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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-10

he has been engaged in the investiga-
ton. From the outset he seems to have
aimed to lay the foundations and build
up a case through the newspapers. He
took great pains to impress upon the
public that he was in the caSe-had
been brought into the case by Frank $
friends-to get at the exact truth and
make it known, whether it confirmed
the conviction Of Frank or led to some
one else as the guilty party 1t may be
that this is the understanding ano
agreement between Mr.. Burns and
Franks friends to be carried out in
perfect good faith by Mr.. Burns-but
nobody will believe ii and it should be
immaterial whether any one believed II
or not If Mr.. Burns knows the MUIR
derer-can LAY hands on him at any
moment l DESIRE" as quoted, If he car
produce the proof of the murderer's
guilt to the satisfaction of everybody
as he began to give out in substance
after he had been in the case for q
week or more, what difference does II
make what his understanding with
Franks friends was? The public eX-
poets facts from Mr. Burns-not argu-
ments differences, speculations and de-
ductions. Surely there are enough law
yers employed in the case as it is. and
every one will agree that they have
fully covered and exhausted every scin-
tilla of a suggestion for an argument
Columbia Record.
AS to whether Frank is really guilty
or not, we do not know; but we would
want something better on which to
base an opinion than the uncorrobor-
ated statement of VIM. ]. Burns. This
man got a national reputation as the
result Of success in collecting evidence
in connection with the operations OF
the dynamite conspirators who over
reached themselves in the Los Angeles
Times affair. The importance Of Mr.
Burns was very much emphasized be-
cause of the world wide horror over
that awful crime. But since then, Mr.
Burns has been showing up in his true
character, as a bumptious four flush
er with the no limit to his gall, and
many newspapers and people are COM
ing to take his simple statements as
of more weight than the verdict of a
petit jury. That statement attributed
to Burns to the effect that Il know
where the murderer is and can lay my
hands on him at any minute and he
does not even know he is under sus-
picion," seems to cap the climax. If
Burns knows the man why does he nC
come out with it?
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-10
pon bonds in the sum of $4,000 for this

pom bonds in the sum of $4,000 for this
purpose. The movement for water
system began several months ago when
the Times, after number Of articles
agitating the system. succeeded in in
teresting several citizens in the water
works and a petition asking for the
election on the question was signed by
the required number Of free-holders and
presented to council. The election was
duly ordered and Friday when the votes
were counted it was found that Of the
"a voters who had cast ballots SO favor
ed the system while II were opposed to
ii. The total vote cast Friday repre-
sented only about one-tifth Of the
towns voting strength, but was about
what was expected by those who have
kept tab on former special elections. AT
the election Friday a board Of commits
sioners Of public works, whose duty II
will be to negotiate the sale Of the
bonds and make all arrangements for
the installation of the water system,
was also elected. Quite a number of
the towns citizens were voted for, but
it was found that Messrs. w. B. Ar
drey, ]. j. Bales and s. L. Meacham
had received a larger number Of votes
than the others and they were declared
elected. This commission will at once
take up the matter Of having the bonds
made and placed on the market. The
bonds, 1t will be remembered, are to
bear interest at rate not to exceed six
per cent and the board Of commission
ers anticipate little trouble in disposing
Of them.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-10

next Monday. The Episcopalians re-
gard Good Friday as a day that should
be observed with much solemnity, and
to have Easter egg hunts on that day
they consider is desecration.
- So far three citizens are being
pretty seriously considered by the vot-
ers of Yorkville for mayor. These are
DR.. r. A. BrattDn, Mr.. ]. G. Wilborr
and Mr.. w. NJ. Mcconnell. The under
standing is that MIR. j. E. Hart has
practically withdrawn. Mr.. ]. s. Mack
orell was talked Of by a, number OF
people, but has discouraged the talk
Mr.. Mcconnell is being strongly urged
to enter the race, but has not yet giver
his consent. Mr.. Wilborn is announc-
ed today and there is every reason t.
believe that he will be in the race tc
the end. DR.. Bratton. who was an
nounced Tuesday, by friends, said to.
day that he had not thought about the
matter until friends began to urge II
upon him, and while he does not have
any special desire for the place, If the
people want him he will do the best he
can, and if they do not want him he
will have no hard feelings. Other citi-
zens have been talked Of in connection
with the office; but the three named
are easily the most prominent. 1t is a
month, however, before the election
and many things can develop before
then.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-10

