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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-06

1t should be generally recognized
that the farmers Of Bethel and Kings
Mountain township, as we'll as the
Clover Cotton Manufacturing company
have been hard hit by last Saturday :
storm. The Glover Manufacturing
company, the ablest managed and most
successful enterprise of the kind in
South Carolina if not in the south, is
strong and able to stand its loss. II
may be depended upon to help itself
and probably without skipping more
than one or two dividends. But among
the farmers are many who are ruined
They will not make enough to pay their
guano notes. They are all good hon.
est people who will settle to the limit
in time; but many Of them are badly
crippled now, and they need help. If
possible something should be done for
them. Just how to go about that
something we are unable to suggest,
but The Enquirer is willing to do all
it can through it's columns and is will
ing to make a substantial cash con-
tribution in accordance with it's means.
We sincerely hope that some means
will be found to ensure to the purpose
proposed the attention it's importance
deserves.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-06
TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1919.

explain that two years ago he was an
earnest supporter of Blease, but Blease
had deceived him. Then the interrupt
tions were resumed. To the disturb
ers Grace said: What your forefath-
ers fought for you are here to destroy"
The issue, he said, was between law
and order on one side and anarchy on
the other. Addressing himself especi-
ally to mill workers he called especial
attention to the case Of Rhodes the
CRANKY mill man who appealed to the
courts to protect him against the
blacklist" The rights Of Rhodes were
upheld by Judge Memminger whom
Blease Is villifying and abusing, and
Judge Memminger was upheld by the
supreme court presided over by Judge
Jones. He went on to quote an alleged
remark Of Blease 'to hell with the con-
stitution," and suggested that II was
time for the people to say, ito hell
with Cole L. Blease." Mr. Grace was
permitted to continue in comparative
quiet for time; but when he began to
tell that Governor Blease had been ex-
PEELED from the South Carolina college
for plagarizing a speech, two eggs
came down from the balcony and
splashed on the floor near him. He
dared the niger who threw the eggs to
show himself, and then apologized for
the word because he did not think that
a negro would be low enough down.
When the speaker began to denounce
the pardon of John Black the uproar
became tumultuous with incessant
shouts for Blease, both within and
without the theatre and Mr.. Grace con-
cluded with a solemn prediction that
Governor Blease would be defeated on
August 81 and that afterward he would
be convicted and sentenced to the PEN
itentiary. He asked those who wanted
Jones elected to rise and those who re-
mained seated he said that they were
no doubt looking for pardons for friends
and relatives from the penitentiary.
Mr.. Grace was on the stage about two
hours but was able to talk only about
fifteen minutes. During the uproar he
turned to Alderman Leonard who sat
beside him and said: Il say to your
face, sir, your police are disgrace.
want to compliment them by saying
they are almost as good as the New
York police force. If ! were you, sir,
I would resign. II this thing should
happen in Charleston would resign
To Sheriff White who had declined to
eject man making an uproar next to
him he said: ANY man who swears to
do his duty ought to do II or resign, and
not crouch or shirk like a coward"
The Spartanburg Herald from which
the foregoing is condensed. says that
]. Hertz Brown, candidate for the leg
islature and an avowed Jones man was
among those arrested, and that Blease
supporters took from the police certain
of their members who had been put un-
der arrest. The question as to wheth-
er Mayor Johnson was really In the
city was in dispute. After the meeting
indignant anti johnson men put in cir
culation petition asking Mayor john
son to resign his office.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-06

AS to how much ground there may
be for the fear that Governor Blease
evidently entertains as to a purpose to
cheat him out of votes by manipula-
ton of the ticket supply, we do not
know; but however this may be II
does seem to us that the governor or
any other candidate should be entitled
to all the tickets he is willing to pay
for. The desirability of having the
tickets properly and correctly printed
in a uniform manner is obvious and
this can best be secured under the su-
pervision of the executive committee;
but why the executive committee
should object to allowing candidates
to have additional tickets at their own
expense we are unable to see.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-06
New York. August 2: Police Ii

New York, August 2: Police Lieu
tenant Charles A. Becker, indicted
for murder in connection with the kill
ing of Rosenthal, the gambler, has had
stormy career since he was ap-
pointed to the police force November
| /, 1898. When he was an ordinary
policeman in uniform patrolling city
streets he shot and killed a plumbers
helper, John Fay. Becker was chas-
ing a gang Of burglars. and Fay was
an innocent bystander. Fay was
identified" by the police as John
O'Brien. a burglar, and until the
young plumbers helper was identified
Becker received much applause. AT
ter that he was suspended, and an
investigation was held. But nothing
happened. Policemen who have
known Charlie" Becker for a long
time chiefly remember the occasion
when he received a medal for saving
the life of a man. On July morning
one James Butler tumbled into the
water at West Tenth street. Becker
Is said to have gone after him and
rescued him in the nick of time. He
wore his medal for two years. and
then Butler made an affidavit that he
was an expert swimmer and had gone
overheard at the request Of Becker
and a promise that he would receive
SIS. Becker never paid the money,
Butler said, and so he called Becker a
fake hero" He added that Becker
would have drowned If he (Butler)
hadn't pulled him out Becker was
arrested while on duty at a station in
the Bronx.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-06

