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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-09

If there was a reasonable probability
that in the absence of drastic measures
the present crop Of cotton would bring
I cents a pound and the next crop
would bring cents, there are few who
would have the hardihood to suggest
total elimination. The total elimination
proposition is based on the belief that
it is the only means whereby reasonable
value can be restored to the present
crop. Various financial schemes that
have been proposed may give tempor-
airy relief; but only by cutting the
supply down to the actual demand can
there be any permanent relief.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-09
ourselves by not growing cotton il

ourselves by not growing cotton In
1915.
Reduction of-or abandonment of
by agreement or common consent is
utterly useless and of no value.
Il say to you, gentlemen, let US all
unite IN one grand law to stop grow
img cotton in 1915.
This Is purely a business PROPOSE
ton, and should be handled as such,
and all our interests are the same and
the total abandonment of cotton pro-
auction is the only safe, sane remedy.
Il urge you to do this now, while
the farmer has his cotton and let him
have the benefit.
Convince the world that the crop
of 1914 is the total supply until Au-
gust, 1916, and we can name the price
tor the cotton on hand"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-09

spontaneous burst of applause of both
volume and duration. AS if to lend
added emphasis to the impression that
the sceptre had passed from his hand,
the Tammany chieftain left the room
and took a train for New York before
the meeting had adjourned. partial
list of members of the new executive
committee, which was made public
later. did not contain Murphy's name.
The name of William F. McCombs,
hartman of the Democratic National
committee and pioneer in the pre-
convention fight to make woodrow
Wilson president, heads the list of the
new executive committee.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-09

The question of pay for members
during the session has been receiving
since the first meeting,
and the outlook is that the matter
will be solved by an agreement on IS
a day and mileage, which will be about
right. There are a few members, of
course. who care nothing about the
pay for themselves; but most of them
are men of moderate means, and it is
nothing but right that they have pay
for their services.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-09

The fiction that British commerce is
going on the same as if there was no
war, is on a parity with many stories
of German defeats. The truth is that
Great Britain has very little commerce
on the seas other than the transport
ing Of troops and munitions of war.
OF course there is good deal of legit-
innate trade going on, but most of 1t
is along the ocean between New York
and IiyerDOOl
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-09
Chr 4turkrillr Gnquir +.
Entered at the Postoffice in Yorkville
as Mail Matter Of the Second Glass.
YORKVILLE. s. c.:
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1914.

Russia-dark Russia, struck one of
the biggest blows for prohibition ever
struck when a few weeks ago, at the
time of mobilizing her troops, the cZar
issued a ukase forbidding the sale of
spirituous liquors during the period of
mobilization and then extending it to
while the war lasts
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-09
Settled With Comptroller.

The county treasurer supervisor, su-
perintendent Of education and auditor
made their annual settlement with the
comptroller general, who was repre-
sented by Col. d. H. Wise, auditor Oh
Aiken county, on Wednesday. Messrs.
]. A. Barber and James Reid OF the
York county grand jury, also witnessed
the settlement. According to the comp
trollers representative, the work OF
settling up often requires several days,
sometimes several weeks, in some OF
the counties. The work Of checking up
with the York county officials was
completed before noon, Wednesday.
Trains Nos. and 8.
AS a result Of the hearing held In
Yorkyille, on Monday, Of last week, the
South Carolina railroad commission,
on Tuesday, adopted resolution re-
questing the c. & NV. railway to
put on a motor car service between
Chester and Yorkville. A citizen OF
Yorkville told the reporter this morn.
ing that Mr.. G. McDuffie Hampton Oh
the railroad commission, was authority
for the statement that in case the c. d
NV. did not inaugurate the motor car
service, and continued to run trains
Nos. 7 and s from Gastonia to Lenoir,
the commission would require them to
again put the trains on between Ches-
ter and Gastonia, and thus prevent dis
elimination against South Carolina.
York County Homes.
The United States census depart
ment has issued a bulletin dealing with
York county homes. Here are some Of
the facts taken from the bulletin:
There are 1856 homes in York county.
OF this number 1921 are farm homes.
Eight hundred and eighty-one of the
farm homes are owned by their occu-
pants and are free Of mortgaged in
cumbrance. The mortgaged farm
homes number 382. Renters occupy
3,942 farm Nomes in this county. Out
Of total - 1856 homes in the coun-
ty, 4,144 are urban homes. There are
964 urban home owners in the county.
Of this number, 200 are mortgaged.
Seven hundred and thirty five of the
urban owned homes are free Of incum-
brance. The census enumerators were
unable to secure data pertaining to the
ownership Of a small percentage OF
both the rural and urban homes in
York county.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-09
Death of Mrs. Lewis.

