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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12
PAID UNDER PROTEST

Mr.. w. r. Carroll has paid his license
to buy cotton and cotton seed under
protest and will bring action at the
approaching term Of the court Of COM
mon pleas to get his money back.
He took this step on the advice OF
lawyers who represented that it would
be better to go at it that way than to
run the risk Of having to pay penalties.
It is desirable that the public under
stand that this is not Mr.. CARROTS
fight; but the public's fight. Mr.. Car
roll does not care anything about the
amount Of the license involved. He
is fighting against what he believes
to be high-handed oppression, and MS
fight is solely In the interest OF the
public. mi,
statutes prohibit the town council
from levying an occupation tax or IL
cense on cotton and cotton seed buy
ers, and the trainers Of the ordinance
proceeded to levy such tax without re-
gard to the statute. r.,
The town council has no lawful
power other than such as has been
delegated by the general assembly;
but as we have taken occasion TO
point out before, the town council OF
this place is not disposed to submit to
such Objectionable restraints as may
be imposed by the statutes.
AS to just where to fix the RESPONSE
bility for this action Of the town u
ell in levying this license tax on cot
ton and cotton seed buyers we do not
know. Among the members OF the
town council, there are several that we
know who would not think OF doing
such a thing If they felt there was the
slightest question Of it's legality, and
we are convinced that II these gentle
men are responsible at all, they are
only responsible to the extent OF having
followed in good faith the advice OF
their attorney" and others.
The presumable object of the gen.
eral assembly in prohibiting the licens-
ing of cotton and cotton seed buyers,
was to leave the markets free from
protective restrictions so as to guar
antee to the sellers Of cotton and cot
ton seed the widest possible compe-
tition. The only object we can see for
disregard Of the law in this license or
dinance is a desire to protect the local
buyers from the competition OF out
sidcrs.
In other words the object of the or
dinance Is exactly the opposite OF the
object Of the statute, and the question
for the court is whether the town
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12
REVIVAL MEETING BEGINS

There was a fairly large audience at
the First Baptist church last even
ing in attendance upon the opening
rervice Of the three weeks revival
which Is to be conducted in Yorkville
under the direction Of Rev. John w.
Ham. Owing to delay, the evangelist
was unable to have his monster tent
erected in time for the initial service
and the first service under canvas
will be held tonight. There were a
a number Of people from the country
at the service last evening and the
several churches Of Yorkville were al
so represented.
Before beginning his sermon, Rev.
MI. Ham expressed his delight at again
being in Yorkville where last fall he
had conducted a meeting. He announc-
ed that two services will be held each
Law during the three weeks he will
remain here-the first In the afternoon
at 3 o'clock. the other at 7.30 In the
evening. His tent is pitched on the
Smith lot, neal the church.
Preliminary to the sermon last eve-
ming a song service under the direction
of Prof. A. A. Lyon. lasting about Is
minutes, was held. The understanding
is that this preliminary song service
will be held at each meeting, as the
singing director Is anxious to build up
large choir. .
The service last evening was opened
with prayer by Rev. j. L. Oates Of the
Associate Reformed Church.
walking With God" was the sub
iect which Rev. Mr.. Ham announced
for last evening. Throughout the
twenty minutes of his sermon he COM
manded the closest attention; his
short, quick, forceful sentences hold
ing his hearers rapt, from the minute
announced his text, And Enoch
Walked With God" until he finished
his mastery discourse. The evangelist
Is possessed Of a strong. resonant voice
and his words come forth like a rapid
ring gun-one Immediately following
the other. That his congregation was
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS

The first frost Of the season at
Newberry, fell Saturday night.
- Governor Manning has ordered the
Charleston d~ispensaries closed in
definitely.
- Fritz Becker Of Columbia. sustain
cd a broken leg in a high school foot
ball game with the W~innsboro team or
Saturday.
A new cottage. the gift Of the late
J.. c. Easton of Eastover, was opened
at the Connie Maxwell orphanage at
Greenwood on Sunday.
ID. F.. Houston. secretary of agri-
culture, is spending some time in
the state. Mr.. Houston is a graduate
of the University Of South Carolina.
DIR. ]. T. Hamilton, a prominent
physician Of Philadelphia, was found
dead in his berth when a Seaboard Air
Line train reached Florence. Sunday
morning.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12

