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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-05
WITHIN THE TOWN.

= The Smoak- Brown company has
arranged to commence business in the
building formerly occupied by the
York Furniture company.
If the legislative delegation fol-
lows the recommendation Of the coun-
ty board, the next tax levy will be
substantially the same as the last.
D. Mrs. y. ]. y. Bowen, who has been
conducting a boarding house in the
Metts residence for several years has
moved into the Clark house owned by
Carroll Bros, and Mrs L. E. Parish
will conduct a boarding house In the
building vacated by Mrs. Bowen. Mrs.
Bowen will also continue to keep
boardcrs.
NH. w. j. p. Wylie, Of McCon-
nellsville, has moved into w. R. Car
rolls Hurt house" on Lincoln street.
Mr.. John F. Youngblood has moved
to his new residence on East Jeffer-
son street and DR.. S. L. Steele has
moved into the house vacated by Mr..
Youngblood. Mr.. Joseph Love Of
Guthriesville has moved into the
Adickes house on East Liberty street.
Mr.. w. H. Herndon has moved into
his new home on West Madison
street.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-05
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mrs. Robert Love of Chester. Is the
guest Of Mrs. Andral Bratton in York
vile.
Mrs. B. o. Jennings and daughter.
May. of Yorkville. are spending some
time in Florida.
Miss Zula Mcknight, of Yorkville.
r. F. d. 4, Is the guest of Miss Berlie
Stacey in Glover.
Rev. Robert Adams. of Bethel. has
gone 10 Georgia on a visit to his moth
er, who Is sick.
Miss Sudie Allison has returned to
her home In Yorkville, after spending
two weeks in Washington, and other
northern cities.
Miss Helen Darby has returned to
her home in Lowryville. after spend
ing several days with Miss Mary
Brooks Inman, in Yorkville.
Mr.. John Whitesides. who has been
spending sometime In Florida, has
returned to his home I'm Hickory
Grove.
Mrs. II. w. Cummings and Miss
Annie Lou Dickson of Columbia. spent
the Christmas holidays with the fam
lily of Mr.. John c. Dickson, on York
vile. No. !.
Mr.. John j. George the Bessemer
City, y. c., real estate man, was down
I'm York county a few days ago to
make transfers of some of the land he
has been advertising for sale In wes-
tern York
HFort Mill Times: The following
young ladies spent the holidays at the
home of Mrs. l.. S. Nivens, three miles
north of Fort Mill: Misses Laura
Jenkins. Fannie Boyd. May Wallace
and Bertha Boyd of Yorkville, and Miss
Lula Brown of Lancaster.
Fort Mill Times: 1t Is reported on
the streets that DR.. Leon Campbell and
family of the Point section Of the
county, will move to Fort Mill within
the next few days and will occupy the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-05
OWNERSHIP OF BELLE

1t looks like the ownership of Belle.
the bloodhound bitch that has been
figuring in the more or less recent his
tory of the county Is to become the
subject of lawsuit.
Claiming Belle as his property by
virtue of a gift from the county board
of commissioners, Chief of Police ]. L.
Sanders. of Chester went out to the
chaingang some two or three months
ago, got the bitch and took her 10
Chester with him.
People who were more or less IA
miliar with the records put it up ia
Supervisor Boyd that Chief Sanders's
claim was not altogether unquestion-
able. Supervisor Boyd looked up the
minutes of the court and coming to
the conclusion that an entry thereon
relating 10 Belle looked more like a
loan than a gift, took the position that
Belle must be returned to the chain
gang, and began making arrangements
to that end.
Before the intended legal proceed
ings were instituted, but while they
were under consideration, Constable
Gibson Of Chester happened in York
vile with the dog one day and acting
upon legal advice to the effect that In
suit over the ownership of a dog
the advantage lay WITH the party nav
ing the property in possession, Su-
pervisor Boyd took the dog away
from Constable Gibson. q,
Chief Of Folice Sanders, accompa-
MED by j. H. Marion, Esq, Of Ches-
ter, appeared before the county
board of commissioners yesterday
and made formal demand for the dog
Belle. Supervisor Boyd refused the
demand. and when Mr.. Marion asked
| If York county intended to stand q
lawsuit Supervisor Boyd gave him to
understand that such was the situation.
II there are any further develop
ments 1t Is expected that they will be
in the nature of claim and delivery
proceedings in which case both side:
will give bond while the matter Is
fought out in the courts, Belle re-
naming at the chaingang In the mean
time. ~:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-05
Acting on the recent suggestion OF

