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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-17

preparation, it's application should be
forwarded without delay. The term
extension act applies to even the
smallest school in the most sparsley
settled section. This measure has al
ready brought about a marked in
crease in the school term of half the
counties of the state. BY utilizing its
benefits, the trustees and patrons OF
any district should be able to lengthen
their school term. Where sufficient
local tax is voted to secure the max
imum of $100 state aid every public
school may now run at least l4O days.
The library appropriation has never
been fully used. Schools without a
library should purchase one immedi-
ately; schools having libraries may
enlarge them each year. The renewal
of the state building fund means at
least four score new buildings during
1914. The one-room school house ls'
and must always remain, a necessity.
1t would mark a great step forward,
however, if the number of one-room
school houses erected this year could
be reduced to the minimum, and II
the construction of two-room, three
room or four-room buildings could be-
come the rule"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-17

Mr.. ]. B. Duke, capitalist, has be-
come interested in the cotton ware
house proposition and is endeavoring
to interest spinners, bankers, mer-
chants, farmers and others to take
stock in the organization of great
corporation that will take over all the
private warehouses in South Carolina
and build others throughout the state
wherever necessary. His general plan
is along the lines laid down in Senator
McLaurin's warehouse bill, except that
it is TO be a private instead of a state
owned system, and the purpose is to
make profits for the stockholders as
such rather than for the cotton pro-
ducers as such. Dealing as it does with
the biggest single resource Of the
United States, the plan is grand one,
as has already been pointed out by
Senator McLaurin and others, and Mr..
Duke, the man who has already cor
nered most of the splendid water pow
ers in South and North Carolina and
developed them almost to the point of
monopoly is financially able to put the
scheme through and make it a go; but
we are not inclined to endorse Mr.
Duke in the matter. We are disposed
rather to consider that his splendid
business sense has caught fully on to
the McLaurin idea and that with the
tremendous financial power at his
command, he sees where he can get for
himself and associates that which Mr.
McLaurin is trying to secure for South
Carolina and the south. And in a thing
like this, if a private corporation
should be able to gobble up monopo
ly that can be so easily taken over by
the state and operated for the benefit
of the people of the state, we would
consider it nothing short of state
wide, if not a nation wide calamity.
However, we look for thousands of
people influenced by various interests
to back Mr. Duke where they should
instead back Senator McLaurin, the
cotton producers and themselves. We
are for the state warehouse system
rather than for any privately owned
concern, backed by capital almost
equal to the power of the whole state
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-17

1t gives the publishers Of The En-
quirer especial pleasure to acknowl-
edge the sense of obligation that they
feel to subscribers and clubmakers for
the splendid support they have given
during the subscription getting cam
paign just closed. Although we have
heard of much opposition during the
past few months, and while it is fact
a score or more of our old subscribers
have seen proper to drop US for awhile,
which we of course regret; it is never
theless gratifying to find that in the
aggregate our subscription list is larg-
er than it was last year, and never in
the history of the paper have the
names been paid up more closely at the
end of the contest. Feeling as we do
that we have all along been doing all
we could to make a good, trustworthy
newspaper that would inform, enter
tain and instruct, we shall not venture
any promises Of doing still better Our
subscribers, however, and the general
public may rest assured that we will
continue to give the best service OF
which we are capable, for such sup
port as the Enquirer is getting in York
county is well calculated to hold any
set of reasonably honest publishers up
to their best. To our subscribers we
return thanks and we also thank our
splendid corps of clubmakers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-17

According to a letter received IN
Yorkville from the. secretary OF the
state board of health, it appears that
Governor Blease has not signed the
bill providing for a record Of vital sta
tistics, and that being the case, the
bill will hardly become a law until
after the next meeting of the general
assembly. We have no information as
to the governors reasons for not sign
ing the bill, but we think that the pro-
vision which leaves it to the state Sec
retary to divide up the state in regis
tration districts in accordance with his
own discretion, and to appoint district
registrars as he sees proper, would be
sufficient. 1t seems to us that the act
itself should designate the registration
districts and leave the appointment
of registrars to be made by the gov
ernor with the advice and consent OF
the senate. The general assembly
however, would have done better than
it did If it had made each county q
registration district, and imposed the
work of registration upon the various
probate courts.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-17
X.QCAI. AFFAIRS,
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

