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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-16
TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1914.

face to face with the unacceptable con-
clusion that the primary system has
broken down completely so far as
choosing legislators in Charleston is
concerned. This may or may not be
the fault of the system, OF course. Dut
IL is unuuestionably a fact that every
wear IL has been an increasingly diffi-
cult matter to get fit men to offer for
the legislature from this county until
now this office Is going absolutely beg
ging. 1t is fiat impossibility to make
up a competent or creditable legisla-
tive delegation from the list OF entries
from which the voter Is now lnViteu
to choose" The time for the enroll
ment Of voters in the primary expires
Friday night Only a small percent
age Of the city's voters have enrolled
up to the present.
- Governor Blease has addressed the
following letter to Adjutant General
Moore: Dear Sir: In view OF the
very favorable reports as to the set
tlement Of questions between the Unit
ed States and Mexico by the Niagara
Falls conference, which reports, II
true, are very favorable to a speedy
settlement of all disputes and peace
reigning between the two nations. and
in view Of the further fact that l be-
lieye that it will be of more benefit to
the volunteer militia of this state to
be in general camp with other troops.
as he is provided for, than it would be
for them to be encamped by them
selves at some point within this state;
and in view of the further fact that
the war department has complied with
the conditions requested by me and
has promised me that If your troops
are to be placed in United States SER
vice on account Of possible difficulties
with any foreign nation they will first
| be allowed to return to their own state
for mobilization and muster into Unit
ed States service and you need have
no fear that they will be taken out Of
your control while in Georgia. You
are hereby requested to present to me
the necessary official orders for the
entire National Guard Of South Caro-
lima, consisting Of the brigadier gen.
eral and his staff. the three colonels
and all other officers, and all enlisted
men of the three regiments, medical
CORPS etc., of the entire National
Guard Of South Carolina, to proceed to
| the general encampment at Augusta,
Ca, for such length Of time as the war
department Of the United States may
deem advisable for the best interests
Of said militia. The South Carolina
militia will go to Augusta, August 16
to 25.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-16

with whose wife Wilburn had been in
innate. 80. From May Is, to June l,
6.13O tons of freight passed through
the Panama canal. The tolls amount
ed to S7,356. Thomas Dolan, one OF
Philadelphia's wealthiest citizens, died
Friday, aged so years. Three au-
tomobilists were killed at grade
crossing at Ripley, n. Y, Saturday,
when struck by a Lake Shore train. =.
George Butler and Lamar Easterling,
lawyers. and Dr. H. L. Cook have been
arrested in Smith county, Miss. charg-
ed with grave robbing. The lawyers
had a grave opened to get the head OF
a man killed in a Saw-mill accident, to
be used as evidence in damage suit.
The thermometer registered 9S
degrees at Savannah, Ca, Sunday af-
ternoon, the highest point reached IN
forty years. 49,. .Seceders from the To-
cal union Of the Western Federation OF
Miners, have been rioting at Butte,
Mont, for several days past. The 1000
seceders are kicking against extra as
sessments. Mount Lassen, Califor-
MAS volcano. broke out in two real
volcanic eruptions Sunday, throwing
up a great volume Of ashes. smoke and
steam. One man was killed and sever
al injured. Two men, a merchant
and a physician, were killed at Miner,
Ga, Sunday in a pistol battle growing
out of a dispute over banana the
night before. .... The great strike
throughout Italy all Of last week, has
been brought to an end. ......SiX per-
sons were killed by lightning in Lon
don, Sunday. Five men were killed
and ten injured by a gas explosion in
the streets of Columbus. O., Sunday. A
gang was laying pipe in a trench and
leaking gas was exploded, probably by
q cigarette. .Rodman Wannamaker
a wealthy Philadelphia man, Is having
an aeroplane built at Hammondsport,
n. Y, which he thinks will be able to
make q flight across the Atlantic ocean
to England The plan is for the trial to
be made early in July, starting from
st. Johns, New Foundland. The ma
chine is to be in charge Of Lieut.. John
c. Porte of the English navy, when the
attempted flight is made. The liner
Pretoria rammed the liner New York.
off the Nantucket lightship early Sat
urday morning during a dense fog.
Neither vessel was seriously damaged,
The Lubin moving picture film
plant at Philadelphia, suffered loss Of
$500, 900 worth Of films by fire, Satur
day. The fire and explosion was caused
by spontaneous combustion. Queen
Mary Of England, has about made up
her mind to quit London for time If
the militant suffragettes keep up their
demonstrations in the vicinity Of the
royalty. The queen is reported to be
on the verge Of a nervous collapse as
the result Of the activities Of the
"furies". Boy Scouts to the mum"
Der of 1000 from New York, Pennsyl-
vana. New Jersey and Connecticut as
sembled in Central Park, New York
Saturday. .... EX-Vice President Ad-
lai E. Stevenson died in a Chicago
hospital early Sunday morning. g.......
Gunmen killed two men and wounded
third on the East Side of New York,
Sunday. President Wilson on Mon
day signed the Panama tolls eXemp-
ton repeal bill. using the quill pen
with which President Harrison signed
the international copyright law in
1891.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-16

