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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-21

There are people who look upon
poor John Duncan as joke, and this
is not strange. In fact it is the way
of the world. Duncan is talking and
talking in his paper. Some of the
things he is saying are wise, and some
are not. In some cases he knows
what he is talking about. in others he
doesn't. Duncan would not be fit man
for governor. He might be as good as
some: but he is not we'll enough bal
anced to fill the bill. That he will
ever be governor we have no idea; but
we do not take any stock in sugges-
tions to the effect that he is daffy.
Such statements are heartless and
cruel. The truth of the matter is he
is suffering from a great wrong. AL
though not of worldwide interest as
was the Dreyfus case, the injustice per-
petrated on Duncan is fully as great
as was perpetrated on Dreyfus. That
is what we believe. We refer to the
poor fellows disbarment. He is able
u MAKE oul d StiolS CASE W tle eIleSl
that people whom he antagonized
sought to ruin him to keep themselves
from being ruined, when in reality
Duncan had committed no offense, and
the other people had Since the dis
barment there has come out a great
deal to show that some of the people
most active in that proceeding are
pretty suspicious folks. But so it goes.
Thoughtless people may treat poor
John Duncan .as a joke; but in reality
he is a tragedy.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-21
WITHIN THE TOWN.

The Yorkville Graded school
winds up it's years work this week.
Mr.. ]. Q. Wray, who has been
keeping tab, says that last Saturday
was the third pretty Saturday since
Christmas.
There was a close and interesting
game of baseball between the boys
of the Yorkville and Rock Hill High
schools in Yorkville last Friday after
noon, resulting in favor of the York
vile team by a score Of IA to 13.
The aviation exhibit at the Star
Theatre last Friday and Saturday
nights was next best to the real
thing. The pictures showed flying
machines skimming through the air
like birds and brought a big aviation
meet, the like of which few individuals
in these parts have had the pleasure of
enjoying, close home within reach Of
everybody's dime.
The delegates to the twenty sixth
annual convention of the Womans
Auxiliary of the Episcopal church in
Rock Hill last week, came over to
Yorkville between trains last Saturday
on the invitation of the Episcopal or
phanage, and were the guests Of the
orphanage at breakfast. The several
hours in YorkVille were spent in look
ing over the orphanage plant and get
ting an idea of the work that is being
done. All of the delegates were we'll
pleased With what they saw.
There was published in this COL
umn in February last a statement to
the effect that more commodious quar-
ters were to be provided for the York
vile postoffice. The fact is, that In
spector Holiday of Columbia, had
virtually agreed on arrangements that
would bring about the change. He
had practically rented the big store
room in the McNeel building for post
office purposes. But it later developed
that Yorkville would not get any re-
lief along this line without the con-
sent of the authorities at Washington.
and the authorities at Washington de-
clined to permit the change
AS already announced in the ad-
vertisng columns of The Enquirer,
Mr.. G. w. Harris, the photographer,
has changed his Yorkvile appoint
ment to Saturday instead of Wednes-
day of each week, and last Saturday
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-21

Governor Blease was in the conven-
ton but was not of 1t. He took no
part in the proceedings and uttered
not a word. Some people may accuse
him of sulking and perhaps he was,
but he displayed more sense and 1udg-
ment in keeping quiet than he would
have had he ripped and reared around
in his characteristic manner. This is
the first convention in eighteen or
twenty years in which Mr.. Blease has
not been conspicuous on the floor and
Sumter Item.
AS has been remarked before, In
the Judgment of The Enquirer, the
Item is a pretty deep thinker. All of
it's paragraphs give evidence of that
fact and the evidence is not lacking in
the above, Notwithstanding the decid-
edly partisan tone of the same. We
are not going to undertake to argue
lust now whether Blease Is stronger
than he has ever been, or that he has
been utterly wiped out; but two clauses
in the Items paragraph especially en-
gage our attention. The clause in
which the Item says the governor
displayed more sense and judgment
in keeping quiet" is probably more
significant than when read in connec-
ton with the clause that follows.
Then again although Governor Blease
did not open his mouth in this conven-
ton, is it really fact that he was less
conspicuous in it than 'in any one Of
the conventions during the past eigh-
teen or twenty years?" We have not
been watching Governor Blease par
ticularly during all these years; but
we have an idea that If he was more
conspicuous in any one of the preeed-
ing conventions than he was in this
one, the fact would have been fasten-
ed in our recollection.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-21
MERE-MENTION.

