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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-04
Associated Press dispatches publish

Associated Press dispatches publish
ed in the papers of this morning, say
that the threatened war in the Balk-
ans has broken out, the first bloodshed
having occurred Wednesday in a skir-
mish between Turkish and Servian
troops on the southeastern border Of
Servia. The Turks are said to have
lost three killed and many wounded,
while the Servian casualties are given
as two killed and eighteen wounded.
Details are meagre, but it is explained
that the conflict was precipitated by a
detachment Of 300 Turkish troops
crossing the border into Servian terri
tory There are persistent rumors
from the Bulgarian frontier carrying
alleged news of clashes between Bulga-
rians and Turks, and while there is
reason to assume that the rumors are
pretty we'll founded, they have not
been confirmed. One story has it that
thirty Turks have been killed as the
result of an attack by Bulgarians on a
Turkish village There Is much con-
Germ throughout Europe over the whole
situation because of a general belief
that If the war Is allowed to get under
full headway, 1t will involve all the
great powers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-04
LOCAL LACONlCS.
Bethel Presbytery.

Fort Mill Times: Bethel Presby-
terry met in the Fort Mill Presbyterian
church, September "a. at $50 o'clock
p. M, and was opened with sermon
by Rev. F. A. brennan, the retiring
moderator, from Timothy 1:4:7, And
exercise thyself rather unto godliness.
There were twenty-three ministers
and thirty-four ruling elders in at
tendance upon the meeting, and also
the following visiting brethren: Revs
T. w. Devane, c. F. Rankin, r. G. Nc
Roy, T. w. Sloan. d. D., r. E. Nc
Alpine, S. P. Hair Of the Baptist
church and T. ]. White Of the Meth
odist church. Rev. F. W. Gregg was
elected moderator and Rev. H. r.
Murchison assistant clerk. An inter
esting conference on home missions
was held Wednesday evening and
Revs. A. w. White. H. r. Murchison,
T. P. Burgess and A. D. P. Gilmour,
d. D., addressed the Presbytery on
this subject. After the conference
on home missions, Rev. R. E. Meal
pine of the Japan mission, addressed
the Presbytery in the interest Of for
eign missions. Encouraging reports
were received from all of the insti-
tutions Of learning. The Presbytery
appointed a committee Of seven to
arrange for the conference in the In
terest Of the million and a half dol
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-04
LOCAL AFFAIRS,
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

National Union Bank, Rock Hill-In-
vites attention to the fact that you
are at a disadvantage when you are
without money. Deposit a part OF
your earnings on interest account.
Thomson Co.-Has large stocks OF
wool yarns for knitting. also avia.
ton caps, and invites you to see Its
lines Of dress goods, domestics, etc
Cloud Cash Store-Talks about mems
and boys clothing, and pants, and
wants you to see its offerings before
you buy. See it for shoes.
Yorkville Hardware Co.-Suggests the
use of dynamite when you are plant
ing trees. The method insures bet
Kirkpatrick-Belk Co.-Is receiving anC
showing large shipments Of ladies
coat suits. New arrivals in millinery
department almost daily.
John A. Neely. Rock Hill-Wants {
renter for one-horse farm neal
Yorkville.
Star Drug Store-Offers bonus votes IT
the piano contest which ends Nov
1st. New goods now on display. Yor
are asked to pay all due accounts.
w. E. Ferguson-Is showing the new
est styles in good things for the ia.
Bile, including most things that are
seasonable just now.
Mcconnell Dry Goods Co.-Invites yor
to make its store a visit before buy.
ing dry goods, shoes, clothing, etc
j. Q. Wray-Asks the ladies to visi
his store and see his goods wher
they are shopping for dress goods
shoes, etc.
H. Hines, Plaintiffs Attorney, Lancas
ter-Publishes summons for relief ir
the case of Alice Wilson, plaintiff
against r. T. J. Wilson and others
defendants.
L. M. CRISIS Sons-Publish semi an.
nual statement in regard to the bust
ness conditions Of The Enqu. ,r, a!
required by the postoffice depart.
ment.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-04