= The Dowager Empress of Japan
died at the imperial villa at Namazu.
yesterday The Dowager Empress
Haruko was the widow of Emperor
Mutsuhito, who died on July 80. 1912.
She was born on May %, 1850, and
was the daughter of a nobleman, Ich-
ijo Tadado. In 1869 she married the
late emperor and was declared en-
press. Haruko, by the side Of her
husband, passed through the troubled
period of the transformation Of Japan
at the beginning of Mutsuhito's re-
gime. She saw him transfer his cap
ital from Kioto to Yedo, which was
later renamed Tokyo. She watched
with curious. interest the opening OF
the country to foreign commerce, its
departure from old world customs and
its adoption Of western civilization
She awaited in the imperial palace
news Of the japanese armies at war,
first with China and then with Rus
sia, and saw the complete evolution OF
Japan as a world power. Haruko was
simple in her tastes She presided
over court functions with great digni-
ty on most occasions wearing west
ern dress, especially when she came
into contact with Americans or Euro
peans. When the function was pure
ly Japanese she occasionally returned
to the picturesque costume OF her
youth The dowager empress was
greatly affected by the death Of Nut"
suhito, suffering for many month"
from an effection Of the heart. She
died at the imperial villa at NamaZu.
a watering place near Yokohama.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-10

- Washington, April g.: Undisguis-
ed qualification was felt by admins!
tration officials here today at the
prospect of finally healing the breach
between the United States and CO.
lombia through the treaty signed at
Bogota yesterday. II this convention
is ratified by the two countries, as Of
ficials are confident 1t will be, 1t will
close amicably a bitter controversy,
brought on by the secession Of Pan
anna in 1903 and the granting to the
United States of the canal zone, which
has cast blight on the relations be-
tween the United States and all Latin
America. Substantial details of the
treaty became known here today.
The principal article provides for the
six months after ratification has
been exchanged between the two
countries, as indemnity for the losses
she has sustained. This Is granted In
a lump sum and the treaty does not
attempt to specify how much of this
amount is in reparation for the loss
of Panama or how much for the loss
of the Panama railway rights. Co.
lombia Is granted the right to ship
coal. salt and petroleum from her
Atlantic to her Pacific ports, either
through the canal or across the Pan
anna railway, without any charge
other than the cost of freight. no
duty being assessed. These articles
are not produced along the Pacific
side of the country and mountains
prevent easy communication overland
through Colombia. A third article
fixes the boundary line between Co
lombia and Panama and restores to
the latter a strip Of territory which
has been claimed by Panama. This
line is the same as that which was
provided in the Cortes-Arosmena
treaty between Colombia and Pana-
ma, one of the triparte treaties never
ratified by Colombia, except that 1t
fixes definitely the point on the Pa
cific coast where the boundary termi-
mates, which Is to be midway between
Points Cocalita and Ardita. The
former treaty left this point to be
settled by tribunal of arbitration to
be appointed. A treaty, however. be-
tween Colombia and Panama will be
necessary before this boundary set
tlement is final. The United States
agrees to use it's good offices with
Panama in the matter. Another ar
ticle expresses the hope that friendly
relations between the United States
and Colombia may continue from that
time forever.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-10
WITHIN THE TOWN.

There was a slight fall of sleet
during yesterday morning.
The free light and free water grab
is an unlawful imposition on every cit
izen of Yorkville, and especially upon
The patrons of the water. light and
power department.
- The spring trade seems to be pro-
crossing very nicely, Notwithstanding
the fact that the farmers are so busy
Many ladies are managing to come in
from the country anyway.
-Revs. Henry Stokes and ]. L. Oates
organized a night school with fifteen
members at the Ancona mill, last Tues
day night. 1t is their purpose to put in
two weeks or such a matter in an eff
fort to establish the institution on a
permanent basis. 1t is expected that
the school will be supported by the
pupils in whose interest it is to be con-
Quoted. Interest has been increasing
during the week.
The annual Easter egg hunt which
has heretofore been held today, Fri
day before Easter, Good Friday, has
been postponed by Supt. Witherspoon,
at the request of Rector Walsh Of the
church of the Good Shepb erd, until
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-10
ABOUT PEOPLE

