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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-30
WITHIN H TOWN

There was a slight fall Of snow this
morning.
The town council has agreed to
appropriate the sum of one hundred
dollars for the use Of the library.
- Rev. DR.. E. E. Gillespie, pastor Of
the First Presbyterian church, York.
Vile, preached to the prisoners in the
Jail Sunday afternoon.
In the first baseball game played
on the local field this season, the
Yorkville Graded school defeated the
Winthrop Training school yesterday
afternoon. The score was 16 to 2.
Mr.. F. c. Riddle, manager Of the
Creamery association, advises The En-
quirer that the Southern express COM
pany has granted a rate Of Is cents
on an eight gallon can Of milk, and IL
cents on a 5 gallon car from within a
radius Of one hundred miles Of York.
Vile, and will return the cans free Of
charge.
The board Of health's garbage
wagon is visiting the premises of prop
erty owners this week for the pur-
pose of gathering up all the old cans
and other garbage lying around. In
most cases residents have had all gar
bage piled up and ready in anticipa-
ton Of the wagons visit and a number
of loads of trash have already been
hauled out Of the town.
Representatives Of the Thomson
Co., and the Kirkpatrick Belk Co., re-
port an unusually large number OF
sales during their respective millinery
openings this year Both millinery
establishments are we'll pleased with
the outlook for a profitable season.
There were a large number Of ladies
from Glover, Sharon, Hickory Grove
and other places In Yorkville last
week on account Of the spring open
ings.
Mr.. T. w. Speck has on exhibition
at his jewelry store the three trophy
cups to be awarded to York county
schools next Saturday. One Of the
cups will be presented to the school
having only one teacher which makes
the greatest number Of points in the
different mental and athletic contests,
the second will be presented to the two
teacher school making the best record
as named above, and the third will go
to the school making the highest score,
irrespective of the number Of teachers.
The three cups which are equal in
size and similar in design, are OF
silver plate and are valued at about
s12 each. The names Of the winning
schools and other information in re-
gard to the awards will be engraved on
each cup.
Scout Master Oates Of the'Yorkville
troop of Boy Scouts. said yesterday,
that the prospects are good for a large
troop this year, there being already
about a half dozen new applicants.
Under the laws Of the order, Scouts
wishing to continue membership are
REQUIRED to r~e-enlist each year, a fee
of 25 cents being required. While 1t
is probable that a few Of the older boys
will not care to re-enlist, the number
Of younger boys who are anxious to
join is greater than the number OF
those who will drop out. Owing to
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-30

- Big holiday crowds watched Jack
Johnson and Jess Willard do hard
training l n Havana, Cuba, Sunday,
says a cable dispatch, for their battle
on April 5. Many women were among
the spectators. Willard worked at the
Miramar palm garden. Every box was
sold and spectators lined the aisles.
The challenger worked for two hours
at the pulleys, punching bag, wrest-
ling and shadow boxing. There were
no sparrfng bouts, owing to the hard
hammering his partners had received
Saturday. He finished strong and in
road work in the morning. johnson
pleased his crowd with his fast and
heavy hitting and clever foot work.
His sparring partners were all glad
when their turns ended. johnson was
on the road in the morning, doing about
six miles. This was his hardest work
Of the week and his condition was bet
ter than for the past few days. A 3
ture Of the day vas the visit President
Menocal paid to Wizards camp. He
expressed admiration for the young
giant, although he had previously bet
500 on Johnson. The president was
Duque Estrada, who on Saturday,
placed $500 on Johnson. There was a
heavy sale Of tickets throughout the
day. The total sales, 1t Is announced,
has reached more than 100000. Among
the purchasers in the United States are
A. G.. Vanderbilt, three boxes; Edward
and Ira Morris Of Chicago, two boxes,
and Edward Swift Of Chicago, n
box. Many wagers have been laid,
the odds varying from 2 to l to 3 to /,
with Johnson h favortte. The larg-
est bet t o date is $4,000 to $1,000.
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editor agreed to follow instructions
as best he could, and on his next visit
to Yorkville, along about the. 10th Of
November, the apples were forthcom-
ing.
There were perhaps two dozen ap-
pies in all. Some of them, Mr.. Falls
said, were of the Mammoth Black
|Twig," and the others Of the YATES"
variety. The Yates, he said, yer the
best keepers, but he thought either
would prove his case. He instructed
that the apples be wrapped in paper,
each one separately, and all stored In
q cool place, where there would be
no danger from frost. He wanted them
looked over occasionally and the
faulty apples separated from the 9TH
ers. He also suggested that 1t might
be we'll to change the wrappers about
once every six weeks or two months,
and he said it would not hurt to turn
the apples over from time to time.
"And they will keep until the trees
begin to bloom again." he said.
The apples were wrapped according
to directions, placed in a basement
that is dry and cool, but frost proof,
and left alone until a few days ago.
Examination developed h a although
all Of the apples were shrunken and
shriveled, all but two out two dozen
were perfectly sound, and delightful
eating.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-30