Now since it has been proven that
persistent antagonism, such as was
shown by the last session of the gen.
eral assembly, and through some of the
newspapers ever since, is not the way
to reduce Governor Blease's following
among the people, we want to suggest
a new tack. Let the governor have a
fair show. Where his ideas show signs
of merit, help him out with them. Put
him on his merits and let him have
plenty Of rope. If he Is not capable,
and efficient he will soon hang him
self. On the other hand, If he makes
good. he will surely get his reward in
the shape of further promotion. There
may be those who object to this plan
for various reasons, among them fear
that Gov. Blease might make good. But
these can do no better than resign to
the inevitable, for the people are going
to hold on to Blease until he proves
himself incompetent, and they are go
ing to continue to give him credit for
every obstacle that his enemies put in
his way or for which responsibility
can be placed upon his enemies. We
are not prepared to say that If Gov
ernor Blease had been allowed to have
his own way during the past two years
he would have ditched himself. There
is a possibility, and even probability
that he would have made a record that
would have increased his strength; but
he will never be weakened by such an
tagonism as might be brought to bear
merely for the sake Of antagonism.
The majority of the voters do not stand
for anything like that. The thing to
do is for all the people to get together
for the good of the state, and If Gov
ernor Blease is able to advance and
execute ideas that promise to inure to
the common welfare, let him have the
benefit of all the good he can accom-
plish.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-04

The Gaffney Ledger has reproduced
in its editorial columns the drubbing
that was recently administered to it by
the Chester Lantern. This was the
right thing to do under the circum-
stances, and the Ledger deserves due
credit. 1t explains that the remarks
which aroused the Lantern were made
in spirit of bandinage and were not
intended to give offense. And that
also is to the Ledger's credit. AS we
l.'2 said before, we do not blame the
Lantern in the least, for while we ac-
cept the Ledger's explanation, it will
have to be admitted that the Lantern
had as much right to take the matter
up the way it did as otherwise. Well
meant pleasantries that would be all
right in personal communication, often
take on a different meaning in cold
e nj, and indulgence in them should
be matter of extreme caution. We
hope the incident is ended and that
there will be a better understanding
all around.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-04
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1919.

lar campaign" to be held in Chester,
January 24-25, 1913. Licentate w.
D. Ratchford was dismissed to Enoree
prebytery. A commission was ap-
pointed to ordain and install Liscen-
tate Jno. A. McMurray, pastor of Beth
esda church in York county. The
matter that created most interc st
In the meeting of the Presbytery was
the proposed removal of Chicora col
lege from Greenville to Laurens
Ex-Governor M. F. Ansel, Mr.. Geo
w. Taylor and DR.. T. w. Sloan, OF
Greenville, spoke urging the retaining
Of the college in that city. Rev. c.
F. Rankin, Mr.. Gray and Mr.. Todd
Of Laurens, advocated the removal OF
the college to Laurens. BY a vote OF
twenty to sixteen the Presbytery
voted to retain the institution In
Greenville. The Presbytery will hold
Its next regular meeting in the Oak.
land Avenue church, Rock Hill, ir
April, 1913. Rev. F. A. brennan, by
the appointment Of the Presbytery, re.
mained over and supplied the pulpit
Of the Fort Mill Presbyterian church
last Sabbath morning and evening.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-04

People don't you know that if you
listen to bitter personalities as between
candidates for public office, you will
forget all about any and everything
that can make for the public good and
embroil yourselves in senseless quarrels
that can never be productive of any
good? The crouch Of one individual
against another Is Of absolutely no con-
Germ to the public welfare. No man
has right to try to draw another into
his personal quarrel, and the man who
loses his head and with it his temper
in political quarrel is a bigger fool
than the man who loses his temper in
a personal quarrel.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-04

