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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-26

deeply regrets the loss Of American
lives, the Lusitania was torpedoed in
reprisal for the establishment Of the
British blockade order, which the
United States itself holds to be illegal.
Germany, however, is willing and
anxious to take the whole matter of
indemnity to The Hague for arbitra-
ton even though it is known that
high German officers believe the
award would be in favor of the United
States. AS for future assurance regard
ing the safety of American citizens
travelling at sea, it is considered by
Germany that the assurances given
in the settlement of the Arabic in
cident fully cover the situation.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-26

That Chicago case in which 1t ap-
pears that a physician allowed a child
to die rather than perform certain
operation that would have saved its
life, because it was reasonably certain
that the child would have been men
tally and physically defective had 1t
lived, has been widely discussed. In
some quarters the physicians and the
child's parents are upheld and in 9TH
er quarters they are condemned. We
are quite we'll aware Of the fact that
there Is a large school Of physicians
who though not actually practicing
what they teach, are really teaching
that it would be best to rid the world
Of detectives Of all kinds-lunatics, i'm
beetles and even decrepit old people,
rather than allow them continue bur-
den to themselves, their families and
society. This doctrine. we are glad to
say, has not obtained very wide ac-
ceptance, and we hardly think 1t ever
will-not unless humanity in its pro-
gress forward begins its progress
backward. If this child had been a
calf it would have been all right to
kill it; but it was not a calf 1t was
a human being, and If human beings
are responsible for it's death, then
they should be held for murder. or
course. there are those who may argue
that il a life is useless, 1t might very
properly be snuffed out; but who Is to
decide upon the uselessness of that
life? A man who might decide upon
the uselessness of life from one cause
is apt to decide upon uselessness from
another cause, and presently there
may be no limit to his judgment.
But even though it were a fact
this child may have been de-
fective beyond any possible doubt,
parents and physicians were not just,
fled in allowing it to die. If they could
prevent it. The responsibility was
theirs and they had no right to shirk
that responsibility. We hardly be-
lieve it possible that the action Of those
Chicago people will ever amount to a
precedent; but at the same time we
feel sure that their action was wrong.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-26

The Upper South Carolina confer
ence Is in session in Spartanburg, and
If the list Of assignments is available in
time it will be published in the next
issue Of The Enquirer.
The grand jury has showed the
way to stop that liquor traffic from
Glover to Gastonia, and Magistrate
Andy Quinn can be depended upon to
do the rest.
There is no doubt Of the fact that
the Crowder's creek people struck 1t
rich as the result Of their drainage
enterprise and we are hoping to see
York county people follow their .ex-
ample
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-26

The demand that the Allies have
made on Greece appears to be the
same as that which Germany made
on Belgium. Belgium refused to ac-
cede to the demand and was overrun
and ruined by the Germans. If Greece
had refused she would have been
overrun and ruined by the Allies, no
doubt. Greece, however. seems to
have acceded to the demand Of the
Allies, and now her fate seems to de-
pend upon which side wins. If the
Germans win, they will no doubt
make Greece pay severe penalty.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-26

The latest hope Of a peace PROPOSE
ton is contained in a dispatch from
Berne, Switzerland, to the effect that
the kaiser will offer terms after his
entry into Constantinople. OF course
there is no telling whether there is
any truth to the report or whether the
suggested terms will be accepted.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-26
OFFICIAL COMPENSATION

At the July term Of the court Of gen.
eral sessions, the grand jury called
attention to the fact that the section
Of the revised statutes which requires
all county officials to file annually
with the county supervisor state
ment Of annual receipts by way Of fees
costs, salary, etc., had not been COM
piled with and recommended compli-
ance.
AS was stated in The Enquirer OF
last Friday, the clerk Of the court
some days previous served this recon-
mendatfon on all the various county
officers, and during the past few days
a number Of them have complied
Some Of the officers who have not
been in office a year, have been advis-
ed that no report was required OF
them, and others for reasons that are
no doubt satisfactory to themselves
have as yet failed to comply with the
law as pointed out by the grand jury.
The book Of the supervisor kept for
the purpose Of recording. the reports
referred to, on yesterday morning
showed the following:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-26

