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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-26

We think the editor Of the Yorkville
Enquirer takes life too seriously. What
was intended as q pleasantly is mis-
construed as personal. Why should we
desire to offend? The Enquirer has not
convinced us we are wrong, and even
If it did we would not want to be Of
fensive but would thank our contem-
porarv for shedding light on subject.
We simply disagree as to Mr.. Finley's
Democracy and because we disagree is
no reason why we should quarrel II,
as The Enquirer says, there is no sense
in this controversy, and The Enquirer
is not interested, why did 1t start 1t,
and why does it keep 1t up?-Gaffney
Ledger.
We objected" to the expression re-
ferred to solely because We do not
think that personal references, pleas
ant or otherwise, have any place in an
editorial discussion of such points as
are at issue. The question was and is
whether a man who in strict accord
with the Democratic platform, failed
to support the president on the tolls
issue, was tending toward Republic
canism" We are quite sure that even
President Wilson would not so hold.
But the Ledger will please believe that
objection" does not necessarily mean
"offense." We certainly do not feel Of
Tended, either personally or editorially.
AS to whether The Enquirer takes life
too seriously is another question; but
we do not deny that in our opinion life
is indeed serious problem. However,
may be in it's remarks above. those re-
marks are in good taste. and we have
mo objection" to register against
them
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-26
MERE M ENTlON.

The militant suffragettes Of London
on Friday, ruined five famous paint
ings in the National Art gallery, de-
nounced King George to his face, and
in Edinburgh attempted to blow up a
church. The violent outbreak was in
revenge for arrests by the police the
day before. .. Philadelphia is making
plans for a Fourth Of July celebration
that will be Of nation wide interest,
because Of the large number Of promi-
nent men to be invited for the occasion.
.... Three persons were drowned and
a number hurt at Hoboken, n. j. Fri
day when the gang plank from a pier
to the deck Of a steamship broke and
threw them into the water. Two OF
Englands largest shipping companies
have combined with a capital of s4O.-
600, 900. An old man and a young
man committed suicide in New York.
Friday. by jumping from the Manhat-
tan bridge. Colonel Roosevelt Is to
make a three weeks speech making
campaign through Pennsylvania in the
interest Of the candidacy Of Clifford
Pinchot for the United States senate.
Prince Mestchesky, the man be-
hind the throne" in Russia, has been
sentenced to a weeks confinement in
prison by court martial, for publishing
'rvelations in regard to a mutiny in
tie Russian navy. .... Lieut.. Won Thu
ena of the German army, last week
won a prize offered by Prince Henry
for a reliability aviation test. The lieu
tenant flew 1,1O3 miles in 1,035 min
utes Fierce forest fires in Japan
last week covered an area Of 400 square
miles. Thirteen lives were lost.
Postal officials are making investiga-
tions to determine how many frankal
letters were sent out by Representa-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-26
nIlr TOWARD POINT

In snite of the drouth which has
been as prevalent in that section as
any other part of the county, farmers
in the eastern side of Bethel township
have little reason to complain. None
of the crops are seriously suffering up
to this time, and judging from the ap-
pearance Of the crops along the road.
stands of cotton and corn are pretty
good.
In company with two friends who are
good farmers, a representative or The
ENQUIRER drove out into the northeast
ern section Of the county recently, the
object of the trip being to see section
of the county which this particular
representative had never seen before.
The trip going was by way of the Rod
dey place on to Mr.. Perry Fergusons
store, across to the home OF Mr. Lin
Woods and as far as Concord church,
and almost to the river. The crops In
that section are looking well, good
stands Of cotton being seen all along
the road, as we'll as a great deal OF
wheat and oats. In some instances
acres Of wheat are to be seen on one
side of the road while the other side
was covered with oats, and while the
yield would probably have been greater
had there been more rain, farmers OF
that particular section are going to
reap a good harvest.
The return trip was by way Of Plax-
co.'s mill. and the people along this road
have fully as good prospects as are on
the other road. The hot weather OF the
past few days has brought up great
deal Of cotton. Much grain Is also in
evidence along this road. and the farm :
er friends Of the reporter, while not
willing to say that the grain crop was
larger and better in the Bethel country
than in their own vicinity further
down, were free to admit that it looked
pretty good.
Taking everything into considera.
ton the crops in this section are equal
to those in any part Of the county ad
far superior to some. One thing is GER
tain-they believe in raising wheat and
oats.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-26
New Club Enro me Mt,

