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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-17
DEATH OF MAX WATERS

The Ashville Citizen Of last Wednes-
day contains information Of the death
Of Max Waters, youngest son OF the
late w. J. Waters, auditor Of York
county in the early nineties, and once
a resident of Yorkville. The young man
will be remembered by Yorkville peo-
pie as a boy Of infirm body; but OF
unusually bright mind. After the fam
lily left Yorkville, young Max finally
settled in Chester and in the course OF
time became manager Of the Western
Union Telegraph office at that place
He was a most efficient operator, and
because of a peculiarly lovable Chris
tian character he became very popular
He was buried in Ashville on Wednes-
day, and the Ashville Citizen Of that
date notices his death as follows:
Max Waters, who came to Ashville
about a year ago from Chester, S. c.,
and who, during the time that he has
resided in this city, has made scores OF
friends here died last night at 9.3O
o'clock at his home at AL South Main
street, following an extended illness
Inc QeCeaSeQ Is SuTVlVeu ny liS HlOlh-
er, Mrs. Fannie B. Waters; one broth
er Walter Waters; one sister, Miss
Willie Waters.
Mr.. Waters was twenty-four years
Of age and was manager Of the Chester
office of the Western Union Telegraph
company for several years prior to the
time that he came to Ashville. AS q
token Of their esteem for Mr.. Waters,
the business men Of the South Carolina
city recently sent him a handsome
gift.
Mr.. Waters was consistent mem
ber of the Methodist Episcopal church,
south, and recently the Southern Chris
tian Advocate, the official organ of the
South Carolina conference Of that de-
nomination carried long tribute from
L. D. Childs, of Chester, in which he
dealt with Mr Waters life and church
work. Referring to the deceased, the
author said in this article: He has
for some time been confined to his bed.
I go to see him now and then, not to
give comfort to him, but that may get
inspiration from him. This, for all we
know him know, may be his final illness,
but be that as it may, it matters not to
Max Though young, his life is a sue
cess. Tenderly has he fulfilled the du-
ties Of son. Constant faithfulness to
manly righteousness has proven an
anchor Of faith and courage to more
than one of those who know him."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-17
Gov BIease and Reporter Sparks

Gov. Blease and Reporter Sparks
Today's hearing was marked by a short
colloquy between Governor Blease and
Joseph Sparks, a well know newspa-
per man who has been reporting the
meetings of the committee The gov
ernor read extracts from the record Of
the committees sessions, which, he
said, sustained his position in the en-
tire matter, and stated that unless this
would be in the printed report OF the
committee he wished to send 1t in a
special message to the legislature, as
he knew the newspapers would not
print 1t.
MIR. Sparks arose and stated that II
the committee would furnish him with
a COPY Of the minutes in question he
would gladly publish the vital parts.
Governor Blease said: Yes, and the
vital parts will all be against Blease." "
to which Mr.. Sparks replied: The
governor may point out what he con-
siders the vital parts"
when I get to be news censor for
the Columbia State" said the govern
or, Il won't be on this earth; 1 will
be in hell"
You are damn right" replied Mr..
Sparks Chairman Mauldin raped for
order before other remarks had been
exchanged.
DR.. Griffin was examined by Govern
or Blease as to his political affiliation.
declaring himself an Anti-Bleasite. The
governor brought this out, he said, to
show that the Blease board had not
allowed prejudice to decide their
choices. The governor took occasion
to rap DR.. Babcock for his European
trip to study pellagra.-Columbia spe-
cial of Friday, to the News and Courier.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-17

