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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-22

required to seat the large crowd
which numbered about $500 people. A
bounteous dinner was served by the
Winthrop chapter, U. D. c.. and 1t was
nearly five o'clock before all the guests
filed out Of the large auditorium.
President Johnson Of Winthrop, pre-
sided as toastmaster, following the
sumptuous dinner, and introduced
several speakers, the special orchestra
between the responses to the toast
master.
Lieutenant Governor A. ]. Bethea
responded to the subject 1.-The State
of South Carolina" Senator Allan
Johnson of Newberry delivered an
address on Robert E. Lee" Hon. j.
A. Mccullough Of Greenville, ad-
dressed the assembly on the subject,
Education" and Hon. James A. Hoyt,
speaker Of the house Of representatives
responded to the toastmaster's "The
General Assembly, the speaker draw
ing hearty applause when he stated
wanted very much to see a new gym
nasium erected at Winthrop.
Upon leaving the dining room the
guests were again conducted to the
main auditorium where the Winthrop
Glee club entertained for half-hour
or more. So we'll pleased was the gen.
eral assembly with its visit, that sew
eral Of the members proposed that the
time Of departure for the special train
conveying them back to Columbia be
changed from $50 to o'clock, to
which President Johnson responded
that Winthrop would be glad did the
train never leave.
At o'clock, the special started on
the return to Columbia, amid the
cheers and yells Of the several hundred
Winthrop girls who had accompanied
the party to the railroad.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-22
WITHIN THE TOWN

Mrs. John s. Jones has advised
The Enquirer that the Yorkville Grad
ed school has contributed $2S to the
Belgian relief fund.
More than 500 bales Of cotton
have been sold in Yorkville this week
at prices ranging from 8 to 81 cents.
This Is the largest amount sold In
Yorkville in one week at any time dur
ing this season.
The Lyric theatre has this week
installed a new electric piano with q
violin attachment. The new addition
has attracted much attention and Is a
decided improvement over the former
plano in the theatre.
Said the white man to the Indian:
You take the crow and I'll take the
turkey. or I'll take the turkey and you
take the crow" Said the Indian to
the white man: You never said
turkey to me single time. Let's get
together"
Mr.. e. B. Clements Of Illinois, ex-
poets to come to Yorkvile about Feb.
Is to take the position Of butter
Clements held the position Of butter
maker at the creamery shortly after
its establishment. Mr.. F. G.. Riddle
will be retained as manager Of the
plant.
Now. in matters about which there
Is division, it would seem that II the
Board Of Trade would be representa-
tive Of the whole people. 1t would
have done respect to both sides. For
instance, II this petition for the change
of the name Of the town Is really be-
ing circulated In the name and under
the authority Of the Board of Trade,
then the paper should have been so
drawn as to permit citizens to sign
either way-yes or no. Getting to-
gether sometimes involves a little
compromise.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-22
The Banks.

Now that it Is generally conceded
that the fearful financial stringency
that was brought on by the war is
passing and things are frightening up
somewhat 1t is very we'll to consider
the part that has been played by the
banks.
For reasons that are obvious, 1t Is
not desirable to go into explicit de-
tails that will carry the names Of the
individuals helped; but the fact re-
mains that had it not been for the
broad, liberal and even courageous
policy of the banks, some of them
more particularly than others, the
record Of the past four or five months
would constitute very different sto-
ry from that which can now be writ
ten.
The general business stringency
which could not be foreseen and for
which the farmers and business peo-
pie of this section were in no wise re-
sponsible, caught many Of our most
solid and substantial people in more
or less embarrassing business straits,
which in ordinary times would have
meant bankruptcy.
Our bank people. or most Of them,
have been sitting steady in the boat,
in some instances assuming RESPONSE
bilities, not to say risks, the weight of
which the general public can have no
adequate conception, and the service
they have performed to the country
as a whole is something we'll worth
while.
1t is true that the banks have been
subject to lot Of criticism; but we
understand the situation we'll enough
to say of our own knowledge that
most of 1t has been more or less idle,
and that generally speaking If the
critics had known better. they would
have been inclined to praise rather
than blame.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-22