Acting on the recent suggestion of
Ira B. Dunlap, cashier of the National
Union bank of Rock Hill, the Roddey-
Poe Mercantile company of Rock Hill
has announced its purpose to put in
a power corn shelter, provide a gran
ary and establish market for the
buying and selling of domestic corn.
The Enquirer takes a good deal of
in this move, and we hope
that other mercantile concerns in the
will follow the Roddey-Poe ex-
ample. The development of cash
market for local corn is matter of
very considerable Importance.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-05
EXPIRED SUBSCRIPTION.

Copies of today's issue Of The En-
quirer go to every subscriber whose
name was on the list on December 20,
1911, and every subscriber whose
name has been added since. but after
the mailing of today's edition the list
will be revised and there will be re-
moved from 1t every name that has
not been returned.
The reason for the delay in striking
out unreturned names is the fact that
we promise 104 papers In year, and
since We omitted two issues In the
holidays, 1t Is necessary to send the
two issues Of this week to make good.
Subscribers may tell from the labels
on their papers whether or not their
names have been returned for another
year. Returned names are marked In
two ways. One way Is by means Of
two square dots, one above the other,
instead Of the last figure, and the other
is by means Of cross like this: X.
Where the figures on the label show a
date previous to JAM, 1912. there has
been no return, and subscribers whose
labels show this will not receive the
next paper, unless their names are re-
turned in the meantime.
Subscribers whose subscriptions have
same renewed should inform their
expired, or who desire to have the
nearest clubmaker or drop a card to
this office with instructions as to
whose club they desire their names to
he credited.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-05

UP to this writing we have seen no
authoritative statement as to why
James A. Hoyt resigned his position
as editor of the Columbia Record and
sold out whatever interest he may
have had in that paper; but intima-
tions are being published to the effect
that the trouble grew out Of Mr..
Hoyt's activity against the Columbia
race track gambling. Columbia. as is
we'll and generally known, is made up
of people who look to the main
chance. All towns are that way more
or less; but in Columbia anything goes
If there. is money in 1t. The fact that
race track gambling demoralizes the
young men, and older ones too. of Co.
lumbia, does not worry the average
Columbian much. He is practical
enough to see that this gambling Is
very attractive to sports with money
to lose and he understands how the
sports scatter cash so promiscuously
about the towns they infest. The fact
that 1t may be somebody else's cash
does not matter. The main thing Is
that it is cash. This cash goes to the
hotels and restaurants and to places
that are more questionable. Eventu-
ally it is scattered about promiscuous-
ly. Most Columbians like that, Of
course. So when Mr. Hoyt tried 10 put
stop to the gambling nuisance, Co
lumbians grew alarmed. Those who
had first show at the easy money were
the first to kick; but they were not
long about interesting others. The
proposition affected lots of things, in
cluding trolley receipts, rents, etc.
There commenced pressure on Hoyt
and others, and eventually there was
continuance so the case could not
come up until the situation would not
be affected this season even by a just
decision. But the thing having been
started would not down. A whole
community will tolerate crime for a
long time until somebody moves; but
after somebody moves there are al
ways others to follow. II the leader
lays down or is crippled, the others go
on. In this case the movement went
on, and the story is that punishment
was visited on Hoyt. Not having full
financial control of his paper. the peo-
pie who had the financial control used
that lever. But maybe it was better
for Hoyt's comfort that it was so. for
If this element could not control him
that way, it would have managed to
get him some other way 1t is quite
possible that he would have been
thugged. The thug method Of squelch-
ing in such cases is not so gentle. may
be, as the method that seems to have
been used; but it is no less contempti-
BILE. However. the fight will go. Right
has won in other impossible places and
there is hope for it even in Columbia.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-05
six months or year periods.

six months or year periods.
After the matter had been discussed
for half an hour or more, Mr.. D. P.
Lesslie, although himself in favor Of
the proposition. took a position that
put an end to further consideration.
His position in brief was this: Under
the law we are called here merely for
the purpose Of considering and recon-
needing such changes as will in our
judgment improve the road law. This
matter affecting n change in the sys-
tenn of county government, Is not
within our province as now organized.
To be sure we have a right to discuss
this subject unofficially as private citi-
zens, and as for myself am perfectly
willing to discuss 1t and give my views
in that capacity: but think we should
adjourn this meeting first"
The point seemed to strike all pres
ent, including Mr. Wilkerson. as well
taken, and Mr.. Wilkerson withdrew
his resolution from further considera-
ton.
While It Is quite probable that the
Legislative delegation will make the
changes in the road law that have been
indicated, Of course It Is understood
that there was nothing authoritative
about anything that was done by the
township supervisors. These recon-
merdations are all advisory.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-05
MERE-MENTION.

