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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-04-18
ABOUT PEOPLE

Senator Beamguard of Glover, was
in Yorkville yesterday on business.
Mr.. w. G. Brown and family Of
Hickory Grove No. l, have moved to
Yorkville.
Mrs. William j. Fishburne Of Wal
terboro. is visiting Mrs. T. T. Walsh,
in Yorkville.
Mrs. B. w. Still and daughter, Miss
Marie, Of Greenwood, are guests of
Mrs. ]. H. Machen in Yorkville.
Mr.. Hugh ]. Neil Of Florida, is Wis
iting his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. N.
Neil, on Yorkville r. F. D. No. 5.
Mr.. Joe Thomasson Of Yorkville R.
F. D. 6, visited his sister, Miss Helen
Thomasson, at Linwood college this
week.
Rev. ]. L. Oates Of Yorkville, left
for Lancaster this morning to conduct
services in connection with communion
on Sabbath.
Mrs. R. c. Caveny, who has been Sc
riously Ill at her home near Ogden for
quite while is not showing any
signs of improvement.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-04-18
GREAT COUNTY OF YORK

In their prospectus Offering for sale
$4,000 worth Of Al per cent bonds
for the erection Of the proposed new
court house, the court house commits
sioners give the section Of the consti-
tuition bearing on bond issues, the
statute under which the election was
authorized and held, a statement OF
the election commissioners showing
the vote cast, a certificate from the
auditor and treasurer giving the as
sessed value of property in 1912 at
$S,944,761; estimated value at $40,-
900, 900; bonded Indebtedness Of three
townships at $130,440, and the right
of the county, If 1t sees proper, to in
cur a total bonded Indebtedness of
$715,5S9.88. The legal and fiscal facts
are backed up with a comprehensive
epitome Of the county's moral, physi-
cal and intellectual character as fol-
lows:
York county was organized by act
of the general assembly in the year
1898, and from the beginning has been
ties of the state. The area Is 687
square miles, and the population ac-
cording to the census Of 1910 was A.
718. The population, half Of which is
white, Is almost entirely native, and Is
descended mainly from the Scotch
Irish pioneers who began the settle
ment Of the county about 1850. The
county Is traversed by four railroads.
two running from north to south; one
from east to west, and the third cut
ting across the eastern edge, making
up an aggregate Of about ninety miles,
and besides four Of the most import
ant towns are reached by the lines of
the Southern Power company. The
leading pursuit Of the people Is agri-
culture; but since 1881 there have been
built a dozen cotton mills. with an ag-
gregate capital amounting to nearly
So, 600. 900. Altogether there are more
than 5000 farms in the county, and
last year these farms produced nearly
SO, 900 bales Of cotton, worth S2,500,-
900, along with other crops Of equal
or greater value. The resources of
nine banking institutions approximate
So. 100000 Within the limits Of the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-04-18
GENERAL SESSIONS

: When the court Of general sessions
convened on Monday 1t looked like
there was enough business on the
docket to keep things going for two
weeks, and this would have been the
case except for the general simplifica-
ton caused by the numerous pleas OF
guilty. A number Of cases In which
the defendants were out on bond were
continued under one pretext or anoth-
er, and Of eighteen cases finally dis
posed Of, there were only four trials,
resulting In the acquittal Of two de-
PENDANTS and the conviction Of three.
Thirteen defendants plead guilty,
some of them Internationally and 9TH
ers on condition Of being allowed to
take punishment on charges less seri-
Gus than those for which they had
been indicted. The last case on the
criminal docket was disposed Of on
Wednesday afternoon, when the court
Of sessions was adjourned sine die and
the first week jurors were allowed to
go home after service Of not quite
three days. Following is a report Of
the proceedings in detail, continued
from Tuesday at noon:
Sam Price plead guilty to assault
and battery with intent to kill. Eight
months in the penitentiary or on the
chaingang was the sentence imposed.
A plea of guilty was entered in the
case Of Ike Brown and Tom Welsh,
the charge against them being one OF
assault and battery Of high and ag-
gravated nature. Ike Brown paid q
$50 fine and Tom Welsh was sentenced
to sixty days on the chaingang.
Ben Wyley plead guilty to assault
and battery with intent to kill. He was
sentenced to five months in the peni-
tentiary or to pay fine Of $75.
Andrew Meyers was found guilty OF
assault with intent to ravish and was
recommended to the mercy Of the
court. He was sentenced to twenty
years in the penitentiary.
The charge Of assault and battery
with intent to kill, against Jack Nor
rison and Van Morrison was mol pross-
ed upon the defendants payment OF
s25. ~ 80
Hayward Hutch was found guilty of
assault and battery Of high and aggra-
waited nature. He was sentenced to
six months in the penitentiary or on
the chaingang.
Ross Kirk plead guilty to the charge
Of soliciting labor without license and
was sentenced to four months impris-
onment. a s.4s r3d EaI.l as
John Mosteller and Tom Ledbetter
paid fine Of 800 each. ~
The next case taken up was that OF
John Currence, charged with murder.
The solicitor allowed the defendant to
plead guilty Of manslaughter. He was
sentenced to eight years on the chain
gang or in the penitentiary. .s.s,-
Ned Wilson was tried and found
guilty of being an accessory to arson.
He was recommended to the mercy OF
the court and was sentenced to serve
seventeen years on the chaingang or In
the penitentiary. ...5 ,g
Son Gregory, alias Will Gregory.
who plead guilty to the charge OF ar
son, was sentenced to fifteen years In
the penitentiary. t,. III a' ys'.
The last case taken up was that OF
the state VS.. Belton Halsey. colored,
charged with murder Halsey was al
lowed to plead guilty to involuntary
manslaughter and was sentenced TO
two years in the negro reformatory in
Lexington county, '8
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-04-18
Shop Talk.