Treasury department officials are
still of the opinion that 1t will be pos
sible to have twelve Federal reserve
banks in operation by August l, al
though they say the demand for money
to move crops has not been such as
would suggest any great strain to be
relieved by the reserve banks. Practi-
cally the remainder Of June will be
required for the election Of directors
Of the Federal reserve banks. Banks
which are to become members Of re-
serve banks now are balloting for d.
rectors Of the A and B classes. Each
reserve bank will have three directors
Of class and three Of class B all
named by electors selected by the va
rious member banks. Three directors
of class G. are then to be designated
by the Federal reserve board and must
be men with banking experience. The
organization committee has not made
any call upon member banks as yet
for the initial one-sixth Of their sub
scriptions to the capital stock Of the
reserve bank to which they wish to
belong. Such a call hardly would be
made until after the Federal reserve
board Is confirmed by the senate and
takes up it's work in Washington.
Much detail work awaits the Federal
reserve board after 1t assumes office.
Secretaries and assistants to the men,
bers must be selected and a complete
system Of reports for the reserve banks
must be worked out. 1t Is pointed out
by Secretary McAdoo and Comptroller
Of the Currency Williams that the
Federal reserve banks will In no sense
be general banks and consequently
their functions will be wholly unlike
lose Of the ordinary city banks. One
Of the first duties which will fall upon
the directors Of the twelve Federal re-
serve banks will be the establishment
Of branches necessary to accommodate
the business Of the various districts.
Branches will be operated by directors
named by the main bank and the Fed
eral reserve board. No limit has been
placed upon the number Of branches,
which each Federal reserve bank may
establish. Thomas B. Jones, a Chicago
lawyer, former trustee Of Princeton
University and a personal friend Of
President Wilson, has practically been
selected for governor Of the Federal
reserve board. II was said unofficially
that his nomination would go to the
senate, Monday With the nomination
Of Mr.. Jones the names Of Paul M.
Warburg Of New York w. P. G. Hard
ing Of Birmingham, Ala; A. c. Miller
Of San Francisco and E c. Simmons Of
st. Louis, to be members Of the board,
are expected to go to the senate Sec
retary McAdoo and Comptroller Of the
Currency Williams will be eX-officio
members.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-16

The last of the jurors who tried
Chas. ]. Guiteau for the murder OF
President Garfield is dead. 1t will be
remembered by the older people that
when the jurors returned a verdict OF
guilty, Guiteau pronounced curse on
the entire panel invoking early death
etc, and many Of the more ignorant
thought this curse would prove effec-
tive. This was thirty years ago, and
the last juror, John P. Hamilton, the
foreman was ninety ears of age when
he passed away. 1t is not improbable
of course, that he would have died,
even if he had not been cursed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-16
WITHIN THE TOWN.

