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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-05

Salina, Kan, September 3: Consid-
Grafton of plans to bring about an ex-
tension of the parcel post system. in
Guiding the raising Of the weight limit
and the lowering Of rates, was one of
the problems to which delegates to the
annual convention of the Farmers Ma
tional Educational and Cooperative
association here turned its attention at
the second days session. The princi-
pal address was that Of L. M. Rhoads,
of Tennessee, secretary Of the associa-
ton. Appointment Of committees to
further various lines of work propos-
ed was the chief business before the
convention. The plan Of the treasury
department in Washington for placing
money in various banks to aid In NOV
ing crops was criticised severely, and
the convention adopted report Of the
legislative committee, which declared
1T could not see single benefit in the
crop aid plan" The report recited that
the result of the plan would be that
money would not be lent to the farmer
to enable him to market his crop grad
ually to meet the demands Of trade,
but would put more money into the
hands of spectators to buy crops from
farmers forced to sell because they
could not get money"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-05

-S far two actions have been filed
against the Lancaster and Chester rail-
road, one for SIS, 900 and one for $12,-
900. The understanding Is that quite q
number of other suits will be filed, all
on account Of the recent Hooper's
Creek wreck.
Anderson, September @: II. C.
Simmons Jr., brother-in-law Of Gov
ernor Blease defeated R L. Thackston
for the membership Of house of. rep
to succeed Mack King,
who was recently appointed county su-
pervisor. Very little interest was taken
in the election, not more than 200
votes being cast. ..s...- y.,g
- The South Carolina Rural Carriers
association held its tenth annual ses-
sion in Orangeburg on September 1
and Q, winding up with big banquet
at the Hotel st. Joseph. There were
several speeches, the principle ones
by Mr.. F. H. Hyatt, Of Columbia, Hon.
M L. Smith Of Camden. and Hon. e. j.
Watson The officers elected to serve
for the next year are: President, d. r.
Fletcher, Kershaw; vice president, Tom
Black, Ruff1n; secretary y-treasurer, Ce-
ell R Mack, Cordova, Orangeburg coun-
ty. Executive COMMITTEES: j. M. Tur-
iDGNlllt, luTDcNlhcy ID. IL Iouh6p iOo-
perity; J. c. Holland, Greer.
- Columbia special Of September 8:
Governor Blease, when asked about the
article headed Chinese Lad Coming
Here for Study" in this afternoons
Columbia Record, in which 1t Is stated:
Acting President Moore has written
to M. A. Lee, a Chinese student urging
him to attend the university of South
Carolina next year." said that he was
In favor Of the University Of South
Carolina being kept strictly and abso-
lutely for white people, and as chair
man of the board Of trustees, he would
If necessary, call an extra meeting and
introduce resolution mot to allow any
Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, negro. or
other race to enter said institution, ex-
cept the pure white -blooded white man
not even the Cuban" - IN.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-05

The Peoples National Bank of Rock
Hill, came within mighty close shave
Of securing that 100000 loan from the
state last week. The miss was only
1925, and it was right funny. The Pal
metto National of Columbia, which has
already made some reputation for be-
ing pretty smooth, submitted, as usual,
a bid that was open to two construc-
tions. Its proposition was to the eff
feet that it must have ten days notice
Of the first checks drawn on the pro-
ceeds of a fresh $4,000 note, else 1t
would have to charge interest for fif-
teen days back. 1t was a curious kind
of a proposition to make, although of
course, it is not difficult to assign a
business excuse for it. But this was
confusing. 1t meant that If the Pal
metto National was demanding interest
on the $4,000 from the time Of the no
tice ten days until it was under obliga-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-05

1T was stated also that Mr.. Coch-
rams reasons for resigning were that
conditions had arisen which has caus-
ed the present administration to think
1t desirable to make some changes in
the Federal offices in South Carolina,
and he did not desire to stand in the
way of the administrations plans, and
would therefore tender his resignation
to take effect on such day as the pres
ident should designate, although his
term of office will not expire till Feb
ruary 10th, 1914.-Anderson Daily Mail
Now II that states the facts and we
have no reason to believe otherwise, 1t
will have to be admitted that 1t was q
pretty decent thing to do on the part
Of Mr.. Cochran.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-05
Mr.. JOHN J. HUNTER

