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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-16
BANK TAXATION

The issue between the Loan and
Savings bank of Yorkville, and the
Peoples National and the National
Union bank of Rock Hill on the one
hand and B. M. Love, auditor Of York
county on the other, was re-argued
before Judge Prince last Friday.
The pleadings were about the same
as in the first case. except that the
stockholders of the banks were made
fcomplainants instead Of the banks as
corporate institutions as In the first
case, and the arguments Of Messrs
Lewis, Spencer and Dunlap on the one
side and Assistant Attorney General
Dominick on the other were practical
ly the same as in the previous hear
ing. r, ..
The issue Is as to whether Comptrol-
ler General Jones Is correct in holding
that bonds which the general assem-
bly, has exempted from taxation must
be taxed when held as a part Of the
capital stock of corporation; but the
effort on the part Of the banks this
time was to show that even If the
banks were not entitled to tax exemp-
ton on account Of these bonds as
banks, the stockholders in these cor
porations were entitled to exemption
pro rata as their respective interests
might appear.
Judge Prince listened to the argu-
ment carefully, took the papers and
told the attorneys on both sides to pre-
pare DEGREES upholding their respective
contentious with the understanding
that II after due consideration one or
the other DEGREES conformed to his
ideas Of the law in the case. he would
sign 1t and otherwise he would write a
decree setting forth his own concep-
ton of what was the proper thing.
Although Judge Prince may hand
down his decree before then, it Is hard
ly to be expected that he will be heard
from until next Saturday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-16
TO SAVE THE PARTRIpeEs

IF this country Is ever re-stocked
with partridges to anything like the ex-
tent that prevailed in the old days, 1t
will not be until after there has been
enacted and put into effect a law that
will prevent the running at large Of
bird dogs between the first day of April
and the first day of November"
Such Is the full substance of de-
claration that was made by Mr.. NJ. L.
Ford Of Glover, in quite an interesting
conversation with the writer one day
last week, the subject being the part
ridge, its habits and It's principal enc
mics.
"The winter Of 1S7f-72." Mr.. Ford
went on to say, was one Of the most
severe that have any recollection of.
While / have never been much Of a
bird hunter my father was very fond
Of the sport, especially Of netting, and
there used to be lots Of birds on his
own place and on the farms surround
ing. During this winter there was a
heavy snow that covered the ground
for a long time. II / mistake not, 1t
was five or six weeks before 1t was all
gone, and although we tried to look af-
ter the partridges as we'll as we could,
because Of the snow and the intense
cold, most of them were starved and
frozen to death. The only birds we
were able to find were five or six, the
survivors of covey that had taken
refuge under a sheltering bank along
the branch. The next winter there were
few birds to be found In the entire
country, and Of course there was no
shooting or netting; but some five or
six years afterward, the partridges had
grown to be as plentiful as ever. But
there were very few bird dogs in those
days. E'.
There are those who charge the
breaking up of partridge nests to
hounds; but l do not believe anything
Of the kind. My opinion Is based on
long observation Of the subject. Take
bird dog, setter or pointer, or any
mixed breed that includes little bird
dog blood, watch him and you will see
that he puts in most Of his time hunt
ing, securing the fields, and that the
principal thing he Is after is par
tridges He finds the birds on their
nests, eats their eggs and also the
young birds. While a hound or other
dog will no doubt break up nest If he
comes across 1t, he Is not nearly so apt
20 come across 1t; but a bird dog. pure
or mixed is almost certain to find prac-
tically every partridge nest within his
range. To charge this destruction to
the hounds is in my opinion, a great
mistake"
Mr.. Ford went on to give instances
within his personal knowledge where
marauding bird dogs following their
natural instinct Of hunting partridges,
had broken up the nests Of the birds,
and he insisted that this was the one
great trouble in the way of restocking
the country. The remedy for the situ-
alton he thinks, is to be found in the
strict enforcement Of such law as
has been suggested above.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-16
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1s, 1873.
To Charleston by Water.

