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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-03-14

Mrs. w. A. CRUDE, of Chopaka ac-
companied by her mother is visiting
in Oroville for few days this week
F. S. Carleton, of Okanogan. and
Gertrude M. North, of Meriden, Conn,
met here on Wednesday night and
were married at the Presbyterian
manse by Rev. Fred M. McCreary.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-03-14
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION AND DIS
INCORPORATION OF THE ELDORA-
DO MINING AND MILLING CON-

IAN 7 Corporation.
Notice is hereby given that Eldorado
Mining and Milling Company, corpora
by virtue of the laws of the state of
Washington, with its principal place of
business at Oroville, Okanogan county
Washington, has filed Its petition and APP
plication in the superior court of Okan-
ogan county, state Of Washington, for the
purpose Of dissolving ana disincorporat-
ing; which petition is based upon the
unanimous vote of all the stockholders of
said corporation at a meeting called for
that purpose.
Said application will be brought on to
be heard before the superior court at
Conconull-' Washington, at the court
house. on the Sth day Of April, 1918. at
ten o'clock, or as soon thereafter as coun-
sci can be heard.
VIM. S. MCCLURE.
Clerk of Said Superior Court Of Okanogan
County, Washington.
34-2t
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-04-22

rnEwiApvERTisEMENTs

.
York Supply Co.-Sells Farmers Fa-
yorite cotton planters at S.. land
- has guano plows, cane seed, seed
peas, farm tools.
Mcconnell Dry Goods Co.-Offers bar
gains in ladies' oxfords. ginghams
muslin underwear, scout shoes, etc
Palmetto Monument Co..-0ffers you
best material, best workmanship
and right prices on monuments. II
sells wire fencing. 'ssf'. - izs
/. p. Boyd, Supt Co. Home-Wants q
buyer for a good milk cow.
]. M. Stroup-Is showing new lines OF
ladies' neckwear, ribbons. dry goods
/, and straw hats for ladies and gen.
tlemen. .,..t ~.
I. w. Johnson-Invites you to his
store for syrups, cottolene, snow.
drift, washing powders, teas and
coffees. ....... .......
Geo. w. williams, Broker-Wants. a
quick buyer for the Rose property
on Main street, Yorkville.
Kirkpatrick-Belk Co.-Puts on spe-
cial sale Of ginghams Thursday, al
cents a yard. Shirt waist special
and staple goods specials. -.
Yorkville Hardware Co.-Reminds all
farmers that it can supply practical
ly every kind Of needed farm tool
and wants to serve you.
Thomson Co.-Continues IFS April sale
until Saturday, and you can save 10
to 25 per cent by buying this week.
Colgate's talcum, 10 cts. box.
J. c. Wilborn-Offers a desirable
small farm near Smyrna, at an at
tractive price. See page four. D.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-04-22
edge gained from books or other
sources, but no quotations should be

edge gained from books or other
sources. but no quotations should be
made.
After many years experience. in
dealing with the public road situation
Of the country. 1t is Mr.. Pages belief
that ignorance on the subject Of re-
pair and maintenance Of roads Is as
much the cause Of their bad condition
as any other one factor. It Is expect
ed that the competition will bring
about better understanding Of the
subject, Of repair and maintenance in
the rural districts.
Many children living In the rural
districts have experienced the disad-
vantages Of roads made i'm passable
through lack Of proper maintenance
and 1t Is expected that their interest In
the competition will stimulate greater
interest among the parents. Bad
roads have prevented many children
from obtaining proper education
and have even prevented doctors from
reaching the side Of rural patients In
time to save their lives. ... ..r 81.
Any child between the ages men
toned, attending a country school,
may compete. Only one side OF the
paper must be written on; each page
should be numbered; the name, age
and address Of the writer, and the
name and location of the school which
he or she is attending must be plainly
written at the top Of the first page.
The announcement Of the competition
has been sent to the superintendents
Of schools in the rural districts. No
further Information can be obtained
from the office Of Public Roads This
announcement should be plain to ev-
eryone, and all children will thus
start on a basis Of equality. ...
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-04-22

