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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-06

People ask me occasionally" said
Why this WARP and / tell you Is l
did the people Of Armenia yesterday,
it is because those people in Europe
have forgotten God" We are not
ashamed to say hat we believe that in
its last analysis, Mr.. Finley has this
matter down exactly right. That Eu-
ropean wal is going on because the
people of Europe have forgotten God"
and God is reminding them of the fact.
OF curse we are not expected to prove
this statement to the satisfaction Of
everybody, because that cannot be
done. But it is a fact, nevertheless,
and to those who would know the foun-
dation of our belief, we say: Read the
Scriptures of the Old Testament, more
especially, Judges, Kings, jeremiah;
but almost any of the Scripture will do.
Particularly study the history of the
Israelites in their relations to God, and
see how so long as they were obedient
and true, they escaped the horrors Of
war, and when they became disobedi-
ent, they were punished for it.. Up to
a yea ago the people of Europe were
steadily, surely and swiftly becoming
more and more arrogant and forgetful.
1t is easy to see now that all Of them
are becoming more chastened and who
ever overcomcs the other will have
something to remember for at least
another generation. There are abund-
ant signs that our own people are be-
coming impressed with the terrible les
son that is being taught. They are
realizing that probably they too, are
deserving of the same punishment that
Europe is receiving and the most
thoughtful of them are not sure that
we are to escape. Undoubtedly, as we
see it, the cause Of the war is that the
people have forgotten God"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-06
Il ElIRERI PICNIC.

The Charlotte Observer Of Sunday
gives its readers this brief but COM
%prehensive and interesting summary
Of the Hilbert picnic:
The annual picnic at Filbert, In
South Carolina was held Thursday,
and there was the usual great gath
ering Of people some from North
Carolina. The star speakers were
Hon. John L. McLAurin, Congress
man Lever Congressman Finley
Hon. w. F. Stevenson and Hon. Cole
Blease. MI. McLaurin knocked Eng
land for "high-handed arrogance"
Mr.. Finley blamed both England and
Germany and declared the war Is rag
ing because the people in Europe
have forgotten God" Sandwiched
almost h%elplessly, Mr.. Lever was yet
able to say a word for the American
administration. He paid a glowing
tribute to the sagacity and determine
ton and grit Of President Wilson"
Mr.. Blease then gave a dressing down
to the whole crowd, including the
congressman within reach Of his
voice. What are they doing" he
asked. And he answered promptly:
Nothing" These congressman, he
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-06

last Tuesday afternoon in punches,
most Of them in a single big bunch.
and talked and talked and -. They
ought not to give themselves away so
badly. It makes the whole thing too
transparent"
- Wallace Smith, a negro notorious
about town, cut Hattie Jackson, a ne
gro woman, rather seriously last Tues
The cutting was done with a razor. the
woman receiving serious injuries about
the head. After the cutting, Smith
made his escape, although officers
pursued him for several hours during
the afternoon. The woman will re-
cover from her injuries.
- The Southern railways excursion
from Marion. N. c., to Charleston,
passed through this place at about 10
o'clock yesterday. There were about
seven cars and all were comfortably
filled. Among the people who got on
the train at the depot here were: w
F. Faris, s.. A. Ratterree, H. 8. Henry,
R. C. Jackson, j. T. Howell, T. E. Bar
ry, Clanie McMackin, ]. E. Turney,
l. T. Frieze, Miss Jessie Baber, Holly
Barron, C. F. Sherer, Barron Barnett,
Kip Wood, w. 8. Wood, ]. B. White
sides, s. E. Lowry, Nick Zoumplis,
Earle Willis, r. Y. Grist, B. F. Smith,
LESLIE Smith, Joe Grist, Miss Daisy
Gaulden, Mrs. Dora GLADDEN., A. N,
Brown, J.. B. McCarter.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-06
soIJTH CAROLINA NEWS

The Greenville county s%anitariun
for tuberculosis patients, which Is To-
Gated near Piney Mountain, in Green
vile county. was formally opened yes
terday.
&C. NJ. Justice, former represen-
tative of the Armour Fertilizer Works
in Spartanburg, was fined 500 and
given one years imprisonment follow
ing his conviction on the charge OF
forgery Wednesday,.
The ~two-year-old daughter Of Mrs
Annie Garris Of Round, Colleton coun-
ty. died Monday Of a bite received
from a rattlesnake the day before
The child was struck in n of its
toes. q large wound being made by the
reptiles fangs.
will G. Martin and his uncle,
Iobn Martin. citizens of Waterloo
township. Laurens county, who have
been in Jail since the death Of John X.
McPhearson, whom they are alleged 10
have shot, were released on a $4,000
bond Yesterday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-06
FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1915.