Sheriff Hamburger Of New York city,
will have several women on his staff
Of deputy sheriffs. Mrs. o. H. T. Bel
mont Is to be one of them. "A
fast passenger train on the Wabash
railroad was wrecked at st. Peters.
Mo-, Tuesday. Fifteen passengers were
injured, two perhaps fatally. Three
cars were burned up and with them
the depot at st. Peters. -. BY an ex-
plosion Of accumulated gas from a
defective pipe, a cafe at Shreveport.
La, was demolished early Tuesday
morning. -. DIR. Sun Vat Sen, presi-
dent Of the new republic of China,
took the oath Of office Tuesday at
Marking. In his speech Of acceptance
he said he would labor to dethrone
the Manchu dynasty. Sixteen Per-
slams were hanged by Russian soldiers
at Tabriz on Monday and Tuesday.
They were tried by drumhead court
martial and condemned for shooting
at Russian soldiers. D.. Ortie McMan-
igal whose confession led to the ar
rest Of the Mcnamara brothers, has
been removed from Los Angeles, Cal.
to indianapolis, Ind, where he will be
further examined by the Federal au-
thorities. .... The near-beer license
tax in Griffin, Ga, is $4,000 per year
Only one license has been paid for up
to this time for 1912. The first
official act OF DIR. Sun Vat Sen, presi-
dent Of the new Chinese government
was to change the calendar so as to
make the new year begin on January
/, the first day Of his presidency. 80.
The United States government is ar
ranging to spend about $5,000,000 in
Honolulu for barracks for troops. -.
Gen. W. r. Jewell. commander Of the
florida division Of the U. c. v. died at
his home in Orlando last Tuesday. -.
The home Of Police Judge John Ian
caster. at Tyrone, N. Y. was dynamit-
ed last Tuesday night. The Dallas
Cotton mill, located at Dallas, n. c..
was sold this week to c. B. Armstrong
for $4,000.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-05

We cannot see the reason or justice
in Judge Cages ruling that witnesses
should not be paid in cases where
grand jurieS return no bills. The
theory of the ruling to be sure is to
the bringing up Of trivial
and frivolous cases; but we fail to
see the logic even there. Cases go up
to the grand jury from the magis-
trates. and the attendance of wit
nesses is compelled. A witness who
fails to attend is liable to be ruled for
AS we see it, provided the
grand jury Is conscientious, the ends
of Justice are as we'll subserved by
no bill" as by true bill' and we
cannot understand why the witnesses
are not as much entitled to pay in one
case as in the other. Of course there may
be cases where the witnesses would
not be entitled to pay. If 1t should
develop that they were pushing a
trumped up case, they should not only
not be paid but they should be prose-
cuted and the grand jury is the body
to look after the matter. Now, If his
honor should hold, for instance, that a
judge who is reversed by the supreme
court for error should be docked his
pay during the time he was engaged in
making the error, we could see some
reason in the case. While the two
propositions are not exactly analogous,
the latter is at least sound.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-05
LOCAL AFFAIRS
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

