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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-26
BOYS UNABLE TO meet
FOOTBALL REQUIREMENTS
Supt. Giles Says Board Of
Control Demands High
Scholarship and Health
Certificate.
School Official Likes Game
But Lack of Training
Would Imperil Players
Health. % .--.> u.

There is not one chance in a
thousand that football will be played
by the local high school this fall, 80
any hopes of students that the game
will be revived should be quietly
abandoned and their thoughts divert
ed to other channels.
Superintendent Giles stated this
morning that he considered football
too severe a. game to be played by
high school students without better
training than they can get in the
time they have to spare from their
duties. 1920. ~---.--
Mr.. Giles said that he liked the
game, but that he did not think the
students could meet the requirements
insisted upon by the board Of control
Of high school athletics in the state,
and therefore he did not believe the
game would be taken up again by the
local schools.
Requirements High.
The state board requires that all
students who play football must come
up to the scholarship marks; that he
must have the written consent Of his
parents and present physicians Ger.
tincate. showing that he is strong
enough to play the game without en-
dangering his health.
Mr.. Giles served for nine years on
the board of control and does not be-
lieve that the students here can meet
these rules. 50 on that account It Is
safe to make the statement that there
will be no football.
II the games are played under these
rules, however. Mr.. Giles is in favor
OF 1t.
The desire of the superintendent Is
to see a large number of basketball
teams on the door this year and he
would like to see every school In the
city represented.
This game he does not believe is
quite as strenuous as football, but he
does believe that 1t over trains the
smaller boys. His hope that all the
schools have teams this year he did
not believe would be realized because
there are not enough large boys in
each school to be able to compete In
school league.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-26
SEEK LETTER WRITERS

ATLANTA, Ca, Aug. 26.-Federal
secret service men are trying to locate
writer's Of several anonymous and
threatening letters sent to state and
Cobb county officials since the Leo H
Frank hanging. Some of these com
munications were addressed to ex'
Governor Slaton, threatening him with
the same fate Frank met. Most of the
letters were from outside the state.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-26
FIGHT NEAR BORDER

DOUGLAS, Ariz., Aug. 26.-outpost
fighting, south OF Nogales, state OF So
nora, between Villista troops under
General Maytorena and Carranistas is
reported. The town is held by follow
ers of Villa. The attack Is beng made
by 5000 Carranzista troops under Gen.
eral Gales. United States troops. I'M
der orders to return the fire II any
Mexican bullets fall upon American
soil, are patrolling the border.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-26
RETURNS MURDER VERDICT.

REDKEY Ind, Aug. 26.-Coroner E.
c. Gerber of Dunkirk, rendered a YER
dict OF murder against ]. B. Jones, fol-
lowing the inquest over the death of
Oscar Hall. Both men died mysteri-
ously in Halls meat market after
drinking from a flask.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-27

SunIlSe, Ss4oJ SUOS0I, OsSSs
Rev. Ainslie, pastor of North Shore
Congregational church, says stories
about his being fired by congrega-
ton exaggerated. Win stay.
Vincent Tortor, 13, I'LL Cambridge
av., burned by live wire. Sister Eliza
beth, 20, tried to catch him.
Mrs. christiana Anderson, 6456 S.
Union av., slugged on head by burg
lars who ransacked fiat; $26 and
yhree rings gone.
Marie Mitchell, is, 2616 Farrell,
tried to suicide with gas. Thwarted
in love affair Will recover.
Esther KneIler, 7 months, 1249 N.
Campbell, burned to death in go-cart.
Mother struck match which fell on
child. ..-
Coroner investigating mysterious
death of Carl Erickson, carpenter
contractor, who died in hospital from
complications following broken arm.'l
Police asked to look for Fred Hut
son, whose mother said he came to
Chicago from Dowagiac, Mich, and
disappeared.
Candidates for office in Chicago Ad
club tobe quizzed at meeting at chal-
lenge of rivals.
William Eantz, architect, 1925 S.
Green, arrested in l. G. depot for be-
having peculiarly.
Sixty dozen pair OF mems socks
stolen from freight car found in alley
at 48th and Princeton. Police have.
them.
Mrs. Kate Merely, 1872 w. 4sth, fell |
20 feet from back porch. Broke arm.
Railing gave way.
Mrs. Dora Dipsky, rooming house
keeper, 5042 Calumet av., gave $50 to
roomer "who had been left fortune"
Ignatz Zacitka, SIS, 474s Latin,
found dead on sidewalk. Believed |
heart disease.
Mrs. w. S. Flanders, 318 w. I'D,
found mOnth-O1d how in hallway Sent
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-27
EWs OF THE DAY CONCERNING CHICAGO

