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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-03-08
TIME EXTENDED.

The time limit for membership in
the York County Corn club has been
extended to March 16.
It will be remembered that Prof
Haddon, who was to explain matters
at the county meeting held In York
Vile on Monday, February 5, failed to
make this point, and those in charge
had to do the best they could under
the circumstances.
The committee considered the situ-
alton and decided to fix the time limit
lust before the usual time to commence
preparing land for planting corn. and
agreed upon March l as a satisfactory
date.
Mr.. John R. Blair, county agent of
the Farmers Cooperative Demonstra- =
ton work has a letter from the de-
partment suggesting that it was not
the intention Of the department to
close the lists as early as March / and
he requests the announcement that
the time be extended to Saturday,
March 16.
Boys within the age limits who have
not yet sent in their names may do so
on or before March 16, and also any
eligible white school in the county
that desires to enter the competition
on the same terms as laid down for
the boys, may do so.
All names of prospective contest
ants should be sent to Mr.. ]. w. Quinn.
superintendent Of education.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-03-08

| less than q half dozen people, and fire.
quently these few nominate and elect
the clubs delegates in the county con-
vention, though the delegation thus
nominated and elected often outnum-
ber the people in attendance on the
meeting at which the nomination and
election is done.
If there Is any reproach understood
by this statement Of facts, we would
not have the reproach to fall upon the
few people who attend these precinct
meetings. 1t should fall rather upon
the many people who do not attend
The few who do attend have perfect
right to go ahead and dispose of the
business at hand exactly in accordance
with their own notion, and the many
who do not attend have no right to
complain about anybody but them
selves.
If the Democrats of York county
care who gets the endorsement of the
county's delegates In the state con-
vention for the Democratic presiden-
tial nomination; If they care who is
to be the county chairman; If they
care how they are recorded on the
question of requiring a registration
certificate as a prerequisite to the
right to vote in the primary, they must
attend the precinct club meetings. II
they do not attend the precinct club
meetings then they might very well
afford to stop complaining about va
rious matters that do not suit them
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-03-08

The Newberry Observer advises tina,
Democratic newspapers can do no bet
ter than urge upon the Republicans
that they nominate Mr.. Roosevelt. The
Observe gives this advice because II
thinks Roosevelt will be easier to de-
feat than any other man the Repub.
licans can nominate.-Yorkvill En-
quirer.
The Enquirer has mixed them ba-
bies up" Some other paper must be
meant The Observer has not said
that Roosevelt will be easier to de-
feat than any other man the Republi-
cans can nominate" Quite the con-
trary; the Observer has said repeated
ly that Roosevelt would be the hard
est man to beat of all the candidates
named for the Republican nomination
--Newberry Observer.
The Enquirer pleads guilty to hav-
ing mixed the babies" 1t saw the
statement referred to in another pa
per, credited to the Observer but does
not remember what paper it was. II
is frankly admitted, however, that the
opinion quoted did not sound like an
Observer opinion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-03-08
Inteurity of the Courts.

The thing in Governor Blease's
Blacksburg speech that impressed us
more than anything else was what was
said about the manner in which JUS
tice is dispensed.
The governors statement was to the
effect that many criminals convicted OF
crime get off more lightly than other
wise because of influence brought to
bear upon judges before sentence is
passed.
According to the way the governor
sized it up, the situation Is like this:
After a man is convicted, some man of
influence, maybe a lawyer member of
the legislature before whom the trial
judge has to go for reelection, will go
to that judge and make representa-
tlons in behalf of that convict. and as
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-03-08

One rule Of the first Importance Is
that each contestant must send In to
Mr.. ]. w. Quinn, superintendent of
education, on or before March 16, GER
titled information Of the age and
weight OF the contesting pig, and 1t is
desirable also that there be a state
ment of the strain or breed or stock
the animal Is supposed to be.
1t Is not to be understood, Of course.
that contesting pigs must have an ap-
proved record, or anything of that
kind; but 1t Is desirable that each pig
be described as satisfactorily as pos
sible.
The Enquirer has been requested to
publish the information given to Su-
perintendent of Education Quinn as
soon after 1t comes In as 1t can be
made up, and this request will very
probably be compiled with.
Those who have entered and those
who are thinking of entering, will
please remember that the lists will re-
main open until Saturday, March 16,
and that on that date, or on any of
the five days previous, the superin-
tendent of education must have the
age and weight Of each contesting pig
The information may be furnished on
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Fri
day or Saturday, just so the date
comes within the five days fixed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-03-08
ABoUT PEOPLE.

