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The Washington times., 1912-09-02
MOTOR TRUCK
PARADE IN CAPITAL
IS GREAT SUCCESS
Decorated Cars Draw Many
Spectators to Pennsyl-
vania Avenue.

While thousands of people thronged
Pennsylvania avenue and other streets
over which the machines passed, the
first motor truck parade ever held in
Washington took place this afternoon.
Starting promptly Pt o'clock from
Scott circle. the parade, which was made
up of more than three hundred auto
mobile trucks, manv of them elaborately
decorated with flowers. flags, and bunt-
ing. passed down Pennsylvania avenue
to the Peace Monument, where II dou-
bled back over the same route to the
starting point In the parade every
type of truck. from the 500 pound de-
livery wagon to the 15,0C0-pound We
hicles, was represented.
Floats of allegorical subjects and
smothered with flowers and bunting
formed a large part of the pageant.
Many Of the best-known business houses
in the city were represented in the line
up. The display of GUIDE Bros. a big
truck, completely covered with flowers.
was one of the most elaborately deco
rated machines. and excited the admira-
ton of the spectators
The Holmes Bakery Company had a
representative line of machines from
which its products were thrown to the
spectators along the route, while the
Potomac Electric Power Company's fleet
of trucks distributed flowers, among
which were concealed orders on the COM
pany for chafing dishes, pressing irons.
and electric toasters.
The Loeffier Provision Company had a
unique plan to feed the crowd along the
line of the parade. A big float. carrying
fifteen men and a big range, was used in
cooking hot sausages for sandwiches,
which were thrown to the spectators as
the float passed over the streets.
Not the least interesting feature was
"Maude," the Missouri mule that had
the place of honor on the float of J.
Edward Chapman. The Old Dutch Mar
ket was the exhibit on a Wilcox truck
deliberately decorated, and II the votes
OF the spectators counted, this exhibit
will come In for one of the big prizes.
Other interesting exhibits and floats
were those of the Anheuser-Busch Brew
ing Company, Hecht & Company, E. F
Droop & Sons Company. George C. Sltaf
fer. and Lansburgh & Brother.
The parade was divided into seven d.
visions, each in charge of a marshal Al
the head of the line was a squad OF
bicycle policemen. f. H. Johansen, the
grand marshal, was next, and was fol
lowed by Jesse Cook, the assistant grand
marshal.
The Washington times., 1912-09-02
Army Biplane Will
Be Hauled in Parade
On Big Motor Truck

The big aeroplane-carrying automobile
truck used at the Army Aviation School
to go to the rescue of injured biplanes,
will be in the auto-truck parade this
afternoon.
a Burgess Wright biplane will be
pulled through the streets. This biplane
was injured in a flight at College Park
last Friday To give the public some
idea of the inside points of hauling an
army aeroplane, il was decided to put
the truck In the parade and have II
pull crippled" biplane.
In the auto will be number of sol-
diers from the Aviation school,
The Washington times., 1912-09-02
KIRKPATRICK MITCHELL.

Funeral services for Kirkpatrick
Mitchell. almost ninety years old, who
was at one time a prominent dry goods
merchant here, and who spent the last
six years of his life in the Masonic and
Eastern Star Home, were held this
morning at $3.50 o'clock from Speares
undertaking establishment. After the
services there the body was taken to
Glenwood Cemetery, where 1t was met
IA. F. and a. NJ. and given a Masonic
burial Mr.. Mitchell leaves no children
The Washington times., 1912-09-02

harsh physics that irritate and injure.
Remember, that your sour disordered
stomach, lazy liver, and clogged bow
els can be quickly cleaned and regu-
lated by morning with gentle, thorough
Cascarets; a 10-cent box will keen your
head clear and make you feel cheerful
and bully for months. Get Cascarets
now-wake up refreshed-feel like doing
n good days work-make yourself
pleasant and useful. Clean up! CheeJ
mn
The Washington times., 1912-09-02
SICK HEADACHE? TONGUE COATED?
IT'S YOUR LIVER! CASCARFTS SURE

You're bilious! You have a throbbing
sensation in your head, a bad taste in
your mouth, your eyes hurt. your skin
der you feel ugly, mean and ill-tem-
pered. Your system is full of bile and
constpated waste not properly passed
off, and what you need is a cleaning up
inside. Don't continue being a bilious,
constipated nuisance to yourself and
those who love you. and don't resort to
The Washington times., 1912-09-02
indianapolis Woman
Candidate for HOnOrS

