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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-16
ROCK HILL PLAN ENDORSED.

The house on Friday acted favora-
bly, upon concurrent resolution, al
ready passed by the senate, endorsing
the Rock Hill plan" for curtailine
the acreage Of cotton. The concur.
rent resolution was introduced in the
senate by Senator Stewart. 1t was
read in the house Friday morning.
The resolution is as follows:
Whereas, 1t Is apparent that the
curtailment Of cotton acreage Is the
most vital and necessary accompani-
ment of any concerted effort to steady
and improve the present cotton mar
ket and provide against continuance
of low prices;
Whereas, all classes Of business as
we'll as farming interests, on whose
continued prosperity so much de.
pends, are deeply concerned In a fail
price for cotton, one commensurate
with a reasonable profit over the cost
Of production;
"Whereas, what has become gener-
ally known as the Rock Hill plan
Of having each county in the south or
ganize to have each cotton grower
visited for his signed pledge to cut
acreage not less than 25 per cent, pre-
sents so simply, and yet so effective
ly, the essential elements Of success
and should. therefore. receive the
thorough and unreserved test OF every
cotton state. that in unity of actor
success may be promptly achieved:
Whereas, it behooves US as com
monwealth, to show our good faith
toward our sister cotton belt states ir
the matter of general agreement tc
curtail cotton acreage. this state
through her representatives at the
Southern Cotton congress. having TAX
en- a leading part in the movement tc
curtail acreage and improve the cot
ton market;
Whereas. it is highly desirable and
fitting to further blaze the way BY
making this state the first to go or
record with a tangible and formally
signed agreement to curtail:
Whereas, the success Of the pres
ent movement promises to be a fal
step in the direction Of establishing
permanent means Of guarding against
unfair cotton prices; therefore, be II
Resolved. by the senate, the house
Of representatives concurring:.
81. That we give the said ROCK
Hill plan our hearty endorsement
as being practical, feasible and press
ingly necessary for prompt and thor
ouRh execution.
go That we urge those indicated
to assume the initiative in each county
to take the necessary steps at once
to put the machinery Of the plan In
action locally by raising the necessary
funds and putting the individual can
vassers for reduction pledges to work
so as to have the state thus covered
as nearly simultaneously and as
promptly as possible under the plan
49, That we urge all business in
stitutions Of the state TO give the plan
their hearty and substantial assist
ance, and that every business man
and all others interest themselves In
having the work started and finally
rom pleted In their several communi-
Ties"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-16

ian fleet in the Red sea encountered
today and destroyed seven Turkish
gunboats and captured a Turkish
armed yacht. The Turkish warships
offered a violent resistance, but no loss
was sustained by the Italians" The
action occurred on January outside
The Fay of Kunfida. a small walled
town with a garrison and two forts,
about 500 miles north of Alden on the
east coast of the Red sea. During the
brief combat the Turkish gunners dis
played utter incompetence, their small
guns being fired wildly. Shells from
the Italian ships were not directed at
the Turkish yacht Fauvette, which ac-
companied the gunboats, and she was
the only uninjured vessel in the Turk
ish fiotilla during the fight. The Fau-
vette is brought to Rome under con-
voy. The italian warships which took
the principal part in the battle were
the cruiser Piemonte and the destroy
ers Garibaldino and Artigliere. The
commander in chief had received or
ders to destroy or capture the Turk
ish gunboats as advices had been re-
ceiyed that they were transporting
from Arabia Turkish troops destined
to reinforce the Turkish army In
Cyrenacia by way of Egypt. AS soon
as the Italian warships Piemonte. Gar
ibaldino and Artigliere encountered
the Turkish gunboats, short distance
out of the Bay Of Kunfida, they sent
shots across their bows and call
ed on them to surrender. The Turk
ish vessels gave no sign Of compliance
The Italians Immediately opened a
terrific fire, throwing in hail Of shells
from their broadsides. The Turkish
gunners replied feebly, but did not
succeed in striking the Italian vessels
All seven of. the Turkish boats were
soon on fire and in a few minutes be-
gan to sink. Roats were lowered from
the Italian warships, which picked ur
many Turkish seamen, but a large
number were drowned.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-16

