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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-12-23
MERE MENTION

The Federal circuit court of New
York, has declined to issue an order
restraining jeweler Of that city from
selling Waltham watches at less than
the manufacturers scale Of prices.
The dealer buys his watches In Eu-
rope and ships them to the United
States, underselling regular dealers.
800. New York city has 1855 different
kinds of manufacturing industries,
clothing and millinery standing first
in volume and employing quarter Of a
million people. .....A plot Of ground,
734x100, located at Fifth avenue and
42d street, New York, changed HANDS
last week at 1907 a square foot, to-
tai Of $2,250, ,000.. The mother Of
Chas. Becker, the condemned New
She never knew of the desperate
plight Of her son. Postmaster Cen
eral Burleson is asking congress for
an emergency appropriation Of $1,000
600 to operate the parcel pozt depart
ment to June 30......J. A. Afford was
found not guilty Of the murder Of w.
s. Coulter, at Trenton, Tenn, Friday,
In August last Afford shot w. s. CouI-
ter and his. son, Hardy Coulter, laW
yers to death. The unwritten law wasA
the defense. {. . Secret service officers
arrested gang Of five counterfeiters
in a cabin in the woods near Joliet.
TS,-tI h,,-
men members of a Pittsburg, Pa,
civic society are aiding the police In
enforcing the anti-spitting ordinance
Of that city,. H. I. Nowlan. a law
yer Of Peoria, H., committed suicide
at Galva, H., Thursday night b.
throwing himself in front Of passen-
ger train. He had forged names on a
note for $4,000 and a warrant had
been issued for his arrest. Within
four days after a new chief of police
took charge in Macon, Ca, last week
he has confiscated two carloads Of IL
licit liquors. DR.. B. c. Clarke Hyde
is soon to face his fourth trial at Kan
sas City. Mo-, for the murder Of Col.
Thos. H. Swope. 80. Yeg5men blew
open a safe at Terrell, n. c.. Friday
morning and got away with about
$500. part of it belonging to the Terrell
postoffice. Alabama women will pc
tition the next meeting Of the legisla-
ture of that state for law enfran-
chising women. .Troutdale. Ore. on
Saturday, elected a woman mayor. the
second woman to be elected to that
office in the stae. 80. Eight thousand
extra postal clerks have been put in
the railway mail service during. the
past few days to help handle the
Christmas business. John Alexander
Gladstone Dowie, son Of the founder
Of Zion City, has been ordained as an
Episcopal minister in Chicago.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-12-23

law is that under it currency Is liable
to be made so plentiful as to become
worthless like unto the Confederate
paper in war times; but the leaders
in this reform movement insist that
there is absolutely no danger Of this
and somehow we feel that they know
pretty we'll what they are talking
about. However, of one thing there is
no doubt, and that is whether this bill
proves wise or otherwise, it is going to
have a tremendous bearing on the
veal or woe, prosperity or adversely
of this great country of ours, and the
present generation is about to witness
the practical operation of the most re-
markable experiment in currency SCI
ence that has been attempted in all
the history of the world.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-12-23

charged him to keep his identity Sc
cret, and to aid him in discovering
though all his good works were done
by stealth, 1t soon became noised
around the town that the mysterious
gifts were brought by Saint Nicholas;
and for sixteen hundred years the
beautiful mystery Of Christmas has
borne his name.
He died on December 6, and that
day was consecrated to him; but in
Protestant countries, although the
festival has been kept, the return Of
Saint Nicholas to earth has been NOV
ed from the eve of his own day to the
eve of the birth Of his Master. Hence
Santa Claus comes down on Christmas
eve. The tradition seems to have
spread first to Russia and thence to
Lapland, where the people travel In
sleighs drawn by reindeer; hence Dun
der and Bitten"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-12-23