Mr.. John ]. Hunter died at his home
in Yorkville last Tuesday night at
o'clock after long period of declining
health, and an accute illness extending
over several days.
Mr.. Hunter was one Of the older and
better known citizens of Yorkville, and
had numerous friends in all parts OF
the county who have been holding him
in high esteem for many years because
of qualities of heart and mind that en-
braced unfiinching loyalty to all thai
seemed best for his town and county.
John Jackson Hunter was born neal
Bethel church in York county on Octo-
Der %, 1874, and first came to York
Vile as a 13-year-old boy to work fol
the late John H. Adams. He remained
but a short time, however, before he
went home; but came back again ir
1861 with the firm of G. r. Ratchfor6
& Co., on the removal of their stock
from Bethel to Yorkville. He entered
the Confederate service In 1858 wher
10 years of age, in Company H, Eigh-
teenth South Carolina volunteers, and
served till the surrender of Lee at Ap-
pomatox. He was in a number of big
battles including Clay's Farm and the
fight at Petersburg, where he witnessed
the blow up" During his service he
was not sick nor was he wounded. AT
ter the war Mr.. Hunter came back to
Bethel, and from there to Yorkville
where he took employment as clerk
under Mr.. T. M. Dobson, now OF At
lanta. After several years with Mr.
DoDson, in 1876 he went into business
for himself in partnership with ...
late John F. Oates under the firm name
of Hunter & Oates. This partnership
continued until 1891 when the firms
storebuilding and stock were destroyed
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-05
WITHIN THE TOWN

During the year ending September
1, 1918. the Victor Cotton Oil company
ginned 3.77O bales Of cotton and during
the year ending September 1, 1912, the
amount ginned was 1885 bales.
Allen White, the well-known col
ored painter, who has many friends
among the white people, has been
quite Ill at his home in Yorkville for
several months. His nephew, r. A.
White, son Of the late Hannibal White,
once the senator from this county,
called to see him yesterday. r. A.
White, who used to be known here as
Jake" has been living in Manning for
the past twenty mine years, and is In
very good circumstances. ......
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-05
COTTON LOOKS UP
Fourth Government Report Shows
Much Deterioration,

A deterioration of ia per cent in the
cotton crop of the United States be-
tween July 25 and August 25 is shown
In the government report issued last
Tuesday, which places the condition of
the cotton crop August 25 at 6S.2 of the
normal A noteworthy feature of the
report Is the showing Of South Carroll
ma, whose crop, while that in most of
the states has been deteriorating, has
actually improved in condition since
July 25. The condition for this state is
II per cent Of normal, as against rs
July 25. The August figures for the
country at large were the same as
those of August, 1900, and the condi-
ton at this period has been lower only
three times during the past twenty-five
years-in 1896, when 1t was 64.2 per
cent; in 1902, when 1t was "a per cent
and in 1909, when 1t was 63.7 per cent
The greatest deterioration was In Ok
lahoma, where the condition dropped 36
per cent to 45 per cent. In Texas the
condition of 64 per cent showed de-
terioration of II per cent. Deteriora-
tion in other states in the part Of the
belt stricken by drought was: Arkan-
sas. Is per cent; Missouri. IA per cent;
Louisiana, IL per cent; Tennessee, 10
pei SSib' A"ioSiooippit pei SSiieb oiAN
Alabama per cent. In all these states
the condition was much below the ten
year average condition figures. The
condition of the growing cotton crop
of the United States on Monday, Au-
gust 25, was 6S.2 per cent of a normal
compared with 1876 per cent on July
this year, 74.S per cent on August 25
last year, 1872 per cent in 1911, and TAI
per cent, the average condition on Au-
gust Is of the past ten years. This
announcement was made Tuesday al
noon by the crop reporting board OF
the United States department Of agri-
culture, the condition being estimated
from reports of it's correspondents and
agents throughout the cotton belt
Since the July report, growing condi-
tions had been generally favorable
throughout the eastern section of the
cotton belt, and the condition Of the
plant in the states east Of the Missis-
sippi was expected to show up well. lr
the states west of the Mississippi con-
ditions were not so favorable, drought
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-05

II the Anderson Intelligencer con-
tinues along the line laid down in the
first issue under the direction Of the
new editor. it will make good in the
declaration as to intended "indepen-
dence." Independence in a South Car
olina newspaper does not amount te
much else than a scrupulous effort to
be fair, and non partisan. This is es-
pecially true under conditions that
have carried partisanship to An extent
that has made those who would have
only the truth, very careful indeed tc
what they give credulence, especially
about politics.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-05

About the only thing we care for In
the way of restrictions as to voting is
a registration that confines the fran
chise to white citizens Of South Caro-
lima. We draw the line against i'm
ported voters and we would have every
man to do his voting in his own coun-
ty. We would not have York county
men to vote in Cherokee, for instance
nor Cherokee men to vote in York.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-05
MERE-MENTIoN.