AS we have said before, we do not
see a great deal Of objection to the
changes that have been made in the
rules for the regulation Of the right to
vote in the primary.
There is nothing unfair about the
matter on it's face certainly; but then
in order to see to 1t that the people OF
the county and state are enabled to
speak out on candidates, etc, it is very
important that everybody interested
give attention to the matter Of secur-
ing general enrolment.
There are thousands of people in
South Carolina who do not become
much interested in elections until along
about the last days, and it has fire.
quently happened even under the old
rules that men otherwise fully quail
fed from voting in the primary were
debarred by reason Of their failure to
be registered within five days of the
election.
We anticipate that under the ar
rangement which provides for COM
plete new enrolment, every man
who fails to get his name on the club
roll within thirty days Of the primary
may be debarred from voting. Judging
the future by the past we will suggest
that this will happen regardless of
how active the people may be; but at
the same time, the greater the atten-
ton the public gives to the subject
the more thorough will the enrolment
be.
OF course it would be an ideal state
Of affairs if every individual citizen
would see to it that his name is placed
on the roll Of his nearest club; but
there is simply no use talking of any
thing of the kind. There are many
people who just won't do it, and they
are not all to be found in the illiterate
classes either.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-26
yoRKvILLE SCHOOL CLOSES

At least five hundred people Of York
VILE and the community surrounding
attended the commencement exercises
in the school auditorium Friday even
ing. the exercises being begun about
$50 o'clock. Rev. Henry Stokes offering
the opening prayer.
Pupils Of the tenth grade presented
class exercises. Henning Adickes made
the address Of welcome Frances Lewis
read the class history. Louise Barron
the poem and Rachel Wylie the proph-
ecy as to the future of the respective
members. Following music by Misses
Sarah wilkins and Maud Eberhardt,
Mr.. G. w. S. Hart who presided. intro
duced as the speaker Of the occasion,
Rev. DR.. P. B. Wells, pastor Of st.
Johns Methodist church, Rock Hill.
Taking as his subject, "A Plea for
the Book" DR.. Wells in an interesting
and able manner, spoke Of the Bibles
influence on literature. The Bible, he
said, was not a preachers book, but
humanitys guide, and it's many usages
make it worthy Of the highest consid-
Grafton. 1t is the hottest book in the
world, and the newest and freshest
book in literature, and it ranks su-
preme among the classics.
The Bible has largely contributed to
our English speech, and it has exercis-
ed a great influence in the lives OF our
choicest writer's. 1t has caused the
standard Of our literature to be raised,
by imposing a great moral element in
the best works.
The Book has been more productive
of thought than any other work The
works Of Dante, Milton, Michael Ange-
10. Raphael and others Of renown have
been based upon the Bible. and it has
withstood the influence and power of
many blatherskites like Bob Ingersoll.
Daniel Webster said the Bible was
the heart of literature" and it is a
fact that a knowledge Of the Bible is
essential to a knowledge Of literature,
and nothing better than the story of
the Christ has ever been written.
The Bible, asserted the speaker, has
furnished material for our choicest lit
erature and it is the very foundation or
our civil and religious liberty.
Following music. Overture to Will
liam Telr'-Misses Mary Stokes and
Maud Eberhardt, the awarding or vari-
Gus medals was announced; the an
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-26
The Charlotte Observer wisely

The Charlotte Observer wisely re-
marks that although ]. Pierpont Nor
gan did not choose the time of his de-
cease, that event came off with as much
timeliness as if it had been a matter of
the financier's own choosing. There is
a suggestion that the invincible finan-
cial king got what he wanted even in
death: but the real point in the OBJ
servers remark as we see it, is that 1t
was good for Mr.. Morgan that he died
when he did. All this must be true;
but also we submit there is something
in the suggestion that if Mr. Morgan
were still alive, he would be powerful
enough to keep back some Of the un-
pleasant things that are now coming
out. 1t is sincerely to be hoped, how
ever, that the whole miserable business
will be sifted to the very bottom.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-26

