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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-26
ABOUT PEOPLE

Mr. William Belts has taken the po-
sition of clerk at the Shandon hotel.
Mrs. ]. M. Hemphill Of Chester, is
spending several days in Yorkville.
Miss Majorie wilkins Of Yorkville
is visiting relatives in Gaffney, 5. c.
Miss Sue Duffie Of Sumter, is the
guest of Miss Nancy Witherspoon In
Yorkville.
Miss Julia Witherspoon Of York
Vile, is spending some time at WI
sacky. S. G.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. w. Kirkpatrick and
children Of Yorkville, are spending
some time at Blowing Rock. N. c.
Misses Minnie Cody and Beulah
Ferguson Of Yorkville, are spending
some time at Piedmont Springs.
Miss Maude Stroup has returned to
her home in Yorkville, after a visit to
friends in Mooresville, \. c.
Messrs. Lucius and CASTOR Gage OF
Chester, spent yesterday with the
family of Mr.. Robert Witherspoon, in
Yorkville.
Dr. and Mrs. R. H. McFadden, who
have been spending a few days In
northern cities, arrived in Yorkville
Wednesday.
Mr.. S. Quinn Of Gaffney, R. F. d
No. 8, has been spending a few days
in York county prospecting for the To-
cation Of farm.
Miss Sudie Allison and Master
Frank McElwee Of Yorkville, left yes
terday to spend some time with rela-
tives in Atlyanta. Ga.
Mr.. Roland S. Clinton Of Gastonia
| l,o l;aancn1
Carolina laws to practice medicine. He
is son Of Mr.. T. L. Clinton.
Misses Bessie and Margaret Sandi-
fer, Wilmore Logan Mary Starr and
Mrs. j. w. Kirkpatrick Of Yorkville
attended the Stanton-Adams wedding
in Bethel, Tuesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. @. Wray and son
William. Mr.. A. D. Dorsett and sons
Rowell and Jack and Mr.. c. F. Sherer
were among the Yorkville people who
went on the excursion to Charleston
this week.
Miss Minnie Stevenson Of Columbia
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
]. R. Stevenson on Yorkville r. F. D.
No. /, and expects to be home for sew
eral weeks. Miss Stevenson is a train
ed nurse and is home for rest.
Gastonia Gazette, June %: His Gas
tonia friends will regret exceedingly
to learn that DR.. Harry Neil. a promi-
nent young physician Of Glover, was
quite painfully injured one day last
week when the motorcycle which he
was riding went into ditch. He suf-
fered a severe cut on the throat and
other flesh wounds. No bones were
broken. however, and he is able to be
out again.
Gastonia Gazette: The many friends
Of Miss Annie Mclean will be erieved
to learn Of her sudden illness last Sat
urday. 1t will be recalled that Miss
Mclean had gone to Chester, S. c., to
attend a house party. On Saturday
she became suddenly Ill with an at
tack Of appendicitis. Drs. Pryor. OF
Chester. and Biggers, Of Rock Hill
s. c.. were summoned and an opera
ton was performed Sunday. which
seemed to be very successful. Miss
McLean's parents. Sheriff and Mrs. j.
D. B. Mclean went to Chester, Sun
day. Reports from there yesterday
were very favorable. Miss McLean's
numerous friends will regret to hear
of her illness. but will be glad to know
that she seems to be improving. Mr.
and Mrs Mclean will return in a few
days.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-26

1t is not altogether reasonable to as
sumo that all the coat tail swinging is
on one side, and that there is only one
set of coat tails. For instance. this
compulsory education proposition is
not entirely devoid Of coat tail fea'
lures. 1t is not uncommon for candi-
dates who are doubtful as to how they
might fare, to pick up issues or sup
posed issues that have already beer
made and swing on to them through
thick and thin. The fact is most peo'
pie who actively engage in the politi'
cal game are more or less coat tai
swingers; but it is a rare thing thai
any one is ever willing to make an ad'
mission to that effect.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-26
WILL NOT ISSUE SUPPLIES
Adiutant General Gets Refusal From
War Department.