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

U. ID. C.'s-Will present Brass But
tons" at the opera house next Fri
day evening with local talent. A
comedy in three acts.
B. F. Scoggins, Hickory Grove-Wants
fifty head Of young, thin cattle.
A. W. cFarland-Requests subscrib-
ers to The Enquirer to make pay
ment at their earliest convenience.
Shieder Drug Store-Can fit your eyes
with glasses that will give comfort
and guarantees satisfaction.
Yorkville Hardware CO.-Asks you tc
come 10 1t for wire needed to build
or repair your garden fences.
First National Bank, Sharon-Is anx-
ious to tell you Of the advantages
of a checking account and invites
you TO come and talk II over.
G. w. Whitesides & Co., Sharon-Has
especially good work shoes and Of
fers them and all shoes at the right
prices for cash. Other goods
Mrs. J. F. A. Smith, Yorkville No. L
Can furnish fine Wyandotte eggs al
$3.50 per setting Of Is.
s. c. Smith, Yorkville No. Has a
12-year- old bay horse, gentle and a
good worker for sale cheap.
Mcconnell Dry Goods Co.'s offering
good values in misfit clothing for
men-one price, $12.5U suit.
York Supply Co.-Can supply all kinds
of building materials; sells cotton
seed hulls and meal; garden seeds
hay, flour, etc.
Carroll Bros-.Want farmers to see
them for fertilizers of the best kind
for buggies, wagons, fence wire, etc.
Bank of Clover-Reminds you that II
is keeping at 1t that builds a savings
Tk &c % = al h,,t1
with it.
Quinn 6, McCiill-Have fresh car OF
mules and will be in Yorkville first
Mondays Of each month at Carroll
:. Bros lot.
James Bros.-Say that Mr.. ]. s. James
has gone for more mules and wants
you to tell them what you want.
Thomson Co.--Continues its Mill Fac
tory Syndicate sale until Saturday
night on account Of bad weather.
Kirk patrick -Relk Co.-Wants room
for spring goods, and offers reduced
prices on all winter goods.
Cloud Cash Store-Opens it's second
white goods and clearance sale to-
morrow for ten days and offers
bargains on seasonable merchan-
disc.
Yorkville Bargain House-On page 4
announces "big dollar days" for Fri
day, Saturday and Monday.
Sherer & Quinn-Make their initial
bow as grocers. having opened a
stock Of goods in the McNeel build
ing and solicit your patronage.
J. A. Marion, Referee-Publishes no
tice in the case of John w. Boyd ct
al. VS.. Eliza Jane Boyd ct al.
Lyric Theatre-Gives programme for
the week. Aladdin next Monday;
In the Shadow of Nazareth. Feb. %.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-17

Hurrah for Mr. Wilson for his refus-
al to sign the immigration bill because
Of the literacy test. We wish that ev-
cry man and woman in the world could
read, and we believe that the world
would be better If this were true; but
the idea or inference that the man who
is unable to read or write is criminal
on that account is silly, and when a
man like President Wilson, an educator
by trade, confirms this proposition, he
only emphasizes his breadth Of mind
and bigness Of soul. 1t is common for
ordinary folks to look down upon peo-
pie who cannot read. We pity the IL
literate; but the people who look down
on the illiterate because they are illit-
crate, are more proper objects Of pity.
Illiteracy is not a sign Of criminality.
We can point out in this county chill
dren Of illiterate parents who are as
good citizens as we have. We have
known and do know illiterate people
who are as honest and true as any peo-
pie we know. AS we have said, we
feel sorry for the man or woman who
has not been taught to read; but we
do not look down upon him or her on
that account. Again we say, hurrah for
Mr. Wilson, one Of the biggest men
who has ever sat in the presidential
chair.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-17

We have received copy Of the an
nual report of the State Bank Exam
iner, Mr.. B. ]. Rhame, directed ITO
His Excellency, the Governor of South
Carolina" The report includes all the
published statements Of all the banks
in the state, operating under domestic
charters from November 26, 1912. to
October 81, 1918, and also information
as to banks that have been organized
and liquidated during that period
There are S14 commercial and savings
banks, IS branches and private banks
under the jurisdiction Of the office.
Since November 26, 1912, there have
been organized IA new banks with an
authorized capital of $685., 900 and $276,-
242.50 paid in. The total assets Of all
the banks operating under state char
ters on October 81, 1913, was $S1,130,-
S94.19, an increase Of SIC, 0,146, ,453.12,
since November 26, 1912.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-17