The town authorities are deter
minded that the laws governing the
speed of motor vehicles shall be en-
forced. The speed limit is Is miles
per hour. A number Of motorists have
been seen by the police and given to
understand that this ordinance will be
rigidly enforced.
- Since the college boys have re-
turned to Yorkville for the summer in
terest has been renewed in baseball
and each afternoon of late there have
been a number Of boys out for prac-
tice. There is some talk Of trying to
raise enough money to support a team
composed Of local players for a couple
of weeks or more. The boys intended
going to Winnsboro tomorrow for a
series of three games but have post
poned the trip.
Sunday was a very hot day-a day
on which cold drinks hit the spot But
the drinks didn't hit; the lid was on
and not single Coca-Cola or other
soft drink could be BOUGHT. Even
those who stand in" with the soda
dispensers were denied the privilege
Of quenching their thirst. He who
failed to buy enough tobacco on Sat
urday to last over Sunday either had
to borrow from his friends or do with
out Most of the delnquents borrow
ed. The drug stores and restaurants
were open as usual, but there was no
selling of drinks. All the regulars
could do was to gaze fondly and long
ingly at the soda fountains. and wish
there wasn't any Sunday prohibitory
ordinance.
The local tribe Of Red Men are
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-16

ton of another set of conditions In
section 10 to the same contracts.
Arthur B. Marsh, former president OF
the New York Cotton exchange, has
made a close study of the various
phases of the bill and is authority for
the following explanation of the pro-
vision in question: while it would
appear that section 10 and section .
refer to the same contract form, such
an Interpretation could not be render
ed in law, since no two provisions OF
the same bill may be subject to the
same construction. Therefore, by
reason of the fact that section ap-
plies specifically to the future con.
tract dealt in on the New York ana
New Orleans cotton exchanges, it fol-
lows that section 10 must apply to a
different form of contract. In legai
sense the latter clause of the bill
could only be accepted in the light OF
the preceding clause"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-16
McAdoo Ready With the Money

McAdoo Ready With the Money
Secretary McAdoo again stands ready
to lend hand to western and south
ern banks in case they need money for
crop movement purposes, it was an
nounced from Washington, yesterday.
The plan Of lending government mon
ey to the banks in agricultural districts
for use during the crop moving season
last year was so successful that it will
be adopted this year, If the necessity
arises.
Money loaned by the treasury de-
partment last year was secured most
ly by commercial paper and all the
borrowed money had been returned to
the treasury by April l, together with
interest amounting to s260,000. The
total amount loaned to banks was $37,-
3S6,000. 1t went to 1913 banks in 62
cities Of % states. Secretary McAdoo
announced he would lend $50.000.000
but that much was not sought. In fact,
the secretary was ready to lend as
much as $2O0,O00,OO0 had the banks in
the farming sections demanded it,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-16

IF / had not conspired against Sen
ator McLaurin in 1902 for having the
manhood to follow his conscience,
would follow my conscience now" is
the sum and substance of Senator
Tillman's recent speech on the repeal
of the tolls exemption provision Of the
Panama canal law. The speech would
have had a better and more creditable
ring if it had been along this line:
Realizing that l did a great wrong in
trying to destroy an honest man for
following his conscience in 1902,
hereby desire to make amends by fol-
lowing my conscience now"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-16

CONGRESSMAN Webb is entirely right
in the proposition that farmer and la
bor organizations should be exempt
from the provisions of the antitrust
laws. Farmers and laborers have suf-
fered extensively at the hands OF
trusts and combinations. The only
means they have of protection is by
organization. If they should use this
means, there is no telling what they
could accomplish for their uplift. But
they will not use this means, it seems
However, if the right to form combi-
nations were taken away from them,
there is no telling what would happen,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-16
The dry weather has cut the blacl

The dry weather has cut the black
berry crop to such an extent that II
will almost be a complete failure.
A YorkviIe automobile driver SAID
yesterday: Il have driven an automo-
bile over every road in and out OF
Yorkville, and the road to w. F. Jack
sons store-the lower Rock Hill roa6
is decidedly the best that l have
yet tackled"
The water in the Catawba is rather
low just now, owing to the continued
drouth. On Saturday at noon the dam
is shut down and during Saturday
night and Sunday, under normal con-
ditions, the river rises to such an ex-
tent that it flows over the dam. 1t did
not do so last Saturday, however.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-16

1t is reported that President Wilson
Secretary Bryan and Leader Under
wood are to make speeches in Pennsyl-
vania this fall in defense of the Demo
cratic legislative record. The presi-
dent will probably answer Col. Roose-
velt's criticisms of tolls exemption re-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-16
WITHOUT FOUNDATION IN FACT.

