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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-02

IF we could secure the passage of
an act that would require the stamp
of the auditor to secure the validity
Of -ee:.-c:y note and mortgage maturing
a year or more from date" said a
member of the legislature from York
to a representative of The Enquirer,
recently, 81 think it would go long
way toward establishing equalization
in taxation" and this member was
considerably more than half right. In
fact he might have gone on to say
that with such a law on the statute
books, there would soon be much less
need for primary election reform than
there is now. 1t would go long
ways toward the curtailment of tax
lodging, and as we see it the curtail-
ment of tax lodging would enforce
greater attention to the selection of
public officials Of all kinds. If the
kind Of people who now dodge taxes
through failure to return notes, mort
cages, etc., were forced to come
across, they would have more inter-
est in the administration Of the gov
ernment and would be compelled to
manifest that interest in a practical
way. We do not mean to suggest that
the tax dodger class is the class that
would give the best administration;
but we are quite decidedly of opinion
that if something were done to stir
up this talent" one of the results
would be a decided curtailment of
unnecessary public expenditures.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-02
Volume So.

With today's issue Of The Enquirer
commences the fifty-ninth volume
since the change of the name Of the
paper from The Yorkville Miscellany
in 1856.
Under other circumstances this
might be a fitting time for a general
review Of the long period that has
been covered since the first issue of
the paper; but as there are so many
old readers who have their own i'm
pressions along this line at first hand,
and as the work has already been
commenced otherwise more in detail,
there seems but little reason for such
an article.
The main ambition of The Enquirer,
especially since it came under the
ownership Of the late Captain L. Nj.
Grist, was to be a newspaper in the
true sense Of the word. His idea was
that it was the business Of newspa-
per not so much to promote personal
social or political interests Of individ-
uals as to print facts and circumstan-
ces that would assist the reader in ar
irving at correct estimate Of the i'm
portance and significance Of events
And this is the main endeavor Of the
present publishers.
OF course we would not be under
stood as suggesting that the presen,
publishers of The Enquirer are infal-
lible; that they make no mistakes
The most that we can claim and thai
we do claim, is that their mistakes are
honest mistakes, and that they are al
ways big enough and broad enough tt
acknowledge and try to correct an!
particular error Of which we may b'
convinced.
In the past The Enquirer has stood
as we'll as it could for what it believed
to be right We think evidence Of thi:
can be found in each one Of the fifty
eight volumes that have been com
pleted, and to the best Of our abilit!
the same principles will be maintain
ed throughout the fifty-ninth volume
upon which we are now entering.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-02
ABOUT PEOPLE

Miss Julia. Smith of Yorkville, spent
last week with relatives in Union.
Mr.. Henry Baber Of Rock Hill, visit
ed relatives in Yorkville, this week.
Mr.. William H. Barron of Chester,
visited friends in Yorkville, yesterday.
Miss Bessie Hawkins Of Tirzah, is
visiting Mrs. Grover Mcfarland, in
Glover.
Miss Sallie Mcdonald, has returned
to her home in Rock Hill after visit
ing relatives in Yorkville.
Mr. Hal and Miss Jennie Beard
relatives in Lancaster.
Mr. John Dobson Of Kings Noun
tain, N. c., has been visiting relatives
in Yorkville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. A. Sherer have
moved into the residence Of DR.. M. j.
Walker on West Liberty street
Misses Bessie and James Sanders
of Chester, are visiting Mrs. C. H.
Smith on Yorkville, r. F. D. 4.
Miss Maude Youngblood Of Atlanta,
| Ga, visited relatives in Yorkville,
during the holidays.
Mr.. Weldon Neil has moved his
family to Mrs. JAMIE Parish's cottage,
on South Main street.
Mrs. John w. Miller has returned to
her home in Yorkville, after visit OF
several days to relatives at King 5
Creek.
Mr.. Robert L. DeLoach and family
have moved to Early Branch, Hamp-
ton county, where they will make
their home in the future.
Mr.. H. T. Williams, of Yorkville, has
moved his family into the Dunlap cot
tage on East Jefferson street, which
he recently purchased.
Mrs. Rowland McKellar Of Board
man, N. c., is visiting her sisters,
Mesdames A. NJ. Erwin and w. L.
Hill in Sharon.
Mrs. Broadus Harper Of Rock Hill,
and Mrs. Hoyle Daniel Of Gaffney,
spent last week with the family Of Mr..
]. H. B. Good in Hickory Grove.
| Mr.. ]. Frank Faulkner Of Kings
Creek, has moved his family to York.
Vile, and is OCCUPYING the residence re-
Gently purchased from Mr.. H. T. Will
liams on Church street.
Rev. and Mrs. w. B. Lindsay Of
| Charlotte, Mrs. M. E. Aull Of Estill,
S. c., Messrs. George and Gary Kirk
patrick, and Miss Adele Kirkpatrick,
Of Hickory, N. c., spent yesterday
with Mr. and Mrs. ]. w. Kirkpatrick
in Yorkville.
Rock Hill Herald Wednesday: Mr..
and Mrs. V. B. McFaIden, who were
married yesterday in Spartanburg,
reached the city today, end were driv-
en- at once in their car. to the groom s
home in northern suburbs Assembled
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-02
THE PARCEL POST