Tillman and Mclaurin.-While it Is
generally known, says a Columbia dis
patch, that United States Senator Ben
jamin R. Tillman and former United
States Senator John l.. McLaurin, who
is now a member Of the state senate,
patched up their feud Of IA years
standing, when Senator Tillman was
here to testify at the insane asylum
hearing recently, it is known only to
a few intimate friends Of both just how
the reconciliation was brought about.
In order to learn who was the medi-
ator between the two men, who had
not spoken since their fist fight in the
senate at Washington on Feb. %, 1900.
Senator McLaurin was asked to give
the correct story.
While appearing reluctant to discuss
the matter, Senator McLaurin said:
"Dr. j. w. Babcock, superintendent
of the State Hospital for the Insane,
took me in his automobile from the
Jefferson hotel where / was stopping
to his home at the hospital grounds.
Senator Tillman was already there, as
guest of the DOCTOR and was in the
doctors sitting room.
Il went into the room alone and met
the senator. No reference was made
by either Of us to our former differ
ences and we merely shook hands. The
whole matter was of so purely a per-
sonal nature that I prefer not to dis
cuss it in the public prints"
1t is understood that this was the
first time in II years that either sena-
tor had seen the other, and they ex-
changed greetings for the first time
since the memorable fist fight which
brought them both so much unpleasant
notoriety.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-17
AEOUT PEOPLE

Dr. w. NJ. Love Of Chester. was In
Yorkville, yesterday.
Miss Anna Lewis Of Yorkville. left
today to visit relatives in Raleigh
N. C.
Miss Hattie Glover, Of Walterboro, is
visiting Mrs. Henry Stokes in York
vile.
Mr.. o. A. and Allie Osborne OF
Blacksburg spent Sunday with York
vile friends.
Miss Lydia Mae Osborne Of Blacks
burg has returned home after a visit
to relatives in Yorkville.
Mrs. G. o. Doggett of Charlotte, N
c., is visiting her uncle, Dr. A. Y. Cart
wright, in Yorkville.
Mr.. John S. James Of the firm OF
James Bros, left Sunday for the Ten
nessee mule markets.
Misses Matte Gettys and Lottie
Dunlap of Yorkville No. 3, are visiting
friends in Clover
Mr.. Boyce Plaxco has resumed his
sudies at Erskine college, after a visit
to his parents on Yorkville No.
Misses Margaret and Lena Caldwell
of Kings Creek, are visiting their aunt
Mrs. Jesse Higgins, in Baltimore, Md.
Mesdames o. A. Osborne Of Blacks
burg and e. A. Correll Of Maiden, N. c.
are visiting the family Of Mrs. A. B.
Crosby in Yorkville.
Mrs. w. G. Latimer returned to her
home in Yorkville yesterday, after q
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-17

his campaign in the hands OF his fol-
lowers. Typical Of all latter-day politi-
cal fights in the south, the Hobson- I'm
derwood campaign has been more or
less involved with the question OF state
wide prohibition. Mr.. Hobson has
charged his opponent with having been
influenced by the liquor interests he
also has charged that corporation in
fluence was behind the campaign OF
Mr.. Underwood for the presidential
nomination in 1912. All Of these charges
have been denied by Mr.. Underwood. A
short time ago there was prospect OF
several joint debates between the two
candidates and the state was greatly
excited over the prospect. Mr.. Hobson
has issued repeated challenges from
the stump but Mr.. Underwood an
nounced that he could not indulge In
any such campaign in view Of the de-
mands made upon him in Washington.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-17

The Index made feeble formal pro-
test last week in the shape OF tele.
gram or two against the proposed bill
of Sen. Carlisle to reduce the rate or
legal advertising. After sending these
off an editorial in The Yorkville En-
quirer was read and the Index finds it.
self coming more or less rapidly to The
Enquirer's standpoint Of view" as g
former Greenwood politician used tc
say. There are two sides to this as
we'll as almost every proposition. The
newspapers protesting will be accused
Of selfishness, and perhaps much Of II
is. 1t is a fact, however, that the lega
advertising costs more to the newspa.
per than the commercial and higher
rate is only fair. Whether the full lie.
gal rate is too high is another side.
The Index could suggest to Sen. Car.
Isle some other ways he could save
money for the people If this is his OBJ
ject. How about a statute to fix law
yer's fees, not to exceed so much?-
Greenwood Index.
Although maybe intended only as 6
hit back, that last suggestion is quite
pertinent. If the economic training Of
the Spartanburg senator will admit Of
the idea, it might occur to him that
possibly the newspaper mans knowing
how, in connection with his labor, eX-
pense and invested capital ought tc
amount to at least as much as the
lawyers knowing how"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-17

