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Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-27

Shall America flushed with victory, launch forth of politics: This going be the great questions the nation following the conclusion peace the question the ratification of the peace treaty by the legislation designed make the United party League of Nations.
 While the terrible carnage of the world going suggestion o League of Nations which should have the enforcement o perpetual peace sounded very entcng But that thc conflict and fleet the broad field complications which such will this country will probably have becoming party guarantee peace of Europe which would that this country necessity be embroiled in every European conflict.
 It announced that of the purposes the President tending personally the conference promote League o Nations Press dispatches say that is his ambition inc first president of the League Nations recognized the first citizen of the world.
 It that Mr. Wilson, standing he does inc greatest nation earth has worlds conquer such arrangement this is made by the allied inc dream of those who believe that be forever by Q United States of the World can be realized.
 Certainly the ambitions of should guiding factor committing America agreement which porcnd much for the future of this nation Already opposition the idea has been voiced the Senate Before America takes the regulating world politics should ponder the past and be quite that e mum las arrived before embark a enterprise of this magnitude
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-27
IS DISAPPOINTED

Assistant County Attorney Perry Ling has returned from Camp Zach ary Taylor. Kentucky. where he ap- pearcd 10 enter an officers training school for a commission, but failed to get inside, as the bars were let down few days before he arrived. He returns to continue his official duties until the first of the year. when he will resume his private practice.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-27
LEOPARD CHANGES HIS SPOTS


One ethiopian has changed his color and leopard has changed his and the unexpected miracle has happened
 When the nation stcamng the collar for manpowcr and inc sweating blood for official resigns
 Building Inspector Fred Harrison of Sacramento his job and any cheap deputy do the work there nothing to do
 In justice himself and the public he has ceased take money he did not job with nothing to do
 Ii his example followed huSands of and women would be doing something else all and quit drawing unearned mney.
 In California few years ago the number of employees about 9O0 and today by expanding functions has reached 5000
 The conditions be found ill every western countries and cities and the evil grows each lcsa tive session.
 The policies legislation, expansion of fields for political exploitation all from the office holding class from the people.
 But has been conscience has reformed has csScd has owned that department head he ary Let hope.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-27
US. ORDERS PAY POST LABORERS
 INCREASED
WORKMEN TO RECEIVE S3 A DAY INSTEAD OF $40; WORK WILL BE
 SPEEDED UP AND MANY
 MORE MEN PUT ON JOB.

The war department yesterday authorized ]. E. Morgan, who has the contract for the erection of more than a million dollars Worth of build ings at U. s. Army General Hospital No. 20 at Whipple Barracks, to in crease the pay of all common labor CTS from 30 cents per hour to 3H cents, the new wage scale to become effective tomorrow, November 18th. Word to this effect was received here yesterday evening by Captain J. w. Dusenberry, one of the army officers now stationed at Whipple during the construction of the hospital group.
 This action on part of the depart ment in allowing the above-mention- d increase will remove the last obstacle to the speedy erection of the % odd buildings which will com prise the big hospital During the past two or three months the build ing activities have been badly crip- lled because of the inability of Con tractor Morgan to get a sufficiently large force of laborers at the wage schedule which the department had aid down for this project. With the 1ld scale in force, common laborers could earn but $40 a day, while
 most of the jobs in this county where similar services were required paid from $500 to $350. Under the new order, a flat wage of $500 will be paid for an S-hour shift, and it is
 understood that practically an un-
 limited supply of help can be had
 immediately at this figure, the Mexi- cans to probably comprise the bulk of this sort of help. At the time the work was first started on the hospi-
 al project, a comparatively large -orce of common laborers was brought to this city, but after the men had been here a week or so, 'reublc developed over the question If pay, and a large part of the force walked out, and since that time, the
 york has not been going ahead with
 he speed which the contractor de tired
 Major Coffin, one of the govern
 nent representatives on the local 'ob, left Prescott for Washington about two weeks ago to explain the
 ;ituation to the proper authorities, nd judging from the wire of yester- lay, he was able to convince the higher-ups that there was an urgent leed for an increase in the wage cale here. While the contract is in he hands of Mir Morgan, the terms If his agreement with the war de- ,artment prevent him paying a great 1T sum in wages than that prescrib- d by the government, and it would appear that when the department made the wage schedule for the Whipple job, it had in mind condi- ions such as exist in the cast, where $40 day is considered rather good pay for common labor.
 The contractor at Whipple has an 1ounced that he will put to work as many men as he can obtain in an ef- 'ort to get the major portion of the york completed by spring.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-27
SHOPPING DAYS ARE FLEETING

