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regime. At the banquets given us,
again and again we have seen this.
And indeed there is no sign in all
Japan more hopeful Of the future than
this.
Loyalty in public service is an es-
sential part of this ideal. And thus
it is that the recent naval scandals
have SO shocked, shaken and incensed
Japan. The naval grafters,"- as they
are freely called, are looked upon as
traitors to Japan, betrayers of a high
trust reposed in them by the nation.
These naval scandals, If the indica-
tons we have seen are truly inter.
preted, have hurt Japanese faith in
their government officials immeasur-
ably. They are hoping better things
from the new Okuma ministry,
From Prof Shiga's home on Mon
day, some of US went to tea at the
home of DR.. Inazo Nitobe, already
mentioned as the author of "Bushido."
DR.. Nitobe is rightly regarded as one
of Japan's real leaders in thought.
He is professor in the Imperial uni.
versity, a great writer, economist,
student. litterateur. Prof. Scott, Rev.
and Mrs. w. D. WesterVelt, Mr.. Sheba
and myself were very cordially re-
ceived here The Women's club of
Toxic. which meets once a month at
DR.. Nitobe's home. was in session.
and he was Just finishing an address
to the members. Mrs. Nitobe, a cul.
tured and charming American woman,
received US. They have an exquisite
garden. and the home is one of rare
attraction.
On Tuesday the sightseeing OF the
party took a different turn. We at
tended the Imperial theater. witness
ing on the same evening three Jap
anese plays, two of them dramas, the
third a sort of historical and sDec-
tacular production The best actors
in Japan play at this theater and the
large auditorium was crowded. Per
haps half a dozen beside ourselves
were foreigners. The hotel is nod
eled and decorated along French re-
naissance lines and the interior is eX-
Ceedingly ornate. There are all sorts
of balconies. retiring rooms, smoking
rooms. cafes, and the like about the
huge building The PLAYS, even in
Japanese, showed considerable to
interest US. and one or two OF the
actors were of a dramatic power un-
hampered by the difference in Ian
guage.
On "Wednesday most Of the rartv
went to the botanical gardens at Koi-
shtkawa. where some rare plants were
cn"n. The afternoon was sDent at the
Toxic TaishO exposition grounds. On
Thursday we were given a glimpse
Of the imperial palace grounds. resi-,
dence of the emperor and empress,
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company to death her illustrious hus
6and. In her Over-garment there are
two slasheS where unwaveringly she
plunged the short knife into her body
The marks of bloodstains yet remain
On the fading cloth. And all these
thinss-orders, arms, uniform-are
guarded with fierce and tender care
On the morning before the general
and his wife committed suicide, they
called in photographers and had their
pictures taken, he in his uniform
with few of his most cherished med
al decorations on his breast, she in
her simple costume. These photo
graphs, enlarged TO life-Size, hang
framed on the wall beside the glass
case that now contains the uniform,
costume and sword and knife. In
many respects the two pictures ar
the most interesting things We have
seen in Japan. Taken only a few
hours before the couple followed in
death their beloved and venerated en-
peror. the photographs have a strik-
ing. a speaking vividness. Tb3 faces
Of the general and his wife are abso
lUtely composed, QuleItN determined
with a pride OF race md fiXity Of
purpose shining from the eyes that
awes into instant hush any crowd Of
sightSeers that enter the room. Here
is illustrated, as in the hOmc Of Prof.
Shiga. the soul of Japan as Or. L.
azo Nitohe, calls it "bushidO "-lOyal-
ty. steadfast. unshakable LOYALTY.
One sees this throughout Japan. in
many forms and shapes, in many un-
expected and startling flashes. 1t is
not confined to oFd japan, nor to the
older Japanese The young men. the
rising men in many cases. cherish
proudly this ideal Of empire and race
OF country and Of conduct, as jealOusly
as any veteran retainer of the old
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We have seen during our short stay
in Japan incident after incident to en-
phasize the hero-worship. that is an
mtarnished heritage from old to new
Japan-untarnished and undiminished.
Yesterday the party visited the Ma
tional Museum of arms Here is mag
Hificent collection of Oriental arms
of all kinds, the majority being the
old-fashioned guns. spears, knives
and Requirements of old Japan.
The unvarying center of interest for
the thousands of Japanese-yes, and
of foreign-yisitors is the room that
contains the significant relics of Gen
and Mrs. Nogi. 1t is Well-remembered
in Hawaii that the hero of Port Ar
thur and his wife committed suicide
after the death of the late emperor
That act of extreme veneration and
absolute loyalty to the spirit of tn
departed monarch has brought upon
Gen. and Mrs. .Nogi eternal fame in
Japan and the worship of their cOun-
trymen and countryWomen. In the
big museum of arms in Toxic the
thousands of patriotic Japanese gaze
long and earnestly at the trophies OF
victory from the Japan-China war.
from the bitter camraigns of the Rus,
so-Iapanese war; but longer and with
q more passionate earnestneSS th3y
gaze at the many relics in the NOgi
room. Here are the gHttering medals
and orders OF the great general; his
gorgeous uniforms and his bright
swords. Here. too, is the uniform he
wore on the day that he killed him
self. and the short, keen sword with
which the traditional hari kari was
done. HI had removed his uniform
coat so that it shows no signs of the
deed but hanging beside the uniform
is the plain and simple costume worn
by his wife when she elected to &C
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SIGH7SEEINGIN TOXIC, HAWAII
PARTY FINDS MUCHOF interest

