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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-01

marched the clubs through Liberty
street into Main, as far as the old
academy, where they were met by Ar
lington Hook and Ladder company in
uniform, and two companies Of juven-
les-the Hampton Boys" and the
"Evins Boys" who were handsomely
uniformed; the former with white
pants and red blouse, and the latter
with blue blouse trimmed with red, and
black pants-when the column return
ed on the same street, marching to the
speakers stand. The mounted clubs in
the procession numbered about six
hundred, and composed the following:
Bullock's Creek, Kings Mountain, Nc
Connellsville, Clay Hill, Bethel, Rock
Hill, Hickory Grove, Cherokee, Ebe-
neZer and Yorkville. The march
, through the streets was a perfect ova-
| ton, in which all, including hundreds
of ladies, Wed with each other in pay
ing homage to the chieftain.
The procession halted near the stand,
when Gen. Hampton dismounted and
repaired to the quarters assigned him
at the residence Of Major Hart, having
for an escort the Hampton Boys" and
the procession broke ranks, those COM
posing 1t riding out to care for their
horses, 1t having been decided to dis
mount the clubs before the commence
ment of the speaking.
BY this time, the Lancaster Brass
Band, which was delayed in its arrival
from Rock Hill, had reached the en-
virons Of the town, and the people to
the number Of three thousand, having
assembled at the stand, Gen. Hampton
and the other speakers, accompanied
by Major Hart, chairman Of the meet
ing, ascended the grand stand. The
presence Of Hampton called forth a
shout of applause, and again old COM
rades and men who have known him in
civil walks Of life, rushed forward to
extend their congratulations and to
grasp his hand, a shower Of bouquets,
thrown by the ladies, falling at his feet,
while two little girls-Misses Hattie
B. Lowry and Cora Lee Kuykendal-
carried on the stand, and delivered with
their own hands, a magnificent bou-
quet, a tribute from the young ladies
Of Yorkville Female Institute.
After the cheering had in measure
ceased, and at the conclusion Of the
ceremony Of presenting the bouquet
from the stand reserved for the
gan burst forth. 1t had been arranged
for the juveniles composing the COM
pany Of Hampton Boys" to sing, at
the opening of the meeting, a cam
paign song, adapted to the air Of
Hold the Fort" and the skillful or
ganist, Mr.. ]. R. Schorb was request
ed to perform an instrumental accom-
paniment. No sooner had the prelude
ended. however, than with spontane-
Gus outburst. thousand tongues join
ed to swell the melody Of the song, the
effect Of which was grand and sur
prising as with one voice, they rem
dered the Song of The Hampton
Boys"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-01
WITHIN THE TOWN.

What Is known as the Schorb hill
has been very much improved.
The creamery turned out 1850
pounds of butter during the month Of
August.
And the troubles and anxieties of
the first of the month have come
around during the day.
Mr.. Geo. T. Schorb has resigned
as town treasurer and Mr.. Joseph E.
Hart has been appointed in his stead.
Taxes, penalties and costs having
been settled on the properties adver-
tised by the sheriff for sale next Mon
day, all the proprieties offered have
been withdrawn.
An election for another bond issue
on account of water extension and filter
plant is being advertised today. So
far as can be gathered, there Is no
opposition to the proposed bond issue.
of course it would be absurd to
claim that no blind tiger liquor is be-
ing sold in Yorkville; but it is prob
ably a fact that there Is as little being
sold here as in any town in the state
of half the population.
- There have been at least two big
catches of gamblers recently and the
town treasury has been benefited to the
extent of several hundred dollars on
that account. 1t is a matter of COM
mon knowledge that there is a consid-
cradle amount of gambling going on in
Yorkville, Notwithstanding the ener-
getic efforts of the officers to break it
up.
Miss Macie Stevenson, missionary
of the Associate Reformed church at
Tampico, Mexico, made an interesting
talk in the Associate Reformed church
last night about Mexico, the MeXicans
and her work i'm Mexico. 1t was not
known until during the afternoon that
Miss Stevenson would be in Yorkvlle,
and the address could not be as well
advertised as was desirable; but new
ertheless twenty or thirty people were
present and the occasion was very
much eniOVed
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-01
GOOD ROADS TRAIN.