d. e. Roney, Agent-Calls attention
to the fact that there was nothing
slow about the payment Of recent
loss by the Farmers Mutual.
Miss Ida DeLoach-Offers her house
and lot on Wright avenue. for sale.
Sam NJ. Grist-Is prepared to insure
your horses and mules against
death from any cause.
G. w. Wallace-Has moved his Office
into the Witherspoon building and
solicits a part of your insurance
business.
Will Dickson. Yorkville, No. 5.-Will
appreciate the return Of an estray
shoat.
d. M. Hall. Yorkville No. Has a
nice lot Of Berkshire and Poland
China shoats for sale.
d. II. Woods, Clerk-Gives notice OF
installation of officers Of Yorkville
camp, W. o. w. and oyster supper.
McGill Bros Yorkville No. 1.-Will
run their ginnery on Saturdays only
during remainder Of season.
I. w. Johnson-Tells about a variety
Of new goods that he has recently
received. Teas, coffees, spices, etc.
Yorkville Hardware Co.-Wants you
to see it for oils, greases, dry bat
teries, etc.
Opera House--Announces the coming
of Miss Della Clarke in Introduce
Me-" next Wednesday night.
]. NJ. Stroup-Has Headlight overalls
and jackets, which are guaranteed
not to shrink. Dry goods. groceries,
etc.
Mcconnell Dry Goods Co.-After TAX
ing stock finds lots Of goods that are
now offered at special prices.
Kirkpatrick Belk Co.-Begins big
sale of separate coats and skirts
and offers discounts Of % to SO
per cent.
York Furniture Co.-Suggests the
possibility of your needing some
special article of furniture and
wants you to see 1t for your needs.
National Union Bank, Rock Hill
Points out the advantages of carry
ing a checking account with 1t and
paying your bills by check.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-05

Will the general assembly try to do
with the Torrens system of
recording deeds? 1t should. Why not
let the owners of land be free to sell 1t
If they wish. 1t is a common argu-
ment that the difficulty of transferring
land adds to the protection of spend
thrifts. That is very questionable.
There appears to be more reason in tn.
statement that all the useless cere-
mony and expense in connection with
a land transaction only adds to the
ease with. which an inexperienced
holder can be fleeced. If the transfer
of land were made as easy and simple
a transaction as the transfer of a
piece of personality of like value, the
advantage would both be to buyers and
sellers. Both would be relieved of
The heavy toll they now have to pay
to third parties for services that would
not be necessary under the Torrens
system But the Torrens system is
not going to be adopted until the peo-
pie are aroused and go after it with
out gloves.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-05

New York, January 3: The Ma
tional Democratic club launched to-
night a movement to make tariff re-
form the paramount issue Of the COM
ing presidential campaign at largely
attended dinner in its new club house
on Fifth avenue, with Governor Wood
row Wilson Of New Jersey as the prin-
cipal speaker. Governor Wilson in
sisted that the time had come for the
country to set itself free from the bur-
dens of the protective tariff. I'VE are
rich enough, we are safe enough in
our prosperity, sure enough of our ca
pacity. Of our skill and Of our re-
sourcefulness TO do this" he said. He
declared that the reform movement
should be undertaken with resolution.
prudence. open mindedness and mu-
tual concession. There are no old
scores to be paid off," he continued.
There are no resentments to be sat
isfied there Is no revolution to be at
isfied there Is no revolution to be at
be drawn into the conference as to
what II behooves us to do, and what Il
is possible for us to do. No one should
be excluded from counsel, except
those who will not come in on terms
Of equality and the common interest"
Congressman William c. Redfield Of
Brooklyn and Francis Burton Harri-
son of New York were other speakers.
The club has appointed a committee
to lead a systematic and progressive
campaign tariff reform in aid Of the
Democratic leaders in congress.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-05

I'VE are not going to allow the au-
thorities in South Carolina to have
the negro" said Chief Christenbury,
until Milus has served every sentence
on every charge he will be tried upon.
The attempted train wrecking occur
red in South Carolina and the authOri-
ties down there who know all about
it will not assist us in securing any
evidence in the case at all. They want
the S4OO or $500 reward, and want it
all. Since Charlotte policemen ar
rested the negro, it is only fair that
these policemen reap a part of the re-
ward. We will be just as nasty about
this thing as they have been, and put
off sending him down there for trial
as long as Ossible."-Charlotte Chron-
icle.
Although the foregoing was pub
lished last Friday afternoon. we had
not seen it when the article in the
last issue of The Enquirer was pre-
pared. We had heard of it; but the
number of the Chronicle in which it
was printed had been mislaid. Com
ment, however, seems unnecessary.
We are led TO wonder whether Officer
Christenbury did not know that the
place of this attempted train wrecking
was within thirty miles of Charlotte
in North Carolina? We wonder wheth-
er this chief of police did not know
that the purpose of Magistrate Glenn
when he carried Partlow back to the
Charlotte police, instead Of bringing
him to York county. as he could have
done. was to insure his immediate
transfer to GastOnia, the county seat
be tried for a crime alleged to have
been committed in CASTOR county
1t looks to us very much as if officer
Christenbury knew absolutely nothing
about the case save that there was a
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-05
The ex,ense aroument against the

