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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-12
Commerce and Finance claims that

Commerce and Finance claims that
moving picture shows are entitled to
much of the credit that attaches to
the noticeable decline in liquor con-
sumption throughout the country.
The statement is made that there are
not so many saloons in New York city
alone by full 400 as there was four
years ago, and the argument Is that
since so large a per cent of dram
drinkers are influenced as u by a
desire for association as they are by
craving for liquor, and as the movies
come more nearly t furnishing what
is desired in the matter of association,
many people go to the movies instead
Of the saloons. This strikes us as be-
ing a rather new and novel theory.
and while we are not prepared to Sc
riously question its soundness. we are
inclined to think that other reasons
contribute still more largely to in
creasing sobriety. The most important
of these reasons is that most people
WHO experiment Will lue iioult -
dram drinking soon find that it does
not pay them either morally. mental
ly, physically or financially, and as the
general intelligence of mankind reach
es higher levels there is an increasing
percentage of people who are realizing
the truth before they become so be-
Sotta6 aS not tn be able to realize
anything.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-12

Gen. Villa is quoted as saying that
he would fight any invading army
that should attempt to come into
Mexico. There is no reason to doubt
that Villa would fight; but If the
United States should invade Mexico
it would expect to fight everybody who
might get in the way. And villa
would have an opportunity to get an
idea Of some real fighting. 1t is to be
hoped. however, that the United States
will not get mixed up in this thing
But really Villa is about h only
man down there who is capable of
bringing an end to all the turmoil
that has existed during the past V
eral years.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-12

It is difficult to see how any pro-
gressive cotton producer can read the
clear and comprehensive address that
Hon. John i. McLaurin. state ware
house commissioner, delivered at Sum-
ter last week, without being impressed
with the tremendous benefit that Is
ensured to those who would take ad-
vantage Of the state warehouse law.
According to Mr.. McLaurin, and he
SAYS he is willing to stand by his fig
ures, a practicable warehouse that
will hold 500 bales Of cotton, can be
erected for less than $500, n COM
mon sense and common reason tells
any community that 1t would be much
better and cheaper to store the cotton
Of a community in such a warehouse,
even if there were no other induce
ment than to keep the crop out Of
the weather. Every bale of cotton in
York county that is lying out in the
weather is losing value at the rate OF
several dollars a year, and the own
eTS OIL OUU DdlCS Va SOSSoi WYNN ~
justified in spending $500. if neces-
sary, rather than suffer such a loss.
But that is not all, by any means. II
ten or a dozen farmers club together,
furnish their own timber and do their
own carpenter work, they can put up
a 5O0-bale warehouse at no money
cost except for the sheet iron. AS we
have said, this would pay; but there
is more to it yet. If the farmers Will
go further, pay the small fee required
for incorporation, choose one OF their
number as warehouseman, and have
the warehouse turned over to the
state, they can secure insurance at a
less rate than is required Of the big
warehouses in the large cities. And
that is not all yet. With the cotton in
the warehouse and a state receipt in
the hands Of the owner, that owner is
in a position to borrow money on his
cotton anywhere. He has a paper
that no bank will refuse to respect.
And still further. under the recent
amendment to the warehouse law, the
owners of warehoused cotton have at
| their disposal the cooperation of the
state warehouse commissioner, a thor
o%ugh-going cotton expert, who can aid
them either in negotiating loans or in
selling their cotton to the best posi-
| BILE advantage. The whole thing is so
simple, so plain, and withal so advan-
tageous that it is a wonder that ware
houses are not going up in every part
of the state. Very likely something
like this really will happen before the
| next crop is gathered.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-12

