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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-23

The banking system Of the United
States is now the best in the world,
and it Is so arranged that If the south
ern people would study its provisions
as the same relate to cotton and make
use Of the same, cotton would easily
become the most valuable of all
banking credits. UP to this time the
splendid possibilities Of the regional
reserve bank have been but vaguely
realized. There are probably many
reasons why this is the case; but a
sufficient one is that the process or
adopting improved methods In finance
Is always slow and difficult. Through
the steady development Of genera
tions New York city has become the
banking centre Of the United States,
If not in the world. All the banks Of
this country have direct or indirect
relations with New York, and the
piling up Of the reserves Of outside
banks in that city makes money so
plentiful there that it is almost i'm
possible to utilize it all. That makes
cheap money in New York for pur-
poses of speculation and the like, not
only locally, but to borrowing banks
elsewhere. OF course the potential
resources of the regional reserve sys-
tenn are far greater than those of the
New York banks; but as yet there
has been little or no competition. The
New York banks and big corporate
banks of other cities have been allow
ed to have their way. How long this
Is to continue is a matter Of specula-
ton. For the regional reserve system
to undertake to reduce discounts with
too much rapidity might work hard
ship with the independent banks and
no doubt would; but under conditions
as they exist it would seem that reduc-
tons are bound to come eventually,
and hat in the course Of time these
reductions will necessarily be brought
within the reach of individual bor-
rowers. In the meantime. it would
seem that the people Of the south
should put forth their best abilities
and best energies in securing to them
selves the benefit Of the special favor
that has beer conceded to cotton COL
lateral and get rid Of the unjust a
cial handicaps under which they have
heretofore labored.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-23
CARNIVAL COULDN'T STAY

"All packed up and nowhere to 60"
| That's the chorus that members OF
the Rogers Greater Shows" a car
nival aggregation that held forth In
| Yorkville' last week, chanted yesterday
afternoon. The carnival crowd remain
ed in Yorkville last night, but the
voices Of the various "spielers." the
Italian band, the snake-eater, etc.,
were stilled. This morning the show
folks left for Rock Hill where they
will exhibit the remainder Of the week.
1t all came about over the action OF
the town council in granting the car
nival people license to do business In
Yorkville again this week, and at the
hearing over the matter which took
up most Of yesterday, 1t developed
that the council granted h how
| folks license last week without prop
err compliance with the ordinances on
| the subject. Under the town ordi-
nances the consent Of a majority OF
the residents and property holders
adjoining and adjacent to the place
| where the show Is held, must be Sc
cured before license can be given to
any carnival company, and 1t was
| clearly brought out at the hearing
/ lllhl liiio hNN
piled with.
However, there was no emon-
| STRANGE over the matter last week.
| The Of the aggregation p
peared before the council last Satur-
day and stated that while business
had been poor in Yorkville, 1t would
work great damage to the n
property were II moved during the
rough weather Of Saturday and Sun
day, and he wanted to stay In the
town another week, for which privi-
lege he was willing to put up a Sec
ond hundred dollars.
A majority of the council consent
ed to the proposition. MI. w. s.
| Dickson said yesterday, that he voted
against granting the license. Mr.. c.
Frank Sherer refused to vote on the
matter, saying that his fellow-mem-
bers of the council had acted In the
first instance without consulting him,
and that so far as he was concerned
they could handle the balance of it.
Learning hat the aggregation had
been granted permission to spend a
second week in Yorkville, Sheriff
Brown, who lives diagonally across
from the lot where the shows were
erected, began circulating a petition
asking the council to revoke their or
der, and his was met with a counter
petition from persons In the vicinity
to the effect that they were not an
noyed by the yells. shooting, ETC., on
the grounds.
]. S. Brice, Esq, represented the
sheriff at the hearing yesterday, and
alleged that the show was obnoxious
to the family of the sheriff, members
of which were in a highly nervous
state therefrOm.
Sheriff Brown stated that he had
put UP with the nuisance one week
without complaint; but his physician
had advised that it would be danger
Gus to the health of his family to
have the show remain In such prox-
unity.
The manager Of the shows stated
that he had nothing to say in regard
to the matter, other than that the
town council had agreed to grant IL
cense for a second week and he ex-
pected them to abide by their agree
ment.
' Yesterday afternoon a second meet
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-23