Camden special Of September IL,
to the Columbia Record: From Fort
Mill to Charleston by bateau is the
novel trip being made by four York
county men who stopped In Camden
few hours today. The trip Is be-
ing made In two bateaus equipped
with camping outfits and provisions.
Alex Young, Munceyi Mack, Fred
erick Minis and Herbert Harris are
the young Fellows on the novel trip,
and they say they find just o little
more work than they had hoped for;
owing to the shallow river and the
shoals they encountered; just north OF
Camden. The river deepens4 consid- :
erably after leaving the Wateree
bridge and they hope for better
"trip the remainder aof the journey;
They left Fort Min Tuesday morning
on the Catawba near that place and
expect to go the entire distance to
Charleston by water E3i
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-16
CHE gorkrills Saq''irsr.
Entered at the Postoffice in Yorkville
as Mail Matter of the Second Glass.
YORKvILLE, 8. O.,
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER l6. 1918.

Most of the financial writers are
sending their papers news OF increasing
confidence in the business world. The
money trust which has seemed to be
threatening to go on strike last fall
and spring because Of the Democrats
coming into power is now thinking
better Of it, and "loosening up" There
is absolutely no physical reason why
the country should not be in a more
prosperous condition than 1t has ever
been in, and we are glad to feel that
the people who thought that they had
absolute control of business prosperity
are beginning to realize that things
could go on without them.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-16

Although we know nothing about
the matter personally, we have repro
duced from other papers enough to
give the impression that there is an
ugly quarrel on between Senators Smith
and Tillman over the marshalship and
district attorneyship plums in this
state. All along it has been under
stood that Mr.. ]. l.. Sims of Orange
burg, a persistent and consistent back
er Of Senator Tillman, was the choice
been customary, according to the gen.
eral understanding in South Carolina,
for one senator to name the marshal
and the other the district attorney.
Senator Smith joined Senator Ti!lman
in the endorsement Of Mr.. Sims, and
then recommended F. H. Weston Of
Columbia as his candidate for district
attorney. But it developed then and
there, If not before, that Senator Till
man had candidates for both places.
His choice for district attorney was
Mr.. ]. VIM. Thurmond, campaign man
ager for Judge Jones and himself in
the last gubernatorial race. According
to the dispatches there has been a
deadlock between the two senators for
some time, the president presumably
being willing to appoint Sims to the
credit Of Senator Tillman, if Senator
Tillman would be willing for the ap-
pointment of Weston to the credit Of
Senator Smith. But Senator Tillman
has not been willing to agree to any
such arrangement. Now comes the
Washington correspondent of the News
and Courier with statement to the
effect that Senator Tillman has with
drawn his endorsement Of Sims, and is
concentrating all of his activities in
behalf of Thurmond. The only eXpla-
nation of his course that Senator Till
man has offered, is that some people
are saying that he is trying to hog ev-
erything and he wants to show them.
Upon being asked for an expression,
Senator Smith declined to say any
thing; but nevertheless it Is presumed
that he understands very well how
Sims is Tillman's man, and he will
hardly allow Tillman's man to be cred
tied up to himself while Tillman goes
ahead and gets another man to his own
credit. 1t would seem possible that
Smith might allow Tillman to have
the district attorneyship provided he
is allowed to start over anew in the
only surmise. The only thing we feel
reasonably certain about is that the
whole struggle is for place involving
some pretty slick politics.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-16
HIS LOT IN THE COUNTRY

without intending to be too personal,
The Enquirer is going to take the lib
erty of referring to personal subject
which SENS to have a peculiar eco
nomic significance, and II what we
say happens to give personal offense,
which we do not anticipate, we give as
an explanation the fact that what we
have to say is for the consideration OF
other young men who may or may not
see proper to do likewise.
The Ramah- Santiago section Of York
county furnishes in the voluntary
choice of Mr.. A. M. McGill, who has es-
tablished a country store there, an In
stance the like Of which when the
main facts are taken into consideration
is probably not to be found elsewhere
in the whole state of South Carolina.
Mr.. McGill is a young man Of about
twenty-five, possessed Of bright mind
good character, college education and
ample means, which qualifications cas-
ily fit him to hold his own with the
best of them in any Of the more pro-
gressive communities Of the state, yet
he has deliberately ignored the call OF
the town and city and chosen to grow
up with the country.
During a visit to his store the other
day, the writer asked him the question
as to how he came to locate at RamalT
and the answer he gave was like this:
We'll, you know was born and raised
in the country, got more or less train
ing in merchandising under my father
and brothers, and as like the country,
and this section shows promise of
growing right along, believe I can be
of as much use to myself and others
right here as anywhere"
Notwithstanding his youth, Mr.. Nc
Gill has been pretty well tried out as
merchant. Most of his elder neighbors
have known him since he was a child
and all of them look upon him as a
we'll informed man of business, capa-
BILE of and willing to advise them hon
estly in matters where his education
and experience have given him advan-
tage, and generally the neighborhood
seems to be about as appreclative Of
him as he is Of 1t.
AS before remarked, the situation Is
unusual, and because of that and for
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-16
BETHEL IMPROVEMENT