Columbia, June 15.-About 80 Of
the faithful-appointees and office
seekers gathered in Columbia this
morning for a final conference with
| their chief, the governor, preliminary
| to the senatorial campaign which Will
open at st. Matthews next WedneS-
| day. The poWWow was held in the
supreme court room, when ii Is said
the entire political situation was dis
cussed. The conference was the chief
development Of the days political
news
Practically every man attending the
conference is running for some office
or has at one time or another been
appointed to some position by the
governor. All expressed allegiance to
their chief.
One development was the fact that
w. d. Grist, editor of the Yorkville
Enquirer, was among those in attend
ance. 1t was stated here today that
Editor Grist will manage the govern
or's affairs in York county.
s. ]. Nichols, candidate for con-
gress in the Fourth district. was in
attendance. Others present were: F.
H. Dominick, assistant attorney gen.
eral; Thos. H. Peoples, attorney gen.
eral; DR.. Olin Sawyer. Charles Carroll
Simms candidate for governor; G. d.
Fortner, candidate for railroad COM
missioner; B. F. Kelly, candidate for
lieutenant governor. and others.
No announcement was made at the
conclusion of the conference as to
what was decided.-Columbia special
Of yesterday to Spartanburg Herald.
I desire to say that so far as l am
concerned there is no truth in the
foregoing. / was in Columbia yester-
day on business of a purely CONNER
cial nature, and was in the supreme
court room for possibly ten or fifteen
minutes to see certain people about
this business; but was not a member
Of any conference. l have not at any
time been asked to manage the cam
paign of Governor Blease or anybody
else in York county and do not expect
to do so, as the management of cam
paigns is entirely out of my line of
business. l met Mr.. w. F. Caldwell
going into the State House as | was
going out, and passed a few words
pleasantly with him; but did not dis
cuss politics. l make this statement
in the interest Of truth and in justice
to others who may be concerned.
w. D.. Grist.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-16
. Rev. John G. Richards died at tn

Rev. John G. Richards died at the
home of his daughter. Mrs. j. f. Hun
ter at Blcnheim, in Marlboro county,
on last Friday in the S7th year Of his
age one of Mr. Richards earliest
charges was at EbeneZer in York
county He was there from 1856 till
the breaking out of the war. He was
pastor of Liberty Hill church, in Ker-
shaw county. for forty years and had
been in Blenheim for seventeen years.
Mr.. Richards was q chaplain in the
Confederate army From Liberty Hill
shaw county. for forty years and had
came pastor Of the Blenheim, Dunbar
and Reedy Creek Presbyterian church
es. which he served seventeen years.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-16
ghs 4lurkrills Gnqairer'
Entered at the Postoff1ce in Yorkville
as Mail Matter Of the Second Glass.
YORKVILLE. S. c.:
TUESDAY, JUNE Is, 1914

The passage Of the tolls exemption
repeal bill will probably put an end TO
further danger of trouble in Mexico.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-16
BIG Yields Of Oats.

Mr. John A. Black has recently
threshed a bumper crop Of oats raised
on his farm nine miles east Of York.
vile. There were two fields. one of
16l acres and the other 4 acres. The
yield fr m the first was 1917 bushels,
while that from the other was 257
bushels
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-16
Near Newport.

