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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-24

identified with the campaign in Trtpo-
ii, and Nadje Bey, prominent Unionist,
arrived about this time and were dep
uted to inform them that they must re-
tire. Enver Bey soon issued from the
vizierate and announced that he held
the resignation of Kiamil Pasha. This
was greeted with tremendous cheers,
which were frantically renewed an
hour and half later when he returned
with an trade appointing Mahmoud
Shefket Pasha grand vizier. After a
flying visit to the porte, on his return
from the palace, the Young Turk lead
er proceeded to the residence of NAH
moud Shefket to communicate the i'm
perial message. In the meantime Tala-
at Bey assumed Professionally the port
folio of the ministry Of the interior and
IzZel Pasha that of war. In an inter-
view Talaat Bey said the movement
had not been planned, but was the out
come of popular feeling. L Adrianople
were abandoned, he said, disturbances
would break out all over the empire.
With regard to money, the whole ma
ton would make a sacrifice. I'VE do
not want a continuation of the war, but
we are determined to keep the fortress
of Adrianople at all costs. This Is an
indispensable condition to peace" he
said. A proclamation nominating Nah
moud Shefket Pasha as grand vizier
was read at the porte at o'clock this
evening. On his arrival he will be en-
greeted by a great as
semblage outside. The port folio Of for
eign affairs have been offered to Has
sein Hilmi Pasha, the present ambas-
sador at Vienna and former grand vi
zier.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-24

Origin of Erskine.-The origin Of
Erskine college having been referred
to by others, I would say that Erskine
college was named in honor Of Ebe-
nezer Erskine of Scotland, who was
one of the founders Of the Associate
church in 1888. Erskine was head Of
the Associate church, which was af-
terward united with the Reformed
church, hence the combined name Of
Associate Reformed church. The AS
sociate Reformed church has always
held Ebenezer Erskine in the greatest
admiration and reverence. They not
only named their only college for him,
but Associate Reformed presbyterians
everywhere have named their sons for
him. Wherever the initial letter Of any
A. R. P. Is E, you may safely add the
remainder of the name Is EbeneZer.
Wherever a Perrin in this part Of the
world has a c. in the front part of his
name, it may be assumed that the c
stands for Chiles. In like manner those
who are disposed to guess, may de-
pend on the initials P. B., prefxed to
any mans name standing for Preston
Brooks, who in 1856 assaulted Senator
Charles Sumner in the United
States senate. The house Of represen-
tatives of which he was a member,
attempted to expel him, but failed to
secure a two-thirds vote. Brooks then
voluntarily resigned, and appeared be-
fore his people for vindication, which
resulted in a complete triumph for
him. The whole country was greatly
excited-the north in condemnation
and the south in glorifcation of
Brooks. AS a result, the number of
sons in South Carolina who were nam
ed for Preston S. Brooks in 1856 will
never be known, but you can always
recognize such a one when his prefix
is P. B.-Abbeville Press and Banner.
ties. The extent of their preparation
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-24
WITHIN THE TOWN

The special sale at the Cloud Cash
store opened up nicely and is attract
ing much interest
AT company meeting last night,
Sergeant F. M. Walker was elected Sec
ond lieutenant Of Company L, to sue
ceed Forest Smith, resigned.
The students of the tenth grade in
the Yorkville Graded school have
education as a subject for
debate.
There was quite a large crowd at
the opening Of the Thomson Cos. mill
end sale this morning, the collection at
the door amounting almost to a crush.
Some Of the people were cramped on
the door steps for hours with view to
securing the prizes offered to the first
corners.
There was fairly good audience
at the Vail entertainment last night,
but not nearly so many people as would
have been out except for the rain which
was heavy enough to make people hes
itate about venturing forth. The show
is good one. There were some mys-
terious and unexplainable tricks that
interested everybody, and there was a
lot Of innocent fun. Prof. Vail is a
slight Of hand artist from away back
and Mrs. Vail has the whole town talk
ing about her remarkable answers to
questions about things concerning the
past, present and future Of people and
events, she was supposed to know moth
ing about. The young folks were par
ticularly we'll pleased and most of the
old people saw tricks that were new. 1t
is expected that there will be a much
rain.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-24
THE STORM SUFFERERS

