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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-10
MERE-MENTION.

Contracts have been closed for the
coaling Of five French warships at
Hampton Roads, Va, next June. It
is possible that President Poincare of
France, may visit the United States at
that time. Secretary of Agriculture
board Of food and drug inspection. -.
The Queen Louise, British tramp"
freight steamer, Is fast on the sands
off Sea Girt, N. j., having run aground
Saturday. During the past fiscal
year the postoffices of the country Is
sued 91,00O,000 money orders, amount
ing to $625,O00,000. Hereafter money
orders will be payable at any postoffice
at which they may be presented. 49,.
]. D. Kelsey. aged 60 years, his wife
and son, are under arrest at Heber
Springs, Ark, charged with attempt
ing to wreck a Missouri and North
Arkansas railway train. Enmity to the
railroads officials Is given as the mo-
tive. :. Howard Ragan. 9 years old,
Of Lumberton, n. c., died in Phila-
delphia hospital, Saturday, from the
effects Of eating paper percussion caps.
The county commissioners, the
sheriff and jailer Of Sampson county,
n. c., have been indicted for negli-
gence in connection with the recent
escape Of prisoners from the county
Jail. .....A Zeppelin airship on Sat
u do triy1 80
miles in eight hours. King Chris
tian of Denmark, is said to be serious
ly considering the idea of visiting the
Panama-Pacific exposition at San
Francisco next year. During the past
year the White Star steamship line
carried 237,5S9 passengers between
England and the United States. .-.....
The Italian minister Of public instruc-
ton has issued circular condemning
the ridiculous "cramming" of students
in the public schools. The movement
is said to have been caused by many
suicides of students who were worry
ing over examinations. :. The labor
ing classes Of England are said to be
eating large quantities of sparrows in
an effort to break down the high price
Of beef. ...... The National Corn Show
will be opened at Dallas, Texas, Thurs
day morning. "A. j. Amason of
Tennille, Ca, shot and killed his wife
on the streets Of Atlanta, Ga, Friday
afternoon and then committed sui
eide. :. . President Andrew Jackson's
famous hickory walking stick has
been presented to President Wilson by
Levi Ludham Of Wichita, Kan, who
came into possession Of the stick many
years ago.. Congressman Bremner
Of New Jersey, died in Baltimore. on
Thursday, from cancer, despite efforts
to effect a cure by the use Of radium.
..... Miles Cribb was on Friday sent
enced to death by the court at Ash
burn, Ga, for the murder Of his wife
and mother-in-law. The execution Is
set for March Sth.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-10
LoCAL. AFFAIRS.
,IEW- >EMENTS


Thomson. Co-Pleased with its Mill
Factory Syndicate sale, urges you TO
take advantage of some of its many
bargain offerings in all departments.
Kirkpatrick -Belk Co.-Call attention
to many special winter goods at at
tractive prices for all this week.
Yorkville Hardware Co.-Wants you
to see IL about the good qualities OF
Elwood wire fencing before buying.
w. r. Robinson, Yorkville No. els
after information as to whereabouts
of a black hound dog, lost Feb. 2.
York Furniture Co.-ASks you to see
it for all kinds of painting materials
and suggests that paint Is cheaper
than wear and tear.
G. w. Sherer-Asks you, why phone
all over town for groceries, when
you can get what you want at his
store and market.
Quinn & McGill, Clover-Have a lot
of nice mules on hand and will have
another car this week. They will
. either trade or sell. ::
First National Bank, Sharon-Pays In
terest on time deposits, your bust
ness is wanted and your funds VIII
be safe with II.
Geo. w. Whitesides & Co., Sharon
Have fresh snowdrift and tub lard,
fresh cereals, and want to give you
prices on flour. meal, sugar, etc.
Lyric Theatre-Has specially attract
i've programme for this week. Sew
eral special attractions coming.
Sam M. Grist-Says that you will
eventually have Mutual Benefit
policy. and asks. why not now?
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-10
President Loan & Savings Bank

., Yorkville, S. c., Feb. s, 1914.
Mr.. T. w. Boyd, Supervisor,
Yorkville, s. C.
In re. to sale and purchase Of certain
township bonds.
Dear Sir:-In 1911 you advertised by
circular letter for sealed bids for the
purchase Of $60,000.00 5 per cent Cou-
pom Catawba Township Bonds, and
$14, 10000 per cent. Coupon Ebenezer
Township Bonds both Of York County,
South Carolina.
Please give me the following infor-
nation:
No. l. Did you sell these bonds? If
so what banks purchased them, and at
what price and was cash paid for
them?
No. 2. Did you state in your circular
letter that the bonds were exempt
from all state, county and municipal
taxation?
No. Did the banks in purchasing
these bonds from you make this pur-
chase with the understanding that the
said bonds would be exempt from tax
alton?
No. 4. In your opinion would the
banks that purchased these bonds have
done so if they had not understood at
the time Of the purchase that they
would be exempt from taxation.
s. NJ. McNeel,
President Loan & Savings Bank.
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TiIIman and McLaurin Shake Hands.