Mr.. Chas. w. Smith of Spartan
burg, was in Yorkville yesterday an
business.
Mrs. N. E. Aull of Hickory, N. c..
Is visiting Mrs. j. w. Kirkpatrick in
Yorkville.
b< Mrs. w. S. LESLIE of LESLIE, Is WIS.,
liting the family of her son, Mr.. Grier
Leslie, at Bowling Green.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. 2. Stowe Of York
f8ille r. F. D. 1, left this morning for
Moore county, N. c., where they will
reside in the future.
k Mr.. s. C. Wood Of the Thomson
lGompany, Yorkville, and Mr.. ]. w
Kirkpatrick of the Kirkpatrick Bell
company, Yorkville. have both return.
ed from the northern markets.
DR.. Miles Walker, in the hospital ir
Baltimore, has written to Mrs. Walker
that the plaster in which he was en-
cased, has been removed and that ne
| Is more comfortable. The letter IL
generally encouraging.
EtAt a recent meeting Of the Chester
chapter of the Daughters Of the Amer
lean Revolution, Mrs. ]. A. Shannon
of Yorkville R F. D. No. 4, was chos-
en- to represent that chapter at the
national congress .Whlcn Will De nelC
in Washington in April.
Fort Mill Times: Mr.. D. A. Lee re.
turned Tuesday morning from Green.
vile, where he had gone on Saturday
to be with his son, Robert G. Lee, who
has been dangerously Ill for severa
weeks. Mr.. Lee reports that his sor
Is slowly improving and that the at.
tending physicians think he will bt
able to leave the hospital in ten days
or two weeks.
k Mrs. Nancy Oates, widow of the
late ]. B. Oates, has been seriously III
at her home near Coates's Tavern, fol
the past twelve days with form oi
paralysis. When she was first strick.
en- there was but little hope Of recov-
cry; but during the past few days
her condition has been showing signs
of improvement.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-03-08
WILL BE BROUGHT BACK.

Governor Blease Is to issue requi.
sition papers for H. Ethridge OF this
state, now held in Atlanta on the
charge of forgery and bigamy, says
the Columbia Record. Ethridge, II
is charged, married girl In this state
and secured money from her mother
to cover drafts forged by him, but
when his first wife in Arkansas wrote
her, he skipped to Atlanta. A petition
for requisition papers has come from
Solicitor Henry of Chester and the
governor stated Wednesday that the
requisition would be issued. This will
be forwarded Immediately to +. G. AL
len, a deputy from Rock Hill, who Is
in Atlanta to make the arrest. The
case has aroused considerable interest
throughout the state and the return
Of the accused to this state will be a
step forward in his prosecution.
Ethridge was arrested in Atlanta
last week He has secured as his at
torney, Mr.. Arthur CASTOR, Of Ches.
ter. Ethridge, 1t is alleged, forged
two checks on a bank In New Or
leans and had them cashed in Rock
Hill. After he had run away with
a girl from Catawba and later re-
turned he borrowed money from the
girls mother, the state charges, to
cover the drafts and it was then
learned that he was reported to have
q wife in the west. He left the state
and warrant was sworn out for his
arrest. Two warrants, 1t was stated
Wednesday, have been issued against
him. 1t is also stated that he Is
wanted on a charge at Laurens.
Solicitor Henry Of Chester has petit
toned the governor for requisitior
and has written to him, giving a re-
view of Ethridge's case. Solicitor
Henry's letter Is as follows:
Governor Cole L. Blease, Columbia,
S. c.
Dear Sir: Herewith find requisition
petition for H. Ethridge, now under
arrest in Atlanta. At first he promised
to return. He forged draft on q
bank in New Orleans and obtained
two checks therefor (Which checks
were cashed by the National Bank In
Rock Hill from Mr.. ]. c. Farris. In
the meantime he ran off with young
lady at Catawba. came back and was
received into the home. He secured
the money from his mother-in-law
to take up the forged drafts. A few
days afterwards t { family got a let
ter from his former wife In Arkansas
and then he absconds. He Is VII
lainous rascal Upon issuing requi-
sition forward to Mr.. F. G. Allen, At
lanta, Ga. in care Of police headquar-
ters and oblige, yours, ETC.,
]. K. Henry, Solicitor.
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assistance, but little help is available