4. Roger Smarr-Announces the com.
ing to Sharon on March 21st Of ar
unusually high class Lyceum enter.
tainment for one night only.
Kirkpatrick -Belk Co.-Invites specia
attention to its showing Of oxfords
pumps, ETC., for men, women ano
children-spring styles.
D. B. Johnson, President-Announces
the annual summer school for teach.
ers at Winthrop college, June 16 tc
July "a. Write for bulletin.
Cloud Cash Store-Is ready to furnish
men and boys with everything they
wear from shoes to hats.
Thomson Co.-Continues to receive
new spring goods and wants you tc
come and see. Crossett oXfords fol
men now in stock.
G. w. Whitesides & Co., Sharon-Ad-
wise you to plant potatoes early Il
YOU want a good crop. OXfords anC
shoes and Royal clothes for men.
Yorkville Enquirer-Publishes state
ment of it's business as required by
the postoffice department.
H. B. Laws-Has a five-room cottage
on Lincoln street, for rent.
James Bros.-Will have another car OF
stock in a few days, probably mex
Tuesday and want you to see them
Mcconnell Dry Goods Co.-Call specia
attention to it's tailor-made clothe:
and says ultimate satisfaction Is the
test Of their qualities.
The Lyric Theatre-Presents the pro-
gramme for the week, including 6
hand-colored feature for Thursday
w. II. Herndon-Suggests early potato
planting and talks about washing
powders, flour, coffees, etc.
M. F.. Plexico & Co.-Want to do your
garden plowing and also can furnish
stable manure for gardens.
Yorkville Board Of Trade-Publishe:
notice of meeting to be held Thurs
day morning.
Bank of Sharon-Is gratified at the in
terest being manifested by people IL
the matter Of bank accounts.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-17

ty to county campaign and the expense
involved, it is difficult to induce the
best men," to go on the hustings. we
have given not a little consideration to
this question, and at times we nave
thought the county to county campaign
a farce. as indeed it has been at times;
but considering the best welfare of the
state we do not think the question
should be settled off hand. There are
too many different things that enter
into it all. For one thing the matter
as to who are the best men, calls for
q little argument over the question as
to what is to be the standard OF excel
lence. The best man for governor
senator, congressman, ETC., might not be
the best man to teach school, preach,
edit a newspaper or manage business
enterprise. Men who would be sue
cessful in these latter vocations might
be failures in politics. Then as for
time for speech making, it will have to
be admitted that a district meeting
would not furnish any more time than
a county meeting, and of course the
idea of trying to prohibit extra meet
ings is not to be thought of, there will
necessarily be extra meetings. The
fact that these extra meetings will not
be under the general control of the
state executive committee will make
difference, and as some candidates nec-
essarily excite more interest than 9TH
ers they will draw the larger crowds
and as their opponents will want to be
where the crowds go, there will be that
much more opportunity for confusion
If time is really the object, it would
probably be best to still further split
up the state campaign party so as to
let the candidates for governor and
lieutenant governor have days fol-
themselves and the candidates for tn
minor state offices have days for them
selves. We have seen the congression-
al campaigners for instance, fill reg
ular county appointment in Yorkville
with less than fifty voters to hear
them, and we have seen the senators
hold forth to crowds almost as small
We have seen occasions when a single
senatorial candidate or single guber-
material candidate would bring out
larger crowds than the aggregated
campaign party would at other times
We are inclined to think that If there
were only seven regular meetings, and
there were no other independent meet
ings, leaving the people so largely de-
pendent upon the newspapers for their
information, the newspapers would
have the whole matter more largely in
their own hands, and whether this
would be better or not, 1t would not be
the same thing as leaving the people to
get their impressions at first hands
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-17
SHOOTING AT a WAKE

