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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-06-07
LOCAL. AFFAIRS
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Sharon Dramatic Club-Will present
"Topsy Turvy" at Hickory Grove on
next Tuesday evening.
Yorkville Hardware Co. - Reminds
you that fly screens are a necessity
and wants to supply your home. Also
talks about refrigerators.
Kirkpatrick-Belk Coon Monday will
put on sale special purchase Of fancy
work. See page four for particulars.
First National Bank, Yorkville-Gives
some sound advice to parents about
training children to save. See page
four.
National Union Bank, Rock Hill-Says
money doesn't make the man, but 1t
helps in various ways. See page four.
Shieder Drug Store-On page four calls
special attention to "Kreso Dip" for
freeing cattle and other animals from
all kinds of vermin.
Kirkpatrick-Belk Co.-Calls attention
to parasols, mems straw hats. wash
pants and it's suit and shirt sale.
Mcconnell Dry Goods GOWN on
Saturday put on sale specials in un-
derwear. Turkish towels and milli-
merry.
Herndon & Gordon-Have large guam
titles of fruit jars and advise the la
dies to put up lots Of fruit this sum-
mer.
]. Q. Wray-Offers specially good val
ues in shoes of all kinds. and also
reduced prices on straw hats.
Thomson Co.-Puts on sale tomorrow a
lot of specially priced millinery, and
also talks about ladies' skirts, mus
lins, underwear, etc.
Carroll Bros.-Have best grade of Por-
to Rico molasses, flour, tea, home
ground meal, farm tools, etc.
J. M. Stroup-Wants you to let him
quote you prices on chicken feed,
sugar, flour, tobacco, and wants you
to remember the Peters shoe.
York Supply Co.-Sells Sunshine horse
and chicken feed and says 1t is the
best. Field seeds.
J. r. Lindsay & Co.-Sell insurance
of all kinds and are prepared to ham
die all kinds Of real estate PROPOSE
tions. Your business solicited.
Star Theatre-Presents Dante's Infer
no this afternoon and evening.
Cloud Cash Store-Begins a special sale
of a variety Of goods at big reduc-
tions. The sale will continue all of
next week.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-06-07

signers of the original petition took
steps to restrain the additional weigh
ers appointed from officiating. The
matter was taken before then Associ-
ate Justice Gary, with both sides rep
resented by attorneys, and his ruling,
though 1t hardly touched the merits Of
the question, upheld the power of the
commissioners to appoint additional
weighers. The effect Of this ruling was
to put the whole matter back to where
1t was before the original petition was
presented.
Although not questioning the tech
nical correctness of Judge Gary's rul-
ing; but still believing in their right
to have their cotton weighed by dis
interested representative of both sides,
the farmers have come forward again
in the petition presented elsewhere.
As we see it, we are just little
doubtful as to whether the law as con-
strued by Justice Gary was correct.
That is we have the same doubt that
anybody has a right to have until
there has been a final decision of the
supreme court. But whether Justice
Gary was right or wrong in holding
that the two commissioners had power
and discretion in the appointment of
additional weighers, we did not think
anybody would try to hold that there
was any legal or moral obligation upon
them to appoint such additional weigh
ers.
AS to the declaration of Mr.. Wilson,
provided he is correctly quoted. we will
say that he Is correct. There Is moth
ing in the statutes that would author
iZe the county commissioners to call
for such an election as Is proposed.
The county would not be warranted in
paying any expense in connection with
such an election. But Mr.. Wilson's
proposition is purely a negative one
that does not in any wise affect the
merits of the case.
1t is not disputed that the county
board of commissioners have the right
to appoint a public cotton weigher up
on a petition of fifty cotton producers
living within a radius of five miles of
any cotton market. While there Is
question of the right Of the commits
sioners to appoint more than one
weigher for the same market under any
circumstances, there is no question of
the right to appoint one weigher under
the conditions specified. Now then, If
the commissioners see proper to grant
the request of these petitioners and in
dcate that they will appoint the one
cotton weigher who may be shown to
be the choice of a majority, we see
nothing to prevent the petitioners
themselves holding the election asked
for and then handing in a petition
signed by fifty cotton producers, asking
for the appointment Of the man who
may have been recommended. There
Is nothing in the law to prevent such
an election and it seems to us that this
arrangement would comprehend a lit
eral conformity with the statute as 1t
stands.
AS to the power Of the commission
ers to appoint additional weighers af-
ter majority of the voters had Sc
lected one in a primary we have no
doubt whatever. They would certainly
have as much power as they had last
summer; but we really do not think
they would be especially keen about
exercising such power.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-06-07