- -.
Geo. Olson, saIoonkeeper, 1914 w.
Grand av., strong-armed by men.
$25.
Three boys arrested for trying to
steal auto of E. A. Holmes, 1917 E
63d.
Northwestern goods protest
against inky smell of Daily North
western. Want ink perfumed.
Mary Maxim, 9, 1886 Blue Island
aV., stepped on rusty nail two weeks
ago. Dead.
Joe Dobbins, 1913 Arbor pI., carved
up Stego Addison with razor. Mead
Johnson dropped brick on Stego's
head. ALI arrested.
John Brennon, 1858 Greenshaw,
attacked two robbers. They fioored
him and beat it.
VIM. Watkin, negro, brought back
from Detroit to tell police what he
knows about several safeblowings.
Mrs. Christiana Mouquist, 1897
Rascher av., bruised and cut when
husbands auto was struck by street
car.
John Smith, broker, refused to pay
chauffeur $3.50. Fare from 22d and
Wabash to Center and Clark on the
North Side and back downtown. Ar
rested.
Mrs. Florence StoIz, waitress,
chased two negro robbers from res
taurant at % E. 39th.
Frank Freiberg, Riverside, dead.
Struck by auto. Leaves wife and 8
children. ~
Mrs. John May, WiImette, badly
hurt when auto driven by husband
skidded into sandpile.
VIM. cressy, HinckEey, Ill.,, killed
when struck by street car at Madi-
son and Campbell avs
VIM. Tuehder, 81, 944 w. 44th,
struck by auto which drove away
Cut and bruised.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-09
HIS OWN FAULT

FIIO OWN FNULI
The young man seemed greatly
agitated, not to say frightened, as he,
approached the father of the dear
est girl on earth"
"Sir, your daughter has promised
to become my wife. -
''Well, don't come to me for sym
pathy; you might know something
would happen to you, hanging
around our house five nights a
week"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-09
ADVICE TO A pRoNE

7
Zeke and Abe, two Afro-Americans,
had decided to go into the mountains
and search for gold, which, they had
no doubt, could be found easily.
''Ah hopes we find millyun dol
labs wuff, said ZeAe.
A third negro, who had been dis
tening to their plans, put in: when
20 done come back wild all dat gold,
is yo' gwine gimme some?"
'Nuh, sub, said Zeke. why
don't yO' do yo' own hopin'?"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-09
ALUXURY

Goodheart-Pve got you down for
a couple of tickets; we're getting up
a raffle for poor man of our neigh
bOrhoOd.
Joakley-None for me, thank you.
l wouldn't know what to do with a
poor man if won him.-Christian
Register.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-09

PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION
AIice-When 1 told you of my en-
gagement l said it was a secret, and
you told Kitty about it,
Ella-Why, no, l didn't. 1 merely
asked her if she knew about it.-Bos-
ton Transcript
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-09
IDENTIFIED AT LAST
mamma"

Mamma"
Eyes, daughter"
''Who was Cinderella ?"
''Why, Cinderella, my child, was
the first female to get No. foot
into a No. 2 shoe, l believe. ""-Yon-
kers Statesman.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-09
COULDN'T SHOW OFF

COULDN'T SHOW OFF
With but three minutes to catch
his train, the travelling salesman in
uufred of the street car conductor,
Cant you go faster than this?"
yes" the bel-ringer replied, "but
1 have to stay with my car. "-Har-
per's Magazine.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-09
WITHIN THE TOWN