NOBLESVILLE. Ind. Sept. Mrs.
Robert w. Mcbride of Indianapolis left
today for Los Angeles, Cal, to attend
the national convention of the Woman's
Relief Corps, which will be held in that
city beginning September Q. Mrs. Nc
Bride is a candidate for national presi-
dent
The Washington times., 1912-09-02

Left on bases-Washington, Z; Ath-
letics, IL.
First base on balls-Off Hughes, 2; off
Musser 4; off Plank. 9; off Bender !.
Innings pitched-By Hughes. 5: by
2: ~ Engel. l-3; by Plank
6; by Bender, 3.
..-,s u-uv-Jif Hughes, I; off Musser.
3; off Plank, 4: off Bender. 2.
Struck out-By hughes. 3: by Musser,
/; by Plank. 2; by Bender. 2.
Two-base hits-Baker. Mcbride.
Passed balls-Henry Egan.
Cmpires-Messrs. Dineen and O'Brien.
'Hit for Hughes in fifth.
tRuns for Kenworthy in ninth.
The Washington times., 1912-09-02
Davis Resigns.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. Sept. 2.-Harry
Davis, manager of the Cleveland
Maps, rendered his resignation to
Owner Somers this morning, and Joe
Birmingham was placed in charge
temporarily.
The Washington times., 1912-09-02

BOSTON. Mass, Sept 2.-Twelve
thousand members of union labor
throughout greater Boston paraded to-
day before 10000 spectators. who crowd
ed the line of march. despite dreary
skies. with occasional driZzles of rain
and temperature of Sc, which dropped
lower when damp cost winds brought
The 5000 motormen and conductors of
the Boston elevated who recently won
their strike for more pay, recognition
of the union. and better working condi-
tons. held the honor place In the
line.
The Washington times., 1912-09-02

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Sept. 2-Thirty
thousand unionists, thirty bands of mu-
sic, twenty floats, and plenty of inter-
today's Labor Day parade the greatest
i'll the city's histC V. Marching clubs
of women and girl. were feature.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-20
THE CROPS.

Representatives Of The Enquirer
have been making good many inqui-
ries during the past few weeks as to
crop conditions throughout the coun-
ty; but have been unable to get infor-
nation that will assist to tangible es-
Inmates of probable yields for this
year as compared with last year.
Down in the Ogden section crops
generally are looking pretty good. The
rains came at about the right times as
needed and work has been pushed well
along. Both cotton and corn are look
ing well.
Reports from the Neely's Creek Sec
ton east of Rock Hill, are not gener-
ally so favorable. There was too much
rain during most Of the working sea-
son, and it was either work wet or not
at all. AS a result neither cotton nor
corn seems to have been doing what
they should have done.
A farmer from near Guthriesville
reports that cotton did not begin to
fruit until late, and although 1t is
now fruiting very nicely, there are SO
many possible drawbacks to be con-
tended with that he cannot feel much
certainty as to the outcome. This con-
dition, suggestive of as good a chance
yet for a heavy crop as a light one, is
pretty general. The same farmer said
he has some corn that Is as fine as
any that he ever saw, and some that
will hardly be worth cutting down and
hauling up for the roughness.
There are very good crop prospects
in Bethel and Kings Mountain town.
ships, except over the storm-swept
district and the crops looked we'll there
until they were destroyed.
Whatever the probable yield of cot
ton and corn this year as compared
with last year, there seems TO be no
doubt of the fact that the farmers
generally are in better heart as to the
prospects now than they were at this
time last year.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-20
WITHIN THE TOWN,

