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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-13
WILSON'S LAST ANNUAL REPORT
THE EARTH HAS DELIVERED ITS
GREATEST DIVIDEND.
Secretary of Agriculture Tells OF value
to Farmers and Move Toward Ne
duction of Cost Of Living.

Washington.-After sixteen years,
record of service in the cabinet, sec
rotary of Agriculture Wilson has SUD
mitted to President Taft the last an
nual report he will make as head Oh
the United States department OF astl-
culture. The report is more than
review of the past years work; Il con-
tains summary of the agricultural adj
vance of the country during the ven
cradle secretary's term OF public serV-
ice. r.
The record of sixteen years has
been written" he says. ut oeglns
with yearly farm production OF S4'-
OO0OOO,OOO and ends with $9,532,OVo,-
600. Sixteen years ago the farmer
was a Joke of the caricaturlt; now ne
is like the stone that was, rejected
by the builder and has become the
headstone of the corner. :" The tlllers
of the soil were burdened with debts,
he adds, but prosperity followed ana
grew with unexampled speed Begin
nings have been made in a production
per acre increasing faster than the
natural increase of population. There
has been an uplift OF agriculture and
of country life.
"During the past sixteen years the
farmer has steadily increased the
wealth production year by year, with
1 the exception of 1911. During the SIX
teen years the farmers wealth pro
duction increased l4l per cent.
Most productive Of all agriculture
years in the country has been 1917
The earth has produced its creates
annual dividend. The sun and the
rain and the fertility of the soil heed
ed not the human controversies, bu
kept on working in cooperation WIFI
the farmers efforts to utilize them
The prices at the farm are general,
profitable and will continue the pros
perity that farmers have enjoyed II
recent years. The toll production 0
farm wealth is the b lest yet reach
ed by half billion dolar Telegram
' total for 1912 is estimated TO be ~
532 100000. This is more than tWic
the value of the farm wealth in 1877
More than sos, 00O,0O0,0OO is tn
grand total of farm wealth production
the report says, during the past sl1
; teen years, an amount equal to abou
three-uuarters of the present nations
wealth.
The most effective move toward r
/. duced cost of living is the productio
, of greater crops, says the secretar.
r and this move he declares is due
the work of the department of agr
: culture, colleges and experiment ST
\ tons and 10 the help of the press
f publishing every movement to heI
a the farmers. The nation, he add
d forgot it's farmers in the gener
e scheme of education Of past year
and few philanthropists thought
them, when giving for education, 81
they are waking up and thinking
!, them and congress has been goo
q To them. - y 49,. ..t.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-13
1859 Sets of Twin Babies.

Austin, Tex.-During the past twen-
ty-fou- months the compilers of vital
statistics recorded the births of 1859
sets OF twins and twenty-five sets of
triplets. There were probably others
in remote sections where reports ars
not made to me state registrar of vital
statistics.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-13
Father Fails to Rescue All.

New York.-After rescuing his wife
and son from their burning home in
the borough of Queens early Sunday,
Melville B. Mendell, lawyer, lost his
life in an attempt to save his 14-year-
old daughter Lillian. The girl perish
ed with her father.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-13
Son Of Charles Darwin Dead

London.-Sir George Howard Oar
win, second son of the late Charles
Darwin, died Sunday in his sixty.
eighth year. He was professor Of as,
tronomy and philosophy at Cambridge
university.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-13
Child bitten by Mad poa.

Houston, Tex.-Four-year.old Not,
man O'Neil, ITO Iceland avenue, was
knocked down and severely bitten
Wednesday by dog which suddenly
went mad and terrorized the neigh.
borhood in which the boy lives.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-13
Finances for BULGARIA.

st. Petersburg.-It is reported that
three Russian banks have advanced
Bulgaria $5,oOO,oOO on easy terms and
have consented to subscribe for part
OF the loan of 100000 now being
negotiated at Parir
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-13
paIIas.PaIestine Road Started.