The fairest and most satisfactory re-
ports of the asylum investigation are
those being published in the News and
Courier. The News and Courier is not
publishing as much Of the proceedings
as some of the other papers; but it is
giving a more correct idea Of the real
trouble, which seems to be political
rather than otherwise. Other questions
have been injected 20 be sure, as is
generally the case with controversies
of a political nature; but they appear
to have come in mainly for the purpose
of clouding the issue, and that being
the case with the most Of the irrele-
want matter that is coming out, it is
easy for a newspaper that so desires
to give the public almost any kind of
an understanding of the situation; but
as we have stated we think the News
and Courier is coming nearest to Civ
ing the true facts.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-17
WITHIN THE TOWN

- Because Of the peculiar construc'
ton of the roof of the Associate Re-
formed church, the sleet Of Friday piled
itself up to such an extent as to cause
a leak. The accumulated drift had tt
be removed Sunday afternoon before
the leak was stopped.
Mr.. C. F. Sherer has purchased
from Mr.. s. M. McNeel, the Zuchel
house and lot opposite the McNee
block. The deal which has been pend.
ing for quite a while, was closed yes
terday. The building Is now occupied
by the Handy Kitchen, John Demas
proprietor, and under the arrangement
agreed upon, Mr.. Demas will continue
where he Is at least until the close o.
the present year The building Of
which Mr.. Sherer now becomes the
owner, was built in the early 70's BY
Mr.. ]. U. Zucher, a native of Switzer.
land, who came to Yorkville some years
before the Civil war, and who conduct.
ed bakery and confectionery business
until his death in the late 70's.
There Is a provision in the code oi
1912 which prohibits towns Of less thar
5000 inhabitants from increasing the
municipal tax levy beyond 1 per cent
Since the act that prescribes a means
Of amending town charters by a refer.
endum vote, prescribes that such
amendment must not be inconsistent
with the laws Of the state, the local taH
levy cannot be increased in that way
1t is quite certain, however, that the
act quoted in the last issue Of The En-
quirer can be made effective If the peo.
pie so desire to take away the power
Of the town council to impose license
taxes for any purpose, or 1t may be
used to limit the right to impose such
taxes for only such purposes as may be
specified in a proposed amendment.
The Last Days Of Pompeii was the
attraction at the Lyric yesterday. AS
advertised, there were eight reels Of 1t
and the whole story was passed over
the screen three times, beginning al
1890 a. m, and p. m. Two and q
half hours were required for each pre-
sentation. The audience was quite
small in the morning; but in the after
noon it numbered nearly a hundred
and in the evening nearly two hundred
the full seating capacity Of the house
with extra chairs. The film version OF
the story follows with remarkable f.
deity the text of Sir Bulwer Lytton's
great book. It shows the city Of Pom
peii as it existed before its destruction
the people as they lived, dressed and
amused themselves. their social life
their games, their cruel sports, their
intrigues and all. The beautiful love
story Of Glaucus and lone, the perfidy
Of Arbaces and the sad self-sacriflce OF
the noble blind girl Nydia. 1t was real
ly a remarkable exhibition that was
we'll worth while.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-17
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

The senate last night indefinitely
postponed the McLaurin warehouse
bill by a vote Of IA to 13, and then vot-
ed to re- consider. The understanding
is that the measure will come to vote
today.
- Gaffney telephone subscribers are
making a vigorous kick against the To-
cal management, and are signing a
strong petition to the general manager
Of the Piedmont Telephone company
asking for a change.
j. F. Walker and Ben Walker, who
killed ]. B. Harter, chief Of police OF
Allendale in Barnwell county, last Sep
tember, were put on trial at Barnwell
yesterday. They plead guilty Of man
slaughter and were sentenced to five
years each on the county chaingang.
A Washington dispatch says that
the senate judiciary committee has re-
ported favorably upon the confirmation
of the appointment Of Weston and
Sims, to be district attorney and mar
shall, respectively, and this being true
the probability Is that the balance will
be plain sailing.
John A. Southal, who on the 10th
Of october last broke out Of the Ches-
ter Jail, where he had been imprisoned
1or Durglar1Zlng the store or the CheS-
ter Drug company. has been located in
the Tennessee state prison, where he is
serving sentence for burglary. The
Chester authorities hope to get him
again upon the expiration Of his term
in Tennessee.
President Wilson has pardoned
Milton A Carlisle, the aged Newberry
banker, who was sentenced to five
years in the Federal prison in Atlanta.
for violating the national banking laws.
After the sentence had been confirmed
by the court Of appeals, the president
commuted Mr.. Carlisle's punishment to
one year in the Newberry Jail, and on
yesterday Sheriff Blease, Of Newberry,
received instructions to release Mr..
Carlisle, and he was turned out at
once.
- The postoffice department Is trying
to locate the writer of an anonymous
letter to President Wilson, enclosing
twenty dollars in gold as a starter"
toward the purchase by the govern
ment of the telephone and telegraph
lines. The letter was mailed from
San Francisco and commended the
plan to purchase the lines Of commu-
nication. 1t said some money for that
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-17
visit to Mr.. and Mrs. G. Carl Latimer