Mrs. Hattie Berry Of Yorkville, has
received information Of the death Of
Mrs. Julia Van Wormer Lewis, which
occurred at her home, No. SO Newton
street, Hartford, Conn, following a
long period Of suffering with rheuma-
tism. Mrs. Lewis was the widow Of the
late Albert A. Lewis, who was a native
of Yorkyille She was a sister-in-law
of Mrs Berry and Miss Katy Lewis, OF
Yorkyille
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-09
LOCAL LACONlCS
wo,,Id PeIieue Hail Sufferers,

Governor Blease in his message to
the special session Of the legislature,
Tuesday, asked that the hail sufferers
in York and Laurens counties be re-
lieved of taxes for a period of one
year.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-09
With The LAWMAKERS.
Some Want to Do and Some Want
to- Don't.
emergency MEASURES UPPERMOST.

Extra Session Opens With Members
Earnestly Studying Plans for Relief
Cotton Congress Officials Strongly
in Evidence-Total Elimination for
the Present and Regulation for the
Future Dominant ldeas-The Ware
house Plan Also Takes Additional
mportance-Notes and Incidents.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-17
New Ideas in Wash Goods

Lots of the newer cloths come in
some sort of Ratine weave. These
are woven in different effects and
are certainly very pretty. So serv-
iceable and new that they are sure
to detract from the wool and silks
dress goods.
You see in all magazines a call
for Newcloth. This is a kind of fine
cross-woven crepe that comes in
white and colors and sells for Csc
per yard.
New Mercerized Ratine Poplins.
These are the weave of Ratine, only
a closer roll like the Poplins and are
Mercerized. They come in Light
Blue, Tan, Navy, Pink and Jasper, at
25c per yard.
Renfrew Jap Crepe is new. These
come in Lavender Stripes, Light Blue
and Black Stripes at 25c per yard.
Jasper Stripe Crepe Ratine. This is
new cloth at 25c per yard.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-17
TALK OF THE TOWN

New style Memo eorsets at Abbott's.
See the house dresses for this week
at 75c at Vaughan's.
For Sale; Photo cards showing full
view of the great $l75,000 fire at Mont
pelier; Zoe each. Send to i. Andrew,
Barre, VT, box 466.
George Brannock, who has been the
guest of friends on North Main street
for the past few days, returned to his
home at Rutland last night.
Are you going? Where? To the
clerks public dance in Rowland hall on
Wednesday, Feb. Is. Per couple, 75c,
with refreshments, and Riley's orchestra.
Extra ladies, l0c.
The Shamrock basketball team left
this forenoon for Mortified, where they
meet the Mortified All-Stars this even
ing. The Shamrock team will be accom-
panied by Paul Seampini, who will act
in the capacity of referee. The Sham
rock team win be composed of Stuart,
Ogston, Carroll, Grady and Bartlett.
Charles Churchill, the contractor, who
has been spending the past few days
at Keene, n. H., arrived in the city yes
terdav for few days visit. Mr..
Churchill completed the construction of
the Jones Granite company plants at
Williamstown about two weeks ago, and
within few days he was summoned to
Keene, N. H., to assume charge of the
reconstruction of the Victoria Granite
company's plant, which was partly de-
stroyed by fire about two weeks ago. By
the latter part of the week, Mr.. Churchill
will leave Barre with carload of equip
ment necessary in such work. 1t is ex-
pected that the work will not be com
pleted for two or three months. As fast
progress as possible will be made with
the work, in order not to hamper the big
time contracts the company has on its
hands for big building work. The Vic
toria plant was erected by Mr.. Churchill
only a year and half ago.
One of the most important basketball
games of the season in Vermont will
occur at Montpelier Wednesday night in
the armory building, when Spaulding
high school and Montpelier high school,
the two leading contenders for the state
championship, vie with one another for
honors The Montpelier team has been
defeated but once this season, while
Spaulding has met defeat on two oeca-
sions. The main strength of the Mont
pelier team centers around Bartlett,
Laird and Hayden. The Spaulding team
has been working as unit all season.
Tomorrow night the team will be great
ly strengthened by the addition of Mel
son Brown. who has been unable TO play
during any of the previous games of the
season. Competent officials have been
selected to guide the game. A special
train ever the M. & w. r. railroad will
leave soon after p. M, returning to this
city after the game.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-17
TALK OF THE TOWN