American bluejackets and marines
were landed in Nicarauga late Satur-
day night for the protection Of citizens
day night for the protection Of ciizens
Of the United States and their proper
ty. The expedition, part Of the force
Of the gunboat Annapolis, under Lieut..
James A. Campbell, Jr was landed at
Corinto, the principal seaport on the
Pacific side, and transported by rail to
Managua, the capital, arriving there
early Sunday morning. Lawlessness
and threatened anarchy disappeared
and quiet took their places with the
arrival Of the bluejackets. according to
Minister WeitZels reports today. The
landing Of American forces was made
only after President Diaz had confess
ed the inability Of his government to
protect the American-own railroad
line from Corinto to Managua and the
steamers on Lake Managua. Some of
the latter had been seized by the rev.
olutionists under General Mena, depos-
ed minister Of war. Mr. Weitzel de-
manded of Mena the return of vessels
his men had taken and used as war
ships in the attack upon Managua. The
American minister reported that for
eigners concur with resident Americans
in Managua that this action on the
part Of the American naval command
er was the only move that could have
prevented complete anarchy ana <he-
spread of disorder throughout Central
America.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-06

The managers of five social clubs
or locker clubs in Columbia, were fined
$40 each in the police court last Friday
and bound over to the court of general
sessions in the sum of 5000 each. on the
charge Of violating the dispensary law
The policy of Columbia with regard to
the clubs, heretofore has been the same
as that pursued in Charleston, the vir-
tual collection of license tax by the
imposing of $40 fines at stated inter-
walls. AS to whether this new move is
to be taken as an indication that Co.
lumbia intends to try to be permanent
ly good, or only until after the election
time alone will decide.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-06

While we are reprinting from the
Rock Hill Record the editorial para
graphs it reproduced from The York
Vile Enquirer, we want to say that GER
tain Of these paragraphs had no inten-
tional bearing on the gubernatorial
campaign then going on in this state
The paragraphs stand for just what
they said, and we do not see anything
in them to take back; but we would
like to have it understood that it is the
Record and not The Enquirer that is
seeking to apply those utterances to
present conditions.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-06

Some North Carolina politicians are
rather thin-skinned than otherwise. A
correspondent Of the Shelby Highland
er, speaking of the record of one of the
senators said that he got 100000 fol-
voting nineteen times wrong out OF
forty three, and the senator has insti-
tuted libel suit against the news
paper The correspondent and the edi-
tor of the Highlander explain that the
language used was mainly intended to
express the idea that the senator had
gotten extra good pay for very sorry
service
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-06

If our good friend, the Rock Hill
Record, would give its readers some
more sound political truth. it can do no
better than to republish the additional
editorial articles that we are printing
today along with those the Record has
already printed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-06

Quite a number of cows and other
farm animals have been killed in diff
ferent parts of the state this summer
by drinking water in which empty nj
trate of soda bags have been soaked.
In some cases the trouble has been To-
Gated at once and in others the people
who sustained the losses remained in
ignorance as to the cause.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-06
Mysterious Cotton Pest.

- Brookland special Of August to
the Columbia State: 'I will beat Ira
B, Jones by $4,000 or 10000 votes as
certain as God Almighty lets the 27th
of August come" declared Cole l..
Blease, addressing an audience OF
possibly 500 people at the Lexington
county campaign meeting here today.
The meeting was composed largely
Of mill people, many Of whom were
ladies'. The governor was escorted to
the stand by his admirers, and beVy
Of girls carried a large bouquet or
roses bearing the inscription, well
come. We are your friends, God bless
you. Presented by the mill overseers
and operatives" Governor Blease
said at the outset that it was pleas
ure to get an opportunity to speak 10
the people when he could nave an
opportunity to discuss the issues; that
no single issue had been discussed
during the state campaign; that II
had been a campaign Of "vituperation,
abuse and SANDER" and that the peo-
pie had not had the opportunity to
Judge who was the best man for gov
ernor. He said that those who had
come to the meeting for the purpose
Of hearing him assail his opponent
would be disappointed; that he never
spoke Of his adversaries behind their
backs. The governor declared that II
ut had not been for the cotton mill
boys Of Newberry that he would never
have been elected to the legislature;
that If it had not been for the cotton
mill boys of Newberry he would have
never been sent to the state senate;
that If 1t had not been for the cotton
mill boys of Newberry he would never
have been elected mayor, and that II
it had not been for the mill boys he
would never have been elected COVER
nor Of South Carolina" He urged the
mill people to turn out on election day
and see that he received fair count.
He said that instead Of counting him
out" it was a scheme Of the opposi-
ton to send an insufficient number Of
tickets to the strong Blease boxes so
that the people would be deprived the
right to vote. Governor Blease Is evil
IDENTIFY anxious to have a senate and
legislature elected this year that will
be in sympathy with him. for he made
vigorous attack on State Senator
Crosson, who Is seeking reelection.
At one time during the speech the
governor said: ITS no need to elect
me governor and re-elect your state
senator" The governor received an
ovation when he sat down, and was
carried from the stand to his automo-
bile on the shoulders Of his admirers.
1t was a Blease crowd. 1t being esti-
mated that rs per cent Of the audience
were his followers, 1t being meeting
for Blease.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-06