- Washington, December 20: The
seventh cotton ginning report Of the
census bureau for the season issued at
10 o'clock this morning, announced
that 12,923,606 bales Of cotton, count
ing round as half bales, Of the growth
of 1918, has been ginned prior to De-
cember 13, to which date during the
past seven years the ginning averaged
S9.5 per cent Of the entire crop. Last
year to December 13, there had been
ginned 12,439,036 bales, OF 92.2 per
cent of the entire crop; in 1911 to that
date 13,77O,727 bales, or S8.5 per cent;
in 1908 to that date 11,904,269 bales, or
81 per cent, and in 1906 to that date
|11,112.7S9 bales, or 85.6 per cent. In
cluded in the ginnings were sl,6SS
round bales, compared with 76.712
round bales last year, $3.50 In 1911,
|106,4S6 in 1910, and 140,024 in 1903.
The number Of sea island cotton bales
included were 69,312, compared With
60,445 bales last year, 9S,035 bales
l1911, S5,177 bales in 1909, and
bales in 1908.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-12-23
Ths gurkrills Gnqairsr.
Entered at the Postoffice in Yorkville
as Mail Matter of the Second Class.
YoRKvILLE, S. c.:
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1918,

That editorial we are reproducing
from The Enquirer Of 1857 about JEFF
ferson Davis is of striking interest as
showing how clearly that remarkable
statesman read the signs of the times,
and told of the coming of the Civil
war three years ahead as accurately as
if he were speaking from actual
knowledge.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-12-23
Currencv Bill a MiracIe-The ell

Currency Bill Miracle.-The cur
rency bill Is the political miracle of
the age, because not ten of the men in
congress who voted for the bill under
stood it's fundamental principles" This
Is the opinion Of ]. Lawrence Laugh
lin. professor Of political economy at
the University Of Chicago, expressed
last Saturday in an address to mem
bers Of the City club. The wonder OF
1t, the professor said, Is that they in
corporated the correct economic prin-
cipal without realizing it.
II am willing to stake my reputa-
tion," he said, that the bill will be for
good, or good for nothing, not because
of the regulation or note issues and
the quantity Of money in circulation,
but because of the organization of
credit provided for 1t seems to me d
miracle that this thing should have
been incorporated in this bill.
mo one has talked about this fea-
ture and yet 1t Is ten times as impor-
tant as the regulation Of note issues
and the amount Of money In circula-
ton. It Is a source of marvel to me
that 286 men in the house voted for
this bill when there were not ten men
in the house who understood its fun
damental principles.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-12-23

Cotton Seed Products.-As previ-
ously outlined in the News and Couri-
er, writes the Washington correspon-
dent of that paper, Representative AS
bury f. Lever introduced a bill this
week requiring the director Of the
census to collect statistics concerning
the quantity Of cotton seed purchased
and delivered to oil mills, the quanti-
ty crushed, the quantities Of the vari-
Gus crude products, such as oil, meal
and linters, obtained, also the quanti-
ty Of these products and Of refined oil
purchased by compound lard, butter
inc and oleomargarine manufacturers
and the quantity of the various pro-
ducts on hand at given dates.
Mr.. Lever feels that legislation OF
this character is necessary because
there has been a great deal Of specu-
lation and manipulation Of the prices
of cotton seed and it's products. The
prices have been increased and de-
creased without regard to the actual
production, or to the quantities OF
seed and oil ond hands.
The value of the seed obtained from
the crop for 1912 was estimated al
$12S, $780, 900. 1t is essential that the
Federal government collect statistics
concerning this important product In
the same manner that 1t collects sta
tistics concerning the quantity Of cot
ton ginned, the quantity consumed by
manufacturing establishments and the
qualities on hand. The bill just intro
duced and the Act approved July %
1912, cover all Of the products of the
cotton plant which are now Of COM
mercial value. 1t will give the produc-
er information concerning the quanti-
ties of cotton seed purchased by the
oil mills and the stocks on hand. II
will furnish the oil man with informa-
tion Of this character and also with
statistics concerning the quantities OF
crude and refined oil, meal and cake
on hand. the quantities Of oil purchas-
ed by the manufacturers, and the
stocks on hand at given dates.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-12-23

We do not believe the passage OF
the currency bill is going to create a
panic If some other man than Will
son were in the White House, we
would believe in the probability Of a
panic; but somehow we have an idea
that Wilson will be as able to control
lawlessness, in finance, as in other
things. The opposition is going to have
to take it's medicine.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-12-23