The expense argument against the
idea Of abolishing the present board
of county commissioners and substi-
tuting therefor a board composed Of
nine township road supervisors does
not amount to much as we see 1t. 1t
Is true that at SO a day for each su-
pervisor a meeting would cost $27, and
twelve meetings a year would cost
1924; but that is mere bagatelle as
compared with the present arrange
ment. for now only two commissioners
get s400 a year, on the twelve meet
ings basis, or 1855 2-3 cents a meet
ing each. If there Is an office in the
state of South Carolina that Is better
paid according to the amount OF work
done or the service rendered we are
not aware Of II.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-05

Mills house, on Main street. DR.. Camp
bell sold his practice in the Point sec
ton some time ago with the view of
moving to Fort MILL 1t Is stated
Birmingham Daily News, December
25: REV. ]. T. Dendy. Of Rock Hill
s. c.. has been rendered a formal
call by the Woodlawn Presbyterian
church. Mr.. Dendy was In Woodlawn
two weeks ago, the guest of his friend.
R. c. Sigh. During his visit he
preached to the congregation of the
Woodlawn church. The pastorate was
made vacant by Rev. w. J. Caldwell.
several weeks ago. He accepted a call
at Yazoo City, Miss. 1t is not known
whether Mr.. Dendy will accept the
call, as it Is understood that he has an
excellent charge at Rock Hill. How
ever, the committee was encouraged by
the remarks made by Mr.. Dendy to the
effect that he always went to the
charge where he thought the most
good could be accomplished"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-05

for Milus, and that he wanted
some of that reward, whether he was
entitled to it or not. We have already
explained that the only reward offered
for the simple arrest of Milus was the
$50 offered by Constable Horace John
son. The other rewards are condi-
toned on the conviction of the negro,
and Chief Christenbury could not
claim any of that money unless he had
done something in the way of getting
evidence. No, it is not South Caro-
lima justice, but North Carolina JUS
tice-the justice of his own state
that Chief Christenbury would spite
by giving this negro up to some other
North Carolina county on some other
charge.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-05
THE DICTIONARY CONTEST.

There have been very few changes
in the standing of the contestants In
the race for the dictionary since the
last showing was made. w. Lee Get
tvs has decided to withdraw his name,
and will not be voted for any further.
The greatest gain since the last pub
lication, as shown from actual re-
turns, Is by Mr.. ]. A. Barry. The
other contestants are no doubt holding
back with the idea Of sending In their
votes in large punches, but 1t is un-
derstood that all ballots now outstand-
ing, including those in the issue Of
today, must come in to the contest
editor by January 10. The standing
Of the contestants at this time Is as
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-05

that he declines to be smoked" either
by the Taft or LaFollette forces. The
president has listened to all of these
reports with an indulgent smile, but
has refused to indicate whether or not
he believed them. 1t is vehemently de-
MED at the White House, however, that
Mr.. Taft has sent any messengers" to
Mr.. Roosevelt ION any subject what
soever." The president has been urged
for weeks to make more progressive
campaign in his own behalf. He has
replied that he did not think political
activity comported with presidential
dignity. He has now consented that
his friends carry forward the fight as
vigorously as they desire and he will
lend what assistance he properly can.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-05

THE Chicago Tribune almanac for
1911 shows there was a decrease In
the number of suicides, legal execu-
tions, embezzlements and homicides,
compared with the figures for the year
before. There were 12,242 cases of sui
eide. against 1868 in 1910. The proper
ton of suicides as between men and wo-
men remains about the same. being g.
130 men and Alp women. Physicians
again head the list among professional
men, they numbering q, as compared
with 81 in 1910, and clergymen come
next, II having taken their own lives
Among business men 19 bankers and
brokers have committed suicide dur
ing the year.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-05
Death of r. s. Mcconnell. b

News was received here yesterday
of the death of Mr.. r. S. Mcconnell,
which occurred at the home Of his
daughter, Mrs. David CASTOR, in
Blacksburg, Wednesday night at about
eight o'clock. The deceased was about
81 years of age. He Is survived by his
widow. who was Miss Ida Ratchford,
and three children, Mrs. David CASTOR,
Of Rlacksburg; Mr.. Robert Mcconnell.
Of Rock Hill and Mr.. Reuben McCon-
nell Of Charlotte.