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

Four hundred and eighty mine mar
riage licenses were issued by the Pro-
bate fudge Of York county from Jan. /,
1914. to January l, 1915. This is de-
crease Of 46 over the previous year,
during which 535 licenses were issued
to white and colored couples in the
county. While the exact figures are
not at hand, it is a fact that the IL
censes issued to negroes during the
year exceeded those given to white
persons. Since the marriage license
law went into effect I'm July 1911, LIZA
licenses have been issued by Probate
Judge Williams. The following are
the licenses issued since the last pub
lication of the list in The Enquirer Of
Dec. 5:
Dec. S-Willie Nash and Winnie
McCright (colored).
Dec. S-John L., Mccarthy and Nell
lie Mcknight.
Dec. 9-Arthur Castle and Mary
Tins (colored).
Dec. 81. Walker Holiday and Jes-
sic May Cornwell.
Dec. 1O-Tom r. Harris and Ella
Harris (colored).
Dec. 1l-David P. Mcwaters and
Edna ]. Leslie.
Dec. 11-Sumter d. Cornwell and
Eva l. Campbell.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-01
What is going to be the outcome of

What is going to be the outcome of
the correspondence between the United
States and Great Britain with refer
ence to the treatment Of American
shipping on the high seas, ETC., cannot
be predicted with any certainty; but
that the issues involved are grave, Is
obvious. That the Washington ad-
will proceed with caution
goes without saying, because caution
and conservatism are characteristic of
this administration. 1t is an historic
fact that Great Britain has always
been very arrogant in her dealings
with other nations in time Of war,
whether she be party to the war or
in the position Of a neutral. Under
circumstances when she is at war, it
Is her custom to regulate the conduct
Of neutral nations to her own convent
ence, and when she is neutral it is her
custom to require warning powers to
accommodate themselves to her own
wishes as to how her commerce shall
be conducted. Where she has desired
to sell contraband of war or anything
else to warning nations, she has done
so. and when neutral nations have
claimed the right to follow the prece-
dent she herself has laid down, she has
not hesitated to reverse herself and
enforce her desires, when such prece-
dents operated against her interests.
1t was the arbitrary and arrogant con-
duct of Great Britain toward the ship
ping of the United States that brought
on the war of 1912. The United States
did not want that war; but was sim
ply forced into 1t by insults as insult
ferable as splitting into ones face.
While the conduct of Great Britain
toward American shipping during the
present war has been more diplomatic
than formerly, the effect has been
practically the same. The American
note Of protest does not contain any
thing offensive; but it deals with mat
ters Of vital Importance, and can lead
to but one Of four things. /. A radi-
cal change Of British policy toward
American commerce. .. The adoption
By the United States of policy that
will hamper the shipment of supplies
to Great Britain from America. 3. The
complete sacrifice OF American SELF
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-01
Birthday.

January l, 1855-January l, 1915.
Today is The Yorkville Enquirer's g
sixtieth birthday.
The Enquirer is not the oldest news
paper in the state. The News and
Courier, among the dailies, is older,
and there are several older weeklies;
but The Enquirer has the distinction
Of having continued longest under the
same ownership and management.
1t has been printed week after week,
year after year, through periods Of
peace and prosperity. through periods
Of war and bloodshed. through periods
of social and political turmoil, and un-
der any and all circumstances has al
ways sought to do its full duty by the
splendid constituency that has sup
ported it SO handsomely from the be-
ginning.
So far as the present editors and
publishers are able to make good, The
ENQUIRER will continue in the future
what 1t has been in the past. an earn
est champion Of the country's highest
welfare.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-01

