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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-06
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

In honor of Miss Charlotte Web Der Of Reading, Pa1 a merry group of young people held a very pleasing surprise at the home of MT. and Mrs. Alfred Odell5 S3 Clifford street, who are entertaining Miss Webber for some time Mrs. Odell and her guest had gone to Waterbury when the party of young folks took posses sion of the house, preparing two rooms for dancing and decorating them with red hearts and other dec- orations, suitable to St. Valentine s season. During the internaission a. delicious luncheon was served by Mrs. Odel1. The singing Of many popular songs occupied a period be- tween dances
 7E The jolly gathering was composed of the following: The Misses Charlotte Webber, Louise Wass, Elsbeth Spciser Lillian Wass. Margu er1te and Marjorie F'eydt, Mrs George B1ydenbacher Mrs. Alfred OdeH and Mrs John C. Feydt; also the Messrs. Robert Boyd, Louis Sylvas Raymond Thompson of Stratford, Bert Higgins, Mat Feydt, Rheinholdt Speiser, Alfred Odel, Webster HubbeIl, John c. Feydt, Har- old Jowett and Master Jack Feydt
 A sleigh ride to Long Hill and the surrounding country was enjoyed by
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-06
France Aids 1.854.4oo Daily

Paris, Feb. 6--The daily outlay for Government aid to families of the men fighting the battles of France is 3.900,0oo france (s78O, ,O0O9, accord ing to an official report issued to- day Daily allowances are now paid to 1.854,A0O persons the average grant to a family being about two frances GAO cents.)
 Venice. Feb. e-Dr Frank c. Da- wis, Presi dent of the American Medi- cal Association of Vienna, has ad- dressed a complaint to the Vienna Neue Freie Presse in which he says that recently he has been molested three times in the Austrian capital because he spoke English. Tn one in stance. he says. a woman wanted him elected from a street car, and in another case the proprietor of a, cafe ordered him to leave the estab- lishment.
 The paper remarks in an editorial that it is unfortunate that so many persons in Vienna forget there are one hundred million Americans sneak ing English. and says it is especially regrettab1e that American doctors should be so insulted at time when they are caring for sick and wounded Austrian soldiers voluntarily and with self denial.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-06

a econgenia1 party of young people last evening whose spirits were not at all dampened by the drizz1ing rain which accompanied their ho1neward trip. A stop was made at a. farm house where a delicious and substan- tiaI luncheon abated the bangs of hunger which the ride had produc- ed. The members of the party in c1uded: The Misses Maybelle Casey, Carolyn Mitchell, Alice Lundip, Au- .gusta BechIein and Marce1la Gala gher and the Messrs. Harry Casey, Robert Barrows Emil zfebo1d, Dr. William Ryan, Harry Veiger and Jas Kelley.
 The members of the Parent-Teach- CTS Association will meet on Tues day afternoon at 3:45 o'clock to hear a. talk by Lannes McPhetrfdge on Housing Conditions in Bridgeport p The talk will be illustrated with Ian tern slides.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-06
ARREST PAIR FOR LOOPING
 FREIGHT CARS ON SIDING

Philip Lenchek.5 1 6, of 5I7 Housa- tonic avenue, and Fred Parre1H, Is of 6s1 Housatonic avenue '.pinched'' one and one-half bags of corn be- longing to Wheeler G Company from a box car on the Housatonic siding the other day. They sold the corn to a grocer in ,Housatonic avenue and had a fine young party on the pro ceeds.
 Detective PetruschelI had the pair in police court this morning on theft charges. Philip was sent to the Connecticut school for Boys until he attains his majority and Fred was placed in care of the probation off cer
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-06
House Fares Naval
 Appropriation Bill


 Washington, Feb. 6-The naval ap- propriation bill providing for the construction of two new dread naughts at total cost of $15.080.00 exclusive of armor and armament, was on it's way today to the Senate from the House where it. was pass ed last night without 8 roll call.
 Advocates of retrenchment in gov ernmental expenditures led by Ma jority Leader Underwood. made a Vig- orougs fight for one battleshipp but lost. They. succeeded, however in eliminating provision for five sub marines, a transport and a hospital ship to cost more than $6.oO0,o00. The Dill nov carries $144,548, ,9o2 or approximately $4,OOO,OO0 less than when reported from committee.3
 Tn the Senate efforts will be made to restore provisions stricken out by the House including creation of na- val reserve, for an aid for operations in the navy department to head a war board and for creatfon of the rank of admiral and vice. admiral.
 