Yorkville Merchants expect, conf
IDENTIFY and with reason, that the in
creased weight limit for parcel post
packages, effective yesterday, will en-
large considerably the volume of
their mail order business. Recent or
ders from Washington raise the
waiGht ~ yiron.ss-- 1es--ttsf-Sesse-aho
also reduce the rate within four zones.
1t will be practicable to ship a So
pound package to any point within
$50 miles of the home Office for 54
cents. In the circumstances the mer-
chant will be unenterprising indeed
who does not in the coming year make
special play for country custom and
get such share of it as his offerings
may warrant.
Under the new regulations, mer-
chants will be able to serve custom
ers who can not be reached convent
emily by either freight or express. The
mail service penetrates into the most
remote Of the rural districts and the
cost, by comparison with tolls hither-
to paid railway and express compa-
nies, is remarkably low. The collect
on delivery device will make it feasi-
BILE to fill orders without cash in ad-
vance from new customers and have
the postoffice do the collecting.
There has been no change in the
size of parcels that may be sent by
no
they must not be greater in size than
72 inches in length and girth combin-
ed, nor in form or kind likely to injure
the person Of any postal employe or
damage the mail equipment or other
mail matter and not Of character
perishable within period reasonably
required for transportation and deliv-
cry. The new weights and rates fol-
low:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-02

to greet them were members Of the
family; Honorable and Mrs. D. E.
Finley and Dr. Ralph McFadden, of
Yorkville, and Mrs. r. L. Horne, of
Chester.
Prof. and Mrs. ]. H. Witherspoon
and son, Mrs. D. T. Woods and chill
dren, Mrs. w. D. Grist and Mr.. Lewis
M. Grist, Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Barnwell
and two children, and Rev. ]. L.
Oates were the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs
Jos. G. Sassi Of Yorkville, on a pleas
ure and inspection trip to the plant OF
the Winnsboro Granite and Marble
Co.. last Wednesday. Leaving on the
early morning train, the party pro-
ceeded to Rockton, where they were
met by officials Of the granite COM
pany, who took them over to Rion or
the railway belonging to the company
They were entertained at the hote
kept by Miss Mildred Hobbs, former
ly of Yorkville, and pleasant day
was spent inspecting the granite
quarry. The party returned to York.
vile Wednesday night, highly pleased
over the days trip.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-02
WITHIN THE TOWN

There was a brisk fall of snow
Wednesday night; but, most Of it dis
appeared during Thursday.
-Yorkville boys and girls rang out
the old year and rang in the new on
the stroke Of twelve, Wednesday night.
There was quite a crowd Of the ring
ers and several were stationed be-
meath each church bell in town, and
as the town clock struck the last
stroke Of twelve, the church bells be-
gan to ring, and for fifteen minutes
the peals Of the bells were heard. The
engine whistle on Southern train No.
1T was pressed into service, much
steam being exhausted in announcing
the birth Of 1914. There was blowing
Of horns, shooting Of fire crackers
ETC., but no gates were lifted from
their hinges as on former occasions
and the young folks conducted
themselves in an orderly way. The
snow drove the serenaders in rather
early, however, and by 1.3O o'clock
the streets were deserted.
At a special meeting Of Fhilan-
thropic lodge, No. 80, A. F. NJ, held
Tuesday night, the following officers
were installed by DR.. M. H. Sandifer
District Deputy Grand Master. OF
Rock Hill: D. T. Woods, w. M; Jos
E. Hart, s. W.; ]. @. Wray, treas; F.
E. Quinn, Sec.; A. M. Grist, S. D.;
Geo. w. Williams, ]. D.; A. Cody, IT,
ler, w. r. Latimer and Leslie Smith
stewards. After the installation cere-
monies, adjournment was taken to the
court house where the Masons were
joined by their wives, mothers and
sisters, and all sat down to refresh
ments, which were served by the la
dies society of the Church Of the
Good Shepherd. After the inner man
had been satisfied, Col. w. w. Lewis
the toast master, introduced the fol-
lowing speakers: DR.. M. II. Sandifer,
Rev. Henry Stokes, Hon. D. E. Finley,
Rev. ]. L. Oates, Rev. E. E. Gillespie
Rev. T. T. Walsh, Rev. ]. H Machen,
Mr.. l. w. Johnson. Mr.. Oates respond
ed to the toast, Masonry from the
standpoint Of the Profane," and this
was easily the feature Of the evening.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Johnson's
toast to Woman" the assemblage
dispersed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-02
COST oE The chAINeANG