According to the way we see 1t, the
supreme court will have to reverse it
self in order to make the Webb law ef-
fective against people in other than
dispensary counties who would order
liquor from without the state for per-
sonal use. 1t will be remembered that
in the Sumter club case three years
ago, Judge Memminger held in effect
that the mere possession Of liquor In
other than a dispensary county was
unlawful. Judge Memminger was, go
ing according to the statute as 1t is
written, and we believe he was right;
but the supreme court overruled him.
II the supreme court now holds that 1t
is unlawful for people living in non
dispensary counties to procure liquor
from without the state in original
packages, it will reverse itself on the
very principle in which 1t overruled
Judge Memminger, and it is not going
to do anything of the kind, according
to our notion But we still believe that
Judge Memminger was right, as he
generally Is.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-04-22

The Rock Hill Alfalfa association
holds its annual meeting tomorrow. All
who are interested In alfalfa are in
vited to attend the meeting. ...,.
Col. C. q. Armstrong was nominated
for mayor Of Gastonia last Saturday,
practically without opposition, Mayor
Craig having decided not to stand for
re election. .i .I.... ...r. ..a.a.
Il is said that Slaughter, the mile
man on Hickory Groves track team,
frequently takes run over to Sharon,
a distance Of seven miles, in the morn
ing before breakfast. That sounds
something like endurance and pluck as
we'll as determination, and 1t Is the
spirit that wins.
Mr.. c. II. Smith, the large dairyman
on Yorkville, No. 4, has determined
upon the erection Of q concrete silo
similar to that erected on the Bratton
farm near Yorkville. He will pitch his
crops so as to make sufficient ensilage
and will put up the silo between July
and September.
As to whether that foreigner, who is
being he'd at Camden for the murder
Of his companion, Is the same man who
was through this country recently,
cannot be said with certainty; but a
gOOQ many people seem U tniuh tucrc e
is probability that such is the fact.
There have been two foreigners In
Yorkville within the past few months,
one only few weeks ago, representing
themselves as Greeks" begging for
the benefit Of an alleged orphanage
that they represented as being located
somewhere in Syria, They picked up q
good many quarters and dimes in
Yorkville. .. p. .,..,... B. ,-t.
There is a plan on foot to inaugu-
rate a statewide movement for the
eradication Of the cattle tick in South
Carolina. Already the national gov
eminent, operating in cooperation
with Clemson college has eradicated
the tick from fourteen counties, and
now the idea Is for the state to take
the matter up and go at 1t with great
vigor until the remaining counties are
cleaned up. 1t Is estimated that the
cattle tick has been costing South Car
olina in the neighborhood Of five mill
lion dollars a year, and with the right
kind Of laws properly enforced, 1t can
be wiped from the state in less than
two years, with less than hundredth
part Of that sum. -s,.- n" q.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-04-22
WITHIN THE TOWN

- The Yorkville shade trees are the
prettiest ever.
Last Saturday was the dullest Sat-
urday the town has known this year
The farmers were able to plow and
generally did 1t.
The new Associate Reformed
church Is ready for the placing Of the
pews and that will be completed dur.
ing the present week. :"
And still there Is nothing doing
with reference to that proposition tc
concrete the Liberty street sidewalks
street to the Southern depot. This
task should be accomplished by al
means.
= Gastonia defeated Yorkville in a
game of baseball on the Yorkyille
grounds Friday afternoon by a score OF
II to 10. Although they secured 13 hits
to Gastonia's 7. numerous errors on the
part of the Yorkville boys were re-
sponsible for Gastonia's winning. r
Finley's hitting and H. Suggs fielding
were the features of the game. Casio
mia easily outclassed Yorkville in field
ing, but the Yorkville boys were far
superior to the visitors in batting. Bat
teries, Yorkville-L. Grist and Quinn
Gastonia-Pearson and s. Suggs. Um-
pire, Bert F. Smith; Scorer, Moore.
A very interesting and well rem
dered musical recital was presented to
a large audience in the Graded school
auditorium last Friday evening by stu
dents of the music department. The re.
cital was directed by Miss Maud Eber-
hardt, who Is in charge of this depart
ment of the school and selections were
rendered by the following students:
Misses Frances Witherspoon, Evelyn
Shieder, Sarah Carroll, Sue Meek ALI
son, Margaret Love, Mary Esther Nc
Connell, Rachel Wylie, Ella Rhoda
Mackorel, Eleanor Herndon, Nell Bur-
CESS, Sara Jones, lola Garrison, Mary
Stokes and Master Kershaw Walsh.
Mr.. D. R. Lavender proprietor OF
the Idle Hour theatre is in Yorkville
today. In conversation he spoke OF
having had some films made Of scenes
in Laurens and Newberry, and al.
though the pictures have not vel
been developed, he hopes that they
will be all right. He talked as II
he would gladly do his part In the
production Of moving picture scenes
In Yorkville, II there Is any inclina-
ton to cooperation in the matter
1t is understood of course, that desir.
able pictures can be had only on some
special occasion, or after due prepara-
ton.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-04-22