The question as to how to go about
drawing bill for the exemption of
the storm sufferers Of Bethel and
Kings Mountain townships from taxa
ton has given the York delegation
considerable concern. There were
many things to be considered in con-
nection with the matter, and there were
involved problems that were perplex-
ing. The bill was finally agreed upon,
introduced by Senator Beamguard, and
passed up to the house on Wednesday
as follows:
Section /. That the county treasur-
er of York county is hereby authorized
and empowered to remit or refund to
the taxpayers Of Kings Mountain and
Bethel townships, IN York county, all
state and county taxes for the year
1912, except constitutional and special
school and communication road taxes,
upon affldavits and satisfactory proof
to him that such taxpayer was In the
storm stricken district and had lis
crops or property practically destroyed
by the storm within said townships,
and he shall take receipt therefor,
and receipt shall state only the pur-
pose for which 1t was given, which
shall constitute his proper voucher,
and the comptroller general Is hereby
authorized and required to approve
and allow same in his annual settle
ment.
Sec. g. This act shall go into effect
Immediately upon its approval by the
governor.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-24
TO ADVERTISE YORK.

Mr.. ]. c. Wilborn Of Yorkville, sees a
splendid opportunity for the advertise
ment of York county at the National
Corn exposition, and he hopes that the
people will take advantage Of it. Speak
ing of the matter yesterday, Mr.. Will
born said:
There Is no doubt about it that this
Is going to be the best agricultural
show the south has ever seen, and
there are going to be people in Colum-
bia from almost every state in the I'm
ion, regardless Of section. For the most
part these people will be the best there
are anywhere, people of intelligence
something and who are looking for the
best way to do it and the place that
furnishes the best opportunities for
doing something. AS a rule, such peo-
pie are good mixers, folks who are out
for information and who understand
that information is to be gotten from
the people who have 1t.
Now, what would like to see," con-
tinued Mr. Wilborn, "is an organization
effort on the part of the people who are
going from York to Columbia to show
up York county to the best advantage.
You don't necessarily need any printed
literature or statistics to distribute. All
you want Is some Of our intelligent
folks who know the old county, what 1t
has done during the past generation
and what 1t is doing now, who can tell
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-24

The Charleston people are all STIR
red up over a proposition to build a
bridge across the Cooper river with a
view to giving the city direct rail con-
nection with Sullivan's island and the
Isle of Palms, ETC. James Sottile, who
big money in connection with the illic-
1t whisky traffic in Charleston, Is be-
hind the enterprise. He and associ-
ates are now the owners of the Isle of
Palms and they figure the interests Of
Mount Pleasant, Sullivan's island and
the pleasure resort they are still de-
veloping, easily warrant all the outlay
that will be necessary to construct the
long bridge across the harbor. Before
the bridge can be built 1t is necessary
to have the consent of congress. When
the proposition was first broached
there was no opposition and Senator
Tillman consented to put the neces-
sary bill through the senate. The bill
was introduced and put on its way;
but in the meantime there arose a big
storm of opposition from various
sources in Charleston, and Senator
Tillman was requested by many of the
most influential men Of the city to
withdraw his support Of the bill and
not allow it to go through; but last
week while the senator was out of
the senate, working on his reply to
Governor Blease's newspaper mes
sage" the senate, thinking that it was
doing what the South Carolina senator
wanted, took up the bill and railroad
ed it through like creased lightning.
The flood of kilograms from Charles
ton, however, at once grew thick and
fast and the senator promised that If
he could not have the bill committed
in the senate, he would get it killed in
the house. The Charleston people also
consoled themselves with the hope
that even if the house should pass the
bill they could get the president to We
to it. But later Senator Tillman Sc
cured the e-committal of the bill and
it is now being held up in the senate.
Mr.. Sottile is in Washington working
on the bill and was quoted in Wash
ington dispatch of Tuesday to the
News and Courier as saying that he
had hopes of getting the measure
through in spite of opposition. Among
the objections urged to the bill is the
claim that the building of the bridge
will practically ruin Charlestons splen-
did harbor and result in the eventual
abandoning of the navy yard. 1t is also
claimed that the building of the bridge
will prevent the entrance of the Caro-
lima, Clinchfield and Ohio railroad into
Charleston. Mr.. Sottile says that he
will construct one, two. three or four
draws, or as many as may be necessary,
and the harbor will be left as open for
shipping as 1t is now, and in various
ways he answers all other objections.
Just what all the trouble is about is
not exactly clear. There has been pub
lished a newspaper story to the effect
that the real objection is more on ac-
count of Mr. Sottile himself, than on
account of the bridge. 1t is claimed
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-24