Miss Macie Hagans Of Glover. is Wis
iting friends in Gastonia.
DR.. B. G. Black is quite i'll at the
home of his father, Dr. John G. Black,
at Blacksburg.
Misses Matte and Maud Smith. OF
Hickory Grove, are visiting relatives
in Yorkville.
Mr.. T. H. White Of Chester, is
spending today in Yorkville with his
brother, DR.. NJ. w. White.
Mr. P. B. Conner, of Winston Salem,
II. c., visited relatives in Yorkville
and Sharon this week.
Miss Fannie Stroup of the Presby-
terian college, Charlotte, arrived in
Yorkville yesterday to spend Easter
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M.
Stroup.
Henning Adickes Of the Yorkyille
Graded school, went to Clinton yester-
day where he will represent the York
vile school in a defamation contest.
open to all South Carolina graded
schools.
Yorkville people will regret to learn
of the death of Miss Anna Lucy
'rhurston which occurred at Atlantic
City. n. j., last Tuesday Miss Thurs
ton was a native Of Pittsburg. Pa, and
for several years past had been spend
ing the winters in Yorkville.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-10
LoCAL. AFFAIRS,
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

York Furniture Co.'s showing a big
line of go-carts in "a variety Of good
STYLES and would be glad to show
you.
+. Lawrence & Co., Chicago-Tell of
the merits of "Gets-It" as a cure
for troublesome corns on the feet.
Carroll Bros.-Want to supply you
with Nancy Hall seed sweet pota-
toes for bedding.
Mcconnell Dry Goods Co.-Ofers a
lot of $3.50 silk dresses at 1898
each. White oxfords at SO cts. to
$1.25 a pair.
York Drug Store-Wants you to re-
member that 1t has a supply OF
Huylers, Nunnally's and Lowney :
candies for it's Easter trade,
head heifers, S to II months old,
at best market prices.
Yorkville Bargain House-On page 4
gives a list of special items now be-
ing offered in its Easter bargain
carnival.
Thomson Co.-Invites special atten-
ton to clothing for boys; oxfords
for children; millinery and ribbons,
and big line of parasols.
Kirkpatrick -Belk Co.'s showing a
complete line Of ready-to-wear gar
ments of all kinds for ladies and for
children. Mems and boys spring
clothing.
Cloud cash Store-Calls special atten-
ton to it's line of spring clothes Tor
men. and offers special values in
high class clothing, furnishings, etc.
w. r. Carroll-Wants to supply you
with Nancy Hall seed potatoes for
bedding.
Carroll Furniture Co.-Will be pleased
to show you the newest things in
furniture. A nice line of go-carts.
New tires put on old carts.
First National Bank, Sharon-lnVites
YOU to bring your banking questions
to IL when you don't quite under
stand a banking proposition.
Lyric Theatre-Announces the coming
of THE Finger Prints" the third in
the sensational Fatomas serieS-six
reels Of the next one next Friday.
Yorkville Hardware Co.'s prepared
to supply you with awnings ana
tents in any size and on short no.
tice.
Louis Roth-Will have roe shad today
and tomorrow, 75c.
]. c. Wilborn-Is announced as can
didate for the office Of mayor OF the
town Of Yorkville.
j. G.. A. Turner and S. w. Thomas,
Admrs.-Give notice to debtors ana
creditors of estate Of G.. r. Turner.
deceased.
First National Bank. Yorkville-Es-
pecially invites the accounts or the
man whose deposits are small-such
accounts will grow and 1t will help.
Royal Pressing Club-Solicits clean
ing, mending. pressing and dyeing
work for gentlemen and ladies'.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-10
THE CANNING CLUBS

