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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-30
BETHEL IMPROVEMENT

The Bethel Improvement association
continues to grow In interest ana
membership. There were between
twenty-five and thirty members pres
ent when the meeting was called to
order by President Dulin at Post Oak
school house last Saturday afternoon
and the record showed the addition OF
twenty eight new members since the
previous meeting, making one hundred
in all. The principal feature of the
meeting was the reading Of paper by
DIR. T. N. Dulin, on the subject OF seed
selection, which paper was discussed
by Mr.. H. e. Johnson. The next meet
ing is to be held at Chapel school
house on Saturday October 2, at Z
o'clock p. m. Following Is DR.. Dulin's
paper:
Cotton seed should be selected In the
field. BY so doing the farmers OF
Bethel township will save several
thousand dollars each year. The main
reason for selecting cotton seed In the
field is to eradicate the disease known
as anthracnose or boil rot, which II al
lowed to remain in cotton from year TO
year will eventually ruin our produc-
ton of cotton.
This disease may be diagnosed by
the boil being developed unevenly, the
the boil being developed unevenly, fail
ing to open wide or rotting before II ls
fully matured. There may be three
healthy pods and one diseased, or the
whole boil may be diseased. No cot.
ton should be picked from a boil that
has any symptoms Of anthracnose-
not a single pod.
Now, while we are selecting for the
eradication Of anthracnose, let US pay
some attention to the size Of the stalk,
whether 1t Is we'll fruited or not, and
to the length of the limbs. You have
seen large stalks that contained very
few bolls and Of course you do not
wish to select seed from such plant.
Taking the above for example, we
should at first see that the plant Is free
from disease. Second, that 1t Is well
fruited with large bolls or that the
bolls are Of average size, or above the
average. Third, that the plant is OF
sufficient size and shape. Fourth, that
the bolls selected be open wide and OF
a fluffy appearance.
There are two ways of gathering
this cotton. The best way Is to have
the more intelligent and painstaking
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-30

Hammett and Former Sheriff Gillis
arrived at the head Of a posse includ-
ing q number Of horsemen who had
come from the surrounding country.
The officers approached the seed house
and Hammett was killed by Walter
Jones who had taken refuge in the tall
grass. while Gillis was shot by VIII
Jones from the seed house. A few mo-
ments later Will Jones turned to run
to a nearby coal chute, and was killed
on the way. Troops arrived few
minutes afterward and the crowd
rushed the seed house and captured
Walter. He did not shoot and was found
completely unnerved. The crowd took
him and hung him up until he was
dead. Investigation developed that the
negroes had provided themselves with
an abundance of ammunition and the
shooting up had been deliberately
planned beforehand.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-30
AUDITOR LOVE SUSTAINED

Judge Princes decree in the case of
the Loan and Savings Bank of York
vile, the Peoples National Bank of
Rock Hill, and the First Trust and
Savings Bank of Rock Hill, against
B. M. Love, auditor of York county,
was filed with the clerk of the court
this morning, having been signed at
Winnsboro yesterday, and forwarded to
Yorkville by mail. 1t is adverse to the
contention Of the banks and sustains
the position of Auditor Love.
1t will be remembered that after
hearing the argument in the manda-
mus proceedings during the recent
term Of the court Of common pleas,
Judge Prince instructed counsel on
both sides to prepare DEGREES upholding
their respective contentious, with the
understanding that he would either
sign one or the other Of the DEGREES or
prepare one setting forth his own
views in the matter. These DEGREES
were prepared in due time, and 1t de-
velops that his honor has signed the
one prepared by Assistant Attorney
General Dominick in behalf of Auditor
Love-
The decree goes quite extensively
into the whole contention and fills sew
eral typewriter pages; but 1t is COM
pretended in the proposition that in
view of the fact that an adequate rem
edy is provided by the statutes. man.
damus is not the proper procedure. Ac-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-30
Conflict between the ideas of sena.

Conflict between the ideas Of Sena-
tors Clark of Arkansas and Smith Of
South Carolina, threatens to prevent
any legislation on the subject Of cotton
futures during the present extra ses-
sion of congress. Senator Clark wants
hundred bales contract dealt in for fu-
ture delivery and which is not finally
closed by actual delivery Of the cotton
contracted for. Senator Smith desires
to permit dealings in futures at the
nominal rate Of so cents per hundred
bales contract, provided the cotton Is
actually delivered or settled for on a
basis of grade in accordance with the
standards recognized by the agricul-
tural department. Where there Is no
actual delivery of cotton the seller
must pay a tax Of $50. Where he agrees
to deliver one hundred bales. he must
specify the number of pounds and the
grades and when delivery time comes
he must either come across with the
ACTUAL COllOh VI thS SpCSihSu SiddS,
make settlement on basis of the
specified grade, or pay the government
tax of $50. If he meets all other require
ments his tax will be only so cents on
each contract. Senator Smiths present
plan is a compromise between his orr
ginal plan and the Clark plan and 1t
has the endorsement of Mr.. Lever Mr..
Underwood introduced it last Satur-
day as bill with view to getting 1t
before the house early this week; but
1t is stated that Senator Clark is going
to hold to his original proposition and
the probability is that the bill will not
go through, and there will be no legis-
lation on the subject.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-30