The United States cruiser Birming-
ham has been detailed to patrol the
iceberg field in the north Atlantic as a
guard to the transatlantic vessels.
Armour & Co., were indicted by a
Federal jury in Chicago Friday for
criminal violation of the meat in
spection laws. s.......A nation wide
search for two boys, aged six and
four years, ended in Cincinnati, o.,
Friday. when their little bodies were
found in a feed box in a stable near
their fathers home. 1t is believed
that they were suffocated while play
ing. The big sluice gates of the
Gatun dam of the Panama canal have
been closed and the impounded water
will form lake as large as the state
of Rhode Island and will have an ap-
proximate depth of 33 feet, making
the surface so feet above sea level.
The submarine boat Tuna, with
crew Of fourteen men aboard, New
went on a sandbar off Great Egg
Harbor, N. j., Thursday, and was not
floated until Saturday. The damage
to the vessel is reported as slight. 80.
Nine Moors have been condemned to
death by court martial at Fee, Moroc-
co. for participation in massacre in
that city in April, when fifteen French
officers, forty soldiers, and twelve
civilians and more than a hundred
Hebrews were slain. The National
Socialists in convention at 1ndianap-
oils Friday, nominated Eugene Victor
Debs for president and Emil Seidel,
former mayor of Milwaukee, for vice
president. p. The participants in the
African Methodist Episcopal confer
ence at Kansas City, Mo-. became so
riotous Thursday that the police had
to be called in to restore order.
4 son and heir was born to Dr. Har-
vey w. Wylie, in Washington Thurs
day. The two little French boys,
known the world over as the Titanic
waits" were on last Thursday turned
over to their mother, Nine. Marcelle
Navratil who came from her home in
Nice. France. The boys were kid
mapped from France by their father.
he funeral of the late King Fred
erick of Denmark will occur at Ros-
kilde cathedral on May 24..... John
p. White, international president of
the United Mine Workers of America
has strongly advised the miners of
Pennsylvania to return to work under
the tentative agreement with the
mine operators Lack of funds is
one of his reasons. Five students
were burned to death Saturday morn
ing by fire which destroyed the main
building Of the Creek and Seminole
Indian college at Boley, Okla.
Frank A Jackson, a carpenter of Jo-
liet, H.. has been informed that he is
heir to six million dollar estate in
England.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-21
COUNTY POLITICS.

Although candidates in York county
are somewhat backward about an
nouncing as compared with some of
the other counties, II anybody thinks
there Is any real dearth of aspirants
to the various offices to be filled, they
are very much mistaken as will be
seen later on when the real interest
begins to develop.
AS to whether there will be two leg
islative tickets in the field cannot be
safely predicted just at this time; but
the probability is that there will be.
1t is quite certain that forces are at
work to bring such a situation about,
and 1t Is quite certain that senti-
ment has been made in that direction /;
but as yet there Is nothing sufficiently
definite to warrant the mention OF
names, and there will be no attempt
in that direction at this time.
From information generally current
| 1t is certain that there will be con-
tests over the offices of sheriff, clerk
and superintendent of education;
while the offices Of supervisor, county
commissioner, probate judge, treasurer
and auditor remain uncontested. There
| Is some talk Of probable candidates in
the case Of each of the last named Of
fees. but the talk generally is so con-
| tradiL tory that the matter may as
well be left open, pending further de-
lvelopments.
AS to how much of figure faction
alism as between Governor Blease and
Judge Jones Is going to cut, would
only be a matter Of prediction. 1t is
a fact that there was no factionalism
in the legislative race Of two years
ago. Candidates all had their bias as
between Blease on the one hand and
Mcleod and Featherstone on the 9TH
er; but the matter was not emphasiZ-
ed and 1t played little part in the re-
suit. openly at least.
It Is we'll a understood fact that
where there are contests over the Of
flee of magistrate, such contests get
up more interest and excitement in
the particular townships affected than
do the races for governor and con-
gress even. There Is nothing like II
to bring out the vote. So far as the
writer has information there Is very
little dissatisfaction at the present
time over any of the incumbent mag
istrates, and II there are going to be
any warm contests in this connection
there has been very little intimatior
of it. Another contest that can easily
develop as much interest as a contest
for magistrate would be a contest over
the Office Of township road supervisor
The fact that the resolution provid.
ing that candidates for supervisor be
recommended in the primary came
from Fort Mill township, would seen
to indicate that there Is to be con.
test in that township; but elsewhere
there seems to have been no intima.
tions Of dissatisfaction.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-21

