davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-09-10
IN ALL OUR
NEIcnBoRHOOD
There ls Hardy A Woman
Who Does Not Rely Upon
Lydia E Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound.

Princeton, Ill. -" had inflammation,
hard headaches in the back of my neck
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-18

N. D. C0CHRANS OPINION OF THE BELL SYSTEM
STOCK PURCHASE PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES
N. D. COCHRAN
request employees the Chicago Telephone Western
companies gone
Telephone Telegraph whereby employees
TEN may become stockholders of the parent company.
plan In
it In particulars
paternaI
small stockholders
company explains purpose plan give
by purchasing Telephone Telegraph
Company easy terms"
they
quoted exchange
l. 1915 Bell
holding month of the whatever
the dividends the by the employee his
paid
The balance
being dividends the
The November, 1918.
There peculiar the pan which requires employees who
purchase share 1917
After that date the balance
lake his stock what he peases with it. But he can't full
time before March l. 1917.
purpose provision
from the coming March And the plan that the
appoint
and the paid by employees about as eaes
will hold until full
Tb NOT in 5nf id i1 fb h band tho
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-02
THE MARRIAGE RECORD

Since June 1G, l.. R. Williams, judge
Of probate Of York county, has issued
eleven marriage licenses, six to white
couples and five to negroes Since the
law requiring the issuance Of such
licenses went into operation several
years ago, 1886 licenses have been is
sued in York county.
Following are those who have OBJ
tanned license to marry since the last
publication of the record in The En-
|quirer:
June 19-Rob Darby and Catherine
Tate, colored.
June ga. b. Titman and Edna
Wimberly.
June 24-J. E. Bracket and Mar
garet Enloe.
June 26-Arthur T. billiard and En-
ma Ruby Whisonant.
June 26-Leroy Mcdowell and Pearl
Robinson, cOlored.
June 2G-Robert Camp and Mae
Hopper.
June 26-John Davie and Carrie
Mcknight, colored.
June 2S-Sully Perkins and Esther
Harris.
June 2S-W. A. Douglass and Mar
garet Anderson.
June 2S-A. A. Adair and Margaret
Jones, colored.
June 3O-Martson Gill and Mary
Dorsey, cOlored.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-02
COTTON BLOOMS

Cotton blooms have been coming
into The Enquirer office at a rapid
rate since Tuesday afternoon, the
blooms being sent in by farmers from
every section. Examination Of the files
of The Enquirer show that the. blooms
received this week are later than the
first to come into this office last year
by about a week.
Mr.. ]. A. Carroll, carrier on Filbert
No. was among the first to send a
bloom. 1t was received Tuesday after.
noon and was plucked from a field
owned by Mr.. w. S. Faris of the Zadoc
section. Mr.. Carroll stated that Mr..
Faris made twenty-five heavy bales
on twenty-five acres last year and Is
expecting to repeat the trick.
Others who sent cotton blooms
Tuesday afternoon were James Russell
of Yorkville No. 2 and ]. r. Latham
of Yorkville No. 5.
Mr.. r. j. Starnes Of Hickory Grove
No. 2 sent in bloom Wednesday. 1t
was plucked Monday. Mr.. G. S. Whit
aker OF Glover No. 3 also sent The
Enquirer his first bloom Wednesday.
while one was also received from Mr..
]. +. Lindsay Of Yorkville No. 3.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-02
FISCAL YEAR ENDED
Treasury Officials Unable to Say
What Deficit There Will Be,