Sinking Of tho Falaba.-The quar-
ter master Of the Falaba, sunk by a
German submarine, describing the de-
struction Of the steamer, according to
a cable Of yesterday from Cardiff,
Wales, said:
"All on board helped ~splendidly In
the rescue work. There were eight
women on board. One hesitated about
entering a life boat and I threw her
overheard. There was no time to
argue the matter. She was picked up.
Two women who refused to leave the
ship were drowned.
THE e was awful. Scores OF
people were struggling in the water
owing to the overturning Of he boats.
The submarine was in the midst Of
them and I saw at least 20 men on
her. They stood and laughed, the
brutes.
Capt. Davis was on the liner when
she sank. I pulled him into our boat
with a boat hook. Poor fellow, he
was alive then, but he expired i'm
mediately afterward. Our small boat
was within 20 yards Of the submarine
when she fired and / saw the torpedo
it went on it's deadly Journey"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-30

by means Of a fair and equitable sub
sidy. If the United States had a
sufficient merchant ships available for
the purpose, it could have already
made much Roadway in the develop
ment of the South American trade
that has been so greatly neglected by
the warning powers Of Europe since
they have been otherwise engaged. 1t
is necessary to finance the South
Americans before they will be able to
get things going very we'll again. to
be sure; but this country now has the
best banking system the world has
ever seer as will steadily become ap-
parent from now on and the problem
Of financing this territory is not seri-
Gus. What we need more than any
thing else is to be in a position to car
nv on our own commerce in our own
ships, and we are not going to make
very much Roadway in that direction
without extensive government aid
either through a subsidy or ship pur-
chase system.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-30
A few weeks ago The Enquirer cor

A few weeks ago The Enquirer con-
tanned a notice of the "half-and-half'
cotton seed advertised for sale by Mr..
r. NJ. Wyatt of Smyrna. There was
pretense Of knowing anything about
the merits of the half-and-half cot
ION: but it was stated that we knew
Mr.. Wyatt and would take his say-so.
Now comes the agricultural depart
ment at Washington with a warning
against half-and-half on account of
the staple, and S. b.. Tanner of the
Henrietta and other mills, tells the
Rutherford, \. c., Sun that he bought
a lot of "half-and-half" and vas una
BILE to use it because the fibre was
only about the same as a good grade
of linters. We are not going to take
back anything we have said about Mr..
Wyatt, because we know him to be as
truthful and as reliable as any of the
folks quoted on the subject. He is not
supposed to know anything about the
of this cotton for manu-
featuring purposes: but of one thing
we are quite sure. and that is that he
is not going to Intentionally take any
body's money for inferior values.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-30
Beautiful patches Of wheat, OF