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Reily-Taylor Co., New Orleans-Makes
q liberal proposition to you to In
duce you to give "Luzianne" coffee
trial.
The F. F. Daley Co., Bufralo-Gives
you reasons why you should use "2-
in-1" shoe polish. In easy opening
metal boxes. 10 cents.
Charlie Leong-Solicits your laundry
work. His laundry Is near A. r. P.
sonable price.
]. w. Quinn, Mgr.-Offers Silver Cam
pine and white Wyandotte eggs for
Matching; also baby chicks for sale.
w. H. Williamson, Guthriesville-Has
ten head Of horses and mules, in
good order, for sale for cash or on
good paper
E. E. Cloud and w. o. Harshaw. Cor
porators-Give notice Of opening
books of subscription to the capital
stock Of the Harshaw-Cloud Co.
Kirkpatrick-Belk Co.-Says Its big
white goods and clearance sale
opened yesterday and will continue
all Of next week.
Lyric Theatre-Programm for today,
tomorrow and part Of next week
Mary Fuller today. War pictures
on next Monday.
i
for spring. Tailoring exhibition for
men Is on today and tomorrow. The
best Of good clothes.
James Bros.-Say that the Hudson
Mule company's representative to
buy mules next week, has Cancelled
the date-will come later.
Mcconnell Dry Goods Co.-Offers big
lot Of Miles shoes for ladies at less
than half price.
w. E. Ferguson-Talks about fancy
groceries of the better quality, Of
which he has a big stock. Stones
cakes, 8 ounces, 10 cents.
Yorkville B. & M. Co.-Says that farm
work will soon begin and that you
will need tools, and wants you to see
it for what you need.
T. w. Speck-Wants you to call on
him for fountain pens. He sells the
Waterman Ideal" and the Parker
Lucky Curve" Wedding presents.
York Drug Store-Assures you that 1t
wants to please you in every way q
good drug store can please. Your
prescription work Is wanted.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-22
ARE GOING SLOW

All Of .York's delegation in the gen.
eral assembly, Senator ]. f. Beam
guard and Representatives Bradford,
Cherry, Leslie and Num-, were In the
party Of lawmakers who visited Win
throp college, Wednesday. Hon. A. E.
Hutchison, reading clerk Of the house
Of representatives. was also present.
Asked about what was going on in
Columbia, Senator Beamguard said
that little had been done 30 far and IN
his opinion, very little would be done
at the present session Of the general
assembly. There are many things
which the state needs" he said. I'VE
all realize that, but Of course moro
money would be required for improve
ments-additional buildings at the
state institutions, etc. More appro-
priations mean more taxes and the
consensus Of opinion among the men,
bers Of the senate and house Is that
taxes are already too high and that
this is no time to increase taxes in
any measure
II think the policy Of this session Of
the legislature will be one Of going
slow and that there will not be many
If any, large appropriations"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-22

A bill introduced in the general as
sembly looking to an amendment to
the constitution so as to do away with
or materially limit the pardoning pow
ar Of the governor has an unfavorable
committee report and will no doubt be
killed as it should be. OF course. 1t is
not difficult to divine the source Of the
inspiration Of this bill; but very few
people who are reasonably practicable
will take it seriously Although our
court machinery Is the best means we
have for the settlement Of differences
and the punishment Of crime. there
are few people so innocent as to think
that machinery infallible or even near
ly so. Everybody knows that our
courts cannot possibly be any better
or wiser than the men who compose
them, and as all men are fallible. er-
rors must necessarily follow. Some Of
these errors are simply horrible and
to think that there was no way for
their quick and easy correction, when
the need for correction was beyond
question would be more horrible.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-22
LEGISLATORS AT WINTHROP