The business of the Federal gov
ernment for the fiscal year came to
an end tonight with treasury officials
still unable to determine how much
of a deficit the accounts Of re ceiptS
and expenditures for the last Twelve
months would show, says a Washing
ton dispatch of Wednesday night. In
ternal revenue officers throughout the
country telegraphed tonight that
figures on the last days returns would
not be available until tomorrow. The
deficit today, exclusive of disburse-
ments on account Of the Panama ca
nal, was well over $75.OOO,O 900, but Of
ficials were confident that figure will
be materially reduced. The income
tax up util today had produced only
about $40,000,O00, but estimates of the
total return from this source have
agreed on something over $4,000, 900.
Congress amended the law so that
persons or corporations who do not
pay until July 10, are not subject to
penalty, and there is no way of tell
ing how many are waiting until the
last moment to pay.
Estimates of the treasury deficit
today varied between $40,000,000 and
$50, 000,0 900. Receipts in the last few
days, however, have made it apparent
there will be no present need for a
bond issue, looked upon as a prob
ability few months ago.
One act that officials do not over
look in considering the present condi-
tion of the treasury is that the post
office department has run behind
somewhere between $10,000000 and
SIS, 100000. Many reasons are given
for this development, among them
the condition of business during the
first few months of the war the clos
ing of stock exchanges for n long pc
riod and the falling off in foreign
business.
Custom receipts of the government
apparently have not been far under
what was expected by officials a few
months ago. Secretary McAdOO esti-
mated that customs would bring in
about $240.000,000, and it seemed
probable tonight that the total would
not he below $2l0,000.000.
From all information available now
the emergency tax law has not been
as good revenue producer as was
expected. The internal revenue bu-
reau has not divided receipts from
this source from those from ordinary
internal revenue taxes. but it is pretty
well understood that the law has not
lived up to expectations. Receipts
from whisky taxes i'm particular have
shown a falling off.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-02
A WEATHER REVIEW

According to folks who have kept
figures and tabulations, the half year
which ended Wednesday night at
midnight has been rather remarkable
in more than one respect when con-
sidered from the standpoint of the
weather which it has brought to York
county.
The period as a whole has been
colder than the normal, there being
an accumulated deficiency In temper
ature for the first six months amount
ing to 125 degrees or a little less than
one degree per day. The period also
ended with a deficiency in rain
fall amounting to about an inch and
quarter.
January was a month with much
rainy weather and a total precipita-
ton of 5.67 inches. February was
warmer than it should have been.
with much brighter weather near its
close that sweiied the fruit buds to
such an extent that they had a mar
row escape from freezing later on.
March was the coolest one in 81
years, smashing all previous records
by a large margin. April was usher
ed in by a cool spell, and an all day
snow on the third. 1t ended by being
the driest April since local record
has been kept. May was very wet
and rainy, the longest period in the
month without rain being two days.
June has kept up with May. ending
with an inch in excess Of the normal
amount of rainfall.
June has been characterized by its
lack Of temperature extremes, as the
highest temperature was about 81 de-
grees on the 14th, and by its remark
ably cool nights, there being but
three nights in the month when the
temperature did not pass below the
70-degree mark.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-02
TO ENTER WINTHROP

Twenty-Five young ladies Of York
county are standing the entrance ex-
animation to the freshman class of
Winthrop college, which examination
is being held in the Yorkville Graded
school building today, the group be-
ing in charge Of County Superintend-
ent Carroll and Prof. E. w. Hall Of
the board of education. A similar ex-
animation Is being held at Winthrop
college and the majority of the young
ladies who live in eastern York and
who expect to enter Winthrop, are
taking the examination at the COL
lege.
Young ladies taking the examina :
ton today have chance to win one or
six scholarships. One is offered to the
York county girl making the highest
average on her examinations; two are
offered by DR.. w. G. Wylie Of New
York, to the girls Of the state at large;
one is offered by the South Carolina
division, U. D. c., to the state at
large and one Is offered by the South
Carolina Federation of Women's clubs,
to the South Carolina girl having the
highest standing in the examination
which is being held in every county
seat in the state today. The sixth is
offered by the Ridge District Confer
ence, u. D. c., to the girl in York,
Chester, Fairfield, Lancaster, Rich
land, Lexington and Kershaw coun-
ties who makes the highest mark on
examination. This scholarship is worth
$100 in cash and free tuition.
The following young ladies are TAX
ing the examination in Yorkville to-
Mnnra
cock, Kathleen Armstrong, Bessie
Smith, Margaret Mason Bratton, Alice
Iva Gettys, Matte Bell Campbell,
Louise Anderson, Myrtle Hayes, Mary
Duff, Sallie Sandifer, K!ttie Sandifer,
jamie Olivia Land, Ruth M. Williams,
Edna Clinton. Annelle Good, Ella Lee
Byers, Matte Summerford, Mary
Armstrong, Elsie Horton and Bessie
Bankhead.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-02