Palestine. Tex.-Dirt was broken
Friday on the construction of the
Dallas, Corsicana and Palestine rail
road, and work will be pushed until
the Ii ne is completed to Corsicana.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-13
$3.50 Sacks of Rice Sold.

beaumont, Textile Southern Rice
Growers Association reports the sale
Friday of 42,7s5 sacks of Japan rice
and only ITS sacks OF Honduras
The Hartford republican., 1912-01-05

tribal system and barlmrous customs.
The present condition of tlhe Philip
pan Is is a monumnst 10 the b m vpisnt
molhods CT the United 6aess in tlsa,-
Ing with n,w possession tllat cam,
unsought as an incid NAL, yst ua-
avoidable, insult Of war; Those who
were quick to predict evil of uheir
country said that acquiring the arlchi-
pelago Cn the far eide of uha Pacific
would turn Americans into imperial
ISIS. Tho raj result is the dsvslop-
msnt of helpful policy that ought
to be pattern to other oounrndss.
What is going on in China adds to
the importance Of the Philippines to
the Uni'ted States. Our position on
the Pacific will b. tGi,arged still more
when ths Panama canal is opened
The ownershfp of the Philippians Is
even mere logical than tt ssemcd ut
the close of the war with Spain. We
have an immenee cccls. Mnis on the
Paclfic and direct dep Hsrniaga 10
all the ports of Eas1ern Asia. We
have given the Filipinos as much con-
troll of local government as fhsy ara
capable Of carrying on. Thy have
plenty of schools, and exhaustive i'm
provements have besn promoted in
railroad and either transportation.
Brigandag has beeen put down. The
islancs have not baen exploited. Yet
no longer ago than 1900 Democratic
NATIONAL platform declared imparial-
ism to be the paramount issue. No
politician mantions lit to-day. But
tr1s. dsmagogues, d hungry for power,
hope to find soma naw clrimna.-
Globe Democrat.
The Hartford republican., 1912-01-05
For Sale
Real Estate!

80 Acres of the finest Rough river
bottom land located three miles ives,
Of Hartford. About 20 acres In cult
walton. Good dwelling and out build.
ings. A bargain for $3.50.
We have 400 acres Of fine bottom
land from one and . half to two
miles Of Hartford, part Of It with
timber. Also about 75 acres Of up.
land belonging to the same truct
Terms easy.
A new one and one-half story frame
building with five rooms and large
recptieon hall, built out Of the best
selected material. Situated on Clay
and Fredrica streets. Hartford. Ky.
Lot 6Ox205 feet. Fine well of 0on
water. All necessary out buildings.
Terms reasonable.
Good nine room two story dwelling
In Centertown, KY, has good cis-
tern. good cellar. never falling well
Of water. good stable and other out
buildings. one acre lot Of ground. A
uplendid location for family residence
and hotel. Price and terms reason-
able. Apply 70
BARNETT 4 FOSTER. Agents,
Hartford. Ky.
The Hartford republican., 1912-01-05
M. c. RANKIN
STANDS PAT
will Hold State Farmers Insti-
stute on January 2, He
Declares.

Frankfort, KY, Dec. 27.-State Ag-
rictblt,rr,al Commissioner Rankin to-
day stated that regardless Of the
stand taken by his succssor, J. w.
Newman, he would ho,d the Safe
Farmers Institute here on January 2
next, and tina. THE courts would haws
to detsrmne wheahcr this ins atue Dr
the one Newman would hold la1r Is
the legal body.
He says that Newman's flight is d.
r,ctad SOLELY at L. l.. Dorsev, of Def-
ferson county, Democrat, who ds stand
ing for re-elsctbon as a m.smber Of
the Sta.e Board of Agriculturs.
The Hartford republican., 1912-01-05

Mechanical KISSES aas the kind wo-
men give each oahsar.
A woman thinks of her future; 9TH
er women talk of her past
Some society women are known by
what they waste tlhdr aftsction ON.
Ths love Of money ds also the root
Of much nlatrimony and alimOny.
Don't waste time trying to kill two
birds with one stone. Stones are NOR
plentiful than birds.
A mouse Is afraid of a man. a man
Is afraid OF woman, a woman is
afraid OF m0uss-and hhea,e you
are.
In after years woman may be sor'
ry she married the man in the case.
but she's always glad that that 9TH
e woman" didn't gat him.
The Hartford republican., 1912-01-05

Whsn buying cough medicine for
children bear in mind iuhat Chambsrla
Cough Remedy is most uff;ctual for
colds. Group and whouping cough and
that it contains no harmful drug.
For sale by all druggists m
The Hartford republican., 1912-01-05
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
sissss.'. ss.ss -: Of IlxAZzzss<
Last Of Philippine Opposition.