Mr.. D. e. Jackson Of Filbert No. l,
that netted 225 pounds.
County Treasurer Neil was unusual
ly busy yesterday, issuing receipts for
taxes. The one per cent penalty goes
into effect today and there were there
fore numerous people on hand yester-
dav to escape the additional burden.
Although Mr.. Finley has not justified
himself in turning down petitions sign
ed by patrons Of the Yorkville postof-
flee, there Is no denying the fact that
he paralyzed the Yorkville Board of
Trade" in its assumption that his ap-
pointee would not give satisfaction.
The National Union Bank Of Rock
Hill, and the Loan and Savings bank
Of Yorkville. have again paid their
taxes under protest. The litigation
involving the alleged non-taxable
bonds held by these banks has not yet
been settled.
A young white man, over 81 years of
age, walked into the office Of the judge
of probate recently and applied for a
marriage license. When asked II he
could sign his name, he replied in the
negative and had to touch the pen.
His fiance was also unable to write
her name.
"Well, sir, this thing Of refunding a
part Of the taxes Of the hail storm suf-
ferers has helped us a great DEAL" said
a resident Of the hail storm district
yesterday. Nov, for instance, my
taxes were about $40 this year. I was
refunded about $50, and I'll tell you
can easily find a place to put that
money.
Because of the long continued wet
spell, the railroads are having their
own troubles with bad tracks. Be-
cause Of the softness Of the roadbed
the tracks have a tendency to slide
when heavy trains are passing over
them with any degree Of speed. Hence
SLOW orders are the rule and hardly
any of the trains have been making
their schedules.
The so-caIIed fight Of the Board Of
Trade against the installation Of Mrs.
Nichols as postmaster at Yorkyille,
has about kerflummaxed. There was
little to the furry at the start and the
few who sought to prosecute 1t in the
name Of the Board Of Trade did not
know how to proceed. Mr.. Finley, a
past master in politics, once told the
writer hereof, that, You can't win a
fight for political position without a
candidate" and our observation during
the many years that have elapsed since
that time has increased our faith In
the saying. In this case there was a
declaration Of unfavorable opinion
against the appointee. and a favorable
sentiment for the incumbent, in con-
nection with a very vague demand for
the appointment Of "a man." Now, If
it had not been for the fact that there
was in sight a man (Mr. Quinn) who
was surrounded with unusual strength
as a candidate, backed as he was by
petitions that included majority of
the patronage Of the office, it might
have looked as If the demand for a. man
was something more than pretext;
but as matters stand, 1t seems that
there Is little II any more to be said.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-01
FRIDAY, JANUARY I, 1915.

spent yesterday with Mrs. r. A. Brat
ton, in Yorkville.
Mrs. Christopher Atkinson who ha}
been visiting her mother. Mrs; W.
Latimore in Yorkville, returned to ne
home In Columbia, today.
Mrs. Matt Albert and daughtet
Katherine, and Miss Fay Guntna[
Of Rock Hill, are visiting Mrs q.
Eaves, in Yorkville.
Mr. Howard Currence and Miss VIII
ginia Campbell, Of Forest Hill, are ting
guests Of Miss Mary Harshaw In Mc1
Connellsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Witherspoon and
children, who have been visiting reiat
tives In Yorkville, left yesterday fd'
their home in Gaffney. I
Mrs. A. v. Smell, who has been visf
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. GEO
w. S. Hart in Yorkville, has returned
to her home in Charleston
Miss Emma Leslie, daughter Of MD
and Mrs. w. s. Leslie Of Leslie, wa
operated on Wednesday for appended
tis. She Is getting along nicely. 4
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Dendy and chill
dren, who have been spending the holI
idays in Yorkville, have returned To
their home In Monroe, Ga.
Miss Mary Adams Of Bowling Green
who has been undergoing treatment II
Baltimore hospital, returned to hes
home this week, much improved in
health.
The little daughter Of Mr.. John T.
Feemster Of Yorkville No. 5, was TAX;
en- to Chester this week for treatment
She Is reported as getting along nice
ly.
Mr.. Howard D. Smith, a student at
the Presbyterian Theological seminary
at Columbia, spent the holidays with
the family Of his father Mr.eJ. F. Al
Smith, on Yorkville r. F. D. No. /.
Miss Ethel Latimer, who has been
spending the holidays in Yorkville,
leaves this Afternoon for her home in
Monroe, Ga She will be accompanied
by her mother. Mrs. w. c. Latimer Of
Yorkyille.
Mr.. ]. Lyles Glenn, Jr., native Of
Chester and who has q wide acquaint-
ance In York county, Is now In Belgi-
um, serving as member Of the COM
mittee in distributing the supplies
sent from America for the relief OF
starving Belgians. Mr.. Glenn Is a
student at Oxford University, England.
and was among the first to volunteer
for service to the Belgians.
Mr.. r. s. Riddle Of Bethel, Who was
In Yorkville on Wednesday, says there
Is no question Of the fact that the con-
tributions made in behalf Of The storm
sufferers have afforded very csnsider-
able relief. "The committee, consist
ing Of DR.. Dulin, Messrs. stanton.
Barnett, Harper, Glenn and Clrrence
have done no end Of hard work and
although It Is quite possible tht they
have overlooked with the pttances
they have at their disposal some who
are as deserving Of help as AMI who
have received help, the wonderis not
that they have done no bette: but
that they have been able to 10 so
well. But do not want to be lnder-
stood that the situation has ben re-
lieved. There are right now a great
many cases Of privation and wait and
there are going to be more lefore
there are less"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-01