assistance, but little help Is available
Columbia special Of Tuesday to
the News and Courier: According to
an act of the recent general assembly
creating the office Of state dispensary
gauger, Mr.. w. Mob. Sloan Of Colum-
bia, was Tuesday appointed by the
governor, state gauger. Mr.. Sloan has
been gauger for the dispensaries OF
Richland county and accordingly is
fitted for the work of the Office, The
new law, created by the recent gen.
eral assembly, provides that the gov
ernor shall appoint a special gauger
to inspect, gauge and examine all H.
quors and wines bought and sold by
the dispensaries of the state. 1t pro-
vides that the gauger shall have pass
ed civil service examination and
have experience in gauging for the
United States government. The gau-
ger will receive $1,S00 a year, which
shall be paid by the various county
dispensaries in proportion to their re-
spective profits. The gauger's term
of office Is one year unless he be re-
moved by the governor.
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there seemed to be doubt as to wheth-
er the jury was going to be allowed to
believe that a crime like this-such an
unnatural crime-would be attempted
for such a seemingly impossible mo-
tive. The thing looked almost absurd.
But the Johnsons had worked up their
end Of the case with thoroughness, and
Mr.. 8. N. Johnson being pretty well up
in criminal law practice, he was able
to give the solicitor some valuable
pointers. At any rate Partlow was
convicted and that before the jury had
been out a full hour.
Judge Lyon, who was presiding, at
first sentenced Partlow to five years en-
the roads; but later reduced the sem
tence to three years and ten months.
The reduction of the sentence, 1t Is
understood. was due in a measure to
Attorney Shannonhouse's agreement
to allow the prisoner to take his med
icine without any further fighting.
There was outstanding for Partlow
or rather for the conviction of the
party or parties who attempted to
wreck the train, rewards to the amount
of $780, 1t Is understood that these
rewards are to go to Constable Hor-
ace Johnson and his father, Mr.. 8. N.
Johnson.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-03-08

Judge Jones's doctrine on the rela-
tior of a governor to his friends Is
much sounder than Is the doctrine of
Governor Blease Governor Blease
has been quoted as saying in effect
that none but those who supported
him may look to him for any favors.
Even though the governor has been
correctly quoted on that point, we can
hardly believe that he means just that.
If he does mean that he Is absolutely
unfit for the governorship. The peo-
pie of this country are not supposed
to be governed by arbitrary power, or
the whims of any man. The govern
ing force is the law-the constitution
the fundamental law-and the statute
laws based thereon. The law Is or
should be higher than any man, be he
governor, chief justice, millionaire or
day laborer, and the man who puts
himself above the law, whether the
man be field hand or governor, is a
menace to his fellows. Our laws do
not contemplate vesting any man with
arbitrary power, and it is not too much
to say that practically all of our
troubles, political, industrial and So
cial, come through disobedience to the
laws. One right that is guaranteed by
the constitution under which we live
Is the right of every voter to vote as
he pleases, and the exercise of that
right should be held sacred. When
Governor Blease says, If he did say
It, that he will not recognize man
who did not vote for him, why then
he declares his Indifference to the
constitution Of the state, and confesses
his unfitness for the high position he
holds. The announced doctrine of
Judge Jones on the friendship propo-
sition Is correct. We endorse It heart
lily. The governor elected by major
ity of the people is governor of all the
people, and 1t Is incumbent upon him
to treat all the people with fairness
and justice He cannot be expected,
to be sure, to surround himself with a
staff that Is out of sympathy with
him, nor can he be expected to ap-
point as administrators of the law men
who will likely give themselves over
principally to his embarrassment. But
he must respect the principles Of local
self government and he must remem-
Der too, that because men differ with
him, does not necessarily mean that
they are dishonest or unfit for the
responsibilities of citizenship. But we
are not altogether sure about the at
titude of Judge Jones to that fellow
who hurrahed for Governor Blease at
Hampton. It seems to us that that
fellow had an absolute right to hurrah
for Governor Blease if he wanted to
and while we will not say that Judge
Jones did not have an equal right to
denounce him as an anarchist, If he
wanted to take the consequences, still
we are not sure that such denunciation
was wise. The great trouble with epi-
thets Is that they do not prove any,
thing, and without regard to which Is
right one side can generally play at
that game about as well as the other.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-03-08
6MILUs PARTLow CONVICTED.