ty auditors, boards Of equalization,
and boards Of assessors and equaliza-
ton and taxpayers r hereby urged
to cooperate with the commission to
the end that all taxable property in
the state may be discovered and
placed upon the tax duplicates at its
proper taxable valuation, and all un-
equalities in assessment Of the proper
ty now on the books may be remedied."
The following letter was sent to the
county auditors Of the state:
Prepare at once to lay before the
township board Of assessors and spe-
cial boards Of assessors returns OF
property made to you for the fiscal
year 1915. In case any person. firm,
company, association or corporation
neglects or refuses to make returns for
the current year for property appear
ing on the county duplicate for last
year, you will make the assessment,
entering on the usual tax return In
red ink, the value Of the property, both
real and personal, with the penalty OF
so per cent upon the personal proper
ty; endorse the same as neglected to
list or failed to make returns and
such returns so made shall also be laid
before the township boards or special
boards of assessors.
Township boards Of assessors and
special boards Of assessors shall meet
as soon as practicable at the call OF
the county auditor at some convenient
place designated by him. The county
auditor may call n or more boards
to meet on the same day, provided that
all assessing boards shall meet and
complete their work on or before
March rs. County boards Of equaliza-
ton will meet on the fourth Tuesday
in March, and at such other times as
the tax commission shall direct"
The commission sent the following
letter to the township or local tax dis
trict assessors:
You are instructed to meet at the
time and place named by the auditor
Of your county, who will lay before you
the tax returns Of your township OF
tax district for the purpose Of assess
ment.
Your duty Is to carefully consider
the return Of each taxpayer and II
necessary, change the same with the
tax duplicate Of preceding years, and
II from your own knowledge. or relia-
BILE information you know Of any tax
able property not mentioned In the re-
turns. you shall proceed to assess 1t.
You are requested to raise or lower
any item Of personal property Of any
taxpayer in order to secure equality
in assessment according to value. In
euualizing or fixing the assessed value
of any class or item Of property, you
must apply the same rule. This Is nee
essary to secure uniformity and equal
ity."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-12

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

]. D. Miskelly, Fflbert No. 1-Offers
Heavy Fruiter cotton seed at 75c q
bushel.
]. E. and w. N. Bigger, Executors
Request debtors and creditors OF
estate Of w. r. Bigger, deceased, to
settle with them.
Sherer & Quinn-Have Amber and
Orange cane seed, seed Irish pota-
toes, Nancy Hall seed sweet pota.
toes. country ground meal, and sci
choice bread.
w. E. REPRESENTATIVES. coffee user.
to call on him or phone for wha;
they want. He "a suit almost any
taste. Also has good teas.
Mcconnell Dry Goods Co.'s show
ing eight dozen new style stree
hats for ladies, sec and csc each.
Lyric Theatre-Presents a part Of II!
programme for rext week. Terence
O'Rourke, Monday; Master Key or
Tuesday; Francis Ford, Wednesday
York Drug Store-Suggests that yol
kodak the places and people yor
see this spring and summer. 1t ha!
kodaks and supplies.
]. M. Stroup-Again calls attention t
his spring line of Irwin Drew pump!
and oxfords for ladies' spring wear
]. j. Keller & Co.-Say they are talk.
ing to the man who owes them or
account or otherwise.
Bank of Clover-Publishers its Off
cial statement Of condition at tine
close Of business on March 4th.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-12

The Newberry Observer seeks to
make a case of violation of the con-
stitution of the United States against
Joseph T. Johnson in accepting the
judgeShip which it is understood he
is to get. The section Of the constitu-
ton referred to reads as follows: NO
senator or representative shall during
the time for which he was elected be
appointed to any civil office under the
authority of the United States which
shall have been created, or the emolu-
ments whereof shall have been in
creased. during such time: and no
persons holding any Office under the
United States shall be a member of
either house during his continuance in
office" Morally, the Observer is right
about the matter; but legally it is
wrong. Joe Johnson helped To create
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-12
TAX COMMISSION PLANS

Machinery for the reform Of South
Cardinals tax system was set in mo-
ton at the organization meeting of
the South Carolina tax commission a
few days ago.
Several communications have been
sent out to the county auditors, coun-
ty boards of equalization, township
boards Of assessors and special boards
Of assessors, outlining the work for the
present year.
The following notice has been sent
to the auditors and assessors:
THE legislature at its last session,
passed an act to create a tax commits
sion and to define its powers and du-
ties Copy of act enclosed). in order to
effectively carry into execution the
equitable assessment Of property for
taxation in South Carolina. All coun-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-12
ENTloN