In the Columbia Record interview
published in another column, Senator
Banks of Calhoun strikes pretty close
to the ideal that would suit the state
of South Carolina as a governor. While
we have no idea that the senator has
ever dreamed Of such thing, 1t strikes
US that he himself is pretty nearly the
kind Of man he is describing. Any
way, we feel sure that If he should ever
become governor, the people Of the
state would have abundant reason to
congratulate themselves on the choice.
We are not in the business Of hunting
up or urging out candidates or at
tempting to sponsor them after they
come out We prefer to leave matters
of this kind to the voters; but we have
no hesitation in saying that Senator
Banks would do. Let the people hear
a little more from you, senator.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-30
WITH THE FARMERS

The winter cover and summer for
age crop idea Is taking good hold In
all parts Of the county and an accu-
rate report on any one locality just
now will serve equally well for almost
any other locality.
A farmer of the Beth Shiloh neigh
borhood told The Enquirer yesterday
that he proposes to put in not less than
fifteen acres Of clover this fall, and
will use both the crimson and burr va
rieties.
People out in the Beersheba neigh
borhood are sowing quite lot Of
crimson clover in their cotton. Their
method is to break the soil slightly
and scatter the seed so as to avoid
too great depth.
The farmers around Bowling Green
have been. steadily making their own
bread for so, many years that they all
regard wheat sowing as a matter Of
course; but now they are giving more
attention to oats than formerly. Expe-
rience is teaching many Of them that
oats are better feed for work stock
than corn is, and there will be an in
crease over previous years in the oats
acreage. The Bowling Green section
Is also taking on to crimson clover and
several farmers have been SO well
pleased with past experiments with
yetch that they are going into this
crop more largely than ever before.
The primary purpose Of the vetch is a
winter cover, and 1t Is found to make
a very remarkable hog feed.
There are very few reports Of good
cotton crops from any point along the
north eastern, northern or northwest
ern portions Of the county, most of the
testimony being that the top crop is
simply not there. In the Bowling Green
country a good many Of the crops are
late, and still growing, and the farm
ers are hoping for a, little more out
come than elsewhere; but the general
opinion seems to be that cotton has
about done its do"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-30
THE PRESBYTERIAL.

Notice Of the fifteenth annual meet
ing Of the Presbyterial Of Bethel pres
bytery, which begins in the First Pres
byterian church Of Yorkville tomor-
row, was published in The Enquirer
of last Friday. The York News has
published a list Of the expected dele
gates and the homes to which they
have been assigned, as follows:
Mrs. S. C. Ashe-Mrs. Mcbride
Smith. Mrs. A. D. Hood, Winnsboro.
Mrs. H. C. Glenn-Mrs. DeVane,
Liberty Hill; Mrs. McAfee, Chester.
Mrs. Frank Riddle-Rock Hill dele
gates.
Mrs. E. A. Hall-Mrs. Cora Hardin,
Chester; Mrs. Dorothy Moore, Lancas-
ter.
Mrs. G.. H. O'Leary-Mrs. Hartman.
Great Falls; Mrs. ]. s. McKeown,
Pleasant Grove.
Mrs. Brooks Inman-Miss Leslie
Carroll, Beersheba.
Mrs. Thos. F. MCDOWELL. VIM. II.
Martin, Davidson College.
Miss Clara Johnson, Liberty Hill.
Mrs. j. S. Brice-Mrs. Alex Martin
Rock Hill.
Mrs. B. N. Moore-Mrs. Walton Neil
Rock Hill; Mrs. Jonathan Coleman.
Chester.
Mrs. ]. D. McDowell-Miss Kate
Douglas, Chester.
Mrs. w. F. Marshal-Mrs. ]. c. Nc
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-30