- Thanksgiving turkeys are being
offered for sale on the streets.
- The Yorkville Graded school or
chestra is practicing regularly and
is making good progress.
On November 1st. Rev. Jas. H.
Machen completed his third year as
pastor of the First Baptist church OF
Yorkville When Mr.. Machen began
work in Yorkville the local church
had a membership Of 110. Since that
time the Charlotte Street church, of
which he is also pastor, has been or
ganized and the two churches now
have a membership Of approximately
25O members and the two Sunday
schools have an enrolment Of approx
mately ESQ.
Chief Clerk John A. Metts of the
railway mail service for South Caro-
lima, was here Saturday morning for
the purpose of settling the question as
to whether the railroad or the govern
ment should carry the mails between
the postoffice and the c. & NV.
trains. Under the rules governing
mail contracts the railroad must be
responsible for the transportation of
the mails between the railway station
and the postoffice when the station Is
within eighty rods Of the postoffice,
otherwise the government is respon-
sible for transportation. Upon the
removal of the postoffice the question
of increased distance came up, but ac-
cording to Chief Clerk Metts, the
postoffice is still within the eighty
rod limit.
- The local troop of Boy Scouts, in
charge of Scoutmaster ]. l.. Oates, and
Messrs. D. T. Woods and S. c. Wood,
went 'possum hunting last Friday
night, and their hunt was rewarded
by the capture of two large, fat pos
sums. Sam Wylie, colored, who has
quite a reputation as 'pOssum hunt
er, went with the boys and 1t was his
dogs that located the two nocturnal
denizens of the woods that formerly
lived on the farms Of Messrs. ]. L..
Moss, r. r. Love and ]. w. Belts, to
which section the Scouts confined
their hunt. The boys began their hunt
about s o'clock and returned about
2.3O Saturday morning. To many or
the boys ii was their first 'possum
hunt and all of them appeared to en-
10y the experience. They had a chance
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-09
Spartanbura Libel Case.

We think that Spartanburg jury
which refused to award a verdict
against the Evening Journal because
of it's inadvertant error in referring to
a white man as a negro, is entirely
correct.
According to the facts as they were
developed the Journal undertook to
tell the story of negro being gored
by bull. and in the headline had it
Negro Says Bull Not Vicious" The
bull belonged to a Mr.. Foster, and in
the body of the article. the gentle
man was referred to by that title, in
dicating. of course, that he was a
white man. All the testimony went to
show that the error was inadvertent
and that no real damage resulted That
being the case, of course, the jury
was right.
We are not to be understood as
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-09
ABOUT THE o'PoSSUM

That o'possum hunt in which TWEEN
ty-one Boy Scouts participated last
Friday night, was quite an event ir
the lives of most of the youngsters;
but as to how many of them would
really come to enjoy the sport, time
alone can develop. Some people who
are very fond Of other kinds of hunt
ing never get interested in 'possum
hunting. and there are many 'possum
hunters who care nothing for hunt
ing any other kind of game.
Rev. j. L. Oates, who was raised
in the country, and was brought up
to all kinds of wholesome sports, used
to hunt 'possums a great deal, and OF
course became an expert. He enjoys
that kind Of hunt yet occasionally
but nowadays he hunts 'possums from
time to time not so much for his own
pleasure, as for the pleasure of 9TH
ers. The hunt of last Friday night, of
course, was altogether for the benefit
of the boys.
at was a right unusual situation,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-09
HELD INSPIRING MEETING