Samurai lived" he said. %..
A few hundred yards from the Oku'
ra museum he led us to modest, old
Japan-fashioned house, high above
the street. Tea was awaiting us, and
his wife was one of those who served,
as did the historian himself.
In an absolutely unpretentious way
il is a wonderful house-"just as II
was when my father lived in it," ex'
planned Prof Shiga, and went on to
tell US that his father was a middle
class Samuraf of the old, fine, aus
tere, devotedly loyal type.
Only one bit of modernity was to
be seen in that house and its pretty
and quaint garden a gay pennant
fluttering from a veteran. tree-and
the pennant bore the name Hawaii. y
That pennant, above the tea-tables
was Prof. Shiga's concession to the
modern spirit represented by the Ha-
wall party. Prof. Shiga is cordial
and interesting host, widely-travelled
and widely-read.
A characteristic incident occurred
here. He brought from his house a
soldiers knapsack and a small pewter
or furnished silver cup. And with q
martial pride in his eyes he told us
that these were souvenirs of the two
great heroes of Port Arthur-Japan
csc and Russian-Gen. Nogi and Gen
Sotessel. The knapsack was picked
up at 203 Meter Hill by Capt Naka
jima after a furious charge by the
Japanese on the Russian position
The captain gave the knapsack to Gen
Nogi as a proof of Japanese victory
in the charge and Gen. Nogi presents
it to Prof. Shiga's only SON. Fujio
when the boy was seven years old
The cup used by Gen. Stoessel durine
the siege of Port Arthur was given
to Prot. Shiga by the general. In
show;nsNS these souvenirs. Prof. Shi
ga called from the house the boy tC
whom Nogi gave the knapsack. and
presented his son with undeniable
pride This is my son. to whom Gen
Nogi gave the bag" And in his
tones were a reverence for Nogi thai
goes almost beyond belief.
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Spirit of Old Japan AliyeGen.
Noqi and Devoted Wife Won
Eternal Fame by Suicide
ey RILEY Il. ALLEN.
fStaff cbfrespondence.)