Those wo have yet round the point of Christmas shopping will be subject indictment mild form of sac ing Stacking any respect fragrant allegation fore shop and wisely
 The requests of the State Council of Defense few simple but early the day and carly in the buy things and them home Do ask the deliver small parcels he conserving power In sending parcels of make them small otherwise they pro gross of the mails and express
 Shoppers advised that toys be had formerly. There is need deprive the little their cntai buying the keynote of the seaSonthat and helpful in naton relieve the industry by doing ing hours that purchasing he distributed the day in stead of concentrated into few hours in the afternoon
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-27
SWEEPERS CLEAR WAY

LONDON, Nov. 26.-A flotilla of nine sweepers left the Firth of Forth Monday morning to clear passage to Kiel for the British squadron which, t is understood, will disarm and in 'ern the remnants of the German navy.
 Wilhelmshavcn also will be visited 5y the squadron, which it is reported will comprise one battleship and a 1otilla of destroyers.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-27
WATCHING FOR THEM

NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-Thc pas ;engers on the Danish steamship Oscar II, which arrived here on Sat Irday, were searched both at Halifax nd at the entrance of this port, 1t vas learned today. There was sus- ,icion that some of the minor royal -efugces from Germany might be on board in disguise. No announcement vas made that any German was dis .Ovcrcd.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-27
SOUND DOCTRINES FOR RECONSTRUCTION

When Lieutenant Thomas Maddock was notified that he had been nominated by the of his party Representative Congress he the Republican State Committee his position of the most important issues the day
 This letter delayed and did reach Arizona until after election but his discussion of the character peace be concluded and the important be adopted during tho reconstruction days interesting giving the views of soldier in France these questions Here of the cord as favoring:
 Congress defining the defraudng of the United States of America in the purchase of materials.
 An Army and Navy large enough protect the United States of America without depending isolation and the size that copes national pirates fear violating law both be reduced the minimum necessary police duty after properly afeguarded international disarmament be secured.
 Universal conscrpton raising armed pay wages the equal those by
 "1he continuance of the United cured what of have already died fighting ha is security for Americans anywhere O earth.
 Preferential duties articles imported American similar subsidy until the American with foreign nations the carrying of American products
 No exemption for and city officials from conscripor payment of income taxes.
 Restricting government activities a pursuits where supply demand competition prevails.
 The appointment a national arbators -ial disputes The right employer fire right of the employees quit individually collectively tho right of body of do what individuals forbidden by law from doing
 Thc reduction ill size of Congress large work ef fccvcy The reduced not more thar three hundred members following the census.
 The quick dsbanding of forces when the and the national of construction of roads bridges gaon and drainage projects and harbo improvements that will require labor that conditions will dis tubcd while the nation absorbing and placing millions of work 
 "A tariff that will make America SeSucient nation, and tax uXuricS at the least expensive place of collection
 Peace which will regret the nation that caused tbp nations forever
 The punishment of voaors of international moral law in the territory which occupied by the Gemanic Aiance.
 Here indeed doctrines which all of those charged
 with the passage well adopt.
 Lieutenant Maddock. with million other American been through the fire and here the the of which will be demanded by soldiers in France when they their aborS home. WORTH REMEMBERING Il
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-27
WORTH REMEMBERING

Those who expressing apprehension lest unwiSc
 might be imposed upon the country by the pres Congress should calm their troubled souls with knowledge that Congress bind another. ...
 No law which may be passed between and March 1919 but may be repealed amended day after March 5 99 Ii the Congress should be early called in any later time when it may be in session.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-27
METAL MARKET

NEW YORK. Nov. 26.--Lead uu- changed. Spelter steady. Spot offer cd at SS.50
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-27
OFF FOR THE ARMY