Delegates from various York coun-
ty churches who returned to their re-
spective homes from Laurens yesterday
where they had been since last Friday
in attendance upon the state convention
of the South Carolina Christian En-
deavor Union, report quite a pleasant
and profitable meeting. The meeting
came to a close Sunday evening with
sermon by DR.. ]. o. Reavis Of CO.
lumbia, his subject being along the
line which the Christian Endeavor
Unions of York and other counties OF
the state are pursuing, viz: "Mobil-
ize, Vitalize, Evangelize."
Sumter was chosen by the Union as
the place Of meeting Of the 1916 con-
vention. 1t will be held in Novem-
ber. wyatt A. Taylor of Columbia,
president of the state union, was re-
elected and Bert Corcoran Of Charles
ton, was reelected secretary. Vice
presidents elected were: Miss Agnes
Ravenel, Spartanburg; w. P. Jacobs
Jr., Clinton; w. A. Clarkson, Colum-
bia; ]. T. Fain, Rock Hill; E. T.
White, Sumter; E. T. Wilkes rLaurens
]. B. Moore of Columbia, was elected
treasurer. Rev. E. E. Gillespie of
Yorkville, was elected superintendent
of the junior department of the
Christian Endeavor work.
The convention appropriated $3.50
to the extension of Christian Endeav-
or work in the south and authorized
the expenditure OF $40 as South Caro-
lina's final contribution towards the
erection of a Christian Endeavor
building, in which will be the head
quarters for national and information
al work.
One of the features Of the conven-
ton were several able addresses by
Carl Lehman, who is general secre-
tary Of Christian Endeavor work In
the south.
The report Of Secretary Corcoran
showed that there are about 1900
members Of the Christian Endeavor
Union in South Carolina, although the
work has been systematically handled
only about a year. The Christian En-
deavor Union Of South Carolina had
not met since 1894 until last Decem-
Der. when a few Of the faithful met
in Columbia and re-organized the
union.
One Of the strongest Christian En-
deavor Unions in the state is that OF
the First Presbyterian church Of York
Vile, which has a membership Of more
than 200. This church sent quite a
number Of delegates to the state con-
vention.
Before adjournment Sunday night
the committee on resolutions which
consisted of Miss Ada Sanders OF
Yorkville and several others, present
ed resolutions thanking the people of
Laurens and the pastors Of the
churches there for their kind hospi-
tality and also resolutions endorsing
the all-Southern Christian Endeavor
movement.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-09
America to Great Britain.

The American note to Great Britain
on the subject of interference with
neutral shipping. summary Of which
is published today, is in our judgment,
the most important diplomatic docu-
ment that has been promulgated during
the present European war.
There is no question Of the fact that
from the beginning Great Britain has
been proceeding with her orders in
council in a way that ignored the
rights Of neutral nations, and to citi-
zens Of the United States the situation
has become intolerable.
America is supposed to be a sover-
eign nation, and as a sovereign nation
she is supposed to have the same
rights on the sea that any other nation
has. These rights are defined in a
generally recognized chart Of interna-
tional law. What neutral power may
do and may not do has been clearly
defined and agreed upon, in accord
ance with principles that were sup
posed to cover every contingency that
could arise, and in justice every ma
ton, whether neutral or belligerent, is
equally bound by those principles.
With the progress Of the war, Eng
land has seen proper to violate one
established principle Of international
law after another. For one thing, ac-
cording to a law made by England
herself, a blockade to be respected,
must be effective. That meant that if
a neutral ship could slip into an enemy
port without being sunk or captured
by the blockading ships, the neutral
ship was in it's rights. England virtu-
ally proclaimed the whole high seas in
a state of blockade, and began the
seizure Of ships Of whatever nation
that carried cargoes that would be Of
use to the enemy, no matter for what
port, whether neutral or otherwise,
those cargoes might be bound.
American ships by the hundred have
been held up and towed into British
with or without pay as England saw
proper, and regardless Of all recognized
rules. Cotton has been treated that
way, foodstuffs have been treated that
way, and othr articles Of American
merchandise have been treated that
way. The thing has simply boone
intolerable.
OF course there is no desire for war
with Great Britain; but as we see it
the solution Of the whole matter is to
be found in only one of four ways.
We must either:
l. Lay an embargo on all shipments
of American goods and renOunce our
right to international trade, or
2. We must continue to regard our
selves as subject to the sovereignty Of
Great Britain, or
g. Great Britain must recognize our
rights in accordance with the princi-
Piles Of international law, or
A. We must fight and lick somebody,
or take licking.
According to our way Of looking at
it, the American note is courteous,
firm and just. and the people should
back the president in the matter to the
limit
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-09
ABOUT PEOPLE