The city council is improving Con-
gress street north Of Madison.
- The local base ball team lost all
three Of the games with Cowpens
which were played here Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday Of last week-the
score being SO; 1873 and 1872. The
visitors proved to be much the strong
er and the Yorkville boys were so dis
heartened at the result Of the series
that they decided to disband the team.
This was decided upon after the game
Saturday afternoon and the boys who
had been hired to play at Yorkville
prepared to leave for their homes.
Saturday night, however, Messrs. s. c.
Wood, R ]. Mackorell, e. w. Long,
and others got together and decided
that they would take charge Of the
situation and try to make a change. A
reorganization was effected and sew
eral new players were secured from
Pelzer, s. C. The team left yesterday
morning for Cowpens where they in
tend to play three games with the
same team over which they could not
win at home. The game yesterday at
Cowpens went for fourteen innings
and resulted in tie, 6-6; neither side
being able to score the winning run.
Both teams seem to be evenly match
ed now and the local fans are eagerly
awaiting the result of the game this
afternoon and the one tomorrow. The
understanding Is that the Yorkvhle
bunch will return home Wednesday
night and will play Lancaster three
games here on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday of this week.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-20

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Jones Publicity Bureau, Columbia
Advertises one hundred reasons why
Blease should not be governor, and
also advertises praise of Judge Jones
by Governor Blease
DR.. j. d. McDowell-Will pay reward
for return of a bunch Of keys lost
last Sunday between Yorkville and
Guthriesville.
York Drug Store-Is making a special
showing Of fine toilet soaps and es-
pecially invites the ladies to see II
for soaps.
Carroll Bros.-Have seed rye and de-
sire to supply farmers who intend
to sow rye.
Kirkpatrick -Belk Co.-Has received
another shipment of coat suits In
the newest fall styles. The oxford
sale and bargains in curtain goods
Thomson Co.-Invites attention to a
large display Of new fall gingham
dress goods, and offers a special
price for ten days.
Herndon & Gordon-Want to supply
you with fruit jars, fresh groceries,
ETC.. and will have a shipment Of tin
cans within day or two.
r. E. johnson, Gaffney-On page
four gives additional information
and details Of the Indian motor cy-
Gle. Write him for further partic-
ulars.
National Union Bank, Rock Hill-Re-
minds you Of the fact that dollar
will start a savings account with 1t
and insists that you start one with
Ii now.
W. w. Lewis. Chairman Democratic
Executive Com.-Publishes .infor-
nation relative to the primary cleo
tion to be held In York county next
Tuesday, 9th.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-20

18th, to Miss Elizabeth R. Plouff Of
Franklin county, N. Y.
Miss Mary Joe Drakeford, who has
been visiting Miss Eva Good In Hick-
ory Grove has returned to her home In
Yorkville.
Mrs. R. r. Allison. Mrs. D. A.
Brooks and Mrs. A. ]. Berry are visit
ing their uncle, Mr.. Dock Howell near
Hickory Grove.
DR.. C. ]. Black Of Blacksburg,
brother Of DR.. B. G. Black, Of York
vile, Is critically Ill with fever at his
home at Blacksburg.
Misses Lula Moore Logan, Mary
Brooks Inman. Louise Quinn and Ma
rie Pegram Of Yorkville, visited friends
In Lowryville last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Allison and two
little daughters of Tirzah and Mrs. s.
F. Seagle and little daughter Of Rock
Hill, are visiting at the home of Mr.. A.
]. Berry on Sharon No. l.
Mrs. w. F. Marshall and children,
Misses Margaret and Annie Wallace
and Master Edward are spending
sometime in the mountains Of North
Carolina
Mr. and Mrs. w. j. Good who have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Good
and other relatives on Yorkville, No. 1,
have returned to their home at Chero-
kee Falls, s. c..
Messrs James A. Sherer and H. T.
Williams Of Yorkville. left this morn
ing for a trip up the C. c. & o., rail-
road, and will visit Johnson City,
Tenn, and the Great Natural Tunnel
of Virginia.
Misses Evelyn, Lucille, Maud and
Roy Kirkpatrick Of Winnsboro, who
have been spending some time with
their aunt, Mrs. w. P. Youngblood of
Sharon, left last Friday to visit their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. c.
Kirkpatrick near Chester.
Invitations have been issued to the
marriage Of Miss Helen Darlington,
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. James
Hawley, to Mr.. John Carlisle Daniel.
The ceremony is to take place at the
residence of the brides parents at
Hamilton, Va, on August %. 1912. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel will be at home in
Darlington after September 10. Prof.
Daniel will be remembered by many
Yorkville friends as a former superin-
tendent of the Yorkville Graded
schools
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-20
The Issue.

