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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-16

vile, is visiting Mrs. Robert Henry,
in Chester.
Mr. Howard Beard of Columbia, IS
visiting relatives and friends in York
vile.
Miss Bessie Pegram Of Yorkville,
left yesterday for GaStOnia, where she
will teach school.
Mrs Leon Adams Of GastOnia,
visited Miss Rose Lindsay, in York
vile. this week.
Mrs. p. n. Moore and children of
Yorkville, visited friends in Rock
Hill, this week.
Miss Isabel Witherspoon of Gaffney,
is visiting friends and relatives i'm
Yorkville.
Dr. J. H. Witherspoon of Yorkville,
| is visiting his son, Mr.. J. ID. Wither-
spoon, in Laurens.
Mr. William A. Matthews Of Glover
is a member Of the Clemson college
football squad.
Rev. ]. H. Machen and family OF
Yorkville, are spending several days
at Princeton, S. c.
Mrs. w. +. Marshall of Yorkville
attended the Frew Marshall wedding
in Rock Hill, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kilgo Williford of
Lesslie. visited Mr.. and Mrs. John M.
Williford in YOrkville, this week.
Mrs. G. G. Eaves and daughter
Mary Helen, of Yorkville, visited rela-
tives in Rock Hill, this week.
Miss Lettie Abel of Lowryville,
spent several days this week, with
Mrs. Mary Crawford, in Yorkville.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Blanton of
Rock Hill, visited the family of Mr..
NJ. C. Willis in YOrkville, this week.
Mr.. w. T. Slaughter, Jr, Of Hickory
Grove, has been elected chaplain Of the
sophomore class Of Clemson college.
Mrs. N. ]. N. Bowen has returned
to her home in Yorkville, after a visit
to her son, DR.. j. B. Bowen, in Char
lotte.
Miss Kate Williford, who has been
under treatment at the Fennell mfr
mary, Rock Hill, has returned to her
home in Yorkville.
Mr. William Mitchell of Kings
Creek, left yesterday for Hebron,
Williamsburg county, where he will
teach school this fall.
Misses Hannah Grant of Chester,
Lillian Kirkpatrick Of Bullock's Creek,
and Mary Whisonant Of Blacksburg,
spent yesterday with Mrs. Frank
Faulkner, in Yorkville.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. o. Guy of Chester,
have issued invitations to the marriage
Of their daughter, Dora Lindsay, to
DR.. John Cabeen Caldwell. The cere-
mony is to take place at their home on
Wednesday evening, October %.
Mr.. ]. Lindsay Hunter of Lincoln
ton, N. c., Miss Kate Hunter of Gaff-
ney, and Miss Agnes Hunter Of Win
throp college, attended the Hunter
McCorkle wedding in Yorkville, We'd
nesday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-16
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

First National Bank. Yorkville-ln-
sists that it is a wise man who has
a bank account, and offers to help
you to build one for yourself.
Thomson Co.-Begins today special
sale of domestic cotton goods AT
specially low prices. You are in
vited to come and see for yourself
&C.. f. shareholders reward OF SO FOR
delivery in Yorkville, of two estray
heifers, lost between Guthriesville
and McConnellsville. about Sept. l6
]. a. Tate, G. G. G. Pls.-Gives notice
of sale of real estate in suit OF John
w. Boyd ct al. VS.. Eliza Jane Boyd
ct al, on salesday in November.
Mcconnell Dry Goods Co.-Quote
special prices on a lot of mems
ciothing-$12.50 and downward.
The Handy Kitchen-Has all kinds OF
choice fruits. including apples, ba-
nanas, grape fruit, grapes, etc.
A. j. Beheler-Will on October 3lst
sell the Lucy Love home tract, 1S7
acres located on Kings Creek. AL
so lot of personal property.
w. f. Ferguson--Offers a or 4
horse farm for rent.
G.. w. Sherer-Has an especially nice
beef for today and wants your order
today for tomorrows delivery.
]. NJ. Stroup-Gives you some point
ers about the big stock of shoes for
meu. women and children that he
is now offering.
4. NJ. McGill. Yorkville No. 1-Tells
about g lot of extra specials for the
last three days of next week. 10000
lbs. sugar at $1.25 per sack, 25 lbs,
Kirkpatrick Pelk Co.-Wants you to
see it's goods and prices when you
are ready to buy domestic cotton
goods.
Lyric Theatre-Presents it's moving
picture programme for next week.
"Trey O. Hearts," Saturday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-16
WORKING FOR RELIEF
House and Senate Getting Down to
Something Tangible.
The Yorkville Enquire