There Is to be a rally Of the canning
clubs in Yorkville on April IS, the oc-
casion of the field day exercises, and
1t is expected that every member OF
the club who can do so will attend and
bring lunch. The organization will be
completed, and the members will be
instructed in their work by addresses
from Miss Parrott, state organizer and
others and by the distribution OF
booklets, bulletins and receipts, and
the exhibition fruit jars, canning ap-
paratus, approved cans, fruit jars. etc
Miss Minnie Garrison, the county or
ganizer, advises The Enquirer that a
record of the meeting will be kept, and
those who attend will receive due
credit for such attendance in the
years work. Also Miss Garrison re-
quests that the members bring lunch
Following Is a list Of the clubs as they
now stand, together with the enrolled
membership of each:
1. Brown Rural School club-Wil-
ma Bartha, Rock Hill, No. 6; Nellie
M. Blanks, Rock Hill, No. 4; Bonnie
Sanders, Rock Hill, No. 6; John Finley
Thomas, Rock Hill, No. 1; Maggie
Wilkerson, Rock Hill, No. 6; Mary
Wilkerson, Rock Hill, No. 6.
2. Tirzah Club.--Mattie B. Camp
bell, Tirzah; Leila Garrison, Tirzah;
Pearle Shillinglaw, Yorkville, No. Z;
Carrie Youngblood, Tirzah.
3. Forest Hill Club.-Clara Mason
Bigger, Yorkville, No. s; Mary Cullen
der, Glover, No g. Ethel Ferguson
Yorkville, No. s; Florence Meek. Clo-
yer, No. 3; Pearl Meek, Glover, No. 8.
4. Mt. Holly cIub.--Mattie Mae
Caldwell, Rock Hill, No. Q; Kathleen
Clinton. Edgemoor, No: 1; Evelyn
Oates, Rock Hill, No. 2; Davega Peay
Edgemoor, No. /; Ethel Whitesell
Rock Hill, No. 5.
5. McConnellsville Club.-Aggie Lee
Ashe, McConnellsville. Lucille Craw-
ford, Sue Crawford, Minnie Cockrell
Julia Love, Aida Lee Mendenhall, Eff
fie Mickle, McConnellsville; Louise
Crawford, Yorkville, No. 8; Annie M
Jackson, Guthriesville, No. l.
6. Bethesda club.-Corrinne Book
out, Maggie Caveny, Edith Faires
Florence Howell, jamie Johnson, Edna
Thomas, Viola Courtney, Rock Hill
NO. /, mary nuey, DSIl DuiiSoii
Rock Hill, No. 5; Leila Christenbury
Yorkville, No. 3.
I. Santiago CIub.-Gladys Biggers
Mary Biggers, Kings Creek, No. 2;
Armand Bolin, Sudie Bolin, Smyrna
No. q; Winnie Brown, Beaulah Groves
Anna White, Yorkville, No. /; Veda
Falls, Kings Creek.
s. Hickory Grove Club-Lillian
Foster. Mable Foster, Ella Mae Jones
Loreen Wylie, Hickory Grove.
9. Hopewell Club-Mamie Jones
Clemmie Pursley, Hannah Stephenson
Lucy Stephenson, Hickory Grove
No. /.
10. Bowling Green cIub.-Fannie
Flanagan, Bowling Green; Grace
Howe, Lola Quinn, Martha Brandon
Annie Reece Quinn, Glover, No. 2.
II. Gold Hill CIub.-Clio Bales,
Mary Garrison, Fort Mill, No. 4: Win
ME Crook, Fort Mill, No. l.
IL. Oak Ridge.--Kizzie Cornwell
Louise Faires, Stella Patterson. Rock
Hill, No. /.
cattered.-Margaret Clarke, York
vile r. F. D.; Jessie Darwin, Smyrna
R. F. D.; Ethel Deas, Filbert; Margar-
ct Sherrer, Sharon No. 2; Bessie Ram
sey, Hickory Grove; Clara Cherry,
Mary McKibbon, Lillian Potts, Rock
Hill Alberta Garrison, Myrtle Hayes,
Rock Hill, No. A.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-10
THE MARRIAGE RECORD

Probate Judge Williams has issued
the following marriage licenses since
the publication in The Enquirer Of Feb
"a:
Feb. 23-Larkin K. Ratchford and
Hattie May Glasscock.
Feb. 24-William J. McKibbon and
Dasy A. Johnson.
Feb. 24-Sigford r. Love and Vir-
ginia Bumgardner.
Feb. 25-Thomas B. Brakefeld and
Mary Alice Childers.
Feb. 26-sSam Smith and Bessie Mea-
cham (colored).
Feb. 26-Edley Gray and Mumzela
Adams (colored).
Feb. 28-Henry Wade and jamie
Shannon (colore6.
Feb 2S-Green Garrison and Caroline
Lowry (colored).
Feb. 2S-Julius Sanders and Hager
Wilks (colored).
March 2-Lum Grayson and Bessie
Perry.
March 3-George McClenehan and
Annie Berry (colored).
March 5-Will Hammong and Florry
Dimet.
March Chester Shipp and Lillian
Lindsay (colored).
March Frank Dillingham; and Jes-
sic Bennett.
March Smith Clemer and Bessie
Love (colored).
March 7-Lucious Gray and Mary
Zims (colored).
March 7-Henry Morfort and Essie
Walker (colored).
March 7-Milus Joseph and Lizzie
King (colored).
March 8-Clarence S. McMurray and
Mary Orr FlOwnrS
March 9-Rotie A. Bolick and Hattie
Ward.
March 9-Harvey w. Mullis and AIRY
Fright Vickory.
March 10-Georpe Jamison and Re-
becca Hughes (coloreO.
March 14-Will Biggers and Eliza
McCully (colored.
March 14-George L. Walters and
Mary Estelle Roberts.
March 15-Ellis Allbran and Emily
Carswell
March 21-Joe Williams and Edner
Moore (colored).
March 21-Fate Ellis and Susie Bak-
er (colored).
March 21-Cl5ff Lawrence and Marie
Simmons.
March 23-Alford Barnett and jamie
Hart (colored).
March 23-John Lowry and Lillian
Wright
March 24-John Robinson and Annie
Russell (colored).
March 26-William A. Hall and Alice
Black (colored)
March 27-Cordy Clark and Maggie
Bell Locke.
March 27-Barnett Bracket and
Bannah Mae Conner.
March 27-James Barnes and Lille
Burris (colored).
March 2S-Will Wright and Julia Bo-
heller.
March 2S-Will Lowry and Sarah
Hinton (colored)
March 3l-James R. Warmoth and
Lillian Carter.
March 31-Coleman Hill and Martha
Brown (coloredD.
April Clarified Moore and CLERGY
Brown (colored).
April Franklin r. Barber and An
ME Bell Bailey (colored).
April 4-Willie Jordan and Lille
Nabors.
April 6-Claud Hinson and Matte
Wells.
April will Mohead and RoXana
Green (colored).
April S-Frank Gibson and Bertha
Outen.
April S-James H. McArter and Alice
Anderson.
April S-Roy w. Stewart and Bessie
May Clay.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-10
Il is a settled fact that the new coun.

