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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-23

The success Of the state warehouse
system provided for by the recent
enactment Of the legislature depends
entirely upon the integrity, fore
sightedness aggressiveness and busi-
ness ability Of three commissioners
elected by the legislature. The plan
Is, in many respects, experimental ana
radical departure from methods
that now obtain in the marketing OF
staple agricultural products, therefore
the men placed in charge will be load
ed with a heavy responsibility and
will have to blaze their own way. 1t
is an undertaking that calls for strong
men who will give to the discharge OF
their duties singleness of purpose and
will not be discouraged by the OBJ
stacles that are sure to be encounter
ed. Among the men who have been
suggested for a place on the ware
house commission is Mr.. E. w. Dabbs
of this county. His service in the
ranks and as an officer Of the Farmers
Union have made him leader among
the progressive farmers Of the state
and it is believed by many who know
him that he Is eminently qualified to
serve acceptably on the warehouse
commission. The suggestion Of his
name did not originate In Sumter
county, but 1t has the hearty endorse
ment Of the business men OF Sumter.
For a number of years he has been
agitating and working for better
system of marketing farm products
and there is probably not a man In the
state who has given the problem more
thought and study or who Is more
deeply and sincerely interested in the
success of the warehouse plan.-Sum-
ter Item.
We think we know Mr.. Dabbs pref
ty we'll. We have met him person.
ally, we have heard him talk and we
have seen him in action. We have
high opinion of him in every way. He
is not a rich man, nor likely to be-
come a rich man; but he Is able, earn
est and patriotic-a man who would
60 to the block, If necessary, to ac-
ceptably serve his fellow-men. We
would not say that Mr.. Dabbs has the
business and financial knowledge and
experience necessary for the manage
ment of such big thing as this ware
house undertaking should be. We do
not say that he has not such expert
ence and capacity. But Of one thing
we feel morally certain. Mr.. Dabbs Is
big and broad enough to do his best to
find the right kind of a manager, and
having found him to let the manager
manage. We think that Mr.. Dabbs
would suit admirably for the position
of chairman Of the warehouse COM
mission, and we believe that II he was
placed in this position, If anything
should go wrong, he would be the
first man to sound the alarm.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-23

That claim Of the republic Of Colon
bia against the United States for the
Panama canal strip is beginning to
look like a pretty serious matter
There seems to be very little doubt OF
the fact that the United States delib-
erately robbed Colombia of the Pana-
ma canal strip, and since the United
States has all along been standing for
the settlement of international dis
putes through The Hague tribunal. II
would seem difficult for this country to
escape submitting this dispute there.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-23
NOTES FROM CHEROKEE.
Work on Rock Hill Road-Preaehine
at Salen-FiddIerS Convention.


correspondents The Yorkviie Enquirer
wilkinsville, February 20.--we learn
that our county supervisor, ]. Felix
Lipscomb, contemplates putting the
county chaingang to work on the road
from Gaffney to the new iron bridge
across Broad river Just az soon as the
weather conditions will admit Of Il.
This is part Of the highway from Rock
Hill to Spartanburg and 1t Is a matter
Of public concern to have II finished or
put in good order just as soon as pos
sible.
Rev. w. B. Arrowood preached at
Salem last Sabbath. Though the day
was very unfavorable and the roads
muddy, fairly good sized congregation
was present. His text was II Peter, 1,
I'd, Sd and 4th verses. He emphasized
the Importance Of knowledge of the
Scriptures to know God as ne Is. He
said, Unless we know God we will not
love him."
Mrs. Mildred Mcdaniel and children,
Estelle and Elbert, Of Smyrna, are .yis-
iting friends and relatives on this side
of the river
Mr.. John 8. wiikerson of Hickory
Grove, was on this side of the river
last Saturday on business.
Mr.. Sam j. Strain has been unwell
for the past few days, but he is still
up and at work
Mr.. s. F. Estes, who has been In poor
health for some time, Is getting along
very slowly.
Hon. C. w. Whisonant, one of our
representative in the state legislature,
came home last Friday.
Messrs. VIII Westmoreland and Bax-
ter Wilkey Of Hickory Grove, are re-
painting Salem church. go.
Mrs Sallie Foster of Hickory Grove,
who has been sick for long time.
doesn't seem to improve much.
Cherokee county has provided its
several townships with road scrapes,
but the muddy condition Of the roads
hasn't allowed them to be used very
much yet. Mr.. +. A. Goforth has pro-
vided .his section with a homemade
road scrape made Of split logs, which
has done most excellent work and some
think 1t does better or as good work az
the bought scrapes. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyce whisonant's
children, who have been right sick, are
all better.
Mr.. Terry Estes, Sam Lee and Less
lie Blackwell went down In the fork
of Pacolet and Broad rivers to take
rabbit hunt yesterday. They caught
and killed about twenty.
Farmers complain that the almost
continuous rains are putting their
farm work far behind. Not a furrow
has been run since the first Of January
that we know of.
We learn that some Of our worthy
Hickory Grove people are to have a
wedding affair soon-perhaps today.
Our best wishes attend them.
Mr.. John Robinson. one OF our
splendid neighbors and one Of York
county's. best fiddlers, was unable to
attend the fiddler's convention at Cio-
yer last Friday night. He served no.
tice on Henry Mcdaniel that he
(Henry) could wear the belt as long
as he behaved himself. Henry Is still
behaving. Those who attended the
f1ddler's convention at Clover last FRI
day night, speak In the highest terms
of 1t and the treatment they received
at the hands Of the citizens OF that
place while there.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-23