"A joint demand upon China for i'm
mediate payment Of arrears on the
Boxer indemnity, about $4,000, 900, has
been proposed by Russia to the other
five interested powers. It Is not denied
that this movement Is intended as a
sharp and forceful rebuke to the Chi
nese government for contracting loans
with independent bankers in disregard
Of the warnings Of the powers, and ,af-
ter rejecting the proposed information
al loan. No official intimation has
been given as to what will be the at
titude of the United States or Of the
other powers, Germany, France, Great
Britain and Japan, toward Russia's in
vitation for conference, but it is said
that the European governments, at
least are very likely to look with fa-
vor upon the proposition. 1t is by no
means certain, however, that the move
ment would proceed to the extent Of a
foreclosure, which would mean the
assumption of the control Of Chinese
finances by the powers without re-
gard to the wishes Of the republic. In
fact, one or two Of the powers already
are urging resumption Of the negoti-
atoms for the placing Of the great loan
Of $3.50, ,000, 900, which were stopped by
the conclusion Of the Independent loan
and 1t is believed that II China con-
sented to do this, the powers would
readily agree to grant further exten-
sion of time for the final settlement Of
the old claims. Russia has taken the
initiative in the movement to bring
pressure to bear upon China for the
reason that the amount Of indemnity
due to her and unpaid-$25, 900, ,000-is
equal to the total amount Of the in
debtedness due the other five powers
combined. These payments have been
accommodating now for a year. and the
powers have refrained from demand
ing settlements out Of consideration for
the tremendous travail through which
China has been passing, resulting In
the birth of the new republic. Now,
however, the dealing Of China directly
with independent bankers has inspired
some Of the six powers with a fear
that the concert Is likely to be dissolv-
ed as the result of the award to some
Of them Of special privileges Of exploit
tation in China.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-04

while military Germany and France
fell in still further behind. The proof
of the proposition that not war, but
peace is the necessary condition for
the physical and moral developme ent
Of the race gives an important, If not
first place. to the peace movement in
efforts to conserve the human re-
sources Of the country. 1t is well that
we make vigorous and enthusiastic
efforts to eliminate all causes tending
toward physical weakness and degre-
cation. Conditions Of labor and life
which foster disease must be prevent
ed by all available means, for with
out human resource all other resourc-
es are mere chaotic matter, without
form and void. If America Is not led
astray from the original purpose of
it's founders to avoid all purely ag-
gressive wars, it will develop a race
Of people, who for physical strength,
length of life. moral rectitude and
mental power will far excel any
race of people that have ever inhab-
tied the globe"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-04

When the name of J. w. Brown ap-
peared eight times on the polling lists
of Anderson county, it really looked as
if this gentleman was somewhat of a
repeater; but after he had been par
TALLY investigated, it developed that he
of an octet. AS many as six men of the
name of ]. w. Brown were vouched for
and as it was not unreasonable to as
sumo that there might be as many as
two more, the committee was willing
to let it go at that. After all Anderson
county is not so tough as might have
appeared.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-04
Give the executive committee of

Give the executive committee of a
political party power ito investigate
and call for papers and examine and
swear witnesses and punish for con-
tempt" and thus give the party power
to protect itself? Nit That Is most
too much of good thing. There are
courts even that are only barely fl,
to exercise such powers, and they
should never be given to party parti-
zans. We don't think the Legislature
will ever delegate such powers. There
are better ways Of regulating primaries
than that.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-04
Condition of Cotton.-The conditio,