"The Yorkville Enquirer" says the
the governor says and we imagine 1t
has to take a good deal Of wa.er along
with it." On the contrary, from The
Enquirer's past attitude with reference
to the governor, 1t evidently has Won
derful swallowing capacity and can
take anything he says straight.-Lan-
caster News.
Yes, as was indicated by the last two
issues, The Enquirer really has quite a
swallowing capacity. 1t took six pages
last Friday to swallow what the gov
ernor said, and there would have been
six pages today had the transcript OF
the stenographic record Of the inaugur-
al address reached us a few hours
sooner. By reason Of having swallow
ed all Of what the governor said last
Friday, we are able today to swallow
Senator Tillman's reply without any
nauseating effect; but If we had failed
to print the governors attack on the
senator as so many other papers did
we would be very loath TO print the
senator's comeback. because we would
not consider it fair to any Of the par
ties concerned, the governor, the SEN
ator, ourselves or our readers. AS
things look now, we are going to be
compelled to print six or more pages
next Tuesday in order to swallow the
extra matter for that issue, and it will
be straight, too.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-24

After Pastor Russell.-Surely the
newspapers that are publishing regu-
larly the free stuff Of Pastor" Rus
sell will at least stop long enough to
read some Of 1t when they are apprised
Of the following facts concerning the
pastors life outside his gratis contri-
buttons to the press Of the country.
Russel's wife procured a divorce from
him on statute grounds and she ap-
pealed for alimony. Pastor Russell
claimed that he was penniless, but the
court found that he owns property
worth $4,000, transferred to the
Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
Of which he is the PRECEDENT Refer
ring to one transaction, the Brooklyn
Eagle, which exposed the fraudulent
accounts Of meetings held by him in
foreign lands, sent out from his pub
lighing house says that one transac-
ton involving a sheriff's sale Of prop
erty worth $4,000 was valued at
5000, which caused the court to find
that the purpose of the whole transac-
ton was to deprive the wife Of her
dover interest and was a fraud upon
her. The evidence produced against
him in the alimony case was that he
accumulated fortune through stock
speculation and donations from his fol-
lowers, who are taught to believe that
the millennium Is due in October, 1914.
Pastor Russell is evidently as big a
fake as the doctrine he is trying to
propagate through many gullible news
papers, especially weeklies throughout
the country.-Greenwood Journal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-24