Winthrop college was host last We'd
nesday to a number Of members Of tho
general assembly, their wives, daugh-
ters and friends to the number Of four
hundred or more, the visitors coming
from Columbia in a special train and
returning Wednesday afternoon. There
were possibly 100 members Of the
house Of representatives and about
twenty members Of the senate in the
party. On their arrival at the COL
lege the visitors were taken into the
main auditorium where arrangements
had been made whereby they were
seated according to the counties they
represented. delegations Of Winthrop
girls from the various counties hav-
ing been appointed to conduct the
visitors whom they knew, through the
great institution.
Tho tour Of inspection over the insti D..
tuition was thorough In every detail.
and proved highly interesting to the
many lawmakers and others whose
first visit to Winthrop 1t was. Class
rooms. art rooms, the dormitories, IL
brary, laundry and bakery, training
school, ETC., were all included In the
inspection.
Winthrop students took especial in
terest in showing the members of the
general assembly the gymnasium, a
rather small affair, and did their best
to impress upon the statesmen the
urgent need OF a larger building for
the purpose.
At o'clock, dinner was announced
and fully one-half hours time was
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-22

There was a slight fall of snow II
various parts Of York county. Wednes'
day.
Mr.. Henry Smith, carrier on York.
Vile r. F. D. No. 4, has been making
his route by horse back the past few
days, owing to the wretched condition
Of the roads.
Mr. G. L. Suggs, who has been living
near Wright's Ferry for the pas,
twenty-siX years, said Wednesday
that the Catawba has been from Ii
to rs feet out Of its banks seven times
since December /, thus breaking al
records, so far as he has knowledge.
" after you have given your sub.
scription to a clubmaker and the pa.
per stops anyway, raise q row. /,
might be the fault Of the office, for we
make mistakes and II might be the
fault Of the clubmaker; but anyhow
look into the matter, and get !,
straight.
why, this country seems to be wax.
ing up" remarked a travelling mar
from Alabama to the writer as the two
were seated in the smoker Of a South.
ern railway train, last week. Il have
been observing the many fields o1
wheat and oats we have passed In the
last few minutes. This Is my frs,
trip through this country In twenty
years and on that last trip, l ga"
nothing but cotton stalks. I tell yor
I am glad to see that grain. 1t GER
tainly beats growing cotton-just now
anyway
mo, there 10 no fertilizer moving
over our road yet" said Southern
railway man yesterday. There has
been but one car received In the Co
lumbia yards that know OF. Ordt-
ume from about February /, but dc
not expect the volume to be very large
this year. The higher officials. some
Of them, think the fertilizer tonnage
will be about half as large as 1t was
last year. But from what ] see hnd
hear about Charleston, II the tonnage
Is one-fourth as large as last season
they can be well satisfied OF course
our road will haul some fertilizers, bu,
the quantity won't blockade the sys-
tenn when 1t begins to move"
There was q considerable amount OF
cotton sold throughout the county
when the price went to 8 cents; but
the price did not shake the holders OF
cotton quite 30 sharply as was expect
ed. From such information as has
been gathered it appears that whole
neighborhoods have solidly withstood
the cents offer. There does not ap-
pear to be any decided conviction that
there will be rapid rise In price. or
the contrary the feeling Is that cotton
will probably go lower before 1t will
go higher; but still there Is grim de-
termination to stick to 1t, and that is
what most of the farmers are doing
Asked as to what his opinion about the
situation was. we'll informed cotton
man said There Is no question that
the advance has its origin In the oper-
ations Of the New York exchange: but
what the cause may be there Is nc
telling. 1t may be the increased de-
mand from Europe, 1t may be strong
er demand from American mills. II
may be the result Of pledging, and II
may be that people who have sold
short have decided that the safest
thing to do just now is to lay in actu-
al cotton for tender against contracts
I have not been able to locate the ac-
tual source Of the buying, and do not
know"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-22
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS

- Greenville county voters by a ma
jority Of SIS, have decided to make i'm
provements on the courthouse Of that
county not to cost more than 100000.
e Inman, formerly city recorder OF
Greenville, was on Tuesday elected
master in equity for that county, sue
ceeding the late General ]. w. Gray.
According to the annual report Of
Moses H. Mobley, state dispensary au-
ditor, the dispensaries In fifteen coun-
ties Of the state made a profit Of $780,
968.09 during 1914. Richland county
lead all others with a profit Of $751;
1899.
Mrs. Ben NJ. Montgomery Of Spar
tanburg, was held up and robbed in
Chicago, this week. The robber was
not captured. The South Carolina wo-
man was in the Illinois city to see her
husband who Is sick in a hospital
there.
Members Of the Richland county
delegation have introduced a bill to
allow voters Of Richland county to
ballot on the question Of issuing bonds
amounting to $780, 900 for a high school
building and other school improve
ments in that county.
The city council Of Greenville, on
Tuesday, voted to take away the IL
cense Of any livery stable which shall
prove to be in any way affiliated with
the illegal liquor traffic. The ordinance
was passed after a livery stable pro-
prietor had been convicted Of selling
liquor.
William G. Staples, former chief
clerk in the office OF D. c.. Heyward
revenue collector Of South Carolina,
nj ~ 70 q q nf
element when placed on trial in CO.
lumbia, this week. He was sentenced
to serve one year and one day in Fed
eral prison.
George Bachelor Perkins, the
Boston architect, who killed F. w. R.
Zimmerman, manager Of the Florida
Times Union, while on a Clyde line
steamer off Charleston several weeks
ago, was convicted Of manslaughter
in the Federal court In Columbia,
Thursday He was sentenced to serve
three years in the Federal prison In
Atlanta Bail in the sum Of $4,000
was granted Perkins, pending appeal.
The South Carolina state Farmers
Union met in semi annual session In
Columbia, last Tuesday, and the open
ing session was called to order by E.
w. Dabbs, the president. A resolution
was adopted asking the general as
sembly not to repeal the acreage re-
duction law passed during the extra
session, and urging the farmers Of the
state to live up to the resolution
faithfully. Also the state warehouse
law was endorsed unequivocally, and
the general assembly was urged to en-
large the powers Of the warehouse
commissioner, so that on the request
Of owners of cotton in storage. he
might act as their agent in negotiat-
ing the sale thereof or negotiating
loans thereon. r. NJ. Cooper, Wade
Stackhouse, w. A. Stuckey, ]. H.
Claffy and Ayres Minnis were appoint
ed a committee on legislation.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-22
ABOUT PEOPLE

DR.. NJ. j. Walker of Yorkville, Is
visiting in Denmark, S. c.
Supervisor Thos. w. Boyd was a
visitor in Columbia, this week
Mrs. John Pugh Of Yorkville. is visit
ing relatives n North Carolina.
Mr.. John L. Starr Of Yorkville, was
a visitor in Rock Hill, this week.
Mr.. o. L. Sanders Of Yorkville, was
visitor in Rock Hill, Wednesday.
Mr.. G. w. Kunz Of Yorkville. spent
several days in Columbia, this week.
Mr.. w. B. Moore returned to York
vile yesterday after trip to Column
bia.
Mrs. w. B. Wylie Is visiting her
daughter, Miss Rachael Wylie, in Spar
tanburg.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-22

There appears to be very little rea-
son for believing that the raid that was
made on the British coast a few days
ago by German airships was any more
than a preliminary expeditionary af-
fair. There have been reports Of the
building Of Zeppelin after Zeppelin for
use against the city of London and no
one can think that after all the antici-
patton that has been created. the Ger
mans could be content with dropping
only twenty bombs on four or five
coast towns. 1t is probable that this
first attack was mainly for expert
mental purposes and that the really
serious work Is to come later.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-22

At the meeting Of the State Farm
ers' Union in Columbia, this week, Mr..
E. w. Dabbs. the president, in a
speech on marketing argued that
farmers everywhere pool their hold
ings Of cotton and confer together with
view to getting the best possible
prices. There Is whole lot Of wisdom
in this suggestion. because If 1t Is fol-
owed out. it will put the farmers in
position to get benefits they have new
er known before. There Is always
prospect for better prices in cotton OF
25, so and 100 bale lots than there is
by the few bales off wagon, and II
ought to be a comparatively easy mat
ter for the farmers to get together In
the formation Of the pools mentioned.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-22