Correspondence The Yorkville Enquirer
Columbia October 15.-This has
been an eventful week, one that will
probably embark the entire south in
to a new field of political economy,
calling into exercise government func-
tions hitherto lying dormant.
The house has been considering the
acreage question. the division being
between the Mcqueen plan for total
elimination, and the acreage reduc-
ton proposed by the steering commit
tee. While this has been going on,
the senate has been a veritable storm
centre.
The McLaurin warehouse bill was
under discussion. but the debate en-
braced every feature of the financial
question as related TO cotton. There
was a determined effort to substitute
the Federal license law for the Nc
Laurin bill, but Mr.. McLaurin COM
pletely demolished this attempt, and
in a running debate gained converts
not Only to the warehouse bill, but
also for total elimination of the cot
ton crop. His familiarity with the
subject. gave him a great advantage
and when he pointed out how "Sena-
tor Buck was being unwittingly used
as tool. by the big standard ware
houses in the cities to monopOliZe the
warehouse business and force the To-
cal warehouses TO pay them tribute
for the use of their Names Senator
Ruck in a very manly statement, rose
and withdrew the substitute
Then began the immediate disinte-
grafton Of the NO action" forces, lead
by Senators Carlisle. Johnstone. Sui
livan and others. Amendment after
was proposed. Some in
good faith. others to cripple the ef-
ficienry of the bill. Senator McLaurin
stood firm and n large majority back
ed him at every turn, growing strong
cr with each vote. At the close. II
stood 81 to II, and the South Caro-
lima senate went on record as favoring
the sovereignty and credit of the state
being pledged To protect its great
money crop.
Vt the night session, Senator Car
Isle attempted to force an immediate
vote. and again Senator McLaurin
met him with the statement that the
time had not yet come to settle the
question right. He said that we
should wait until after the conference
of governors At Memphis and then all
act in concert. That he did not pro-
pose to permit senators who favored
doing nothing TO dictate the course OF
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-16

bales. compared with 6145S1 year
ago, and in independent warehouses,
1.66l.S56, compared with 1925, ,l55 a
year ago. Exports were l25, IS
bales. against 930,32S last year, and
for the two months 146.9SS. against
1.1SI.50O year ago. Imports were
1876 bales, against 7,449 last year,
and tor the two months, 42,4O2,
against 1924 a year ago. Cotton
spindles active numbered 30,562. 1855.
against 3O.634.3Sl year ago. Lint
ers consumed were 27,SS9 bales,
against 27,697 a year ago, and for the
two months, 52,669 bales, against
54,327 last year: on hand in manu-
featuring establishments, 1894 bales
against 52,491 a year ago, and in in
dependent warehouses, 25.6S2 against
24.6Sl a year ago. Linters exported
were 1,S0S bales, and for the two
months, 1888 bales
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-16
TRAINS NO. 7 AND 8.

The following extracts from the min
utes Of recent meeting of the railroad
commission, explains what there has
been and is in regard to the conflicting
rumors with regard to the operation of
motor cars on the c. & NV, between
Yorkville and Gastonia:
Commissioner Hampton offered the
following resolution:
Whereas, on October 9Th, | offered
the following resolution, which was
carried by the board:
BE it resolved that the Carolina and
North Western Railway shall be re-
leased from operating trains Nos. and
s in South Carolina, and shall furnish
motor car service for passengers from
Chester to state line, as long as trains
Nos { and s are operated in North
Carolina to avoid discrimination
And, whereas, from further investi-
cation, as shown by Mr.. l.. II. Nichols,
General Manager at a full meeting of
the board today, | find that to furnish
motor car service in lieu Of trains Nos
and on Carolina and North Western
Railway would cost $4,000 each for
two cars and about 25c per mile eX-
pense of operating, which, To my mind
would be bordering upon confiscatiOn,
and would place very heavy burden
upon 4 road which has been shown,
through figures submitted at Yorkville
to be losing money ut present. There
fore, feel that the commission in equi-
ty and reason would have no right to
force the Carolina and North Western
railway to operate trains Nos. I and
or motor car service, under present
conditions, which would involve an ad
ditiOnal loss in the operation Of the
road. In view of these facts. | desire
to rcscind my resolution of October 9th,
and offer the following resolution in
lieu thereof:
BE it resolved. that the Carolina and
North Western railway shall be allow
cd to annul trains Nos. Z and s, run
ming between Chester and the state
line. for the present at least, until bet
ter business will demand their rein
statement"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-16
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1914.