Gunner Tolnas, a bank collector.
who was among those wounded by
Monroe Phillips, when Phillips ran
amuck at Brunswick, Ga, Saturday,
died Tuesday from his wounds. He
is the eighth victim Of the maniac.
The French government has extended
the moratorium in France from April
/, to June 30.......B M. Mann, q
prominent merchant of Durham, n.
c., was held up and killed in that city
Tuesday night by a highwayman. No
clew to the slayer has been found.
Raymond Pullman, a Washington
newspaper man, has been chosen as
major of police of the District Of Co.
lumbia. Mrs. Luke Lea, wife Of
United States Senator Luke Lea Of
Tennessee, is Ill in an Asheville, N.
c., hotel with pneumonia. The
interstate commerce commission an
nounced Wednesday that the receipts
OF American express companies for
November, 1914, were $4,000 less
than operating expenses. In Novem-
Der, a year ago, the net receipts Of
the companies above operating ex-
penses was $3.50, 000.. 80. Samuel
Rowles, editor and publisher Of the
Springfield Republican, one Of the
most noted newspapers In the United
States, is critically i'll at his home In
Springfield, Mass, as the result Of a
shock Wednesday. ...... The depart
ment Of commerce has announced that
IS sailing, steam and unrigged vessels
Of 1894 gross tons, were built and Of
flcially numbered in the United States
during February...... Under the new
law creating the grade Of admiral in
the United States navy, President
Wilson on Wednesday designated as
admiruls, Rear Admirals Fletcher,
Howard and Cowles, commanders-in-
chief respectively Of the Atlantic. Pa
cifc and Asiatic fleets. ..... Mrs. Au-
gustus Birrell, wife Of the chief sec
rotary Of Ireland, died in London We'd
nesday... IA dispatch from Geneva,
Switzerland. Wednesday, says that
10000 French civilians are being K
PEELED from French territory occupied
by German troops. The dispatch says
the first lot Of 1000 passed through
Geneva, this week. ..... The German
reichstag (congress) met in BeSlip on
Wednesday, and many Of the MEM
bers, including Socialists, were dress
ed in field uniforms. ...... Harry K
Thaw is on trial in New York on the
charge Of conspiracy to escape from
Matteawan insane asylum, several
months ago. A number Of employees Of
the asylum are co-defenrants In the
case.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-12

The two richest men in the senate
included among the departing nine,
says the Washington correspondent Of
the st. Louis Globe Democrat, are
Stephenson Of Wisconsin, and Camden
Of Kentucky. The story Of their
wealth may be told in two words,
lumber" and coal" Stephenson Is
the oldest senator. He will be SO next
June. Camden is the youngest. II
am glad to get away" said Senator
Stephenson. II do not like the service
in the senate, aside from the fine as
sociations. 1t has cost me 500, 900 to
remain in public life. I would have
resigned three years ago, but they
made war on me and I quit
under fire. Young man." he said to
the interviewer. you cannot get me to
body's suggestion. 1t has cost me
talk much for the newspapers. I
bought a newspaper once at some
ody's suggestion. It has cost me
$500, 900 already. I do not like to give
up any game that I start, but 1t is
evident that I know more about lum-
Der than about the newspaper bust
ness. II you would offer to give me
any other big paper I would say shoe
fly I have had my fill Of running
newspapers"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-12
FRIDAY, MARCH II, 1915.
Death of Mr.. r. 3. Harvey.