Many farmers of the county are
complaining of damage to corn by
worms.
II is expected that a large number
of people will be in Yorkville on Tues
day, July 13, on account Of the dedi-
catory exercises in connection with
the opening Of the new courthouse.
People living along rural routes will
receive no mail Monday, since govern
ment employees will observe July 4, on
that date. The Fourth this year, how
ever, comes on Sunday.
Those in charge of the arrangements
for the Filbert picnic, which Is to be
held on July 20, are making prepara-
tions to handle one Of the largest
crowds which has ever been there.
The county registration board will
fill it's regular appointment for the
registering of voters, in Yorkville next
Monday, and during the remainder of
the week will fill appointments at the
various towns of the county, as pre-
viously announced.
A town that is large enough and
good enough for a man to earn his
living in, is good enough for him to
buy his provisions in. If he does not
think so, both he and the town would
be better off if his tent were pitched
on other prairies.
Mr.. c. H. Smith of Yorkville No. 4,
recently cut his alfalfa and secured a
yield of approximately twelve tons of
hay off of two acres. This is the sec
ond cutting Mr.. Smith has gotten this
year. Provided the seasons are good,
he is expecting to obtain at least
twenty-five more tons of alfalfa off the
two-acre patch this year.
Mr.. II. w. Witherspoon of York
vile No. 6, was showing cotton stalk
in Yorkville yesterday which was
more than two feet high. Mr.. With
erspoon said the cotton is being grown
by Ed Sadler, colored, who works on
his farm and who has about four
teen acres in cotton, nearly every
stalk of which was as good as the
sample he had with him.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-02
WITHIN THE TOWN

Go to church next Sunday-why
not?
An entertainment Is to be held in
the local tepee tomorrow evening for
the benefit of members Of The Big
Chief Tribe No. 81, and their families.
- Quite a number of people are eat
ing tomatoes Of their own raising. The
supply, however, is not plentiful yet
by any means.
A number Of patrons Of Yorkville
school district heard the annual re-
port Of the trustees Of the Graded
school read yesterday morning, the re-
port showing the school to be in very
good financial condition.
The C. & N.-W.'s trains, Nos and
10, which begin Sunday service next
Sunday, will not carry regular mail
clerk. 1t is probable that an arrange
mcnt will be perfected whereby lock-
ed pouch will bring the mail from
Chester to Yorkville.
People living along Main street
yesterday shortly afternoon, were
alarmed by heavy report of lightning
and the presence Of a great ball Of
fire, the lightning striking a tree near
the City Market and tearing the bark
therefrom in a number Of places.
- 1t is quite probable that most of
the local stores will be closed Monday
in order that employees might be given
an opportunity to observe the Fourth
of July. Celebration appropriate to
the occasion will be held in Rock Hill
and Chester and it is likely that many
local people will avail themselves OF
the chance to visit one of these towns.
H. G.. Morganworth, pOstOtfice in
spector with headquarters at Green
vile, has posted a notice in the local
received tomorrow looking toward
leasing a building fitted up suitably
for postoffice quarters, the building to
be leased for a period of from five to
nouncement that the building to be
leased must contain at least 1000 feet
of floor space.
Boy Scouts, in charge Of Scout
master ]. L. Oates, Assistant Master
d. II. Woods and Mr.. Geo. w. Will
liams, spent the greater part of yes
terday building wash hole" on a
branch on the farm Of Dr. r. A.
Bratton on the southern outskirts
of the town. Several weeks ago
the Scouts built dam in a branch on
the farm of Mr.. c. NJ. Inman. The
dam wasn't strong enough to hold the
water and burst before the Scouts had
time to enjoy the fruits Of their labor
The boys later elected to try and build
Il dam on the place of DR.. Bratton be-
cause of its superior advantages.
j. +. Moore, spent Wednesday
night here en- route to Winnepeg, Can
ada, from Jacksonville, Fla Moore
is making the distance, 1000 miles,
on foot and says he is competing for
a prize of $1,000 offered by Chicago,
ILL.,, newspaper to the person making
the distance in the shortest time The
pedestrian claims that three men are
competing for the prize. Under the
rules of the contest the entire jour-
ney must be made in less than seventy
five days. and each participant must
have left Jacksonville, Fla, without
a cent. depending upon making their
living in any way they might. While
in Yorkville, Moore gave an exhibition
in pool playing and had little trouble
convincing local pool sharks that
he could handle the cue. After the eX.
hibitiOn he took up a collection OF
several dollars. Moore said that since
leaving Jacksonville thirteen days ago,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-02
FAMINE IN MEXICO
Anarchy in Mexico City Threatens
Safety of Foreigners.