parts of the county and from some Of
the surrounding counties, was made up
Of about as happy, contented, good ma
tured folks as are ever seen anywhere.
From their manner and conduct II
was evident that they were honored
guests of people from whom they were
proud to receive honor, and IL any
body would suggest that they did not
have a pleasant time they simply don't
know. The old fellows walked about
greeting and receiving greetings,
ment, or sat on the benches under the
shade Of the elms in the court house
yard, as happy and contented as
grandpas under their own vine and fig
trees, surrounded by children and
grandchildren, while the mothers and
daughters were preparing the MONDAY
meal. The people Of the town found
pleasure circulating among them. rec
ognizing old acquaintances. and taken
altogether 1t was certainly great.
The dinner proper, Of course, was q
sumptuous affair. It consisted Of an
endless variety Of appetizing dishes, all
prepared with skill and experience un-
excelled; but 1t was the reception as
they entered the dining room and the
service that got closest to the veterans.
door, greeting most Of them by name,
welcoming them with cordial hand
shakes and making them feel at home
And then as the dinner progressed all
the guests found anything and every
thing they desired right at their plates.
Such service, so perfect and delightful,
Is seldom seen anywhere except under
circumstances almost exactly similar
After dinner more than a dozen vet
Grams called at The Enquirer office,
some on one errand and some on an
other; but each and every one took oc-
casion to mention their entertainment,
and strange to say not one Of them re-
ferred to the actual dinner. Invaria-
bly, 1t was something about the delight
full treatment of those splendid ladies'
how nice they were and how their
treatment was appreciated. I'VE want
you to thank them for u.s." said sew
eral, because we can never tell them
how grateful we feel about It." And
then several Of the ladies too, have ex-
pressed the same sentiment in person
and over the telephone. 1T was just
fine to entertain those veterans. We
have enjoyed the previous dinners ever
so much; but this was undoubtedly the
incest Of all. We are so glad that so
many Of them came out, and we really
believe they enjoyed 1t, too"
Although the veterans are growing
fewer and fewer, there were some at
the dinner four years ago that were not
at the dinner the next year, and some
there last year who were not on hand
this year, but in view Of the thorough
understanding and comradery that has
been established between the Winnie
Davis chapter, U. D. c., and the sur
vivors, it Is pretty safe to say that
the number of guests who will be pres
ent at the next annual dinner will be
far larger than has been the number at
any previous dinner.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-06-07
WITHIN THE TOWN.

The Fourth of July is less than a
month off. Anything to be done about
It?
The congregation of the First Pres
byterian church Of Yorkville, Is dis
cussing the matter of erecting a hand
some new Sunday school room.
What was known as the Clawson
old house that was moved back to
make room for the new Associate Re-
formed church building, was built orig
inally about 1910, and was remodeled
in the early '70s.
There has been more or less devel-
opment of Herndon Heights since the
sale Of the property about eighteen
months ago. The demand for lots in
that quarter has kept the property up
to and above original selling prices.
The election of Mr.. Geo. w. Brown
as an alderman Of the town, creates a
vacancy on the board Of trustees Of
the Yorkville Graded school, as Mr..
Brown will resign from the latter po-
sition.
There Is a case of tetanus in the
family of Mr.. R T. Hilton on East Lib
erty street. little daughter, Lila, be-
ing the victim. The child stepped on
piece Of glass some days ago, and
while the usual remedies were applied,
no great alarm was felt until tetanus
began to develop. The anti-tetanus
serum was administered, and the child
Is some better; but not out of danger
Up to yesterday the fearful malady
had manifested itself only in a painful
rigidity of the muscles. The child's
jaws had not been affected.
The general municipal election
was held last Tuesday. The officers
voted for were mayor, six aldermen
and three school trustees. There was
some interest but no undue excitement.
John r. Hart was reelected mayor
without opposition, receiving all Of the
81 votes cast. There was some division
in the case of some of the aldermen;
but no spirited contests. The following
gentlemen were elected in the various
wards: Quinn Wallace in ward 1; G.
w. Brown in ward 2; ]. B. Pegram in
ward 3; E. w. Long in ward 4; W. T.
Moore in ward 5; j. A. Sherer in ward
Is. G. w. s. Hart and r. c. Allein
were elected to full terms as trustees
of the Yorkville Graded school, and ].
M. Stroup was elected to fill the un-
expired term of w. s. Neil.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-06-07