The Greenville Piedmont is after us
again. It advises us that Mr.. ]. P.
Carey of Pickens, cannot be the man
who rebuked the politicians in the
house, for he is not member. Our
friend, however. does not undertake to
denounce our statement as deliber-
ate, wilful prevarication; because 1t is
good enough to advise us that Mr.. ].
P. Carey has a brother In the house.
Mr.. F. M. Carey Of Oconee, and that
Mr.. F. M. Carey is about the same
kind of a man as Mr.. ]. P. Carey. We
will let 1t go at that.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-23

say, but we venture that Mr. McLaurin
is not so badly out Of harmony with
the voters Ewho do the electing for
the South Carolina Democracy as the
Reporter seems to think. At any rate,
we are decidedly of opinion that the
voters have given their endorsement
to more than one man who was not
the equal of Mr.. McLaurin in either
ability or character. Whether this has
been from choice or necessity there
is reason for difference Of opinion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-23
< AROUT PEOPLE.

X Miss Lillian Cooper Of Winston-Sa
lem, N. c., Is the guest Of Mrs. H. B.
Laws, in Yorkville. x.
SJ. Earle Land of Yorkville No. !,
HAS sent his name for membership IN
the York County Boys Corn club.
Miss Clara B. Alexander, who has
been teaching at Edmund, s. c., has
returned to her home on Yorkville
No. 4.
CASTOR Progress, Tuesday: Messrs.
J. F. Thomson of this place and Mr..
Star Wood Of Yorkville, s. c.. left last
night on No. 3S for Baltimore, where
they will join Miss Mary Hildebrand,
who left last Thursday. They will Sc
lect goods for the Thomson Mercantile
Co., the Stowe Clothing & Shoe CO. of
Gastonia, and Thomson Co., Of York
vile.
A. R. Presbyterian: DR.. oliver
Johnson arrived in Due West last
Tuesday, and began preaching that
evening. He. preached two sermons
a day. The preaching extended
through the Sabbath. DR.. johnson
preached a series of able sermons.
Only the members Of the Y. M. c. A.
and the faculty Of Erskine heard him
at II o'clock. The public was in
vited to the evening services and good
audiences attended throughout the
services. Four young men Joined the
church. leaving only one student who
Is not a member Of the church. 1t
was a pleasure to our people to have
DR.. Johnson back in our midst again
and to hear him preach. Due West
Is his old home. Many Of the congre-
cation and numbers Of the students
went up Sabbath night to bid him
goodbye. The doctor must come
again. and often.
Mr.. C. F. Ahlstrom Of New York,
president of the Whitlock Printing
Press company, spent Thursday In
Yorkville paying a friendly call
on The Enquirer establishment, and
was entertained at the home Of Mr..
o. E. Grist. AS Is very WELL under
stood among the printers Of this
state The Enquirer is printed on a
Whitlock, and it may as we'll be
known to all others that in the opin-
ion of the publishers Of The Enquirer,
the Whitlock is the best and most gen.
orally satisfactory printing press Of its
class in the world. There are numer-
Gus big job printing Offices in the
country each of which are equipped
with batteries of twenty to thirty Of
these splendid presses; but Mr.. Ahl.,
strom has been saying for several
years that he especially wanted to
come down to Yorkville and see the
press that is turning out The Enqui-
rer. He expressed himself as very
much pleased at what he saw, and
had quite a number Of nice things to
say about The Enquirer plant. He
left Yorkville Thursday evening for
Greenville, and expected to 90 from
there to Atlanta. That the publish
ers of The Enquirer felt very much
complmented at this somewhat unu-
sual visit, they do not hesitate to ac-
knowledge.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-23