politicians very few of them are par
ticular as to what they do, provided
it promises advantage. Tom Watson
Is a power in Georgia. 1t Is because
he Is a shrewd, able and energetic
man. AS to how much good there Is
in him may be a matter of doubt; but
there is no doubt of his ability. II
the facts were known 1t Is just as like
ly as not that Watson Is as good as
any of them but thai Is not the point
lust now. The Underwood crowd enlist
ed the aid of Watson, the Populist, in
the Democratic fight, and Watson
went into the game with a vigor that
brought results. Underwood carried
the day. No, Watson did not do it all;
but he did his share. The trick could
not have been turned without Watson.
Bright and able and energetic as he
is, Watson Is not a man to work for
nothing-not he. And Watson does
not care to allow himself to be used
as a catspaw to get chestnuts out of
the fire for the other fellow-no, not
Watson. And now the fun is coming.
The Georgia convention meets on May
29, and Watson is telling them that he
must have due recognition of his SER
vices. He does not claim to be a
Democrat, except maybe for a little
while: but he claims the right to take
charge of the Georgia convention. and
he talks as If he Is going to reorgan-
ize it according to his own notion.
AS to just what is going to happen on
May 80 there is no telling now; but
from some Of the things that are hap
pening, it looks as if the Underwood
crowd has won it's victory at very
considerable cost. 1t is possible that
now that Watson has been used for
all there is in him, the other bunch
may be unable to shake him off; but as
to that it really makes no differ
ence one way or the other, except that
it will be some satisfaction to wait and
see, just for the fun there may be
in it.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-21

tinctly international color. The Brazil
ian state of Sac Pau1o, the greatest
coffee district in the world, Is party to
the agreements which are unlawful
in America. The government holds
that the Brazilian state was induced
to enact laws and enter into agree
ments in connection with the valoriza-
ton plan by those interested in main
tanning and increasing the price of
coffee. The fact that the alleged
agreements and conspiracies were not
unlawful in Brazil and were partici-
pated in by q foreign state. the govern
ment holds, cannot justify the COM
mission of any act in the United States
to restrain trade. The defendants
are: Herman Sielcken, Of New York;
Baron Bruno Schroeder, Of ]. Henry
Schroeder & Co., of London; Edouard
Bunge, of Antwerp; LIE Vicomte des
Tourches, of Havre; DR.. Paulo da
Silva Prado, of Sac Paulo; Theodor
Willie, of Hamburg; the Societe Cen
erale of Paris, and the New York Dock
company. Ali the defendants except
the last named are members of the
valoriZation committee.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-21

course the Grace crowd knows enough
politics to be aware Of the impossible
ity of winning without candidate,
and equally of course it knows the dis
advantage under which 1t labors with
the party machine in control of the
other side. But the Grace crowd is
not surrendering all it won in the re-
cent municipal election without more
fighting, and that it has other plans
goes without saying. What these plans
are we do not know. For one thing 1t
may have still another candidate in
sight, a candidate who will stick. For
another thing it may have in mind a
deal in which it will surrender its
claims on the sheriff's office in consid-
Grafton of certain concessions to be
made by the other side. But whatever
the plans of the Grace crowd, the
leaders have shown wisdom In not
kicking out of the party. Had they
done that they would have been lost.
AS it is, the Grace crowd will be heard
of some more.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-21