 CoIored and Black Satin and Silk Hats HI. Dillon & Co.,, 1IO5 Main street, are showing a large assortment of col orded and Black satin and silk hats for immediate use at manufacturers prices.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-06
COSTS HIM S4O.57
 TO BREAK MANS LEG.

Police court quotations to-day set s4O.57 as the price of breaking a mans leg. Fines amounting to that sum were taxed against Andrew Ilks of Harrisons street for assaulting Ja- cob spidunk, of 291 Willard street I1ks handled spilnuk so roughly. in an encounter on Feb. 1, that the lat ter's leg was fractured.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-06
Belgian Flags Bring S661,sOO

Paris, Feb 6-The sale of small Belgian flags. has brought in a total of 3,3o9. .Oo0 francs CS661. .Soo) Of this sum 100, 900 francs (s2o.oOO) has been given to the City Council of Paris for the benefit of Belgian refugees in the French capital
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-06
..rHE FUTURE or WORLD PEACE,

By Roger w. Babson, Babson's Sta
 tistica1 Organization, Net $1,)
 conflict is essentially. commercial, it is most important to, give the economic causes of the war the foremost con- sideration. Perhaps no American is better qualified to deal with this
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-06
Iananese NIIrses in Paris

Paris Feb 6-The Japanese Red Cross mission of thirty -one persons has arrived here. The mission has been lodged in the Hotel Astoria. The women nurses are amused at the idea 9of nursing the wounded in a hotel where the Kaiser had intended to take lunch on August H.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-06
Tolstoi's. Grandsons Honored

Petrograd, Feb 6-The Moscow norrespondent of the Bonrse Gazette reports that Leo ToIstofss grandson, ! Count A Tolstoi, has received the Gross of St. George for bravery un- ader fire.
 Another grandson, M. Tolstoi, who was wounded and captured, also has been awarded the Cross.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-06
Gaptives on Short Nations

Paris, Feb 6-4The Temps pub- CT in Germany which was sent uncen- sored by 8 secret route. The writer says that every one. is fairly we'll treated except the English, whom the Germans regard as tsdogs or pigs. He says the food is poor and very linn ited in quantity. The sentries assert food throughout Germany
 French Mohamrhe dan troops have been sent east. he says, to aid the Turks ttin defense of the ho1y cause of Islam, which is the Second time this statement has been made in a prisoners letter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-06
French VaIor Medal Voted

Paris, Feb. 6-The Chamber of Deputiess has voted unanimously tn e creation of the military va1or medal for soldiers of all ranks, The only discussion Is whether it shall be awarded to men named in army and army corps orders of the day, or also to those named in the orders of bri- sgades and regiments
 Premier Briand pleaded for the widest recognition Of acts of brav- lery, saying:
 '1t must be rennenbeEed. that this Twill be the last war There wilIsn not ssbe another for 3 hundred years, Z...
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-06
Food Lectures in Germany

Berlin, Feb. Herr von Loeb of the Prussian Ministry of the Interior, 1n opening a course of lectures to- day designed to prepare public speak CTS for instructing the population on economy in eating, admitted that dur ing the first half year of the war the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-06
Human Interest Notes
 Found In the Latest War Bulletins

people had not lived as economically as their duty toward the Father1and and the seriousness of the situation demanded
 While German soldiers are risk ing their lives with incomparable courage for our security said Herr von Loeb, i've at home have been living just as in times of peace, sell dom thinking of saving. As the sol diers are fighting in arms against the enemy, so must we battle with all our might against palate and stom- ach. The participants in this lecture course must organize the home army in this great struggle
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-06