The News and Courier Of yesterday
thus describes the Australian ballot
system, which is being used In
Charleston for the first time today:
1.-The voter under the law Is required
to retire alone to n Of the booths and
without undue delay prepare his bal
lot by scratching the names Of the
candidates for whom he does not wish
to vote. Then he is to come forward
with his ballot so folded that the num-
Der can be seen and the coupon de-
tached without in any way revealing
the printed portion Of the ballot.
There is no way for the managers or
anybody else to know how a voter
votes. That Is his own secret and
whatever his own attitude in the mat
ter he is under no compulsion to re-
veal the evidence, nor can anybody
else discover it."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12
WITHIN THE TOWN

- It Is expected that a large number
Of people Of the town will spend one or
more days at the York county fair in
Rock Hill this week.
- There were not so many people In
town Saturday as there were on Dol
lar Day, but local merchants had no
reason to complain Of dull business.
1t will very likely be several days
before the p~ostoffice is moved into its
new quarters owing to a delay in re-
ceiving a number Of extra boxes which
have been ordered.
"A number of tickets covering the
Yorkville Graded schools lyceum
course have been sold since last Fri
day. 1t Is expected that there will be a
large audience on hand to hear "the
Carroll Glees," the opening attraction
at the opera house tomorrow night.
The Graded school eleven meets
the Mt. Zion Graded school football
team Of Winnsboro on the local field
tomorrow afternoon at $50 o'clock,
The Yorkville team proposes to play
the Fort Mill squad on the York coun-
ty fair grounds at Rock Hill on Fri
day.
II don't know what we will do with
them II we get many more colored
prisoners between now and the time OF
court Of general sessions" remarked
Sheriff Brown the other day. The
sheriff said that the colored ward was
even now terribly crowded. The cells
are built to accommodate about 1e
prisoners. There are four cells in the
colored ward and there r now con-
fined in the Jail % colored prisoners
one Of them a woman who occupies a
cell t o herself, while Fl negroes are
crowded into three cells. Not in years
have there been so many negro prison
ers awaiting trial.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Dickson & Hogue, Clover-Want you
to know about the Chevrolet Four
Ninety" and the Monroe roadster
automobiles. Big values at prices.
H. E. Neil, Co. Treasurer-Gives no.
tice Of tax levies in the various
townships and school districts.
J. B. Scott, Yorkville No. 3-Will pay
suitable reward for return OF black
hound dog. Disappeared October 4.
Julia Haney, 4 Clover-Warns all per-
sons not to employ or harbor her
son, Wylie Hafner, colored, aged 16.
]. Stanhope Love, Filbert No. Ike
quests parties on his club last year,
to give him their subscriptions to
The Enquirer again this year, and
also help him to get others.
B. c.. Riddle-.Reminds music lovers
that the Carroll Glee Club will be at
the opera house tomorrow, Wednes-
day evening. Admission, soc for
adults. Season tickets, 81.
VIM. r. TimmonsVGives Information
that the York County Fair opens at
Rock Hill tomorrow and continues
through Saturday. Low fares.
Thomson Co.-Wants your confidence
as we'll as your business. Mems new
fall hats, ladies' coat suits, boys
clothing, millinery for the ladies.
Louis Roth-Will have select Norfolk
oysters, beginning next Friday, at
40 cents a quart.
Standard Oil Coon page four tells
Of the many advantages and conve-
niences to be enjoyed by users OF
blue flame Perfection oil stoves.
]. M. Stroup-Talks about shoes and
especially the high grade shoes that
he has in such large quantities and
varieties. Stetson hats for men.
The Reily-Taylor Co.-Emphasizes the
fact that human hands do not touch
Luzianne coffee from the sack to the
coffee pot. See page four.
Mcconnell Dry Goods Co.-Ofers a
variety Of dry goods at special
prices. Has Stronger-than-the-Law
and Douglass shoes.
w. E. Ferguson-Is receiving new
lines Of seasonable groceries nearly
every day. This weeks arrivals.
Don't forget free aluminium ware.
Carroll Supply. Co.-Today Is paying
go cents for cotton seed. 1t wants
to furnish you with all kinds of sup
plies, hardware, etc.
Ferguson & Youngblood-Have onion
sets. c~offees, oat meal. pulled wheat
and rice, flour and feedstuffs.
First National Bank-Suggests that
you increase your balance in the
bank and tells you how to accom-
plish the desired result.
York Trust Co.-Sells health, accident,
life and fire insurance.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12