TOXIC, Japan. Apr. 24.-So eontin-
nous has been the official and unoffi-
cfal entertainment in Toxic in honor
of the Hawait-party that less time
has been devoted to sightseeing about
this great and interesting city than
had been expected Yet the party has
managed to cover, most of the points
OF picturesque and historical import
.ance and in the course of its activity
has met some tremendously interest;
ing things. -.
Last Monday afternoon the party
caught glimpses Of the relics of old
Japan and OF 4 japanese family that
lives today according to the best ira
ditions of the most respected samurai
Early in the Afternoon the party Wis
tied the Okura Fine Arts Museum
near the American embassy. This
museum was founded and is main
tanned by Mr.. Kihachiro okura, a mul
tfmiIlionaire, who has placed at the
Measure of the public a marvellous
storehouse of art and antiquity, not
only of things Japanese, but Chinese
Korean, Tibetan. East Indian, Mexi
can and European. For nearly 81
years Mr.. Okura has been engaged in
making his coIlection and in later
years, as he became vastly wealthy
from industrial enterprises, he has
SHARED no expense to make this per
hans the most wonderful museum and
art collection in the Orient.
Ia The Hawaii party was fortunate in
having as its guide on this occasion
Prot. Shigetaka. Shiga, one of ia
mans most eminent historians.
And after the visitors had been con
Quoted through chamber after cham
her and gallery after gallery OF rare
and beautiful antiques, Prof. Shiga in
Eited us TO tea at his home.
IT want to show you how the old
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ready to leave tomorrow. A lunch
ecn was given for us In the great de-
partment store OF Mitsukoehi Com.
pany,. the largest In Japan, and reve-
Iation In Its variety and completeness
of department and offerings. The
dainty luncheon Vas served IN the
reception room and most Of the Ia
dies of the party Immediately after
ward went on shopping tour through
the store.
This will probably complete our
Sightseeing In Toxic. though upon our
return here for day or two later on
some OF US will visit the Imperial
Keio and waseda universities.
There are two sides to every ques-
t.cnin snapped Mrs. Gabb. Sure
there are. replied Mr.. Gabb. The
wrong side and your sIde..-C incin-
natl Enquirer.
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but emily glimpse, though from some
distance off we were allowed. to gaze
at the meats and walls and roofs OF
fine buildings within The glimpse
at the exterior Of the interior, as
someone put It, was afforded when
we went in at one gate and rapidly out
at another, only. a few yards apart
The imperial palace is difficult even
OF approach. and particularly so to
plebeians. From the palace grounds
we went to the museum of arms, Of
which mention has already been made
This morning, Friday, few OF the
party visited Asakusa Park. while
others stayed at the hotel getting
First Lady-Too bad! Mrs. s. al
ways has such abominable weather
for her afternoon teas. Second Lady
Yes; she never pours, but it rains.
-Tlt-Bits. ,= re -
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-27
II can hardly he claimed that II

It can hardly be claimed that the
to build one thousand
miles Of government owned railroads
in Alaska is out Of the usual order;
but at the same time everybody appre-
ciates that no such action would have
been seriously thought Of ten or fif-
teen years ago. The cry Of socialism
and paternalism which was but feebly
raised last Saturday, would have been
potent a few years back. The common
sense of the proposition is about like
this: Alaska is immensely rich in
gold, iron, copper and
the like. Most Of the minerals belong
to the government II the government
were willing to give up it's minerals to
private interests, these private inter-
ests would gladly spend $40,000,OO0 or
hundreds of millions Of dollars in rail-
road and other developments Other
wise without a promise OF a hundred
dollars return for each one dollar ex-
pended, private interests are not dis
posed to take hold. From the eXplor-
alton and exploitation that has al
ready been made Of the country there
seems to be no reason to doubt that
the government will easily and quick
ly get back all the money it is propos-
ing to spend and more, and under the
circumstances it would seem that the
is fully justified from
whatever standpoint.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-27

Relating to Farm Labor.--In the
house Mr.. Harrelson and Mr.. williams
have introduced a bill to make 1t a
misdemeanor to conspfre against or
attempt to control farm labor. The
bill reads:
BE 1t enacted by the general assem-
bly, Of the state Of South Carolina:
Section 1. That from and after the
passage of this Act it shall be unlaw-
full for any person or persons, society,
lodge or secret order to attempt to
control the price Of farm labor or at
tempt any boycott in reference to
farming operations Of any farmer in
this state.
Section 2. That 1t shall be lawful
for any magistrate in the trial Of any
person or persons for the violation Of
this Act to issue warrant for the
search and seizure OF any minute
in the possession Of any person or per-
sons relating to the guilt or innocence
OF parties charged; provided that said
warrant be issued on affidavit based on
information and belief or personal
knowledge sworn to by some reputa-
BILE person.
Section 8. Any person or persons
convicted by a court Of competent jur-
lsdiction for the violation Of any Of
the provisions Of this Act shall be sub
ject to fine Of not less than $50 or
more than 500, or Imprisoned for q
period not to exceed thirty days.
Section 4. That all Acts and parts
OF Acts inconsistent with this Act be,
and the same are hereby, repealed"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-27
THE COUNTY HOME BILL