with the whole subject-the haphaz-
ard development of one generation af-
ter another-constitutes the best that
could have been brought about, even
had the subject been receiving more
thorough and particular attention.
There are lots of leaks in the hand
ling of the cotton crop that are posi-
lively stupid. The commonly practic-
ed methods of packing are wasteful
and extravagant, and the tare laws are
unreasonable and unjust. Then again
the system or lack of system in SELL
ing, weighing, docking, grading, ETC.,
all operate to a greater or less extent
against the producer, who in addition
to the people who really help him. has
to support or at least contribute to
many who have no just claim on him.
But this is another matter.
When the governors of the cotton
states met at New Orleans some time
ago there was that about the meeting
which seemed to suggest that the cot
ton growing states of the Union
were at last about to be aroused to
their real interest. 1t seemed that
southern craftsmanship was about to
give its attention to the practical
business side of southern interests for
season, and there appeared to be
promise Of general benefit.
OF course 1t Is not to be argued that
South Carolina could alone govern cot
ton production and marketing so as to
influence the price Of the whole crop;
but South Carolina alone can put some
sensible, practicable plans in opera
| ton and when all the cotton states
join in those sensible practicable plans
the result will be important and far
reaching and a hundred times more
satisfactory than when South Carolina
led the other states in the secession
movement. If the southern states will
make proper and wise use of the tre-
mendous advantage they have in their
cotton monopoly they will be able to
make the world take notice in a way
that will be wonderfully profitable to
the southern states,
OF course it is urged that no action
along the line of establishing state
warehouse system or of compelling a
reduction of acreage would be consti-
tutional. AS to this we cannot say, for
we do not know: but still we cannot
get around the Idea that control of
cotton production and prices by legis-
lation cannot be as unjust, or as harm
full or ruinous as control by Wall
street and other gamblers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-16
LOCAL AFFAIRS,
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

j. c. Wilborn-Offers a number OF
lots Of real estate in town and coun-
S. T. Lanham, Master of Spartanburg
County-Gives notice Of sale Of sew
eral pieces of York county property
before the court house door on sales
day for February.
J. II. Gault, Treas. and Managerial
vertises for knitting mill workers al
Union, S. G. The Excelsior Knitting
mills wants 100 hands.
Glover Drug Store-Advises you tc
take Nyals cherry cough syrup fol
coughs and colds-25c and soc 9
bottle.
]. M. Stroup-Wants to sell you pure
rice flour for your hogs ,and ffers
bargain prices on suits and over
coats.
Mcconnell Dry Goods Co.-Has jus,
received large shipments Of ging-
hams. torchon and val laces, en-
broideries, linen sheeting, etc.
York Furniture Co.-Has a few Coles
hot blast coal heaters and tells you
how good and how economical they
are for home or office.
Kirkpatrick Belk Co.-Offers a vari.
ETY. Of goods f,' cold weather.
York Drug Store Suggests that yor
try Vinol as a tonic for the after ef-
fects of grip and colds.
Smoak- Brown Co.-Has received 6
carload of Missouri and Kentucky
bred mules and a few nice mares.
National Union Bank, Rock Hill
Again points out the decided advant-
ages Of doing business through the
bank. 1t will show you how.
First National Bank, Yorkville-Calls
your. attention to the benefits thai
will come to those who save a part
Of their earnings. 1t wants you tC
start a savings account with 1t.
Victor Cotton Oil Co-Offers its Gus.
toners cotton seed meal at $50 pei
ton Z. o. b. mill, for cash.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-16

past due coupons as heretofore agreed.
And the bonds so deposited with the
said Samuel Lord shall be returned by
him to the said r. B. Brigham when
the said r. B. Brigham shall have de-
livered to the said township the said
coupons nereinbefore particularly set
forth and described; or in case 1t shall
hereafter be determined, that the said
r. B. Brigham cannot deliver the said
coupons to the township aforesaid, the
said Samuel Lord shall thereupon de-
liver up the said bonds to be deposited
with him, to the proper agent Of the
said township"
The minutes Of the county board OF
commissioners show that in 1895, Mr.
Lord turned over to the commissioners
bonds of $1,000 each, numbered from
SO to 40, inclusive. Most Of the amount
went for attorneys fees; but all Of the
bonds except No. 36, which Is still out
standing, were cancelled, leaving the
bonded Indebtedness Of the township
at $56,000.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-16