New spring coats and suits at
Knights.
Miss Katherine Mccarthy has return
ed to Barre, after having made an ex-
tended stay in Ludlow, where she was
employed as compositor.
Mrs. Hattie Ostrander, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. David WEIGH,
on the East Barre road, was called home
to Bennington by the illness of her
daughter.
The choral union rehearsal at Mont
pelier this evening will be held at the
Kellogg Hubbard library instead Of the
city hall, owing to the ward eaueuses to
be held in the latter place.
A very pleasing victrola concert was
given at the Congregational yestry last
evening and its merit was so great as
to deserve a iirger attendance. The
event was in charge of the social COM
mittee of the woman's association, which
served refreshments of cocoa and wa
fers. The victrola was loaned by the
Bailey Music Rooms and was very fine
instrument. Selections By noted musi-
clans were given, including Sohumann-
Heink, TettraIYini and Others and a So
cial time followed the concert.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-17
TALK OF THE TOWN

Bargains in winter coats at Vaughan's
Ginghams and washable trimmings at
Knights.
More than the usual amount of new
spring goods at Abbott's.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of Clan Gordon
will meet Tuesday at 1880 p. m. The
past chief sisters will have charge of the
program.
Only little while to Lent, so be sure
and 90 to the clerks dance in Rowland
hall Wednesday evening, Feb. is. Ril-
ey's orchestra.
Misses Kathleen and Clair Miles, who
have been visiting at the home OF their
father, d. NJ. Miles on West street for
the past few days, returned to-day to
Mt, st. Mary's academy at Burlington.
Ladies' night will be observed at the
Knights of Columbus hall Wednesday
evening, Feb. Is, by the Barre council.
A program of entertainment has been
arranged to be carried through at the
close of the regular meeting. Harris
orchestra will furnish music for the
dancing. which will cease at IL o'clock.
During the evening refreshments will be
served.
At the meeting of subordinate court
Barre. No. 331T, to be held in knights
OF Columbus hall Tuesday, Feb. II, all
members are requested to be present;
also members OF Companion court, No.
757, as the two courts are to consolidate
at that time. Several officers from the
high court are to be present to assist in
the consolidation. Bruce's or
chestra will furnish music. The public
is cordially invited. The committee.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-17
ABBOTT CO. "a ABBOTT CO. A. P ABBOTT CO. A. ABBOTT
[e w edCIleT IIEUICdUCS w I'LL
Our Wash Goods and Dress Goods

will certainly
mt o.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-17
A Card.

Mr.. Editor:-Through the kindness OF
your paper, / would like to send my
heartiest thanks end best wishes to my
friends for the post card shower l re-
ceived on Valentines day.
Walter H. Tierney.
Hartford. Conn. Feb. is.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-17
SOUTH BARRE.