The citizens Of this section will be
given fine opportunity to learn about
the Importance of good roads and the
best methods of building and keeping
them i'm repair, when the Road I'm
provement Train" being operated by
the Southern railway and affiliated lines
working in conjunction with the United
States office of public roads, visits
Yorkville on Saturday, September 16,
at = p. m.
The train consists of lecture and
demonstration coaches equipped with
stercopticon, exhibits and working
models. and is accompanied by Messrs
l.. +. Buykin and II. 5. Fairbanks, two
government road engineers, who from
wide experience are qualified to give
the most valuable information on
good roads building. w. j. Hurlbut, of
the land and industrial department of
the Southern railway, goes with the
train.
1t is the object of the Road I'm
pruvement Train" not only To stimulate
interest i'm the good roads movement,
but to give practical instruction in the
building of roads and their repair.
President Finley of the Southern rail-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-01
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER I, 1911.

found to be safe for food purposes.
This will doubtless be a relief to a
number Of Columbia people. Samples
have been taken throughout the
state and sent to the departmental
laboratories and chemists are now
working on full time, getting the
analyses completed. Every day brings
fresh batch of reports to the office
of the commissioner of agriculture,
commerce and industries, and every
day more orders are being issued
Withholding corn meal from sale In
some portion of the state. Further
experiments are being conducted at
the laboratories to determine whether
or not meal deteriorates after 1t Is
kept in stock. The millers who have
shipped in the corn meal found to be
dangerous are taking the matter up
with the department, and are protest
ing that their products were made
from good corn, and that they use
every precaution. 1t was stated We'd
nesday morning that inspectors had
Tuesday finished taking samples In
Sumter These samples have been
sent in to the laboratories, and the
reports will be issued in a few days.
Inspectors are now preparing to make
a thorough canvass Of Charleston,
products from all the supply houses,
just as was done in Columbia. Among
the other reports received from the
laboratories, the chemists reported on
a number Of samples taken in Pen
dleton. Lake City, Swansea, Green
vile. Marion and Spartanburg. Prac-
tically all of these places had some
deteriorated meal, according to the
chemists, but the condition appears to
have been found especially bad In
Greenville and Spartanburg. Five
samples taken in each of these places
were badly deteriorated and danger
Gus for use as food. Orders have been
given Withholding these goods from
sale. No prosecutions have yet been
begun, and none will be until all the
evidence Is in hand from the chem
lists. In connection with the corn
meal situation, and its relation to pei
agra, Commissioner Watson has been
furnished with a translation Of the
conclusions of Lombroso. the great
italian scientist, who devoted a large
part Of his life to study Of spotted
corn and its results. His statements
regarding the curing and milling Of
corn bear upon the situation In this
state at this time: Finally, / have
sustained as paramount preventive
iuSdSuIcS dSdiu5l the
ing Of Indian corn and the exclusion
of spoiled grain. Finally. have
shown that penicillium and asperzilli
Of corn are truly pellagrogenous but
only when growing upon spoiled corn,
from which they imbibe toxic sub
stances; while. on the contrary. when
growing upon other plants or materi-
al which have not undergone putre-
faction change, they are absolutely
harmless. In conclusion, having OBJ
served how one of the causes Of pei
lagra arises from the fraudulent
methods of millers, we have introduc-
ed with great advantage in pellagra-
stricken districts a rapid hand-mill
which furnishes fresh meal, In the
necessary quantities for daily use.
without recourse to the lethal pro-
ducts of the wholesale dealers. Here,
again, sound Indian corn scores q
point. This method. I believe, is
worthy OF trial and adoption in
America"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-01