With unparalleled conditions Of
famine an anarchy in Mexico CITY
threatening the safety Of foreigners,
officials of the United States were
giving serious consideration last
night to relief measures, says WASH
ington dispatch.
Long dispatches by courier to Vera
Cruz from the Brazilian minister at
Mexico City were before Secretary
Lansing at Washington, and President
Wilson at Cornish, \. H., who may au-
thoriZe an effort to obtain the consent
of General CarranZa to send supplies
into the old capital through neutral
agencies. The diplomatic corps in
Mexico City is counted on to provide
for the removal of foreigners from the
fighting zone.
only the opening of the railroad
from Mexico City to Vera Cruz" said
one of the Brazilian minister's mes
sages, can bring relief to the situa-
ton" The dispatches, the first the
department had received in nearly two
weeks from the Mexican capital, re-
vealed that while the cable from the
city is not cut, CarranZa authorities
refuse to permit messages to pass. IL
is understood the United States Will
inquire of CarranZa to learn the re-
sponsibility for stopping of diplomatic
communications.
While it appeared yesterday that the
Zapata forces still controlled the
capital, fighting was continuing in the
outskirts. The political situation in
Mexico it is generally believed, depends
on the course of military operations.
Continued Zapata successes in oppos-
ing the entry of CarranZa'S troops into
the capital has deadlocked operations
in the south while in the vicinity of
Aguas Calientes Gen. Villa claims to
have retaken lagos and defeated
Gen. HILL who succeeded Obregon in
active command of the CarranZa
forces.
Carranza officials, however, declare
their troops are having continuous sue
ceSSeS.
Efforts to restore peace wait to
some extent upon the return of Presi =
dent Wilson to Washington, although
the outcome of the military situation
in the next few weeks will have an i'm
portant bearing on the problem
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-02

German Prisoners in Franee.-l am
sure that no one Of those who at
Amiens yesterday witnessed the spec
tacle offered by the marching past OF
the first batch of prisoners taken by
the French in the attack near Hebut-
erne will ever forget the sight, says
a correspondent Of the London Times.
The spectacle was lamentable. The
Prussian guards advanced with lag
ging footsteps, men helping each 9TH
er along. Some very young men abso-
lutely cried from fatigue and ex-
haustion. The French authorities
have decided, according to the famous
order of Joffre's, to give the Germans
"a terrible lesson of humanity" They
have given an order for our best am
bulance wagons to follow the column
and to pick up those whose legs re-
fuse further service.
In the middle Of the Chassee-Peri-
cord the said procession stopped. Tine
men threw themselves on the pave
ment and the majority fell asleep at
once. One could her soldiers call
ing piteously in their sleep, Mother!
Mother!" as they lay there. The
three officers, escorted by gendrams.
passed in front Of them. They still
maintain some Of their arrogance.
Seeing the men on the ground the
angry order burst forth, Get up!
Hold yourselves straight" and then
followed a volume Of abuse. But their
iron rule no longer held. Most OF the
prisoners did not so much as turn
their heads at the voice that two days
before would have made them trem-
BILE with fear. Today several hundred
prisoners have been sent to Longau,
and they are not now led through the
town Of Amiens. Those Of yesterday
were we'll cared for. They were given
a bath and disinfected, and $50 OF
them, who were unable to continue the
march, were taken into hospitals. to-
gether with many Of the prisoners TAX
en- at Tout Vent.
Our allies encountered consider
able number Of women and children in
the trenches, whom the Germans,
when retiring six months ago, had
obliged to accompany them. These
unfortunate people were in lament
able condition. There are, so / learn,
other women in captivity all along
this part of the front
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-02
LOCAL AFFAIRS
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

w. L. Ferguson-Wants you to try
Stones cakes, fresh to-day; 9 o., 10
cents. Canteloupes today.
White w. Jackson, Yorkville No. G.
Is prepared to do canning for the
public Write or phone for terms.
-Belk Co.-Invites your
attention to it's lines Of table dam
ask and doilies to match.
Thomson Co.'s showing a big line
of Rountree trunks, suit cases and
handbags for vacationists. Your
patronage is invited.
First National Bank, Yorkville-Pub-
fishes its report to the comptI oller
showing condition at close of busi-
ness on June %. Total resources
are $35S,751.37.
First National Bank, Sharon-Prints
statement of condition as submitted
to the comptroller, showing condi-
tion at close of business June 23.
1t has total resources of $132,659.39.
The Enquirer-On page four, calls at
tention to its new serial story, THE
Price, beginning today.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-02

