Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-07-18


the past few days.
The chairman Of the invitation COM
mittee Of the F>ilbert picnic, has &C.
ceptances from Chas. A. Smith, Johr
l. McLaurin and George r. Rembert.
There are several companies OF
Boy Scouts at Hendersonville from
Charleston. and they are having a fine
time, scouting through the mountains
Crops are not looking so well In
the Neely's Creek country. There has
been a pretty good supply Of rain; but
for some reason the crops do moi
seem to have found themselves.
They have been having fine rains ir
the Bethany section, and up to the
present time. the crops have not suf-
fered at all, except in some spots
they have not been properly worked
on account of too much rain.
Il would be money in York county's
pocket, If more live progressive farm
ers would investigate that grass mix
ture with which Mr.. J. B. Scott and
other farmers have made such a pro-
nounced success.
Trains Nos. and 8 on the C. &
NV, are growing more popular as
they are becoming better known, and
however it may be in the winter, II
looks now as IL they are going to
come pretty near paying expenses in
the summer. Although The En-
quirer has not talked with Mr.. Mich
OILS on the subject, it :. has pretty
straight information that he Is pleas
ed at the situation, and is glad to ad-
NIT that business Is better than he
hoped. However. the railroad men
who understand the matter in all its
details insist that these trains are not
directly profitable from a strictly bus
mess standpoint, and cannot be unless
Yorkville and Chester come across as
to freight. Both towns are standing by
their promises very satisfactorily,
however.
When a Jewish witness was called to
the stand in the court house the other
day, many people were surprised to
see him put on his hat before taking
the oath. The statutes Of South Caro-
lima do not prescribe any regular form
Of an oath other than to provide that
any individual may make his declara-
tions and give testimony In such form
as he regards most sacred. The ortho-
dox Jews hold to the idea that when
they come into the presence Of the
Creator 1t must be with covered heads
Reformed Jews, however, do not hold
to this belief, and are sworn as other
people on the Bible, making no objec-
ton even to the New Testament being
included. The fact that the Jews have
no uniform ceremony in connection
with the taking Of an oath Is probably
accounted for by the circumstances
that more intolerant countries have
compelled them to conform to preva-
lent usage, whatever that was.
The York county board Of registra-
ton is anxious to give every man who
Is qualified under the law, the oppor-
tunity to secure registration certifl-
cate; but after a careful canvass of
the situation, is at loss to decide
whether it is worth while to make a
round Of the county. The fact is that
York Is already one Of the best regis
tered counties there Is in the state,
the registration list being only a few
votes short of the votes actually cast
in the last primary. There are, OF
course, a number Of people who have
not yet registered; but all these can be
accommodated during the present year
If they will only come forward on the
remaining first Mondays, and attend to
the matter. The registration board
hopes that every registered voter will
make 1t his business to hunt up un-
registered voters and urge them to
come to Yorkville on the first Monday
in August.
There is considerable talk among
the people who pay the tax in the
town of Yorkville on the subject as
to why the town council does not
print an itemized statement Of re-
ceipts and expenditures. Most peo-
pie who express themselves, say that
the report should be published as re-
quired by law. The only reason that
has been given for failure to publish
so far as The Enquirer has knowl-
edge, is that 1t would cost several hun
dred dollars a year for the advertising
space. This Is not even approximate
ly true of course, and no one has had
the courage to become openly re-
sponsible for the statement. The rea-
son The Enquirer has been calling at
tention to this matter, Is not only be-
cause the law requires the publica-
ton Of these itemized statements; but
because there is no other possible way
to give the taxpayers an accurate
comprehension as to just how the
town government Is being managed.
We think that the taxpayers would be
entitled to this information, even II
there was no law requiring 1t to be
given tneHl, anu Will Sucl ia"'
there can be no question as to the
duty Of the council in the premises.
The law that requires the publica-
ton Of these reports Is fully as bind
ing as the law that authorizes the
levy and collection Of taxes, and we
do not see how the members Of the
council can find 1t in their consciences
to enforce one law and not the other.
COURT PROCEEDINGS
When The Enquirer went to press
Tuesday morning the court was en-