There are two Federal districts In
South Carolina now as there has been
for many years, but only one district
court, and therein lies the point OF
present interest. II congress would
authorize the establishment Of another
district court, and provide for the ap-
pointment of judge for the eastern
district, places could be made for two
marshals and two district attorneys.
The proposition on which Congress
man Aiken is working is merely a re-
vival of thing that has been tried be-
fore. 1t would seem possible, under
existing conditions to get it through
during the next regular session Of con-
gress; but there is very little hope for
such thing during the present extra
session.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-30
, Chester; Miss Elizabeth Mcclure,

Lure, Chester; Miss Elizabeth Mcclure,
Chester.
Mrs. Mamie Allison-Bethel dele
gates. W. azs R tSss -.
Mrs. ]. McC. Moore-Mrs. ]. P.
Moore, Bethesda; Mrs. w. o. Sanders,
Mrs. W. H. Fowler-Mrs. L. H.
Good, Miss Minnie Plexico, Sharon.
Mrs. Robert Witherspoon-Mrs. r.
M. Strange. Chester.
Mrs. ]. H. Carroll-Miss Sadie Nc
Key, Miss Lola Hardin, Chester.
Mrs. r. T. Allison-Mrs. Ben Few
ell or Mrs. Crawford, Mrs. ]. B. Craig.
Rock Hill.
Miss Maggie Moore-Mrs. R. T.
Sandifer. Mrs. r. D. Atkinson, Lowry
VILE.
Mrs. J. c. sadler-Mrs. Kate FewelI
Mrs. w. w. Gill, Miss Annie Steele
Rock Hill. e.r ,,.e., s
Miss Mary Wilborn-Mrs. Houston
Mrs. ]. F. Jackson.
Mrs. w. G.. White-Mrs. Minter, Miss
Lottie Klutz, Chester.
Mrs. ]. c.. Wilborn-Mrs. r. 8. Han
ma, Rock Hill; Mrs. Claudia Key, Ches.
ter.
Misses Gist-Mrs. Thornton. Ches-
ter; Mrs. J.. H. Barber Pleasant Grove
Miss Leslie Witherspoon-Mrs. Pau
Workman, Rock Hill; Mrs. Brawley
Chester; DR.. Reaves, Columbia.
Mrs. Gillespie-Dr. Gilmour, Ches-
ter, .tt s...- 4,
Mrs. ]. R. Lindsay Craig, Miss
Cook. Rock Hill.
Mrs. M. L. Carroll-Mrs. Simpson
Chester; Mrs. e. G.. Jones. Rock Hill.
Mrs. McNeil-Mrs. Gus Aiken, Mrs
L. B. Dawson, Chester.
Mrs. w. II. Herndon-Mrs. Jas. 8
White. Rock Hill: Mrs. ]. J. String
fellow, Chester; Miss Sallie Wilson
Chester.
Mrs. H. A. D. Neely-Mrs. Jas. Reid
Rock Hill; Mrs. Keel, Richburg.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-30
LOCAL. AFFAIRS,
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

C. F. Sherer-wants 10 or IL shoats,
75 to 100 lbs, for fattening.
Sam M. Grfst, Special Agent-Reviews
the standing Of the Mutual Benefit
as one of the very best Of all life in
surance companies. 49, .ni
York Supply Co.-Wants 100 dozen
eggs and a few bushels Of wheat.
Has oyster shells and ground meat
for chickens, horse and mule feed.
]. ]. Keller & Co.-Ask you to see
them before buying any kind Of lum-
ber or building materials, paints.
oils, varnishes, etc.
Remedy Sales Corporation-Prints q
{ testimonial from N. c. druggist in
/ regard to Mrs. Persons remedy.
Palmetto Monument Co.-Tells why Its
! monuments are best, and asks you
: to visit its yards. w
Carroll Bros.-Have bagging and ties.
They also have something to say in
regard to buggies and farm tools OF
various kinds. '.is5
Yorkville Hardware Co.-Quotes you
prices on loaded gun shells. begin
+ ming with October 1st.
Louis Roth-Will have Norfolk select
oysters today and tomorrow. He
wants your orders.
Kirkpatrick Belk Co.'s making q
showing Of one-piece wool dresses,
new coat suits, new sweaters, hand
bags and purses. I..L..
Cloud Cash Store-Invites attention to
its lines OF staple merchandise, as
we'll as to silks, coat suits, coats,
shoes, blankets, bed sheets, etc.
Thomson Co.-Extends an invitation
to the buying public to visit its store
I and see its big stocks Of fall mer-
chandise. Teachers invited Friday,
]. M. Stroup-Talks about work shoes
for men, women and children; Pu-
rina horse feed, seed oats, sugar,
hams, etc.
T. w. Wood & Sons, Richmond-Say
they are headquarters for various
field seeds, and want your orders.
! See page four.
Yorkville Bargain House-On page 4
says that Mr.. Kassler Is in the mar
kets for new goods and tells you
what to expect
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-30