It is now being claimed that Mr.
Roosevelt selested Mr.. Taft as his sue
cessor because he, the colonel, knew
that Mr.. Taft could be beaten when
ever the colonel got ready for the job
That looks like a pretty good guess
and taken in connection with the
Longworth blab four years back to the
effect that after four or eight years OF
Taft there would be more of Roose-
welt, the thing looks like dead cinch
About the only way we know or thai
this plan can be discouraged is the
nomination of Woodrow Wilson by the
Democrats.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-21

They are having quite an interest
ing experience in politics down In
Georgia. One crowd of politicians
backed Woodrow Wilson for the pres
idential nomination. OF course Will
son is the best man i'm the field; but
as to whether it was for that reason
or because his triumph offered most
to his supporters, that he was taken
in hand is not to he decided at ran
dom. Wilson stock took a rise and
went a humming, until the bunch on
the other side got interested and pick
ed up Underwood. That the other
bunch might have really been inter-
ested in Underwood is possible, but
not likely 1t is most probable that
the real motive behind the backing of
Underwood was to keep the rival fac
ton from getting the advantage that
would come from the success of Will
son. 1t was supposed to be a fight be-
tween Democrats; but as most practi-
cal people are very well aware, that
when it comes to struggle between
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-21

Cole L. Blease VS.. John Gary Evans.
That is the lineup, except that 1t Is
Evans as state chairman instead of
as a candidate for governor. Some
ten or twelve years back either Evans
or Blease running separately against
any candidate of the opposite faction.
would have gotten in York county
about LOO votes against 1900 for the
other side. Running against each 9TH
er, they would have gotten somewhere
close to $50 votes each; but under
present day conditions with Evans as
state chairman and Blease as a can
didate for governor, it is only guess
how it will turn out. Wonderful, Won
derful have been the changes.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-21

About this time last year, farmers
were complaining that there had been
no rain since away back in April, and
most of them throughout this section
continued to complain until near the
middle of June, when there came rains
that brought up very good stands.
Contrasted with the conditions de-
scribed, where the seed has been in
the ground long enough there are
splendid stands Of cotton-as fine as
have ever been seen in fact-but a
large percentage of the crop Is still
implanted. Altogether the conditions
year, except that there is more work
to do now than there was then.
Subscribers to The Enquirer at Tir-
zah have been very much annoyed Of
late by failure to get their papers reg
ularly. Sometimes Tuesdays paper
would not turn up until Thursday, and
Fridays paper would not turn up un-
til the following Monday. The papers
for Tirzah were supposed to be sent
by No. 1876, the night train out of
Yorkville, or by No. 1T, the early
morning train. Tirzah does not ex-
change mail with either Of these
trains but the plan is for the mail to
be made up in a special sack, carried
to Rock Hill, and brought back on NO.
1876. Complaint about the matter has
been made and an official investigation
has failed to discover the trouble.
From unofficial sources however, The
Enquirer has 1t pretty straight, that
at least on one occasion the mail was
made up by the postal clerk on No.
1876 all right and left at Rock Hill In
a sack for 1876. 1t is the business of
the railroad people to see that such
sacks are loaded on their proper
trains This they failed to do, how
ever, letting No. 1876, for which the
mail was intended, leave without 1t,
and holding the sack over for 1876 next
day. AS the result Of the complaints
that have been made, unless the plan
Is changed, The Enquirers for TirZah
will leave Yorkville on No. ia, al
though there is no good reason why 1t
should not go as it has been going and
make proper connection, If 1t Is looked
after.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-21

Although the average individual is
not aware of the fact, he is the best
judge in the world of the right thing
to do in politics. He may have well
grounded belief that trickery. treachery
and duplicity are rampant and in this
the chances are that he is correct
He may have an idea that sterling in
tegrity no longer counts; but in this
he is mistaken. Everything depends
upon the average individual. If the
average individual will disregard al
persuasion, and try to do that which
he conscientiously believes to be
right. he will be right. If man has
been true to himself, he need feel no
concern as to consequences.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-21