Eir,y-tive negroes went TO Camp
Jackson from the jurisdiction OF Local.
Board No. = last Saturday morning.
This il the largest increment that
has yet gone down. 1t includes many
men who have heretofore been heid
hack until they could work out the
crops and about cleans up all OF th''
list.
4 number of men were inclined 10
hold back a while longer to hnish
gathering the crops: but when II was
explained that within another iew
weeks there would be a clean sweep
anyway, most objections to immedia'e
induction were withdrawn.
Following is list of the men VINO
went to camp last Saturday:
James Archie, Albert Anderson
wade Anderson, Harry Armstrong
Alaska Alexander, Clarence Bird, Har-
ris Bratton, Tom Blair, Noisy burrls,
Clinton Burris, George Burris Accie
Dievey Carter, Sam Collins. James
Coleman, Sherman Davis, Clinton Fe-
emster, Perry Hardin, Boyd Hall, sum
ter Hardin, Sam Hemphili. Franz
Hardin, Earnest Hardin, sam Loye
John Lloyd, Mckinley Love, M; %
Hudson McCleney, WIN M00re' Jun
Edward Mcdowell, Robert Miller. Roy
Miller, Albert Meeks, John Miller
Rmben Nance, Moses Roberts, Walden
Roberts Bertus Roberts, Alexander
Rohhins. Walter Robinson, II. c. ROD
inson, Mamie Steel, Edd sanders
louis Tomison, James Walker Thomp'
SON. Frank Thomasson, Brown Thom.
asson. Marshal Tgler, LempriSh
THOMAS, William Worthy, Amos WI.
iinms. William, Withcrspoon, FRANK
Walker, Albert Williams, James "i'hs
Leonard Woods, Lang Wilkes.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-27
WASH POT STILL

or course the churches are not run
ming them and neither are the churcH
members supporting them, but the
moonshine stills seem to show an In
clination to stick pretty close IN the
nciL iLhborhood of the churches.
Stills have been broken up all
around Bethany and there are r'gh'
now quite a number III that neigh
borhood that have not been broken
There was no church right close u
the still that was broken up on the
Blue Rock spring branch not lone
ago. but so close have been the dis
tulers to Beth Shiloh and Allison
Crock that they could hear the sing
ing while they worked.
n has not been long since moon
shine plant was broken up near Betn-
Shiloh. and now the sheriff has Drok'
en- one I'D out near Allison Creek
church. on the d. A. A. Watson OLD
place. This was last Saturday AFTER
Magistrate 7. b. Glenn of Ebenezer
reported the existence of the plant ano
he and Magistrate H. l.. Johnson, &C
companied the sheriff to the spot. Inc
marty found what they went Tor and .
curious find 1t was-a distilllns outh'
improvised out OF an old iron WASH
not with a cider keg for q cap and q
piece Of galvanized pipe for worm
The thing had been In operation ana
considerable amount OF whisky mao
been manufactured at the place.
In connection with the breaking VI
of the still the officers arrested ROSS
Hawkins, Friedheim Hawkins and w
A. Cook, who were bound over Tor q
preliminary hearing yesterday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-27
Vaaaries Of Politics.