- Tokyo, April 20: The announce
ment that President Wilson and Sec
retary Bryan are making efforts to
bring about a compromise in the pro
posed California legislation with re-
spect to the alien land ownership bill,
and that Gov. Hiram Johnson Is oppos-
ing the bill, has softened Japanese ire
and public opinion has now, become
more optimistic. The alleged unwil-
lingness of the American missionaries
to assist in resisting the bill Is the sub
ject of harsh criticism in the ia
panese papers, but after conference
Count Okuma, the foreign minister;
had with the missionaries, the latter
dispatched kilograms to California, the
exact nature of which Is not known.
Count Okuma ironically reminded the
missionaries that Japan owed its first
lessons in foreign humanitarian prin-
ciples to the United States. Now, the
duty has devolved upon Japan" he
added, ito teach the Californians the
same principles" The Japanese consul
at Vancouver, c. Yada, who has arriv-
ed here, has caused some excitement
by the statement that anti-Japanese
legislation Is pending in the Canadian
provinces Of British Columbia, Sas-
katchewan and Manitoba.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-04-22
TRACK MEET

There was meet" between the
Hickory Grove and Yorkville High
school track teams on the grounds OF
| the latter team yesterday afternoon
and a small bunch Of Yorkville people
who turned out to witness the trials OF
speed, endurance and skill, were quite
pleasantly entertained during about
two hours while the contest lasted.
The Hickory Grove team In charge
Of Superintendent r. II. Holiday was
made up of Whisonant Allison, 8
Slaughter, Castles and Foster, and the
Yorkville team in charge OF Prof. With
erspoon was made up Of l.. Grist
Gaulden, Quinn, Garrison and Dev1n-
ney. ''
AS far as practicable the order OF
events was the same as that prescrib-
| ed for. the state meet to be held in Co.
lumbia next Friday; but the Hickory
Grove boys not having been practiced
on the shot put, discus throw and pole
vault, allowed those contests to go by
default, the Yorkville boys taking first
and second places and giving the Hick-
ory Grove boys third. The other events
tion was well worth while, the general
opinion being that most Of the records
were close up to the best that are
likely to be made In Columbia.
! L. Grist, of the Yorkvil!e team, made
the hundred yard dash in 10 3-5 Sec
onds, and Whisonant Of Hickory Grove
established a record Of nineteen feet IN
the running broad jump. Quinn OF
| Yorkville, high jumped five feet and
one inch, and Garrison Of the York.
vile team ran q mile In 5 minutes and
| 10 seconds. " ....
There was some question however
about the propriety Of counting the
record made by Garrison for the rea-
| son that he Is barred from the state
meet by the age limit, being twenty.
There was no disposition to withhold
admiration from Garrison for his re-
markable speed and endurance, in this
| trying event, and 1t was admitted that
| Slaughter came In most creditably
close second, there being only a few
yards between them at the windup.
Both finished In splendid form that in
dicated that they would have been
good for another mile II the same had
been demanded
Out of a possible hundred points the
Yorkville team scored 76 and the Htck-
ory Grove team "a Grist Of the York
VILE team led with 81 in the number OF
points scored; Whisonant Of the Hick-
DRY Grove team came second with l3
Il
came third with 10 points. The events,
and records were as follows:
lH 100-Yard Dash-Grist, Yorkville,
ITO 3-E sec.; Whisonant, Hickory Grove,
Devinney, Yorkville.
High Jump-Quinn, Yorkville, s IT.
In; Grist, Yorkville; Whisonant,
Hickory Grove.
880-Yard Dash-Garrison, Yorkville
min, 16 sec.; Foster, Hickory Grove;
Gaulden, Yorkville.
44O-Yard Dash-Devinney, Yorkville,
1 min; Quinn, Yorkville; Castles
Hickory Grove.
Running Broad Jump-Whisonan
Hickory Grove, 10 IT,; Grist, Yorkville;
Quinn, Yorkville.
220-Yard Dash-Grist, Yorkville
I254-5 sec.; Devinney, Yorkville;
Whisonart, Hickory Grove.
Mile Run-Garrison, Yorkville, 3
min. 10 sec.; Slaughter, Hickory
Grove; Gaulden, Yorkville. l...
120-Yard Hurdles-Grist, Yorkville,
IA AS sec.; Whisonant, Hickory Grove;
Quinn, Yorkville. .'.' 10.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-04-22