Don't you spit on that floor again
That's my wife lying there"
1t was at a negro wake on Mr.. Bish-
op Moore's place about two miles
south east of Delphos last Thursday
afternoon. Lindsay Ratchford had SPIT
on the floor and Frank Williams, the
husband of the dead woman, who sat 6
few feet away on the other side Of the
coffin was the speaker.
After a little Ratchford, who either
forgot himself or was Indifferent to the
warning, spat again, whereupon Viii.
liams drew his revolver, jumped ovel
the coffin and shot Ratchford in the
arm.
After shooting Ratchford, Williams
seized his shotgun, backed in corner
and told the other negroes to behavt
or get, and they got,
There have been no arrests.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-17

The open season for partridge shoot
ing closed last Saturday. 1t shoult
have closed on February Ii. The sea
sen Is entirely too long, and permit:
too rapid slaughter of the birds.
There are abcut four miles Of the
North and South road between Glover
and the North Carolina line. The
route of the road has not been definite
ly located; but it is thought that it viii
be completed within the next two ol
three months.
The general assembly at its recent
session passed an act to empower the
city Of Rock Hill to vote on the que8-
ton Of issuing $4,000 worth of bonds
Section of the act reads as follows:
That the bonds issued under this act
shall be exempt from taxation" 1r
view Of the controversy now pending
between the sta: :e of South Carolina
and certain banks, it would seem that
this section should have been drawn
so as to be more specific, more especi-
ally if it is desired that the bonds be
purchased by South Carolina banks
There should have been a proviso ir
Section 7 that so much Of the capital
stock of bank as may be invested In
these bonds shall be exempt from tax
alton" Then the bonds would have
been truly non taxable. AS the &C,
stands the bonds, if voted will be non
taxable in the hands of individuals;
but not in the hands Of banks, which
are taxed on the value Of their shares
rather than on specific assets.
The killing of that elephant over al
Hartsville the other day reminds the
writer of a funny incident that occur
red in Yorkville some 65 years ago, in
formation of which has come dowr
through tradition. 1t is an elephant
story and a true one. John Robinson's
circus, then one Of the biggest shows
in the country; but small compared
with some of the smallest railroad
shows that tour the country these
days, was showing in Yorkville not
many yards from the spot on which
Trinity parsonage now stands. Pre-
ceeding the arrival Of the show there
had been advance rumors of the dan
gerous doings Of an ill-tempered ele'
phant that belonged to the outfit--ont
of the very few, if not the only ele'
phant in America at the time. After
the big crowd had gathered and thu
show had commenced, the elephan
broke loose from it's keeper and start
ed on a rampage. There was grea
commotion as a result, and the panic
stricken people broke away in every di
rection. There was a lot Of joking ant
laughing about the matter after the
dancer was over; but the incident thai
seemed funniest and which lived long.
est, dealt with the conduct of a young
gentleman who was present as the es'
cort of several young ladies. He pulled
small pearl handled pen knife from
his pocket, opened the tiny blade, ant
in a very excited tone, said: DO no
be afraid ladies, am here to defend
you!" The elephant was gotten under
control for the time being; but few
days later it became unruly again neal
Camden and had to be shot to death by
the owners Of the circus.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-17
Hon. Cole l.. Blease, Governor, CO.

Hon. Cole l.. Blease, Governor, CO.
lumbia, s. c.
Dear Sir: / desire to acknowledge
receipt of your letter of March IL, re-
auesting me to put in writing what
YOU have stated to me verbally in rer-
erence to your resignation, in order
that l may take 1t up with the board
of regents of the State Hospital for
the Insane at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
1T is rather difficult, as of course
you must appreciate, to be entirely ac-
curate as to what transpired in my
several talks with you as to my resig-
nation. The substance Of it, however,
is this: That on account Of the lack OF
harmony at the State Hospital for the
Insane the patients must necessarily
suffer, and rather than be a party to
such conditions, 1 would prefer to re-
sign. This morning expressed my
Willingness to the board Of regents to
cooperate with them for the good OF
the institution, and it is now for them
to say whether we can unite our ef-
forts to this end. If there is not to be
cooperation, then desire to resign
from the superintendency Of the hos
pital for the insane.
Yours very respectfully y,
u. w. Babcock.
Columbia, March r."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-17
If CONVERTED INTO COIN