those who were prepared to do some
thing.
Later the senate passed a resolution
appointing Senator McLaurin to go to
the Memphis conference to advocate
lst A radical reduction of acreage.
I'd. A bond issue by the states to
carry the surplus cotton, and demand
a full price for whatever was sold.
The senate remained continuously
in session until after midnight.
Senator McLaurin, Governor Blease
and Representative Sapp leave for the
governors conference at Memphis to-
day.
There Is a feeling Of optimism ev-
erywhere. Senator Epps Of Williams
burg said that the warehouse Dill
should be recalled, and Senator Nc
Laurin should be requested to write
new bill to meet "the enlarged scope
of view developed in this discussion
The house today, by vote OF 7S to
19, passed the committee bill provid-
ing for reduction of cotton on a basis
requiring the seeding to cotton Of not
more than one-third the acreage
planted to all crops, and specifying
that I'm no case shall any farmer cul-
tivate more than six acres Of cotton
to a work animal. Mr.. Stevenson
made the strongest speech on this
bill. which he said pleased him more
than the bill he himself had drawn.
He expressed himself as opposed to
total elimination, because 1t was not
the right thing and because he did not
believe the state could enforce such
law. Also 1t would stand in the way
of the principal advantage to be gain
I'd by the present bill-diversification
| of crops. He said that II the prac-
| tices this bill seeks to establish, had
been commenced twenty years ago.
| the conditions with which we are now
confronted would have been impossi-
| BILE. The passage Of the bill. he be-
| lieved. would mark the dawning Of
| new day in South Carolina. Ell was
not in favor Of limiting the number
of bales a man could raise: but
| thought all reduction propositions
should be confined to the number OF
acres to be cultivated. There were
several other good speeches on the
subject, and after several proposed
amendments had been tabled, the bill
was passed to a third reading by a
viva voce vote.
Senator Rankhead Of Alabama, and
Mr.. Walter Clark Of Mississippi, ad-
dressed the joint assembly tonight.
Senator Bankhead advocated the idea
of issuing $25,000.000 4 per cent bonds
|
| that II South Carolina would take the
lead. he thought other states would
follow. He said that the bonds could
not be sold; but they could be used
to secure reserve Aldrich- -Vreeland
currency to the extent Of 80 per cent
of their value and they could be car
| ried by means of tax on cotton. and
the whole thing could be managed
through a state-operated warehouse
system. II the people would act sem
sibly, he said, this cotton crop can be
moved at IL cents a pound. Although
conceding the necessity Of curtailing
the next crop, he said 1t should be
done on a bale basis, rather than on
an acreage basis
Mr.. Clark who Is regarded as the
father Of the total elimination prop
osition. gave the legislators the bene-
fit of his ideas.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-16

! The bill of Representatives FranR
Shirley of Oconee county, to prohibit
the importation of cotton from states
that are infected by the boil weevil, is
making the mill people take notice. A
large delegation of mill men appeared
before the senate committee to which
the bill had been referred, Tuesday
night, and secured an unfavorable re-
port The principal argument made by
the mill men was that they were una
BILE to get supplies of staple cotton eX-
cept in the boil weevil district. When
asked Tuesday night If the real OBJ
ject of his bill was not to raise the
price of cotton, Mr.. Shirley replied
with a query as to whether that was
not the purpose of the present extra
session Of the general assembly. The
ostensible purpose Of the bill of course,
is to protect the state against the boil
weevil. The real purpose is as indi-
Gated. The situation is this The Tex
as, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama
and Georgia cotton natures earlier
than the South Carolina cotton. Here
tofore cotton from those states has
been grown mainly for export. The eX-
port demand fell off this year soon aft
er the crop began coming to the mar
ket and the cotton dealers at once be-
gan turning to South Carolina and
North Carolina mills. These mills not
yet fully certain as to what would hap
pen, bought western cotton against
their yarn orders, at IL cents, 10 cents,
9 cents, and down to 63 cents, until
they were fully stocked up. One mill
in Gastonia bought part Of a big lot
of cotton that General Villa had con =
fiscated from estates in Mexico. All
this was before any considerable guam
tity Of Piedmont cotton was ready for
market. The Piedmont farmers were
not ready to sell at 10 cents or even 3
cents anyway, because at that time
they were unable to reconcile them
selves to any such prices, and then
again they pretty we'll understood that
their cotton had already been marked
down to d cents and under anyway.
But anyhow the mills had already been
stocked with about all the western
cotton that they could carry, and The
Shirley bill is evidently intended to
make a better price for the balance Of
the local crop. South Carolina and
North Carolina are about the only two
states from which any cotton could be
had under this law, and with the mills
confined to these two states they would
be forced to pay better prices. But
this Shirley bill will hardly become u
law, and we do not think it ought to
become q law. In view Of the fact that
it's ostensible purpose is not it's real
purpose, there is certain unfairnass
about it that we do not like, and its
passage would not be altogether cred
liable.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-16