The following letter was received at
the adjutant generals office in Colum-
bia from the war department at Wash
ington, last Tuesday:
ITO the Adjutant General Of South
Carolina:
In letter dated June 16, 1914, the
secretary of war advises the governor
of South Carolina as follows: Refer
ring to your requisition of May IL.
1914, for ordinance and quartermaster
supplies for the use Of the organized
militia of your state, regret to inform
you that in view of the failure of the
authorities of South Carolina to COM
ply with the Federal laws which gov
ern the care, accountability and dis
position of government property in
the possession Of the organized mill
tia, the war department is obliged TO
suspend further issues OF government
property and funds to the organized
militia of South Carolina, and to with
hold authority for the expenditure or
government funds by or for the bene-
fit of the organized militia of South
Carolina until the delinquent matters
are taken up by the state and brought
to a satisfactory settlement. When the
organized militia of South Carolina is
placed on a satisfactory basis, the war
department will consider the with
drawal of the restrictions of which
you are informed in this communica-
ton and which are effective on and
after this date.
acquisitions for quartermaster sup
plies submitted on April "a, and May
II. 1914, and ordinance supplies sub
mitted May IL, 1914, are in accordance
with the action of the secretary Of
war, noted in the foregoing paragraph
returned herewith. The supplies ask
ed for will not be issued.
by direction Of the secretary Of
war. "A. l.. Mills.
"Brigadier General, G. S."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-26


If the government is really holding
South Carolina to account for short
age of the military stores on hand
we wonder if the same thing is being
done as to other states. That there is
tremendous shortage of military
supplies. we do not doubt. In fact we
are sure of it, 1t used to be the GUS
tom previous to the custodianship oi
Gen. Moore, for those in charge to di-
vide out tents and the like among
their friends for fishing parties and
other purposes, and it has always been
Il common thing for privateS to appro-
pirate whatever they could make way
with in the way of hospital supplies
clothing and various articles that
could be utilized or sold. The under
standing is that this practice has been
much Curtailed during the past few
wears; but as to whether it has been
entirely checked, we do not know, OF
course. However, we are doubtful as
10 whether the militia of South Caro-
lima is responsible for any larger pei
cent of shortage than is the militia OF
most other states.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-26

- Niagara Falls, June "a: Terms for
composing all international differen-
ces between the United States and
Mexico have been concluded. The con-
ditions under which diplomatic rela-
tions will be resumed were embodied
in a protocol signed tonight by the
ambassador from Brazil, the ministers
from Chile and Argentina and the
American and Huerta delegates. The
character Of the settlement is not eX-
pected to arouse opposition from the
Constitutionalists, who would partici-
pate in 1t, and to a large degree II
would mold the adjustment of all in
ternal disputes. When a new provi-
sional government is established to
succeed that headed by Gen. Huerta,
the result Of mediation-recogniZed as
triumph for Pan-American diplo-
macy-will become effective. Coinci-
dentally with the action taken tonight
it was announced that the actual Sc
lection of a provisional president and
the organization Of the new govern
ment will be left to an informal con-
ference of representatives of the Con-
stitutionalists-Luis Cabrera, Rafael
Zubaran and Jose Vasconcelos-and
the Huerta delegates to the mediation
conference. No formal adjustment OF
mediation will be taken but there will
be no sessions while representatives of
the two Mexican factions endeavor to
agree on the personnel Of the new gov
ernment, agrarian and educational re-
forms and other internal problems. 1t
was decided by the mediators and del
egates to postpone consideration of
the exact date when American forces
shall be withdrawn from Vera Cruz.
This, as we'll as the personnel Of the
new provisional government in MeXi-
co, will be protocolized after the con-
ferences between the Constitutionalists
and Huerta delegates adjourn. While
the informal conferences are in ses-
sion Ambassador Da Cana Of Brazil,
and possibly Minister Suarez Of Chile,
will take a short vacation. Assurances
that the Constitutionalists would be
represented at the informal confer
enceS came direct to mediators today
from Luis Cabrera, confidential repre-
sentative of Gen. CarranZa in Wash
ington. Tonight's formal session of
mediators and delegates prepared the
way for the complete settlement OF
differences between the United States
and Mexico growing out Of the failure
Of a Huerta officer at Tampico to sa-
lutte the Stars and Stripes. The single
outstanding proviso in the protocol
is that the international differences
shall be adjusted on the establish
ment of new provisional govern
ment.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-26