1t is the purpose Of the county dele
CATION in the general assembly to pro-
vide means this year for building a
suitable county home, and to that end
the previous act on the subject was
amended in the senate last Friday and
passed to a second reading as follows:
Section /. That the county board Of
commissioners Of York county be, and
is hereby, authorized and empowered
to sell and convey to the highest bid
der for cash, or one-third cash and
balance in one or two years with bond
and mortgage as in their judgment may
be to the best interest Of said county,
either at public or private sale, as in
their Judgment may be to the best in
terest Of said county, the whole or any
part of the county poor farm Of said
county.
Section 2. In case whole Of said farm
is sold the said board is hereby au-
thorized and empowered to purchase
lands of not less than fifty acres, at
some suitable place in said county,
and erect thereon the necessary build
ings for the proper protection and care
Of the poor INDECENT Of the county.
Provided, That the said board OF COM
miSSionerS may retain not less tnan
sixty acres of the present poor farm
and erect said buildings thereon.
Section ). For the purpose Of this
Act the said board Of commissioners
is hereby authorized to use all money
collected from the one-half Of one mill
tax levied and collected for the year
1913 for that purpose and borrow for
a period Of not exceeding three (3)
years, the sum of sixteen thousand
(s16,000) dollars, If so much be neces-
sary, at rate Of interest not to eX-
ceed six (6) per cent, and to pledge
for the payment thereof one-half mill
tax levy. Provided, That the proceeds
of the said sale shall be applied In pay
ment of said loan as the same Is COL
lected.
Sec. 4. All Acts or parts Of Acts in
consistent with this Act are hereby
repealed
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-27

Correspondence between Comptrol-
Ter General Jones and the treasurer OF
Saluda county published in the papers
a few days ago disclosed the fact that
the comptroller was trying to get the
Saluda treasurer to collect penalties
from tardy tax payers, and the county
official was disposed to treat the whole
matter as a joke. 1t is said to be fact
that many treasurers in the state pay
no attention to the law re-
quiring the payment Of penalties on
taxes not paid until January and Feb
ruary; but this cannot be said OF
York. 1t has been the custom all along
in this county to obey the law strictly
and that custom is still observed with
out a thought Of neglect or failure.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-27
WITHIN THE IQWN

- Messrs. w. L. Williams and A. M.
Barnett have purchased the A. Rose
property on Congress street from Mr..
]. A. Tate.
Congressman Finley has again in
troduced a bill to appropriate $4,000
for the erection Of postofflce build
ing in Yorkville.
George Withers. a we'll known
Yorkville negro, who, after emanci-
patton, continued as a servent to the
Withers family by whom he was own
ed as a slave, died in Charlotte on
last Saturday, aged about II years.
The Clemson Glee Club which was
to have given an entertainment in the
Graded school auditorium last Satur-
day night, was delayed by a wreck on
the Southern railroad, and the pro-
posed entertainment was postponed
until tonight.
-Yorkville Cotton Oil Co., Of York
Vile, was chartered with capital of
$40, 900 to operate ginning and cot
ton seed oil business. The officials are
J. s. Mackorell, president, and w. H.
Fowler, secretary and treasurer.
- The Winnie Davis Chapter U. D.
c., has opened an active campaign for
the raising Of funds necessary in the
entertainment Of the state division OF
the U. D. c., at its next annual meet
ing to be held in Yorkville. Notice of
the first effort in this connection ap-
pears elsewhere in today's paper.
The Ancona Mill still continues to
make improvements to it's property in
Yorkville. The work of painting and
overhauling all the houses in the mill
village is in progress, and the painters
will be engaged for sometime. All the
houses are to be painted white with
blue trimmings.
Referring to the notice published
by the York Drug Store in another
column, Mr.. w. L. Williams said this
morning that the same has no signifi-
canoe except that he and DR.. Barnett
have decided to surrender the charter
under which they have been operating,
and continue the, business as part
nership instead.
Manager Mc1danus, Of the Lyric,
is calculating on showing the Last
Days Of Pompeii at an early date. This
is probably the longest picture play
that has yet been produced, and one
Of the most spectacular. There are
eight reels Of 1t and "a hours are re-
quired for their presentation. Because
Of the heavy expense involved, Mr..
McManus does not feel warranted in
putting on the picture until he has as
surance that the people Of Yorkville
want it, and he is now engaged in Of
fering tickets at so cents each. He
will have to sell about $50 tickets to
meet expenses; but the success with
which he has met so far indicates that
the venture will be go.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-27

Mr.. w. p. Neil found the owner OF
the heifer calf for whom he advertised
in The Enquirer some weeks ago. The
animal was the property Of Mr.. c. j..
Spencer.
If all the mules that are brought to
York county should remain here, there
would be a great many more mules
than there are. The auditors records
show that the number of mules owned
in the county is steadily increasing;
but the increase is not in proportion
to the number brought from abroad
each year, and the question as to what
r comes of the mules is one that
,yould be interesting If it could be
accurately answered. Some Of the
mules die on the hands Of local OWL
ers; but the per centage Is small. The
number of animals sold to foreign
dealers is also small. Those that are
not shipped away, and those that do
not die, evidently go to make up the
annual increase.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-27