Condition of Cotton.-The condition
Of the growing cotton crop of the
United States on September rs was
69.6 per cent of a normal, as estimated
by the crop reporting board of the de-
partment of agriculture's bureau of
statistics in it's last cotton condition
report of the season issued at noon
Wednesday and reckoned from the re-
ports of correspondents and agents
of the government located throughout
the cotton belt. This compares with
a condition of 74.S per cent Of nor
NAL on August rs, Ill per cent on
September rs last year, 65.9 per cent
on September 25, 1910, and 67.5 per
cent the average normal condition for
the past ten years on September 25.
Comparison of conditions on Sep
tember 25 by states follow:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-04
Poor Sam HYDE should have bee

Poor Sam Hyde should have been
put to death a year ago for the crime
of numbering his wife; but no one car
blame the delay on him. He knew
what the penalty would be before he
committed his crime, and he made nc
effort to dodge or escape that penalty
When it is so difficult for man to get
his dues from the law when he is hon
estly and earnestly seeking those dues
is it any wonder that the law should
be so low when man is moving heav-
en- and earth to evade it's penalties?
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-04
WILSON REPLIES TO LEWIS.

In it's issue of last Tuesday The En-
quirer reproduced from the Rock Hill
Record of the day before, an "open
letter" of Mr.. w. w. Lewis, county
chairman, to John Gary Evans, state
chairman, concerning the report of
Mr. w. B. Wilson, Jr., state executive
committeeman, to the subcommittee
charged with the investigation of al
legged election frauds. The Rock Hill
Herald of yesterday publishes an open
letter from Mr.. Wilson in reply to Mr..
Lewis. The letter, which Is dated
Rock Hill, October g." addressed to
Nv. w. Lewis, Esq, county chairman"
and signed w. B. Wilson, Jr., is as fol-
lows:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-04

There is no politics in the court
house bond proposition as we see it;
but solely matter of civic improve
ment and business necessity. We have
no quarrel with any individual who
may see the matter in a different light
from ours; but we shall be very much
shall agree with us. Aside from the
more pressing reasons why there should
be better, larger, more roomy, conve-
nient and sanitary court house, we
consider York the finest and best
county in South Carolina and we would
like to see her possessed of an admin
istration building in better keeping
with her standing.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-04
First A. r. Presbytery.-The First

Presbytery of the Associate Reformed
Presbyterian church of the south, en-
bracing all the congregations in North
Carolina and those of upper South
Carolina. will meet in annual fall ses-
sion with the Sardis congregation in
this county next Tuesday, October 8.
The sessions will continue for two days
and nights. A delegation of about sew
enty representatives from the various
churches is expected. The minister in
charge and an elder from each congre-
cation will constitute the roll of dele
gates. The Sardis congregation has
made plans to entertain the delegates
within it's own bounds and to trans
port them from the city in automobiles
to the church where the meetings will
be held.-Charlotte Observer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-04

ture Of No. 38. It was also decided to
request that the south-bound evening
| train, No. SO, due at Rock Hill about
| twenty minutes after the north-bound
| through train on the Charlotte and
Jacksonville division Is due to pass
Rock Hill, be so changed as to connect
| with that train for Charlotte and other
points north. At present No. 36 Is not
| due to leave Marion, N. c., until thirty
minutes after its last connection Is due
there and by making the change the
train will miss no connections 1t now
makes and gain one that would be very
| important. At present No. 36, when on
time Is side-tracked at Old Point to
allow No. 1T, the evening train for
Yorkville to pass.
| - Yorkville's water, light and power
I department has never been in better
shape physically, than 1t Is In at the
present moment. The first thing that
Superintendent DuPre did when he
took charge last January was to COM
mence rebuilding the electric lines
where rebuilding was necessary and
j removing as far as possible all the OBJ
\ structions that had been giving
trouble during rain and wind storms.
The task involved a lot Of labor and
expense; but 1t has been practically
completed and Interruptions to the
current are far less frequent than for
merly. And there has been much i'm
provement from a business standpoint
also. New customers for light and
power have been added slowly and
surely and people are beginning to
take on to some Of the new labor
saving devices and conveniences that
are being offered. Quite number of
families are using electric grills with
| convenience and economy, and while
as yet no regular cooking outfit has
been installed In any Of the homes
there are folks who are becoming
more and more interested and who
will no doubt soon make up their
minds to venture in this direction also.
Quite a number of small motors are
being used in the town for running
sewing machines and for other similar
purposes and the rule is that after
an Individual has once enjoyed the
satisfaction and convenience afforded
by these motors there is no disposition
| to give them up.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-04