Il wish I had a dollah for every liz
that has been tor in dat old place"
The remark was made by one negro
to another as the two surveyed the
ruins of the old court house building
and is as reported by Mr.. r. S. Nc.
Connell Of the Mcconnell Dry Good:
company, who overheard the converse.
ton.
We'll, if you got a dollah for every
lie that has been tot wish dey would
glib me n dollah for every time some
body done tor de truf dere," remarked
the other negro.
"Sho' niger, if dat all you had tc
pend on, done been rich and you
wouldn't hab no money tall"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-17

one-half mill levy on all the taxable
property of the county, and the pro-
ceeds from the sale of the farm, which
proceeds are to be available for pay
ing the debt, as they are paid to the
commissioners.
There is levied for the present year
tax of one-half mill with which to
begin operations.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-17
STATE HOSPITAL REGULATIONS
Drs. Babcock and Saunders QUIT
the Institution.

DIR J. w. Babcock and DR.. E. B.
Saunders have retired from the state
hospital DR.. Babcock sent his formal
resignation to the governor on last
Thursday and DR.. Saunders resigned
to the board Of regents on the nex'
day. ..o.
The correspondence in the matter
was as follows:
"Dr. ]. w. Babcock, Superintendent
State Hospital for the Insane, Co
lumbia S. c.
Dear Sir: I have been asked by
Senators Strait and Mauldin, at your
request, as they stated to me, to des-
ignate a time when it would suit me
for YOU to tender your resignation. You
have already verbally resigned. you
will please be kind enough to put III
writing what you have stated to me
verbally in reference to your resigna-
ton, in order that / may take II up
with the board Of regents OF the state
HOSPITAL for the Insane at O'Clock
this afternoon, at which time Woulo
he pleased for you to be present.
Very respectfully,
Cole L. Blease,
Governor"
.re,,,,b;o March 12n
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-17

The president has issued state
ment in which he calls upon the long
divided Democrats of Tennessee to get
together in the interest Of the party
welfare throughout the nation. AS the
president sees the matter, the condi-
tions which caused the original split
no longer exist, and 1t is best for the
two wings of the party to compose
their differences.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-17

The question of doing away with the
county to county canvass is again up
for discussion, having been raised
mainly through the News and Courier,
editorially and otherwise. The princi-
pal argument is that with so many
candidates in the race, there is no
time for a bare expression of views, to
say nothing of answering attacks, etc,
and as remedy it is proposed to have
only one meeting in each congressional
district-seven in all. 1t is also claim
ed that because Of the terrific physical
and mental strain involved in a cOun-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-17

- Chester Reporter: DR.. T. J..
Strait of Lancaster, who has been ap-
pointed superintendent of the state
hospital for the insane to succeed Dr.
Jas. W. Rabcock, resigned, is like the
the latter, a Chester county man, rep
resenting that county in the state sem
ate. In 1890 DR.. Strait was elected
to congress as a reformer when the
Tillman movement swept the state and
held that office for three terms, final
ly being defeated by Hon. d. E. Fin
ley a brother of DR.. Strait, Capt.
Lafayette Strait, commanded one of
the companies that went out from
Chester at the outbreak of the war,
and the new superintendent Of the
asylum has many relatives in the
county.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-17
CLOSE OF CLUB CONTEST

The Enquirer's annual premium CON-
test came 20 a close last Saturday ev-
ening at o'clock, after an unusually
hard days work on the part of the
clerical force. and with highly salts
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-17

Germany and Russia are snarling al
each other; but whether they are real
ly serious or Germany is only trying to
manufacture sentiment that will per-
nit heavy increase in army and navy
expenditures, is not altogether clear
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-17