A previously appointed meeting of
the Bethel Improvement association
was held at Oak Ridge school house
last Saturday afternoon, with a good
attendance. Miss Emily Dulin read a
paper on the subject Of why Country
Life is Better for the Development of
Youth than Town Life" and this paper
was discussed by Dr. T. N. Dulin, the
president and Mr.. H. G. Stanton. At
ter concluding other business. 1t was
decided to organize singing class,
and about twenty members gave their
names as members. During the meet
ing nineteen new members were re-
ceived In the Improvement association,
and when the meeting adjourned 1t was
with the understanding that the next
meeting Is to be held at Post Oak on
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-16
ABOUT PEOPLE

Miss Minnie Cody Of Yorkville, is
spending this week in Chester.
Mrs. C. II. Smith Of Yorkville r. F.
D. 4, Is visiting in Chester.
Mr.. W. I. Barber of Chester, spent
Sunday with friends In Yorkville.
Miss Bessie Gettys Of LESLIE, Is
teaching the Bowling Green school.
! Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Mackorell of
Yorkville, spent Sunday In Lancaster.
Miss Iva Love of Glover, visited Miss
Ruby Devinney on Yorkville r. F. d. 4.
last week.
Miss Sallie Mcdonald of Rock Hill,
is spending several days with relatives
in Yorkville.
Mr.. w. L. williams returned to
Yorkville, Friday after short business
trip to New York.
Messrs. Carl Gaulden and Archie
Barron Of Yorkville, left thio week to
enter Clemson college.
Mr.. H. L. Foster Of Hickory Grove.
has taken a position with the Cloud
Cash Store in Yorkville.
Mrs. John AZ Neely and sons, of
Rock Hill, visited Mrs. H. A. d. Nicely
in Yorkville, this week.
Miss Fannie Stroup of Yorkville, re-
turned to the Presbyterian college, In
Charlotte, this morning.
Mrs. P. Huffman Of Gastonia, Is
| visiting her sister,: Mrs. Jas. L. Moss
| on Yorkville r. +. d. No. 8.
Miss Essie Pennington has return
ed to her home on Yorkville r. F. d,
8, after a visit to Spartanburg.
Misses Louise Lilly and Annie Fer
guson of Filbert r. F. d. l., visited
friends in Yorkville, this week. is
Miss Ola Marion Allison of York
Vile. returned to Mary Baldwin Semi
nary, Staunton, Va, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Wilborn and
daughter, Miss Elizabeth, Of Yorkville
spent Saturday In Charlotte, N. G.
Misses Willie Williams and Bessie
Sandifer Of Yorkville. have taken po-
sitions with Kirkpatrick-Belk Co.
Miss Bessie Mcconnell has returned
to her home in Yorkville, after visit
to friends in Rock Hill and Chester.
DR.. J. B. Kennedy of Yorkville
left yesterday for the Presbyterian
college Of South Carolina, Clinton.
Mrs. L. George Grist and daughter
Miss Frances, Of Yorkville are spend
Il
| Of Mrs. A. B. Hammond, Jr.
Mrs. Carrie Walker and Mr.. Albert
Walker Of Chester, spent Sunday In
Yorkville, with Mrs. Mason McCon.
nell.
Miss Lucy Johnson who has beer
spending some time at Franklin, N. C.
returned to her home In Yorkville
| Sunday.
Hon. D. e. Finley and Mrs. Finley re.
| turned to their home In Yorkville from
Washington last Thursday. Mr.. Finley
Is quite Ill and has not been out from
his home since his return. Y.
Misses Mabel Ashe. Martha Mar
shall, Lula Moore Logan, Frances
Adickes, Marie Pegram, Mary Jo
Drakeford. Agnes Hunter, Loula AL
lein, lola Garrison. Lucy Burns, Mary
Henley Willis, Nellie Hart and Evelyn
Gettys Of Yorkville, left today for
Winthrop college. sai ~ ~
Mr.. John w. Miller, carrier on York
vile R. F. D. No. 6, left last Sunday to
represent the South Carolina Rural
Letter Carriers association Of South
Carolina at the national convention to
be held in Evansville, Indiana this
week. He expects to be gone about ten
days. The other South Carolina dele
gates are H. G. Grim of Spartanburg
and 8. A. Burch Of Florence.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-16