The Bladen, N. c., Journal reports
the fields Of its bailiwick are filled
with cotton blooms on second growth
cotton. That is a new one on us. in
so far as we have any record the like
has never occurred in this section.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-26

In it's final presentment last We'd
nesday, the Spartanburg grand jury
recommended that the Legislative
delegation Of the county do what it car
to secure prohibition Of the sale OF
cigarettes and cigarette papers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-26

Grove section are we'll pleased with the
Radcliffe chautauqua, there Is no doubt
and 1t Is also certain that the attrac-
ton will meet with much better sup
port next year than 1t did on its ini-
tial performance.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-26

There has been a lot Of pretty good
road work done in York county, but not
nearly enough.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-26

What If women did sell their votes as
charged by Congressman Meeker?
Have the women not got as much right
as the men to sell their votes?
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-26

This county provides more court
than the legal business requires.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-26

Yesterday was day to be thankful
for.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-26

Cooperative drainage of the
creeks.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-26

Square dealing in everything.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-26

Observance of the laws.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-26
CHE 3lorkrills enqairer.
Entered at the Postoffice at York as
Mail Matter of the Second Class.
YORK, s. c.:
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 26, 1915.

Cotton as a surplus.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-04-02

Mddebury has every reason to
revere the name of Colonel Joseph
Battell as long as the village stands.
Colonel Battel's will, just probated,
shows the great civic pride of the
resident called eccentric. Certainly,
his great generosity to Mlddlebury. in
gift of thousands of acres of forest
land, five thousand dollars unrestricted
and fund for assisting worthy students
to Middlebury college, a park with a
maintenance fund to the village, fund
to care for lands and roads near Bread
Loaf Inn, thousand dollars to the Con-
gregational church and sundry other be-
quests, all public benefits, is worthy of
fitting remembrance on Forefathers'
day, to be celebrated with the Philip
Battell fund, created by Colonel Battell's
will in memory of his father.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-04-02
MR.. BATTELL'S WILL.

The late Joseph Battell of Middle
bury was called eccentric, but he was
a public benefactor in many ways, and
his will, admitted to probate yester-
day, while unique document of 5000
words, disposes of his large estate in
such way that many people will be
benefited. Mr. Battell was a lover of
nature, and the 20, 600 acres of timber
lands which he owned in the heart of
the Green Mountains, will come under
the control of Middlebury College to be
preserved intact as specimen of the
original Vermont forest, while the fed
eral government will come into the
possession of Ellen's Mountain, in Lin
coin and Warren, for a government
park to be preserved so far as possible
in its primitive beauty. Middlebury
College also receives various other
magnificent requests which will be of
great value in increasing the usefulness
of that well-known institution.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-04-02

will have any more power than they
can have under the present conven-
ton system, but we believe that an
appeal having been made to the people
their verdict should be carried out
and that the republican party should
redeem in full the pledge it made to
the public to enact a direct primary
law.
Undoubtedly the sentiment regard
ing direct primary has changed
somewhat in the State since the refer
endum of March, 1914, and the refer
endum clause will enable the change to
show itself. 1t is simply an honest
deal with the public. A referendum
next March will be more valuable be-
cause it will place before the people ii
definite proposal and they can say
whether or not they want such a
change.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-04-02
Vermont Phoenix.