Mr.. Robert B. Harvey died at his
home in Filbert. Wednesday night'
following a long illness with pellagra.
He was q native of York county, v
Ing been born near the place where ne
died about SO years ago.. He served
In the war between the states as a
member Of Co. F, 5th South Carolina
regiment. He was a member OF
Kings Mountain chapel (Methodist)
for many years and his remains were
Inferred in the cemetery there yester-
day afternoon, following funeral ser
vices conducted by Rev. A. A. Nc
Lean Of Clover. Mr.. Harvey Is sur
vived by his wife and two daughters,
Two brothers, Messrs. s. J.. and JEFF
Harvey. and one sister, Miss Jane
Harvey, also survive him.
Death Of G. M. shivss.
Mr.. G. M. Shives, q well known and
highly esteemed farmer, Of River Bend
township, CASTOR county, died at the
home Of his son-in-law, Mr.. G.. c.
Ormand, on Yorkville No. g., last
Thursday, following an illness OF sew
eral months. The deceased was nearly
IS years old. He served through the
var between the states as q member
VI VI, cOuIlu AWFUL Sdi
volunteers. He was married Jour
times and his last wife, whom he mar
ried little more than a year ago. sur
wives him, as do the following chill
dren: M. B. Shives, Oklahoma; Mrs.
Julia Ormand, Yorkville Nc. 6; w. r.
Shives. Lincolnton, N. c.; ]. F.
Shives, Mount Holly; Miss Matte
Shives, Lincolnton. The funeral was
held in the Hickory Grove. N. c., Bap-
tist church, Friday morning, services
being conducted by Rev. w. B. Nc
Clure, and the interment vas In the
cemetery at that place.
Of Interest to Veterans.
w. H. Edwards Of Chester, who Is
a member Of the state pension board,
has given out the following statement
regarding the pension fund: From
letters to the state pension board from
the county pension boards, and from
private individuals, 1t seems that there
il q widespread misunderstanding In
regard to the acts passed by the last
general assembly in regard 70 PEN
sions. The law as to eligibility to
pensions, was not changed In any par
ticular. The only change made by
the last general assembly In regard to
pensions, was to add $500 to the
pension fund, out Of which must come,
In round numbers, $17,500 for the
maintenance Of the Confederate mfr
mary. The fund this year for PEN
sions Is $282. 500, and the fund will be
thus distributed by the comptroller
general by the direction Of the state
pension board. The pensioners may
expect the money on or before April
Is. There was absolutely no change
made in the pension law by the last
general assembly"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-12

1t is hardly probable that there will
be any serious developments on &C
count Of the sinking Of the wheat
laden steamer VIM. P. Frye, by the
German auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitel
Friedrich. There may have been
some irregularity about the action OF
the Germans in sinking the vessel af-
ter dumping the cargo on board;
but that can be adjusted on a basis
of paying the damage.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-12

The Yorkville Enquirer in all pro.
priety, pays itself a mild compliment
upon the quality and quantity OF the
news it is giving it's subscribers. The
Enquirer has all along printed con-
siderably more and better news mat
ter than the average semi weekly and
for the last several months has COM
pletely shattered its former record toI
high class journalism. The man VINO
is not pleased with The ENQUIRER al
$500 per year is a freak, indeed
Fort Mill Times.
Very pleasant, indeed, contemporary
and we appreciate the testimony a.
the more because it comes from sc
close to home. Thank you.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-12
The DISPATCHES contain limitations

The dispatches contain intimations
that Russia is growing somewhat i'm
patient over the failure Of the allies
to push forward when the Germans
draw large forces out Of france to
use them in Russia. According to the
Russian view of the matter, when
Germany weakens her line in the west
to strengthen her line in the east, the
allies should get busy On the weaken
ed line and thus relieve to some ex-
tent the strain on Russia. There real
ly is some show of reason in the COM
plant. but maybe the allies cannot
move.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-12

AT the monthly meeting Of the d.
rectors of the state penitentiary in
Columbia, Wednesday, 1t was decided
to send twenty convicts now in the
p~enitentiary to the state farm In Ker-
shaw county.
DIR. F. H. Colcock, LII. D., has
rendered his resignation Is dean Of the
department Of engineering and mathe-
mates at the University of South
Carolina. He has been associated with
the university for 81 years.
John w. Ashburn, manager Of q
private detective agency In Columbia,
is being held in $1,000 bail on The
charge Of assault and battery with To
tent to kill. Ashburn shot three fingers
off the left hand Of w. H. Soucer, fol-
lowing a quarrel in Ashburn's Office.
yesterday morning.
Governor Manning on yesterday,
issued an order removing from office
the members Of the Barnwell county
~dispensary board, Messrs. B. F. Peep
les, S. A. Wise and v. S. Owens. The
general charges against the ~dispensary
board members, as found by Gov. Man
ming, after hearing the evidence, are:
That worthless and unstable liquors
were purchased; that ordinary care
in awarding the contract for hauling
liquors In the county; that one Of the
dispensaries sold beer not authorized
by the county board: that excessive
prices were paid by the board for
several brands Of liquors; that rela-
tives were employed by the board;
that each and every local dispensary
was overstocked; that bottles contain
ing less than one-half pint were sup
piled to the local dispensaries by the
board: that drinking Of whisky in the
dispensary at Williston was unre-
strained, and that liquors were Of
fered for sale which had not been
subjected to chemical analysis. The
governor in his order, stated that the
charges of habitual drunkenness on
the part Of the members Of the board,
had not been sustained.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-12