Six hundred Moros In tine island of
Jolo. who had tntrenched themselves
on a high point In the interior and
sabed that hey would fight to the
last. have changed their minds and
surrendered to the Amaricen forcss
surrounding Them. The point ut issue
was that they refused TO give up tihear
arms and submit to the mild general
regulations enforced by the Uudtod
States. The Monos will now nind. as
have the Indians in this country that
1t = 10 thair Interests ito adopt he way
of civilization. giving w thSAr old
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-27
BOYS PIG CLUB.

So far as The Enquirer has informa-
ton up to this time only two names
have been entered in the membership
Of the Boys Pig Club, and one of
these names is that of an enterprising
girl. The names are:
Jane o. Land ...... No. l, Yorkville.
Glenn Dulin .......... No. 2, Glover.
The resolution passed at the Corn
club meeting in Yorkville on February
S, upon which the pig club was insti-
tuted, provided that the competition
would be inaugurated II as many as
twenty members should be enrolled
by March /. The following rules were
adopted for the contest:
/. Contesting pigs must not be
over three months old on March 1.
No. 2. Each pig must be weighed
by three disinterested witnesses with
ip four days previous to March 2.
No. 8. The contest will come to an
end on the first Wednesday Of Decem-
ber, 1912, and each pig must have been
weighed in the presence of three dis
interested witnesses within four days
previous to that date.
A prominent citizen of Bethel
writes expressing regret that there
have been so few entries up to date,
and hopes that the requisite num-
He goes on to say, however, that rath-
err than allow the matter to fall
through 1t will be better to extend. the
time another month. He says he will
gladly contribute to the necessary
prize fund.
While The Enquirer does not feel
that it has authority to extend the
time, 1t thinks that the suggestion Is
a good one, and is quite sure that it
will be adopted If the enrolment of
twenty materialiZes by April /. Let
the boys send in their names to Super
intendent of Education Quinn, Mr..
John R. Blair or the editor Of The
Enquirer, and the rest of the work
will be duly attended to.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-27

Commenting favorably on the state
warehouse scheme. the Greenwood In
dex says:
Anyway. we are willing for the plan
to be tried. 1t may be the very thing
to solve the vexatious problem. 1t
cannot be retarded by every farmer
raising food products first and cotton
afterward.
Sensible and wise is the Index. The
state-owned warehouse system is JUS
itfiable principally on the ground that
common sense teaches that a ware
house system Is necessary, and expe-
rience teaches that 1t is not to be had
by individual or private corporation
effort. But the warehouse system
will not, though it's management be
perfect, furnish a thoroughly effective
and permanent solution Of the eco
nomic problems involved. There will
continue as much necessity for the
raising of supplies at home and cot
ton as a surplus as there has ever
been. In the future as in the past
the only safe farmer will be the one
who raises his supplies at home.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-27
TWO MORE DICTIONARIES.

Thoroughly pleased with the inter-
est that was manifested in the recent
contest in which The Enquirer gave
away free a copy of Webster's New
International Dictionary, we have de-
cided to give away two more copies OF
this invaluable book under the same
conditions.
The former contest was open to
whoever should see proper to enter;
but this time we propose to confine
the competition strictly to the public
schools Of the county. The matter Is
up to the teachers and their pupils,
and the proposition Is one involving
energy and enterprise.
Beginning today and for the next
six weeks, or until Tuesday, April 16,
we will print in each issue Of The En-
quirer a blank coupon with the UNDER
standing that it will be good for ten
votes for any public school that may
be written on it, and the two schools
which receive the largest number of
such votes by Saturday, April 20, will
each be awarded a handsome copy of
Webster's New International Diction-
ary.
In order that there may be no mis-
understanding of the proposition or no
disadvantage to any school by failure
to secure nomination early In the
contest, we have decided to print a
list of the eligible schools at the out
set and to start each contestant with
ten complimentary nominating votes
as follows:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-27