There is an article in the last issue
Of the Rock Hill Record in reply to
what The Enquirer has to say with
reference to the proposition to have
the county assume the expense hereto
fore borne by the Rock Hill chamber
Of commerce in connection with the
salary Of the farm demonstrator on
the eastern side" The article is very
we'll written and in first rate temper
and II 1t had been sent to THE En-
quirer," which the writer states, rs
largely patronized by the farmers OF
the county," it would have carried the
idea Of a desire for countrywide dis
cussion. This particular statement
however, should be reproduced.
The Enquirer is mistaken in stat
ing that this money flor the support
Of the demonstration agentsl is to
come from the general education fund
II has been the case in the past that q
large part Of the money used for dem
onstration work came from this fund,
but since July, the General Education
Fund has not furnished any money to-
ward the work, and will not furnish
any more. Congress refused to accept
any more Of this money. The Lever
bill has taken it's place. While South
Carolina failed to appropriate the
money necessary to take advantage OF
the amount coming to 1t under the
Lever bill, Clemson college did put
this money up, and In this way the
state is now enjoying the benefits OF
the bill"
We are not prepared to question the
correctness Of this statement. We
think it is very probably correct; but
at the same time we do not see that
this has anything to do with the Sec
tionalism Of demonstration agents
and does not regulate the extent to
which they are to act as trade agents
under the direction Of commercial
bodies, all Of which is very important
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-01
WITHIN THE TOWN

There was large congregation at
the Methodist church last night to
take part in the Watch night SER
vice." The programme as printed In
The Enquirer Of last Tuesday, was
carried out.
The Yorkville Graded school chill
dren will start back to work Mon
day, and practically all Of the college
students who have been spending the
holidays at their homes, will return
on that day.
The Baracca class at the Ancona
mill, on Christmas presented Mrs. Lee
with an expensive teachers Bible and
gave Rev. ]. l. Oates a handsome
rocking chair and Mr.. A. M. Grist a
pair Of gold cuff buttons.
People living along East Liberty
and streets connecting, have been
much annoyed Of late on account Of
and laundry packages left on their
porches. A number Of people have
complained of such losses and feel
sure that some petty thief has q large
supply Of the articles named.
AT a meeting in the office Of Dr.
M. j. Walker in Yorkville, last even
ing, the board Of stewards Of Trinity
Methodist church was organized for
this year with the election Of the fol-
lowing officers and members: DR.. M.
j. Walker, chairman; DR.. D. L. Shie-
der, secretary; ]. p. White, treasurer;
r. E. Montgomery, j. w. Dobson, j. A.
Sherer, G. Dickson.
Under the plans Of the architect,
the clerk Of the court Is to have five
rooms in the new court house, the
sheriff two, the auditor, treasurer, su-
pervisor, coroner and superintendent
Of education one each. The superin-
tendent Of education asked for an ad-
ditional room, but the court house
commission declined to grant the re-
quest.
AN attempt to break into the home
Of Mrs. w. B. Wylie on East Liberty
street, was made early Tuesday morn
ing. Mrs. Wylie and her daughter
were awakened by the closing Of a
trunk which they had left open, and by
the falling Of a pane Of glass. The
screen inside the window Of the sleep.
in room had also been cut. About 10
o'clock Tuesday morning, q ragged
suspender from pair Of overalls was
found beneath the window, and the
article was placed in the custody Of
the sheriff. Other than the suspender,
no clue to the would-be burglar has
been found.
- The small boys of Yorkville rang
out the old year and In the new last
night. Just as the clock struck IL,
there arose a perfect din Of horns,
fire crackers bells and the like. All
the church bells began ringing, and
some youngster even went so far as
to blow the whistle Of engine No. III,
the Columbia train which was on a
siding. One or two wished to ring the
fire bell but others Of the party re-
allied that this would never do. The
usual custom of taking off the front
gates Of residence yards was put into
effect and also much wanton destruc-
ton was wrought in the graded school
building.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-01