explained, ARE so interested in the
little bit of patronage Wilson L. hold
ing over them that they are not even
representing you. What you wan to
do Is to assemble at your club meet
ings and at your court houses and
pass resolutions demanding that your
congressman get busy. That will
make them trot." Whereat. the
crowd cheered. Another deliverance
the congressman had to sit out was
this: 1.-The administration at Wash
ington is not Democratic. It Is not
a government Of the people. and
| Wilson is no friend Of the south. He
Is little more than an agent Of Eng
land and a representative Of the mon
ey interest Of America, who does not
do anything until after he gets in
/ structions from J. Pierpont Morgan.
II he had any part Of the Democracy
Of Thomas Jefferson in his makeup.
he would say to England: Damn you,
II you don't stop taking u cotton we
will stop YOU" Mr.. Blease volun-
teered the statement that his political
ambitions had been completely grail
fed and he would never become q
candidate again'-he would never"
as he qualified It, run for office
again, except 1t be to serve my
friends"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-06
MARRIAGE RECORD

The following marriage licenses were
issued by the York county probate
court between July II and July 81.
July 17-Craig Wilkerson and Cal
lie Bennett.
July 22-Joseph G. Num- and Leith-
er Kennedy.
July 24-Andrew Gunthrop and
Minnie Poston, colored.
July 26-William P. Brown and
Margaret L. Neil.
July 26-John w. Trull and Frances
Ward.
July 27-John H. Roper and jamie
McClelland.
July 2s-Avery J. Badger and Ella
Putnam.
July 2s-James Gill and Elizabeth
Hart, colored.
July 28-Johnnie Talbert and Lula
Billings.
July 2s-Samuel E. Beckham and
Laura Barley.
July 29-Emmett Stewart and Efhe
Rogers.
July 31-John T. Cornwell and Ada
lie Campbell.
July 31-George Collins and Rosa
Hollands, colored.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-06

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

DR.. F.. A. Crawford, Guthriesville
Has two first-class milk cows FOL
sale.
Sherer & Quinn-Have good lines OF
enameled and tinware. Also have
good variety of c~offees, and a big
line Of glass lamps, zoe to 500 each
w. E. Ferguson-Reminds you OF the
goodness Of Stones cakes, 9 ounces!
10c. They come In six varieties ano
are pleasing their users.
James Bros.-Mules did not arrive
yesterday. but are here today. and
they want you to come and see the
stock, II you want to buy or trade
Southern Railway-Announces its an
nual excursion from this territor!
to Washington, Richmond, Norfolk
ETC., and gives extremely low rates
Thomson Co.-Invites special atten.
ton to it's very complete line OF
trunks, suit cases and handbags fol
: travellers. Hosiery for men and Ia
dies, paiama checks, silk gloves, a
shirt waist special. cottons.
Standard Oil Coon page four en-
phasizes the advantages Of Perfec-
ton blue flame oil stoves.
"Robs"-Sold everywhere-chewed by
everybody. The best Of all chewing
gums. S cents. Page four.
Liggett & Myers-Tell you that you
can get your tags and coupons from
their tobaccoes and cigarettes, re-
deemed at Shider's Drug Store. Sec
page four.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-06
License Tax Ordinance.

We have no criticism to offer of the
if the mayor and town attorney, who
are both lawyers Of distinguished abili-
ty, do not know that occupation Ii
cense tax ordinance recently promul-
gated or the authority of the town
council, is unlawful, they have our
sincere sympathy.
The law as already published in The
Enquirer, Section 2.947 of the Code of
1912, provides:
= That said license should
be graduated according to the gross
income of the persons, firms or cor
porations required to pay said licenses
or upon the amount Of capital invest
ed in said business"
The section as it originally appeared
in the Code merely gave the council
power to levy such tax as it might see
proper; but afterward, in order to put
a stop to abuses that had already de-
veloped, the proviso stated above vas
added.
The practical necessity for such a
proviso is apparent, because without
it the town council had power to tax
a cotton mill like a bootblack or to
tax a hootblack like a cotton mill.
Section 5 of Article 10 of the Con-
stitution of the state. provides:
"The corporate authorities of coun-
ties, townships, school districts, cities,
towns and villages may be vested
with the power to assess and collect
taxes for corporate purposes; such
taxes to be uniform in respect to per-
sons and property within the jurisdic-
ton Of the body imposing the same"
Now any n can see that Section
2,947 Of the statutes quoted above, is
in close accord with Section 5 of Arti-
Gle 10 of the Constitution. and further
more there should be no difficulty in
approaching the common sense and
common justice of both provisions.
There are certain lines of business
which could not be sc justly taxed on
a basis of gross income as on a basis
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-06