The Augusta street railway has
started it's cars again; but as yet no.
body is riding except the guards. The
people either through sympathy with
the strikers or fear Of them, are walk
ing. The owners and employees of the
company are about as far apart as
they have been since the beginning OF
the difficulty.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-04
Report of the Ginners.-Tt

Report of the Ginners.-The second
cotton ginning report of the census bu-
reau, issued at 10 a. m, Wednesday, an
nounced that 3,015,033 bales of cotton
Of the growth Of 1912 had been ginned
prior to September 25, counting round
as half bales. To that date last year
3,676,594 bales, or 23.6 per cent Of the
entire crop, had been ginned; In 1908
to that date 2,590,639 bales or 1913 per
cent of the crop had been ginned, and
in 1906 to that date 2,057,2S3 bales, or
1873 per cent Of the crop, had been
ginned.
Included in the total ginnings were
19,450 round bales, compared with 27,-
91S round bales ginned to September
25 last year, 38,026 round bales in 1910
and 4S,070 round bales in 1909.
The number Of bales Of sea island
cotton included was 3,026 bales, COM
pared with 11,S07 bales last year, 1882
bales in. 1909 and 11,457 bales in 1908.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-04

We are inclined to think that If T.
B. Fielder could be brought into South
Carolina now, he would fare badly in
any county Of the state in which he
might happen to be tried. The senti-
ment is such that he would be caught
both coming and going.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-04

The meanest married man We ever
heard of, was the fellow, who before
retiring, would surreptitously abstract
the change from his trousers pockets
and slip it in his wife's stocking
Greenville News.
Honestly now, don't you believe they
lied on that fellow?
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-04
Now for cool weather and trade.

The high price of living is an excel
lent argument in favor of the sowing
of plenty of small grain.
Wednesday was pay day for bets
that had been made on the primary OF
August q. The declaration of the elec-
tion by the executive committee de.
cided all bets. There was quite a lot
Of money up throughout York county
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-04

If the Bull Moose crowd should put
up a candidate for governor, it would
be little embarrassing to some of the
newspapers that would have to give
their support to the Democratic candi-
date
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-04

Hugh Long, mayor of WAGNER,
who killed Pickens Gunter last Satur-
day night, and who was committed to
jail at Aiken, was on Wednesday re-
moved to the penitentiary for protec-
tion against possible mob violence. DR..
o. B. Portwood, who was committed to
Jail with Long, was after a hearing re-
leased. Mr.. Hayes Gunter, charged
with completely in the killing Of Gun
ter Is still in Jail at Aiken.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-04
LYON AND PEOPLES.

The result of the voting for attorney
general in the first primary in York
county was as follows:
ID. d. ENdllS LSl
Thos. H. Peoples ...... ...... :. I945
This was much the largest vote the
county has ever polled. The result of
the vote as between Lyon and Peoples
on the 18th will depend very much on
the extent of the turnout. There is
very considerable interest in the race
in all parts of the county, and although
the people are much buster than they
were at the time of the second race for
county commissioner, there is a very
general opinion that the vote on the
18th will be much larger than it was
then.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-04
Ths alorkrille Guqairer.
Entered at the Postoffice in Yorkville
as Mail Matter Of the Second Glass.
YORKVILLE. 8. c.:
FRIDAY. OCTOBER 4, 1912.

Wonder IL it Is now admissible to
support the Democratic nominee fol-
governor?
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-04

For the purpose Of comparison, the
condition of the cotton crop in the
United States monthly for the past ten