President Wilson nominated John T. Mitchell of Marlboro; Mass, United States marshal for Massachusetts
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-06
EAsTON

On sunday evening at the Baptist church there will be a song. service. F The young people of the B. U c. E. have been practicing new music which they will give at that time.
 Mrs Daniel Edwards has been a re- cent guest of her daughter, Mrs. Dwight Sharpe of John street, Bridge port,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-06
French Surgeons Killed

Paris, F7eb4 76---Prof, Truffier, in an address before the Surgical Society, stated that Of the IA, 900 surgeons in the army, $500 were at the front.
 A t the end of December, 93 had been killed, 26o wounded and 440 were among the missing, while 155 had been mentioned in orders for gal lant conduct on the field of battle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-06
5000 Germans Repatriated

Bern, Feb. 6=The Swiss Govern- ment announces the repatriation of 5000 civil prisoners. A special train is taking 400 daily from Geneva to Germany.
 The German Government has dis tributed a list of twenty-two ques- lions among those repatriated, who were returned under an agreement for exchanging males under IT years of age and over 50, and women and children. They are asked if they have been i'll treated, robbed or bad ly fed while prisoners, and if they can prove that French civilians fired gon Germans or can prove eases of the French attacking or mutilating the wounded
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-26

The poor Belgians! Yes; also the
poor French, the poor A~ustrians, the
poor Germans, the poor Russians, the
poor English, the poor Servians, the
poor Turks-the poor anybody who
has the misfortune to get mixed up
in such a cruel and useless war! They
are all entitled to pity, especially the
great masses who have no ambition
or desire in life other than the right
to labor and enjoy such happiness as
may be had without interfering with
the happiness of others. These are to
be pitied the more because they are
in no wise to be held responsible for
this great calamity. The real re-
sponsibility rests with the proud am
bition of selfish and naughty rulers.
And such rulers! Men who did not
have the wisdom or the grace to avoid
all this calamity, when all that was
necessary was to pocket their pride
and give and take until justice and
right had been done to all. There is
a little book, or rather one short Sec
ton in a little book. in which COM
plete and infallible instructions could
have been found. and which, If the
same had been followed, would have
saved all this trouble. But all the re-
sponsible agencies in the horrible af-
fair understand this. So what's the
use?
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-26
Within THE TOWN

There has been a quantity Of dog
taiI' cotton sold in Yorkville this
week at prices ranging from 41-2 to
6 cents.
There continues to be an abun.
dance Of eggs brought to Yorkville
for sale, the prevailing price being
twenty cents per dozen.
An alarm Of fire was turned into
the fire department shortly after mid
night Tuesday, from the home Of Mr.
Sam Kassler on West Liberty street
The fire department responded prompt
ly and had little trouble in extinguish-
ing the blaze, which was caused by
Goals popping out onto the floor from
a CRATE in the living room. The dam
age was not extensive.
There were more than twenty
drummers in Yorkville yesterday, and
nearly all of them sold some goods to
merchants of Yorkville and the coun.
try stores surrounding. One salesman
speaking Of conditions generally, saio
that business houses in North and
South Carolina seem to have acquired
a new spirit Of confidence during the
past two weeks and that so far as his
own business was concerned ~(selline
shoes), his sales were about as good
as they were this time last year.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-26
THE COUNTY FIELD DAY

County Superintendent Of Education
John E. Carroll has been busy Of late
~arousing interest in the York County
School Field Day exercises. which will
be held on the Graded school grounds
in Yorkville on Saturday, April 3.
Copies of the programme Of mental
and athletic contests which will be
held, have been sent to every school
in the county, and quite a number of
teachers have reported that they in
tend bringing their respective schools
in a body. It Is the hope Of those In
charge Of the meet that every school
in the county will be represented in
force and that there will be a large
gathering Of patrons as we'll as Of pu-
pills. The Girls Canning club in their
regulation aprons and caps, and who
were a feature Of the school rally last
year. will likely be present in a body
this year, and also the Boys Corn
club and other organizations which are
under the supervision Of government
experts.
AS was announced in The Enquirer
some time ago, Governor Manning has
accepted an invitation to deliver an
address on Field Day, as has also
State Superintendent Of Education ].
E. S~wearingen. There will doubtless
be present several other notable speak
ers.
The Yorkville troop Of Boy Scouts
will be present in their uniforms, and
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-26
PENALTY AFTER APRIL I