THE cotton crop will be approx
mately 11,97O,937 equivalent Sodium
dred pound bales, compared with 49,
934, $50 last year.. The estimate Is
from the unofficially calculated gov
ernment's condition report. The con.
dition Of the growing cotton crop or
the United States on July 25, was 1874
per cent of a normal, the United States
department Of agriculture's crop re-
porting board announced at noon last
Tuesday in it's third condition report
of the season. That condition COM
pares with 1913 per cent on June 70
this year, 74.4 per cent on July 20,
last year, 1916 per cent in 1913, and
1876 per cent, the average condition
on July 25, for the last ten years. The
area planted to cotton and under Gull
tivation on June 25 this year, as pre-
viously reported. was 31,535.O 900 acres.
q decrease Of $751; 900 acres, or 1871
per cent from that under cultivation
on June 25 last year. A condition or
100 per cent of a normal On July rs,
would be equivalent to a yield of 241.3
pounds Of cotton to the acre, the bu-
reau of crop estimates has announced.
Weather conditions generally have
been favorable to the crop throughout
the month except in Texas, where
there was q lack Of rain.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-06
JUNIORS HAD GOOD MEETING

ut was one Of the best and most
pleasant meetings we ever had" said
R. R. Brown Of Santiago yesterday,
in commenting upon the twenty first
annual convention Of the South Caro-
lima division Junior Order United
American Mechanics, which was held
in Columbia this week, and from
which Mr.. Brown and other represen-
tatives Of the various councils Of York
county were just returning.
The principal business at the closing
session yesterday was the election Of
officers and the selection Of Green
wood as the place of the next state
meeting.
A resolution was adopted indorsing
the faithful and untiring efforts Of
Senator E. D. Smith in behalf Of the
immigration bill. The convention pre-
scented a gold medal as a token Of
esteem to w. P. Thomasson Of Lau-
rens, the retiring state councillor.
officers who were elected to serve
during the coming year were:
State councillor, r. s. Stewart Of
lancaster; state vice councillor, A. II.
Gasque Of Florence; treasurer, j. II.
Hamel of Kershaw; secretary, ]. s.
Wilson of Lancaster; conductor, E. L.
Robinson of Greenville; warden, j. 8.
Mckenzie Of Bannockburn; inside
sentinel, D. L. Coate Of Jefferson; out
side sentinel, F. E. Limehouse Of Or
augsburg: chaplain, the Rev. w. ].
Nelson, Rock Hill.
The following committees were ap-
pointed: Finance, John A. Cook,
chairman, ]. E. Eddy, w. F. Estridge;
laws. NJ. H. Heyman, chairman, NJ. P.
Wells; credentials, H. Terry, chair
man; appeals, G. S. Donan, chairman.
The following are the gentlemen
who represented the several York
county lodges:
Clover-James A. Barnett, F. E.
Whitener, ]. E. Beamguard, national
representative.
Rock Hill-Rev. w. ]. Nelson, B. H.
Bigham and s. w. Plyler, national
representative.
Bethany. A. Ratterree, Geo. A.
McCarter.
Smyrna-E. T. Watson.
Kings Creek. A. Dickson.
Sharon-R. L. Plexico.
Santiago-W. N. Bigger, r. r.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-06
ASSISTANCE GIVEN