When The Enquirer claimed before
moral issue was involved in the cam
paign, one of our daily contemporaries
that was fighting for the election Of a
local option candidate hooted at the
idea; but this year the same people who
were then undertaking to deny the ex-
istence of any such question are now
trying to make it appear that the
whole issue is a moral one.
Just as we were unable to see two
years ago other than that the issue was
largely a moral one now We are un-
able to see anything of the kind-cer-
tainly not in the sense Of two years
ago. The issue this year is not moral.
1t is purely political and generally
speaking the alignment is on that ba-
sis. There may be those who have been
led into thinking that morality is in
volved, and while we have no quarrel
with the sincerity of any such, we feel
ourselves unable to agree with them.
AS to who is most responsible for the
personalities that have been injected
into this campaign, we do not care to
discuss. We do not care to discuss 1t
for the reason that people interested
are too much wrought up to acknowl-
edge the indisputable facts. If anybody
winter or summer after passion has had
time to cool, we will be pleased to give
our views fully and clearly. In the
meantime however, we will remark that
there was no such bitterness in the
campaign of two years ago, and after 1t
was all over Mr.. Featherstone was able
without the slightest humiliation to
congratulate his opponent, Mr.. Blease,
on the latter's success. AS to how the
vanquished this year is going to con-
gratulate the victor is now difficult to
see, although we are still hoping that
we may be mistaken in our forecast.
people understand better than We can
tell them, and we do not care to try
because it will give too much ground
for profitless dispute. But We do not
agree that the issue is any more Blease-
ism than it is Jonesism, and we do not
believe that the personal characters of
the two men figure in the slightest. We
believe that if something should hap
pen right now to make Blease the
leader of the Jones following and
Jones the leader of the Blease follow
ing, the strength of Jones would be-
come the strength of Blease and the
strength of Blease would become the
strength of Jones. OF course such a
happening is impossible; but the illus
tration is apt enough.
We have said before and we do not
hesitate to say it again that on the
Blease side are men who are as good
and true as any on the Jones side, and
there are men on the Jones side who
are as good and true as any on the
Blease side. And all the wealth and
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-20
Iieut, Gov. Smith.

Lieutenant Governor Chas. A. Smith
has our sympathy on account Of the
many efforts that have been made to
draw him into a fight that does not
concern him, and we beg leave to con-
graduate him on the firmness he has
shown in attending to his own business
Mr.. Smith Is first statesman and
next a believer in the proposition that
the best way to deal with the liquor
traffic Is to outlaw the same. In this as
in other things Mr.. Smith stands for
what he conceives to be the best inter-
est Of South Carolina.
On the assumption that the manu-
factured sentiment against Gov. Blease
Is so strong that no respectable man,
whatever his views as to the situation,
could continue to hold up his head af-
ter refusing to come out against the
governor, strong pressure was brought
to bear on Mr.. Smith to make him de-
clare himself. 1t was conceded OF
course that he stood for law and order,
and public decency and because Of his
high position in the Baptist church, he
was necessarily a Christian gentleman,
and would therefore have to come out
against the unspeakable Mr.. Blease.
But whatever else Mr.. Smith may be,
he has shown that he is no weakling.
Running for reelection as lieutenant
governor without opposition, he had
very properly assumed an attitude Of
honest neutrality. He could not see that
he was called upon to become a parti-
zan of either side and with admirable
good taste, he held absolutely aloof.
They put out stories that he was work.
ing for Blease, and when his friends de-
MED this there went out stories that he
was working for Jones which stories
were also denied. Then there came a
strong demand to tell where he stood,
and he saw proper to declare himself In
a communication to the Columbia
State, which communication Is pub
lished elsewhere in this issue.
If there Is anybody who can twist
what Mr.. Smith has said into declar-
alton for Jones as against Blease or
into a declaration for Blease against
Jones, they can do more than we can.
Mr.. Smith has had long experience in
politics, and understands conditions in
South Carolina about as well as the
next one. He loves the state. Two
years ago he was for Featherstone be-
cause he believes in what Feather
stone stood for. He very probably has
his sympathies as between Blease and
Jones, as has almost anybody else; but
it is quite evident that he does not
think that civilization will cease on ac-
count of the election Of either Of these
gentlemen, for If he thought that he
would declare himself on the side that
seemed to hold out most promise for
the common welfare
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-20