Mr.. ]. L. Sanders Of Rock Hill, was
here yesterday.
Mr.. ]. R. Davidson Of Bethany, was
here Saturday.
Rev. ]. B. Swami Of Bullock's Greek
was here Saturday.
Mr.. G. A. McCarter of Bethany
was here Saturday.
Mr.. B. G. Lilly of Filbert, was WIS.,
itor in Columbia this week.
DR.. S. l.. Steele Is very Ill at his
home in Yorkville.
Mrs. S. L. Courtney Is visiting
relatives in Lake City.
Magistrate T. B. Glenn of Ebenezer
was a visitor here Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. S. Rainey Of Sharon
were visitors here yesterday.
Mr. S. NJ. Long of Yorkville, spent
Sunday in Gastonia.
Rev. James Russell of Chester
preached at Ramah Sunday.
Mr.. w. P. Neil of Charlotte spent
Sunday with his family here.
Mr.. Robert Adams spent Sunday
with his parents at Ebenezer,
Miss Annie Stevens Of Yorkville,
visited friends in Chester Sunday.
Mrs. Lizzie Terrence Of Gastonia, is
visiting Mrs. NJ. A. Bludworth here.
Misses lone and Lillis Ashe OF
McConnellsville were here Saturday.
Mr.. Harry Miller spent Saturday
and Sunday with friends near Gaffney.
Dr. l. H. Campbell and Mr. H. L.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-09

said Mr.. Oates, as he was laughingly
telling about his experience. There
were twenty-one boys, all talking
about different things, and making as
much fuss as a drove Of blackbirds,
while the hounds had their 'possum
treed in the distance, and making that
music that Is so dear to the heart of
the typical hunter. Dan Woods stood
It for a little while, until he could
stand it no longer and then he yelled
at the boys:
"Heish you are losing all the fun
there is to it.
Because of the very emphatic
manner in which Dan spoke, no doubt,
the boys ceased their chatter, listened
in a state of heightened expectation,
and then seemed to let down to kind
of uncertain disappointment.
1T reminded one," went on Mr
Oates, "of the we'll known story OF
the two men, one Of whom had been
a fox hunter and the other not, when
they came within hearing Of a well
trained pack running a sight race,
Stop said the old hunter. Listen,
did you ever hear such music" The
other became silent, listened atten-
lively and then observed: If there is
any music going on, you have the ad-
vantage of me. I cannot hear any
thing because Of the barking Of those
pesky dogs.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-09

"Please stop my advertisement; I've
found my shoats," said Mr.. H. E. Fer
guson, who advertised in The Enqui-
rer last Friday for two lost shoats.
Sportsmen who have been looking
around, say there are an unusually
large number Of partridges this year.
Many Of the birds are very small yet,
hardly large enough to fly.
There are many York county homes
in which there is no dictionary Of any
kind, not even a small school diction-
ary. There are many homes that have
no dictionary other than q small school
dictionary. There are many homes
that cannot well afford a high priced
dictionary. There are few homes that
cannot afford copy Of the Premier
dictionary which is a book Of indis-
pensible value in the absence Of any
other similar book. The Enquirer is
now placing the Premier dictionary
within easy reach Of all who recog-
nize the value Of such a work.
It's bad time to get sick and If it
can possibly be helped, don't do it.
Doctors visits are the same old 50
per; but the prices Of drugs have been
and are still mounting upward. up
ward. The big drug firms, in spite Of
increasing prices on some drugs more
than 800 per cent, cannot supply the
demand, for the very simple reason
that there is no supply. They say
they are using the drugs to patch up
German, Franch, Italian and other
kinds of soldiers in order that they
may be able to shoot at each other
some more. Owing to the fact that
there are so many soldiers to be patch
ed and drugs are rather scarce, folks
here are expected to keep well. That
bottle Of quinine which you used to
buy for SO cents, now costs the drug
gist 1925. Glycerine two or three
weeks ago cost 20 cents pound. Now
it is So cents. Cod liver oil, which
formerly sold for $40 per barrel,
brings $50 now. Sage for the dressing
of last Thanksgiving's turkey, cost
cents per ounce. This year 1t will cost
35 cents. Sarsaparilla, olive oil, bro
mides, sweet herbs, potassium per-
manganates and other drugs with out
landish names, are out Of sight. Some
drugs cannot be had for love, money,
influence or a doctors prescription.