Declaring that they needed a road
as bad II not worse than any other
section Of the county. that they had
received little aid from the county In
building roads in the past and had very
little hope Of receiving any great
amount of assistance In the near ia.
ture, a score or nor representative
citizens of York and Bullock's Greek
townships, the majority Of them from
the Sharon community, appeared be-
fore the county board Of commits
sioners at the monthly meeting OF that
body Wednesday, and presented q pc.
tition signed by approximately 160
citizens Of York, Bullock's Creek and
Broad River townships, asking that
the county board Of commissioners
send the changing to work the
Pinckney road at a point between the
residences Of Messrs. J.. M. Brice n
Claud Robinson, or else appropriate a
sum Of money SUFFICIENT to. have the
work done.
AS previously reported in The En-
quirer, w. w. Miller, county engineer,
recently made an examination OF the
road in question, and at the meeting
Wednesday, reported that the. APP
proximate cost Of working the road at
the point desired on both sides OF
Turkey creek, would be about $2,009.
The engineer stated that a steel bridge
over the creek there would cost in the
neighborhood of $4,000.
DR.. ]. H.. Sage, ]. 8. HARNESS, j.
M. Brice and ]. s. Rainey were the
principal spokesman for the advocates
Of the proposed new road. They point
ed out the great need Of their section
for q good road to and from York.
vile. The Pinckney road at Turkey
creek between the residences Of Messrs.
Brice and Robinson Is now nearly i'm
passable, and in rainy weather there
Is no getting over 1t.
Citizens Of that section, they said,
were asking the county board to build
up the road on each side Of Turkey
creek-a total distance of aboupt 1,700
feet. Citizens living along the road
could be depended upon to do all other
necessary work. The several spokes-
men cared not whether the work was
done by the county chaingang, a por-
ton Of 1t or how. II the county
gineer thought a different route more
economical. they were perfectly will
ing. What they wanted, they said.
was help from the county to which
they thought they were entitled and
they want Ii before the cotton crop Is
ready to move.
After considerable discussion Of the
proposition, the county board Of COM
missioners agreed to appropriate $3.50
for the work and also offered the SER
vices Of the county engineer In con.
nection with the proposed undertake
ing,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-06
FOURTH CLASS MAIL RECEIPTS.

On and after September 1, patrons
Of the Yorkyille p~ostoffice may secure
a receipt for any parcel mailed, upon
the payment of n cent. A recent
order of the postmaster general pro-
vides receipts for all fourth class mail
matter upon the payment Of n cent.
In token Of the receipted class to
which 1t is admitted by a penny pay
ment, a one cent stamp is affixed TO
the parcel.
The order under which such re-
ceipts will be issued through the
| try's postofices reads as follows:
| Order No. 8.977:
The postal laws and regulations are
amended by the addition Of the fol-
lowing:
TENDER /, 1915. the postmaster at the
mailing office may, on payment OF one
| cent, give the sender Of an ordinary
parcel of fourth class mail a receipt
therefor. A postage stamp to cover
| the charge for the receipt shall be
| affixed thereto. The name n ad-
! dress Of the addressee Of h parcel
shall be written in the receipt by the
| sender. Postmasters desiring add
tional information on this subject
! should address the Third Assistant
Postmaster General, division Of regis
tered mails.
| Order No. 9.005:
Paragraph /, Section 464, postal
laws and regulations, edition OF 1913,
Is amended to read as follows:
Section 454. Fourth class mail mat
ter shall embrace all other matter. In
| Guiding farm and factory products
(and books), not now embraced by
law in either the first or second class
or with the exception Of books) In
the third class, not exceeding 80 lbs.
in weight (when mailed for delivery
| within the first and second zones, nor
exceeding 20 lbs. in weight when mail
ed for delivery within any Of the 9th.
err zones), nor greater in size than 81
inches in length and girth combined,
nor in form or kind likely to -inture
the person Of any postal employe or
damage the mail equipment or other
mail matter and not Of a character
perishable within a period reasonably
required for transportation and de-
livery.
Another recent order Of the postof-
fee department raises the maximum
combined girth and length Of parcels
accepted under parcel post rates from
~ to "a inches.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-06