And 10! Ben Adhem's name led all
the rest
Col. Joseph Battell, who died short
time ago, was called eccentric for years.
He was "A supporter of strange theories
of science and he hated the automobile.
but he loved the Morgan horse, nature,
and, as his will proves, his fellow men.
We wish other wealthy men might be
afflicted with eccentricity if it would in
fiuence them to leave their property for
benefit of nation, State, town and COL
lege, as Col. Battell did The main
requests of his will are outlined in
another column, but the most notable
are to Middlebury college, over 20, 900
acres of timber lands in the heart of
the Green Mountains, to be preserved
intact as a specimen of the original
Vermont forest, and Ellen Mountain in
the towns of Lincoln and Warren, for a
national park, to be preserved so far as
possible in its primitive beauty. Valuable
properties are left to Middlebury col
lege and that institution is made the
residuary legatee, so that it will receive
in effect handsome endowment which
will add greatly to its usefulness. Col.
Battell's memory deserves to be per-
petuated in Vermont as one of the
States greatest benefactors.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-04-02
VERMONT HORSES.

The State papers are urging our YER
advice is good. But in order to breed
horses on large scale, money is needed.
An expert tells US the why and where
fore. AS long as the matter is left
wholly to individual breeders, each one
working alone, no great Roadway can
be made by small farmers with little
capital. Only men who are in position
to invest heavily and advertise widely
can do much in this direction. Ameri-
can farmers have accomplished some
thing in the way of establishing new
breeds of swine and poultry. These
forms of live stock multiply more
rapidly than any other of our common
domesticated animals, and therefore it
does not take so long to establish a
breed. Outside of these two branches
of animal husbandry our achievements
are very limited. At this present mo-
ment it is doubtful if it can honestly be
said that we have established a single
new breed of cattle, sheep, or horses,
the experts say We have depended
wholly upon importations from abroad,
and, in spite of the millions of dollars
which have been expended for imported
breeding stock, there is probably no
European country which has so much
poor stock as the United States, and
there are not many where the average
is so low, we are told.
Our facts are taken from ali official
report issued by the Department of
Agriculture. This report goes on to say
that one reason for our Indifferent sue
cess in animal breeding has been the
lack of neighborhood organization.
Where a whole community is interested
in the same breed of live stock, where
practically every farm is breeding
station, there is first, wider basis of
selection than where only one farm is
given ever to that breed A wider basis
of selection makes possible more scen-
tific mating thanis possible where there
arc Oiiiy a lew DlSShlllB
which to select. In the second place, a
neighborhoOd enterprise of this kind
gives greater permanency and continuity
than is possible where only few in
dividual farmers are interested Then
again neighborhood organization affords
opportunity for the purchase and main
tenance of expensive breeding animals.
In short the writer of the bulletin
concludes, if the farmers of given COM
munity will all adopt the same breeds
of farm animals, and if the same breed
ing farm will remain in the same family
generation after generation, and if the
farmers will practice cooperative pur-
chasing and maintaining of breeding
animals on large scale, we can soon
hope to rival any European country in
excellence of our breeding stock.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-04-02
THOSE ADVERTISEMENTS.


Inc ADVANCE
Whatever may have been the opinion
of any citizen on this subject, no
fair-minded man and wel-wisher of the
States best interests as whole can
properly assert that the recent unfor
tunate situation as involving all our in
situations of learning in fratricidal
miX-up was well advised The smaller
schools and their interests, of which this
paper is strenuously jealous, might have
been served as effectually without flood
ing the press of the State with double
barrelled attacks on Vermont's three
higher institutions of learning. 1t was
not in the least necessary to tear down
and destroy the one in order to promote
the interests of the other. A most I'M
fortunate fratricidal quarrel has thus
been adroitly engineered and fostered
by the wholly improper and unfair ex-
penditure of considerable sums of some
body's ready cash, which has been
stopped out like water in attempting to
prejudice worthy State Institutions in
which every Vermonter should have a
just and patriotic pride. 1t was dirty
piece of work in inception and conduct,
unfair in its intentions and in the worst
possible taste throughout.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-04-02
COLLEGE LOBBYING.
st. Adams Messenger.