The primary election takes place one
week from today. The probability is
that every voter who does his own
has his mind made up as to
how he should vote In previous years,
1t has been the custom Of the campaign
of the different candidates to
flood the country with all kinds of
eleventh hour literature. Sometimes
there is truth in this stuff and some
times there is none. The average man
generally finds it difficult to determine
its value. The safest way to treat it
all is to either dismiss 1t from con-
sideration Immediately, or give 1t un-
usually careful and thoughtful consid-
Grafton. Under the first treatment 1t
will not affect a vote and under the
second treatment, the vote will have
been cast before the merits Of the
doubtful matter has been decided.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-20
COTTON AS A SURPLUS.

Mr.. ]. F. Carson, of No. Yorkville,
runs five or six plows and he Is one Of
those farmers who has always lived at
home and boarded at the same place.
He is not what would be called a
wealthy man; but he is a man who
made q hand start after the Civil war,
worked hard, kept his debts paid, and
soon got to where he was prepared for
the rainy day." and has been prepar-
ed ever since.
Mr.. Carson was in The Enquirer Of
flee yesterday, and during a pleasant
quarter Of an hour got on to the sub
tect that Is closest to his heart, the
method to be pursued by the small far
mer Of this county, so as to reach in
dependent prosperity by the quickest
and safest route. The key to Mr.. Car
sons idea is the plan he has been fol-
lowing since early manhood, the rails
ing Of cotton as a surplus.
In the course of his conversation Mr..
Carson said that during the present
year he had sold over 200 bushels Of
corn a. a dollar bushel and over, and
nearly 5000 worth of roughness, and
while he does not figure that he has
he has sold, he does not hesitate to say
that he made twice as much profit Off
the surplus corn he sold as be obtained
from the same number Of acres Of cot
ton on any part Of the farm.
Mr.. Carson is not to be understood as
discouraging cotton production at all.
He Is man of too much hard sense
for anything like that. He knows very
well that II all the farmers of this Sec
ton would undertake to drop cotton
and go to other crops it would be years
before they woulobe able to get back to
where they are now. At the same time
he holds to this proposition which is
sane and sensible. Let the farmers get
on the cotton as surplus basis and
within a few years those who succeed
best along that line will be able to drop
cotton entirely and make more profit
out of substitute crops than they are
now making out Of cotton.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-20
TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1912.
in trees, the governor designated them

in trees, the governor designated them
as Jones men over whom he had no
influence, but requested all the Blease
men to be quiet, claiming that the
noise was being made mostly by Jones
men for political effect anyway, and
that the whole thing was scheme to
work up sympathy for Jones. The
crowd became quiet, but when Judge
Jones started out with the declaration
that "Liberty-loving people would re-
sent this denial Of free speech" the
hubbub commenced again. Presently
Josh Ashley got up and declared that
Governor Blease had said that IL the
crowd would not let, Jones speak, the
governor would not speak either, so
you got to hear both or marry" de-
clared Josh. This brought quiet again
and Judge Jones made another at
tempt, beginning with the declaration
that Josh Ashley was one Of the men
who voted with him against the sepa-
rate coach bill. II never done It," de-
clared Josh. 1.-THE journal of the
house shows It." continued Judge
Jones' but Josh interrupted again with,
Boys, I never done It," and the crowd
started its shouting again and kept It
up so persistently that 1t was at length
deemed best to adjourn the meeting.
fifteen minutes.
Governor Blease was the recipient
Of another gold watch, chain and fob,
and also a locket, along with several
bouquets which he exhibited to the
crowd with expressions Of apprecia-
tion that brought additional cheering
Judge Jones was also the recipient Of
a number Of handsome floral tributes.
After the adjournment of the regu-
lar meeting Governor Blease started
to speak from the court house steps;
but number Of Jones men on the
outer edge Of the crowd began a Sc
ries Of Interruptions and taking him
on their shoulders, his supporters car
ried him across the street to the Chi
quola hotel from the balcony of which
he concluded his speech. He said
that the bowling down at the regular
speaking occurred as rebuke to Mayor
Holleman, who is bitter political en-
emy Of The governor.
Today's meeting is being held at
Walhalla. The campaign party will
go to Pickens tomorrow, and the cam
paign will wind up at Greenville on
Thursday.