Senator McLaurin. acknowledging
the corn" says Ben Tillman is coat
tail swinger too" 1t is to laugh. Who?
Ben Tillman? No man on earth was
ever further from it. He is altogether
too fond Of having his own way. In
fact, he is like Julius Caesar In one
respect at least; he would rather be
the first man in small town than the
second one in big city.
A. B. Williams sized him up all
right when he described him, in Mat
Tighe's imaginary biography of him.
as ben Him: man born to rule the
roost or stand outside and cackle wlld
alarums" No second place for Ben.
When Ben Tillman becomes a coat
tail swinger" the skies will fall. The
old man has a good many faults, but
that is not one Of them.-Newberry
Observer
What is a coat tail swinger any
way? There is in the charge much
amusement for the locker on. Or
course coat tail swinging is as old as
history. There never was a time when
somebody did not have to lead, and re-
gardless Of who has been the leader,
there has always been and always Will
be those who are striving for the next
highest places or up to the top. But
in this state the epithet first came into
general political use about 1890. Till
man became the leader of the Farm
ers' movement in this state, and after
he began to make the opposition take
notice, all who sought to join MS
movement were designated as coat
T.. .. 60 hot
sands and thousands entertained the
sentiment to which the Farmers
Movement appealed; but few men OF
established position were willing to
face the iibing ridcule Of the opposi-
ton. OF course there were many who
did so voluntarily and others were
literally forced into positions of i'm
portance. The movement found re-
cruits among many young lawyers ana
others who had been unable to break
into the charmed circle Of profession
al prosperity that had been established
lust beyond their reach and with ev-
erything to gain and nothing to loose,
they went into the movement. Among
these were some OF real dDlllly diiu
others with nothing to them. The
movement was a success. and of
course nothing succeeds like success.
Many of the leading public men of to-
day, including some on the supreme
court bench were twenty years ago
known as coat tail swingers. 1t is
fact that there are still coat tail
swingers today-that is selfish insin-
cere men who are willing to do any
thing for power; but we are inclined
to think that all those who use the
phrase as a term of reproach are not
altogether honest. They accuse other
people of being that which they know
they themselves once were, and the
accusation does not sit well. How
ever, the term counts for little now-a-
davs. The pioneers who stood jibes of
this kind years ago and succeeded,
| took away all the sting, and now the
phrase, coat tell swinger, conveys lit
tie other impression than that the in
dividual to whom it is applied belongs
to the opposite side.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-26
RED MEMS PICNIC

Big Chief Tribe No 61, Of Yorkville
has issued an attractive programme
for the picnic to be given in the pas.
ture of the Ancona mill. Yorkville. TIL,
programme, which includes a genera
invitation to all who think they vii
be pleased with the hospitality of tht
Red Men, gives details of the proposed
exercises and reads as follows:
All surrounding tribes, improved or.
der of Red Men, including squaws
pappooses and paleface friends, vii
hear the om-tom that tells them o1
their welcome.
The spirit Of the occasion is to be
peace, friendship and good will to all
evidenced in competitive games, whole
some speaking, delicious refreshments
and pleasant social intercourse. The
tOmahawk of business and politics Is
to be buried during the day and
guards of the forest will see that ne
tirewater or other breeder of discord
will receive liberation.
For the main feast all of our friends
are invited to bring well filled packs
of food to be spread in common for all
Music Throughout the Day by TirZal
Band.
At 8 o'clock a. m.-Game of baseball
between Ancona and Neely Mill teams.
At 10 o'clock a. m.-FoOt races and
jumping contests for old and young {:
Tub race open to boys, and foot race
for squaws only. Prize for mems foot
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-26

We do not believe compulsory edu-
cation is going to cut any considerable
figure in this campaign. The issue is
a good one from the standpoint of
educational value; but that is all.
There is nothing practical about it for
the reason that under present condl-
tiOnS there is not sufficient revenue 10
pay the expense. The tax system OF
South Carolina is unequal and unjust
and needs to be revised on an equitable
basis before there can be any hope for
sufficient revenue To establish an ef-
fcctivc compulsory system. 1t is true
that the poor and humble, those by
whose sweat such wealth as the state
now has was created. should have bet
ter opportunities: but they are not in
a position to stand the additional bur
den necessary for those opportunities
Give us tax system that draws on
the surplus wealth that may have been
improperly diverted in the past, and
that is being improperly diverted now,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-26
CANNING CLUB RECORDS.