1t is easy enough to see that if the
United States had become seriously in
volved with Mexico that the currency
reform measure would have been side
tracked, and one is tempted to believe
in the first place that it was with this
end in view that such extraordinary
efforts were made to involve the Unit
ed States, and in the second place that
it was for this same reason the presi-
dent declined to allow the United
States to be involved.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-12-23
Copperheads of Today.-Leaders {

Copperheads of Today.-Leaders of
a great party, like Mr.. Cannon and
Mr.. Mann, should not talk of panic
without proving what they say. A
panic is a state of mind. If every
body can be made to think a panic
is impending or has arrived, panic
will come at once. All we have to do
is to cease spending and producing for
one week and the wheels of business
will stop. If these leaders have no
proofs that panic prevails, they have
laid themselves open to the charge
that they are willing to sacrifice the
welfare of the country and inflict
misery on thousands to gain a party
advantage. 1t is evident that Mr..
Mann and Mr.. Cannon believe that
the only way for their return to
power and office is over a road strewn
with financial wrecks for which they
will attempt to blame their political
opponents. Such men are the cop
perheads" Of today.-New York Com
mercial.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-12-23

and 100000 rounds of artillery ammu-
milton were recovered east of Chihua-
hua, where they were hidden by Gen.
Mercado's evacuating federals. Tele-
graphic and railroad communication
has been extended as far west as Min
lea and as far south as Bermojillo. If
there is no federal interference, Gen.
Villa expects soon to have the states
of Chihuahua, Sonora and Sinaloa as
freely open as in times of peace.
Raoul Madero, brother of the late
president, conferred with General Viii
la regarding the formation Of civil
government. Mr.. Madero is to be an
adviser to Villa.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-12-23
The First Christmas.
Luke ii, 7-20, 1854.

Z. And she brought forth her first
born son; and she wrapped him In
swaddling clothes, and laid him in
manger, because there was no room
for them in the inn.
8. And there were shepherds in the
same country abiding in the field, and
keeping watch by night over their
flock.
9. And an angel Of the Lord stood
by them, and the glory Of the LORD
shone round about them; and they
were sore afraid.
10. And the angel said unto them
Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you
good tidings of great joy which shall
be to all the people:
IL. For there is born to you this
day in the city of David a Saviour
which is Christ the Lord.
12. And this is the sign to you: Ye
shall find a babe wrapped in swad-
ding clothes, and lying in a manger
13. And suddenly there was with the
angel a multitude Of the heavenly host
praising God and saying,
IA. Glory to God in the highest.
And on earth peace among men
in whom he is we'll pleased.
Is. And it came to pass. when the
angels went away from them into heav-
en-, the shepherds said one to another
Let us now go even unto Bethlehem
and see this thing that is come to pass
which the Lord hath made known un-
to US.
16. And they came with haste, and
found both Mary and Joseph, and the
babe lying in the manger.
II. And when they saw it, they
made known concerning the saying
which was spoken to them about this
child.
Is. And all that heard it wondered
at the things which were spoken unto
them by the shepherds.
19. But Mary kept all these sayings
pondering them in her heart.
20. And the shepherds returned
clarifying and praising God for all the
things that they had heard and seem
even as it was spoken unto them.
rs. And behold, there was a man in
Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon;
and this man was righteous and de-
vout, looking for consolation Of Israel:
and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
26. And it had been revealed unto
him by the Holy Spirit, that he should
not see death, before he had seen the
Lords Christ.
q. And he came in the Spirit into
the temple: and when the parents
brought in the child Jesus that they
might do concerning him after the
custom Of the law,
%. Then he,received him into his
arms and blessed God, and said,
20. Now lettest thou thy servant
depart, o Lord,
According to thy word, in peace;
80. For mine eyes have seen thy
salvation,
81. Which thou has prepared before
the face Of all peoples;
80. A light for revelation to the
Gentiles,
And the glory Of thy people Israel
33. And his father and his mother
were marvelling at the things, which
were spoken concerning him;
"a: And Simeon blessed them, and
said unto Mary his mother, Behold
this child is set for the falling and ris-
ing up of many in Israel; and for a
sign which is spoken against.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-12-23

The Enquirer will not be issued next
Friday. The Office, however. will be
open during the holidays for the trans
action Of all business. The next issue
Of the paper will appear on Tuesday,
December 30.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-08-28
HIGH POINT GETS NEXT EN-
&c.. CAMPMENT.