Democracy Of South Carolina saw to 1t
that laws were made and enforced In
this state against future corruption OF
the electorate and tampering with the
ballot box.-Columbia Record.
Although the argument the Record
uses is a common one that has grown
familiar nowadays, we are not much
impressed with It. If we should refuse
to prosecute in cases where the accus-
er is az guilty as the accused, the OPP
Grafton Of the old rule that gives hon
est men the benefit of quarrels among
thieves would be suspended. 1t seems
to us that If 1t Is to be assumed that
both sides to this controversy are
equal offenders, then prosecution OF
the winning side Is justifable on the
ground that the other side should have
been prosecuted II 1t had been success
full. If the First district case is as Mr..
Grace represents it, then 1t seems to
us to be an ideal one for prosecution;
and II the many people who are clam
oring for the publication Of elections
neRleCt 10 STU" tuch SOiOiS INV, VIC
can see no little embarrassment ahead
of them when they do choose to act,
for in such case as they may hereafter
decide upon as being worthy their at
tention, they will run up against the
same argument behind which they are
now taking refuge. 1t will run like
this: You failed to act in that Char
lesion case where the prosecution was
led by the representative Of fifty thou
sand people. Why are you so much
interested in this little affair that Is
not nearly so bad as the Charleston
case? You leave yourself open to the
charge that your concern in the Char
lesion case was probably not due SO
much to your lack Of respect for the
prosecution as to your sympathy for
the accused. In other words, 1t Is not
SO much a question Of law, right and
decency as it Is question of whose OK
is gored." That new laws may be
necessary Is quite possible. It would
not be surprising II such election laws
as we now have are full Of holes; but
IL so let us go ahead and expose these
holes, else such laws as may be made
hereafter, are likely to be drawn with
Just as little regard for public integrity
as these. t.', E-.r.. .
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-30
Japan Ha. ps.is,n,,., ! u, o. chin..-..,A

Japan Has Designs on Chins.---A
Picking dispatch to the London Daily
Telegraph says: %" 90. .a.s
Japan is preparing to make China a
battle-ground. Her rivalry with Rus
sia was not settled by the late war. No
Russo Japanese agreements exist COW
ering Mongolia The Japanese policy
has been devoted to preserving the
status quo in Manchuria, thus leaving
her free to take any necessary coun-
tervailing steps. "'s"
"The Japanese policy In China, sum-
med up. means the planting Of garri-
sons without territorial leases, thereby
guaranteeing the integrity Of China
by forestalling others. At Hankow the
garrison Of 1000 men will be retained.
Another probably will be planted at
the great Tayeh iron mines nearby.
Special Japanese concessions under
police control will be demanded at
Marking which policy will be repeated
at Flu Chow, Annoy and elsewhere. In
case Of trouble the railways also will
be demanded. pt.a -"
"The Japanese naval units will be
increased in Chinese waters. There
will be no danger to British interests
IL Great Britain displays her usual
f1exibility. s..t $50 .s".f .s5
"Peking is no longer the capital, the
loss of Mongolia and the absence OF
the usual intercourse rendering 1t i'm
potent and transferring the power to
the south. Japan, with practically the
whole Chinese revolutionary party un-
der lock and key in Toxic, holds out
her hand to England, knowing that
the alliance Is more important and nec-
essary than ever" rsl-s .ti,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-30

A bitter fight against race discrim-
ination in various states, says WASH
ington dispatch, Is to be made shortly
on behalf Of negroes before the SUI
preme court. The Oklahoma and the
Maryland grandfather" constitutional
amendments by which thousands of
negroes have been disfranchised, will
be attacked as unconstitutional. An
effort will be made to have the Oklaho-
ma 'jim crow" legislation annulled.
An attempt will be made by Tennessee
negro organizations to be permitted to
use the name knights of Pythias" for
negro lodges. Frank Quinn and ]. j.
Beal, two election officers have been
convicted Of conspiring to prevent sew
eral negroes from voting at the con-
gressional election Of 1910 In Oklaho-
ma This was done on the basis that
the grandfather" clause made 1t nee
essary for all persons whose ancestors
were not qualified to vote in this coun-
try in 1866 to be able to read and write
in order to vote. The Oklahoma "jim
crow" law requires railroads to provide
separate coaches for whites and ne
groes equal in every way in comfort
and convenience. Five negroes seek
to enjoin the railroads from enforcing
the law. They lost In the lower Fed
eral courts, which held that railroads
need not furnish sleeping cars for ne
groes II there was not sufficient de-
mand. For several years fight has
been waged between white and negro
lodges of knights of Pythias In the
south over the use of the name. Ne
groes have brought the matter to the
supreme court.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-30
THE WHALEY CHARGES
Committee Considers Petition Of Mr..
Grace and Adjourns Till Tomorrow. z