of Winnsboro, are the guests of Mrs.
Helen Adickes in Yorkville.
-SMiss Marguerite Neill of Yorkville
no. S, Is visiting Miss Clara Alexander
at her home on Yorkville No. 4.
tS5Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jenkins Of
Norfork, Va, are visiting the family
Of Mr.. w. W. Jenkins in Yorkville.
AIRS. ]. ]. Clinton and little daugh-
ter Leila, of Rock Hill No. l. are Wis
iting relatives in Edgeneld this week.
Miss Carrie Cartwright, who at
tended the Junior speaking at David
son college, has returned to her home
in Yorkville.
7Messrs. Lowry Jenkins of Spartan
burg, and John Jenkins Of Rock Hill,
spent Sunday with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. w. Jenkins In Yorkville.
There was an alarming report from
DR.. Miles Walker yesterday; but the
information today Is that he is much
better, and 1t Is believed that he Is out
Of danger.
XMr. and Mrs. ]. s. Mackorell. Mrs.
P. w. Love and Miss Sadie Dunlap Of
Yorkville, went over to Charlotte Sat-
urday on account Of the illness Of Mr..
Will Dunlap.
t/Mrs. John R. Ashe Of Yorkville, left
yesterday for Chicora college, for
Miss Annie Ashes graduating recital
in music. which took place last night.
Mr.. ]. r. Kennedy of Sharon, is suf-
fering from a stroke of paralysis. Mr..
Kennedy is quite advanced in years;
but 1t is not thought that he is In any
kserious danger.
Among the out-of-town people In
Yorkville on Sunday on account OF
the funeral Of Mr.. Strauss were Mes
srs. T. M. Caldwell and ]. L. Carson.
Gaffney; w. c. Wilburn, James Cald-
we'll and G. G. Borders, Kings Creek.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-27

This little story Is commended to
the consideration of those people who
think that newspapers and individuals
should pull off their hats and hurrah
for candidates for political office.
Suppose the devil would come
along here right now," asked a priest
of an Irishman, which would he take.
you or II"
He would take me, of course" re-
piled the Irishman.
"Why?" asked the priest.
Because he's got you already and
he would want to take me while he
has a chance"
When a newspaper declares for a
politician it becomes the property of
that politician body and soul. Having
no further reason to fear it, he loses
all respect for it and it's readers,
knowing that it would not print a
harmful truth about it's espoused
champion, cease to look to 1t for facts
that would enable them to reach an
intelligent estimate as to the men
among whom they are to choose.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-27
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY AZ, 1912.

a constable In Kentucky on Friday,
while resisting arrest. The elder
Johnson boasted Of having killed
twelve men,. AT Cincinnati, o.,
last week a Federal grand jury indict-
ed thirty officers Of the National Cash
Register company on the charge Of
maintaining monopoly, and also in
dicted the Adams Express company on
the charge Of collecting rates higher
than the published schedule. .Au-
gusta, Ga, by bare majority Of 81
votes has rejected the proposed COM
mission form Of government for that
city. .......T. Coleman Dupont, the
multimillionaire powder manufacturer
of Delaware, has announced that he
will devote his surplus millions to the
building Of good roads in Delaware
and adjoining states. ..- Revised es-
Inmates Of the losses by the fire at
Houston, Tex, last Wednesday, put
the property loss at $7,000,000, with
$3,000,000 insurance. Three cotton
congresses and $4,000 bales of cotton
were destroyed. The burned district
is one and half miles long by 200
yards to a half mile wide.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-27
As CLEAR AS MUD.
Attorney Stevenson Throws More
Light" on That Big Fee Puzzle.


Light" on That Big Fee Puzzle.
Editor Yorkville Enquirer:
Your statement that you are puz-
zled to know how was employed by
the state dispensary commission In the
litigation and how the liquor houses
paid me shows again that you have
not availed yourself Of the informa-
ton In the public records, and your
inquiry as to who paid Mr.. Abney dis
plays the same fact. I will state what
the record shows, and that ends the
controversy so far as / am concern
ed. Certain LIQUOR houses with large
claims brought the suits and finally
lost in the supreme court OF the
United States. When the dispensary
commission came to settle the claims
they said to these houses We Will de-
duct from your claims the expense to
which you have put us. including at
torneys' fees. The whole amount was
about $4,000. The attorneys for
these claimants assented to said ar
rangement with full knowledge Of the
amount Of the fees and the said ex-
pense was deducted pro rata from the
claims and stated in the decree Of the
commission, and money thus collect
ed was shown to be collected for the
sole purpose Of repaying the expense
forced on the state by these houses
and was used for nothing else.
From this your questions are easily
answered:
1st. The state paid my fees and
then required the liquor houses to
reimburse 1t.
End. The state paid Mr.. Abney's
fees and required the liquor houses
to reimburse II In the same way.
3rd. The state would not have and
could not have In good faith retained
any of the money collected.
This disposes, think, Of the state
ment that the state was "shy just that
much." II It took part Of the recov-
cry and paid me.
Columbia, 8. c., Feb 23. 1912.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-27
STATE WAREHOUSE BOARD.
General Assembly Named Three Com
nnissioners Last Friday.