1.-The inevitable has happened at
Montpelier, and The Herald's private
advces are that the colleges, particu-
larly Middlebury and the University of
Vermont, are lobbying desperately in
behalf of the substitute bills, by which
they hope to continue the present system
of appropriating 20 per cent of the
States money for the benefit of thee
per cent of its children.
Members previously swayed by the
plausible arguments of the opponents
of the educational commissions bill
are openly expressing resentment at
the scurrying activity of the agents
from the institutions of higher learning,
which are not only asking for their
usual appropriations but, like Oliver
Twist, have the temerity to ask for
more. Rutland Herald.
Of course opinions may differ as to
what constitutes desperate lobbying,
but if the ordinary conception of the
term is used The Herald's private ad-
vices do not state the situation with
anything like accuracy.
The Herald is greatly disappointed
because the commissions education
bill has not been received with wide
open arms. But the contemporary
does wrong in attributing this state of
affairs to the ''scurrying activity" of
the presidents of Middlebury College
and the University of Vermont. The
bill, as bill, is dead issue because
it did not commend itself to the good
opinion of the representatives. 1t did
not take proper account of the YER
mont viewpoint and no effort was
necessary on the part of anyone to keep
it off the statute books as it originally
stood.
The Heral1's reference to the system
of appropriating 20 per cent of the
States money for the benefit of
three per cent of its children is
catchy one, but there is more than
one way of looking at it. The college
influence in Vermont is not to be
scorned. A liberal education is of
worth to the individual and is of great
benefit to the State. 1t is possible to
consider the colleges as a part of the
educational system of the State and
very valuable part of it at that. The
Messenger believes that Middlebury
has been a distinct asset to the State
schools because of the large number of
teachers it has prepared for service in
Vermont.
The ideal of the Heralds argument
about spending the money on the
greatest number would be to spend it
all on the first grade, because it is
here, presumably, that the greatest
number of pupils are to be found But
that would be absurd. The narrow and
restricted viewpoint on The Herald
forbds that it see the entire situation
and take account of the various ele-
ments that go to make it up.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-04-02
PERU AND BELGIUM.
St. Adams MESSENGER.

The Messenger shares with Mr.
Hapgood of Peru the thought that the
Belgians are deserving of pity and
sympathy and at the same time it
shares with the committee on federal
relations the belief that the Peruvian's
resolution extending the sympathy of
the State of Vermont to those stricken
people should never have been intro
duced under the conditions which exist.
The purchase of one Belgian box" will
do more substantial good than the pas
sing of a million resolutions.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-04-02

The Register welcomes to it columns
communications on all matters of in
terest to the public. All that is
necessary is to sign your name to the
article, not necessarily for publication,
but to show that the communication
was written in good faith. Too often
communications are received at this
office without any signature and must
necessarily be consigned to the waste
paper basket. Free expression of
opinion is invited, and tn publication
Of communication does not imply that
the Register agrees with the author
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-04-02
SPEAKER WEEKS.

Without attempting to discuss posi-
BILE candidates. for State offices two
years hence the Advance will only alude
to the eminent probability that Speaker
Weeks could have the nomination for
acknowledgement if he so desired at
that time, but in view of the fact that
promotion from tie office is rather in
disfavor just now it might be the part
of better judgment for Mr.. Weeks to
wait yet another two years and take
the larger prize then.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-04-02
DIRECT PRIMARIES.
sd. Johnshury Caledonian.

Every man who believes in honesty
in political parties will feel grateful
to Governor C. w. Gates and other
republican leaders who called a con-
ference and induced the house of rep
resentatives to reconsider its vote
killing the direct primary bill and
then pass the bill with a referendum
attached. The appreciation will be
felt regardless of whether a man be-
lieves in the direct primaries or not.
We do not believe the direct primary
is wearing well in the States that
have adopted it nor that the people
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-04-02
ADDISON.