The Chester Lantern declares that
"On and after this date" 1t will charge
for all obituary notices, tributes Of
respect, cards Of thanks, church and
society notices, ETC." The Lantern is
partly right at least. The Observer
also charges for obituary notices, trib-
utes of respect, cards Of thanks"-be-
cause they concern individuals; but
churches and church societies, and
schools, and some other organizations,
can get all the space they want In the
Observer free, because they are work.
ing not for themselves but for the pub
lie at large-or for so large a portion
Of the public as to make themselves at
least quasi-public institutions.
We are not saying 1t Is not right to
charge in all cases specified by the
Lantern; 1t is right, If one chooses to
do so. But it is almost impossible-at
least 1t Is impracticable-to lay down
a rule Of this kind and stick to 1t.
The fact is members Of the church
and Of church societies ought to have
a fund to pay for advertising In news
papers; but they haven't, and there Is
no likelihood that they ever will have;
and to charge for notices for such in
stitutions Is practically to exclude
from the newspapers much that ought
to go in for the benefit of the public at
large.
So, the Observer will cheerfully give
space to churches, church societies,
colleges and schools, and all charitable
institutions, so long as we can spare
1t. 1t Is true that every line that goes
into a newspaper Is paid for by the
publisher, but he ought to be willing
to do a good deal Of free work for the
;r r1,hin ha
professional men do a lot Of work that
they are never paid for, and the news
paper men may possibly not lose In the
long run by opening their columns free
ly, following the example of preachers.
doctors and others and-of course
there must be a reasonable limit-to
institutions and enterprises whose pur-
pose and work Is to help humanity
without money and without price,
Newberry Observer.
The contemporaries quoted above
are wrestling with a question that is
Of very great concern to all honest
newspaper publishers, and we would
be glad to help them out with 1t If we
could, but we recognize that we are
about as much perplexed as to what is
the right thing to do as they are.
For many years we have been fol-
lowing the rule outlined by the Ian
tern, except as to church notices, which
we print without charge when they
are of reasonable length, and do not
advertise enterprises intended to raise
money.
Our experience, like that Of the OBJ
server is that it Is impracticable to
lay down an iron clad rule as to what
should and what should not be printed
free; but at the same time we fully
appreciate the fact that the public is
not going to put any higher estimate
on the value of our advertising space
than we put ourselves, and that wher
we elect to print certain advertise
ments free, we must be careful lest the
freedom spread to other advertise
ments that might appear to be equally
privileged.
The suggestion that the publisher
ought to be willing to do a good deal
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-04-18

The Case of Brown.-The case Of
Frederick Brown, alias Joe Grant, a
negro who is wanted in South Carolina
for murder, was brought to the atten-
ton of the superior court Of Pennsyl-
vania at Pittsburg, last Wednesday,
when 1t was asked that an appeal shall
act as a supercedas and stay proceed
ings until the appeal Is argued and
decided. 1t is claimed that Governor
Cole L. Blease Of South Carolina has
made statements saying he would not
call out the state troops to protect a
negro and that 1t is believed that a
lynching would occur If the negro was
taken to South Carolina.
Governor Tener Of Pennsylvania
granted reqnisition papers to take the
negro to South Carolina. Attorney G..
Edward Dickerson of Philadelphia,
said to represent the national associa-
ton for the Advancement of Colored
People, and the Constitutional league,
objected on the ground Of the South
Carolina governors alleged attitude
and faulty points In the indictment.
The negro Is held in the county Jail at
Philadelphia on a writ Of habeas cor
pus.
The decision of the superior court
Is expected in a few days.-Associated
Press.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-04-18
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION

Auditor Love has sent out notices
calling for a meeting Of the York
county board Of equalization, compos-
ed of the chairmen Of the respective
boards Of township assessors. to be
held in Yorkville on next Tuesday,
April 22. The township and town
boards Of assessors are as follows:
Bethel-R- Meek Barnett, chairman;
J. B. Ford, ]. M. Craig.
Bethesda. T. Crawford, chair
man; B. F. Merritt, r. M. Bratton.
Broad River-Jeff D. Whitesides,
chairman; j. S. Rainey, Ellie B. Dar-
win.
Bullock's Creek-J. C. Blair. chair
man: E. M. Bankhead, o. J.. Gwin.
Catawba-J. R. Gettys, chairman;
r. H. Cowan, ]. S. Stultz.
Ebenezer-T. B. Glenn, chairman;
T. NJ Oates, F. M. Baron.
Fort Mills. H. Epps, chairman;
Ira G. Smythe. D. G. Kimbell.
Kings Mountain-W. D. Moore,
chairman; ]. Darby Smith, r. N.
'Whitesides.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-04-18

1t was General Hancock who got
laughed at for declaring that the tariff
was a local ISSUE" but In the caucus
consideration of the Wilson tariff bill,
General Hancock's characterization Is
fully justified. While as whole, the
Democratic majority in the caucus Is
sticking together all right, 1t Is not
without frequently expressed differ
ences of opinion. For instance, the
Louisiana and western sugar congress-
men have made kicks in behalf Of
sugar, and Ohio and other states have
tried to keep the duty on wool, and
even Congressman Webb of North
Carolina, made a vigorous onslaught
against the cotton goods schedule; but
notwithstanding these local defections,
the majority of the caucus has contin-
ued to stand by the bill. There has
been talk Of combinations of the diff
ferent interests-the sugar people with
the wool and iron people-but so far
nothing of the kind has materialized.
Anybody with a grain Of sense knows
that such a combination, while it would
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-04-18

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Lock Box 222, Yorkville-Has five
7 shares Nicely Mill stock for sale and
wants offer.
Court House Commission-Gives no
: tice that 1t will receive sealed bids
for $4,000 worth Of bonds up to
May 18th. #
James Bros.-Are running public car
riages for the convenience of the
travelling public and solicit your
patronage.
Kirkpatrick-Belk Co.-Announces a
special sale of oxfords for men.
women and children. Big stocks for
selection.
First National Bank, Yorkville-Em-
interest to save part Of your earn
ings for the future.
Thomson Co.-Says now Is a good
time to buy while its ten days sale
is in progress. Reduced prices In
all lines. .H.
Yorkville Hardware Co.-Suggests the
good Of having a refrigerator In
your home and also invites attention
to Ice cream freezers in all sizes.
Cloud Cash Store-Makes special Of
ferings Of dress goods materials and
invites you to come and see what II
has to show you.
York Furniture Co.-Carries large
line Of paints, varnishes, oils, etc.,
and wants to make you prices for
any quantity.
Palmetto Monument Co.-Wants to
furnish you with monuments for
your loved one. Designs furnished
on request.
Carroll Furniture Co.-Tells you about
fly screens and doors, picture frames
and Ice cream freeZers.
Royal Pressing Club-Does cleaning
dying, pressing, etc., and invites the
patronage of the public.
First National Bank, Sharon-Sug-
gests that you deposit your money
/. with II and pay with checks. It is
the safe and convenient way.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-04-18
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- Washington, April II: Accompa-
MED by Senator Tillman and Repre-
sentative Byrnes, Judge Ira B. Jones,
his son, Charles D. Jones, and Senator
B. Nicholson Of Edgefleld, called on
Attorney General McReynolds. In be-
half Of ]. w. Thurmond Of Edgefeld.
who is a candidate for district attorney
for South Carolina. Senator Tillman
did most Of the talking Of the delega-
ton. Mr.. McReynolds said as the
term Of the incumbent would not ex-
pire until next February he had not
begun to consider whom to recon-
mend. This was taken as a clear in
dication that nothing would be done
for some time. After the interview,
with the attorney all the party except
Senator Tillman called at the White
House and paid their respects to the
president.
- Washington special Of April IL to
Columbia State: South Carolina Is
represented at the 22nd congress OF the
Daughters of the American Revolution
now being held here by about its av-
erage delegation. Headed by its re-
firing state regent, Mrs. e. Louise
Mayes, the same temper permeates
the personnel of her followers. Little
Is being said but South Carolina's pow
er is being felt. Aside from the state
regent, the following delegates are in
Washington: Mrs. A. e. Lgon Of
Orangeburg. state vice regent; Mrs.
F. H. H. Calhoun, Clemson college, third
vice regent; Miss Marion Salley,
Orangeburg, state historian; Miss
Louise Fleming, state corresponding
secretary; Mrs. Robert Moorman, Mrs.
w. B. Burney and Mrs. e. B. Chase,
Columbia; Mrs. w. Darlington, Spar
tanburg; Mrs. W. P. Dean, Greenville;
Mrs. w. H. Dial, Laurens; Mrs. 7. B.
Butler, Gaffney; Mrs. W. II. Fowler,
Yorkville, and Mrs. Jones Fuller,
Greenwood. Mrs. Burney was appoint
ed one Of the tellers for the election Of
officers, which is occupying much Of
the time and conversation Of all Of the
delegations. .....
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county there are eight incorporated
towns, forty churches and eighty-four
school buildings. The school build
ings of the county, including Win
throp, belonging to the state, are
worth very nearly $1,000,000. The
county is spending an average of
something like $4,000 a year In the
Improvement of its public roads, and
although the average value Of farm
ing land is between $40 and $50.
the transfer of large tracts at 800 an
acre is not uncommon. The only pre-
yious bonded Indebtedness incurred
by the county, as such. was about
thirty-six years. ago when, under the
constitution of 1868 the commissioners
borrowed 100000 to aid the con-
struction Of the Chester and Lenoir
railroad. The interest and principal
we're promptly paid at maturity, and
at no time in the history Of York
county has the county's credit been
questioned. TE
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-04-18
THE w. M. U.

