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Connecticut western news., 1912-05-09
GENERAL NEWS EVENTS.
Happenings of Interest In Various
 Parts of Our Country.

Happenings of Interest In Various
 Parts of Our Country.
 The will of John Jacob Astor dis posing of an estate valued roughly at 1OO,00O,OO0 was summarized by Lewis Cass Ledyard, the lawyer who drew 1t on Sept IS, 1911. Mir. Astor, follow ing the example of his father and grandfather, did not split up his estate. He left it almost intact to his son, William . Vincent Astor, who is not yet twenty-one years old. Not much more than $S,OOO,OOO can in any way be diverted from the main Astor line. Nothing was left to charity
 The residuary clause of the will of Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy, founder of the Christian Scientist church, be- queathing the residue of her estate, valued at about $2,OOO,OOO, to the First Church of Christ, Scientist, of Boston, creates a valid trust'' in the opinion of the supreme court of New Hamp- shire. The court holds that "the resid- uary clause is not gift to a church, Dul o S1I 1OI ISllBlOuS purposes SuS- tafnable as a charitable trust"
 Seats iD the Coliseum in Chicago for the Republican national convention are being arranged so that 10000 persons, or about 1,200 more than were present when William H. Taft was nominated, may be accommodated. The subcom. mittee in charge of the convention ar engagements, headed by Harry s. New of Indianapolis, will meet in Chicago on May IA to pass upon the arrangements with other matters of detail.
 Sam Yet, perhaps America's richest Chinese miner, went to Los Angeles from Nevada prepared to divide his fortune half and half with Sheriff Will liam A. HammeI. Several Los Angeles mining men who know the Chinese de- clare his properties are worth from $5O0,OO0 to $75O,O0O. Hammel loaned him $1, 600 when he lost all his fortune in gambling.
 Because she has been kind to an aged man Miss Gladys Reinhardt. twenty years of age, employed in the govern
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Barry of Filbert, N 1, have gone to
Boiling Springs High school.
Master William Dendy Of Monroe,
Ga, Is the guest Of Master Robert
Belts on Yorkville r. F. D. 8.
Misses Fannie and Mary Young
blood of Sharon, visited Miss Ellie
Feemster on Yorkville r. F. d. No. 5.
this week.
Miss Julia Smith, who has been
spending the summer In the mountains
of North Carolina, returned to York
Vile this week.
Miss Fannie Wardlaw, who has been
spending the summer with friends in
Paris has returned to her home in
Yorkville.
Miss Mabel Ashe, who has been
spending some time with relatives in
Brevard, n. c., has returned to her
homo in Yorkville.
Misses Lucille and Evelyn Kirkpat-
rick of Winnsboro, visited Misses Alma
and Margaret Feemster on Yorkville
r. F. d. No. 4. this week.
Misses Willie May and Bessie Gray
son Of Bethany, are the guests Of Miss
es Ruby and Florrie Devinney on
Yorkville r. F. D. No. 4.
Mrs Charles Schafer and daughter.
Miss Elva, who have been visiting Mrs.
s: L. Steele in Yorkville, left yester-
day for their home in Middletown,
Maryland.
Mr.. o. M. Spurlin, for the past ten
months assistant to Agent Patrick at
the Southern depot left Yorkville yes
terday to take a position with the
Southern at Camden.
Mrs B. o. Jennings and daughter,
May, Miss Nellie Moore Of Yorkville,
anG Miss Sara Turner and Mrs. Sam
Thomas and daughter. Hazel, of Fill
bert, have been visiting Mrs. George
Turner in Bethel.
Mr.. Jennings K. Owens, formerly of
Rock Hill and we'll known in Yorkville;
but who has been practicing law in
Bennettsville for some years past, was
married last Wednesday to Miss Ita,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Thaddeus Easterling, of Benettsville.
Mr.. H. Bonner McGill, formerly of
Smyrna, but for the last six months,
vice president of the Charlotte Con-
solidated Tire and Oil company, with
which he had been connected about a
year, Is visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. v. McGill, on Hickory Grove,
No. 2.
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THE WORLDS COTTON NEEDS.
Estimate Yields of all Countries Fol
1912, About 20,1OO,O 900 Bales.