raised at about half the ordinary eX-
pense. AS Mr.. Harris sees agricultural
conditions, they indicate one OF the
most favorable years OH record. The
effect of the economy in the production
of the crops, he says, has been re-
necled in u reduced volume OF business
and unsatisfactory trade in mercan-
tile lines Collections have been better
than anticipated, he says, but real
estate values have been depressed.
win easy money, banks are calling
lor little outside assistance, and, IN
fact, in some instances, bankers are
complaining of lack of demand to
keep their funds employed. Strong
efforts are being made, says Mr.. Har-
ris to largely increase the warehouse
facilities between now and Septem-
ber, when the cotton movement will
begin, and he suggests that the state
banking laws be 50 amended as to per-
init state banks to accept drafts
representing reasonable advances
against cotton stored in state ware
houses. The reduction in cotton acre
age, he says, will probably not be more
than 10 per cent. He expresses the
opinion that the situation with respect
TO the cattle industry is such as to re-
quire conservative management. On
the whole, Mr.. Harris believes that
the general situation, while not up to
the mark, will continue to get better
from now on.-Charlotte Observer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-02

Judge Frank B. Gary at Lexington
last Saturday, signed an order grant
ing a new trial in a case against a
fertilizer company, in which the
plaintiff was given the full amount
asked for, $3.50, unless the "plaintiff
shall within ten days after notice of
the order remit upon the record all of
the verdict except s32.75." In grant
ing the motion Judge Gary said, in
part:
"A motion in the above entitled
case having been noted by the defend
ant, and upon consideration Of same
it appears to the court that the jury
disregarded the instructions Of the
court, as to the measure of damages,
for the size of the verdict can be ac-
counted for on no other ground than
that the jury was carried away by
the eloquence of the plaintiffs attor-
ney."
1t is cruel for Judge Gary to use
an asphyxiating shell like this on elo-
quence that puts a jury to sleep while
his honor is giving his instructions
as to the law Of the case.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-02
INCOME TAXPAYERS

Eighteen York county citizens have
notified Broadus NJ. Love, county au-
ditor that they are liable for income
tax this year, while about similar
number have informed the auditor that
they are not liable to such tax, the lat
paid such tax last year. The state
law requires that all persons having
an annual income of more than $2,500,
shall pay an income tax, a tax Of one
per cent being placed upon those
whose income is from $4,000 to $4,000;
one and one-half per cent on incomes
from $4,000 to $500; two per cent on
annutes of $500 to $4,000; two and
one half per cent from $4,000 to SIS,
600, and a tax of three per cent on all
incomes of $4,000 and over per an
mum.
The comptroller general has been
unusually active in trying to enforce
the state law regarding incomes this
year, and instructed every county au-
ditor i'm the state to do what they
could toward requiring every person
who was liable to make returns. AT
the instigation of the comptroller gen
eral, Auditor Love several weeks ago
sent out notices to a number of York
county people whom he had reason
to think should pay an income tax,
and he has received n reply from each
person to whom he sent such notices.
1t is possible that several persons
will pay their income tax this week
although the time expired July |. For
reasons satisfactory to the auditor
these parties were granted a few days
of grace.
Last year only eight citizens paid
an income tax to the county. the total
tax paid by the eight being $3SS.41.
Although the list Of taxpayers this
year is increased by ten, the amount
of tax will not be much larger than
that last year.
Those who paid last year were w. ].
ROddey. j. B. Johnson. ID. b. Johnson
j. r. Barron. Ira p. Dunlap, ]. NJ.
Stroup, G. II. OLeary and T. l..
Johnson.
rpbnco ubn boyn already made n re-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-02

Alienists testifying in the case OF
Harry K. Thaw, who is trying to con-
vince the New York courts that he is
Of sound mind, are testifying that
Thaw is sane and always has been
sane. Thaw's money proved that he
was crazy when he murdered White
and now his money is going to prove
that what it proved then was a lie.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-02

turn of their income taxation are: M
l.. Smith, Glover; Alex Long, John G.
Anderson, Samuel Friedheim, D. b
Johnson, Mrs. Anna B. Roddey, Ira B
Dunlap, T. L. Johnson, ]. B. Johnson
Rock Hill; ]. R. Cannon, ]. S. Brice
]. NJ. Stroup. Mrs. S. M. McNeel, w
r. Carroll, w. B. Moore, Thos. F. Nc
Dow, B. N. Moore, ]. E. Johnson
Yorkyille.