The semi annual meeting of the Wo-
mems Missionary Union was held in
the Yorkville Baptist church yester-
day with the following delegates in at
tendance: 1.. r. Eaa
Catawba-Mrs. ]. I. Locke. ps
Yorkville-Mr. ]. c. Burge, Lee Nc
Claim. a. .a fe gi.a
Clover-Mrs. Willie Jackson, Mrs. T.
N. Thomasson, Miss Beulah Matthews.
Union-Mrs. Annie Thomasson, Miss
Hattie Lilly, Miss Eunice Youngblood.
Flint Hill-Mrs. ]. T. Garrison, Miss
Minnie Faris, Mrs. 8. P. Blankenship.
West End, Rock Hill-Miss Emma
Dowell.
North Side, Rock Hlll-Miss Emma
Dowell. I' . rlus -
First church, Rock Hill-Mrs. H. e.
Ruff, Mrs. B. A. Scruggs, Mrs. John
Hough, Mrs. M. M. Kendrick, Miss
Margaret Frew. H
Quite large number Of the MEM
bers Of the Yorkville Baptist church, as
we'll as several ladies Of other Baptist
churches Of the county attended the
meeting. a, y ~. @
Miss Emma Dowell, president of the
Union presided and at ten o'clock the
meeting was opened with devotional
exercises, conducted by Mrs. A. M.
Grist. ,...a. .. . ..t.
Mrs. L. g. Grist welcomed the dele
gates to the Yorkville church In a very
happy manner and Mrs. H. e. Ruff re-
sponded in the name Of the visitors.
The reports read from the various
societies throughout the county were
most encouraging and showed marked
progress In all branches Of missionary
work. ... @a. .la,0 a...
Rev. ]. H. Machen, pastor Of the
Yorkville Baptist church, addressed
the Union on the subject of Missionary
Work. .a... ...E d. ...l.a ~"
Mesdames w. H. Newbold and D. e.
Colvin Of Chester, attended the meet
ing and were voted the privileges of
the floor. ."... ..
How to Increase the Attendance Of
Y. w. A. Meetings" was intelligently
and Interestingly discussed by Mrs.
W.. H. Newbold and Miss Eunice
Youngblood. .a. aa
Mrs. ]. T. Garrison addressed the
Union on Sunbeam Attendance and
the subject was discussed by a number
Of the ladies'. 1f rr. 80 ...
Mrs. d. E Colvin and Miss Emma
Dowell told the Union Of some Of the
things they had found helpful in their
missionary work. ...
Mrs. Locke Of Catawba, conducted
the devotional exercises at the after
noon session of the meeting and this
service was followed with short talk
on Personal Service, by Miss Emma
Dowell.
A duet by Misses Marcella Willis
and Margaret Frew Of Rock Hill, was
very much enjoyed by the audience.
Mrs. w. H. Newbold spoke to the
young people on Society Work and
Mrs. D. E. Colvin read an interesting
paper on Stewardship. ..
Mission Study" was the subject Of a
paper read by Miss Lula Smith and
the discussion which followed was en-
tered into by number Of leaders In
missionary work. Miss Emma Dowell
spoke very Interestingly Of her work
among the Catawba Indians.
A unanimous vote Of thanks was ex-
tended to the ladies Of the Yorkville
church for the many courtesies shown,
and the meeting was declared to have
been highly successful and very bene-
fetal In every respect.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-04-18