The Rock Hill Record of yesterday
has reproduced our editorial of last
Friday in reply to the Columbia State.
and We desire to say that we appreci-
ate it's fairness in the matter.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-06

The Grace yarns were big enough
for use between the close Of the can
vass and the primary election, so the
presumption is that there is something
still bigger on hand for that period.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-06
The gorkrille Gnqairer.
Entered at the Postoffice in Yorkville
as Mail Matter Of the Second Glass.
YoRKvILLE. 8. O.,
TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1912

Judge Jones wants to save the state
and so does Governor Blease. 1t Is up
to the people to decide who the state
is to be saved from and who for.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-06
LOCAL LAcoNIcs.
The State Campaign.

The state campaigners were at Cam
den yesterday and at Lancaster today
They are to be at Yorkville tomorrow,
at Gaffney Thursday, Spartanburg Fri
day and at Union on Saturday.
Bethel 8. s. Association.
Bethel township Sunday school as
ISOLATION met at Bethel church last
Sunday pursuant to call with the town.
ship we'll represented, and during an
interesting session elected officers as
follows: H. G. Stanton, president;
Robert A. Stewart, vice president;
Miss Emma Ford, secretary and treas
urer. After the meeting the ladies of
Bethel congregation served a delight
full dinner on the grounds.
Mysterious Cotton Pest.
Mr.. ]. w. Wallace, who lives on
Yorkville No. 8, in Bethel township
left at this office yesterday specimens
of an insect that he says Is doing much
harm to the squares in field OF fine
cotton. The cotton stalks he says, are
large strong and healthy and are grow
ing very luxuriously; but they are
dropping their squares at rate that
Is leaving very little fruit, and on ex-
animation he has found the squares
covered with the insect in question. The
insects are a little more than an eighth
of an inch long and with'their wings
folded show up perfectly green; but
with their wings open disclose black
bodies. Mr.. Wallace says they attack
the squares in considerable numbers,
and are quite lively, hopping about
like fees. He Is not absolutely sure
they are doing real harm; but says
that the groves that have been shed
show signs of having been nibbled and
he thinks the bugs are responsible.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-06
A PROTEST..
Correspondent Objects to Recent Com
munication in The Enquirer.

SoTToSponoSnt SpJoSts " ncSSne So"-
munieation in The Enquirer.
Editor Yorkville Enquirer:
l notice in The Enquirer of July 80
an article from a married woman who
may live in York county or who may
live in Columbia so far as we know as
her address has been withheld, who II
seems to me is trying to compare Gov
ernor Blease and his treatment at Au-
gusta with our Saviour and his trial
before PLATE. l am surprised to know
that you would allow the. use Of your
paper to such an article.
AS in my judgment the best and
purest minister Of the Gospel in the
known world Is nothing more to be
compared to our Savior than filthy
rags to the cleanest linen that can be
produced by human skill. Much less
the men who are going round from day
to day trying to make the voters Of the
state believe that they are the best
men to fill the various offices to which
they aspire. w. e. Gettys.
Yorkville, R. F. d. No. 7. Aug. 2,1912
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-06