as he grew old. he grew calm. and
predicted that competition from new
races will cut deeper in the future
than workingmen's disputes and will
test whether 1--WE can hang together
and fight" Il do not pin my dreams
for the future Of my country or even
to my race" he said. IT think 1t prob
able that civilization somehow will
last as long as care to look ahead. I
think 1t not improbable that man, like
the grub that prepares a chamber for
the winged thing 1t never has seen but
is to be, that man may have cosmic des-
tinies that he does not understand and
so beyond the vision Of battling races
and an Impoverished earth I catch a
dreaming glimpse Of peace"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-04-22

Daniels Has No Time for Hazers.-
With the announcement Of his appro-
val of the sentence of the court which
dismissed Midshipman James c. Cook
from the naval academy for hazing,
Secretary Daniels sent letter to every
midshipman at Annapolis warning him
that hereafter no leniency would be
shown hazers who, in addition to being
dismissed, would receive the additional
penalty of Imprisonment as provided
by law.
"The sentence Of confinement would
be justified in Cooks case" said Sec
retary Daniels, "but as I have not had
an opportunity to issue warning be-
fore, have let the sentence stand at
dismissal Your hazer Is essentially a
bully and must necessarily have a
streak Of innate cruelty. The United
States navy has no place for youths OF
this kind.
II take this opportunity Of saying that
this senseless and dangerous practice
will not be tolerated at an educational
institution founded and supported by
the government. Future manifesto.
tions of such character at the naval
academy will meet with rigorous ac-
tion."
The victim of Midshipman Cooks
hazing was Midshipman Newbold
Lodge, Of Michigan.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-04-22
Doctors On the Line.

- Columbia State, Saturday: With
out a tremor and with indifference,
Charles P. Rushing, the Chesterfield
county farmer who was convicted sew
eral months ago on the charge Of kill
ing his wife, walked to the electric
chair at the state penitentiary and
paid the death penalty. The current
was turned on for 55 seconds at 11.54
o'clock yesterday morning, and Rush
ing was pronounced dead at 11.57 by
DR.. R. T. Jennings, the prison physi-
clan. Rushing did not make a state
ment after being placed In the chair.
He was about 40 years old. Rushing
Is the eighth man and the second
white man to be electrocuted since
the installation Of the chair at the
penitentiary. There were three score
witnesses present yesterday in the
death house." which Is located in the
prison yard. The condemned man
was brought from his cell to the death
chamber and placed in the chair at
11.45 o'clock. He said that he had no
statement to make upon question by
Capt. J. D. Griffith, superintendent OF
the penitentiary. Rushing was con-
victed in Chesterfield county several
months ago on the charge Of killing
his wife. According to the testimony
given at the trial. he went home drunk
one night and after quarrel, shot her
to death. Samuel n. Hyde, who was
convicted in Anderson county on the
charge Of killing his wife. was the first
white man to be electrocuted at the
state prison.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-04-22
THE CIRCUIT COURT

The second week Of the circuit court
was convened yesterday with the court
officials, including the jurors, on hand;
but notwithstanding the long list OF
cases on Calendar /, it looked for some
time as If there would be no business
to keep the court employed. ,I......4
Upon fully realizing the situation
the unpreparedness Of the attorneys
etc, Judge Gary gave 1t to be under
stood that unless there was q case
ready by 8 o'clock he would adjourn
the court of common pleas sine die.
At 8 o'clock there was one case In
readiness, that Of Edna White vs.. the
Seaboard Air Line railway. This case
was taken up yesterday afternoon and
will probably consume the balance OF
today. -.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-04-22