Shelby, Aug 26-The grand en-
campment independent Order of
Odd Fellows in annual session here
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: E. B. Stradley, Ashe-
vile, grand patriot; E. w. Chad
wick, k;nston. grand high priest; Z.
Kendall, Shelby, grand senior war
den; R. H. Ramsey, Charlotte,
grand scribe; John E. Wood, VIII
,mington, grand treasurer; w. B.
Bagwell, Durham grand junior
warden; Da\ id Caster, Fayetteville,
rand representative; S. II. Micha-
love, Asheyille, grand marshall; H.
T. Greenleaf, Elizabeth City, grand
inside sentinel; R. Cox, Kinston,
grand outside sentinel. The royal
purple degree was conferred.
The next annual meeting will be
held at High Point. About 50 dele
gates were present and they were
given automobile rides over Cleve-
lands good roads.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-08-28
NEW SCHEDULE ON NORFOLK
SOUTHERN.

Running Time to Norfolk Shortened.
Freight Cars Taken Off Express
Trains.
Effective Sunday, August 24th the
Norfolk Southern Railroad put into eff.
feet a new schedule for the night pas
senger trains between Raleigh and
Norfolk. The change will shorten the
running time between the two points
approximately forty five minutes. The
most important feature of the new SEIZED
ule will be that the train leaving Nor
folk at 900 o'clock at night and also
train leaving Raleigh at $50 m for
Norfolk will not have any freight cars in
their makeup as has been the case here
tofore.
The night train from Norfolk will ar
rive $3.50 m instead of7:15 a m. Pas
sengers will be allowed to remain in
sleepers until 7:3O m so they will not
be Inconvenience
The night train to Norfolk will leave
Raleigh at $50 instead of 900 O'Clock as
at present. The day train will arrive
at Raleigh at 7:45 p m.
The Railway Officials consider the
elimination Of the freight cars from the
night express the most important part
of the improved schedule. Beginning
Sunday also the day trains between
Raleigh and Norfolk will make dinner
stop of fifteen minutes at Edenton in
stead of stopping only ten minutes there
as now. AS restaurant is close to the
station passengers will be enabled to en-
joya midday meal where now they
have only time to snatch a sandwich.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-08-28
Frightened Him

ne was sewing machine agent of a.
most aggressive type. For twenty - me
utes the lady of the house had lln-
waiting an opportunity to saw She a,r ueen
possessed one. AT last he paused ONIy
long enough, however, to thrust only
into the iady's hand. The bit of nsSt ,u
board was certainly novelty. ''e-
MY name is Sellum," it read: "of a.
firm of BLANC and Company, SEWING. INT me
chine manufacturers, and l intend "a
prove to you that it is madness to dot 10
purchasing one of our unequalIed nc
chimes. After long description ~ ia
machine came the following: You mn' me
plead that you are unable to work M
chine. Twill remove that obiection "a
fifteen minutes. or in three lessons VIII
call next Wednesday" V III
When the agent called again civ
foot man opened the door and blanGi~
remarked.
you're the sewing-machine map 7
suppose?''
"Yes;I called last week, and"
Yes, l know" interrupted the bio
man. "You don't know me, | supnose,
My names Bury, of Bury and Keepem
undertakers, and | intend to prove to
you that it is madness to defer purchas.
ing one of our unequalled coffins."
The agent began to edge away.
you may plead that you are scarcely
qualified for a coffin" the big man
went On. 81 will remove that objection
in ten seconds"
But the agent simply flew from the
house Wv
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-08-28
Stomach Is a Tool Chest.