lSlGJ NpouS GSttoSJoSS
A we'll known cotton exporter re-
Gently estimated that the foreign world
would this year take all Of 10,500,000
bales Of our cotton and that the Unit
ed States would secure for itself not
less than 5,500,000 bales-if 1t could get
it. The indications now are that both
will be fully satisfied. When asked how
much cotton the worlds spindles would
take for the coming year under the
present textile outlook, he replied:
THE spinning demands of the world
are expanding steadily and are always
calling for larger and larger crops.
Since 1901 the annual consumption of
Great Britain increased 133 per cent, the
Continent 1913 per cent and the United
States 25 per cent or little less than
90 $40 per cent for India" The great
est relative increase, as has been point
ed out by another cotton authority, Is
that of the cotton states in America of
1879 per cent between 1901 and 1911.
Recent revision of opinions on the
cotton crop show that people familiar
with conditions are more open minded
towards the possibility of larger
American yield than any year prior to
1911. They are willing to talk of a
100000 bale crop on condition of
frost as late as the third week in Oc-
tober with favorable weather mean
while, but more probably 13500.000
bales. The spinning world feels, con-
fident under existing conditions of
1.750,000 bales from Egypt, because
prospects there are especially assuring.
British India may not come up to the
3.OS2, 900 bale yield of 1910, but should
do better than last season. when 2,514.-
900 bales were grown for milling con-
sumption Russia will do well If it
grew 100000 bales under restricted
acreage-Wall Street Journal.
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- Managua, Nicaragua, Aug IA: The
insurgents under command or Generals
Mena and Zeledon resumed their al
tacks on Managua at o'clock this
morning, but after desperate fight,
were again repulsed. This Is the fourth
day Of the battle which Is being waged
about the Nicarauguan capital. The
American sailors, guarding the United
States legation and the presidential
palace, who, because OF their marks!
manship, had been specially selected
from the American detachment sta
toned here to protect the lives and
property of American citizens, directed
a fire too hot for the attackers, and
the rebels were driven back. The
bombardment Of the city by the insur-
gents was continued all night. The
presidents palace was hit twice and
three shells narrowly missed striking
the American legation. AS this dispatch
is filed there Is lull in the fighting,
the insurgents having retired to a posi-
ton a short distance from the city. All
Americans and other foreigners in the
city are safe. An attempt was made
last night to assassinate the command
er- In chief Of the government forces
Gen. Emilio Chamorro, while he was
walking in the streets. The improvised
hospitals are filled with soldiers and
women and children. One shell hit a
hospital yesterday morning. killing
several men. There are many reports
of the killing Of women and children
in their homes by the insurgents shells.
The government has 1000 troops, while
the insurgents number somewhat less
than that. Prisoners captured by Gen
eral Chamorro'S troops state that the
insurgents have lost many men since
the fighting began. The casualties on
the government side also are heavy.
Government officials and many citizens
openly express the hope for active
American Intervention.
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LOCAL LACoNICS.
Winthrop Scholarships.

Superintendent Of Education Swear
ingen on Wednesday announced the
awarding Of Winthrop scholarships as
follows: York-Blanche e. Plexico
Ruth Thomasson, Annie L. Sturgis
Cherokee-Candace Quinn, Matte E.
Thomas. Lancaster-Martha Ruth
Rollings, Ida Lee Porter.
The County Canvass.
There were a hundred or more voters
to meet the county campaigners al
Glover yesterday. The speaking took
place in the opera house; but there de-
veloped nothing out Of the ordinary
The Clover people saw that all Of the
candidates were entertained. There Is
a picnic in connection with the Forest
Hill meeting today. Tomorrow's meet
ing will be held at Fort Mill.
Estimating the Damage.
Mr.. j. L. Stacy Of Glover, has been
engaged for some days getting up ac-
curate figures as to the territory devas-
tated by the hail and wind storm .ot
August 8. HIS method Is to see each
farmer in the stricken area and ask
him for his acreage in cotton and corn
etc. Mr.. Stacy said yesterday after
noon that up to that time his figures
included practically 1000 acres Of cot
ton ruined and l,UO0 acres OF corn
ruined; but he, did not think his data
covered much over half the stricken
territory. He thinks that the total
acreage affected Is between 5000 and
5000. Much Of this Is entirely ruined
but some Of 1t is only half destroyed.