The vagarics of politics have been
remarked so frequently that 1t Is
hardly worth while to talk about snch
things.
Most South Carolinians understand
the matter thoroughly anyway.
The object Of South Carolina poll
tics is to elect your man so as TO Sc
cure political control for yourself and
friends.
The most essential rule In playing
the game is to camoufiage your real
purposcs under the giiisc Of desire to be
worth while to the country and pro-
mote the wcll-bcing and happiness of
humanity generally.
There have been men in politics
with eyes and purposes single to the
public good: but there are not many.
The average politician looks upon
the honor. power and cmolument OF
Office as private benefits that belong as
much to the man who succeeds In
bringing them down or raking them In
as do the contents OF gold mine 70
the man who has discovered and de-
vcloped the same.
There is such thing rs patriotism
among the people. and that Is the
reason why we hear so much OF that
question among the politicians. 1t Is
known that the people esteem patri-
o,ism as a quality above all other
human attributes and that is why the
public hears so much about the pa
triotism or lack OF patriotism oil the
opposing candidate.
The principal meaning Of politics IN
South Carolina Is that II Cole Blease
should get to the United States SEN
ote. il will be very much more dif-
ficult for the crowd that has political
control In Columbia to say who shall
and who shall not hold the various
Federal offices.
That was The objection TO Mr.
Rlease in 1914, when he was running
against Mr.. E. d. Smith, and 1t Is the
objection in 1918. and 1t Is the only
objection. Circumstance in evidence:
Not a single ground on which Blease
was fought in 1914 has ever been
mentioned in connection with the
campaign OF 1918.
Mr.. Dial was a candidate in 1912
and was as much Of joke as James
Franklin Rice is today. II Tillman
had lived Dial would still be the joke
he was in 1912. II Dial had not en-
tered this race. and there had been
nobody left after the death Of Till
man but Mr.. Rice. Mr.. Rice would
now be the patriot that Mr.. Dial has
become.
As to whether Mr.. Blease or Mr..
Dial or Mr. Rice Is elected to the
United States senate makes very lit
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-27
and II we had them We would not
sell them-neither for Blease nor DIAL

In a speech in Spartanhurg last Fri
day. Mr.. Christie Benet. the young
favorite of Governor Manning. who is
holding the latters appointment as
United States senator. said. according
to the Spartanburg Herald. that a few
days ago he had succeeded IN getting
Lieutenant Hunter OF York. and Lieu
tenant I2arnwcll Rhett out OF German
prisons. and that he will continue to
do everything in his power for the
American boys in their fight with the
Germans. We are printing this para
graph solely because of the news
value OF the reference TO Lieutenant
Hunter AS 10 whether he has been
exchanged, We have no definite infor.
nation: but in any event we do not
want TO be understood as trying 10
help an impression that Christie Ben
ct has had anything to do with the
matter further than receiving infor-
nation Oi what is going on. OF course
"" sincerely hope that Lieutenant
Hunter has been exchanged.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-27
SATURDAYS ENROLMENT

The enrolment last Saturday Of the
young men under the jurisdiction OF
Local Board No. 2, who came OF age
between June to August "a, added
thirty-five names to the boards list OF
selectives-twenty-fiv whites and ten
blacks. The board figures that there
ought to have been as many blacks as
whites, and thinks that the failure OF
the blacks to come up with a full quota
is due to two causes. first, possible
lack Of information as to requirements
and second. lack Of exact dates as TO
birth records. The enrolment was as
follows:
Whites-Wallace Lewis Brakefield.
Willis Mack Biggers, Ralph McDowell
Branch, Lebie Costner. John George
Conley, John David Campbell, FLOYD
McAliister Davis, Jess Leroy Deas'
Walter Hines, Carl LESLIE killian Yes
ter Ratchford Martin, William Sadler
Moore, William Paul Nickel, Robert
Frank Plaxico, Wilburn Ruff, Andral
Bratton Plexico, George Rufus wal
lace. Andrew White Sturgis. oscar
Love Smarr, Robert Hilton Taylor, II
nv McLaurin Wallace, James Dale
White, Joseph Clarence Wylie, Luther
Jennings Wright, Thomas Hicklin
Negroes-James Howard Burton,
John Evans, Henry Gilmore. Everoy
King, Dee Littlejohn. John wesley
Ross, stark Robert, Iige stewart
Richard Smith, Claude Wade.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-27

\uhuuyh Col. James B. Allison Is
in command of ll.0OU men at camp
Meade. which isa high position even in
this big army of ours. friends WI"
f,.l that they have Il right I" say
things for him that hc would not say
himself are fully of the hclicf that h"
is not altogether satisfied. II Coi'
Nilsson could have his own way nc
would rather he on the lighting inc
i'm command of n regiment than 10
have command of division back III
America. But things have not snap
cd themselves up in the way Coiohci
,IIison would have them. He got in
TO the army just at the close OF the
Spanish American scrap. anu AZ
though he has seen Scrvic" through
ont the United States and insulai
possessions. most of his time has been
spent in highly specialized tecnnica1
instruction. and when America went
into this WAL, nc simply could not
bc SHARED for the fighting line. Ihose
higher up have felt that he was laf
more important in charge of training
work than any one officer could pos
sihly he at the front, and that Is why
H.. has never gotten TO France. 'u'
il is not TO bc understood that COL
Allison is complaining or that he is
complaincr. He is essentially SOL
dicr and hc realizes that II IL MS
business to obey those in authority
If he could have the ordering of ms
own service in accordance with MS
own notion for awhile, IL is not dii-
ticult to imagine where nc would DC
within about two weeks from now;
but of course that is ont of the ques-
tion. Col Allison will continue to do
what he has always been doing ever
since he arrived at the age OF rcspon-
sihility-dischargc his full duty down
TO the last requirement.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-27