The Impeachment trial of Governor
Sulzer will begin In Albany NJ T., be-
fore the senate and Justices Of the
court Of appeals sitting as an impeach-
ment court, on September 18th. It
Is stated from Genoa, Italy, that the
trial of Porter Charlton, the American
charged with numbering his wife, at
Lake Como, In 1910, may be prolonged
two or three years or longer In order to
give the defendant ample time to mas@
ter the Italian Language. There are
class 'B" postofices In the United
States. The first pays salaries ranging
from $3.50 to $1,000, per annum and the
second class pays less than $3.50 per
year. From March 4th TO August
20, Postmaster General Burieson ap-
pointed 5,765 postmasters, an average
Of thirty five: day -. Georges Glenn
enceau, ex-premier of France, says
that great European war VIII come
within year. The first national
copservation exposition was, opened at
Knoxville. Tenn. Tuesday to remain
open to NoysmSer .st ts @ o caicaso
Of rabies In an advanced stage by the
injection OF Quinine under the victims
skin. Thousands Of children under
IA years of age, were shut out OF mills
and factories Of Massachusetts,, Tues
day, by the operation OF new child
iaoor law..,.A CONGRESSIONAL commn;
Tee is considerlng proposilion 70 Duild
river at Washington. ;. !. The. Boy Scouts
oLL Amerlca DOW numoer sou.0oo; -
party OF nipeen SCOUTS VIII VII soon ieaye
New forK 70 walk 20 san Eraneisco
py way or New, orleans -. new Iork
ralroao omcfasi esnmate 1 tnat, mere
were not Tess tnan i,goo;ooo trayeieIs
passing througn NeW f0rk M tallway ter
minais iast Monoay. flIteen persons
were kn;ea ana many mJSIeu Ia & rail-
way collslon at h!Ekpy Stepnen, Ely Ely
land' carry Iuesoay mornlng ...:Four
men were kiiied ana tn,ee inJureo IA
an automoD,ie accioens curing race az
Nasnv,tie.n w Ienn; Mohgay ..IAsa -, "a Soos- Sses
VIII tvo yeaIs Sio, Seiegu.e9 e r1nsS. ms ,i,h
gay az Sterren Aa. Monog naa Win Z
a uarueSu ,,,a.,e noo ~ .h.r, r,oyv a,n~ raIas
49,. ~ e. 90. t,,o ,,aa -
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-05
Heretofore the state has been b.

Heretofore the state has been bor-
rowing s5OO,OOO in April, payable in
January at 8, 81 and 4 per cent inter-
est. This year the loan is only $780,
900, and it does not begin to draw in
terest until September 1. We have not
at hand the facts upon which to explain
Just why this is; but on its face the sit
uation appears much better.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-05
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER s. 1873.
nesday, and both were talking of tn