The Federal reserve board, says a
Washington dispatch on yesterday, Is
taking steps to aid banks Of the south
in retiring the $50, 900, 900 Of emergency
currency still outstanding in that sec
tion. The board on yesterday. lower
ed the rediscount rate for the Atlanta
reserve bank to per cent on maturi-
ties up to 60 days and 4 1-2 per cent
on longer maturities. Similar reduc-
tions probably will be made within a
few DAYS at the Richmond and Dallas
banks. Under the Aldrich-Vreeland
act all emergency currency must be
retired by June 80, when the act itself
expires. Much of the prime CONNER
cial paper in the south Is said to be
up as security for emergency cur
rency. BY lowering rediscount rates
the board hopes to induce the south
ern banks, which also are members VI
currency associations, to retire their
Aldrich- -Vreeland notes and replace
them with Federal reserve notes. In
statement the board says: There
is now a plethora Of money in manV
Of the Federal reserve districts and 1t
seems an inopportune time for most
Of the Federal reserve banks to try
to force their funds into use through
discount operations in their own
districts. Under the Federal reserve
system it Is possible by means Of re.
discount operations between Federal
reserve banks for reserve money TO
flow from districts where 1t cannot be
employed into those where II can be
used to advantage. 1t Is therefore
practicable for the southern Federal
reserve banks to discount for their
me mbers as literally as may be con-
sistent with prudence. as large Idle
reserves carried In other districts can
be employed in re-adjusting. Should
conditions arise which would make 1t
undesirable for Federal reserve banks
in some districts to avail themselves
Of the opportunity Of investing funds
in rediscounts in other districts, or
should it be advisable for them to dis
continue such operations after engag-
ing in them the Federal reserve banks
in the borrowing districts can still be
kept in a comfortable position as the
secretary Of the treasury has indi-
Gated his willingness to cooperate In
that case by making deposits
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-22
Widows, York Township.

Mrs. Mary L. Smith, widow Of Jo-
seph A. Smith, Company I, Sixth regi-
ment Jenkins's brigade.
Ebenezer.
Barry ]. A., Co. B, 5th s. c. w., and
wife, NJ. ]. Barry, Rock Hill No. 6.
Bethesda.
Conrad w. R., Co. A, 18th s. c. ",
and wife, Mary Jane Conrad, Guthries-
vile.
Conrad Mrs. Mary Jane, widow Of
Robert Conrad, Co. A, 18th s. c. v.
Neutrality-suspicious. will please
remember that the purpose Of this ef-
fort Is to secure only the names Of sur
viving Confederate veterans and sur
viving widows Of Confederate veterans
who are not on the pension role.
Where the veteran and his wife are
both living, both names may be given.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-22

Norfolk for Bremen. Cotton shippers
have even gone around into the Pa
cific to get ships for this profitable
trade. They have chartered the Nav
ajo, formerly in the Pacific coast
trade, which will sail with 5000 bales
Of cotton from Galveston to Bremen
in the middle Of February. The Ne
vadan Of the American-Hawai line,
will sail about January rs from Sao
yannah to Bremen with about 10000
bales. The freight rate on this cot
ton is $3.50 per 100 pounds to Bremen
and $3.50 per 100 pounds to Rotter-
dam. 1t Is said that some Of the boats
in several trips practically pay for
themselves.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-22

greater conveniences, and are larger,
seating eighty persons, or twelve more
than the old style cars. Forty-three Of
these all-steel cars have been put into
service by the Southern railway. 1t
was stated yesterday. They have been
placed on trains number 29 and 80 (the
Birmingham specially, trains number
35 and 36 (between Washington and
Atlanta), trains number q and % (the
Carolina Specially, trains number 8
and 10 (between Asheville and Colum-
bia), and trains number 43 and A (be-
tween Washington and Atlanta). 9th
er limited trains of the Southern, not
running through Spartanburg, will
also carry the new cars.
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Che 4lurkrills enqairer.
Entered at the Postofflce in Yorkville
as Mail Matter of the Second Class
YoRKVILLE. 8. O.,
FRIDAY. JANUARY ~, 1915

We believe in the doctrine OF home
patronage Of home enterprise; but We
most certainly do not believe In the
doctrine that the obligation of the
enterprise patronized goes beyond CIV
ing value received therefor, in busi-
ness or professional way. We believe
most heartily in the principle Of reel
procity, but only along purely business
lines