The Yorkville Enquirer expresses
the opinion that creation of the west
ern Federal district Of South Carolina
was unnecessary and that the state
could have gotten along as we'll with
out it. Others take the same view.
Is It a correct conception of the value
Of the creation Of the new district?
The lawyers say not. They call at
tention to the inconvenience and cost
to lawyers of this section in having to
go to Charleston to attend to Federal
court matters. All" we can hear the
critics replying, "the new district Is
for the convenience Of the lawyers, to
save them the time and the cost that
a trip to Charleston involves, Is 1t?
Well, we do not care about the law
yers."
That Is a superficial view. What
costs the lawyer costs his client, TOT
the lawyer is not so ~altruistic as TO
foot such bills. So the new district
is economical not for the lawyers, but
for every mar In this section who mas
business in the Federal court that re-
ouires his lawyer to see the judge Of
the district at Charleston. The court
will probably come very near paying
for itself in the economy 1t will ef-
fect.-Greenville Piedmont.
The Piedmont will please take note
of the fact that we have not discussed
the lawyers in this matter at all. 1t
is very we'll established that very little
comes back to the litigants when the
case goes to Charleston, and we are
not so altruistic as to expect any more
from Greenville. Our contemporary
must be trying to throw off on us.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-23

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Sam NJ. Grist-Prints a letter from Mr..
NJ. l.. Smith in regard to the eff1ci-
ency Of Pyrene fire extinguishers In
fighting fires.
| Mcconnell Dry Goods Co.'s now dis
playing Douglass oxfords and wants
you to see them while it has your
size. Harem wells, 10 cents each.
j. w. Evans-Says he is again in York
county with d supply Of Watkins
remedies and will call on you soon.
w. E. Ferguson-Sells Lowney's can
dies-name on every piece-at 40c
IL pound. Dunham's cocoanut, nice
fruits, etc.
Ferguson & Youngblood-Are ready to
supply you with everything In farm
supplies, groceries. farm hardware.
Pratt's cow tonic Is good.
T. w. Speck, Jeweler-Invites atten-
ton to a big line of Waterman Ideal
fountain pens. He has the pen that
will suit you.
]. ]. Keller & Co.-Again call on you
to pay them before April 1st. They
want you to pay because they expect
to change their business.
Southern Railway-Gives rates and
routes as we'll as other information
in regard to the expositions on the
Pacific coast.
Thomson Co.-Will have its spring
millinery opening this week, and in
vites you to attend. Millinery at low
prices.
James Bros.-Ask you to see them for
a mule, either to buy or exchange.
They promise a square deal either
way you want to trade.
Kirkpatrick-Belk Co.-Opening on to-
day and tomorrow. Fine display Of
millinery, dress goods, silks, shirt
waists, laces, nets, etc.
J. M. Stroup-Asks the ladies to call
and see the Irving Drew fine oxfords
for spring veal C-B corsets In all
the newest models and sizes.
First National Bank, Yorkville-In-
sists that you do business through
the bank. 1t Is the safe, sure, bust
ness way. 1t wants your business.
F. C. Walker, Filbert No. 1-Ofers
several hundred bundles Of good
fodder for sale, 81 per 100 bundles.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-23

ing Of council over the matter was
held. The attorney for the plaintiff
read a petition signed by a number of
citizens asking that the license be re-
voked. In addition some half dozen
afidavits were read to the effect that
gambling games and immoral shows
were being presented at the carnival,
the afidavits going on to name spe-
cific cases Of gambling.
Replying to these, Manager Rog-
ers Of the Carnival company, stated
that the shows would exhibit this
week as they did last. He stated that
local police had visited the shows and
observed the games and he could not
understand why the shows were not
closed last week If they were immoral.
Mayor Wilborn stated that the chief
of police had reported to him that the
shows were within the law, and that
the affidavits before him were the
first knowledge he had Of the conduct
Of the shows.
The carnival manager was invited
to prepare counter affidavits to those
charging violation of the law. This
he declined to do.
1t developed that under the ordi-
nance regarding the granting Of Ii
cense to shows. there Is provision to
the effect that If such shows include
gambling places and obscene exhibit
lions, the council has a right to re-
woke such license, and on the strength
Of the affidavits the license was re-
voked.
The show people began tearing
down their tents at once, but since
they cancelled their engagement
ahead after they had been granted
permission to remain in Yorkville this
week, they were greatly embarrassed
for a place to go, but arrangements
were made last night by which they
were permitted to join a similar aggre-
CATION which Is exhibiting in Rock Hill
this week.
Manager Rogers of the Carnival
company, said yesterday afternoon
that he intended to bring suit against
the town for alleged damages.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-23