Miss Minnie Garrison, organizer of
the York county Canning clubs, sends
The Enquirer the following that is Of
interest to the members Of that or
ganization, as we'll as to the public:
On Friday and Saturday Prof.
Broune Of Winthrop college, judged
the records sent in by the members of
the Canning club. The gardens Of the
ten records scoring the highest were
judged on Monday and Tuesday by
Messrs. Whitfield and McKeown.
Averases-Written Work and Gardens.
Lucy Stephenson, Hickory Grove
R. F. d. 80. 80. ...... ......973
Kathleen Clinton, Edgemoor, R.
F. D. No. l go. -. .........95
Hannah Stephenson, Hickory Grove
R. F. D. 80. 80. -. ....... .943
Alberta Garrison, Rock Hill R. F.
D, No. 4 go. -. -. -. ..94
Margaret Sherer, Sharon R. F. D.
Mamie Jones, Hickory Grove R. F.
-. go. -. '..' 80. 30
Mary Cullender, Glover r. F. D.
Matte Ho' B. ';;i Campbell. Tirzah 3 500
Lola Quinn, Glover R. F. D. 2 .....S9a
Aida Lee Mendenhall, McCon-
nellsville -. 80. 80. 80. ..SI
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-26
Within THE IOWN

- Travora cotton mill pays a semi
annual dividend of per cent on July
1st.
- The senatorial candidates are due
to speak in Yorkville, next Thursday
July 2. The prospect for large crow6
is good.
- The First National Bank and the
Loan & Savings Bank will pay theil
usual semi annual dividends on July l
Both banks have had a prosperous six
months.
- The First National Bank is to have
a boiler room in the celler. an ar
rangement to receive coal from the
street, and "two-rOom" two-S story
vault. The vault is to be large enough
not only to take care of current busi-
ness; but to mold the old records tha
accumulate as the years go by
There was a bank examiner al
work in the First National Bank wher
the carrier put The Enquirer under
the door last Tuesday afternoon. He
picked up the paper, looked at it and
asked: rs that paper published il
this place." Upon being answered il
the affirmative, he went on to remark
We'll, that is certainly the handsom-
est newspaper | ever saw"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-26
LOCAL LAcONICS
Filbert Teachers.

| TUDCTt cdCHSTo'
Misses Annie Jackson and Lizzie
Woods who taught the school at Fill
bert last year, have been reelected to
serve another session.
Good Yield This Year.
The oat crop at the county home
was threshed this week More than
one thousand bushels were secured,
the highest yield in several years.
Philadelphia Teachers.
Miss May Russell has been elected
principal and Miss Marie Moore. as
sistant teacher Of the Philadelphia
school. The summer term begins
| about the middle Of July.
North and South Road.
The chaingang has finished the work
Of sanding the stretch of the North
and South road between Glover and
Gastonia, and is now doing some work
between Glover and Henry's Knob.
The next big job as previously stated,
will be on the road between Glover
and Barnetts mountain.
Big Insurance Policies.
The Life Insurance Press of June 3,
gives a list of the big policies paid out
during 1913. Yorkville is credited with
having received SIS, 500 and Rock Hill
with a like amount, making $4,000 in
| all. Charleston heads the list of South
Carolina towns and cities with 1885,
900. Columbia got $1S9,25O; Spartan
burg, $4,000 and Anderson $4,000.
Death of Mr.. J. L. Huffman.
Mr.. John l.. Huffman died at his
home in Hickory Grove, yesterday af-
| ternoon at two o'clock after an illness
of only week with typhoid fever. Mr..
Huffman was about 80 years of age
and was born and reared in the Hick-
ory Grove neighborhood. He leaves a
widow and two small children. The
funeral and interment was at Hickory
Grove about II o'clock today.
Glover School Clear of Debt.
The Glover High school is now out of
debt for the first time in number of
years. For about five years past the
expense has been greater than the in
come and at the close of the last term
the Indebtedness amounted to $1,000.
Glover people couldn't stand that, so
the town council contributed $500 to-
ward making up the deficit; some was
| secured from the state high school
fund, and the citizens went down in
| their pockets for enough to make up
the 81 500. The next session will be-
gin unencumbered by debt and in or
der to still further reduce the monthly
expense of 1926 or more. the school
will run only eight months instead Of
nine bnrptpfO
Mrs. A. Dale Dead.
Mrs. Victoria Dale, wife Of Mr.. AL
berta Dale, of Glover, died at her home
| Tuesday. June 16, after ten days Ill
ness with pneumonia. Mrs. Dale was
Ga years Of age. She was for many
years a member of Chapel Methodist
church. The funeral and interment
was at st. Paul on Wednesday. the
services being conducted by Rev. ]. y.
Lsom. The deceased is survived by her
husband and the following children:
William Dale. Rutherfordton, n. c..
II. c. Dale. Detroit. Mich: p. H. Dale
Alabama: L. G. Dale. Columbia: Mes
DANES H. c. McClain, Glover j. w.
McClain, Rock Hill; H. G. Moore,
Yorkville No. 3: Mrs. J. A. Sherer,
Yorkville Mrs. H. c.. Harvey, Miss
Daisy, and Mr.. Benjamin Dale, Glover.
Death of Mrs. II. J. Harshaw.
Mrs. Annie Mcdowell Harshaw,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-26