Ex-senator John l.. McLaurin an
nounced that he would run for gov
ernor this summer in the event Gov.
Blease should veto the warehouse bill.
Mr.. McLaurin is a man of genuine
ability, but he would do we'll to con-
fine his efforts to devising schemes
like the warehouse system and let pol
itics alone. He Is entirely out of har-
mony with South Carolina Democrats,
and If he had the luck to squeeze him.
self into the primary he would get
showed under so deep he'd never he
esurrected.-Chester Reporter.
Since Governor Blease did not veto
the warehouse bill, Ex-senator Nc
Laurin has protected his devoir, and
he will not have to stump the state
as he declared. unless occasion should
arise otherwise. How it is with the
politicians we shall not attempt to
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-23

is some hesitation on Secretary Knox's
part to take into The Hague this in
defensible case. He does not want
to go in with losing case in which
the judges can do nothing but say we
should pay Colombia the intrinsic
value Of the isthmus." That this
would amount to more than 100000
he estimated as a conservative figure.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-23
Tampa, Fla, has asked the govern

Tampa, Fla, has asked the govern
ment for the hulk Of the battleship
Maine to be used as a monument in
the government park. The request,
however, has probably been. made only
for advertising purposes as it seems
that everybody ought to be agreed In
the view that the only decent DISPOSE
ton Of this old hulk is that which the
government is understood to have de-
cided upon. The wreck should be TAX
en- out to deep water and buried.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-23

Well, we are glad that 1t was not
possible for Leader" Stevenson to
use the house to reverse Governor
Blease on the state warehouse bill, be-
cause if Leader" Stevenson had had
the power there is no telling but that
he might have used 1t.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-23
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY as, 1914.
ned uncontrolled for nearly six

burned uncontrolled for nearly six
hours.
Quick action was taken for the re-
lief Of those rendered homeless, and
tonight finds the unfortunates at
least with their immediate needs cared
for. Outside aid will be necessary.
Today kilograms came from the
mayors of Louisville, KY, Boston and
several others cities proffering aid, but
to these Mayor Rice replied, express
ing gratitude, but asserting that
Houston can meet every need.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-23
Ths Norkrills enquirer.
Entered at the Postofice in Yorkville
as Mail Matter of the Second Glass.
YORKvILLE, 8. O.,
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY %. 1912.

York county farmers are reported
to buy guano according to the SMELL
Anderson Daily Mail.
Nothing to 1t. Only another SIAN
der,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-23


the southern republic have been in
structed to make semi-weekly reports,
in addition to their regular commu-
nications.
- Whether it would be dangerous
from the standpoint of facing an
enormous indemnity verdict for the
United States to submit to The Hague
tribunal the claims of the republic Of
Colombia for the Panama canal strip,
Is question which the house commit
tee on foreign affairs will thoroughly
consider, before making a report to
congress of it's investigation Of Col
ombia's suit, says Washington dis
patch. Hearing on the Rainey reso-
luton, urging submission of the dis
pute to The Hague, continued today
Henry y. Hall Of the New York World
summed up the evidence in the case,
which he said tended to prove that
former President Roosevelt took the
isthmus in violation of treaty obliga-
tions; that the revolution was TO-
mented by this country, and that Co.
lombia was entitled to reparation.
Chairman Sulzer asked Mr.. Hall what
reparation should be given Colombia,
and how the dispute should be set
tied. The fact that Secretary Knox
was trying to settle 1t indirectly was
discussed. Mr.. Hall declaring that he
did not believe any settlement made
by. Colombia and United States arbi-
traitors with the president of some
South American country as referee
would be satisfactory to Colombian
people. Colombia has fine reason
to beware of her own public men,"
said Mr.. Hall. land so long as The
Hague tribunal is in existence, the
United States and Colombia ought to
be able to settle their differences there
satisfactorily. In a recent speech
Secretary Knox pointed out that the
United States wanted to see all ma
tions Of the world send their differ
ences to The Hague" How do you
account for the fact. then" asked
Representative Gardner Of Texas,
that Secretary Knox does not want
to send this dispute with Colombia to
The Hague? can we'll see how there
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-23