United States Senator B. R. Tillman
and State Senator John L. McLaurin
met and shook hands here yesterday
for the first time since they fought on
thirteen years ago, when they were oc-
cupying the seats Of South Carolina in
that chamber. Senator Tillman and
his former lieutenant were cordial in
their meeting yesterday and chatted
as if they enjoyed the reunion. Poll
tics were not mentioned in the few
minutes they were together
The ending Of the feud between
prominent in this state, will recall to
many Of the older voters the early
days of the Tillman movement, when
the rugged Edgefeld farmer was as
sisted by John L. McLaurin, John
Gary Evans and the other lieutenants
of the Reform movement, which con-
tanned some Of the brainest men of
South Carolina. Capt. Tillman went
into the governors chair, and from
there to the United States senate. Mr..
McLaurin served in the legislature,
then as attorney general, went to con-
gress and succeeded Joseph H. Earle
in the United States senate, becoming
the colleague Of his political leader,
B. R. Tillman.
But the bond between the two was
strained and finally was entirely sew
cred when Senator McLaurin followed
what was called Commercial Democ-
racy' and voted for the ratification
of the treaty Of peace with Spain. How
the two former friends finally clinched
on the floor of the United States SEN
ate, thus becoming a national episode,
is recalled in South Carolina.-Colum-
bia special Of Sunday. to the News and
Courier.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-10

There is pending in the general as
sembly a bill which seeks to make il
still harder on people who attempt to
swindle hotel or inn keepers by jump
ing board bills. The penalty provided
contemplates 500 fine or imprison-
ment for thirty days; but prosecution
may be discontinued on payment OF
the board bill in question and all ac-
cumulated costs
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-10

that might follow. the other side is
opposed AS rule both sides have
too much shrewdness and sense to op-
pose proposition that they know will
receive the approval Of a majority Of
the people, and in such cases the game
is to try to secure advantage without
having to incur too great penalty. AS
to whether the legislature as now con-
stituted is representative Of a majority
of the people, there may be some ques-
ton; but in our opinion the opposing
sentiments that obtain among the peo-
pie have nothing like proportionate
representation in the general assem-
bly
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-10

The editor Of The Enquirer had let
ters and kilograms last week inviting
him to go to Columbia to appear before
the committee having in charge Sena-
tor Carlisle's bill to provide that news
papers should charge no more for le-
gal than for other advertising; but as
the editor of The Enquirer did not
happen to be concerned whether the
bill passed or not, he did not trouble
himself about making the trip.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-10

1t is evident to any one who will
take the trouble to stand around the
legislative halls in Columbia a little
while that political advantage is OF
greater consideration with majority
of the legislators than the real welfare
of the people of the state. There are
pending a number of measures that
have merit, some of them fathered by
the Blease faction, and some by the
anti -Blease faction; but in every case
where it is apparent that one or the
other of the two factions is likely to
get the credit for any. public benefit
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-10

President Wilson on yesterday sent
to the senate the name of F. H. Yves.
ton Of Columbia, for district attorney
and James L. Sims, Of Orangeburg, fol
United States marshall. Senator Till
man is quoted as saying that he will
not fight, although Weston is the NOM
inee of Senator Smith and he has
withdrawn his recommendation OF
James /. Sims
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-10
Yorkyille, S. c., Feb. 9, 1914.

To Editor Of York News:
The Yorkville Enquirer has on more
than one occasion called attention In
it's columns to the position of the Loan
and Savings Bank in reference to GER
tain taxes which the bank has asked
to be relieved Of on the ground that 1t
purchased certain bonds from the
county on the explicit understanding
that they were non-taxable.
T wanted the people to be Informed
as to the correct position Of the Loan
& Savings Bank in the case and
therefore mailed the correspondence
which l herewith enclose, to the edi-
tor Of The Enquirer with the request
that he publish; same. My request was
refused and"I herewith hand you the
correspondence, and will be obliged If
you will kindly publish same.
Yours very truly,
s. NJ. McNeel,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-10
.. WI. HC1NttI,
President Loan e. Savings Ban
Yorkville, S. c., Feb. 6, 1914.
S. NJ. McNeel, President,
Loan q, Sovjpps Rank