Open grange meeting tonight. Every
one cordially invited to attend.
Mr.. Lamont's pupils will give a con-
cert at grange hall, South Barre, Friday
evening, Feb. 90 Admission, 10 cents.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-17
Tool Sharpeners, Noticel

Regular meeting I. S., No. 2, G. C.
T. A.. will be held in carpenters hall,
Nichols block, Wednesday, Feb. II, at 7
p. m. j. C. Wylie, sec.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-17
New House Dresses

We are showing some good things
in the new Spring Wash House
Dresses. These Dresses are made up
from percales, ginghams and mad
ras.
At $1.25 we can give you one
of the best values in a Combination
House Dress and Over Dress; is made
from good quality percale in Blue,
with White Polka Dot; is finished
with white braid. This Dress closes
at the neck and waist with three
buttons, has an adjustable waist,
open up the full length. This is
new Dress and is an extra value.
AT S1.25 is a Plain Blue Cling
ham House Dress; is finished with
pearl buttons and white figures.
At $500 is very good House
Dress value; is made from Black and
White check percale and finished with
plain white percale collar, cuffs and
front panel to waist.
At sos is a Navy Blue Percale
with a white stripe, finished with a
white detachable collar.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-17
Our Early Showing

The Tailored Suits in their "newn
attractive forms of simplicity, should
rapidly gain popularity. Most of the
new Tailored Models are very straight
in line, though there is some cut up
and cut in effects. Sleeves in the
tailor made staple garments are set
in along familiar manish lines.
Sleeves of the better class Of gar
ments are shown in kImono or regu-
lar effects. Some of the leading col
ors are Holland, Copenhagen and
Navy Blue, Plumcot, Egyptian, Burnt
Orange and Rust, Serge Green, Tobac-
co Snuff, Chickory and Sage Green.
We are showing a good representa-
tive line of the new spring models,
both in Suits and Coats. If you
would like to get some idea as to
the styles and shades of the new
models we would invite you to come
in and look over the new models.
Many new Wooltex models among
them,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-17
New Ideas i'm Better Wash
Goods

40-inch Jasper Ratine, beautiful
cloth for skirts; this 75c per yard.
40.inch Plain White Ratine Welt,
this is an entirely new Ratine and
quick seller; the price, 75c.
Black and White 40-inch very
heavy Ratine at S1.OO per yard.
Better Wash Goods this season will
take the place of silks and wool
goods. They are more suitable for
Spring and Summer wear.
Have you ever seen a White Check
ed Ratine. We have it at 500
per yard.
Ask to see the New Flaxon Crepe
in White at 35c; also the New Flax
on Brocade in White at 39c per
yard.
We have new 24-inch Silk Crepe
in our window at S5c per yard that
we want you to see.
If you are not ready to buy don't
let these new things 60 without see
ing them all.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-14
The Closed Question of Panama
Forts

British diplomacy must be hard put to it to find peg on
which to hang grievance against the United States if
deed reported dapprova Washington of the
fertilization of the Panama Canal
We might well instruct Ambassador Page gently repro
bate the occupation of Egypt by the Both questions
are settled dead out OF the domain of diplomacy destitute
life as last year S theatrical review
automatically speaking the question foryng the Pan
anna Canal settled with the ratification of the Pauncefote
treaty In the earlier treaty known the Clayton Bulwer
contracting did mutually agree canal should not
De fortified but that both should join its naturalization In
the hrst draft OF the Hay Pauncefo treaty this
tanned and because of its retention the treaty refused rat
eaon by the United States Senate returned to the
Senate with the Objectionable clause dsed ratified
The refusal to enter into treaty limiting denying right
OF Inc United States to forfy ransoceanic canal might
pud was positive So thoroughly that emphasized dur
ing the negotiations that Lord the
on the part OF Great Britain treaty had
the supreme law the land that under right of the United
States to fortify unquestienable.
These facts estated here TINS bref
N in order that readers for all that pro
Tests or rumors protests against ofng own canal
are the merest moonshne We the right have
exercised it.
For the canal fortified The at either end is an
preaching completion The plans naturally not made public
put they have passed the professional scrutiny the best for
engineers OF the United States Army When completed
aack upon them will futile attack upon the diplomatic
agreement permitting them is foolish to- 3sy
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-14
Famine Warning in Overcrowding