j. w. McCown, state senator from
Florence, was elected by the general
assembly yesterday chairman Of the
board of commissioners which Is to
have charge of the state cotton ware
house system, should the act WITCH
recently passed stand the test Of the
courts as TO it's constitutionality. The
other two commissioners elected by
the general assembly were Maj. John
is. Horlbeck of Charleston county and
T. l.. Clinkscales of Anderson county.
All three Of the commissioners chosen
are farmers.
Senator McCown was chosen chair
man Of the commission without oppo-
sitiCn.
Two ballots had to be taken before
the other two members Of the COM
mission were chosen. The six nomi-
nees were: E. w. Dabbs, Sumter; T.
L. Clinkscales, Honea Path; j. Arthur
Banks, st. Matthews; ]. T. Harris,
Spartanburg; J. NJ. Polatty, Warren
vile.
The first ballot resulted as follows:
Clinkscales, Sc; Banks, 64; Dabbs, 64;
Horlbeck. 5S; Harris. %: Polatty. 6;
Total number votes cast, 140. Neces-
After the first ballot the names of
Mr. Harris and Mr.. Polatty were
withdrawn.
The second ballot resulted as fol-
lows: Clinkscales, Sc; Horlbeck, "A;
Dabbs, 5S; Banks, 55; Mcqueen, l.;
Belser, l. Polatty, /. Total number
Of votes. 1873. Necessary to a choice.
20.
President Smith accordingly le-
clared Mr.. Clinkscales and Major
Horlbeck elected.
The warehouse commission will
consist of three members. one of
which will be its chairman at a sal
ary of $2,100 a year. The terms, two.
four and six years, are chosen by lot.
He will appoint a manager, whose sal
airy will be determined by the COM
mission and there are to be cotton
weighers. cotton graders and other
necessary help for conducting such a
warehouse.
will have other duties looking toward
the agricultural welfare Of the state,
and to help him in this he is allowed
to hire a clerk at $1,000 per annum.
For the acquisition Of property, the
erection Of buildings and the main
tenance Of the system a bond issue
Of $25O,000 Is allowed. to be taken up
in 80 years, and this Is to be on the
visible property acquired by the COM
mission and in no sense Will be re-
garded as a debt of the state. The
commission Is allowed a contingent
fund of $5,000.-The State, Saturday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-27
The Warehouse Law.


AS will be seen from the record
published in another column, the gen.
eral assembly has elected its state
warehouse board and put the new ex-
pertinent we'll on the way to a fair
trial.
We know the men who have been
elected commissioners only by reputa-
ton; but have no reason to complain
that any Of them are other than good,
strong men. Mr.. McCown, the chair
man, is a farmer Of large affairs, and
was put in nomination by Mr.. Nc
Queen, who fathered the bill in the
house. The other two gentlemen, we
feel sure are as good as could have
been procured under the circumstan-
ces.
OF course it is the board that now
has charge. and it is the board that
will have to get the credit for success
or assume the responsibility for fail
ure, and so far as we are concerned
we expect to leave the management of
the business to the board; but still we
desire to take the liberty Of making
three or four observations, that are
really only a repetition of what we
have already said.
The whole plan has in 1t. we be-
lieve, the germ of success, no matter
who has the management, but never
theless it will be the part Of wisdom
for the commissioners to avail them
selves to the utmost Of all the careful
study that has been put on the plan
by its author, the Hon. John L. Nc
Laurin, and we hope that this will be
done.
AS has been fully set forth in Mr..
McLaurin's published speech, one all
important essential to the successful
storing of cotton Is accessibility to
cheap money, and to that end 1t will
probably be desirable to make finan-
cial arrangements abroad.
Another important thing is open, di-
rect trade relations with European
spinners This has been talked Of in
times past; but until the Inauguration
of a plan like this direct trade rela-
tions between European spinners and
southern producers has not been prac-
ticable. The practicability Of the idea
Is now looming into view.
Still another thing to be consumma-
ted in connection with the things al
ready proposed, is immediate mission
ary work looking to the further spread
of the state ownership propaganda to
North Carolina, Georgia and Texas.
Now that South Carolina has broken
the ice. the other states ought to be
induced to follow without difficulty,
and with all the cotton states work.
ing together along this same line OF
common interest, 1t would seem that
failure would be impossible.
This warehouse scheme Is a big
thing, the biggest thing along econom-
ic lines that has ever been attempted
in the south. If not in the country. and
its administration must necessarily be
carried on along big lines.