halfway companies were nedVy
losers, much rolling stock being de-
stroyed. Even tracks were burned so
badly as to go out Of commission, and
train service to the east was badly
disarranged.
Wire service out Of the city also was
badly crippled to the east and to
some points notice Of indefinite de-
lay" has been given by the telegraph
companies.
Late this afternoon 1t was definitely
ascertained that there had not only
been no loss Of life, but few, II any,
serious injuries, despite a large num-
Der Of minor bruises and much suf-
fering from exposure.
The residents Of the burned area
were persons Of moderate, some of
Strengthened means, including clerks,
laborers and mill and factory work.
ers.
All the city's charitable organiza-
tions joined In efforts to aid the suf-
ferers early in the day.
Considerable stock in the enter
prises destroyed Is owned in the east.
The Star and Crescent hotel was
the first brick building attacked. It
was completely wrecked. 1t Is i'm
possible to estimate the number Of
boarding houses and residences de-
stroyed.
The plant Of the Houston Co-opera-
tive Manufacturing company covered
a block. 1t was one of the first large
manufacturing plants consumed. The
Ed H. Harrell Lumber company's
plant. including mills and yards. COW
ering three blocks. burned rapidly and
was practically wiped out. Both these
plants were operated by Abel Bros.
The boundary Of the fire was con-
tanned within Hill, Opelousas and
Hardy streets on three sides and Buff
falo bayou on the fourth.
Shortly before noon all possibility
Of the fire reviving had passed. the
fire department reporting the names
completely extinguished on all sides
Of the blackened district.
The huge pile Of cotton bales still
burned. but. lying some distance from
the edge Of the f1re-swept zone, they
were not dangerous to surrounding
property.
Starting about l a. m, the fire had
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-10-18

ofneiAl clu ana coanu PAPER.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-10-18
HANDLING FRUIT FOR STORAGE

II does not pay TO store inferior
grades OF fresh fruit for marketing
no matter how short the fruit erop
may be IN your section. such fruit
does not keep well. and in the next
place II is blunder To try TO get the
public to pay good price for poor
fruit
Grade the fruit according to size.
color and quality. and pack so that
the contents OF packages are the
same from top TO bottom. Mark and
sell according to grade. And II the
conditions seem favorable store only
the best grades.
II goes without saying that fruit TO
rank as FIRST class must be free from
blemishes due to fungi and insects.
according 10 the Farm and Home
contributor II must be of fair size
and color for the variety. uniform
and so carefully picked and handled
that II shall be free from even slight
bruises. II only such fruit is stored
the risk OF keeping and OF realizing
a satisfactory price under changing
market conditions is very much less
than otherwise. Tight packages for
cold storage apples. head cushions at
top and bottom OF barrels are desir-
able. Paper wrappers are OF value
in packing the fancy grades.
Now comes the point which. posi-
bly, more than any other. is a COM
mon source OF loss. The mistake
consists in barreling or boxing up ap-
Piles and letting them lie in the or
chard or In buildings for several days
before they are sent to storage. Some
times the car remains on the track
several days before the loading is
completed. In either case several
days elapse before the fruit Is sent
to storage. In one case coming To
my knowledge the fruit was kept out
OF storage for several weeks. Fruit
80 handled is almost sure to shrink
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-10-18
WILLIE WAS MIXED.