Yorkville, S. c., Feb. 6, 1914.
S. M. McNeel, President,
Loan G. Savings Bank,
Yorkville, S. C..
Dear Sir:--I have just received your
letter of 5th inst. and, in reply l would
say yes, in 1911 and 1912 the county
commissioners Of York county sold
One Hundred and Thirty Thousand
Dollars worth of township bonds and
these bonds were all purchased by the
National Union Bank. The Peoples
National Bank and the Loan and Saw
ings Bank-all three York county
banks and paid par and accrued inter-
est for same.
In reply to your second question
would say that certainly did state in
my circular letter calling for bids on
these bonds, THAT it was provided in
the refunding Act that said bonds
should be exempt from all state, coun-
ty and municipal taxation"
In answer to your third question
would say, Yes, these three banks pur-
chased said bonds with the distinct
understanding that they should be eX-
empt from taxation. l understood that
to be the contract at the time and the
understanding.
opinion these three banks would not
have purchased these bonds If they had
not understood at the time that the
bonds were exempt from taxation. The
citizens of York, Ebenezer and Cataw-
ba townships had been paying per
cent annual interest on these bonds
and they were sold to the above three
banks and the rate Of interest in the
new bonds was only per cent-a saw
ing of 2 per cent annual interest on
$3.50, 100000 and as banks are usually
able to get per cent, or at least per
cent on their money, it stands to reason
that they would not have tied up $780,
10000 in 5 per cent bonds If they had
known and believed that said bonds
would be taxed.
The said bonds were sold in good
faith as exempt from taxation and
bought in good faith that they were so
exempt.
Respect.
T Thos. w. Boyd,
County Supervisor.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-10

For the reason that there has been
not a word in The Enquirer in any
way rejecting upon the Loan & Saw
ings Bank, or it's management, and for
the further reason that when the cor
respondence between Mr.. S. M. Nc
Neel and Mr. T. W. Boyd, given above,
was submitted to us, we were unable
to see any bearing that this cores
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-10
Ths Norkrille Gaqairsr.
Entered at the Postoffice in Yorkville
as Mail Matter Of the Second Class.
YoRKvILLE, s. c.,
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1914

The senate has under consideration
a bill to give magistrates the right to
suspend sentences during good be-
havior or until some future date, the
object being to guard against interfer-
.ence with labor on the farms.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-10
Yorkville, s. c.. Feb. ., 1914.

Mr.. =. M. McNeel,
President Loan and Savings Bank,
Yorkville, 8. C.
Dear Sir:
I beg leave to acknowledge the re-
ceipt Of your favor dated yesterday
enclosing correspondence in re. sale OF
certain bonds, expressing the opinion
that the matter is of public interest
and advising that may publish the
same II see proper to do 80.
= Upon reading over the correspon-
dence, I fail to find any fact Of which
the public has not already been made
aware through the columns Of The En-
quirer, and from an editorial stand
point, therefore / am not interested.
Our advertising columns, however, are
open.
Thanking you for submitting the
matter, / am
Very truly,
w. D. Grist,
Editor Yorkville Enquirer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-10
REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC

The first three of the following let
ters were published in the York News
Of Yorkville, in its issue Of yesterday
afternoon:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-10

pondence had on the question as to
whether that portion Of the capital
stock Of bank that may be invested
in non taxable bonds Is taxable, we did
not care to cucumber our general
reading matter space with the same.
Mr.. Boyd merely voices the opinion Of
the whole public when he says that he
does not believe the banks would have
bought these bonds had they thought
them subject to taxation. Since,
however, the correspondence has
been published elsewhere prefaced
by letter of transmission that is
susceptible of being construed as a
reflection on our presumed unfairness
in denying a reply, where we had in
fiicted an injury, we are printing the
foregoing together with the prelimi-
nary correspondence by which it
should have been introduced, and leav-
ing our readers, who are familiar with
all that we have previously published
to decide whether we have been
wrong. The correspondence between
Mr.. McNeel and the editor with refer
ence to the publication Of the McNeel-
Boyd correspondence was as follows:
S. NJ. McNeel, Pres. ]. s. Brice, v. P.
]. P. McMurray, Cashier.
THE LOAN AND SAVINGS BANK
Capital $50,000.00
Yorkville, S. c., February Sth, 1914.
Editor Yorkville Enquirer
The enclosed correspondence (copies)
between Thos. w. Boyd, Supervisor,
and myself Is self explanatory. 1t be-
ing a matter Of public interest hand
1t to you for publication, provided you
see proper to do so.
Yours very truly,
s. M. McNeel, President,
Loan & Savings Bank.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-10