A. w. Jones, comptroller general OF
South Carolina, has addressed q letter
to County Auditor B. Nj. Love and
County Treasurer H. E. Neil, instruct
ing these officers to add a penalty OF
five per cent to all taxes not paid by
April 1. The comptroller's letter fol-
lows:
The general assembly having ex-
tended the time for the payment OF
taxes without penalty for the fiscal
year 1914, until the 31st day Of March,
1915, and provided that on all taxes
which shall not be paid on or before
the 31st day Of March, 1915, there
shall be added a penalty Of five per
cent for payment.
County auditors are therefore d.
rected on the first day Of April, 1915,
to proceed to add a penalty Of five
per CEN upon all taxes remaining un-
paid.
County treasurers will Immediately
issue their tax executions for said
taxes, assessments and penalty against
the property for the defaulting tax
payers. A. w. jones'
Comptroller General.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-26

DISPATCHES Of the past few days in
dictate that there is a growing feeling
among the people Of Holland that their
country will also soon become involv-
ed in the vortex Of the great European
war. Because Of their strategic from
tier covering so many miles Of sea-
front between Germany and Belgium
and in close proximity to England
they feel that there is imminent dan
ger on the part Of n or n other OF
the %contending powers making a sud
den strike to get possession Of their
country. Because of the terrific de-
mand from without and within for
food and because Of the blockade
by both England and Germany, the
Dutch feel that they are going to have
to do something; but up to this time
it does not appear clear as to which
direction the blow may come from, and
they seem doubtful as to how to act.
The Dutch army and navy are In
readiness for instant action and the
dykes are under constant guard, with
a view to blowing them up and inun-
dating the country whenever such a
desperate step may seem necessary.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-26

An effort vas made during the ses-
sion Of the legislature to pass a law
similar to hat known as the Torrens
system Of registering titles to real
estate, which is now in operation In
some other states. The measure was
| continued to next session, but our
prediction is that the Torrens system
will yet be adopted in South Carolina.
1t saves much confusion and expense
when real estate is mortgaged or con-
veyed to another person. Under the
every time a land owner borrows
money upon his real estate the expense
Of making an abstract Of title Is in
| Cured, especially If the loan Is obtain
ed from a different Jul each time.
| According to our understanding Of the
| Torrens system, a certificate from the
clerk of court as to the status OF the
| title, ETC., is all that is necessary.
Whenever a measure that has real
merit in it is introduced in the legisla-
ture, sentiment in it's favor continues
to grow until it finally becomes a aw.
| So it will be with the adoption Of the
| Torrens system.-Edgefield Advertiser
All that the Advertiser says is cor
| rect, but does not u contemporary
think the South Carolina public has
been humbugged about this law long
enough? There never was any sense
in the present system of red tape eX-
cept to make it impossible for the av-
erage unframed layman to be sure
when he had things right so as to ia
cilitate his being bled for fees. Not
withst&nding the hundreds of columns
that have been printed in the news
papers a comparatively small per cent
of the general public could today give
a fairly good idea of what the Torrens
system really is. The people who are
interested in preserving the present
confusing system understand this very
well. and they have been postponing
reform for many years. We are told
from time to time that so and so is
going to bring about the reform, but
so-and-so always manages to get 1t
lost in the shuttle and the bleeding
goes merrily on. Maybe the change
will come some time; but that some
time will not be soon unless the press
wakes the people up and causes a
3umpus that cannot be safely ignored.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-26