The first premium is Carpenter
cabinet organ sold by Prof. R. ]. Hern-
don of Yorkville, at the retail price of
s1OO:
The second premium is 8 piece suit
of full quartered golden oak furni-
ture, sold by the Carroll Furniture Co.,
for SIS.
The third premium is Baker ham,
merless gun of IL or 16 gauge and
which retails at $40.
The fourth premium is four drawer
drop head, ball-bearing sewing ma
chine that retails at $50, or 13O piece
dinner set that retails at the same
price.
The fifth premium is a 112 piece din
ner set that retails at $25.
The sixth premium is a No. 2, Amer
lean feather weight shot gun that re-
tails at SIS.
The seventh premium is a good
strong set Of single harness, that
Messrs. Carroll Bros, Of Yorkville, re-
tail at SIS.
The eighth premium is a No. o
American shot gun worth $13.
The ninth premium Is forty-twc
piece dinner set. American made and
best quality, worth SO.
In addition to the foregoing, the fol-
lowing clubmakers who returned the
largest clubs from their respective
townships but failed to get one Of the
nine competitive premiums are each
entitled to one AZ piece dinner set
valued at $40; Lester Watson, Bull
locks Creek. 81; Miss Lizzie Wood
Bethel. 81; L. G. Num-, Catawba. 20;
w. H. Crook, Fort Mill. 27; Miss Mary
Jackson. Ebenezer, 20.
It will be noted that Mrs John M
Smith of Kings Mountain, and Mr.. w
w. Campbell Of Bethesda, have tied fol
seventh place and under the rules II
they see proper to do so, they may
have two weeks in which to decide the
tie, the time limit expiring on March
81. at 6 o'clock p. m.
Quite a number Of premiums have
already been delivered, and other club.
makers who have not yet indicated
their respective choices will please dc
so at their earliest convenience in or
der that we may procure the articles
to which they are entitled without un-
necessary delay.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-17
March r."
March IL 1914

DIR. ]. w. Babcock, Superintendent
State Hospital for the Insane, CO.
lumbia, S. G.
Dear Sir: Your resignation, ten
dered verbally on the 18th day Of Sep
tember, 1913, also through Senators T.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-17
Ths aJurkvills Gnql'irer.
Entered at the Postoff1ce in Yorkville
as Mail Matter Of the Second Class.
YORKVILLE, s. c.:
TUESDAY, MARCH LIZ, 1914

That old theory of preparing for war
in time of peace works out so as to
keep the nations that practice 1t in not
water all the time.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-17
TUESDAY, MARCH II, 1914.

]. Mauldin and T. ]. Strait, and your
written resignation, bearing date
March IL, 1914, have been received.
After duly and carefully considering
the same, your resignation as superin-
tendent Of the State Hospital for the
Insane is hereby accepted, to take ef-
feet this day.
Very respectfully,
Cole L. Blease,
Governor"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-17

March 13, 1914.
Capt. ]. w. Bunch, Secretary Board of
Regents, State Hospital for the In
sane, Columbia, s. c.
Dear Sir: I have this day accept
ed the resignation Of DR.. ]. w. Bah
cock as superintendent Of the State
Hospital for the Insane. to take effect
this dav. and have instructed and re-
uuested DR.. J. L. Thompson. the first
assistant physician. to take charge of
the institution until the appointment
Of a nermanent superintendent You
will please govern yourself accordingly.
and consult with DR.. Thompson in re-
gard to such matters as the duties of
your office may require.
Very respectfully,
Cole L. Blease.
Governor"
Immediately after the receipt Of DR..
Rabcock's letter. Governor Blease noti-
fed the secretary Of state Of the ap-
nointment of Dr. T. j. Strait to fill the
vacancy. DR.. Strait has accepted the
appointment
Drs. Babcock and Saunders left the
asvlUm on Thursday and the under
standing is that as soon as they can
complete the necessary ARRANGEMENTS
thew will establish private infirmary
in Columbia.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-17

ruo Cases of Smallpox.

Ezekiel Vance and John Love, ne
groes living on Mr.. M. c.: Williss farm
near Yorkville. developed smallpox on
Friday of last week. There IS also
another case of smallpox near York