II is worth while to have been a
Confederate veteran-if you live In
York county.
The seed crushing business Is prac-
tically over in this immediate locality,
the seed crop being all but exhausted
Oil Is high.
The three dollar Communication road
tax Is now due and payable and people
who fail to pay on or before July !
will be required to work five days.
They are talking of a trolley line
from Spartanburg to Bennettsville by
way of Chester and Lancaster. Jt
would be better by Yorkville.
There is no doubt about 1t, the far
mers are working. This country has
never seen so much plowing, planting
narrowing and hoeing in the same
number of days.
Reports from different sections OF
the county are to the effect that good
stands of cotton are In evidence every
where and although there are spots
that have no rain, generally the rain
Is quite abundant.
The Enquirer is in receipt of hand
some booklet pictorially illustrating a
number of Rock Hills handsome resi-
dences. churches, school buildings and
manufacturing plants. The booklet
makes a handsome showing for Rock
Hill. 1t would be a credit to any town
able to furnish the subjects for such
pictures as go to make 1t up.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-06-07

The Yorkville Enquirer, strongly
theoretical on prohibition, has lot to
say in this issue with reference to the
friendly little controversy between the
Daily Mail and Rev. DR.. j. Lemacks
Stokes of Williamson. The Enquirer
as might be supposed, prefaces its re-
marks with a misstatement-to the eff
feet that the editor Of the Daily Mail
was a supporter of Hon. Thos. G. Nc
Leod two years ago. The editor Of the
Daily Mail supported with his lone lit
tie vote another gentleman who went
down in defeat, but a bigger man IN
defeat than many who are elected. But
we submit that the editor of the Daily
Mail, having attended many OF the
campaign meetings, was in position
to observe-more closely than the edi-
tor Of even the cosmopolitan Yorkville
Enquirer-the winning ways of some
of the candidates. The personal regard
of the editor of the Daily Mail for Mr.,
Featherstone Is as sincere as that OF
the editor Of The Enquirer-Anderson
Daily Mail.
If The Enquirer misrepresented Mr.
Banks, 1t Is sorry, and in further ex-
PLANTATION will only say that 1t did not
60 out of it's way for the purpose as
the Mail has been doing in the case of
The Enquirer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-06-07
LOCAL LACoNIcS.
Struck BY Lightning.

The home of Mr. Luther G.. Thomp-
son at Glover, was struck by lightning
Wednesday afternoon and injured to
the extent Of about one hundred dol
lars. None of the members Of the fam
lily were injured.
Death of Mrs. D. M. Hall.
Mrs. Margaret Hall, wife of Mr.. D.
Martin Hall, died at her home on the
Kings Mountain road yesterday after
noon at about 4 o'clock, after q long
and tedious illness, and was buried at
Beersheba this morning at II o'clock,
the funeral services being conducted
by Rev. T. P. Burgess, her pastor, as
sisted by Rev. H. j. Mills. The deceas-
ed was a daughter Of the late Jackson
Brown, and was about 60 years Of age.
She was a most excellent woman, well
thought Of by all who knew her. She Is
survived by her husband and the fol-
lowing children: Mr.. John Q. Hall, at
home; Mrs. J. B. Neil of Filbert; Mrs.
M. C. D. Owens Of Hickory, N. c.;
Misses Myrtle and jamie, and Mr.. Brian
Hall
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-06-07