Although money is apparently
scarce, there is more currency In the
country than is generally appreciated.
Speaking generally we would say not
nearly so much currency has gone out
as went last year, else the banks would
not be shipping currency in, as most Of
them are doing. All the usual influences
in connection with the matter lead to
the conclusion that many people are
keeping their money at home instead
of depositing it in the banks. Just why
this should he the situation we do not
know: but we do not believe it is best
for anybody. BY all means every in
dividual who has idle money should
keep it in the banks. where it a be
put in service. If there are those who
think their money is safer in their W
personal custody they are mistaken.
There is ne place that is safer than
the banks.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-23
AN OLD NEWSPAPER
The Southern Enterprise, Printed in
GreenviIIe. Nearly Fifty Years Ago.

By courtesy Of J.. Luther Bagwell OF
near Easley, the Sentinel Is in posses.
sion of an old and interesting issue OF
THE Southern Enterprise" dated
Greenville, S. c., Thursday morning,
March Z, 1861. 1t Is Vol. VII, No. Al.
C. NJ. McJunkin and ]. c. Bailey were
proprietors. w. P. Price was editor
and c. M. McJunkin was assistant ed
itor. This copy Of the paper was ad-
dressed to A. B. c. Trotter. Advertis-
ing its subscription price, 1t says:
"One dollar a year in advance; n
dollar and a half II delayed" The
paper is four pages with seven columns
on each page and is well printed. It's
headings and makeup greatly re-
semble some Of the headings and the
makeup Of The Yorkville Enquirer,
n Of our best present-day newspa-
pers.
The Enterprise contains some in
teresting articles. 1t contains ar ac-
count Of the inaugural address Of
President Lincoln and comments edi-
torially upon 1t. We expect to repro
duce in the Sentinel soon this edi-
torial. Under the head, From the
Congress-" appears news Of the
Southern Congress-" dated at Mont
gomery, Ala, and Of the Northern
Congress-" dated at Washington.
In this old paper we notice several
advertisements which look peculiar
now. One advertisement reads: NE
groes to Hire, by the Year. Apply to
u. Martin" C. H. Judson advertises
for a servant girl. One Of the most
prominent advertisements reads:
Wood, Eddy & Co.'s Lotteries, au-
thorized by the states Of Delaware.
Missouri and Kentucky. Draw daily in
public commissioners. Prizes a
from $2a to 100000. Tickets, s2a to
500"
Greenville was only a town when
this paper was published and one no.
tice says: Town Taxes are Now
Due" Ofice-seekers appear to have
been more plentiful then than now.
Fourteen candidates are announced
for tax collector. A news item head
ed, Sales Day." reads: "A large num-
Der Of the citizens of our district were
present in the town on Monday last. AS
but little property was sold. we pre-
sumo that most Of them came to look
after their money matters, and find
out how things were going. A negro
woman, aged about 26 years, and her
two children, a girl and a boy, aged S
and Z years were sold for nineteen
hundred and ten dollars"
The paper Is in fairly good state OF
preservation and we expect to repro
duce for our readers later on several
articles from 1t, as we believe 1t will
prove as interesting for them as 1t has
for us.-Pickens Sentinel.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-23
GOOD II o AT SHARON.