Charges interference.
The governor continued: There is
no reflection upon DR.. Saunders, but
II she thinks so, the courts of this
state are open and l vii not claim
that ] am governor or that l am a
poor man. / will pay it If have to
put my senatorial salary up for six
years ahead to pay it. Now that's
what / mean. / believe that Dr. Saun-
ders Is good woman, but she has in
terfered with these physicians in the
discharge of their duty.
Another thing that l was told out
there: L was told that there are wards
in that institution that DR.. Babcock
has not been in in twelve years. Dr.
Thompson stated that on the witness
stand under oath that there were
wards that DR.. Rabcock had never
been in since he had been there. Is
that the proper kind of management
Of an institution?
Now there has been no question
about her character. DIR. Griffin will
tell you how she interfered with him,
and DR.. Blackburn will tell you how
she interfered with him, and she has
been a continual annoyance ever since
they have been there and to those re-
gents And when they investigated
this matter / said, Don't put her out,
she Is a good woman. She makes a
good officer. Leave her there, but pass
resolutions condemning her and con-
demning DR.. Rabcock, too I am the
man that offered that resolution. They
could, have found 1t out without get
ting you UP here II they had wanted to
know 1t. Then when Mr.. Sanders asked
to reopen the case. one of the regents
asked me about 1t. I said. What are
you going to open?' And he said,
Mr.. Sanders feels that somebody has
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-28
stoekers and Eeeders.

Chicago, Feb. 2S--Snow blockades
that tied up railroad traffic to a wide
area of the cattle feeding belt early m
the week and put country roads In al
most impossible condition to many
sections, together with generous re-
ceipts of thin and half-fat cattle have
been leading contributors to a dull and
downs grade market for stock and feed
ing steers here this week that has
eliminated in declines ranging from 10
@35c in extremes mostly o@2oc from
prices current week ago and put the
market on the most attractive basis
to buyers on the rank and file or the
offerings thus far this year
A fair trade was had IN young stun
at the opening of the week, when YARD
dealers We're stocking up. but coun-
try demand has failed miserably, AMI
since that time prices have fallen hard.
15c for most of the good steer classes
and csc and more FOR the lower class
offerings.
Decline in prices has let the ordi-
nary and medium stockers down to
SETS and $40 AMI the common light
stuff selling as low as $6.oo@D6.5o. with
runts and trash lower Most Of the
good to choice stock and feeding lots
of all weights have soid at *7.l5r97.40
and sales of choice 20 extra feeders
of a breedy class have ranged at s7aO
Otis. only a few Of very fancy class
having passed shat figure during tne
week. one load of 704-pound Shorthorr
yearlings of very breedy class gong to
Indiana Yesterday at s7.S5 and few
choice steer calves, which are holding
immune to trade vicissitudes. reachlns
$500. A good business class o. l"'o-
pound feeders was offered t" at
s7.35 and it is taking very re
grade Of any weight to make S""o or
better,
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-28
Thornton Resident Dead.

Special to TfmeS-Republlcan.
Thornton, Feb. 2S.-Anthony Althen
an old and respected citizen of this To-
cality, died early yesterday at the
home of his son, A. Alti1en, Of this
place. He came to Meservey twenty
years ago from Iowa Falls, and has
been a resident Of that place since un-
til November last year when he un-
derwent an operation at. Mason City
from which he never fully; recovered.
brief service was held at the home this
morning and the funeral services at
the German Evangelican church al
Meservey, this afternoon. 1nterment
will be in the Meservey cemetery.
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-28

died in the hospitaEset Cedar Rapids.
Mr.. Faris was verJ well known and
prosperous farmer OF Hardin county.
Miss Harriet Sturgeon has returned
to her home at Caldwell, Idaho, after .
very pleasant visit with relatives ana
friends in this city.
Frank Klaas has been indicted on
charge OF bootlegging, the second Of
fense Of the man, and the penalty car
ries with 1t imprisonment In the coun-
ty Jail for a period Of not less than
three months.
On default OF defendant the Citizens
State Bank of Anamosa was given
Judgment against the Dows brick and
tile works and J. A. Wilson for $1,585.
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-28
ANTARCTIC EXPLORERS RETURN.
Dr.. Mawson's Expedition Reaches Aus
traIia After Three Years in Far South.