In Virginia, Senator Claude A.
Swanson, candidate for reelection, Is
vigorously assailed by his opponent
and by some of the newspapers be-
cause he has speculated in stocks of
the American Tobacco company while
member of the senate. The stocks
were bought during a recess in con-
gress and when no legislation affect
ing the tobacco company was pending.
One would like to know whether or
not any congressman (the term in
cludes senators) from South Carolina
have speculated in stocks-copper,
steel, railroad or other kind?
Loose stories float around and have
so floated for years-perhaps always
One Is tempted to hold a hand pri-
mary and say: All you South Carolina
congressman who have not speculated
in stocks, cotton or other commodity
since you have been in congress, hold
up your right hands! And then what?
Columbia State.
OF course, 1t Is not difficult to see
where 1t is wrong for a congressman
to speculate in stocks, the fluctuations
of which may be affected by national
legislation. Just like any other kind Of
a human, If a congressman should bet
that a particular stock is going up or
down he would do what he could
to influence it his way. At least that
is the assumption. But we are not go
ing to get any hand primary on the
subject, and we do not know that it
would amount to much anyway. The
people knew of the Academy Of Mu-
sic incident and the connection of M.
C. Butler, and others Herewith,
but they did not pay much at
tention to the matter. And we do not
believe it would affect the situation
much, if others who have been and are
speculating should come into full pub
licity. Of course, there are thousands
of people who do not approve of such
things; but it does not appear that
they have heretofore been sufficiently
numerous or sufficiently we'll organized
to make their disapproval of punitive
effect
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-01
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

John r. Hart Mayor-Gives notice
of extension of time for payment
of dog tax to September 18th.
First National and l.. & S. Banks
Will be closed Monday on account of
Labor Day.
d. M. Hall, Chairman-Requests Kings
Mountain township Red Shirts to as
semble at Kings Mountain Chapel
Monday, at 8 a. m.
Jno. r. Hart, Mayor-Publishes or
dinance calling an election on the
question of issuing bonds, to be
held on Wednesday, September 13.
w. II. Quinn-Invites the public to a
school picnic at New Zion on, Fri
day, September Sth.
]. H. WitherspoOn, Supt.-Gives no.
tice that the Yorkville Graded
school will open next Monday at
10 a. m., and invites the public.
j. c.. Wilborn-Offers additional farm
properties near Yorkville, for sale,
National Union Bank, Rock Hill
Says that 1t Is better, bigger and
stronger than ever and that its
growth evidences the confidence of
its customers.
J. M. Brian Co.-Has Writing tablets
box papers, envelopes. inks, pencils
penholders, etc.
First National Bank. Yorkville-
Urges you to save a part Of your
earnings. It will work for you when
YOU are not earning.
York Furniture Co.-Calls especial
attention to its line Of library ta-
hles. Beautiful designs In attrac-
tive woods at pleasing prices.
Kirkpatrick-P Co.-Tells you that
its huvers are now in the northern
markets buving high class goods
for IT'S customers.
Yorkville Hardware Co.-Sugeests
that YOU nut IN all the drain tiling
and culvert you need now while
the weather Is fit.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-01
YORK COUNTY RED SHIRTS.
Mr.. J. A. Hosue Makes Statement as
to the First Company.
Tor vorkville ENQUIRER:

Editor Yorkville Enquirer:
Thinking you would be glad to have
the information, / will drop you line
in regard to the Red Shirts Of York
county in 1875.
AS the result of a conversation be-
tween L. L. Smith and myself along
about the first of September, 1875, 1t
was agreed between us that II every
good citizen would put on a red shirt
and go down to Yorkville on Hampton
day, we could redeem York county
from radical misrule and oppression.
Filled with the idea, went to work
in earnest, began to talk to every man
l met, Democrat or Radical, urging
that the time had come for the decent
people of the state to rise in their
might and put down misrule and cor
ruption in South Carolina, and / am
proud to say that on the morning or
October 13, 1876, there assembled at
John Watsons store in Kings Noun
tain township (now ]. NJ. Stroup's
place), two hundred and ten mounted
men, uniformed in red shirts and un-
der command of Col. Andrew Jackson.
These were the first and only mount
ed Red Shirts that were In Yorkville
on October 13, 1876, and when the
marshal of the day asked Gen. Hamp-
ton about the arrangement of the pro-
cession, Gen. Hampton told him Ito put
those Red Shirt fellows in front" We
were put in front and we remained
there all day.
These are the facts, just as l have
related, and there are plenty Of men
living today, who will vouch for the
truth Of my statement.
If nothing prevents, expect to be In
ranks in Yorkville on next Monday,
glorying again in the famous Red
Shirts. James A Hogue,
Father of the Red Shirts of York
County.
Hickory Grove, S. c., Aug. 26, 1911.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-01