Hickory Grove School Building.
The trustees of the Hickory Grove
school district have let the contract for
the erection of the new brick school
building. The building Is to be'70x7A
feet. The first floor Is to have four
class rooms, 24x28 feet In size, and
each is to have a cloak room. The
second floor Is divided into an audito-
rum, 44x48 feet, stage 16x20 feet,
two dressing rooms and two class
rooms. 24x28 feet. The building Is to
be covered with metal shingles. The
cost Of the building when completed
will be approximately $1,000. The
contract for the building has been let
to Mr.. w. w. Blair of Sharon. Work
on the structure will begin as soon as
the material can be gotten on the
ground.
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NEW Advertisements.

Cloud Cash StoreAQuotes prices on
staple merchandise for economical
buyers.
Kirkpatrick -Belk Co.-Begins tomor-
row a special reduced price sale OF
Oxfords for men, women, children.
The sale continues all next week.
]. @. Wray-Has lot Of special Offer
ings for tomorrow and Monday. Re-
member the &c and 10c counters.
Loan and Savings Bank-Says that ev:
cry depositor with 1t Is made to feel
at home and that his business Is ap-
preciated.
]. c. Kirkpatrick and ]. E. Latham
Invite the public to picnic at j. c.
Blair's grove on August %.
Miss Daisy Gist-Has two acres Of land
in the Liberia quarter Of Yorkville,
for rent.
r. T. Castles-Announces a basket
picnic at Smyrna on August 81, and
invites the public.
w. T. Slaughter, for Com.-Extendsa an
invitation to the public to a picnic
at Hickory on August 22d.
John R. Love- Clerk-Invites the pub
lie to a. w: o. w. picnic at Kings
Creek on August %. Speaking by
candidates and others.
McConnells-Is showing new ship
ment of ladies' ready-to-wear hats
in extreme new styles.
York Supply Co.-Advises farmers to
sow rye as a cover crop. and also
for pasture and as a land improver.
Herndon & Gordon--Have sack Of
good green coffee, fruit jars, gro
ceries, hardware, etc.
The Harris Studio-Has moved into
the McNeel building, and invites you
to call on Saturdays.
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WITHIN THE TOWN.

- Mrs. Floride Patterson Moore,
widow Of the late s. Rufus Moore, died
at her home on East Jefferson street,
last Tuesday night at 11.55 o'clock,
after long and tedious illness. The
deceased was born at Liberty Hill in
Kershaw county, on September 1S,
1888. She was married to her hus-
and they lived together in their JEFF
ferson street home until November 18,
1899. The deceased Is survived by
four children, as follows: Robert c..
Moore of Charlotte; Samuel r. Moore,
Charlotte; William T. Moore, Laurens,
and Miss Mary Patterson Moore, York.
Vile. The interment took place in
Rose Hill cemetery Wednesday after
noon at $50 o'clock, after funeral SER
vices Il. the First Presbyterian church,
Of which the deceased was member.
- Miss Margaret Hart died at the
home Of her brother, John r. Hart,
Esq, yesterday morning at 20 minutes
after o'clock. Miss Hart was the
eldest daughter Of the late Major Jas.
F. Hart, and was born in Yorkville
about Al years ago. She was lady Of
fine intellectual attainments, and was
popular and highly esteemed in a
q large circle of friends. She was a
teacher in the Yorkville Graded school
until little over year ago, when her
health gave way and she had to give
up the work. UP to a week ago 1t
seemed as II she was becoming her
old self again; but her health broke
down somewhat suddenly and the end
came as stated. She leaves four BROTH
ers and one sister, Messrs. A. G., Ed
ward, ]. Frank and John R. Hart, and
Mrs. W. s. Neil. The funeral services
were held in the First Presbyterian
church this morning, and the inter-
ment was in the Rose Hill cemetery.