Adelaide, Australia, Feb. 27.-Dr.
Douglas Mawson, the Australasian ex-
plorer, returned here yesterday from
the antarctic on board the exploring
steamship Aurora. He said his ex-
pedition had been "eminently success
full"
The original expedition under DR.
Mawson left Hobart, Tasmania. on Dec
2, 1911. Its principal object being the
exploration and survey Of the antarctic
coast line.
Two of the members, Lieut.. MINIS of
the British army. and DR.. Merz,
Swiss, met with death by accident.
When the Aurora went to fetch the eX-
p1orers back from the antarctic early
last year, the vessel was forced to
leave before taking on board DR.. Nav
son and five of his companions.
DR.. Mawson, referring to the dis
astrous sledge journey on which Lieut..
Minis and DR.. Merz met their deaths,
said that after the loss of his COM
panions he was alone for thirty days.
Il had a miraculous escape from
starvation" he said. CAS- was stu,:b-
ling along through a snow storm, I
happened to see a black spot, and go
ing toward it discovered it was cache
Ol pTONlSlOHS. Alter restoring my
strength sufficiently, as I thought to
reach my base twentyone miles away,
I left the remainder of the cache for the
search party I considered likely to be
sent out.
Il was able. however, to make only
two miles owing to the severity of the
weather. SO I returned to the cache
and was discovered there by members
Of the search party.
DR.. Mawson declared that dredging
had yielded the best collection of bio
logical specimens ever obtained in the
antarctic. Many mineral deposits had
been exposed, some of them rich. Their
extent, however, was not traceable.
owing to the ice. Occasional rocks ex-
posed indicated the existence of a vast
coal bed. Besides coal, the mineral
chiefly observed was copper.
Westward of their base some
extraordinary fish and sea animals
were obtained at a depth Of two miles.
The scientific results of the expedi-
ton are to be presented to the Geogra-
phical Association Of America.
While the delay in Adelieland. owing
to the prevalence of terrific winds. was
unpleasant, 1t enabled the party to do a
vast amount of collecting. A magn!-
ficent assenblage of bird eggs. most
of them extremely rare, was obtained.
The wind experienced a. the base was
terrific. During one whole month it
averaged sixty three miles an hour.
For one hour it blew 116 miles an hour
and gusts were frequently gagged at
over 200 miles an nour.
The Aurora on its way back to Ade
1aide experienced two severe hurri-
canes. It lost it's motor launch in the
ice and the ship was badly nipped OH
one occasion when it took clever sea-
manship to extricate it.
Dr. Mawson said that one Of the
greatest lessons learned by the expe-
dition was the value Of wireless teleg-
raphy. No similar exploration work.
he added should ever be undertaken
without it.
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-28
cIarion Nswa Items.

Special to Times-Republican.
Clarion, Feb. ga state inspector OF
hotels has been in this city examining
the hotel here. and after looking things
oven ordered that number of changes
he made within fifteen days. II this ID
done it will improve the looks and gem
eralSconditions of the place to great
extent.
3DE. J. H. Sans has been at New
Providence. where he attended the fu-
Eneral OF his cousin. Dave Faris. who
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-28
Grain Trade News Items.

(From Lamson's wire. 203 Masonic
Temple. phone 1881
Primary receipts-Wheat, $4,000;
corn, 917 1000; oats. 100000.
Primary hipments-Wheat, $4,000;
corn, 100000; oats. $4,000.
Clearances-Wheat and -four, $685.
900; corn. 10000; oats. 1000.
Northwest cars-Minneapolis, 394;
Duluth, 16: Winnipeg, 129.
Chicago car lots-Wheat, SO; corn.
262: oats. 1o7.
Estimated cars Monday-Wheat. 81;
corn, 254; oats, 14S.
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-28
St. Louis Cash Grain Close.

Furnished by Taylor & Patton, grain
merchants, % East Main. Phone 6S.l
st. Louis, Feb. 2S
Wheat-No. . red, 951a No. 3 red,
941s; No. red, none; No. 2 hard. 92G
"a: No. hard. 91@93; No. hard
none.
Corn-No. .. s5: No. 3, 61@62; No. A.,
5s; No. yellow. 61: No. yellow. 61@
621s; No. 4 yellow, 59@60: No. white,
81: No. 8 white 63@64k; No. white.
571s @61.
Oats-No. ., S914@4O: No. 3, SO; No.
4. none; No. 2 white. 41@f1A; No. 3
white. 39A d4013; No. white, 500
3914.