his home In Yorkyille for a few, days
sbe9HsjtHpt&iqdt the lAa8Daiao Technii
Mrs. Fannie Morrow of Gastonia,
and Mrs. Marshall Morrow Of Colum-
bia, spent Sunday in Yorkville with
Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Woods.
Messrs. B. P. and Walter Barron,
who have been visiting relatives in
Alabama, returned to Yorkville. Fri
day night.
Mr.. William Cameron after spending
some time with the family Of his faith
er, Mr.. Johnson Cameron on Yorkville,
No. 3, has returned to his home at Nc
Intosh, Fla.
Col. and Mrs. Asbury Coward Of
Orangeburg, reached Yorkville last Fri
day night to spend the remainder Of
the summer. They are boarding with
the family of Mrs. Helen Adickes.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-06
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passage were senators.
Cumber, Percy and Stone. Demand
was made in the secret session for the
designation Of the country toward
which the resolution -was-dfrrcted,
Those who supported it, including
Senators Root, Lodge, Burton, Hitch
cock and others, declared 1t was not
warning to any nation in prospect,
but a definition of the country's atti-
tude. Senator Cummins opposed the
resolution because he thought it was
not direct or specific enough, he said,
in its reference to the control Of land
| by foreign corporations. Senator
Lodge insisted that the opening OF
, the Panama canal made 1t necessary
for the United States to make 1t clear
at once its opposition to the estab-
lishment Of any foreign power, either
directly or through a commercial
corporation, where it might threaten
the safety of this country.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-06

Without regard to the merits of this
controversy, we regret that we have
allowed ourselves to become party to
it's development. The communication
of the lady bore every evidence of sin
cerity as does the communication OF
Mr.. Gettys. There will be no more Of
the matter unless the lady sees proper
to send another communication with
her name signed to 1t. Ed. Enquirer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-06

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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-06

OI f1uTTdn IOT BledSe' prevented MT.
Grace from being heard further. He
said something about the right of free
speech being one of the cardinal prin-
ciples on which the liberty of the re-
public was founded, but there was such
an uproar that he could not be heard
He walked quickly back and forth
across the stage waiting for quiet
Postmaster w. M. Floyd arose and
begged for quiet, pleading with the
turbulent ones, whether you are for
Blease or Jones, be men and do not
disgrace our city" During the lulls the
mayor was able to get in a few words.
He reproached the audience for tramp
ling on the right of free speech for
which their fathers fought at Kings
Mountain and Cowpens. Il have no
objection to you hollering for Blease
now," he said, "but venture that you
through" I'VE don't need you," shouted
a disturber. I'VE have a mayor Of our
own. Go back to Charleston" why
did you come here If you did not want
to hear me-" retaliated Mr.. Grace. You
are governed by the same anarchy that
your leader Is governed by" he went
on. The din became deafening. Un-
der threats Of arrest some Of the dis
turbers left the theatre and held a
Blease meeting in the street. Samuel
B. Jones suggested that the chairman
appoint sufficient deputies from the
audience to clear the galleries. Some
body yelled at Jones to sit down, de-
claring he was drunk. Jones said his
aceuser was a dirty liar and a pistol
was displayed. Jones folded his arms
and bantered, Shoot me- you cow
ard!" Others in the crowd who want
ed order began to denounce and jeer at
the city council and the police. Solici-
tor Otis called upon all who were will
ing to serve as special police to re-
store order to stand with him. A grey
bearded man well advanced in years,
went forward and fifty or more others
followed. Mr. Otis then called upon all
those in the balcony who believed in
law and order to come down to the first
floor. This brought all but about rs
down. Sheriff White then ascended to
the balcony and took seat with the
rs. Quiet was restored somewhat and
continued until Mr.. Grace went on to
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-06

ment practical power of-eo
naval or military purposes
who opposed the resolutions
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-09
BY j. II. Shepperd. Agriculturist,
Agricultural college, of North Da-
kOta.)

Agricultural college,, of North Da-
kOta.)
The size of the seed potato is not
AS important as the selection. \ me-
dunn sized tuber is as good for SEED
purposes as Il large one from the same
hill. 1t has been found thai when
large, medium and small potatoes We're
planted whole, tho crop decreased i'll
proportion to the size of the tuhers
planted. This varies With different va
%rieties. Yet the greatest net profits
were not secured from the largest po-
tatoes as the extra yield did not equal
the greater quantity of seed required.
Sixteen stations have reported similar
tests and all agree with the preceding
statement. This should be sufficient
to settle the question of what size seed
to us. This does not. however, favor
the selection of small or even medium
sized seed from the bin; there is no
Surer way of running the crop out.
The size to cut seed pieces should
depend upon the variety II upon the
fertility and culture of the soil. Pieces
should be cut to weight and not to
number of eyes. On good. we'll pre-
pared soil small pieces are satisfac-
tory. but they should be planted clos
er than large ones. Unfavorable sea-
sons favor large sizes. Pieces weigh
ing about two will be found
satisfactory under ordinary conditions.
A crop grown from large pieces will
mature slightly ahead of one grown
from small cuttings.
The results that We have secured in
trials at three of our s~ubstations in
planting whole large. whole small, and
two eye piece average tuber cuttings
indicate that under dry land condi-
lions there nay be more advantage in
planting whole potatoes than under
those prevailing where the trials quot
ed above from the sixteen stations