Riddle, T. B. Quinn, and w. M. Craw-
ford resumed the hunt early next
morning, having collected a pack Of
the best dogs to be had.
About 130 in the afternoon, the
track was discovered and long sight
race began. Through the woods and
fields, gullys and marshland, In creeks
and streams the animal sped, the dogs
and hunters following closely in his
wake. About o'clock some Of the
hunters got in range and a shot from
the gun Of Mr.. Ed Mitchum brought
the animal down.
After the hunt was over the crowd
went to the home Of Mr.. w. M. Craw-
ford, where Mrs. Crawford prepared
dinner for the party. The deer, which
proved to be fine specimen, with a
great spread Of antlers, was then di-
vided and each Of the hunters secur-
ed a large piece Of venison as a re-
ward for the long and exciting chase.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-01
Warehouse the Cotton

In driving around during the holl-
days, the editor Of The Enquirer saw
hundreds Of bales Of cotton lying
around the homes Of the farmers,
sometimes in the open. sometimes un-
der trees, but generally exposed to the
weather and in a position where there
must necessarily be much rapid dete-
rioration.
From the number Of bales actually
seen there Is good reason to conclude
that the total number thus exposed
throughout the county runs well up
into the thousands.
We desire to urge upon the owners
Of this cotton that 1t should be placed
under shelter, and good shelter at
that, because the losses that are being
sustained under present conditions are
something terrific. :.
Although our judgment Is that the
best thing to do with such cotton Is to
put 1t in a warehouses; state ware
house If possible; but at any rate a
warehouse, and II no warehouse Is
available, lay foundation Of poles to
keep the cotton off the ground and
build shelter over it.
Whether the cotton be provided
with shelter on the farm-good shell
ter-or placed in a warehouse, the cost
will certainly be less than to leave 1t
lying out.
Everybody knows or ought to know,
that the spinner prefers good, dry cot
ton to wet, damaged cotton, and with
such a crop as is on hand at the pres
ent time, the spinner Is in a position
to choose what he wants. He may not
put a premium on good cotton. but he
will certainly put heavy penalty on
damaged cotton.
The people who are leaving their
cotton out, exposed to the weather, are
in danger Of losing 1t entirely. 1t is
easily possible that It will not be sal
able at all-that when the price event.
ually gets to where 1t may look at
tractive, the cotton will be worthless.
Warehouse charges range from 10
cents to 25 cents a month. Consider
ing the preservation, the insurance and
the security, this is far cheaper than
leaving the staple out in the weather.
Among the farmers that we know Of
are some who are well able to hold
without help from bankers or others.
and some even who could actually give
away all the cotton they have without
being seriously hampered in next
years operations; but that Is no rea-
son why they should allow their cotton
to go to ruin.
All holders of cotton should see to 1t
that If their holdings are not already
under shelter they should be put un-
der shelter at once, whether shelters
Of their own or the shelters Of ware
houses.
Under the commonly followed ware
house rules those who store cotton, are
not expected to pay storage charges
until they get ready to market, 80 there
is no trouble on that score, and every
holder Of unstored cotton ought to be
able to very easily figure that the cost
Of trying to hold without storage will
be greater than storage charges, no
matter how long the storage may con-
tinue.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-01
THE PosTMAsTERsHIP.