Reading of the proceedings in the
Beattie trial leaves abundant impress
sion of false witnesses and perjured
testimony so common in all such bat
ties nowadays. That bearded high
wayman story is too thin, and so is the
story of the boy who claimed to have
found the hairpin and then told of
bloodspots further up the road. Of
course, we do not know, but the boys
story looks to us very much like put
up job For instance, the defense
probably furnished the boy with the
hairpin, and sent him to the prose-
cution with a story that he had found
it on the road. The defense used the
boy merely to pile up more testi-
mony, and the boy went on and told
story of more blood spots at place
that would seem to conflict with the
story. Whether this be
true or not, it is a fact that such
tricks are as common in the court
houses as they are among thieves in
the back alleys. But anyhow, it looks
like they are making pretty serious
case against Beattie, and if he is not
convicted, there will be much occasion
to wonder why.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-01

When it comes to working in storm
the Charleston papers deserve full
credit. There were many disadvan-
tages to contend with Sunday, Monday
and even Tuesday, but both the News
and Courier and the Post measured up
splendidly. With telegraph communi-
cation cut off, the problem Of getting
news from the outside world was as
important as the matter of getting
news to the outside world. This diff
Guilty was solved by taking dispatches
at a point some ten or fifteen miles
from Charleston and sending them to
the city by automobile. The papers
did their full duty, as usual.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-01

That Columbia Liquor.--Liquor was
no part of the hospitality furnished
here to the veterans. There was no
free beer or whisky provided. Such
intoxicants as the veterans drank they
bought at the dispensaries. And who
is responsible for the fact that these
sources of supply were open? Our
information Is that the chairman of
the county board, when appealed to
by the Daughters Of the Confederacy,
said he had no authority in law to
close the dispensaries, but would con-
suit the governor, who did have that
authority; and that the governor en-
phatically refused to close the dis
pensaries. The governor in fact rath-
er plumed himself on making that re-
fusal. He referred to 1t in his address
to the veterans, and called them to
witness that he had forestalled an at
tempt by Columbians to deprive them
OF their liberty Of action. These be-
ing the facts, what is the basis for
the Observers somewhat severe stric-
lures on Columbia and the quality
of Columbia's hospitality ity?-Columbia
Record.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-01

All kinds of reasons have been as
signed for the advance of the price OF
cotton eight years ago to a point where
there was a living profit in its pro-
duction: but we have never been able
to get rid of the belief that the princi-
pal factor then was the organized ef-
fort of the farmers. The cotton con-
suming world was but little concerned
that cotton producers were unable to
live on what was allowed them. and
did not begin to take notice until the
cotton producers began to get togeth-
er and fight. Then prices advanced.
and they advanced because the only
way to get cotton was to pay for 1t.
AS the result of the almost desperate
efforts Of the farmers, there was
brought about an economic revolution.
The south which had for years been
in poverty, steadily and
swiftly attained a position almost of
financial independence. But with the
coming of prosperity, the cotton pro-
ducerS began to forget the means by
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-01

Drawing the lesson from the de-
struction of the cheaply constructed
piers along the city's water front, the
Charleston Post is urging that here
after this kind of work should be done
with a view to more permanency. From
the published accounts it appears that
practically all of the piers have been
destroyed except two stone ones built
by the Federal government many years
ago and they are as good as ever. AS
to whether the suggestion of the Post
will be needed remains to be seen; but
that it should be needed, there can be
no question. OF course, stone or con-
crete work is very expensive; but 1t
has the advantage of having to be done
but once; and we think that if ten
year period be taken into considera-
ton, it will be found to be cheaper. AS
the situation stood even before last
Sundays storm, Charleston's water
front construction was very little to
brag on except for the sea walls along
the battery, and that does very well,
what there is of it.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-01