With a dash Of foaming spray
from a champagne bottle thrown
by the hands of Miss Claudia
Lyon, the newest and the greatest
drednaught, the battleship Texas
was launched at Newport News, Va,
last Saturday. Slowly at first, the
giant sea craft gathered momentum
and went faster down the creased
ways until with roar the steel hulk
dipped and plunged through the water
and then gracefully settled at rest in
the bay. Siren whistles from nearby
shipping and salute of guns from the
warships in the harbor marked the
appearance of Uncle Sans largest
defender afloat. Admirals Of the
navy, with scores Of gay folk repre-
|senting the Service" and society
leaders from Washington, were among
late arrivals who greeted the new
leviathan's successful start. Weather
conditions for the launching were
ideal. The sea was choppy, with a
brisk breeze distending the pennants
and flags that draped the gunwales Of
the big baby" among the worlds
battleships. The Texas's sister ship.
the New York, 1t was announced,
will follow the Texas into the sea In
a few months. When completed the
IeXaS Will represent an outlay Oh
$11, ,000.0 900. Her contract price for
bare construction alone is $5,S30,000.
authorized by congress in 1910. Her
keel was laid April II, 1911, and she
must be turned over to the govern
ment by December II, 1913. That the
Texas when completed will be the
largest warship afloat was again as
serted by experts today. She is 565
feet in length and 95 feet wide, with
a displacement Of at least $4,000 tons
Her speed will be 81 knots. In arma-
ment the new dreadnaught will be
literally a terror of the seas. Ten IA
inch guns will be her giant battery,
this being the first vessel to carry guns
Of such large bore. Her broadside
salvo will be the mightiest Of any
American craft. In addition she will
have twenty-one 5-inch guns and four
submerged torpedo tubes. Her armor
is also the heaviest Of any national de-
fender. Five revolving turrets will
house the great guns. These can be
turned in all directions and will start
shots to travel ten miles, with charges
weighing 1,400 pounds and costing
$500 at each discharge.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-21
Chester county has a dispensar

Chester county has a dispensary
election pending. 1t is not to come up
until November; but things have AL
ready gotten quite warm, and the
statement is that the lines between
those in favor OF and opposed to the
dispensary are also being identified
with Blease and Jones, the dispensary-
ties being classed as Bleaseites and
the anti i-dispensaryites being classed
as Jonesites. Just why there should
he anything of this kind does not ap-
pear. Both Jones and Blease stand
for local option, and neither holds out
any promise to the people who are OPP
posed to the dispensary.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-21

The reason given by Mr.. William F,
Carr of Meggett's for the withdrawal
of his candidacy for sheriff of Charles
ton county. that he is convinced that
he was mistaken in thinking that the
Sinkler convention was regular as
against the Barnwell convention,
sounds pretty good; but the question
arises as to whether it is the real rea-
son? The Grace crowd has been hav-
ing some trouble getting a candidate.
Mr.. Carr is the third man who has
been put up and taken down. or who
has gotten up and come down. OF
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-21
Richeson Pays the Penalty

RIcheson rays the Penalty.-Clar-
ence V. T. Richeson was executed at
1911 this morning, says a Boston dis
patch. Tie current was turned on at
12.10.02 I'D the prisoner was declared
totally dead at 1917.
The former Baptist clergyman, con-
fessed murderer Of Avis Linnell of
Hyannis, his one-time sweetheart, was
outwardly calm when he entered the
death chamber and he maintained his
composure while the straps and cleo
trodes were being adjusted as he sat
I'm the electric chair.
Richeson walked to the chair erect,
eyes straight ahead until he sat down.
Then he closed his eyes and kept
them shut until the end.
Seated in the chair. he was asked a
series of questions by the Rev. Her
bert S. Johnson, his spiritual adviser.
During his answers he said: God
will take care of my soul and l pray
for all. | forgive everybody"
The last of the questions was: Are
you willing to die for Jesus sake?"
The reply, in an even, we'll modulated
tone, was simply, Il am willing to
die"
The current applied was 1900 volts,
eight amperes. One application was
sufficient.