federal Candidates to
Make Them Public.

The most drastic campaign publicity
legislation ever passed in either branch
of congress was adopted by the senate
yesterday practically without dissent
ing vote. Using the pre- election public
ity bill passed by the house as a basis,
the senate constructed during the day
a proposed law, with the following i'm
portant features:
No candidate for the senate or house
shall spend in the election more than
a sum equal to ten cents for each voter
in his district or state.
No senatorial candidate shall spend
a total Of more than $4,000 in the pri-
mary and general election; and no
candidate for the house shall spend
more than $1,000.
Publicity must be given to all pri-
mary campaign contributions and ex-
penditures.
All general election expenses must be
made nublic before the election, begin
ming fifteen days before the election
and making publication each six days
until election.
All promises of political jobs must
be made public. The bill further
makes it illegal to promise political
places in order to secure election sup
port, or to aid In influencing the
election of any member Of state leg
islature.
The bill will be the subject Of
probably prolonged conference between
the two houses. 1t originated In the
house as part Of the Democratic leg
islative programme and was designed
to require the publication Of expendi-
lures before election, which Is not re-
quired by the existing publicity law.
The Republicans in the house un-
successfully attempted to extend the
bill to cover primary election ex-
penses. In the senate today the pri-
mary election amendment, coupled
with more radical amendments, was
adopted with little opposition.
The seEate amendments authorized
by the committee on privileges and
elections required publicity of all pri-
mary election expenses and all pledges
Of political jobs or favors. Some OBJ
lection to this was made on the ground
that primary elections were not with
in the control Of congress. The amend
ment was finally adopted, however, by
Pailey, Rankhesd, Johnson, Bryan,
Overman and Taylor voting against II.
The more rigid portion Of the bill,
limiting the amount senatorial or con-
gressional candidates may spend in
any election and prohibiting the MAX
ing OF all campaign pledges. was pro-
posed by Senator Reed of Missouri.
and adopted only after long debate.
Senator Reed referred to the cam
palgn expense statement filed by SEN
ator Stephenson of Wisconsin, show
ing expenditures Of approximately
$4,000 and to other large sums
spent by senatorial candidates. He
finally offered an amendment putting
the total expenditure by any candi-
date at sum not to exceed ten cents
per head for the voters In the candi-
dates state. Senator Borah said this
would permit a senatorial candidate
in New York to spend nearly $500, 600
In his election, while candidates in
Nevada could spend only about $1,000
each.
The Reed amendment was defeated
once, but was renewed and adopted.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-07-18
pecunious dead beat; but a high

pecunious dead beat; but a high
class expert, who could and did COM
mand a good salary with a reputable
employer. He had to use the money
he got from the government for the
purpose of employing a substitute in
his regular position, and so there seems
to have been no suggestion of graft"
anywhere, and no irregular practice
that had not been very common among
the departments and among senators
and representatives. But let the
whole truth come out. If DR.. Wiley
has been guilty of Intentional wrong
doing let him take the consequences,
regardless of the good he has been do
ing; but if the charges against him
have only been hatched up by his ene-
mics to get rid of him in order that
they may be the more free to fleece
the public at the expense of it's very
health and life, let the doctor be vim
dicated and sustained.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-07-18

Although there are still many dry
spots, the crop situation Is very much
improved compared with what 1t was.
Some of the weather sharps are pre-
dieting a cool snap during the latter
days of July and the first days Of Au-
gust.
There is not really so much labor
In this country now as there was few
years ago; but still great deal more
work Is being done. Machinery helps.
There is no limit to the develop
ment that can be gotten out Of this
town and community II the people only
will. 1t Is merely a matter of using
the means.
Telephone information from Zeno,
describes the crop situation in that vi
cinity as more encouraging since re-
cent rains. The Zeno people, however.
have been very dry.
Farmers all over the county are
sowing large quantities of peas and
taking every reasonable precaution
looking to the securing Of as much
forage for winter use as possible.
The town of Rock Hill is to be con-
graduated on the fact that 1t has an
influential citizen who understands
that valuable franchises are public
property that should not be given
away for the asking.
Mr.. Wistar B. Keller still has one
Of the best sections of road out of
YorkVille. He has demonstrated the
complete and thorough practicability
of the sand and clay idea and all the
automobiles go his way when they
can.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Glover Cotton Manufac-
ing company last week, the directors
declared the usual dividend Of 10 per
cent. The Glover mill has had rath-
er hard year Of 1t; but the dividend
comes from the actual earnings.
Mr.. j. o. Moore Of McConnellsville.
was in Yorkville yesterday. He said
that while his section has been having
a blue time Of 1t because Of the
drought and while the situation still
looks a great deal Of being entirely
satisfactory, there has been so much
Improvement that everybody Is feel
ing better.
Mr.. w. n. Herndon returned to
Yorkville last Saturday after weeks
stay at Piedmont Springs. He said all
the cottages at the springs were occu-
pied and there were about a dozen
people at the hotel. In his opinion the
Piedmont water has no superior In
South or North Carolina, and he Is in
clined to think that If the management
of the property would take steps to
put what they have before the people
and keep 1t before them, the. hotel
would not begin to meet the demands
that would be made upon II.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-07-18
Election Expenses.

The bill passed by the senate yester-
day to regulate election expenses is
all right in theory; but we fear that
its practical operation is not going to
be so satisfactory.
South Carolina has a law requiring
candidates to file itemized statements
of all amounts paid out incident to Sc
curing election, and although many
candidates live strictly up to the spirit
and letter Of the law, 1t is not to be
claimed that all of them do so.
We like the idea Of this law; but 1t
is very we'll for the public to under
stand that unless it keeps careful tab
on the situation the law Is not going
to be enforced. And the responsible
ity of the public Is greater than seems
on it's face The power Of money,
properly placed, is very great in elec-
tions. This statement is so obvious as
to be absurd. The fact that a can
didate will violate a law like this Is
evidence that he Is criminally inclin-
ed and therefore unfit for the duties
of the position to which he aspires.
If the people allow him, by violation of
the law, to secure advantage over a
law abiding candidate, then Of course,
the people must expect to take the
consequences.
There is good reason to believe that
a Federal statute on this subject,
which, of course, can apply only to
Federal candidates, will be more rigid
ly and honestly enforced than will be
a state statute for various reasons,
not the least of them being that state
laws are not enforced as rigidly as are
Federal laws.
AS a matter of fact, however, the
statute does not materially tighten up
on the situation in this state. While
candidates in the primary for the SEN
ate have frequently expended thou
sands of dollars, it is rarely the case
that a candidate for the house has
spent more than $4,000 in a single
campaign, and this limit is easily suf-
ficient for most Of them.
But the really essential matter is not
so much the amount of campaign eX-
penses as the manner in which cam
paign money is used. There are many
candidates who would not really object
so much to telling how much money
they have spent as to how they have
spent it, and we fear that of the many
itemized statements filed with clerks Of
courts before and after primary elec-
tions very few of them undertake to
show exactly where each and every
dollar goes.
In every election, for instance, hacks
are hired with which to carry voters
to and from the polls; but 1t Is rarely
indeed that an official expense ac-
count shows any record of hack hire.
And this is but one of the many items
that belong in the same class.