Further than the information con-
tanned in the papers, we know nothing
of the attack on Mr.. Sam Rittenberg in
Charleston, last Saturday. Mr.. Ritten-
burg says the attack was because OF
his politics, and the men who made the
attack say it was a personal affair." So
far there is a dearth of disinterested
testimony. If there is anybody else
who knows anything, they have evil
IDENTIFY been afraid to speak. But
whether the assault was for personal
or political reasons, it seems to have
been a frameup in which two or more
men had arranged to do up one man,
and it was cowardly and contemplate.
And after all what is the difference
whether the assault was political or
personal? Surely political ruffians are
not to be held less blamable than are
thugs who attack for spite, revenge or
robbery. We would like to see the
truth come out in this matter; but
where is the hope for anything Of the
kind? If it be fact that the police
were Indifferent to outrage, what guar
antee is there that the grand and petit
jurors will be any more concerned?
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-26

The Footsteps Of the Fathers notes
now running in The Enquirer have
about reached the time when the men
of York began to come to the front in
companies to give their service to their
state. We find in the records many
company rolls, some of them of the
companies as they stand under the
regular existing militia organization
and others as they were mustered for
service at the front. These rolls con-
tain much information that will prove
of value TO members of the families OF
the volunteers because in some in
stances no doubt there are no other
records in existence. 1t is our purpose
to republish all the company rolls, in
the order of their original publication
carrying along in the meantime, how
ever the record of the other ordinary
routine of the events of the day as
heretofore
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-26
Senator AppeIt's Statement.

The News and Courier last night re-
ceived statement from State Senator
Louis Appelt, at Manning. saying the
had read in the Sunday News of the
fight in the Argyle hotel. ITO say
that the use of my name to induce Mr.
Rittenberg from his home for an un-
lawful purpose has aroused my indig.
nation feebly expresses my feelings.
cannot recall ever having seen OF
heard of persons by the name OF
George Hartnett and James Living
ston. | certainly was not in Charles
ton, last Saturday and when in the
city / usually stop at the Charleston
not the Argyle" Senator Appelt says
Mr.. Applet says that he cannot under
stand why any persons should use his
name for such a purpose. unless they
knew that Mr.. Rittenberg and / are
friends. and ii would be the best way
to entice him from home"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-26
J., visited relatives in Yorkville, this

c., visited relatives in Yorkville, this
week.
Miss Mamie Plaxco Of Yorkville. is
spending a few days with friends in
Rock Hill.
Miss Meta Cooper Of Wisacky, S. c.,
Is the guest Of Misses Rita and Julia
Witherspoon, in Yorkville.
Mrs. NJ. E. Deal who has been spend
ing some time in Atlanta. has returned
to her home in Blacksburg.
Mrs. Lou Wilson of Columbia, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. w. B. Steele
and other relatives in Yorkville.
Miss Kate Brandon, of Bethel, was
among those who graduated from the
Winthrop Training school at Rock Hill
this week.
Miss Julia Witherspoon, who has been
spending several weeks in Asheville
N. c., has returned to her home in
Yorkville.
Miss Sophie Ewart who has been
visiting Mrs. A. r. Ewart and family
in Yorkville, has returned to Colum-
bia.
Dr. F. w. Pressly Of Glover, is to de-
liver the address to the graduating
class Of the North Carolina Medical
college, at Charlotte, on June l.
Misses Mildred and Annie Currence
Of Yorkville r. F. D. s, visited Miss
Mamie Kate Brian in Yorkville, Inst
week.
Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Courtney left
Yorkyille yesterday afternoon for Lake
City, having been summoned there or
account Of the critical illness of Mr.
Courtneys mother.
Miss Bonnie Plexico, daughter of Mr.
M. E. Plexico Of Yorkville, was oper-
ated on for appendicitis at the Fennel
Infirmary, Rock Hill, Saturday. Her
condition Is entirely satisfactory.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Stroup and sons
Clayborne and Quay, and Mr.. and Mrs
]. E. Stroup Of Yorkville. are attending
the commencement exercises at the
Presbyterian college, in Charlotte.
Mr. and Mrs. r. f.. Henry. Mr.. Frank
Lewis and Miss Mary Lewis Of Fort
Mill. and Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Hemphill
Of Chester, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Witherspoon in Yorkville, this week.
r. ]. Morrow Of Leesville, has been
chosen junior warden OF the Masonic
lodge at that place. and also councillor
Of the Jr. O. Y. A. NJ. Mr.. Morrow for
merly lived near Ogden in this county
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-26