1t is being stated in the dispatches
from Washington that President Will
son is opposed to the plank of the Bal
limore platform that declares for q
single term for a president. The SEN
ate in February of last year, passed q
joint resolution To submit to the states
the matter of amending the constitu-
ton 50 as to make a president eligible
for a single term of six years. 1t is
said that the resolution was shelved by
the judiciary committee of the house
when the president made it known that
he was opposed TO it. The single term
plank is said to have been incorporated
in the Baltimore platform at the in
stance of Mr. Bryan.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-16

There is much uneasiness through
out Europe because of the threatened
invasion Of a fleet of Zeppelin air.
ships. 1t is believed that the Ger
mans will soon be able to take Ostend
in Belgium on the English channel
and along about sixty miles from the
coast of England. and there seems Il
be- no doubt Of the intention of the
Germans to make that place a base
from which to operate the fleet. AS
To how much harm the ZeppelinS cal
do, is quite prOblematical. Indeed, it
is believed by many experts that the
little aeruplaneS will easily get the
best of them: but still the prospect o1
great battle over the city of Lon
don, between scores of Zeppelins anC
hundreds of airships is one that natur-
ally makes the individual who is not
mixed up in the affair, prefer to stanC
from under.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-16
People opposed to the idea of trying

People opposed to the idea of trying
to finance the cotton crop, so as to ena-
BILE the producers to get cost If not
profit out Of it, have been trying to use
as an argument that one result of such
effort, if successful, would be to force
England and other countries consum-
ing raw cotton, to look after sources OF
supply elsewhere than in the south
The Columbia State has called atten-
ton to the absurdity of this suggestion
by pointing out that if cotton is now
virtually without value because of the
failure of the English demand, surely
England would not be expected tC
spend money elsewhere trying to pro-
duce a crop that can now be had In
America at less than the cost of pro-
duction anywhere.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-16

Who believes that England is go
ing to submit to being blotted from
among the nations of the earth with
out a terrific struggle? Who believes
that Germany is willing to give up
her national existence? Who believes
that France is willing to become a
German province? Then what reason
is there for believing that the war will
be short? Why, this struggle has
only fairly begun.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-16

Yes, we would certainly like to see
the next legislature take action that
would make the Webb law effective in
South Carolina The Webb law is the
only thing that will protect the state
from the influx of liquor and there is
no question Of the fact that 1t will
make prohibition feasible.
BY defeating the Philadelphia Amer
leans, Tuesday afternoon, 3 to l, the
Boston team of the National league
gained the title, Baseball champions
Of the world" Three times the Phila-
delphia team has won the title, but
true to precedent they could not come
back" Many Yorkville fans Of the
Philadelphia team, felt badly Tuesday
afternoon when the return from the
last inning heralded a new champion;
but most Of them consoled themselves
with, "Oh, we'll, they'll win next year.
and those who had followed the for
tunes of the Bostonians throughout the
season only said, Il told you so!"
There are hardly half as. many trav-
cling statesmen visiting Yorkville and
surrounding towns now as there were
at this time last year-there is little
chance to sell goods. A gentleman
whose business keeps him in touch
with drummers all the time more OF
less, said yesterday: 1T used to be that
drummers who come to Yorkville
would hire an automobile or a horse
and buggy and visit every country
store in the community. Few of them
are doing that now. They phone the
country merchants and ask if they are
in need Of anything in their respective
lines. If the merchant says he does
they go to see him, otherwise they
don't. But the drummer who hires an
automobile for a country trip these
days has business in sight"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-16