nesday, and both were talking Of the
picnic they are to have at the school
house on Friday, September IL. I'VE
would like some Of the folks from down
In. this section to come out, said Mr..
Bigger. can snow them the second
best school house in the county, and
we can show, them assgood a school as
the best Of them. Not only that, we can
show them some general development
that we are net ashamed off, People
who are pretty familiar with the coun-
ty as az whole assay there has been as
much outcome In our locality as there
has been IN any section OF the comfy
outside Of the towns, and we want
them to know that we are stu moving
along iSt z
Fatalities on .Intsrurban. %
At 8 o'clock laast Tuesday afternoon
an fnterurban electric car going into
Mount Holly from Gastonia struck q
wagon filled with q picnic party from
Southpoint on their way to Riverside
park, Mount Holly, for an outing, XIII
ing two and injuring four others. None
Of those injured were seriously hurt
and they, were able, to be taken TO their
homes. The dead are: Miss Emma
Sandfordss aged ,19, and Isaac sBryper,
aged 90 The horse and mule driven to
the wagon were both killed, The pic
mic party attempted TO cross the track
ahead ofetheo car which was coming
down grade when the car struck the
wagon, hurting the occupants into the
air, killing the two persons named and
the team instantly. A sister and broth
er Of the young woman killed, were also
In the wagon but were not seriously
injured. 7 ntu .G6taA ,leit
Uniform Sized Bales. s'si9l''it .2''iis
Commencing September 8 a penalty
Of 81 bale on each bale Of cotton
which does not conform to the stand :
ard 27x54 inch size. is being assessed by
railroads and steamship companies.
Notice Of this penalty was given six
months ago, and hearings have been
held by the house committee on inter-
state and foreign commerce, of which
Representative Adamson Of Georgia, Is
chairman. with the view Of securing an
agreement among all parties az to the
size and density of cotton bales. De-
spite all this advertising, some persons
only woke up to the fact that the PEN
atty. would be exacted congressman
from cotton-growing states were urg-
ed by telegraph to take the matter up
with the secretary Of agriculture and
the Interstate commerce commission to
see IL something could not be done ~ to
avert this penalty. After looking into
the matter further, several senators
who originally agreed to Join the dele
cation. changed their minds. They be-
lieve the uniform bale is a good thing
They say II Is a comparatively simple
matter for ginners to change their gin
boxes to conform to the new reguia.
tions: that the ginners had ample no.
tice. and could have easily met the re-,
lquirements OF the transportation com.
panies. A great many ginners did so
but those who didn't win cause q loss
to the farmers, on the bale ginned and
baled In the old way Of 81 a bale,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-05
Az we understand Il, the merits of Il

|. As we understand IL, the merits Of the
case Of the banks against the auditor
are about like this: Auditor Love is
right in obeying his superior officer and
1t is up to the court to decide whether
the bonds the general assembly under
took to make non-taxable are really
non-taxable. If the court finds issues
beyond this, then we do not understand
the case. ...
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-05

Governor Blease on Wednesday
was personal witness to the first
double execution that has yet taken
place in the penitentiary. The victims
were Jasper Green and Davis Reynolds
two negroes who killed ]. r. Cooler,
liquor constable in Beaufort county,
this year. Both negroes denied any
connection with any knowledge Of the
killing. After the execution, Governor
ment to tie Columbia Record: Yes,
I attended the execution Of Reynolds
and Green. two negroes, at the peni-
tentiary today. ! made some tnvesti-
CATION into the question Of capital pun
ishment, and 1t was upon my recon-
mendation to the general assembly that
the electric chair was substituted for
hanging in this state. Ever since the
change was made, have been wonder
ing in. my mind whether or not we had
adopted the most humane method for
relieving society of those depraved and
unfortunate human beings who were
convicted of such henious crimes that
the punishment therefor was death. ]
have talked with different people who
have witnessed death by this chair,
and they vary greatly in their opinions
as to whether or, not this Is q more
IHtlhOu lhc VI
hanging, and I have been wanting to
go to see for myself about the mat
ter personally. I have seen people
hanged, but have refrained from go
ing to see an electrocution. because,
having the power in my hands to d.
rect that 1t be stopped, was not sure
that II was the best thing for me to
do. But, in this instance, these two
negroes were convicted Of killing an
officer of the law, a man who car
ried in his pocket a commission from
me as governor of South Carolina to
perform the duties which he was per-
forming. When they struck him down
they struck down, to that extent, the
law of our state: in addition to that,
killed one of the truest men that South
Carolina has ever had, one Of the most
efficient and bravest officers, and one
of my very best friends. So felt that
II there was a time while was COVER
nor, could get my own consent to
witness an electrocution, 1t was that of
these two negroes for killing my friend,
Roland Cooler"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-05

According to the Washington cores
pondent Of the News and Courier, the
senate Is likely to adopt both the Clark
and Smith propositions with reference
to cotton The Clark proposition pro-
poses to put tax Of so cents bale or
all future delivery cotton contracts
that are not made good. and Smith
proposition contemplates that future
contracts must specify particular
grades of cotton.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-05

A French aviator named Pegoud
has created a sensation throughout the
aviation world by cutting a somersault
in the air with his machine The dis
patches say that he flew along in the
regular way for some distance, then
turned the machine over and flew the
machine a half mile with his head
hanging down. This was on Tuesday
and the feat was repeated on Wedne7-
day. Pegoud says he is making the ex-
periments to demonstrate the security
that may be attained by the aeroplane
He said that he could have gone con-
siderably further with his head upside
down; but only went far enough to
demonstrate the practicability Of the
experiment.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-05