The principal objection to the Tor
rens law here as elsewhere, Is selfish.
In early times, all land belonged to the
kings. Kings, after time began to-
give leases and even titles; but always
conditioned on certain service that the
holder of the lease or title was to per-
form when called upon. In the course
Of time, in England conditions were
removed, and land titles became vested
in fee simple. About as comprehen-
sive definition Of fee simple" as can
be given, is without obligation Of any
kind except taxes to anybody" This
usage was transferred to America with
presumably more freedom. But the
truth of the matter is that the land I'll
tie is not yet free. Custom has attach
ed to 1t a kind Of graft that ought to be
removed. Except in rare cases. no
prudent man will pay his money for
land title until that title has been look
ed up by a lawyer. Often the looking
up is a mere form; but there Is ex-
pense attached to it all the same. For
instance, a man purchases hundred
acres, and the buyer or seller. usually
the seller has to pay a fee ranging
from IS to 800 and sometimes more,
for abstracting the title. AS to how
much work there Is involved Is usually
of small consequence. For instance II
there should be another transfer of the
same land say within a year, there Is
another fee to pay, even though 1t be
to the same lawyer. In sense, and In
a very pronounced sense at that, this
proposition savors Of the same old OBJ
legation that the landowner used to be
to the king-to eXtort tribute. There
are some men, not attorneys, who
know enough to protect themselves
without having to pay this tribute;
but with the average man this Is risky
business Now the object Of the Tor
rens system is to re-arrange this whole
people in whom the title to all land
was originally lodged, keep informed as
to transfers, mortgages, ETC., and be
ready at all times to guarantee any
particular title. The idea Is simple,
plain and right; but these qualifica-
tions do not necessarily assure its
adoption. The removal of the graft
from the land title business would de-
stroy an important source Of revenue
to a large number Of people, and these
people are not going to stand for any
such thing as long as they can help.
The history of the efforts that have
been made during the last half dozen
years to secure the establishment OF
the Torrens system in South Carolina,
give evidence that the people interest
ed on the other side are not yet at the
end of their resources.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-04-22
ABOUT PEOPLE

Miss Webb Stanton of Bethel, /
visiting friends in Yorkville.
Mrs. Samuel Snoddy of Spartanburg
Is visiting her mother, Mrs. A. ]. Dun
lap, on Yorkville r. F. D. 3.
Mrs. Fred c. williams Of Columbia
is visiting friends and relatives II
Yorkville. s. ''' ;,
Misses Annie McPheeters and Cath
crime Dickson Of Yorkville, are spend
ing several days in Rock Hill. - .....
Miss Hazel Matthews of Marietta
Okla, visited Miss Gerald Lowry II
Yorkville, this week. ..
Mr.. and Mrs. Lindsay Hunter ant
children, Of Lincolnton, N. c., arrived
in Yorkville last night for the Hunter
Ramsay wedding. .." ''. ..'E
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-04-22
MEDAL FOR ROAD ESSAY

A gold medal to the school boy or
girl between the ages Of 10 and 15
who writes the best composition, not
to exceed 500 words, on the repair and
maintenance of earth roads, Is to be
awarded by Logan Waller Page, di-
rector, office Of Public Roads, United
States department Of agriculture,
Washington, D. c. All compositions
must be submitted to Mr.. Page before
May Is. 1918, and the medal will be
awarded as soon thereafter as the
compositions can be graded. The
may be based on knowl-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-04-22

provides that the equalization Of the
parliamentary franchise Immediately
shall be taken up for consideration.
Cabinet ministers are determined not
to surrender If the government still
commands a majority Of the chamber
of deputies when it reassembles to-
morrow. The Socialist national con-
vention meets on Wednesday to dis
cuss the situation. Acts of violence
continue to be rare and are in most
cases attributed to other causes than
the strike. a..
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-04-22
Unusually heavy sentences were

Unusually heavy sentences were
imposed at Spartanburg by Judge r.
w. Memminger on William Bowen and
J. H. Brown, proprietors Of so-called
social clubs, who were convicted In
the circuit court Of violating the dis
pensary laws. Bowen was sentenced
to pay a fine of $1,000 or serve one
year, and Brown to pay fine or $E,oOo
or serve two years. Brown has peen
repeatedly convicted before. Judge
Memminger was severe in his denun-
citation of the men and their witness
es. Bowen and Brown through their
attorneys, served the customary no.
tice of appeal to the supreme court
Judge Memminger warned them that
he would make it a point himself to
see that the thirty-d day limit in which
to perfect the appeal was not disre-
garded.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-04-22

The start that Secretary Daniels has
made for the elimination Of the hazer
from Annapolis is along the right line,
and those who know the secretary say
he will keep it up to the end. His ef-
forts in this direction promise much
for the entire country. The college ha-
zer ordinarily is cowardly brute, and
it is we'll that he should be held in
check or eliminated. ..g. ....|
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-04-22

Now If the governor had sent a de-
fendant to a Judge with instructions to
come back to him II the judge did not
do as desired, there would have been
some row; but when circuit judge
undertakes a procedure like that, then
what? That is about the way 1t looks
according to the Columbia Records re-
port Of the procedure in the case of
those alleged wire-tappers. .