STaCS dUo HaJoa'"o -" d
The petition filed by John P.
Grace against r. S. Whaley and
Whaley's reply thereto, were put In
type for the last issue of The Enqui-
rer, but were crowded out by the
pressure Of other matter that claim
ed space on the inside pages. These
documents are being published In to-
days issue.
From Washington dispatches, 1t
is gathered that on Saturday Mr..
Grace and Mr.. II. L. Larisey went be-
fore the congressional subcommittee
on pledges and elections and gave such
supplementary information as the
committee might desire. AS the re-
suit of the conference, the committee
came to the conclusion that the un-
supported allegations Of the petition
itself were hardly sufficient to warrant
a report to the house, and decided
that additional evidence be offered.
The committee adjourned until to-
morrow with the understanding that
In the meantime, Mr.. Grace should
summon and have ready to go be-
fore 1t the witnesses upon whom ne
will rely to make out his case.
Under the practice in such matters,
Mr.. Grace will himself have to pay
the expense of such witnesses as he
takes before the committee; but II
the committee decides to report the
case to the house, the government Will
pay such expenses as 1t may subse-
quently be necessary to summon.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-30
A BOOMING MARKET
TITS fine. fine." QUO +.

IT'S fine, f1ne." ulr -
That is what almost everybody has
been saying Of the booming cotton
market during the past month and
those who have not been saying Fine,
fine" have been using great" bully"
or some other such term equally ex-l
pressive of the general enthusiasm.
The only fly in the ointment has been
fear that the rise might be only
temporary. This fear, however, has
not predominated. The general feeling
Is that Of confidence and generally
those who are hurrying the pickers so
as to get the cotton out Of the fields
and to the gins. are just as apt to de-
clare in the next breath: Il would not
be surprised to see 1t go to fifteen
cents" and after rejecting little con-
clude the sentence with, "or little
higher than that maybe" .,.
Awakened by the rumbling Of the
heavy wagons along the streets, the
writer arose last Saturday morning at
about sunrise and walked around to
the ginnery of the Victor Cotton Oil
company. They had not yet commence
ed work either at the gin or in the office
and the wagons were strung out one
behind another from the scales house
down to the big gate on Madison street
nearly a hundred yards away, and on
either side up and down the street for
some considerable distance away from
the gate. A count undertaken for curios-
ity developed that there were thirty
eight wagons in sight, and further in
vestigation disclosed several more
wagons on the other side of the seed
house.
Inquiry of the drivers Of the wagons
developed that some of them had ] #
home as early as 2 and o'clock in
the morning, and their explanation Of
the reason was that they desired to
get as close along about the head Of
the line as possible so as to get to the
gin and market and back home, with
out unnecessary loss of time. With
Soile Va thSHi, Ho"SNci' IL was piSI''
nearly an all day business as it was
afternoon before the last of those who
had gotten on the ground by sunrise
were able to get away.
The talk Of most of the farmers was
to the effect that the crop is light, and
mahy thought that the middle Of Octo-
ber would see II all picked and sold un-
less the market showed decline. Some,
however, thought that their crops
were about as good as usual and they
would still be picking in November.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-30
WANTS EVEN DIVIDE

Mr.. N. w. Hardin of Blacksburg, Is
among those who are dissatisfied with
the manner in which the Federal pa
tronage in South Carolina is being dis
tributed. and he has written the pres
ident as follows:
Woodrow Wilson, President United
States, Washington, D. c.
Dear Sir: Wish you would draw a
line, beginning north-eas Of the state,
North Carolina line, through Columbia,
southwest to the Georgia line and you
will see that we have two United
States senators, southeast Of this
line. Then turn to your records and
look at the Federal appointments, as
part Of your executive board, viz:
Gonzales. Hayward, Weston or Thur
mand, Sims, ETC., and you will see that
they are all from the section south
east Of this line. '5-,s
h Then turn to your map and stalls
tics and see where the greater wealth
and votes are to be found; the evil
dences Of material and intellectual de-
velopments within the last thirty
years are to be found. am satisfied
that you will find them all north
west of this line. We are all Demo
Gratis and why thus ignored?
Doubtless you remember the little
incident about tossing the tea over
board. Very truly yours,
N. w. Hardin.