Sounds funny doesn't it. Senator
McLaurin has persuaded Texas to
plant no cotton" and Marlboro county,
the home of the senator, wants only a
fifty per cent decreaSe.-AndersOn In
telligenCer.
We remember seeing how by making
the right kind Of speech at the right
moment, Senator McLaurin convinced
the Texas delegation to the New Or
leans cotton congress, that total elimi-
nation was the best thing to be done.
We have seen it stated also. that some
sixty or more Texas counties have call
ed upon the extra session of the Texas
legislature to pass a total elimination
law. We have not seen any claim from
Senator McI.aurin or any of his friends,
however, that he has persuaded Texas
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-16
Che alurkrille Gnqairer.
Entered at the Postoff1ce in Yorkville
as Mail Matter of the Second Class.
YORKVILLE. s. c.:
FRIDAY, OCTOBER Is, 1914.

We were told in the Columbia dis
patches of Tuesday that Senator Car
Isle had literally riddled the Nc
Laurin warehouse bill. Yet, on We'd
nesday. the bill passed the senate and
was sent to the house by vote of
81 to II. Senator Carlisle used to be
the whole thing in the senate.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-16

A bill, introduced by Representative
Irby of Laurens, for the issue Of $lO,-
900, 900 bonds to be used in financing
the cotton crop, was killed in the house
on Wednesday by a vote of A to AZ.
The vote indicates a strong sentiment
in favor of the Irby idea, and there are
those who believe that the proposition
failed only because of the existence
of another bill more acceptable. There
is a strong sentiment in the senate in
favor of a still larger issue of bonds.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-16
Senator Hoke Smiths proposition

Senator Hoke Smiths proposition
for the reduction Of cotton production
is to impose tax of cents pound
on all cotton produced in excess OF
so per cent of this years crop. The
proposed tax is to be levied on indi-
vidual producers, whether they be in
dividuals, firms or corporations. If 9
man buys a farm, he will be allowed
to raise next year only so per cent OF
the cotton that was raised on tina,
farm this year. The proposition
stands no reasonable chance of enact
ment into law.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-16

The indications are that the gen.
eral assembly is not going to extend
the time for the payment Of taxes,
Several resolutions to that effect have
been voted down. The main objection
to such extension is the already Sc
verely strained financial condition of
the state, and the embarrassment
that would be suffered by the coun-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-16

to plant no cotton" Neither have we
seen any authentic statement that
Marlboro, the senator's home county,
wants only so per cent decrease. We
fear our good friend, the Intelligencer
is disposed to be somewhat tippant, il
not rather careless in its statements.
There is not a man in the general as
sembly more intensely in earnest in his
efforts to help the cotton producer in
this situation than is Senator McLau-
rim, and believing ourselves that as i'm
portant as is help all around, nowhere
is there anybody more deserving OF
help than the producer, we do not Ike
to see any attempt at belittling the SEN
atOr'S efforts
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-16

1t seems nearly certain that the
members of the house propose to have
full $500 and mileage for the extra
session. Mr. Creech of Barnwell, in
troduced resolution to that effect,
and Mr.. Stevenson of Chesterfield,
moved to amend it by reducing the
pay to SIS a day and mileage, as per
resolution that had already passed
the senate. The amendment was
voted down 6S to Sc. Messrs Halle
Sanders and Riddle voted for IS. and
mileage, and Mr.. Hutchison voted
for 5000 and mileage.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-16
John Sharpe Believes In Total Elm.

John Sharpe Believes In Total ELM
lnation.-At a meeting Of the South
Carolina division Of the Southern Cot
ton congress, held in the house Of rep
resentatives last Tuesday afternoon, at
which j. G. Anderson, Wade Stack
house, NJ. D., and ]. ]. M. Graham
spoke, the following telegram was
read
Washington, D. c., Oct l3
Wade Stackhouse, Jefferson Hotel,
Columbia, S. G.
Il do favor a rest year for cotton; I.
would settle the price Of this crop ard
of the next and would totally destroy
the boil weevil. Can not leave Wash
ngton to come to Columbia now. Wish
could John Sharp Williams"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-16
ABOUT PEOPLE

Mrs. B. NJ. Love of Yorkville, has
diphthcria.
Mr.. j. Il. Marshall of Anderson, Wis
tied relatives in Yurkville. this week
Miss Julia Witherspoon of York