Harry Cross and Vesta c. Putnam
were married on March 21st at the home
of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. John Carr,
by the Rev. w. S. Budman.
The Missionary social was success in
every way. The Mission boxes were
opened and in all $24.25 was received for
missions.
Mrs. Mary Elder and daughter, who
for The past few weeks have been at her
fathers, j. w. Wilkinson returned home
last Wednesday,
Truman Jones has recovered from his
recent illness He is moving to the
house at the Corners, formerly occupied
by him.
p, b. Norton has moved into the A. S.
Crane house.
George WiImarth from Brook lyn, n.
Y, is at home for the Easter vacation.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-04-02
A NEW FOREST RESERVE.

n V
The requests of Mr. Battell have t.
tracted wide attention and called forth
high commentator of the testator' s
benevolence and far-sighted public
spirit. Elsewhere in this issue may be
found some comments of the Vermont
press. The Brooklyn Eagle of March
26 contained an editorial on "A New
Forest Reserve" as follows:-
The interest in national parks and
forest reserves, which has grown rap
idly in recent years, will be further
stimulated by the will of Joseph Battel
of Vermont, who has for many years
bought and preserved great tracts of
forest in the heart of the Green Noun
tains, near Middebury.
Before his death Mr.. Battell gave
Cancels Hump, one of the chief peaks
in the State, to the federal government
for a National Forest Reserve. In his
will he leaves Ellen Mountain, extend
ing into two townshi IS, to the Govern
ment on condition that its forests shall
be kept intact. But he also gives
forests estimated at 20, 600 acres to
Middlebury College, to be maintained
as forest reserve, and Chapman Hill
to the village of Middebury for park.
Just what the effect of these requests
may be cannot yet be told, but as there
are other large gifts of productive
property to Middlebury College, that
institution should be able to establish
a Battell School of Forestry with head
quarters at Mr.. Battel's long famous
Bread Loaf Inn, which has been left
to the college. That college, under the
presidency of Dr. John M. Thomas, has
taken progressive, if not revolu-
tiOnary, steps toward training the
youth of Vermont for lives of usefulness
in their own State, and nowhere is Their
greater need for knowledge of the
principles of forest preservation or
finer field for their application. DR..
Thomas in his comments on the will
points out that the bequest is a re-
sponsibiity rather than an asset, as
Mr.. Battell has expended money reg
ularly in the maintenance of his estate
rather than receiving money from it,
But he adds: 1T is doubtful if any
American college ever received so
unique and inspiring bequest or one
involving greater responsibilities in the
way of constructive public service. DR..
Thomas has shown in the past that
those responsibilities have been placed
in good hands and that the bequest is
not likely to lie fallow, like the talent
in the napkin.
The requests, too, are likely to have
a considerable effect upon the indus
trial prosperity of Vermont. When the
National Government created its White
Mountain Reserve the effect in main
tanning flow of water in streams of
New Hampshire and Maine was one of
the motives for the appropriation.
These Battell forests feed the head
waters of streams flowing into the Con-
necticut and to Lake Champain. With
the application of electricity to the
transfer of water power from noun
tain dams to factories having rail or
water transportation, the water flow
which these forests will maintain ought
to be transmitted into both wages and
dividends in industrial centers. At the
very least the requests will give new
incentive to forestry and to education.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-04-02
Rutland Hera Id.

The great love which Joseph Battell
bore his town, his county and his
native State is well demonstrated in
his will. The gift of Cancels Hump
to the State antedates the will, but the
dedication of Ellen's Mountain for a
national park. of Chapman Hill and ad-
jacent woods for village park, S., 600
for the upkeep of Bread Loaf roads,
Sc, 600 to the town of Hancock in lieu
of taxes, $500 annually to Mddlebury
for the same purpose, $1,000, to the
Congregational church, $1,000 year
to assist worthy young women in col
lege and handsome trust to the col
lege all testify to mis- single-hearted
devotion to the public good.