In Texas and Oklahoma, parts Of Ar
kansas, Missouri and Louisiana mark
ing the early part of the period which
Tuesdays report covers. High tenn
peratures prevailed throughout most of
this section. The drought was partial
ly relieved during the. last week Of the
period.
Comparisons of conditions by states
follow: ''-. %. ga 49,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-05

aged cotton seed, II the market be
$40 per ton for prime seed, Is only
$5 per ton. This, however. Is coupled
with the fact that the mills do not wish
to buy at any price the thoroughly
damaged seed. Heretofore In many
individual instances as low as IS per
ton has been paid for seed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-05

Troubled conditions with regard to
Mexico, currency and tariff reform re-
gardless, the world must have cotton
as witness the big rise on the strength
of that bullish condition report Tues
day .r......
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-05

We cannot conceive of better place
for the investigation Of the primary
than that recent congressional race. 1t
looks to us like that 1t is certainly a
matter Of put up or shut up.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-05

Yorkville expects to get the mosqui-
tos pretty well killed by January
Charleston Post. ...
They were pretty bad last night; but
another month or two will be sufficient,
we hope. .......
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-05
! LOCAL LAcoNIcs
Death Of Miss Alice WyIie.

L Deafn OF MISS NiiCo ,WyHo. .t & .r,F'
Miss Alice Wylie died at her home
at Hickory Grove this morning, after
an Illness of several weeks with heart
trouble. She was the sixth child OF
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Harris Wylie, and was
about IS years Of age. The funeral
will take place at Hickory Grove to-
morrow. f, ,c.s....-, z-,..
Fort Mills First Bale. IN ,'Grf }, q
Fort Mill Times: Fort Mill town.
ships first bale Of new crop cotton was
sold on this market Saturday afternoon
for 12 cents per pound. The bale
weighed 456 pounds and was gathered
from the farm of John M. Scott, about
three miles north Of town. The cotton
was bought by Mills Young company.
Will Make Figures Public. al s'
Director Of the Census Hanes has
advised the county papers throughout
the south that hereafter the special
agents who collect statistics as to the
quantity Of cotton ginned, will be au-
thorized to give out these as soon as
the same have been verified in the bu-
reau at Washington. The first report
of this subject will be given out on
Monday, September s.
Rock Hill w. Yor<viiIe.
The Community Boys baseball team
Of Rock Hill, came over to Yorkville
yesterday afternoon to play the York
VILE team the deciding game of the
season, each team having won game.
Rain interfered during the fourth in
ming, however, when the score was
to 0 in favor Of Yorkville and the game
had to be called off. The Yorkville
team IS to play Chester on the York
Vile diamond at 8 o'clock this after
noon. g..
Death Of Mrs. Leslie. ..... T..
Rock Hill Record: Mrs. ]. G..
Leslie, widow of the late Nathaniel
Leslie, who was killed in the civil
war while serving in the army Of the
Confederacy, died this morning at her
home at LESLIE, aged 50 years, OF
Bright's disease. Mrs. LESLIE leaves
two sons and one daughter: Mr.. R. H.
Leslie of this city and Mr.. D. F. and
Miss Frances LESLIE, Of LESLIE. The
funeral services over her remains will
be held tomorrow morning at II o'clock
at Neely's Creek A. r. P. church, con-
Quoted by Rev. w. M. Stevenson, with
interment in the cemetery at that
church.
Shooting in Rock Hill. ...
Rock Hill special Of September 4, to
the Charlotte Observer: Fourteen-year
old Palmer Wilson Of the Carhart mill
village this morning about 1880 o'clock
fired upon Jesse Green, a smaller boy,
with shotgun, the load destroying one
eye and so badly affecting the other
that it Is feared the sight Of It will be
lost, in case the wound does not prove
fatal. 1t Is stated that the action or the
| Wilson boy in shooting the younger
lad, who is about IL years Of age, was
deliberate. The physician who was
called in took the injured boy to the
Fennell Infirmary at once. The doctor
says that while young Green has
chance to get we'll there is probable
ity that he will not. ....
Progress at Ramah.
Messrs. e. w. Pursley and ]. E. Big
ger Of Ramah, were in Yorkville We'd