Beautiful patches Of wheat, oats,
rye and barley scattered Over the
county are in marked contrast with
the numerous unplowed fields which
have not yet been touched because OF
the continued wet weather. Most Of
the reports from the grain crop are
very encouraging.
We have a letter from Mr.. A. M. Nc
Neel Of Solsville, N. Y, enjoining The
Enquirer mot to let them change the
name of the town" 1t Is unnecessary
to say that Mr.. McNeel has our fullest
sympathy in this matter and we are
glad to have his sympathy: but The
Enquirer does not claim ability to
prevent the bunch that Is working on
this scheme from doing almost any
thing it wants to do.
We have this unsolicited but high
ly appreciated testimonial from the
manager Of the Art Novelty company
Of Columbia: I'm regard to the ad I
placed with you, will say that I placed
same ad in nineteen other leading
county weeklies at the same time. UP
to date, we can trace twice as many
responses to The Enquirer as to any
other paper. The natural inference
is that your circulation, like your
press work is strictly first class" By
way of reciprocity, it is nothing but
fair that printers should know that
the Art Novelty company Is the pro-
Queer Of the handsome cuts that are
now appearing from time to time in
The Enquirer.
1.-TWO copies Of The Yorkville Enqui-
rer Of February % for framing" was
an unusual request that was made Of
the business office by a gentleman OF
the Bethany neighborhood yesterday.
The papers were desired because Of
the account of the exercises In con-
nection with the opening Of Bethany
church, and as easo for desiring the
papers in frames the gentleman said:
We'll, you see there Is a lot Of valu-
able historical and other information
Of especial present and future inter-
est to the people Of u whole
neighborhood in that paper and 1t
ought to be preserved. OF course, ev-
erybody gets the paper. and while
there are a few who think enough of
that particular paper to try to save 1t,
most of the people will allow their pa
pers to be destroyed, and some Of the
others will put theirs away so secure
~ as to never be able to find them
again. 1t occurred to me that the best
thing to do under the circumstances
is to have the papers framed and kept,
so they will always be conspicuous"
It gives The Enquirer pleasure to
commend the thoughtful foresight Of
this gentleman, for we fully appre-
ciate the significance Of 1t. OF course
it is out of the question for everybody
to try to keep all the files Of all the
newspapers; but there are few sub
scribers to the newspapers who do not
from time to time have occasion to
regret their neglect in no having at
least pasted in a scrap book at least
some particular newspaper article
that they had read with interest and
profit in the long ago.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-30
LOCAL lACONICS
Grove Won.

The Hickory Grove High School
basketball team defeated the Central
Graded school team of Gaffney in a
hard fought contest on the latters
grounds Friday afternoon. The score
was Is to 10.
| Fire in Rock Hill.
The Rhea building on Main street
Rock HILL, in which were a dry goods
| store. a beef market and laundry, wal
partially destroyed by fire shortly af-
ter midnight Saturday, the fire origt-
mating in the meat market. The build
ing was insured.
Counting tho Mail.
Orders from the p~ostoffice depart
ment provide for the counting Of all
the pieces of mail matter handled on
the rural routes during the month of
April and all parcel post packages
handled by the different ~postoffices
from April 1 to April Is, inclusive.
Receiving Much Fertilizer.
Capt. H. S. Ross, soliciting agent Of
the Carolina & North Western railway,
who was in Yorkville yesterday, said
that more fertilizer was being received
at Glover than any other station on
the railroad. One firm at Glover has
received thirty cars.
Hafner.Jordon.
Rev. w. A. Hafner was married in
Winnsboro this afternoon to Mrs.
Elizabeth Beatty Jordon, the ceremony
being solemnized at the home Of the
brides parents. Rev. and Mrs. Hafner
will continue to reside In Fort Mill,
where he Is the highly esteemed pas
tor Of the Fort Mill Presbyterian
church.
Automobile Burned.
An automobile belonging to Peter
Karres, a Greek Of Rock HILL, which
was being used as a transfer, caught
fire and burned up Friday night. The
car which was insured was the same
machine Karres was driving when
young Charles Long vas killed in Rock
court Of general sessions, the Greek
was acquitted Of m~anslaughter in con-
nection with the death Of Long.
Only One More Day.
After today only one more day re-
mains in which to pay taxes without
penalty. The treasurer has been quite
busy the past few days and in each
mail receiving many letters hearing
checks in payment Of taxes. There
are still more than 1000 receipts to
be issued and 1t now looks as II the
five per cent penalty will have to be
met by more taxpayers this year than
in several years past.
Advertising Field Day.
Authorities in charge Of arrange
ments for the York County School
Field Day, to be held in Yorkville next
Saturday made a whirlwind campaign
among a number of schools Friday,
distributing circulars and pamphlets
bearing on the occasion. Among the
schools visited were those Of Filbert,
Glover, Bowling Green, Bethany, Santi-
ago. Smyrna, Hickory Grove, Sharon,
B%lairsville, McConnellsville. Guthries-
Vile and Philadelphia. Teachers at
the above named schools stated that
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-30