The Anderson Daily Mail refers to
The Yorkville Enquirer as a leading
Blease Paper. Enquirer.
We have too much respect for The
Enquirer to put it down as a Blease
paper, but we are forced to confess that
we do not know what it is for in this
mpaign.-Greenwood Journal.
If in the universally practiced occu-
patton of trying to make the other fel-
low do your way, or placing" him, as
a certain editor recently put it, there
is a commoner gag" than that of i'm
putting to him that which he is not,
that commoner gag has not yet been
called to our attention. We sincerely
appreciate the respect of the Green
wood Journal and we are grateful
enough for what it has said. We hope
we shall retain its respect. The Jour
nal, as we understand it, is d Jones pa
per. Why, we do not know, but we
suppose it does. At any rate we have
no objection, nor have we any fear that
it will do anything that a self-respecting
constituency should be ashamed of.
But as we view the whole situation, we
have not seen anything to make us feel
that ii is our duty to grow over en-
thusiastic about either of these two
candidates. We do not see anything in
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-06-07

the bone. Dropping his bone. he dived
for the reflection in the water. Jones,
he said had lost the substance to go
after the shadow. Mr.. Connor intends
to make an aggressive campaign and
from his talk yesterday it will be real
lied after the first campaign meeting
that he is in the race to stay and will
make a fight to win. He is one of the
largest and most progressive farmers
in this county. and has always been
prominent in affairs. having served In
both branches of the legislature as
representative of this county. He was
also several years one Of the county
commissioners. He has always been
looked upon as a man Of high ideals,
backed by good common sense.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-06-07

That is no fairy story that we are
printing from st. Petersburg about the
heroic efforts the Russians are max
ing to stimulate the production of cot
ton in their dominions, by imposing
tariff duties equal to $2S bale. Just
suppose the Russians had the cotton
the people of the south have,
don't you suppose they would be quick
to conserve the fullest benefit from it
by the adoption of a valOrization plan
like that which the South Carolina leg
islature has sought to create?
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-06-07

the situation that seems to call upon
us to try to stir things up, or ring
them around" We could not throw
ourselves unreservedly into the advo-
cacy Of either of these men without do
ing violence to our convictions, and
under the circumstances we can see no
other way for us than to remain where
we have been all along, giving our
readers facts rather than political
dnna
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-06-07
CONDITION OF COTTON.
78.9 Per Cent, as Compared With s7.8
Per Cent Last Year.

TSI SSuk Idoh
The first report of the department
of agriculture showing the condition
on May 25 Of cotton Of this seasons
planting in the United States. as COM
piled from the reports Of the cores
pondents and agents of the bureau Of
statistics, was issued last Wednesday
at noon by the crop reporting board
which estimated the condition as 1873
per cent Of a normal, compared with
S7.S per cent on May 25 last year, 50
per cent on the corresponding date in
1910, S1.1 per cent in 1909 and S1.5
per cent, the average condition for the
past ten years on May 25.
The usual estimate by the depart
ment of agriculture giving the acre
age planted to cotton and issued
yearly with the first condition report
this year has been, and henceforth
will be, deferred until July owing to
the passage recently by congress of
law requiring this change.
Comparisons of conditions on May
25 by states, with the acreage picked
and yield per acre last year, follow:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-06-07
THE STATE CAMPAIGN.
Begins at Sumter Tuesday, June IL,
and Ends at GreenviIle, August %.

The itinerary for the state cam
paign was prepared last Tuesday by
of the state Demo-
cratic executive committee. The first
meeting will be held in Sumter on
June 18, and the campaign will be
brought to a close in Greenville on
August %. There will be a recess OF
one week beginning on July 26. The
members Of the committee preparing
the itinerary were John Gary Evans,
state chairman, of Spartanburg, and
Richard I. Manning Of Sumter, and
w. F. Stevenson Of Cheraw.
The assessments for the candidates
entering the campaign will be fixed
at a meeting Of the state Democratic
executive committee to be held In
Columbia next Tuesday at noon. The
primary election will be held on
August 2S. All pledges must be filed
by the candidates for all offices by
June II.
The following itinerary has been
prepared by the committee:
Sumter, Tuesday, June IS.
Bishopville, Wednesday, June 19.
Darlington, Thursday. June 20.
Bennettsville, Friday, June 21.
Chesterfield, Saturday, June %.
Florence, Tuesday. June 25.
Dillon, wednesday, June 20.
Marion, Thursday, June 27.
Conway, Friday. June 2S.
Georgetown. Saturday, June 20.
Kingstree, Tuesday, July 2.
Manning, Wednesday, July 3.
Moncks Corner, Thursday, July 4.
Charleston, Friday, July s.
Walterboro, Saturday. July 6.
Beaufort, Tuesday, July 8.
Jasper (Ridgeland), Wednesday,
July 10.
Hampton, Thursday, July II.
Barnwell, Friday, July IL.
Bamberg, Saturday. July 13.
ST. George, Tuesday, July 16.
Orangeburg. Wednesday, July II.
st. Matthews, Thursday, July IS.
Columbia, Friday, July 10.
Chester, Saturday. July 20.
Winnsboro, Monday, July 22.
Lexington, Tuesday, July %.
Saluda, Wednesday. July "a.
Edgefield, Thursday, July 25.
Aiken, Friday, July 26.
One Week Of.
Camden, Monday, August 5.
Lancaster, Tuesday, August 6.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-06-07