Recession from It's proposition that
If a woman was to be appointed post
master, 1t preferred the incumbent
and the claim that the recommends
ton Of Mrs. Nichols "is not satisfac-
tory to a majority Of the patrons OF
the postofice," were the most notice
able developments Of Board OF
Trade" meeting held last Tuesday
night to further consider the matter
The only specification Of its first rep
resentation that 1t held on to with
reasonable tenacity was, I'VE want a
man."
The meeting was a called one, and
notification was sent out over the tel
ephone. Almost everybody who could
be reached in this way was Informed
that there would be a meeting In the
rooms Of the White Rose club at
o'clock, and invited to give their at
tendance; but the weather was bad,
and the attendance, as at the previous
meeting, was small. The following
were present:
w. B. Moore, J. E. Hart, Carl Hart,
Arthur Hart, ]. r. Lindsay, P. w. Hun
ter, John r. Hart, A. Y. Cartwright, ].
c. Wilborn, G. w. Williams C. A. Bon
ey, R. E. Heath, w. R. Carroll Brooks
Inman, S. L. Courtney, Charlie Smith,
S. L. Steele, j. Warren Quinn, w. D.
and Jas. D. Grist. Messrs Grist were
present as reporters and Mr.. Quinn
had been persuaded to go purely as a
looker-on.
1t was about twenty minutes after 6
o'clock when Mr.. Wilborn, the presi-
dent of the board, decided that there
would probably be no more coming,
and called the meeting to order. He
explained that 1t had been the original
intention Of the movers in the matter
to hold meeting on Christmas day.
He was out Of town and the vice pres
ident had taken the initiative: but
nothing was done until later and every
reasonable effort was made to notify
as many people as. possible. There
was no desire to take snap" judg-
ment against anybody, he said, and
that there existed no spirit Of unkind-
ness against Congressman Finley or
the appointee, Mrs. Nichols, but there
seemed to be a general feeling that a
male postmaster was better calculated
to meet the wishes Of the business in
terests Of the community and the pa
irons Of the office generally, and II
was desired to express that sentiment.
He then referred to certain corre-
spondence he had and said that rep
resentative Of The Enquirer had asked
him for permission to publish, but
he felt that it was not proper for him
to do so until he had laid 1t before the
board. He then requested Mr. G. W..
Williams to read the correspondence
referred to.
The substance Of the boards letter
to Mr.. Finley stripped Of the mean
ingless phrases about the utmost good
will all around, and! all that kind Of
thing was that Mrs. Nichols. the ap-
pointee. would not give satisfaction to
the patronage of the office; that the
board thought that a male postmaster
was eminently desirable; but If the
postmaster was to be woman. 1t
would be satisfactory to leave the in
cumbent undisturbed.
Mr.. Finleys reply was at consider
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-01

respect. 4. War. 1t is very probable
that America can find a means of pro-
recting her self-respect as we'll as her
interests without going to
war. and it is to be hoped so; but 1t Is
quite certain that the conditions OF
which the Washington government Is
making complaint are not going to be
suffered by this country indefinitely.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-01

driven from their homes by the war
and a large number Of Americans. The
list of New Years honors offered by
King George on the recommendation
Of the premier and the foreign and
colonial offices was short and contain
ed no new peerages. At the head of
the lost are the earls of Derby and
Chesterfield, who received the Order
of the Greater for their services in re-
cruiting and Baron Lovat, who re-
ceives the Order Of the Thistle for the
same reason. The earl Of Aberdeen,
whose retirement from the lord lieu
tenancy of Ireland. is expected to be
raised to the rank of marquisate.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-01

Henry Mcdowell, a blind mer-
chant Of Kingstree, known as Blind
Henry" was wounded in his store last
Wednesday night by an unknown as
sassin, who fired his murderous shot
through a hole that had been left in
the front door of the store for the use
Of the cat. The shot took effect In the
blind mans arm, and the wounded
member had to be amputated.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-01

We have some little conception Of
the law Of power" and good deal
higher conception Of the law Of right.
We very we'll understand the common
acceptance Of the proposition that a
blockade. for instance, does not have
to be recognized by neutral unless it
Is effective. That Is II neutral ves-
sci can get by a blockade, 1t Is entitled
to 1t, and If 1t gets caught 1t must
take its medicine. That Is all right.
We understand too. that Great Britain
has control Of the sea, and neutral
vessel cannot reach German port, or
the port Of a neutral nation that has
communication with Germany. be-
cause Of British vigilance and power.
There is no complaint to make Of that
either in war time, because there Is
that is by going to war. So much for
the law Of power. Now for the law of
force. The United States, the great
est market in the world for munitions
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erything she has to the allies, and
working night and day to sell more.
She can sell nothing to Germany, be-
cause she cannot deliver the goods. 1t
is wrong for the people Of this coun-
try to sell the means Of destruction to
any Of the belligerents. AS matters
stand right now she can only sell to
the enemies Of Germany and to all in
tents and purposes, she Is an active
ally Of the allies. 1t seems to us that
strictly honest neutrality would re-
quire us to take this position: Unless
we are permitted to sell what we
please to all Of the belligerents, we will
sell nothing to any Of them" That
would stop the war quicker than any
thing else and do more to relieve the
pressure on the United States. Also,
above all, it would be right.