= Yorkville baseball enthusiasts re-
Gently made a pretty thorough canvass
Of the town for the purpose of collecting
enough money to launch q baseball team
here for q few weeks Most Of the busi-
ness houses and others have contrib
uted quite literally for the purpose,
and enough money was raised to or
ganize. Several ball players have been
engaged to play in Yorkville for awhile
and these together with local players,
have, after some practice made a very
good showing. The management ar
ranged for a series Of three games with
a team from Cowpens, S. c., and the first
game of the series was played on the
Graded School grounds yesterday af-
ternoon. 1t resulted In a victory for
the visitors, the score being to g..
Both teams played good ball, and all
those who saw the game were highly
pleased with the showing made by the
local team. The second game will be
played this afternoon at 4.30 and the
last game of the series Saturday after
noon at $3.50 o'clock instead Of 4.30 In
order to give the visitors time to catch
their train for home. The game this az
'ternoon Is expected to be hotly con-
tested one as the locals are anxious to
even up with the visitors.
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Washington, August IA: After q
fight extending over many weeks DEM
ocrats Of the house Of representatives
today agreed to caucus to recede
from their no battleship" programme
in this session, and to permit the bat
tleship champions to vote in the house
for one such vessel. Unlike the four
preceding caucuses there was an alb
sence Of bitterness of feeling and by a
rising vote of 95 to IL he resolution Of
recession was put through. II Is ex-
pected that the senate viii agree to
the one -battleship plan. ending the
deadlock over the naval bill. Repre-
sentative Sulzer, Of New York, who
has led the fight for two battleships In
the pending bill sought to have the eau
Gus take no action as to the number OF
ships but to release members to vote
man Padgett, Of the naval affairs COM
mittee, opposed Mr.. Sulzer's resolution
on the ground that II would further
complicate matters. The senate. he
pointed out, already has expressed its
willingness to compromise the differ
ences by withdrawing from its demand
for two battleships and to accede to
one. Mr. Suffers resolution then was
lost. An effort will be made to have
the warship to be authorized to be the
largest and most formidable fighting
craft ever laid down. A sharp fight
is expected on this programme, how
ever, both on the ground Of extrava-
gance and the contention Of many
members Of the naval affairs commit
tee Of both the senate and house that
such a craft would be unwieldly and
expensive to maintain.
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MONEY IN BLAcKBERRIEs.

"The farmers in this section could
grow superior blackberrfes to tn II
great satisfaction and at good profit
II they only would"
So declared Mr.. w. Frank Smith
yesterday. Mr.. Smith is former cit
izen of the Bethany neighborhood;
but has been living In California fol-
many years, and Is now on a periodical
visit to relatives and friends in the
neighborhood Of his old home.
Shortly after moving to California
ing business; but after some years sold
his vineyard at a profit and began to
give his attention to blackberries and
fruit, limiting his vineyard to only q
few acres Of table grapes.
The blackberry, he says, Is one OF
the most profitable and satisfactory
crops that he has ever given his atten-
ton to. 1t requires good deal more
attention than some would suppose
In fact a patch Of six or seven acres
is large enough to keep one man pref
ty busy during a good part Of the
time; but 1t furnishes a very good In
come, anywhere from $500 to $1,000 a
year, according to seasons, markets
etc.
IF I should come back to this
country" said Mr.. Smith, II would
certainly give my attention to black
berries, and I don't see why the farm
ers here don't think more about the
opportunity offered. or course 1t Is
we'll to have canneries, ETC., to give an
active market; but even that Is not
necessary. I would say that the town
of Glover would take three or four
hundred dollars worth Of blackberries
probably more; but Of course few
growers would not be limited to the
local domestic demand unless they
were content to have 1t that way. The
blackberry, which has so long flour
ished wild in this country, Is noticea-
bly, growing scarcer. and people are
not paying any attention to it. Farm
ers who will look into the matter OF
securing the best varieties, put them
out properly and give them attention
will have occasion within few years
to congratulate themselves on theil
foresight"
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STORM RELIEF COMMITTEE.

The committee named Dy Governor
Blease in his recent proclamation to re-
ceive and disburse such voluntary con-
tributions as might be made for the
relief Of such destitution as may have
been caused by the terrific hail, wind
and rain storm that swept the north
ern part Of the county on Saturday
August 3, met at Glover yesterday af-
ternoon pursuant to announcement.