Drink the Most Danserous-"We
are fighting Germany, Austria and
drink, and so far as I can see, the
greatest Of these three deadly foes Is
drink said David Lloyd-George,
chancellor Of the British e~xchequer.
replying yesterday, to a deputation OF
the Shipbuilding Employers fedora
ton, who urged a total prohibition Of
the sale Of intoxicating liquors during
the period Of the war. The deputa-
ton asked that the prohibition should
apply not only to public houses, but
also t private clubs, to operate equal
ly with all classes Of the community.
It was stated that despite the fact
that work was being carried on night
and day, seven days in the week, the
total working time or the average in
nearly all British ship yards was less
than before the war and that the
average productiveness "a decreased.
There were many men doing splendid
and strenuous work, probably as good
as the men in the trenches, but many
did not ever approximate full time.
Notwithstanding the curtailment Of
the hours they are allowed to keep
open, the receipts Of the public houses
in the neighborhood Of the ship yards
had increased. The case Of a battle
ship coming for immediate repairs
was cited. She was delayed a day by
the absence of riveters who were
drinking and c%arousing.
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Suggestions of peace that creep into
the papers from time to time, make
it appear that first n power and
then another is about ready to lay
down; but as we see it, there are no
very strong indications that any OF
the powers have much notion of suing
for peace at the present time. Terri
BILE as it has been all along in the mat
ter Of killed and wounded, and espe-
cially in the hospitals, the real butch
cry is yet to come. when unhampered
by the cold, the c~ontending armies get
out of the trenches and engage each
other in the open. This, it seems, Is
bound to come.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-30

Traffic in MISUNDERSTANDING on
the statement Of John l. McLaurin,
state warehouses commissioner, on his
return last week from New York, that
what are called in finance accept
ances" against cotton stored in state
warehouses. could readily be market
ed in New York, is the following from
the market section Of the New York
Evening Post: "Acceptances are be-
coming popular with the banks. or
the national banks, the National City
shows the largest amount Of accept
ances, the March 4, statement to the
comptroller Of the currency putting
the item at 1885, 1858. Other banks
showed: First National, $750,000;
American Exchange National, $685.
337; National Bank Of Commerce, 3d.
500, 1926. This makes $13,907, 521 for
five national banks. The Corn Elk
change bank reports $975,678. The
First National bank Of Chicago, has
S. sos, 900, and the Continental and
Commercial National $359,748. The
reserve banks have invested about ST.
900, 900 in acceptances, and the move
ment Is growing.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-30
RUMoRs OF PEACE
Finaneiers Think the Situation Will
CIear in Summer.