Now that sure enough election con-
tests are beginning to develop in diff
ferent parts Of the state, the very pre-
else statutes that were enacted to fur
ther protect the old eight box law are
coming to mean something. The throw
ing out Of the Sumter dispensary elec-
ton the other day on the ground thai
the ballots used were an inch and q
half too short, was right, Of course; but
the public is reminded that this prob
ably would not have happened If the
laws had been duly regarded from the
beginning. AS matter Of fact, it is q
rare thing to have the tickets printed
in strict accordance with the law.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-16
LOCAL LAcoNicS
GOOD Roads DeIeoates.

Good Roads Delegates. s.r'.
Governor Blease has appointed A
Eugene Hutchison Of, Rock Hill; o.
l. Sanders Of McConnellsville: ]. r
Halle of Fort Mill, and w. B. Riddle
of Glover, as delegates to the meeting
at Asheville on October 22, OF the
Southern Appalachian Good Roads
association. "
coltharp. .Epps. %.
Rock Hill Record: On Wednesday
evening at Philadelphia Methodist
church, Fort Mill, s. c., Miss Maye
Coltharp. the only daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs s. L. Coltharp. was married to
Rev. Grover C. Epps, formerly OF
Fort Mill, but now of Fort Worth,
Texas.
Fire at Mr.. J. L. Moss's. ...- g.
Mr.. ]. L. Moss residence on York
Vile r. F. D. 8, came near being de-
stroyed by fire Sunday, about !
o'clock. While cooking dinner the
roof caught from the stove fiue, and a
good part of 1t was destroyed before
the fire was gotten under control. The
loss is covered by insurance.
Union Defeats Nicely Mill.
A very interesting baseball game
was played Saturday afternoon on the
baseball ground near Mr.. White w.
Jackson's store. Teams representing
Union and the Nicely cotton mill of
Yorkville were the participants. and
the game was hotly contested, the
Union team winning by a score OF 8 to
0. A number of people Of the neigh
borhood witnessed the game. Batteries:
Union-Lawrence and Parish; Nicely
mill-Kennett and Bagiey.
Residence Burned.
The home Of Mr.. e. NJ. Shillinglaw,
the G. R. Shillinglaw old place, about
two miles east of Yorkville, was de-
stroyed by fire last night. The fire
broke out about II o'clock, in the up
per part Of the house and had made
such headway before it was discover
ed tnaI only d lie" al iliSiCo VI tui hAtoA V
were saved. The only theory that has
been advanced as to the cause Of the
fire is rats and matches. Mr.. Shil-
inglaw had $1,000 insurance on
the house, and $3.50 on the furniture,
all in the Farmers Mutual Of York
Vile, Mr.. D. E. Boney, agent.
Santiago Picnic. ......
There was a picnic at Santiago
school house last Friday afternoon In
celebration of the closing Of two
months summer term of the school un-
der the instruction of Mr.. Roy Grayson
and between two and three hundred
people Of the surrounding country par
ticipated in the occasion. The pro-
gramme included speeches by Messrs
Stanhope Love, John E. Carroll and j.
C. Wilborn, music by two excellent or
chestras and a capital dinner provided
by the ladies Of the surrounding coun-
try. The occasion was most enjoy
able one throughout, and after spend
ing a most pleasant day, the people
dispersed to their homes with feeling
that they had spent profitable outing.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-16

progress. Meantime the fate Of the
refugees remains in doubt. The
Americans are headed by Deputy
Counsel General ]. c. Allen Of Mont
Grey, who went to Torreon to notify
American residents there Of President
Wilson's exit warning. They left Tor
reon on September 1, travelling across
the plains in the direction of Saltillo,
there having been no railroad COM
munication for many weeks. They
were passed by ]. R. Everett OF Pal
estine, Texas, about halfway to
Saltillo, or approximately 80 miles
from Torreon. Everett reached Sal
tillo September 10, and reported that
the caravan was making slow head
way owing to bad roads and poor
equipment. ....
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-16
= COlumhia sDecial of Sentembpr |.