One of the most enjoyable enter
tainments presented in Sharon in a
long while, was that held at the
Sharon High school auditorium last
Friday evening, under the auspices
of the Sharon School Improvement
association. The sum Of $31.10 was
secured as the proceeds Of the exhi-
bition and the money will be used to
buy electrical fixtures for the school
building, Mr.. w. L. Hill Of Sharon,
having agreed to build an electric line
to the school building provided the
School Improvement association pays
for the installation Of fixtures and
upkeep.
Miss Isabel Arrowood is president,
and Miss Stella Cain Is secretary and
treasurer Of the Sharon School I'm
provement association, which has a
large membership and is doing much
for the school at that place.
The programme rendered Friday
evening was as follows:
Concert.
Chorus-"Tipperary, -. Glee Club.
Recitation -. Miss Helen Peninger.
Piano Solo Miss Alliene Shannon.
"Grown-up Folks" Primary Grades.
Violin Solo, Miss Isabel Arrowood.
Chorus-"Rose of the Mountain
Trail ...... :. $3.50. Glee Clup.
Recitation. Mr.. Lee Youngblood.
Piano Duet .......... ..........
...... Misses Arrowood and Logan.
Pantomime-"Abide With Me-"
Recitation :. Miss Eugenia Pratt.
Song-"Come Where the Lilies
Bloom"
Piano Trio
Misses Wilmore Logan, Lulu and Isa-
bel Arrowood.
Recitation -. Mr.. James Graves.
Violin Solo,. Miss Isabel Arrowood.
Chorus-"River Shannon" ......
........ .......... 80. Glee Cluo.
Or. cure.aII," a Comedy.
Cast of Characters.
DR.. Cureall 49,. Mr.. John Wylie.
Mrs. Brown :. Miss Peninnah Cain.
Miss Jane Scrimpins ...... 49,.
...... 49,. :. Miss Wilmore Logan.
Mrs. ScraWney .......- ......
80. ...... Miss Isabel Arrowood.
Mr.. Alphonso DeJones .......-
Mrs. Rotchkins 80. 80. ........
49,. :. 80. Miss Lulu Arrowood.
Miss Kate Rotchkins >. $780,.
............ Miss Ella Lee Byers.
Miss Seraphina Paddington 49,.
........ .. Miss Mary Youngblood.
Maria, the Maid ..............
:. 49,. :. Miss Marie Graves.
Mrs. Blooming ..... 80.
-. ........ Miss Ella Lee Byers.
Chorus-"Medley".. :. Glee Club.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-23

les responded vigorously. The Turk
shells at first were poorly aimed,
but they soon determined the correct
range. Shells burst on the Bouvet
and on all sides near her. causing
serious damage. My station was
under the bridge of the commandment
who had just given orders to change
our course, when l heard a terrible
noise. 1t was the explosion of a
powder magazine. Immediately the
Bouvet commenced to list heavily
and many of her crew were swallowed
up by the rushing waters. The forts
kept up an increasing fire against our
ship although n was sinking. 1 was
saved by an English boat" Tor
pedo boats are dragging along the
shores Of the D%ardanelles for bodies
of drowned sailors, which are placed
aboard the hospital ships Canada and
Soudain, as Don as they are found.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-23

There is a warm controversy on be-
tween Postmaster General Burleson
and the railroads, over the defeat of
the postofice appropriation bill. The
postmaster general claims that the bill
was defeated by the railroads because
of the effort on his part to secure
greater equity in their pay. He says
that most of the roads are o%verpaid,
while a few are u%nderpaid, and he
wants to establish a just basis. The
railroads side Of the matter is that
their pay has all along been 90 low
and the rates prescribed in the recent
bill amount to little short Of confisca-
ton.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-23

We see it, is its ownership. which Is
too independent Of the public to in
spire confidence. The new editor is
Of the policies pursued by
his predecessor; but as to whether he
or anyone else is capable Of overcom-
ing the handicap of the obvious pur-
pose of the owners of the Record re-
mains to be seen. The editor Of a
newspaper that is maintained primar-
lily for the promotion Of individual,
personal ends. rather than the benefit
of it's subscribers, is a peculiarly try
ing proposition. We have an idea that
if Editor Banks Is allowed to run this
paper without suggestion, interference
dictation from the owners, he will
make a success of it: but otherwise we
do not look for him to continue long
the job.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-23

The authentic information that Eng
land is trying to mobilize an army of
a million women to take the places of
the men at the front, only emphasizes
the dire straits to which one coun-
try of the allies that has suffered loss
has been reduced. 1t is not to be un-
derstood that the women are expected
to go to the front and engage in actual
fighting, though it is undoubtedly a
fact that there are already many wo-
men OH the firing line of all the armies
engaged.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-23