It is nothing but natural, Of course,
that there should be an effort to dis
credit Mr.. McLaurin's expose of the
purpose of South Carolina and Geor-
gia capitalists to organize a monster
warehouse system with a view to
heading off the state warehouse plan,
1t will be remembered that shortly
after Mr.. McLaurin first launched his
far-reaching idea and before the peo-
pie began to understand it, the Dukes
went in for an effort to get ahead of
him. They openly announced their
purpose and secured quite a lot OF
favorable boosting through the news
papers and otherwise. They saw the
possibilities of the plan; that it was
we'll worth while, and they did a good
deal Of exploiting. Apparently they
dropped the whole thing for a while;
but it is not altogether certain that
they are not connected with the move
ment that has just been brought to
the attention Of Mr.. McLaurin'
Enough has been accomplished to
demonstrate to almost anybody the
tremendous possibilities Of a vast sys-
tenn Of warehouses extending over the
state. 1t would mean the complete
control of the cotton crop and finan-
cial W without limit. A great cor
poration in control Of such a system
would be more powerful than the state
government even, and the game is
one that might well appeal to a Gaze
sar or a Napoleon, or a whole company
Of such geniuses. But such power as
this must not be permitted in the
hands of private individuals. 1t is a
thing for government management
and control only, and the people not
only of South Carolina, but Of the
entire south will do well to exercise
their utmost vigilance in the matter.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12
MUST c PERMITS

York county registrars Of vital sta
tistics have received copies Of the fol-
lowing letter, signed by DR.. ]. H
Hayne, state registrar:
81 have had several reports Of bur-
ials in different parts Of the state
without permits, and I am writing to
all the registrars, asking that they
notify me Of such offenses against the
law. .
please let 1t be widely known In
your district that persons who fail to
get permits will be prosecuted.
please make an earnest Effort TO
get all death returns. The registra-
ton throughout the state has been
wonderfully good for the first six
months; try to keep it up to he stand
ard you have established and oblige.'
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12

Evangelist John w. Ham, who Is wei
known in Yorkville, where he con.
Quoted a meeting at the First Bapust
church last :~eptember, arrived mere
YESTERDAY afternoon from Hamlet. N.
G.. where he has been conducting a
meeting for the past few weeks. Rev.
Mr.. Ham vas accompanied by his
wife, Prof. A. A. Lyon. director OF sing
ing, and Munsey Brooks, book seller
and property man. Mrs. Lyon Will
join the party in a few days. We a
a fine meeting at Hamlet" said Mr..
Ham yesterday afternoon. There
were $50 conversions and almost at
all times our big tent was more than
crowded" Mr.. Ham said that he was
anticipating great results from the ser
vices which will be conducted here
during the next three weeks.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12

the people Of Georgia are going to be
willing to give up those home.maoe
comforts?" The governor paused, and
his face took on a gentler expression.
He revolved the question In his mind,
and then, with slow elaboration he
made the famous answer Of Count Leo
Tolstoi at the time when the car
sought him out and asked his advice
on a knotty problem Of government.
Well" said the governor, "I-just-
don't know"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12

trial on the plea that they were not
directors when certain of the acts
charged in the indictments were COM
mitted. The twelve others who go to
trial tomorrow are William Rookie
Teller, Lewis C.. Ledyard, George Nc
Culloch Miller, Charles F. BROKER, c.
NJ. Pratt, Edward D. Robbins, D. N
Robertson, James S. Hemingway. II,
K. Mearg and Frederick F. Brewster
The six last named are still listed as
>-c~: Haven directors.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12

council or the legislature is the SUI
perior authority.
Another ugly thing about this fight
is that whether or not MI. Carroll
proves that the council Is trying to
violate the law 1t Is under oath to up
hold, he will have to pay his w at
torney's fees. II he wins, the people
Of the town will have to pay the costs.
The individuals who are fighting him,
the alleged representatives Of the
municipality have nothing at stake one
way or the other-nothing but the
question as to whether they have the
power to do as they please, regardless
Of the constitution and the laws.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12