Columbia special of September II,
to Charlotte Observer: Attorney Gen.
eral Peoples has declined to allow the
prohibitionists in Lexington and Will
liamsburg to appeal in the name of
the state from the decision of the state
board of canvassers in sustaining the
action of the county boards in declar-
ing in favor OF the dispensary, his per-
mission being necessary to use the
name of the state. The attorney gen.
eral stated that 1t was his intention to
refuse permission to use the name of
the state in appeals from any of the
other counties which will shut out the
"Dispensaryites" in the Sumter case.
However, 1t is understood the parties
have amended their appeal and will
take the cases before the supreme
court without using the name Of the
state. Mr.. Peoples said this morning
that in the vote Of the state board of
canvassers which threw out the Sum-
ter election on the ground of illegal
tickets being used. he alone voted to
upheld the action of the Sumter county
board Of canvassers, which declared the
county voted the dispensary.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-16

There Is q common feeling not only
over York county; but throughout the
state generally that this fall Is going
to be an unusually good one for busi-
ness. -...
Granite boulders have been blasted
out Of the Kings Mountain road at
Smith Bros store, and blasting Is now
progressing on the boulders opposite
the residence Of the late John M.
Thomasson. ..... .ss-#
Messrs. John z. Lowry and H. H..
Beard. both formerly Of Yorkville, but
residing in Columbia for some time
past, have formed a partnership for
the conduct of a real estate business in
that city. ....r. ...... o.. .,,.
People over in the central part OF
Kings Mountain township seem to
have pretty good cotton crops; but the
concensus Of opinion among them Is
that there is very little top crop and,
the yield is going to be disappointing
rather than otherwise.
Tho Rock Hill Merchants Protective
association, on the theory that the To-
cal buyers have an understanding
among each other that operates against
the "top of the market" have arranged
to put an Independent buyer into the
field. The understanding is that Mr..
w. B. Byers will probably hold down
the position. .. ..-
Under the old rule the evolution of
village ran like this: Grog shop, gambl-
ing den, store; but according to the
Ramah- Santiago way it is settlement
Of small farmers, church, school house.
store and what Is to come next Is not
to be specifically predicted further than
1t will be along the line of progress.
York county people should take note
of the muddle that Spartanburg people
have gol,e themselves into on account
of registration complications, and see
to It that everybody who is entitled to
register provide themselves with certi-
ficates forthwith. The time to look al
ter registration is we'll in advance of an
election. A matter Of such Importance
should not be put off to the last mo-
ment.
The YorkvilIe Alfalfa association
now numbers fifty members. While
comparatively few have actually SOW
ed their crops. still 1t is generally un-
derstood that practically all will have
done so by October 10. The continued
dry weather has materially interfered
with the proper preparation of the
land, and some delay has also been oc-
casioned because Of the failure of
few members in placing their orders
for lime, fertilizer and seed, and also by
the fact that the lime companies have
not made prompt shipments.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-16

the reasons.already suggested we would
not care to predict its probable dura-
ton. 1t is worthy Of note, however,
that already two years have gone by
without any Indication Of dissatisfac-
tion on either side, and there is no
present reason to believe there is go
ing to be any dissatisfaction. Anyhow,
the whole proposition is interesting,
and we confess that 1t Is pleasing
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-16

In the case of the Spartanburg DEM
ocratic executive committee, which is
now trying to prevent certain people
who voted in the first primary from
voting in the second, it seems that a
little consideration would have been in
better taste. AS we understand it, the
people who are to be debarred from
voting are those who failed to pay their
poll tax at the proper time; but who
paid this and other taxes later in order
to get receipts that would qualify them
and also there Is objection to those who
were without state registration certifi-
Gates up to less than thirty days pre-
vious to the general election. Ordinar-
lily these are good grounds on which
to prevent q man from voting; but the
time to declare the embargo was be-
fore the first primary. The inference
is that the executive committee did not
interfere because It thought there was
a chance for the other side to win; but
now since the other side has lost out,
there is more opportunity for the par
tisans Of the other side to slip in and
arbitrate the matter as between the
two candidates who are still in the
race. OF course there were irregulari-
ties about the first election and from
this distance we are inclined to think
that the first election was really no
election; but there was a proper time
for the prevention of the Irregularities.
and in view of the fact that no serious
effort was made at the proper time to
prevent the irregularities now COM
planned OF, the matter should be drop
ped. We think the people who voted in
the first primary should be allowed to
vote in the second, and we think this
not because we are interested in the
success Of either side; but because we
think the principle is sound in both
justice and law.