Of capital invested, and there are GER
tain other lines which could not be
so Justly taxed on a basis Of capital
invested as on a basis Of gross income;
but between the two methods justice
and equity might be applied to all.
For instance, take lawyers, doctors,
insurance agents, real estate agents
and the like. They do not necessarily
require a great deal Of capital, and
often have very little; but at the same
time their gross income may be great
Cotton mills. banks, merchants and
the like necessarily have much capt.
tai invested; but at the same time
| their gross incomes may be small In
proportion.
The idea of taxing all lawyers and
all doctors SO each is not only unlaw.
full, but absurd, and unjustifable or
any reasonable ground. Some Of the
lawyers make less than $1,000 a year,
and sometimes others make from $10,-
600 to $4,000 a year. The doctors
as a rule, do not make as much as the
lawyers; but some of them make two
or three times as much as others.
Common right and justice require
taxation on a basis Of capital invest
ed or gross income, and whether on
one basis or the other, at the same
eauitably graduated rate.
II the $1,000 merchant Is taxed al
the same rate as the $4,000 cotton
mill, Justice will be done, because the
cotton mill, knowing that 1t will have
to pay 100 times what the little fell
low has to pay, will see that the little
fellow does not have to pay too much
But when the cotton mill does not
have to DAY more than one-tenth OF
what It ought to pay, it Is not going
to be concerned If the little fellow has
to pay four or five times his proper
ton. AS a matter Of fact the general
tendency is to make the little fellow
pay most Of 1t anyway.
But the thing of the greatest con.
Germ to the people Of this community
Is not whether or not this license ta1
should be levied; but that 1t should
be levied according to law. The law
Is not obeyed in this place any better
than it ought to be anyway, and with
the experience our people have had
all along, it Is fair to predict that un.
less the people begin to look after
their rights better than they have been
doing heretofore, it will not be a great
while before they will have no rights
to look after.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-06
MORE

There are three more big picnics.
all Of them recognized annual occur
rences Of greater or lesser magnitude,
being advertised in The Enquirer.
The Oak Ridge picnic, to be held in
Bethel township under the auspices Of
the Black Jack camp, w. o. W., is an
institution of several years standing,
and is always a pleasant affair. AL
though generally there is good speak
ing, the most striking features have
been the pleasant social intercourse
and the abundance Of good things to
eat. The date Of this picnic Is Tues
day, August 10.
The Tirzah picnic dates back to the
late eighties when Senator Tillman
made one of his earliest speeches. T1r-
were then at Henry Massey's store,
about a mile and a half from the pres
ent location. Capt. Tfllman, who had
made a great speech at Bennettsville
a short time before, came over and
repeated his message at TirZah to a
pretty good sized crowd. There was
a full report of the speech in The En-
quirer, and. the speaker often referred
to 1t afterward as one of his first and
most successful political speeches.
The picnic was repeated year after
year and from about 1890 until after
1900 the Tirzah picnic ranked as one
Of the biggest gatherings Of the kind
that occurred in the state. The picnic
has been continued every year since
without a break; but sometimes on q
larger and sometimes on a smaller
scale. 1t Is proposed to have Hon.
John L. McLaurin and Hon. Cole L.
Blease as the leading, II not the only
speakers this year, and those in charge
are looking for another old time gath
ering. Next Thursday Is the date.
Blairsville is another famous picnic
point. Picnics are held there both In
off years and in political years. and
there are always large crowds In at
tendance. The features OF this picnic.
like that Of Oak Ridge, are general
good fellowship, generous hospitality
of the home people and a good time
generally.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-06
PEOPLE

Miss Esther Ashe is visiting friends
in Chester.
Miss Leon McCloud Is visiting rela-
tives in Glover.
Miss Mary Walls visited friends In
Rock Hill this week.
Mr.. ]. ]. McCarter of Flbert, is i'll
with malarial fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bratton Hughes OF
with relatives here.
Mrs. A. ]. Sturgis Is quite sick at
her home on r. F. D. No. 6.
Mr.. Blakely Plexico spent several
days in Charlotte this week.
Miss Johnsie Stacy Of Glover. is Wis
iting friends in Hickory, N. c.
Little Miss Grace Campbell Of Glover
Is visiting relatives in Gastonia.
Mr.. ]. M. FergusG. Is spending
some time at Saranac Lake, N. Y.
Miss Sarah Page wilkins left this
week to visit relatives in Mississippi.
Miss Alma Holler has returned to
Rock Hill after visiting relatives
here.
Miss Frances Finley has returned
home after a visit to friends in Ander-
son.
Mrs. George Foster of Greenwood, is
visiting his mother, Mrs. w. 3. Steele,
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. T. Enloe Of this
place, recently visited relatives In
Clover.
Miss Constance Pegues Of Darling
ton, visited Miss Frederick Lindsay
this week.
Mr.. T. H. DeG~raffenreid Of At
lanta, Ga, spent several days here
this week.
Miss Florence Cody is visiting the
family of Mr.. John N. O'Farrell in At
lanta, Ga.
Little Miss Martha Peay Is visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. /. Brison
in Glover.
Mr.. Daniel Whitener Of Kannapolis,
N. c., Is visiting relatives and friends
In this section.
Mrs. NJ. E. Plexico and children are