most of the paraphernalia of in
dustrial robbery and exploitation.
But in the Hoang- Ho Valley of
China, and especially in such fer
tile areas as the Chengtu plain,
where from three to four thou
sand people live on each square
mile, the law of the pressure of
population on subsistence caused
by redundancy of population is
in stark, plain, full operation.
1.-THE long strife with nature
for subsistence had stripped off
even the parasite from the Shout
ders of these sober, honest and
thrifty men. There is no surplus
on which the worker can
live. Farming is so perfect that
even the greatest agricultural ex-
pert Of our time, the late +. H.
King, could see no way in which
our science can materially help
them. Our best agricultural
practice seems barbarous COM
pared with theirs, If good farm
ing. good soil, feverish and unre-
hitting industry, practical free
dom from taxes. could keep them
from poverty, these people would
not he poor Yet they are so poor
that eight out of ten of their chill
dren die in infancy. The land
can not support the increase.
1.-THE urge to multiply bears
man on to the same goal, ap-
parently, as the sparrow and the
worm, to the exhaustion of sub
sistence. DIR. W. j. MCGEE has
made calculations that in 800
years the United States will have
acquired population of a billion
and reached the limit. The limit
means the dread conditions like
those in Chengtu. Let the pas
sengers en- the good ship Earth
consider these things!"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-14
Emilio CASTELAR,, a
Republic Builder
BY REV. T. B. GREGORY.

" HE fall of the Spanish Re-
public 40 years ago mark
ed the close of the political
career Of Emilio CASTELAR,, the
greatest man that Spain has pro-
duced since Cervantes.
Born at old Cadiz In 1889,
CASTELAR,, by the sheer force of
genius, worked his way up TO the
very summit of popularity among
the Spanish Progressives. and,
joining the revolutionists in 1858,
did heroic service in the cause OF
the liberty TO which he was so
ardently devoted. The revolu-
tionists condemned him to death,
but he escaped to France.
Upon the abdication Of King
Amadeo, in 1878, CASTELAR, became
Minister Of Foreign Affairs. and
later on President of the repub-
lie, The new constitution, pro-
claimed July 1879, was largely
the work of CASTELAR,. 1t provided
for the complete separation of
church and state, absolute free-
dom of religion, the abolition Of
the nobility, universal suffrage
and equality of taxation.
The republic lasted only eleven
months, from the 18th OF Febru-
airy, 1873, TO January 4, 1874 The
membership of the Senate and
Congress was largely monarchlcal
IN sentiment and il was the
magical eloquence of CASTELAR,,
and that alone, that kept the re-
public alive for the few months
of its checkered existence.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-14
From EDWIN MARKHAM

collective governmental energy
bring into use lands which the
very agony of individual struggle
for existence has not been able to
utilize, and thus allow an in
crease of population TO a hundred
millions.
But 10 discovery of science
can, so far as can be seen, take
from the soil what is not in it, nor
enable agriculture to make food
of anything but plants fed from
the plant food in the soil So
that poverty is sure to recur if
the present birth rate of these
nations keeps up. They are not
made poor by their oppressors,
but by their birth rate.
1T might be possible to make
some show of denial OF this as
to the Japanese, for they have
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-14

TTERBERT DUCKS brilliant
book, ION Board the Good
Ship Earth" just issued by
the Bobbs- Merrill Company, of
Indianapolis, surveys humanity in
the large. This commentary on
Oriental overcrowding has a
warning fer our continent. Mr..
Quick says:
THE poverty of the masses in
the Orient is full of awful inter-
est to us-of awful warning and
of a sort of fearful hope. 1t
shows us the dread condition
which comes from overpopulation
which Is a matter for fear.
"Those who say that such pow
erty as we Cauoasians now suf-
fer from is in no manner caused
by overpopulation are right. We
have in these United States still
more than twenty acres for the
sustenance of every person. In
Japan there is but a third of an
acre. Some japanese, however,
are supported by trade and man
ufactures and draw their support
from other acres than those of
Japan.
But in the Shantung province
Of China, Or, King found lands
supporting S,S40 people of a
strictly rural population to the
square mile, or 240 to a 40-acre
farm. The island of Chungming,
with a7o square miles, has $500
people to the square mile, and
only one large city any part of
whose people could draw susie
nance from outside the island 1t
Is safe TO say therefore, that I'M
til our population doubles once or
twice such poverty as We have
must be laid To other doors than
that Of the increase of popua-
ton.
even China snlJapaa may hy