In filling all the judiciary vacancies
last week the general assembly ac-
complished a great deal more than
was expected for some weeks. 1t was
thought that there would be more
deadlocks and other obstacles to
block legislation. In addition to dis
posing of the elections. quite num-
ber of new bills and resolutions were
brought into existence; the matter OF
passing certain vetoed bills over the
governors objection had more or less
consideration. Both the house and
senate adjourned Friday night till yes
terday evening, and interest is now
centering principally on the develop
ments Of tomorrow. when the house
will take up the question Of expunging
the governors message on the libel
bill from the record. and of passing
the libel bill over the governors veto
There Is much interest over the prob
able disposition of the vetoed dispen-
sary winding-up bill and the develop
ments that may follow.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-16
consideration" at the hands Of the
members of the general assembly.

consideration" at the hands of the
members of the general assembly.
So far as our own individual opin-
ion is concerned, we think the bill a
proper one; but we are unable to see
how 1t would affect our editorial course
one way or the other. The Enquirer
never misrepresents anybody inten-
tionally, and If 1t does happen to mis-
represent anybody, it expects to make
due reparation. But more than once
we have made errors that have been
very annoying. On one occasion, for
instance, there was a statement Of
fire in the country and the burned
building was described as belonging to
John --, colored." We did not
know the man and printed the infor-
nation as we understood 1t, without
the slightest intimation that the fire
sufferer was other than a negro. We
were subsequently apprised Of our
mistake by the information that par
ties who evidently had 1t In for the ed
itor and his paper, had been trying to
induce the aggrieved man to bring a
suit for damages. 1t happened, how
ever, that the party was sensible, and
would have nothing Of the kind. OF
course there was a statement in the
paper explaining that it was all a
mistake Had the gentleman been in
duced to give trouble under existing
laws, the explanation would have
counted for nothing. If he could have
brought forward testimony to show
that the publication was malicious and
the jury had believed him, he could
have recovered, explanation or no ex-
PLANTATION. But this Is only an instance.
The financially responsible newspaper
is walking on pins and needles in mat
ters of this kind all the while and
about the only relief to be had from
the proposed law Is a mitigation Of
damages when it can be clearly shown
that there was no intent to injure any
body. From this viewpoint we think
the bill Is just: but still we are not
concerned about its passage. We have
been living under the existing laws for
great many years, and we think we
can make out under them for a while
longer.
AS to the other question Of expung-
| ing the governors remarks from the
record, we do not think anything Of the
kind should be done. We believe that
| if the governor feels that way about it.,
he should not be denied the privilege Of
saying it. We do not believe the house
has any right to expunge this matter
from the record, and If it does expunge,
it will do itself an injustice. We do
not think the house should change the
record in the least. We do not see
where any good can be accomplished
by any such procedure. What has
been said has been said and it cannot
be unsaid Governor Blease can with
draw the Objectionable stuff IL he
wants and in our opinion it would be
to his credit If he should do so, but
so far as the house is concerned, we
think 1t would do we'll to let the record
stand just as it Is.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-16
Blease and the Press.

