Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-24
LOCAL LAcoNIcs
i..d s..t.. pi.teie. Court.


:. Major Fritz plead guilty in the Unit
ed States district court at Greenville
on Tuesday to the charge OF violation
Of the internal revenue laws, and was
sentenced to one month in the York
county jail.
Finley for Congress.
Rock Hill Record: The Record has
the best authority for announcing that
the Hon. d. e. Finley. is a candidate
for reelection to congress. The daily
rumors in various. papers y that be
would decline to run are all sbosh, sput
out for political effect. He is not only
a candidate, but he will certainly sue
ceed himself. All the others VIII be
In the "also ran" column. = ~ ~ 7
YorI<viIle SO, Chester o. : : q
| The Yorkville Graded school football
team defeated the Chester team on the
!atter's field yesterday afternoon by q
score Of 3S to o. Although their oppo-
nents were very much heavier. the
Yorkvilie boys took the lead from 'tht
start and good end runs and line
plunges resulted in their victory. This
is the first game the Yorkville boys
have won this season. :. .,a
Mr.. z. e. Poag, President. 15
Washington, October 22.. The ma.
tional Association of Third and Fourth
Class Postmasters, In annual session
here. today elected officers and adopt
ed a resolution recommending remoy,
al of the limit of postal savings de,
posits, changes in the parcels post reg
ulations. and various steps to increas'
efficiency in the postal service. E E
Poag Of Rock Hill, s. G., was elected
president. "a &. .,,,.fs..!-: Y,t,,
Mr.. D. r. Lavender Dead. e.G5f y,
Mr.. D. r. Lavender, the well known
moving picture man. died in the hospi
tai at Gaffney last Wednesday morn
ing at about / o'clock. I. He had beel
Ill with typhoid fever for three weeks
Mr.. Lavender had moving picture in
terests in Yorkville, Newberry and
Laurens and was well and favorabl.
known in all Of these towns as well a
in his home town Of Gaffney. He wa,
81 years Of age and Is survived by, ,
widow and nine children. if.a.j
Cotton Seed Statistics. st.,sg u,
| The Enquirer has received the fol
lowing from the bureau of the censu
with the request that 1t be publishes
for the benefit of those interested
Director Harris, Of the bureau Of tn
census, finds that there Is great de
mand for the publication at more fire.
quent intervals Of statistics concern
ing the consumption OF. cotton seed.
has been the practice Of the bureau o
the census to compile statistics TO
this important part Of the cotton GRO
only twice during the ginning season
The first report for the crop Of 1s1
related to the quantity of cotton see,
crushed prior. to January /, 1918. Tn
second report showed the quantit,
crushed prior to March 1, 1s13,l witt
an estimate Of the quantity remaiHni
to be crushed from the crop. The sta
tistics Of cotton seed are collected Il
connection with those for. the produc
ton Of cotton as reported by the gin
ners. This Is necessary because tn
quantity Of linters Is always increas
ing and forms q much larger per cen
tage of the total crop than heretofore
Mr.. Harris believes that an additiona
report showing the quantity of see,
crushed and of linters obtained shoul
relate to some date between 0ctobe
81 and January 1. He Is not certain
as to the most desirable date, and 1
accordingly corresponding with tn
farmers and cotton seed oil mills Il
order to establish 1t. It is hoped tina
all will agree upon a fixed date. so tina
the work can be inaugurated durfnl
the present season. This additiopa
report will be Of. great value to tn
farmers, as well as to the oil mills ant
public generally" 7Gd, . ( - i;tsg q