There was a heavy wind and rain
storm between Newport and Ebenezer
last Friday afternoon. Little damage
was done however. Several trees were
blown down and numerous branches
were torn off. The community got a
pretty good shower
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-16

Prof. Thos. W. Cooley of Leesville,
s. c., who taught the Sutton's Spring
school last session is to be superinten-
dent of the Glover High school next
session, vice Prof. Baxter c. Riddle,
resigned.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-03-07
RESIGNATION OF NOTARY.
CHANGE IN ROAD.

In the matter of a change in read
on Lower Summit road. near g.
mile board.
This matter having come on to
be heard on the petition of H. L..
Ratcliff, Walter Smith. j. R. MouI.i
J T. Burns. j. M. Summers. W..
Il. Summers, L. l.. Summers. w.
L Martin. j. 2. Sutton. G. r..
Smith. j. Z. Smith, j. e. Sutton
and J. Ben Summers. to change the
said lower Summit road, commenc-
ling at or near the 6-mile Board on
said road and running south about
Ia mile on a straight line and
intersecting the same road.
1t is ordered by the Board that
the above petition remain on file
for thirty days. as required by law.
ACCOUNTS ALLOWED:
L. D. Boadwee. rubber bulb FIR
court house. 90c.
Hillory Evans. work on roads
Dist. 4. $170.
]. G. Furr, work on roads Dis
trict 2. chg. Guess. So.
@. B. Perkins. mdse. for court
house and jail. S4.40
Archie Bule. hauling lumber, 81
E. A. Boyd. hauling lumber and
work on bridge. So.
G. G. Coleman. inspecting roads
and bridges 5 days. SIS.
Tom jackson. work on roads
Dist 5. chg. Arnold. $3.50.
L. F. Noble. work on roads, Dist.
I5. chg. Arnold. $3.50 rs.
1 r. Noble, hauling lumber. S8.
Il. r Price, work On bridge. ST.
The Leader. books for Chancery
Clerk. $50 30.
REDUCTION In ASSESSMENT.
Il is hereby ordered BY the Board
that the hi Of NV ar Sec. =, 7. Z,
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-03-07
County Common School Fund.

One of the most important meas
ures new pending in the HLegisls-
ture is the proposed amendment to
the constitution seeking to amend
section 206 SO as to make the free
school term equal and uniform
throughout the State instead Of
distributing the money to the
counties on a basis Of educable
children, including. Of course. the
negroes. We have hopes of its
passage through both houses, and if
it is passed and submitted to the
voters of the State. it is apt to be
ratified. 1t il the only fair way to
divide the free school money and
its passage will put all counties on
an equal footing and the result will
be better schools for the wbite chill
dren of the State The amendment
was introduced by A. G. Anderson
and is as follows:
Section 206: There shall be a
County Common School Fund,
which shall consist of a poll tax,
to be retained in the counties
where the same is collected. and a
State Common School Fund, to be
taken from the general fund in the
State Treasury. which, together
shall be used to maintain the Com
mon Schools for an equal term and
for at least four months IN the year
in all the counties of the State.
But any county or separate school
district may levy an additional tax
to maintain a school for a longer
time than the term provided by
the State. The Legislature shall
have authority to distribute the
State Common School Fund, SO as
to provide for an equal school term
in the counties. Southern Sentinel.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-03-07
TAEDEPOSITORS MEETING
Large Number Of Depositors Were
Present from Lincoln and
Adjoining Counties.

AS The Leader goes to press ii
pauses to say that the Depositors'
meeting called for yesterday morn
ing at the Court House. was large
ly attended. every seat being taken
and most of the standing room.
Hon. R. e. Bennett. of Franklin
County, was elected chairman. and
MIR. Frank Campbell, secretary.
Chancellor Jones was invited before
the meeting. Messrs. Cohn and
Baggett. receivers of the Bank.
were also extended an invitation to
appear and make a financial state
'ment OF the Banks affairs. MIR
Cohn acted as spokesman for the
assignees and answered questions
put to him by interested deposit
tors. many of which were lost on
the assembly generally, on account
of the disor rder-
The meeting adjourned for din
nel at lilo and to meet again 10
the afternoon at 2 O'Clock