According to the programme as 1t
now stands, the house is to wrangle to-
morrow over the question as to wheth-
er it shall pass the press libel bill over
the veto of Governor Blease and as to
whether it shall expunge from the rec
ord a part of the message the govern
or sent with his veto.
The sum and substance of the libel
bill. as we understand it. is that when
a newspaper prints an incorrect or
false statement about an individual,
and it can show that such statement
was not malicious, it can be held legal
" responsible only for such actual
damages as may have been suffered
by the person against whom the state
ment was made.
AS we understand it, it is not the pur-
pose of the bill to add to the liberty
or license of the press; but merely to
protect the press against unfair puni-
tive damages, when there had been no
offense that really warranted punitive
damages.
Governor Blease, however, who seems
to think that there is no better way to
sustain himself than on the strength
of real or alleged shortcomings Of the
press, the ministers and the negroes,
or by upholding the virtues of alleged
dispensary grafters, naturally made the
libel bill the subject of a very bitter
attack on the press
The language used by the governor
is, to say the least, very unparliamen-
tary. He uses such epithets as low,
contemplate, lying coward, dirty edi-
tor and lots of others of the same kind
He refers to the bill as being, in his
opinion, the most iniquitous measure
that has ever passed Democratic leg
islative body" and he says that he be-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-16
X ABOUT PEOPLE.

MRS. P. D. McCord Of Rock Hill, is
spending a few days In Yorkville.
Mrs. L. H. Ferguson and little son
Billy Scott, of Taylors, are visiting the
family of Mr.. ]. B. Scott on Yorkville
R. F. D. 8.
3Miss Mamie Mcconnell, who has
been visiting friends in Warrenton
Va, was called home last week on ac-
count of the illness Of little Miss Mary
Esther Mcconnell.
Mr.. C. E. Dobson, formerly Of York
vile, but for some years past resi-
dent Of Pensacola. Fla, has been
unanimously elected president Of the
Pensacola Commercial association.
1Miss Mary LESLIE daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. w. S. Leslie, Of the Neely's
creek neighborhood, left yesterday fol
India, where she goes as a missionary
of the Associate Reformed church
Miss Leslie joins a party In Char
lotte, and goes from there to New Or
leans. and from there to San Francis
co, where the party will take a steam
Ier.
Rock Hill Record: Mr.. Green Fin
lev of the Riddles mill section, who has
been spending some time at the home
of Mr.. T. A. Barron, In Ebenezer, had
the misfortune to fall on the ice Fri
day, and broke a bone in one of his
hips. DR.. T. A Carothers attended
him, and this morning had j. j. kel-
Ter & Co. to send him to his home in
their ambulance. Mr.. Finley Is 81
years of age, and his mishap will, nc
doubt, be very serious with him.
At family reunion Of Mrs. Kirk
patrick's children on Monday the en-.
tire family was together for the frs
time since childhood. Those from ou,
of town were: Mrs. w. K. Douglass
dean of the Due West Female college
and daughter, Evelyn, and Miss Adele
Kirkpatrick of Due West: Mr.. and
Mrs. N. E. Aull Of Dyson, S. c.; M. G.
Kirkpatrick of Charlotte; A. G. Kirk
patrick of the American Tobacco com
pany; ]. w. Kirkpatrick and wife
and Masters Grier and ]. W., Jr., OF
Yorkville, S. C.-Hickory Democrat.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-16


The establishment of parcel post
delivery along rural mail routes should
not be delayed any longer, Is the opin-
ion of r. V. DeGraw. fourth assistant
postmaster general, as expressed In
his annual report submitted yesterday
to Postmaster General Hitchcock.
Every consideration of practicable
ty and business expediency and good
administration" he says. "faVors the
plan as being probable source Of
large revenue and great public accom-
Mr.. McGraw bases his
for a parcels post on
the ground that the expenditure for
rural service is increasing much more
rapidly than the receipts. and the par
cells post, he says, would provide
much additional revenue. During the
past year the rural mail receipts were
$7,570,000, while the expenditures were
greater each year. he said, unless par
cells post Is established to help. There
are at present more than 100000
miles of rural mail routes, and the
average mileage per day for each car
rier Is 24.19 miles. During the past
year ST. routes were added. making
the present total 41,656. More than
$4,000, 900 letters and parcels were re-
ceiyed at the dead letter office during
the year the daily receipts averaging
44,500 pieces. an increase over the
previous years Of 8 per cent.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-16
Jack Frost is a pretty expensive