No, we do not think it ought to
take FIVE or six years to complete the
north and south road. The work
should he done in two or three years at
the outside.
Crops on the blackjack lands in
Bethesda township are generally fine.
In all other portions of the county
they are more or less spotted. There
has been a good deal Of deterioration
within the past few weeks.
Even though Justice Gary may have
been right in holding that Commission
ers Lumpkin and Aycock had the pow
er to nullify the cotton weigher law
by appointing more weighers than one
necessary to do the work, he would find
1t very difficult to justify their action
in the matter. The power to do things
is not always justified by the right to
do them.
The water famine in Charlotte was
relieved on Wednesday by a heavy
downpour, aggregating more than an
inch and a quarter. Irwin's creek from
which the city ordinarily gets its water
supply, and which has been practically
dry for some weeks, was quickly con-
verted into a raging torrent and the
water came pouring over the dam at a
tremendous rate. The tank train WHICH
was being used to haul water from the
Catawba has been discontinued for the
time being, for now the natural source
of water is 80 abundant that 1t does
not seem that there could ever again
be a scarcity.
Reports from all parts Of the coun-
ty, are to the effect that we'll water
is failing everywhere. Many of the
wells have gone completely dry ana In
numerous cases people are having to
haul water for domestic purposes for a
considerable distance. Springs that
have flowed freely as far back as the
oldest resident can remember are also
at a very low ebb, some entirely dry
and others flowing only during the
forepart of the day. While the rains
of the past few days will help the
streams somewhat. old well diggers say
that such rains as these will have no
appreciable effect on the wells. They
call attention to the fact that the
ground is not yet wet to a depth OF
more than a few inches, and they say
that it is an invariable rule that when
water gets low in the wells for lack of
rain, it requires about as much time
for the restoration of normal conditions
after the rains set in as 1t did for the
previous drought to bring those alb
normal conditions on in the first place.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-01

Investigations by the department OF
agriculture have shown that fifty three
per cent of the food Of birds in one To-
cality was found to consist of the
larvae of the disease disseminating
mosquitoes. Horse flies are the burden
not only of horses, but of other valua-
BILE stock, and the larvae of this fly
are the natural food of several species
of birds. The fever tick, so injurious
to cattle in the south, is the natural
food of the kildee and The plover.
Corn, cotton and other crops are de-
stroyed to a large ,Xtent by grass
hoppers, and there are at least twenty
three species of birds that feed upon
these grasshoppers. Grass lands and
grain crops in general suffer greatly
from various insect pests, which are
destroyed or kept in check by birds.
The greatly dreaded boil weevil of the
cotton states is food for the plover,
kildee and others Of the feathered tribe.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-01

- France remains in a state Of sus-
pense over the outcome between
France and Germany relative to
Morocco, says Paris dispatch OF
yesterday. While in official circles
an optimistic attitude is maintained
that the negotiations, which are to be
resumed shortly, will lead to salts
factory settlement, there Is certain
anxiety by the people over the pos
sibility of a rupture and the conse-
quences Of such a result are the sub
ject of much discussion. On the
bourse today some apprehension was
manifested and in business circles In
general there Is a tendency not to
enter upon any new ventures until
some definite indication Is given OF
the way matters trend. The Belgian
government continues engaged In
the armament Of all gar
risons on the German and French
borders. Several trains have been
dispatched with ammunition and
guns from the Lege arsenal to Ma
mur, Liege and Verviers. All the
forts are being inspected. At Antwerp
the engineer corps is transporting all
campaign material from Tete de
Flandre to the Antwerp side Of tn
Scheldt. The Belgian newspapers ex-
plain the activity by the statement
that the talk of European hostilities
has awakened the Belgian war minis
try to the unprepared condition OF
the Belgian army and defense.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-01

Swearinsen Right.-As far as we
can see, Superintendent Swearingen
has the law and the logic all on his
side again. The state board Of edu-
cation can not plead that 1t had no
chance to examine the Heart of Oak
readers, since the book representa-
tives were all too anxious to show
them up. The governor talks glibly
Of reputation Of contracts, but we all
know that the governor Is not famous
for standing by the law, nor for his
knowledge of the law, though he has
been at the bar for some time. Mr.
Swearingen is right, also. when he
says that the proper way will be to re-
quest the publishers of the books to
make the changes desired In them, as
1t can be done easily In the next
printing, but until that time we will
have to use the books as the governor
gave them to US and teach our chill
dren that the Confederates were a
dark, rebellious host"-Fiorence Times.