visit to Mr.. and Mrs. G. Carl Latimer,
in Chester.
Mrs. Pelham Morrow Of Hamlet, N.
c., left yesterday for Gastonia, after a
visit of several days to Mrs. D. T.
Woods, in Yorkville.
Rock Hill Herald: j. K. Scoggins,
bookkeeper for w. G. Reid & Son, who
has been sick for about ten days, is
not improving. Mr.. Scoggins had
measles and pneumonia developed.
Brainerd M. Dobson, formerly of
Yorkville; but for some years past a
paymaster in the navy. with long
record Of meritorious service, has
charge Of the factory the government
Is establishing in Charleston for the
manufacture Of clothing for the sailors
and marines Of the navy.
Mr. Robert A. Caldwell is seriously
i'll at his home in Gastonia with double
pneumonia. Owing to Mr.. Caldwells
advanced age-S2, there Is very little
hope entertained for his recovery, and
information from him Sunday was that
he was barely living and could not sur
vive the week. Mr.. Caldwell Is a broth
er Of the late Mr.. William Caldwell and
Mrs. M. A. McElwee, Of Kings Creek.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-17

IT. P. Gore, the blind senator from
Oklahoma, is being sued at Oklahoma
City for $4,000 damages by Mrs. Min
ME T. Bond because of alleged assault
in a Washington hotel last fall. The
case Is attracting considerable inter-
est Senator Gore claims that the
whole thing is tumbled up; that the
woman came to see him to get a Fed
eral appointment for her husband;
that while he supposed she was lead
ing him to the parlor, she took him to
a room where witnesses had been sta
toned and attempted to put him in a
compromising position. He claims that
the case Is being pushed mainly by
politicians for political purposes rather
than for money.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-17

Washington, February 16: Presi-
dent Wilson will veto the Burnett i'm
migration bill II it comes to him for
signature with the so-called literary
test contained in 1t. This became
known tonight from an authoritative
quarter, after Chairman Smith of the
senate immigration committee had an
nounced that the bill virtually as It
passed the house, including the litera-.
cy test, would be favorably reported to
the senate soon. Prospects are that the
bill will pass the senate as reported
from the committee, but the measure
never will become a law, according to-
close friends of the president The
president does not consider literacy a
test Of character and believes some
other means should be devised to pre-
vent undesirable aliens from entering
the United States. He told callers to-
day that he had given his view to the
senate committee and had left 1t to
them to make 1t public or not as they
choose.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-17
ECHO OF THE X, K, X,

The following correspondence pub
lished in the Columbia State of yester-
day, will prove Of considerable local
interest:
To the Editor Of the State:
On December IL, 1871, Robert Hayes
Mitchell was placed on trial at Colum-
bia as defendant in one Of the famous
Ku Klux cases Of that date Mitchell
lived at Yorkville, York county, and
the testimony in the case related to
doings Of the Ku Klux in that section
Of the state. The trial was known as
the case Of the United States vs. Rob-
ert Hayes Mitchell
Hugh l.. Bond was presiding judge
and George s. Bryan, associate judge.
The counsel for the government were
David T. Corbin, United States district
attorney, and D. H. Chamberlain, at
torney general Of the state of South
Carolina. For the defense the appear
ances were Reverdy Johnson, Henry
Stanbury and Mr.. Hart.
Benn Pitman, founder Of the well
known school Of stenography, assisted
by young court reporter-Louis F.
Post-reported the trial. Mr.. Post now
holds the position Of assistant secre-
tary Of the department Of labor, Wash
ington. In a private letter he lately re-
ferred to his part in this trial, and now
gives permission to have this letter
printed. L. T. Rightsell.
LAGRANGE, N. C.