Jack Frost is pretty expensive
proposition.
There was six inches Of snow on the
ground Saturday morning, the heavi-
est snowfall for a number Of years.
The mercury registered 7 degrees in
Yorkville at 5 o'clock Sunday morn
ing. This is the coolest weather this
section has experienced since the early
nineties.
Prof. w. X. Tate, superintendent Of
Elementary Rural Schools, desires ev-
cry teacher Of such a school to have a
copy of his Teachers Manual. The
manual may be had free on application
to Prof. Tate.
SThere will be something to be learn
ed from the Southern railways dairy
car when 1t comes through Yorkville,
and there should be large turnout Of
people to get all that Is coming to
them. The people Immediately around
Yorkville are already in the lead in the
dairy business and they should not
neglect any opportunity to hold on to
their advantage.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-16

If the general assembly will pass the
Jury exemption bill over the governors
veto other abuses will be the sooner
regulated. In times past under the
guise of special privileges, many Of
the most intelligent people of the state
have been deprived of the right to sit
on juries. The result is that juries
have become more impressiouable than
Otherwise.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-16
WITHIN THE TOWN.

- The week end crowd was not so
much in evidence last Saturday after
noon as usual The people were kept
indoors by the intense cold.
D. because Of the rough weather,
Mr.. r. D. Dorsett has not been trying
to keep the moving picture show open
every night, but he says that so soon
as the weather moderates he will see
to 1t that lovers Of the movies" have
entertainment regularly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-16

Tomorrow the house is to take up as
two separate questions, first the matter
of expunging from the record Cover
nor Blease's Incorporate attack on the
press and second the question Of pass
ing the libel bill over the governors
veto
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-16

People are still looking for Fielder to
do his do, and we confess a curiosity
to know what the Georgia lawyer Is
going to have to say. What 1t Will
amount to If he does come, we do not
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-16

THE Long Cane Agricultural club
of Edgefield county has passed reso-
lutions condemning the practice of
mOneyed men of the towns buying up
country estates and renting them to
negroes. They say it exerts a bad in
fluence on labor, and seriously inter-
feres with schools. churches and the
entire social system.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-16

Governor Blease evidently put In a
good part of last year writing, else he
would not be able to fire messages at
the general assembly with such ra-
pidity.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-16
The alurkrillr enquirer.
Entered at the Postofice in Yorkville
az Mail Matter of the Second Class.
YORKVILLE. s. c.,
TUESDAY, JANUARY Is, 1912.

Archie Willis seems to have vindi-
Gated himself fully.
Middletown transcript., 1912-03-02

payers. There does not seem to my mind
any doubt that, in order to secure legal
majority, there will nave to be enough Of
the taxpayers vote in favor of it, regard.
less of amount of taxes paid, and also, a
majority in amount Of taxes paid. 1t is
true that the act does not in words pro-
vide that it shall require majority in
amount of taxes paid, but it if reasonable
to conclude that the Legislature had that
in mind, and do not believe that a pos
sibe purchaser OF the bonds wOul accept
them u1less the intent Ut the Lsgis azure
were carried out. 1t looks very much as
if the person drawing the act wanted to
get something impossible to be carried in
to effect. At any rate that result has been
almost if not quite reached. 1t might be
possible to secure both Il majority oil the
taxpayers aAd msi 'rity vi the taxes
paid, but in order to do SO, It will have
60 be made clear to tile Taxpayers just
what is intended. That has not yet been
done, and until the commissioners do
make it clar what improvements they
contemplate making and how much they
will cost, they cannot expect to get the
majorities required.
While am on this question of streets,
thtre is one other pracucal question that
| want to call to the attention TO the pee
ole Of the town am informed that the
commissioners have been so informed and
have had their attenti called to it time
and time again. That is the condition Of
Lake Street, both as to street and eide
walks from Cass Street to the Railroad.
Sometime lat year, III May, l am told,
the commissioners brought an engineer
to the town to give them grade by
which the condition Of that street might
be improved, and come Of his grade stakes
are still in evidence along the street al d
along Wood Street. Not thing has been
done since, except that the Railroad Com
pany has recently made their part good
and the towns part very much worse.
l have been tod that the commissioners
gave notice in June to the property hoI'
ders to repair these sidewalks. Well, it is
March, in if you believe it is done, take
a walk that way, any day.
CITIZEN.