The Joint committee Of the house
and senate appointed to investigate
the alleged disappearance of records
from the office Of the governor. sub
mitted majority and minority reports
the majority report being signed by
George K. Laney and Robert Lide or
the part Of the senate, and w. N
Graydon for the house. The minority
report was written and signed by w
r. Bradford for the house. The ma
jority report said there were a grea'
many records missing from the office
Of the governor, and few were LEFT
within. Many records that had pre-
viously been in the governors office
were found in the cellar, packed In
boxes, some nailed, some tied ane
some open; but the committee being
unfamiliar with the records that ough,
to be in the governors Office, was un.
able to say whether or not all such
records as might belong there were te
be found in the cellar. The commit
tee recommended that the secretary Of
state have the papers Strengthened out
and proposed to allow him $500 for the
purpose. In conclusion, the committee
said that it would be unable to say
what, if any, papers were missing un'
til all had been returned to theil
proper places in the office of III gov
ernor." In his report, Mr.. Bradford
said that he had accompanied the com
mittee on it's visit to two rooms in the
basement Of the capitol, and in lone
room, particularly, found a number o.
boxes Of records and old letters tina
apparently had been in the executive
| offices. These records and letters were
so badly jumbled up that it was i'm
possible to undertake to arrange them
My impression is that the con
tents Of the boxes are Of doubtful
value, but perhaps it would be wise tt
make a small appropriation to rescue
what seems of value" The investiga'
ton was instituted at the request o.
Governor Manning.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-26

Is visiting her mother, Mrs. A. ]. Dun
lap on Yorkville R. F. D. No. 8.
Mr.. John P. Hope has returned to
| Texas City, Tex, after a visit to rela-
tives in York and Chester counties.
Mr.. Sam Mccall Of Clover is prepar-
ing to move his family to Stark, Fla,
where they will reside in the future.
Mrs. D. H. Whitener Of Glover, un-
derwent a surgical operation In the
Fennell infirmary, Rock Hill, this
week.
Miss Margaret Finley has returned
to her home in Yorkville, after spend
ing a few days with friends In Rock
Hill.
Miss Mary Harshaw, who Is teach
ing the Forest Hall school, Is spending
| several days at her home In McCon-
nellsville.
Mrs. Chas. A. Berry and Miss Min
| ME Bigger of Rock Hill, visited the
family Of Mrs. Hattie Berry in York
Vile, this week.
Mr.. S. Earle Grist has returned to
Bennettsville after spending some
time with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
S. M. Grist in Yorkville.
Miss Mary Davidson returned to her
home on Glover No. 4, last Saturday
after an extended visit to relatives
and friends near Grover, N. c.
Mr.. q. ". Davidson, a prominent
| citizen Of Chester and n Of the best
known Masons in the Carolinas, has
been nominated for mayor Of Chester
John R. Long, Yorkville No. 2. who
served in the State Reserves. Is to be
added to the York county list Of Con-
federate veterans whose names ore
not on the pension roll.
Mrs. M. ]. Boyd and family, who
have lived in Yorkville during the
past eleven years, left last night for
Paw Creek, N. c., where they will
live in the future.
Mr.. Harry c. Smith, son Of F. E,
| Smith Of Yorkville, recently under
went an operation in a Charlotte
hospital. Although still confined to
the infrmary he is getting along
nicely.
Mr.. Joseph Parks, the oldest citizen
| of Fort Mill township. and one Of the
oldest citizens Of York county, cele-
brated his 91st birthday yesterday
Mr.. Parks was born in Fort Mill,
February rs, 1924.
Mr.. John Bennett Of the Nicely Mill.
Yorkville, who recently underwent an
operation involving the removal Of q
| carbuncle from his neck, has so far
recovered as to be able to be on the
streets.
Kings Mountain Herald, Thursday:
Mrs. Arthur Hay and little daugh-
ter arrived in the city last week from
their recent home in Galveston, Tex.
| They stopped on the way to visit rel
atives. the last stop being at Memphis,
Tenn. Mrs. Hay was, before her mar
riage to Mr.. Hay eleven years ago,
Miss Mary Gardner Of Yorkville, 8. c.
They are living or the P. r. Hay farm
on King street.