nOuncement being greeted with the
keenest interest by the school children
as well as patrons and friends.
The first presentation was the medal
offered by the Kings Mountain Chap
ter d. A. r., to the tenth grade student
writing the best essay on the subject.
The Winter at Valley Forge" Hen
ming Adickes was winner. the next four
best papers in order being those Of:
Elizabeth Wilborn, Elizabeth Grist. Lu-
cia Reid Ewart, Frances Lewis.
The U. D. C. medal offered on the
same terms as the above, the subject
being Jefferson Davis" was received
by Henning Adickes. The following re-
ceived honorable mention Rachel
Wylie, States Finley, Reola Young
blood. Elizabeth Grist.
States Finley was presented with
the decoration given to the best drilled
| student in the military company OF the
school.
Allan Stokes, of the fourth grade,
won the medal offered to the best story
| teller in the ten grades. Annie Wallace
Marshall received second place and
Irene Moore. third.
Earl Gaulden was declared the best
speller in the school. receiving the
prize. In an examination on fifty words
the high school boy missed only one,
the word being ''recision." Clementine
Wallace was second in the contest for
this medal and Rachel Wylie secured
third place.
The scholarship medal was received
| by Henning Adickes, whose general
average for the year was 81. Rachel
Wylie averaged 80, and Frances Lewis
and Frances Pegram tied for third
honors. with a mark Of 84
Each Of the four boys and fourteen
girls constituting the graduating class
received full diploma Professor ]. H.
Witherspoon presented diplomas to the
following: Henning Adickes. Robert
Finley States Finley. Lewis Grist.
Louise Barron. Lucia Reid Ewart Sal
| lie Feemster. Elizabeth Grist Annie
May Harshaw, Thelma Inman. Frances
Lewis Sara Logan. Maude Love. Fran
ces Pegram. Louise Quinn. Elizabeth
| Wilborn. Rachel Wylie. Reola Young
blood
The attendance during the year just
closed has been unusually good. many
Of the pupils not having been absent
tardy or dismissed during the entire
year.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-26

We are inclined to think that 1t
would have been better if the state
executive committee had made more
equitable division of the two campaign
parties who are to canvass the state.
In view of the fact that there are prob
ably to be only two candidates for the
senatorship and long list of candi-
dates for governor and the other state
offices, all the state candidates would
have had a better show if some of them
had been assigned to the senatorial
canvass
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-26
President Mellens suggestion of g.

President Mellen's suggestion OF gov
ernment ownership of railroads is
sound. 1t was away back in the '3O's
that Mr.. Calhoun said the day would
come when the country must control
the railroads, or the railroads would
control the country. The late j. r.
Morgan attained his great financial
power through railroad manipulation,
and it is pretty generally appreciated
that he reached a position where he
could dictate government loans and
put men in the penitentiary for offenses
against banking laws and the like,
which opposed his own bankers COM
mittee, whenever he liked. The testi-
mony of Mr. Mellen also showed a fact
that was already generally appreciated
that most of the big newspapers are
owned by financial interests. and are
used to teach the people all kinds OF
misleading doctrines other than the
truth. OF course, we have no idea that
government ownership Of railroads
would cover all the ills to which the
country is heir: but it would probably
be best.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-26

tor Smith had nothing to say as yet. or
course nobody has had any idea that
either of them would do other than
vote for the bill. The probability is
that both Tillman and Smith had
friends to look after the introduction Of
resolutions in the state convention to
repeal the Democratic platform on the
tolls question, and it reminds us of the
boy who wrote Of the high school
graduates to the effect that they said
their pieces and got their flowers" But
the hardest thing to reconcile in the
resolutions adopted the other day is
the idea that candidates for national
offices must swear to abide the plat
form, be governed by caucus leaders
and stand by the president The whole
thing is very much Of a joke on some-
body.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-26