Il was sitting on my thought IA
minute ago." explained Willie, land
all of sudden a chair hit me?''
Are you quite sober?" asked Mar
jorie. Say that again, and say it
very slowly"
II say, as was sitting on my idea
was suddenly struck by seat"
willie, kij-you've had heat
stroke, guess. Try 1t once more
and If you don't arrive at bit Of
sense this time I'll ring for an am
bulance."
"Don't be silly. What / wanted to
say before you interrupted me with
your bally nonsense was this: A few
moments ago was sitting quietly on
an inspiration. All at once / was
smltten by bench. /"
"Oh! Take him away. Attendant!
This gentleman has become mad. Get
on ambulance and straightjacketn
And yet Willie was only trying to
say that as he was sitting in his chair
thought struck him. 1t appears to
have knocked him out Cleveland
Plain Dealer. 't
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-10-18
NITROGEN FROM THE AIR.

A chemical plant in South Carolina
recently established for the develop
ment of nitrogen from the air and
the sale as a fertilizer of the pro-
duce, is reported to be about to en-
large its plant because of the success
# the business. A similar plant Is
to be erected i'm Alabama by a COM
pany that has made a successful ex-
pertinent at Niagara Falls, at a cost
Of a million dollars, the investors be-
ing Europeans.
Every student of chemistry as ap-
piled to the farm and garden knows
that nitrogen is necessary to plant
life. The most concentrated form
in which it heretofore has been avail
able for ready assimilation by plants
Is nitrate Of soda. This product of
Chile sells in Chicago for 3 to 5
cents a pound; in Europe, in large
quantities, it brings about $45 a ton.
Norwegian saltpeter," as the pro-
in the United States is called abroad,
sells for about $3S a ton.
Nitrogen from the air should fur
nish an inexhaustible supply. and
natural processes, of course, will re-
store the balance to the atmosphere
thus deprived of one of its elements.
The farm Is gaining much from
chemistry; this process, If it proves
commercially successful should do
much to increase the production of
the crops needed by man.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-10-18
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II will be unfortunate for the whole
country IL the assault on Roosevelt
affects political SEN
The Sane timent to such an
should Decide extent az to prevent
The Election. full consideration OF
the issues OF the cam
paign. The colonel is entitled to
sympathy for his wound and he IL
getting 1t In generous quantities from
all sides. But ne is not entitled to ad-
ditional votes simply because he
chanced to be the victim Of crank.
Nor is Governor Wilson entitled to
additional votes because some one has
threatened to Kill him. Neither
tould President Taft become entitled
to new votes should he be personally
attacked.
Those who have just appreciation
OF the duties Of citizenship will cast
their votes mainly in accordance with
the way they view the policies pro-
posed by the different candidates
There is enough difference between
the three parties to allow of choice.
The subjects uppermost in the pres
idential campaign are those of the
tariff and the trusts. on the subject
of the tariff the republican and bull
moose parties have practically the
same stand. They endorse protection
The democrats under the leadership
Of Wilson favor tariff for revenue on
~ and advocate free trade in pro-
ducts controlled by trusts The re-
publican and bull moose proposals
are distinctly favorable to those who
own the great Industries that have
been profiting by high tariffs. The
Wilson proposal is distinctly favor
able to the consuming public.
on the subject Of trusts the third
party upholds the Gary-Perkins idea
that the trusts should be allowed to
stand undisturbed save that a com.
mission should be created to take up
their regulation. The democratic po-
sltion is that such regulation would
be ineffective inasmuch as the bull
moose plan does not call for remov-
ing the tariff privileges enjoyed by
the trusts, and does not look to re-
ducing fictitious capitalizations. The
democratic trust platform is as fol-
lows:
"a private monopoly is indefensible
and intolerable. We therefore favor
the vigorous enforcement OF the GRIM
inal as well as the civil law against
trusts and trust officials. and demand
the enactment OF such additional leg
islation as may be necessary to make
It impossible for private monopoly
10 exist in the United States.
1--WE favor the declaration by law
OF lne COHultiohs uHueI nhiNH WI pOi
ations shall be permitted to engage in
interstate trade, including among
Others. the prevention Of holding
companies, OF interlocking directors,
OF stock watering, Of discrimination
IN price and the control by any one
corporation OF so large proportion
OF any industry as to make It a men
ace 70 competitive conditions"
u The Wilson view is that the way to
handle the trust evil is to seek out
and treat the cause of the trouble
Not to allow the trusts to stand in all
their arrogance and then try to curb