The annual cost Of the York county
chaingang is somewhere between
$12, 500 and $4,000.
This information was procured upon
inquiry Of Treasurer Neil this morn
ing; but Mr.. Neil did not hesitate to
admit the practical impossibility OF
absolute accuracy.
For several years past, the treasur-
er has been insiting that all warrants
on account Of the chaingang be so
marked and this is done; but In spite
Of this arrangement, much Of the
chaingang expenses goes under the
head Of miscellaneous.
About the only way 1t would be pos
sible to get at the exact expenses of
the chaingang would be for the COM
missioners to have the clerk Of the
board to go through all paid bills and
separate the items. This has never
been attempted.
The chaingang expenses it should
be understood, are paid out Of the or
binary county funds. There is no spe-
cial chaingang fund.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-02
LOCAL LAcONlCS.
New Minister In Rock Hill.

New Minister In hock riii.
Rock Hill Record: Rev. F. 7. Cox
the new pastor Of the West End Bap'
tist church, has arrived in the city
and taken up his work. Mr.. Cox taxes
the place Of Rev. S. T. Brock, who has
moved to Lancaster.
Big Fire in Charlotte.
Charlotte Observer, January 2: Fire
broke out on the third floor OF Belk
Brothers department store, 1927 East
Trade street, last night shortly before
10 o'clock and it was near midnight
before the flames were entirely sub
dued. The loss from fire and water
will fall between 500, 900 and $150,OOO
two floors being practically wiped out.
Interesting Old Papers.
Mr.. j. B. Scott, Of the Delphos
neighborhood, showed The Enquirer
few days ago some interesting papers
of the olden time. One is receipt Tor
$3.50 paid for a negro in 1915. Another
is q militia notice to muster, dated In
1S41, and another is an account dated
1910, on which calico Is charged al
62a cents yard.
The Visit to Dillon.
Supt. Of Education Carroll Auditor
Love, Clerk Of Court Tate and Super
visor Boyd, accompanied W.. S. VIII
kerson, Of the court house commission
to Dillon, last Monday to examine the
handsome new court house at that
place. The readers Of The Enquirer
will remember that cut Of the Dillon
court house was published In this pa
per in it's issue Of December II, 1912.
All Of the officials who went on this
trip had quite a pleasant time Of It,
and were very much pleased with the
Dillon building.
McF adden- Turner.
Spartanburg Herald, December 81:
Yesterday afternoon, December 80,
1913, at the Southside Baptist church
at $50 o'clock the pastor, Rev r. "
Miller, united in the holy bonds of
wedlock, Miss Rosa Kate Turner OF
Spartanburg and Mr.. v. B. McFadden
Of Rock Hill. The couple left yester-
day on a bridal tour to Charlotte and
other places. On their return they
will reside in Rock Hill, where Mr..
McFadden Is engaged in business
There were many handsome presents
given the happy couple. Mrs. McFad-
den is a sister of Mrs. z. G. Johnston
Of Walker street, and Of Mr.. Gus Tur-
ner. She had been teaching the Roe
buck school until the holidays.
Don't Let It Stop.
In the case Of a subscriber who has
been reading the paper and who does
not care for it any longer. we cut his
name off at the end Of the subscrip-
ton period with as much pleasure as
we put 1t on in the beginning. The
reason is plain. The subscriber hay-
ing paid the subscription price, and
we having lived up to our part OF the
contract, have earned the money. But
we do not like to cut off the names OF
subscribers who want their papers to
come. We dislike for any appreciative
subscriber to lose a single copy.
However unless the name Is duly re-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-02
ThouahtfuI people will paste up that

Thoughtful people will paste up that
parcels post sehsduk'ewe are publish
.ing,%for future reference.
National holidays are nuisances to
people living along rural routes re-
gardless Of their consideration for the
faithful mail carriers.
There were quite number who
neglected to watch the old year go
out Wednesday night, but most OF
them have been served with docu-
mentary evidence yesterday and to-
day in the shape Of bills. There is abb
solutely no doubt Of the fact that the
old year is dead and new one has
commenced.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-02
Now is the Time to Act.