On September physicians operated
on John Martinez at hospital in Chica
go to learn what has caused "terrible
pains in his stomach" They found
nineteen pocket knives, seventeen nails.
| five knife blades, dozen screws and a
| silver dollar. For eighteen years Marti-
ner, who has been known to Chicagoans
as the human tool chest, swallowed the
articles On wagers.
Eating knives and all that stuff never
hurt me, " said Martinez, before the
operation, "but sometimes I'd get terri
bic pains in my stomach
Physicians pronounced the operation
as successful.
Martinez is So years old and laborer.
"All of the articles We're lodged in a
corner of the stomach" said the surgeon
who operated on Martinez. IAN ulcer
had formed and the man would have
died within month if he had not been
operated on"
Ten of the knives taken from Marti-
ner's stomach nd been bone handled
but the bone had been dissolved by gas
trio juices. The wooden-handled knives
were intact.
The silver dollar which Martinez swal-
lowed ten years ago was as bright as if
the coin had just come from the mint.
The juices of the stomach had kept the
silver in highly polished condition.
Some OF the knife blades were rustys
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-08-28
JUNIORS TO MEET IN DUR
HAM NEXT.

Wilmington, Aug. 2O-The State
Council, Junior Order United
American Mechanics, which conven-
ed in annual session at Wrightsville
Beach this morning. tonight elected
officers for the ensuing year and Sc
lected Durham as the place of next
meeting, the "BuIl City" winning
over Charlotte and Gastonia, which
made bid for the meeting.
J. w. Sechrest, of High Point,
was promoted from vice councillor to
the Office of State councillor and
other officers elected were:
Vice Council, Paul Jones, Tar
boro.
Secretary, Sam F. Vance, Win
ston-Salem.
Treasurer, Geogre FuIk. Kerners-
Vile.
Assistant Secretary, A. M. Noble,
Smithfield.
Conductor, @. c. Robbins,
Rocky Mount.
Warden, J. w. East, Spray.
Inside Sentinel, G.. L. Sands,
Reidsville.
Outside Sentinel, H. G. Sapp,
Winston Salem.
Chaplain, Rev. w. B. Duttera,
4 lisbury.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-08-28
Big CELEBRATION NOTES.

The automobile parade here next
Saturday, the 30th, promises to be
an important event. 1t will OCCUR
at 2 p. m. and will be under the
supervision of Prof. S. L. Davis.
Be sure and come to High Point
next Saturday August 3Oth and see
the air-ship operated in the heavens
by one of Americas famous air
men-Curtis.
Be on hand promptly SATURDAY.
morning and see every thing worth
seeing that big day in High Point.
Excursions will be run on the
Coler road and the Southern into
High Point rext Saturday to accom-
modate the large crowds coming to
see the sights.
We want 10000 visitors in High
Point next Saturday to attend the
big celebration. A big basket pic
mic dinner will be served. Fill your
basket of the good things to eat and
come to High Point that day. Most
of you haven't had a day off in
sometime, now is the time to take
it, you will be the none poorer by it
and 1t will be a pleasant recollection
TO you in years to come.
Many have never seen a air ship,
we'll come to High Point Saturday
and you will see the real stunt pull
ed of. No ifs and "aads" about
1t. Curtis, the bird man, will be
here with a gigantic machine and
will search the heavens in his flights.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-08-28
Another Daredevil Jumps Of
Brooklyn Bridge.

New York, Aug. 25.-Peter Kelly,
young motorman jumped from
the Brooklyn bridge today at its
highest point and ESCAPED with a
few slight bruises. On his way
down Kelly turned over half dozen
times and struck the East river al
most fiat on his back. He floated
a short distance until he was rescu-
ed. Kelly refused to tell why he
made the jump.
The ambulance surgeon who in
ten minutes pronounced him prac-
tically as good as ever. said Kelly
had been drinking.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-08-28
An Infringer.

Beware of young man by name of
Franklin; is % years old, SIT. Yin. tall,
weight about 40; wears a No. 5 shoe,
Is we'll spoken, has good education,
smallpox scars on face. He is up ON W.
0. w. work and alleged to be infring-
ing On the fraternity. Locate him and
notify T. r. Goodson. So Powell ST.,
Atlanta Ga.