merical superiority which the war
d-partrnent plans 10 give the Allied
command BY midsummer OF next year.
The American soldier deserves the
confidence Of the Am .rican people.
said General March. ION every occa-
sion so far he has been tested he has
absolutely delivered the goods. MY
confidence in them is Inspired and de
v-lols-d by serving with them ana
beside them in battle. have order
I'D back from France certain men who
have distinguished themselves over
there To give them Increased rank In
tn. divisions organizing at home.
These. mrn talk the SANE language ]
do. You do not find amy lack OF con
fid"ncc On the front in Franc" among
,h.. American forces. These officers
iaic now telling me interesting things
which have not vet com" over IN Oi-
fetal reports. One officer reported
specifically that in on" engagement oi
IN. first American division. they cap
iurrd GS German guns and brought
them in 1T the rear Of our ranks. ON
the sam. occasion they took $500 priS-
OncrS. Another officer reported that
the second division. which he was
with. captured ten complete German
batteries which they brought in and
pr, =, nt"d 10 General PcrShing."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-27
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS

Col Arthur CASTOR. who has been
chairman of Chester's local exemption
board since It's creation, has rendered
his resignation with a view to going
into active service as soon as the new
manpower bill becomes a law.
Charlton Wilkes Sawyer. comp
troller general of the state of South
Carolina, shot and almost instantly
killed himself at his home in Column
bia last Friday afternoon about
o'clock. He was cleaning his gun
preparatory to n dove hunt which he
was to take on Saturday in his home
county of Orangeburg. when the gun
was accidentally discharged. A ver-
dict of accidental death from gunshot
wounds at his own hands was return
ed by the coroner's jury Friday night.
Witnesses testified that Mr.. Sawyer
had made all preparations for hunt
Saturday and that he had gone to his
home for the purpose Of cleaning his
gun. Mr.. Sawyer was 80 years of
age, and had been comptroller general
since April. 1915. having been appoint
I'd by Governor Manning to succeed
4. W. Jones. when the latter became
chairman OF the state tax commission.
Mr.. Sawyer had no opposition this
year and would have been reelected
today.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-27

There is very considerable objection
to the drafting Of boys under q years
Of age. The arguments to the contrary
are: /. Ought not to require man 10
fight until he can vote. 2. Boys OF Is
are not mature enough TO stand up TO
the fearfully cxacting requirements oil
soldier life. 3. And others. So far as
We are concerned we would be very
glad indeed if il were not necessary to
enlist anybody, much less to draft any
body. We would rather that there were
no war. But it is not that way. The
war is on and wc need the men TO meet
the situation. Eighteen and nineteen
ycar-old boys are probably not as de-
sirable for soldiers as are men or from
u to 81. We are not sure about thal'
hut that is not the point. We need the
soldiers, and since it Is Impossible 10
get them without going into the eish-
teen ycar-old class we must take thal
class the same as others. Talk ABOUT
going up from 45 to 60 is more or less
buncombe. Most men are useless lor
soldier work long before they nave
reached 30. and III" proportion OF
electives that would be secured out OF
eu,,,l numbers of men in the Is ana
- rlasS.., will likely turn out about one
10 five in favor of the boys. The miii-
t;lry people know this very well ana
that is why they are insisting on the
eighteen -ycar-old men more slroihH
than upon the 45-yearold men. To he
sure there are thousands of men VINO
are still good for sOldering-prlVate
soldering at 60: but they are the ex-
ccptions TO their class.