We are giving space today to the re-
production of the constitution and by
laws of the Democratic party in Soutf
Carolina, as agreed upon at the recen,
convention. This is pretty dry reading
to a good many people; but others viii
find it interesting, and every voter viii
find it important Copies of today's
paper should be filed away for future
reference
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-26

So far as c. w. Morse is concerned
we never have believed him to be any
better than the rest Of the big fellows
who play the game of so-called finance
with the bread of widows and orphans;
but we have never taken any stock in
the idea that he was any worse. We
have looked upon his Imprisonment as
an exemplification of the superior
power and influence of his antagonists,
rather than as vindication Of the
law, and we feel that way about it yet.
That is why we want to see some more
exposures.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-26

at the disposal of the proper tribunal
at the proper time. Mr.. Morgan says
that the failure of the railroad was
due to the change in the commerclai
position of New England with refer
ence to the balance of the country.
He states that during the twenty years
the Morgan firm was connected with
the railroad property, the total net
profits amounted to only $35O,OOO, al
though the firm had handled securi-
ties of the railroad to the amount or
$337 100000.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-26

Heretofore candidates and their
friends have seen to it that the names of
all possible voters have been placed on
the club rolls. Voters did not have to
concern themselves as rule. However,
names were more apt to be on the rolls
twice than not at all. Candidates and
friends of candidates should at once
get busy and have voters enrolled.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-26

Good for the New York jury that has
convicted Becker for second time.
The only thing in the way Of justice is
the question as to whether Becker
still has enough money to tempt the
lawyers to delay the execution Of the
laws mandate until all the witnesses
have been murdered or run out Of the
country.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-26
ABOUT PEOPLE

Miss Hannah Brown Of Chester. is
visiting Miss Alec Starr, in Yorkville.
Miss Mildred Mcknight Of Rock Hill
visited relatives and friends in York
ville last week.
Miss Ada d. McElwee of Yorkville
left Sunday to spend the summer II
Asheville, n. G.
Mrs. Lacy l.. Little of Charlotte. n
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-26

The best people" gag has about been
worn to a frazzle. The real best people
are those who produce that which is
useful and valuable to society. and who
have sufficient intelligence and gump-
ton not to lay the fruits of their labor
at the feet of the non producing
leeches on the body polite.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-26
NCoi 6S A1St
Charleston. May "a.

To the Editor of the News and
Courier.-Sir: With regards to state
ment of Mr.. Sam Rittenberg appear
ing in the Sunday News as to a per-
sonal difficulty in the Argyle hotel,
ask leave to say that | did not in any
way interfere with Mr.. Rittenberg un-
til he drew pistol and was about to
shoot Mr.. George Hartnett, when
knocked his hand up and the pistol
fell To the ground.
Respectfully,
J. K. Livingston.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-26
SAM RlTTENBERG AFFAIR
Parties to Alleged Assault Make State
nnents.
News and Courier. Monday

News and Courier, Monday.
TO the Editor of the News and
Courier: Please allow me space to re-
ply to the statement Of Mr.. Sam Rit-
tenberg, appearing in the Sunday
News.
| only wish to say that the difficulty
between Mr.. Rittenberg and myself
was a personal one and that neither
the name of Mr. Grace nor Sheriff
Martin was mentioned in the matter.
1t is certainly very strange that i'm
mediately after the fight and when we
were at the station house and Mr..
Rittenberg had every opportunity to
do so that he made no charges against
me- but waited until he could make
statement in the News and Courier,
apparently trying to involve and in
jure others who had nothing whatever
to do with the matter.
Respectfully,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-26

The latest joke from Washington
tells how Senator Tillman. on being in
terviewed as to how he would vote on
the tolls question. said that in view OF
the action of the state convention he
would be for the repeal bill. and Sena-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-26

The state convention endorsed the
policies of President Wilson.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-26
Jhs Nurkrille enquirer.
Entered at the Postoffice in Yorkville
as Mail Matter Of the Second Glass.
Let everybody get enrolled.

Get everybody enrolled.