Who of the people who stood for
Featherstone think any less of him be-
cause of his failure of election, and who
of these original Featherstone people
are now thinking of abandoning their
principles because Featherstone did not
win? Bah. what drivel! The fact that
South Carolina has never elected
governor opposed to the liquor traffic
does not argue that she never will,
any more than does the fact that OppO-
sition to the liquor traffic argues that
such opposition is wrong because it is
not backed by a majority of the votes.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-06-07

Yorkville, Wednesday, August Z.
Gaffney, Thursday, August s.
Spartanburg, Friday, August 8.
Union, Saturday, August 10.
NewbeiTy, Tuesday, August 13.
Laurens. Wednesday, August IA.
Greenwood, Thursday, August 15
Abbeville, Friday, August 16.
Anderson, Saturday, August IL.
Walhalla. Tuesday. August 20.
Pickens. Wednesday, August 81.
Greenville, Thursday, August 22.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-06-07

The Greenville News is Of opinion
that even if Fielder should be arrested
and put on trial in South Carolina
there would nothing come of it more
than came Of the label case. and in this
opinion the News is entirely correct.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-06-07

If Governor Blease can catch Fielder
in South Carolina there will be no
trouble in holding him; but there is no
probability that the governor of Mary
land would honor requisition for the
gentleman from Georgia in the event of
a capture in Baltimore.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-06-07

Hon. E. ]. Watson, commissioner of
agriculture, commerce and labor for
South Carolina, claims that the south
ern cotton acreage this year is 100000
acres less than last year; but some
how we are inclined to fear that Mr..
Watson's figures are a little shy.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-06-07
An Atlanta dispatch says that friends

An Atlanta dispatch says that friends
have advised T; B. Fielder not to pass
through South Carolina on his way to
Baltimore. We have seen the state
ment that Mr.. Fielder has made it
point to avoid South Carolina ever
since the issuance of that original war
rant, and we are inclined to think that
he does not need any great amount Of
persuasion to keep him out of this
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-06-07

BY the time the circus reaches York
Vile, away in August, the campaign
will be pretty warm, unless, as the An
derson Daily Mail and the Lancaster
News think, Governor Blease has not
been completely buried by that time.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-06-07

Even if The Enquirer does not be-
long to any of the candidates, we VEN
ture that it will give about as much
straight, honest, political news, cover
ing all sides. as any other semi-weekly
newspaper in the state.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-06-07

There are people who say there is
only one white party in South Caro-
lima: but why anybody should say
such a thing when everybody knows
better, it is difficult to understand.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-06-07

South Carolina negroes have enough
sins of their own to be responsible for
without having false charges laid at
their door, as was undoubtedly the case
in that affair at Aiken.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-06-07

Attorney General Lyon Is quoted as
saying that he does not believe Rich
land jury would convict in the dispen-
sary graft cases, no matter what the
testimony.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-06-07

We do not see why the Lancaster
News should object to The Enquirer
admiring the ability and patriotism Of
Hon. John L. McLaurin. That gentle
man is not a candidate.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-06-07

There are those who say that where
fish are plentiful there are no mosqui-
toes; but that is not so. Now, there Is
Charleston, for instance.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-06-07

The question of interest now is, VIII
Fielder dare pass through South Caro-
lima on his way to Baltimore?
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-06-07
Ths 1torsrills Gaquirrr.
Entered at the Postoffice In Yorkville
as Mail Matter of the Second Glass.
YoRKvILLE. 8. c..
FRIDAY. JUNE z, 1912.

Senator Tillman is listed among the
senator's who expect to continue to
stick to Lorimer.