The Rock Hill papers, the Record
and the Herald, are f1inging jibes al
each other because Of statement
published in the Record to the effect
that the Record is the only Democratic
paper in York county The Herald de-
MED the correctness of the assertion
and thought that the Yorkville man
who said 1t, was little weak In the
upper story, and a fit subject for the
asylum. The Record came back with
the taunt that the speaker is a patron
and stockholder or bondholder Of the
Herald. Now while The Enquirer does
not care to get tangled up in this little
snarl between our Rock Hill contem-
poraries, it is a York county paper,
and has a right to make a few obser-
vations. But before we commit our
selves on the subject of whether or not
this is a Democratic paper, we would
like to have some explanation as to
what Is meant. We have for instance,
in this state a so-called Democratic
party. That party Is completely or
ganized; but If there Is any requisite
for membership, other than being
free, white and twenty-o one, and pledg-
ing ones self to vote for the par
ty nominees in the general election
that requisite does not occur to us at
this time Along those lines we have
heretofore been Democratic, and we
are Democratic now. If the Records
friend has in mind the common gener-
al definition Of Democracy, The En-
ouirer submits that 1t has always
measured up to that standard. But If
the plaintiff in this case is Of opinion
that because any individual or set Of
individuals, may have attained a posi-
ton or positions in which he or they
assume what should be said or done
in the name of the party, and that The
Enquirer should serve as truculent
mouth-piece, or organ, then The En-
quirer Is not a Democratic newspaper
While The Enquirer gladly recognizes
it's responsibility to its subscribers on
purely Democratic basis 1t does not
and will not recognize any RESPONSE
bility to so-called political bosses, or
wire pullers and will not submit to
any dictation from them. If the Record
will secure from its admirer a clear
statement of what he thinks Democra-
cy really is, and print the same, we
predict that the publication Of that
statement will prove very interesting.
When David B. Hill some years ago
said, Il am Democrat" the people of
states in which there are two parties,
clearly understood what he meant; but
when a politician down this way says.
81 am Democrat" we always feel as
if we would be glad for him to develop
the subject just a little further to see
whether he is more interested in votes
than he is in principles.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-24

Upon the reading in the senate Of
what is known as the governors Till
man. Gonzales message, and some SEN
ator sought to prevent the publication
of the message in the Journal Senator
Nicholson of Edgefield, suggested that
the best thing to do was to wait for
Senator Tillman's reply, if the senator
desired to reply, and then put both in
the Journal. That looked reasonable
and the matter was passed over at
that. Upon the reading of Senator
Tillman's reply Tuesday morning there
was more discussion. Senator Carlisle
objected to the printing of either pa
per in the Journal, the governors be-
cause of its personal" nature and the
senator's because the senator seriously
reflected on the integrity of the senate
when he said that body was being con-
trolled by B. L. Abney in the interest of
the Southern railroad. Senator Nc
ILaurin took the ground that the sem
ate had no right to keep the governors
messages out of the Journal, no mat
ter what they contained, and that the
best thing to do in the present circum-
stances was to print both messages
and to frown down in the future that
which savored of inviting controver-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-24

that progressive people have long felt
the need Of the bridge. and that no
one has ever had the slightest objec-
tion until recently; but the old. old es-
tablished element of the city Is very
much wrought up over the idea that an
obscure foreigner, never heard of un-
til a few years back, and then only on
account of the rapid wealth he was
acquiring in the Illicit whisky traffic,
should suddenly loom up as the sue
cessful protector of the longest step
forward that the old city has made
during several generations. There are
those who consider this theory seri-
ously and others who take it as joke,
Of course there is nothing in the evil
dence to establish 1t as a fact. What
the outcome Of 1t all will be, there is
no telling; but just now 1t looks as If
the bridge bill is not going to be pass
ed. .
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-24
THE GREAT CORN SHOW.
Programme Of the National EXPOSE
tion in Columbia,

Programme Of the National EXPOSE
tion in Columbia.
Columbia, Jan. 21.-At 8 o'clock on
Monday morning, January q, the gates
Of the Fifth National Corn exposition
will be opened to the public and this
great agricultural event, the culmina-
ton Of two years careful preparation
will commence its two weeks round
OF feature days, feature events, exhibit
demonstrations, lectures, conferences
and host Of other events directed to
the general purpose Of betterment Of
agriculture and enrichment Of rural
life. A summary Of the two weeks
programme was announced here today
by the exposition management
The gates will open each day at 8
o'clock and will remain open each
tire series of buildings aglow with a
flood of brilliant, white light, the
evenings will be a most appropriate
time to visit the exposition and to ap-
preciate the elaborate decorative ef-
fects which will then be at their best
The opening exercises will take place
Monday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock, when
a formal inspection Of the exhibits will
be made by a large number Of men Of
prominence from various parts Of the
south.
Tuesday, January 2S will be South
Carolina day, which will be featured by
a great parade through the streets Of
the city, beginning at $50 o'clock, in
which all sections Of the state will be
represented. Addresses and other spe-
cial exercises will take place at the ex-
position grounds about noon.
Wednesday will be Livestock day.
on which speakers Of prominence will
discuss various problems In this i'm
portant branch of agriculture.
Thursday will be National Farmers
Union day. Farmers Union officials
for this day for the special handling of
Farmers Union problems. Sir Horace
Plunkett, the noted leader Of the Irish
agricultural reform, has accepted an
invitation to deliver one Of the princi-
pal addresses.
Friday, January 81, is National Ed
ucation day, featured by the discus
sion Of various problems relating to
the rural school and the social devel-
opment Of rural life. Speakers include
Walter H. Page of New York, editor
of the Worlds Work; J. D. Eggleston,
state superintendent of education Of
Virginia, and Miss Mabel Carney, Sc
cretary Of the Illinois Country Life
federation.
Saturday will be Boys day, the last
day Of the exposition school for prize
winners, to be conducted during the
first week. One feature Of this day will
be a banquet Of about 1000 plates,
given in honor Of the boys by the city
of Columbia.
The exhibits will remain intact un-
til midnight Of Saturday, February 8,
the last day Of the exposition.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-24