Yorkshire; Hastings is on the English
channel in Sussex, and Liverpool is
virtually on the Irish sea. The Tan
gistan, the largest of the sunken YES
sells. was Of 1898 tons displacement.
h was built in 1906 and owned by
the Strick line of Swansea. The
Rlackwood was built in 1907 and be-
longed to the Tyneside line of North
shields. She was a TAI ton vessel.
The Princess Victoria was owned by
NJ. .Langlands & Sons Of Glasgow.
She was a steamer Of $50 tons dis
placement and was built in 1912.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-12

cause they find It worth while, and
give evidence Of their appreciation
through their willingness to pay
the subscription price. We naturally
hold that it Is worth the while OF any
business man who desires the good
will and patronage Of these readers,
or who has any business information
that he desires them to have, to come
into the columns Of the paper as the
quickest and best way Of reaching
them. And we have a feeling that II
people do not understand these facts
about as we'll as we do. especially in
the light Of all the years they have
had for observation and consideration,
it is not up to us to try to impress the
matter personally.
So much by way Of explanation Of
what we have in mind. All kinds Of
business are now undergoing a most
serious depression. Because Of this
depression most people are trying to
economic in every possible way, and
as a measure Of economy some are
c%urtailing their advertising. In some
cases they are undoubtedly right, and
personally we have no complaint. We
positively do lot want anybody to ad-
vertise in The Enquirer unless they
think 1t will be profitable. But this Is
a fact: If this depression is going to
be permanent, then 1t Is no use for
anybody to advertise; but if 1t is to be
only temporary, and that is what most
Of us hope and believe, then the best
thing for the business man who ex-
poets to participate in the better time
a-coming is to keep himself promi-
nently and continuously before the
public. Otherwise when the revival
comes, he may wake up to find that
others have stepped in and taken his
place, and he has been lost in the
shuttle.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-12
The British government has abou

The British government has about
arranged to settle the trouble that the
manufacturers Of war supplies have
been having with their employees, BY
taking all skilled employees employed
on such work into the service OF the
government, and working them as
though they belonged to the army
There has been much trouble OF late
because Of dissatisfied labor and the
government has suffered a great dea
of concern as to whether the plants
engaged in the production Of war sup
plies could keep up with the require
ments Of the armies at the 'front.'.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-12

Tho gallon a month law is now In
effect and where the sheriff finds
more than one gallon Of whisky under
one ownership, he is liable to seize 1t.
People living in the hail district who
desire to take advantage Of the tax
extension law are reminded that next
Monday Is the last day. Those who
may not have moved by that time will
find themselves left out.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-12

the office to which it Is understood he
is to be appointed; but that was In the
last congress. To be sure he had been
elected to the next congress-; but the
next is not the last congress.
OF course he will resign his present
position before he accepts the new
one. 1t is really a matter Of splitting
hairs all right; but surely the Observ-
err understands that all those lawyers
are adopts at that kind of business
and that they had split all the hairs
in sight before they let go on this
frameup.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-12
It develops that there was an awk-

1t develops that there was an awk'
ward mixup in the tax commission
law, as the result of negligence OF
oversight in the engrossing depart
ment during the closing hours Of the
recent session Of the general assem-
bly,. The understanding is that the
tax commission will proceed in its
work accordirg to the evident inten-
ton Of the general assembly, and II nc
hitch arises from the outside every
thing will probably run smoothly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-12
CHE llurkrille enquirer.
Entered It the Postofice In
as Mail Matter Of the Second Class.
s. O.:
FRIDAY, MARCH II, 1915.

If the plan for the appointment OF
Joseph T. Johnson as district judge,
is carried out, there is going to be a
lively scramble for the place he will
make vacant.