Pressure of important reading mat
ter has compelled us to leave out our
prospectus advertisement today; but
u clubmakers are reminded that the
subscription getting campaign is now
on and u offer to send The Enquirer
to January l, 1917, for the price Of a
years subscription, is quite an at
tractiye one.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12

- Atlanta, October s: Il believe that
the people of Georgia desire and will
back up the most drastic possible pro-
hibition legislation" said Governor
Harris, discussing the situation yester-
day. and l believe they want to see
such legislation. made as rigid as a
law can be, when the general assembly
meets in special session. l believe the
sentiment Of the people is in favor Of
putting a stop to all use of intoXicat-
ing liquors in the state of Georgia.
Newspaper men present pondered a
moment and then n of them inquir-
ed: well. your excellency, what
about blackberry wine, and apple
cider and peach brandy, do you think
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12

Governor Manning on Sunday is
sued an order closing the Charleston
dispensaries on account Of the election.
That would probably mean something
in any other ~dispensary town; but in
Charleston the illegal whisky sellers
have stocks as large as the dispen-
saries themselves.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12
Gle 4lorkrille enquirer.
Entered at the P~ostoffice at York as
Mail Matter of the Second Class.
YORK, s. c.:
TUESDAY OCTOBER IL, 1915.

That proposition for the organiza-
ton Of a big private warehouse sys-
tenn Of warehouses to crush the state
system by sheer weight Of money, has
made quite a stir to be nothing to it.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12
The first frost of the season occurred

The first frost of the seaso occurred
Saturday night and in some sections
Of the county 1t was quite heavy.
There was also considerable ice. Some
damage has been reported to late corn,
and it Is also stated that in the north
ern part Of the county cotton suffered
more or less. According to a number
Of oldest inhabitants" the frost this
year is the earliest in a number OF
years.
This old proposition Of trying to
protect the Yorkville cotton merchant
against outside buyers by means of a
license tax originated long before the
Civil war, and has been adhered to
ever since. It Is a question now as to
whether even an act Of the legislature
can break that old, clammy, not-pro-
gressive spirit. Beg pardon, the people
who stand for this thing claim to be
liberal and progressive.
According to people who note such
things, there are an unusually large
number Of squirrels in York county
this year and squirrel hunters will
find plenty Of game when the season
opens. you can set 1t down." re-
marked an observer recently, when
there Is a big crop Of muscadines there
are always lots Of squirrels. The
muscadine crop this year has been the
L rgest in several years, and the crop
of SQUIRRELS Is in proportion"
Although the silly effort hat has
been made to stampede so many OF
The Enquirer's clubmaker friends from
their long and pleasant relations with
this paper, did not escape immediate
notice, we had no thought OF COM
planning, for the reason it just simply
could not be done. However, we are
none the less pleased at the expressions
we have received which show that SO
many Of our friends have been able to
see so clearly through the fiimsy trick
The vast majority Of the young men
and young women along with the old
err ones, are Of the kind who respond
only to plain, open and straight-for-
ward dealing. But Of the several who
have spoken to us about this matter
it Is pleasing to be able to say that
none are especially angry. They are
just amused, that is all.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12

It happened that Mr.. McLaurin had
an engagement to speak at Bethune.
about sixty miles northeast Of Column
bia, and had arranged to start for that
place early Saturday morning in his
car. 1 agreed to go provided I could
catch a Seaboard train at Bethune that
would bring me back to Columbia in
time to catch the train for Rock Hill.
We made quick time to Camden; u
on reaching there at about 9 o'clock,
it was apparent that we would be late
for the Seaboard train at Bethune, so
l decided to go back to Columbia from
Camden. Mr.. McLaurin went on to
Bethune in his car.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12