! York;. r. McCorkle, chairman;
r. E. Mcfarland. G. M. Carroll.
City II Rock Hill-T. l. Johnston,
DR.. w. G. Stevens, ]. q.
Parker.
Town Of Fort MILL. A. Harris,
A. A. Bradford, w. p.
Crayton.
Town of Yorkyille-J., M Starr, ],
P. White, w. M. Mcconnell.
The Yorkville board has. not yet
elected its chairman.
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prove successful In the immediate OBJ
ject, would smash the whole tariff re-
vision system and stultify the Demo-
cratic party. What the general result
of the bill is going to be II it passes,
nobody can predict with considerable
certainty, but Of course no sane man
with a reasonable amount Of percep-
ton, is going, to delude himself into,the
idea that the present tariff laws can be
revolutionized without revolutionary
consequences. .....
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WITHIN THE TOWN

-Gastonia High school baseball team
plays the Yorkville High school team
on the Yorkville grounds this after
noon.
Lieutenant J. G. Boswell Of the
United States army, and Adjutant
General w. w. Moore inspected Co. L.,
First regiment, N. G. s. c., In York.
Vile Wednesday evening.
At the instance Of Mayor Hart the
Southern railway has had a telephone
installed in the ticket office at the
at the passenger station, for the use Of
sengers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-04-18
Bl.a.e Endorsed, Brown Condemns

BIease Endorsed, Brown Condemned.
Resolutions were passed by the
Georgia Federation Of Labor yesterday
morning on two governors, Cole L.
Blease of South Carolina and Joseph
Brown Of Georgia. The formers action
In refusing to call out the state mill
tia during the strike on the Interurban
line Of the Augusta Aiken railway
and Electric corporation was endorsed.
and a telegram of thanks was ordered
sent to the South Carolina executive.
Governor Brown was denounced for
calling out the militia In Augusta
last fall during the same strike, when
the city was under martial law. The
resolution stated that the governor
violated one of the provisions Of the
United States constitution, which gives
freedom of speech to the individual
and to the press.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-04-18

Members Of the Progressive party's
national executive committee, which
has been in session in New York dur
ing the past few days. have given out
a statement in which they say that
union with the Republican party Is
impossible.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-04-18

If the Democrats of congress do not
follow the leadership Of President
Wilson they will do for the Democratic
party what the old line Republicans
have done for the Republican party.
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Ths llurkrills Gaqairsr.
Entered at the Postoffics in Yorkville
as Mail Matter Of the 8 ,cond Glass.
YoRKvILLE, 81. O.,
FRIDAY, APRIL iS, 1913

Woodrow Wilson-A leader who
leads.
Democrat-An honest citizen who
follows Woodrow Wilson.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-30
MILLION AND HALF
 POUNDS OF IMPURE
 TEA ARE REJECTED

Washington, July 3.-Purer tea is reaching the United States as a result of the treasury, departments enforce ment of the law against the importa- ton of colored teas. Secretary Mo Adoo today announced that little more than one per cent of the years inportations for the fiscal year or 1sIo' ended June 3o was refused admission to this country. This is a decrease as compared with the previous year.
 George F. Mitchell, supervising tea examiner of the government, reported that 1.53 per cent. of the years 1rn- nortations were refused by the tea ex- aniners. 54 per cent. being for artificial color and 99 Der cent. on account of inferior quality. About 31 per cent. of those rejected were finally admitted by the United States board of tea appeals During the year 95, ,539, ,667 pounds were imported of which 1,461, 7s7 pounds were rejected.