The story that Lewis w. Parker and
other mill presidents are fighting Sen
ator Smiths reelection is being wide
ly circulated over the state. AS to
whether to believe that the mill presi-
dents are taking any active interest in
this election, we have not sufficient
information on which to base a salts
factory opinion: but whether they are
active or not, we are quite well salts
fled that nineteen out OF twenty OIL
them prefer Smith for the senate rath-
er than Blease. The story. we are in
clined to think, is based on the princi-
pie of the famous case of the rabbit
that preferred to be thrown in the fire
rather than in the brier patch, be-
cause he dreaded the briars and
thorns. With the information that the
story is being circulated mainly by a
Columbia correspondent who has been
at outs with Governor Blease, the
matter is passed up to the farmers
and others for whom it is evidently
intended.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-26

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

The President-Gives information in
regard to entrance examinations for
the South Carolina university, to be
held July 10th.
Henry r. Merritt--Is suggested by his
friends as a suitable man for coun-
ty commissioner of York county.
Louis Roth-Has seed Irish potatoes
for fall planting.
Enquirer Office-Has bunch Of keys,
found by Ed Sturgis, that owner
may have by calling at this office.
Shieder Drug Store-Guarantees "93"
as a positive remedy for chills and
fever.
Long Tire Vulcanizing Co., Charlotte
-Solicits all kinds Of tire repairs
from automobile owners. Prompt
service at reasonable prices.
First National Bank, Yorkville-In-
sists that the best way to pay bills
is with checks. 1t is the easy, safe
way. Your account solicited.
Thomson Co.-Tells you about under
wear, hosiery and shirts, made es-
pecially to help you keep cool.
Kirkpatrick -Belk Co.'s showing a
lot of new crepes that are just in.
Prices at Is cents yard and up.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-26

Among the more distinguished
coat tail" swingers of the old days
who are still in high public position
are Hons. Eugene B. Gary. r. c.
Watts. D. E. Hydrick and G. w. Gage,
of the supreme court; Hon. A. w.
Jones. comptroller general; Hon. D. E.
Finley, member of congress from the
Fifth district: Frank B. and Ernest
Gary. of the circuit bench; Hon. ]. K.
Henry, solicitor of the sixth district,
and others who might be mentioned.
All of these were called coat tail
swingers in their day, and whatever
may have been their respective abili-
ties. there is reason to believe that
none of them would have ever at
tained the high political positions that
afterward came to them except be-
cause Of the Reform movement.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-26

One of the correspondents says that
the Florence meeting was made uI
mainly Of farmers for the reason that
the town people had preferred to be al
the Fireman's parade. Maybe that Is
correct; but among other things we
got out of the reports is that the op-
posing factions must have been very
we'll represented at the meeting, else
there would not have been so much
'scopfuSion "
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-26

will be sent to a northern navy yard,
probably Boston, to be stripped or the
aeronautic appliances that cucumber
her deck and superstructure. Her per-
sonnel will be transferred to the North
Carolina, now in reserve at Boston,
and Greek sailors will be on hand to
take her across the Atlantic. The pos
sibility of an actual outbreak of hos
tilities between Greece and Turkey is
being considered in connection with
the sale of the ships. In the event OF
actual war and a proper declaration by
either party or both, the sale could not
be consummated or the ships deliver
ed without a violation of neutrality.