X is settled fact that the new coun-
ty home shall be only one story high.
The Rock Hill Herald reports that
Cansler Of Tirzah. will certainly be in
the race for railroad commissioner. Mr..
Cansler has the record Of having re-
ceived more votes for the office than
any other man who ever stood for 1t.
The weather department gave out
information Wednesday Of cold
wave that was coming down from
Alaska for Easter, and the cold wave
was here by the time the information
was announced in the papers.
There was some talk some time ago
to the effect that the Southern rail-
way was going to put some better
coaches on the Marion and Kingville
division; but up to this time there
have been no signs Of improvement.
II would hardly be correct to say
that the farmers are working any hard
er this year than usual; but there Is no
denying the fact that they are doing
their best to get there from the begin
ming.
While it has been shown time and
again that organization of the precinct
clubs and the county convention does
not necessarily mean majority in the
primary, it is best for the majority SEN
timent to organize the clubs and the
county convention if it can. The Dem
ocratic club meetings are to be held on
April 25, and the members of the clubs
are entitled to due notice OF the time
and place.
A subscriber to The Enquirer COM
plains of the failure Of The Enquirer
to arrive at Filbert on last Wed
nesday morning, and upon inquiry at
the postoffice at Yorkville, 1t develops
that in the dispatching Of the mails,
the Filbert bundle was overlooked.
The same thing happened few weeks
ago, and Miss Moore, the postmaster,
took the papers to Filbert by means OF
an automobile; but was unable to get
to the postoffice before the departure OF
the rural carrier.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-10

- Vera Cruz, April 8: The American
consulate has received word from the
consular agents at Tuxpam that grave
rumors are current there that Tampico
has fallen. While there is no confir-
nation Of this, 1t is known that there
has been serious fighting between the
federals and rebels around that port
The British steamer Leesdale, from
New York, March 13, which is now at
Tampico, has been unable to discharge
her cargo and asked permission by
wireless to come here. Later reports
from Tampico say the Mexican gun
town, but are doing much damage by
bad craftsmanship. The Waters
Pierce oil storage tank at. Arbol
Grande was set on fire and many 9TH
er tanks were hit, large quantities of
oil flowing into the river. Many shells
from the Mexican warships Vera Cruz
and Zarogosa have fallen near the
American war vessels in the river. The
federals are reported to be so hard
pressed that all the jefe politicos
throughout the country have been or
dered to force enlistment to the ut
most. The gunboat Bravo is prepar-
ing to sail from here to Tampico with
800 troops and ammunition. The
warehouse OI the ABulld Oll COMPANY
was destroyed in the fighting at Tam
pico, according to a wireless dispatch
received here tonight. 1t caught fire
from the shells Of the Zarabosa. The
loss is estimated at 100000. Tampico
Is reported to be enveloped in smoke
from the burning oil tanks. General
Mas, commander at Vera Cruz has
received an urgent call for the Bravo
and AnnunciatiOn. Rear Admiral
Mayo. in a report filed at 10 o'clock
this morning from Tampico, says the
lighting continued but that the fierce
advance Of the rebels was checked by
the strong fire from the Zaragosa and
Vera Cruz One Of the oil tanks was
burning at the time. Sixty American
women were on board the United
States warships and the German cruis-
er Dresden had gone further up river
to rescue others. The battleship Utah
left here for Tampico tonight. Nor
man Lind, son Of John Lind, was on
board.