We have been unable to get any def
mite or satisfactory information as to
the progress Of the e%nterprising gen.
tlemen who would make a new town
by changing the name Of the present
town; but of course we will publish
the list of freeholders as oon as the
town council has declared that 1t in
cludes the required majority.
No government can command re-
spect unless 1t Is based upon a just
and equitable enforcement Of the law.
This applies as much to municipal af-
fairs as it does to county and state
affairs. Neither the constitution Of
the state mol the sentiment Of the
people sanctions any such thing as
arbitrary exercise Of authority, and
the only thing that prevents any Of.
fetal from realizing this is vain ego
tism, which means a lack Of common
sense.
Although the spring season COM
menced Sunday, the weather was more
in keeping with that Of dead Of winter
and If it keeps up It's record Of the
past few days, some little time win
remain before the singing Of the birds
and the song Of the plowman and all
the other creations Of the poet which
are said to herald the coming Of spring.
There were no straw hats In evidence
on the streets Sunday and no light
weight suits Of clothes. Overcoats
were quite popular. Unless there Is a
decided change in the weather in the
next week or more, Easter Sunday,
which comes on April 4, will also be
devoid of any indications Of spring.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-23

The European war beats a protective
tariff for the stimulation Of American
ingenuity and American production.
Scores of articles that were only to be
had from Europe before the war broke
out, are now being successfully made
in America.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-23
The fortress of PrZemysl, an Aus

The fortress of PrZemysl, an Aus
trian stronghold, in the province of
Galatia. surrendered yesterday, after
a siege of six months, without a fight.
1t is stated from Petrograd that the
garrison consisted of sc, 1000 men and
0 officers. The surrender was
brought about by starvation mainly,
as all provisions We're exhausted. Dur
ing the early days Of the siege the
AuStrians inflicted heavy losses on the
Russians; but Of late there has been
very little fighting. This fortress is
regarded as the key to Austria and
the Russians think that after invading
Austria il will be much easier for
them to get into Germany. Several
times Austrian relief columns have
approached within twenty-five miles of
the city. and the garrison Of Przemysl
has been making desperate efforts to
push through the Russian lines to join
them: but of curse without success.
The besieging army Of the Russians is
said to number 10000 men.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-23
unnos the surplus of tomatoes and

Suppose the surplus Of tomatoes and
other vegetables raised in the gardens
of South Carolina for home con-
sumption-merely those in excess OF
the needs Of the family-should be put
in marketable shape, how many extra
thousands Of dollars would the state
realize? Then why not look after these
things and slightly increase the out
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-23

In our state government we nave
need for more diggers and fewer over
seers. In other words there are too
many people who want to tell how to
do and too few who want to do. We
have officials enough to run a govern
ment ten times as extensive as this.
The principal trouble is that the work
Of these officials is not as well sys-
tematized as it might be, and then
some of them might be a little more
competent without detracting from
their efficiency.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-23

The action Of Secretary of the Navy
Daniels in resembling the order pro-
hibiting the marriage of midshipmen,
is wise and proper. That order was
foolish to begin with, and the rescind-
ing Of it is the best thing that can be
done with IL.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-23

We do not imagine that there was a
very enthusiastic sentiment in favor of
allowing that carnival crowd to come
to Yorkville. AS a matter of fact SEN
timent has seemed to be very we'll
c~rystalized in the opposite direction
for a good many years: but neverthe-
less all that such aggregations have to
do is to offer to pay the price.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-23
ABOUT PEOPLE

Mrs. S. w. Inman Of Florence, is
visiting relatives in Yorkville.
Mr.. w. H. Barron Of Chester. was a
visitor in Yorkville, this week.
Mrs. l.. T. Pressly Of Woodruff, Is
visiting relatives In Hickory Grove.
Mr.. ]. Forest Smith Of Yorkville,
spent Sunday with friends in Chester.
Rev. ]. D. Andrews of Newton, n.
c., visited Mr.. c. NJ. Inman. in York
willie, this week.
Miss Estelle McIver Of Gulf, N. c.,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-23

The governments novel plan Of
mobilizing women to replace the men
needed for war service, although only
tentatively outlined by the board Of
trade, says a London dispatch, has
aroused wide discussion. Organized
labor circles are somewhat disturbed
at the prospect Of an influx Of thou
sands Of unframed non-union women
into the yyr.ous industries. Miss Mary
Macarthur, secretary OF the women's
trade union league, an organization
with a membership Of 240, 900, says there
now are at least 10000 union women
without employment, and she feels 1t
is incumbent upon the government to
give them first consideration.