Public Service conn,ission.-In ac-
cordan9 with the code provisions,
Governr Blease has named a public
service commission with authority to
fix and(establish maximum >fates an0l
charges for water, gas and electric
supply The commission appointed is
as follows:
Client W. Ragsdale, of Winnsboro.
D. VI Smoak Of Greenville.
d. " CASTOR, ST., Of Aiken.
TheH had been public service
commission named since the passage
Of act requiring same, by the gem
eral assembly, but the members term
either expired or they resigned from
the Office. The code provisions say
that ne members should at their first
meeting select by lot the terms Of Of
fee flr' two, four and six years.
SeGion 922 Of the code provides that
the governor shall name a public SER
vice commission, by and with the con-
sent Of the senate. The commission
Is Authorized to fix and establish in
all cites Of the state, now or hereaf-
ter Incorporated under any general or
SPECIAL law Of the state, maximum
watg, gas or electricity, furnished by
anyIfirm or corporation to such city
and the inhabitants thereof, such rates
to b reasonable and just"
TREE reputable and competent cit
izeB Of the state are to be named un-
derithe law. It Is provided that the
commissioners shall be paid $40 day
cad day while actually engaged in
the performance Of their duties. The
mqey is to be furnished by the firm
Incorporation II the commission de-
ci@s that the rates are unjust or un-
reasonable and by the city IL the de-
cilpn goes the other way.
The complaints are to be made In
witing by twenty or more citizens to
tR mayor or council Of any city. ex-
opt those cities excepted under the
,ae, and the mayor or council may
rnuest the public service commission
u hold hearings in connection with
tk complaint as to the rates.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-02

in becoming members might exercise
this prerogative, banks desiring to
take the precautionary measure OF
canvassing the sentiment of the stock
holders may, by resolution Of their
boards, submit the question to stock
holders either at the next regular
meeting or at a specially called meet
ing. This course, however, Is not in
sisted on by the organization commit
tee. Those national banks passing
resolutions of non-acceptance on or
before February %, 1914, should, as
soon thereafter as convenient and be-
fore the expiration of the twelve
months prescribed in the Federal re-
serve act, submit their action to the
stockholders for confirmation, since
non-acceptance of the provisions OF
the Federal reserve act ultimately will
involve the liquidation Of such ma
| tional bank"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-02
than it relates to tightness incident
to annual settlements and making ar
rangements for further activities.

rangementS Tor further actlVltleS.
Because we are entering upon pc
riod that is clearly based on currency
and credit conditions that constitute
much in the nature Of an experiment
compared to anything with which the
present generation is familiar, 1t be-
hooves each and every individual to
study with care the new problems that
are now being presented; but at the
same time there appears to be not the
slightest occasion for distrust or
alarm. This is especially true because
the country has never been In a
sounder or more prosperous condition,
industrially, socially or politically
and the men at the helm are people
who not only know what they are
trying to do and why; but have all
the confidence and courage that are
necessary to do it.
With it all, however, what the pres
ent year will do for most people
whether for their veal or woe, help
or hurt, will depend more than any
thing else upon the individuals them
selves-the extent to which each one
discharges his own particular duty in
dealing with the various problems as
they come up.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-02
Tho Banks Are Joinina.-six hun

1.-THE Banks Are Joining.-Six hum
red and ninety-five national banks;
n state banks and twenty-three trust
l|ompanies covering over forty-five
Yates and having an aggregate capi-
kal exclusive Of surplus Of approx
mately $500, 100000 have informed the
Federal authorities Of their intention
10 enter the new currency system.
This was announced by the treasury
last Wednesday night, a
week after the currency reform law
l. Jas enacted.
The departments statement said:
six hundred and ninety-five appli-
cations have been received from ma
tonal banks with an aggregate capi-
tai Of about $250,000, 900, SO that up
senting approximately one-fourth OF
the total national banking capital OF
the country already have signified
their intention to enter the system.
"Forty-nine state banks and twen-
ty-three trust companies also have
notified the department Of their in
tention to become members. OF the
695 national banks applying fifty
three are in the New England states.
112 in the eastern states. 191 IN the
southern states, 227 in the middle
states, SO in the western states and
43 in the Pacific states.
"Of the national banks So have
capital Of 100000 or more, 142 have
a capital Of from $250,000 to $1,000
900; 270 have q capital Of from $780,.
900 to $250,000 and 214 have a capital
of less than 100000.
1.-TWO trust companies applying have
a capital Of $5,000,000 or more and
four trust companies have a capital
of from $1,o0o,000 to s5,000.000.
P. w. Hill, secretary Of the Iowa
State Bankers association, telegraph
ed the department Wednesday night.
that the organization COMMITTEES
could rely on the hearty cooperation
of the banks Of Iowa
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-02