my upOAL hAAoS AAN
nations of their duties to each other
and deeper than that, Of their duties
to mankind and humanity. America
has a great cause which is not con-
fined to the American continent. II
is the cause Of humanity itself" De-
claring his faith in the loyalty of the
great body of na~turaliZed citizens Of
foreign birth, the president said he
believed the impression was too gen.
eral that a large number of these citi-
Gems were without a sufficient affection
for the American ideal. But / am in
a hurry to nave a lineup" he eX-
planned, land let the men who are
thinking first of other countries stand
on one side, and those who are for
America, first, last and all the the time
on the other side"
- Eleven directors and former direc-
tors of the New York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad and Edward D. Rob-
bins, general counsel of the road, face
charges this week OH a charge of con-
spring to monopoliZe the transporta-
tion traffic Of New England. They are
to be called to the bar in the Federal
court before Jude Hunt tomorrow.
While the trial is one of a number Of
proceedings that have been directed in
the past few years against the New
Haven involving the question of alleged
violation of the Sherman antitrust
law, it is the first under which the di-
rectors themselves are brought into the
court with prospect Of facing impris-
onment The maximum penalty If they
are convicted. is one year in prison and
$4,000 fine. The indictment of the de-
PENDANTS last November represented
the efforts of the administration. it
was said. to carry to an issue in the
courts the question Of the personal
guilt of directors of an alleged mono
polistic corporation. The proceedings
were taken, it is understood, at the di-
rect instigation of President Wilson.
There originally were twenty-one de-
PENDANTS, whose names are among the
foremost in financial affairs in the
United States. Three gained immuni-
ty on the ground hat they had testi-
fled at previous New Haven proceed
ings, and six were granted separate
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1915-05-19

The Meeting held in Campbellsville
last Thursday in the interest of the
securing the Dixie Highway through
this section, was composed of repre-
sentatives from Russell, Adair, Tay-
lor, Marion and Washington counties
and every speaker held out the hope
of securing the road. While it was
not an overflow meeting, yet it was
representative of good strong senti-
ment behind the movement in every
county and clearly indicated a deter
mination to make fight to secure it
at the Chattanooga meeting. 1t is
not our purpose to report this meet
ing in detail, but merely to mention
the fact the fight is to be made by a
delegation from each county in the
meeting next Thursday in Chatta-
nooga and while late in entering the
contest, yet, SO many points of advan-
tage that will be represented, makes
a hopeful situation.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1915-05-19
Candidates All Here.

There were too many candidates
who mounted the rostum Monday af-
ternoon for this paper to undertake
to comment upon the speeches.
All the aspirants were Republicans
but one, Mr.. Mat S. Cohen, of Mad
ison county, who is candidate for
Commissioner of Agriculture, subject
to the action of the Democratic pri-
mary. We will have something to
say Of his candidacy next week. The
following district candidates, made
speeches in the order, named:
For Circuit Judge--Lilburn Phelps,
j. G. Carter, G. M. Miller. s1t.
For State Senate-D. E. Hatcher,
r. B.. Trigg. s~@E "a. e-.s. o.. q"
For the Legislature-H. G. Baker,
G. L. Perryman. L. T. Neat, DR.. L.
G. Nell. :; '
For Commonwealth Attorney--A.
A. Huddleston. Mr.. Huddleston has
no opposition
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1915-05-19

Wilcoxsin, of Greensburg. grandfath-
er of Mrs. Barnett and Miss Wilcox
sin, cousin of Mrs. Barnett; Mrs. Wad-
dels and Miss Ramsey, sisters of Mr..
Ramsey, from Monticello; Mr.. and
Mrs. Cosby McBeath, Master Joe
McBeath and little Miss Christine
McBeath, of Monticello, KY. Mrs.
NcBeath is the only sister OF Mrs.
Ramsey. Mr.. Al Myers, brother of
Mrs. Barnett, with Mrs AL Myers
and Master Robert Page Myers, also
of Monticello.
Our little city joins in best wishes
for lives full of happiness and pros
perity-as God gives happiness and
prosperity-for these four young pc o.
pie.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1915-05-19

Rev. Frederic A. Hamilton holds de.
grees from Hanover College, Louis
vile Theological Seminary, Prince
ton University and Chicago Theolog-
ical Seminary. He has resided in Co.
lumbia for the past two years. being
engaged for the most part in literary
work while here. Some of his friends
have asked Mr.. Hamilton to deliver
lecture to the people of Columbia,
and this he gladly agreed to do.
He will speak at the Courthouse on
Tuesday evening, May 18th, at eight
O'Clock, his subject being, THE Art
of Living Together; And Some Other
Matters" The committee having in
charge the details cordially invite
our tonwspeople to hear Mr.. Hamil
ton.