Mexieans at Fort 6Iiss.-Although
they are to be sheltered and fed in
definitely by the United States gov
ernment, the Mexican soldiers from
Ojinaga who are interned at Fort Bliss
on yesterday received from their own
government some Of the pay due them
before they crossed the Rio Grande.
says an El Paso, Texas dispatch.
Each Mexican soldier received IS,
his first pay for months and according
to Gen. Salvador Mercado, the COM
mander the last. None Of the foreign
soldiers were permitted to leave the
reservation to spend the money.
An official census just completed by
Col Frederick Perkins shows there
are now 5,295 soldiers and refugees to
be provided for by this government.
Besides the six generals there are 13
field officers Of the regular Mexican
army and 15 volunteer field officers.
Other officers total 204. The women
number 1887 and the children 552.
Bandits operating In western Chi
huahua state under Maxine Castillo.
according to reports received In Juarez
have threatened all Americans with
death IL they refuse to give him their
property. Gen. Villa has sent detach-
ments against Castillo, but so Tar has
failed to capture him.
The military situation in northern
Mexico remained unchanged today.
Gen. Villa was at Chihuahua, while
the advance southwark portion Of his
army extended beyond Escalon, which
is more than half way to the federal
garrison at Torreon. 0h
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-27
COMMON PLEAS ROSTER

The following roster has been ar
ranged by the attorneys at interest for
the approaching term Of the court Of
common pleas, which convenes next
Monday:
Monday, Feb. 2.
City of Rock Hall VS.. c. s. May ct sl
Andy Sherer VS.. M. A. Mcfarland.
Tuesday, Feb. 8.
Abner Hartin VS.. w. G. White.
Abner Hartin VS.. j. ]. Plexico ct al.
Wednesday, Feb. d.
Julia Witherspoon VS.. Continental
Casualty Co.
David A. Moore VS.. Victoria Cotton
Mill.
Thursday, Feb. 5.
Erwin Thompson VS.. Ware Farm.
r. r. Hafner VS.. So. Railway Co.
Friday, Feb. 6.
w. H. Hope VS.. So. Railway Co.
Mary Sims etc. VS. So. Ry. Co. ct al
Joseph Schlagowsld VS.. So. Railway
Co.
Monday, Feb. 9.
Mackorell Bros. VS. Lipscomb.
r. 7. Castles VS.. SO. Railway Co.
Tuesday, Feb. 10.
Catawba Press Brick Co., vs. s. A
L. Ry.
c. H. Sandifer VS.. So. Ry. Co.
Wednesday, Feb. II.
So. Ry. Co., VS.. s. ]. and w. o. Kim
ball.
F. A. Hodge VS.. So. Railway Co.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-27

primitive and preposterous." and de-
ciaring the most important problem
of today was to keep city boys from
three months contamination in the
streets" P. P. Claxon, Commissioners
of the United States bureau OF educa-
ton, on Saturday approved a plan
which would mean continuous school
sessions and through which 100000
children might be enlisted in vocation
al work. A programme for summer
vocational work Of public school chill
dren was submitted to the commits
sioner by Clyde Allison Mann, secre-
tary of the American Society for
Thrift. He expressed the belief that
one vocational teacher in each school
should be employed all the year.
"These teachers should teach nature
study and the principles of horticul-
ture," said Mr.. Claxton, going from
home to LONE, supervising, garden
work and continuing work during
summer vacation. For school garden,
ing the equipment is small item ana
vacant lots Of the city, now idle, would
be better for cultivation"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-27

sioner's decisions, to review cases and
reinstate men with back pay, be re-
pealed by the legislature. Colonel Goe-
thals said today that Mr.. Perkins made
a special trip to the isthmus to bring
him the letter from Mayor Mitchell
containing the offer OF the commis-
sionership. He added that the condi-
tions imposed seemed ito practically
preclude becoming the head Of the
New York police department. When
the offer was first made, he said, 1t
looked attractive to him, but investi-
CATION showed him that the police
commissioners powers were too limit
ed to make it possible to carry into
effect reforms such as he might pro-
pose. A cable from Washington to-
night says it is reported that Presi-
dent Wilson will make Colonel Goe-
thals governor Of the Canal Zone in
order to keep him in Federal service.