There is moro or less talk about
Yorkville Of submitting petitions in
behalf Of the appointment of county
commissioners other than those recon-
mended in the primary election. AS to
whether anything Of the kind has been
done we have no information. AS to
whether anybody is seriously thinking
Of such thing we do not know. We
have no idea, however, that the York
delegation would give such a petition
serious consideration. Messrs. Smith
and Jackson having been recommend
ed in the primary by a majority of the
voters, the delegation in the general
assembly would hardly assume to have
discretion in the matter.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-24
FRIDAY, JANUARY az, 1913.
MERE MENTION

A bill is pending before the Vermont
legislature to abolish hanging and use
the electric chair instead. 80. The ar
my appropriation bill passed the
lower house of congress Tuesday, car
rying an aggregate of $s3,S30,177...
The volcano Of Colina, near Guadala-
jara, Mexico broke into violent erup-
tion Monday and covered the country
for miles around with ashes and sand.
..... The city Of Jacksonville has vot-
ed $1,500,000 worth of bonds for the
purpose Of improving and extending
the dock facilities Of the harbor. ......
Provision for the inaugural ball has
been struck out Of the house resolution
covering the Inauguration programme
and 1t Is likely that this will be the
end Of this time honored function. 80.
Chief Justice John K. Shields was on
yesterday elected United States sena-
tor by the Tennessee legislature to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of
Senator Bob Taylor. Ex-Governor
Patterson was candidate for the po-
sition.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-24
THE CORN EXPOSITION.
It Will Prove of Tremendous Educa
tional Value.

The National Corn exposition, which
is to be held at Columbia, S. c., from
January the twenty-s seventh to Feb
ruary the eighth, promises to be one Of
the most interesting and fruitful
events of the kind America has known
Twenty-seven states comprising a
large area of the south and west, will
make exhibits, showing the results of
their agricultural research and en-
deavor. Eight hundred contestants for
honors in farming progress, many Of
whom are members of the Boys Corn
clubs, will be present as guests Of the
city and state. The Federal depart
ment Of agriculture will install the
largest and most comprehensive ex-
hibit it has ever made. The basis of
the exposition Is thus extraordinarily
broad and deep.
The South Carolinians have proved
their mettle by guaranteeing the ex-
penses of the enterprise and by pro-
viding adequate buildings and facili-
ties. The extent of their preparation
is instanced by the fact that one of
the buildings erected for this purpose
at Columbia, is of steel construction
and covers sixty-seven thousand feet
Of floor space.
The design of the exposition Is dis
tinctly educational. One Of its pro-
moters has aptly described it by say
ing: 1T will present a broad view Of
agricultural progress throughout the
nation, extending from the work done
by the Federal department Of agricul-
ture to the achievements by individu-
ais in many states during the preced-
ing year. The problems Of the farmer
and of rural life will be emphasized
and handled with ability. Addresses
by eminent men and lectures by ex-
perts will constitute one Of the educa-
tional features"
Such an exposition means much to
the entire country and especially to
the south. 1t merits the public's cor
dial sympathy and support.-Atlanta
Journal.