Milus Partlow, the negro who has
figured quite conspicuously In the col
umns Of The Enquirer since shortly
after the attempt to wreck the G. &
N.-W's passenger train, No. 10. at
Crowder's creek trestle last fall, was
convicted in the CASTOR court last
Tuesday and sentenced to three years
and ten months on the North Caro-
lima roads.
With the case Of Milus Partlow the
readers of The Enquirer are familiar.
Constable Horace Johnson was after
him at the time Of the attempted train
wrecking; but wanted him on anoth-
er charge. The constable knew of the
let drop. 1t was for disposing OF
property under mortgage that
Partlow was wanted originally; but
when the officer approached the negro
ran. Constable Johnson caught him
after foot race, and then told him
what he was wanted for. III I had
known that was It," said the negro, 81
would not have rum" This started the
constables mind to working, and when
later Partlow asked whether he could
have gotten damages from the rail-
road had his boys been killed in the
wreck, the constable's mind worked
some more. AS the result Of this
mind working, when the constable re-
turned home with his prisoner by way
Of the trestle, he was able to see how
it might have been the rubber tires Of
Partlow's buggy that had turned from
the road in toward the trestle during
the early morning Of that day. Con-
stable Johnson kept his own counsel
for the time and later worked up a
lot more circumstantial evidence that
made an absolutely conclusive case.
After the constable's case became
public, somebody started a story to
the effect that Milus had insurance
policies on the lives Of the boys. Con-
stable Johnson and his father, Mr.. s.
n. Johnson, could see that this could
very easily be true, and that II true
1t would furnish a motive; but they
did not bank on this story a great
deal From what they had previously
picked up they could see sufficient mo-
tive In the negro's question as to
whether he could have gotten damages
from the railroad II his boys had been
killed. They knew all about the fact
that the negro was suspected OF
having poisoned his wife on account
of an insurance policy on her life In
his favor, and having good reason to
believe in the business Of the suspicion
they saw no reason to doubt that
negro who would do this would just
as quickly send a whole train load Of
people to destruction with an idea Of
making the railroad pay him dam
ages on account of the lives Of chill
dren he had murdered himself.
During Monday 1t looked very much
as II Partlow was going to escape.
His lawyer. Mr.. F. M. Shannonhouse
of Charlotte, was managing his case
with consummate smoothness and
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-03-08
The Presidential Nominee.

AS to who South Carolina is going
to favor as the presidential nominee of
the Democratic party, we have not
the slightest idea; but of one thing we
are reasonably certain and that is that
the man our delegates vote for will
not necessarily be the choice of ma
jority of South Carolina Democrats.
According to our view, woodrow
Wilson is the best man the Democrats
can nominate; but we do not want the
reader to understand that because we
think Woodrow Wilson is the best
man, a majority Of the Democrats of
South Carolina think the same thing,
and neither do we want anybody to
think that we think that even If
Woodrow Wilson should get the en-
dorsement of a majority of the South
Carolina Democratic convention that
would necessarily mean that he Is the
choice of a majority of the Demo-
cratic voters.
The only way to test the sentiment
between the various presidential cam
didates is by means of a primary cleo
ton. This, however, is never done.
The attitude Of the party to this sub
ject is usually determined at precinct
club meetings. and in nine cases out
of ten these precinct club meetings are
manipulated by few individuals. Of
ten a single club meeting is manipu-
lated by single individual, and just
as often one individual manipulates
half dozen or more club meetings.
We venture right now that If poll
of the county were made, it would be
found that not twenty per cent of the
Democratic voters would be able to
describe the procedure by which pre-
cinct delegates are chosen to the coun-
ty conventions. The probability is
that not per cent of the voters Of
the county have attended pre-
cinct convention, and yet 1t Is at these
precinct conventions that the authority
originates for the election Of county
executive committeeman, the county
chairman and the delegates to the
state convention.
Under the rules of the Democratic
party, each precinct club is entitled
to representation in the county con-
vention on a basis Of one delegate for
each twenty-five votes cast at the last
preceding first primary election, and
one delegate for each majority frac-
primary election. The main business
of precinct meetings is to elect pre-
cinct presidents and secretaries. and
delegates to the county convention.
Often these meetings are attended by
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the result of such representations the
Judge will tighten the sentence.