All Of the members Of the committee
were present as follows: ]. A. Page
G. w. Knox, Jas. A. Clinton, John
Banks Jackson, ]. B. Robinson, A. j
Quinn, w. D. Grist, and organization
was effected by the election Of G. w
Knox chairman, A. ]. Quinn, vice.
chairman and Jas. A. Page, secretary
and treasurer.
Discussion of the situation developed
that the destroyed crops include be-
tween five and six thousand acres
nearly four thousand acres OF cotton
and nearly two thousand acres of corn
In many cases the crops Of individual
farmers are completely wiped out. and
in other cases the damage Is only par
tial. Many Of the smaller farmers are
completely ruined, while others though
they have lost the labor and investment
Of a year, are still able to get along
without assistance. There Is compare
lively little actual distress because
there are enough generous people still
left in the community with sufficient
means to prevent actual suffering. Not
only the Indications. however; but the
actual certainty points to the time only
a few weeks off when many OF these
people will be badly in need of help.
Unable to make an approximate es-
innate as to what 1t might have to dc
with, 1t was the Judgment OF the COM
mittee that 1t would be best to proceed
slowly until it could get some idea OF
the funds that would probably be
available. All were agreed that the
most aggravated cases of distress
should receive attention first in proper
tion to the requirements Of each in
dividual case, and II the means should
become available to proceed further In
as equitable a manner as possible In
accordance with such means as might
be furnished.
A resolution was adopted providing
that all contributions made to the COM
mittee or any Of the members thereof
should be acknowledged through The
Yorkville Enquirer without cost. and
that none Of the relief funds should be
paid out except upon the approval OF
all of the members Of the committee,
after careful consideration Of each in
dividual case.
There being no further business the
committee adjourned subject to the
call of the chairman.
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the United States" Under the terms

the United States" Under the terms
of the bill as it passed both houses.
employees have the right to appeal to
congress for redress of grievances. The
Bourne Bristow parcels post system,
which the senate substituted for the
fiat rate Of twelve cents per pound by
the house on packages, provides for
eight zones. varying from so to more
than 1900 miles, and a graduated rate
ranging from five to twelve cents per
pound. The limit Of weight Is eleven
pounds. A rate Of five cents fr the
first and one cent for each additional
pound is provided for rural route and
city delivery. Instead Of allowing
overtime pay for the service Of carriers
and clerks in cities the senate adopted
Senator Bourne's amendment that when
an employe worked overtime he should
be paid in Compensatory time" with
in six days. Senator Hoke Smith ask
ed for a vote on his amendment to al
low publishers Of publications issued
tri-weekly or less frequently the option
of sending second class matter by fast
freight at one cent a pound, or by reg
ular mail at two cents q pound. 1t was
agreed to by a vote Of twenty-nine to
twenty eight.
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and good will which were shown In both
the Revolutionary and the Civil wars,
giving as the reasons the love Of coun-
try and Of the white friends, and prom
ising that this friendship should con-
tinue. He said that the tribe was
steadily increasing in numbers and
striving to increase in wisdom, in edu-
cation and in business. He closed with
the assurance that none Of the Indians
would ever forget the day.
The exercises closed with the singing
in unison Of THE Old Time Religion u
and as the notes swelled on the noon
day breeze, the. thought in the hearts
of many was that surely the God of all
nations, tribes, and peoples was looking
down in blessing.
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The New York Clearing House as
sociation Is assisting the police In To-
eating the deposits Of Police Lieuten-
ant Becker, charged with instigating
the recent murder of Gambler Rosen-
thai Some Of the criminals implicat-
ed with Becker gave out a tip to the
effect that 1t was Becker's custom to
deposit his graft money in various
banks under various assumed names.
and working on this information the
investigators have found deposits cred
tied to Becker and his wife, ranging
up to $62.345. There are still other
banks to be heard from, and besides
the cash 1t is known that Becker has
a strong box in a safety deposit vault
that Is believed to contain securities
in large amount. Becker, 1t Is un-
derstood, denies all knowledge Of the
funds that are credited to himself and
wife in the various banks. The dis
trict attorney has located the strong
box and also has the key Of 1t: but he
does not yet feel warranted in going
into it at the present time for lack of
Authority.