Financiers Think h Situation VIII
Clear in Summer.
Evidently an impression Is widely
spread In financial circles that the
war will be over by midsummer.
There are wagers to that effect In
Wall street, which has ways and codes
Of It's own for communicating with
the leading exchanges and bourses or
Europe. There Is q kind OF free
masonry among operators on stock
markets which ever war does not
place wholly in suspense. Therefore 1t
will not do to pooh-pooh the reports
in circulation among brokers as being
entirely inspired by the wish, as
points and tips" put out as featur-
es of the game. Certain knowledge OF
peace would be the most profitable
bull point" conceivable. The opera
tor who shall first obtain 1t will be In
a position to make millions. Naturally
hundreds Of brokers III world over
have their ears to the ground to catch
some assurance that the warning powl
ers are weary of the strife and ready
to patch some kind Of q settlement. II
has been said that the possibility OF
profit makes " dull men keen, and
there are plenty of instances Of the
SlOCh Lldlh net 6CbbiA6 hOW6 VI ~
events. This Is not saying that the
operators who are now predicting
peace in June are right; 1t Is written
only to remind readers that a report
is not to be thrown into the discard
simply and entirely because brokers
give it currency. The public Is sus-
picious Of all men In the stock market,
and in It's suspicion often forgets that
they have great risks at stake In the
accuracy of the Information on which
they operate.
AS an Offset to an opinion formed
more or less IN financial and eco
nomic considerations, may be pleaded
the present strategic situation. The
capture Of Przemysl gives the allies
q great present advantage In n OF
the arenas of war. II this advantage
81 not counteracted, 1t may speedily
have very fa~r-reaching effects. TO
counteract 1t must be the first pur-
pose Of Germany and Austria. Were
they to submit now they would have
to accept the terms of the allies from
preface to colophon. They declare
they are fighting for victory and we
may be sure that II this declaration
is not sincere they are certainly Tight
ing for terms. They will want to
yield as little as possible; the allies
will demand the most that car be
wrung from the defeated.
Both parties hope something de-
cisive from the spring campaign, and
both talk in that spirit. Sir John
French Is not more confident In his
expressions than Is Kaiser Wilhelm.
The cue Of each Is ~hopefulness, even
b~oastfulness. Each knows that there
is q great struggle ahead, and each Is
using language to conceal his
thoughts. We shall not have to walt
much longer for the decisive stage OF
the conflict to begin.-Boston Tran
script,
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their respective schools would be well
represented.

their respective schools would be well
represented.
Rcd Men Hold Banquet.
Calumet Tribe No. 35, Improved
Order Of Red Men Of Rock HILL, held
their twelfth annual benquet In that
city Friday night, the principal speak
er Of the occasion being Col. G.. P.
Smith Of Rock Hill, who spoke on fra
ternalism. Max 6. Bryant presided at
the entertainment which included q
tribe Of Red Men, which Is one Of the
largest in the state, has a membership
Of 235.
Fire in BIaeksburs.
Two buildings in Blacksburg on the
Main street Of the town were detroy-
ed by fire about Z o'clock Thursday
evening. The buildings which were
frame structures were occupied by a
pressing club and a restaurant. The
fire which was Of great heat cracked
the plate glass windows Of the Moore
Drug Co., across the street. Fifteen
suits Of clothes in the pressing club
were destroyed. The total property
loss Is estimated at about $500, with
no insurance.
| New School House Accepted.
Superintendent Of Education Carroll
went to Flint Hill, Fort Mill township,
last Thursday for the purpose Of TAX
ing over the new Flint Hill school
house which has but recently been
completed. The new building, which
Is just across the road from the hand
some Flint Hill Baptist church, has
been erected at a cost Of about $1,000.
Like most Of the other modern school
houses Of York county, 1t Is built on
the Clemson plan and contains ample
room to accommodate all the children Of
the community for some time to come.
The Flint HILL school, now in session,
expects to move into their new quar-
tiers during the next few days.
Rock Hill Man Shoots Negro.
W. c.. Biggers Of Rock Hill, shot and
probably MORALLY wounded Peter
| Nichols, q negro, in that city Satur-
day. Nichols, who Is q cropper on
Mr.. Biggers' farm near Rock Hill.
was unloading some fertilizer at the
Rock Hill freight depot under the
supervision of Mr.. Biggers, when words
ensued between the two. Nichols is
alleged to have made at Mr.. Biggers
| with an open knife w%hereupon Mr.
Biggers drew his pistol and fired, the
bullet striking Nichols In the abdo-
men, and piercing his intestines. 1t
Is said that Nichols bears an unsavory
reputation, having been arrested by
the Rock Hill police a number OF
times. Mr.. Biggers Is being held un-
der $4,000 bond pending the outcome
Of the negro's injuries.