Woodrow Wilson was born at
Staunton, Va, in 1856. Robert L.
Owen, chairman of the senate banking
and currency committee, was born at
Lynchburg, Va, in 1856. Carter Glass,
chairman Of the corresponding COM
mittee Of the house, was born at
Lynchburg, Va, in 1858. Other men
had much to do with the enactment of
the new banking and currency law,
but these three, born within fifty miles
Of each other, two Of them in the same
year, had the greatest responsibilities.
One is president, elected from New
Jersey; another is senator from Ok
lahoma, state never dreamed OF In
his youth, and the other, representa-
tive still lives in his native town. In
a country so vast and so new as this,
Fate plays many pranks, but in all its
history there have been few coinci-
dences more interesting.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-02
MERE MENTION

An Atlanta, Ca, woman, mari u
thirty years, the mnher Of te -
dren, is suing her husabnd for e
She alleges that tn, husband I'd
her and threatened rtNCkill tho J.
dren. John Ritz, aged 65 rs,
inventor Of the cash register, d erat
Dayton, Ohio, Tuesday. .. julie b e.
drines, French aviator, has ist
completed flight from Paris to lro
Egypt, and says he will fly to Agra :
liza. The navy department recent t
ly transported $50 recruits from Chi
cago to Seattle, Wash, at an expense
for feed Of A cents Ser'ma per day
1900. An Atlanta police court Judge
told negro, Tuesday, that he ought
to have stolen an automobile instead
Of horse as charged. II he had stolen
an $4,000 automobile, the crime would
have been a misdemeanor, with one
years Imprisonment, while stealing q
$40 horse was felony and would
probably mean long term OF years
..... Robert Adamson, a former At
lanta newspaper man, Is to be ire
commissioner Of New York, under app
pointment Of Mayor Mitchell. :. Mis-
Lucy Hoke Smith, daughter Of SenaI
tor Hoke Smith Of Georgia, was mai
ried in Washington, Tuesday, to Er
sign Aston r. Simpson, Of the U. III
navy. Harry Fragson, q Vaudt
vile performer, was shot to death
Paris, France, Tuesday, by his y.
phia Of Sweden, died at Stockholm, p
TUESDAY, aged II years. .Renel K |
Fleming, a sailor on the battleshel
Ohio, died Sunday at the Guantanahol
isolation camp. He was the secNdl
victim Of an outbreak Of smallpox lonl
the Ohio. 80. Bob Fitzsimnons, 0csj
heavyweight champion OF the weld
has been refused permission by NHl
New York athletic commissibnto rAkl
ticipate in a ten round bout in thlfl
state. Two negroes killed a dti.]
zen near Chestertown, Md, or M&s-l
day Of last week. They We're fTeafdl
and confessed the crime, T nj
trial of the negroes began orW ~
day. "A joint legisladvec4 4t.
tee Of West Virginia, has bell vi
tigating the election Of fnitS
senator in 1913, and has md k
port charging five membes Ith
cepting bribes and recomles Is
expulsion. The jury n o 4
Of Hans Schmidt, the Cat,oI n, A
for the murder Of Ann Imer IL
New York, after being outfcth
six hours, reported a msti "a
were discharged. Two otttl tr =
stood for acquittal on thelgan nS
insanity. The other ten wder
viction in the first degree
yards and severe storms hlVlo L
great deal Of damage aid Ad
much suffering throughout h, r.
during the past three or foul. SsWT
Mrs. Lille Devereux Blak4 N ch.
years, one of the original vi whn ~,
fragists of the United StatR, dee
at Englewood, n. ].
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-02

We would like to see one Of those
twelve regional banks located in Co.
lumbia. 1t is true that Atlanta is 9
larger city, but Columbia is as conve-
nient to a larger and more important
banking territory. If it is not alto
gether a matter Of pull, and we hope
it is not, there are as many good rea-
sons to be urged in favor Of Columbia
as any other city.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-02

1t is worth while to call especial at
tention to H. H. Caldwelrs "Ode to
Kings Mountain" published in this
issue. So far as we are aware there
are few copies Of this beautiful COM
position in existence, and there are
not a great many people Of today,
who have ever read it. 1t is good
thing to go into the literary scrap
book and every reader who keeps such
a thing will at once be so impressed.