the result of such representations the
Judge will tighten the sentence.
People may pooh. pooh at this state
ment as much as they like; but it is
the absolute truth, and the fact of the
statement coming from Mr.. Blease
does not detract in the least from Its
significance.
This writer has seen this very
thing done time and again In the York
court house, and he can conceive OF
no one thing that Is more calculated
to bring the courts into contempt and
to destroy confidence in our much
boasted security to life and property
Through equal and exact justice to all
AS to how to remedy this situation
we confess we do not know. The
trouble in the first place lies with the
"men of influence" who would pros
titute their influence to such purposes
and in the second place, to the lack OF
that courage and integrity in the judge
which should hold him to his duty re-
gardless of consequences to himself
For ore thing, we have thought that
the situation could be improved by
electing judges by the people instead
of by the general assembly. We dc
not claim that this would prove an in
fallible remedy; but notwithstanding
all claims to the contrary we have ar
rived. at the firm conviction that the
voters as a whole, are more fit to elect
Judges than is the general assembly
We believe there is less politics in the
primary election than there is in the
general assembly and we believe there
is more honesty.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-03-08
FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1919.
Fire At Concord.

The home Of Mr.. 8. M. Jackson, near
Concord church, was destroyed by fire
last Sunday morning. The building,
substantial six-room structure, was
formerly known as the Youngblood
house. The fire was first discovered
in the second story; but as there had
been no fire In use in that part Of the
building for some time previous, the
origin Of the flames cannot be salts
factorily accounted for. AS soon as
he discovered his danger Mr.. Jackson
rang his farm bell, and Messrs. G. W.,
T. M. and G. G. Martin and w. M.
Setter, the nearest neighbors, came to
his assistance as quickly as possible.
Mr.. G.. w. Martin was the first to ar
rive, and father and uncle coming in a
little later all did what they could, but
the flames had made such headway
and the fire fighting facilities were 80
poor that little could be done. The
building, which was worth probably
ST. 900, and all the household effects
except a few scattering articles, were
destroyed. Mr.. Jackson had $3.50 in
surance in the Farmers Mutual, $500
on the house, and $3.50 on the contents.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-03-08
THE DRY GOODS TRADE.

Six or eight years back there was
complaint that because Of such small
and poorly selected stocks carried by
the few merchants in that line, York.
vile was far behind neighboring towns
as a dry goods market; but that COM
plant has very little foundation now.
Yorkville is now one Of the very best
dry goods markets In the Piedmont.
Three small stores of a few years
back have increased to six as follows:
Thomson Company,
Kirkpatrick-Belk Company.
J. @. Wray,
]. M. Stroup,
Mcconnell Dry Goods Company,
Cloud Cash Store.
Besides these, Louis Roth, Carroll
Bros, the Yorkville Banking and Mer-
camille Co., w. r. Carroll and the York
Supply company also carry dry goods.
and considering both quantity and
quality, Yorkville offers as much In
this line as is to be found In any of
the surrounding towns. In fact, 1t is
doubtful as to whether there Is bet
ter dry goods market in the entire
Piedmont
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-03-08
8 WITHIN THE TOWN.

<Mr. w. H. Herndon. who has been
Keeping count, says there have been
six SHOWS this winter.
HRev. T. P. Burgess has moved from
the Allison house on West Liberty
street, to the Riddle house on Kings
Mountain street. Mr.. Harry Foster
has moved into his new home on
Kings Mountain street. Mr.. H. B.
Laws has moved from the O'Farrell
house into the house vacated by Rev.
Mr. RurPess