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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-02

Sharon school district has exceeded
it's war savings stamp allotment by
$50. :
The First National Bank Of Sharon
increased it's scmi-annual dividend
this year to per cent. The state
mcnt of July /, showed capital and
surplus of $4,000 and undivided
profits Of $3,7+6.iO.
Two we'll known Confederate veter~
ans of York county, passed away last
SATURDAY.. Mr.. J. B. Robinson. aged
~. at Clover. and Capt J. w. Ardrey
aged 7S. at Fort Mill. Both wefc
good citizens. highly esteemed In their
respective communities. and wal'
known in the county. Roth took r
lively interest I'm public affairs. Capt.
\rlrcy as n conservative" and Mr
Robinson as a "Reror1ner." and boph
have rendered public service. Capt
\rlrcy as a member Of the Legislature
and otherwise and Mr.. Robinson asin
member Of the county pension boafd
and otherwise. Both were earnest
ana conscientious in all they did. and
both leave to their children the MOTT
honorable heritage of good name.
The prices for cotton ginning g.
proposed 10y the government are may,
in:: quite good deal of talk. Thi{tA
cents per hundred pounds of seed Sot
ton. That is something big. cspe4iallA
when compared with the y CENTS q
hundred. or thercabouts, that has
been the ruling price. Even thirty
cents cotton does not seem to '..i,
rant an increase like that. But I.
yinncrs see another side to II. TIA
say that they have not been max Il
a reasonable profit heretofore. or IA
thing like it; that the low price f9Jl
ginning has already driven most 10
the ginncrs out of the business. a1t
where they are going to get the lai1
to operate their gins even on S3Ael'
basis OF the better wages that wlKnl
tne 'eiiiiftars nd sRaef 1tbs EoyeE1me2
nsyeful and accurate
~ and the gov. g5yyDf
pro The sesitrx
away all eNeAv9Ill o,.r.nonfc
noses. so there w. entrance PS
i'm il anyway. "iv
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-02

There is now a considerable force
of American troops in Italy. The eX-
act number is not known to the pub
lie. Gen. Pershing sent some Ameri-
can troops from France. and the first
contingent OF supplementary troops TO
go direct from the United states
landed in Italy on last Friday. II Is
understood to be the policy OF the
United States to send quite n large
force of American troops 10 Italy.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-02
HE tIInIIiIG thUNIS
Lem.iat SrtultIon New Favorable to
the HIiIeS.

ana, lave 1cci 40 large Uprra
,,OI..s Oh an: OI the i""pCttnr fSntlnS
nUHts since the "nu vi the bis DaltiI
.'..tH,,H IIe -kustI iaIIs anu Italians
nuI ~ a. DUI.CNuL ,I.;it auolh,I bIo
uIh' h.. iHu ',vr!IIdnS - OI EOur!.
I!uiIIin"nCC.
IIrrc have G"vn excessive IuoNc-
...,nt5 "a I,CII.I,iIi trUUpS nUrtH ol
, ha,'Uu IuIr.I! GIIiI!S inc I',aI lev
.".> ana also InuIh aerial IctNll!
.L!Iu tu, .NIuDIIvanS MhU nave BCcI,
SvN'i'I. nIGI;tsSIIIS IN, 'IvIHlalS III
,..;.l nt IsnI,ui..OU. dIU .uonLis 40,
net! dtIaC..S III return
IT ~ also DvIIrNCu Inat the Ger
.I.IiIa al" preparing iur anotnrr ire
I!Iu.uUuS u.kC uSitIlIsI liIv DIItlsh III
IN 'uU!i 10 uprG tic va! 10 inv
, ,IGinuci ports sun htlu by Inc British.
.nc Austrian prcilIICi mas IuSt au-
..tI,u ~ Parliament that lnr .\ustro-
.I,:Is.,I ..III IUs,Ca III the TLICI.i Dattir
"Ijn the ii.tIl;tna Was ivp,uOu.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-02
CROP CONDITIONS

Crop conditions throughout &
county are generally very good. @
though they have been both better q,
worse.
From reports from different se
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-02
Mr.. Blease's Statement.

To the Editor OF The state:
hardly feel il necessary Tor me 10
make any comment on the letter OF
iohn l.. McI.aurin. which you pubiisn
nL this morning. | am satisneu 'h.,'
Nr NcIaurin's past conduct IN South
Carolina politics. especially Us Ii.n.
her of the senate OF thc
states. is such that no honesl- th'iih-
i'm: man would give credence 10 any
statement which he might MAKE ~
reference TO my attempting 10 poi.
the Democratic party. IN view Vi my
service to the party IN tne p'is'' an"
in view OF the further iact ina. er''; -,
friend that | have within the state Vi
Snn,h Carolina knows that / discour ,
,.tJ any effort at bolt in 1916. ana
no man can show line that nave
ever written. or honestly repeii'
xord that | have ever spoken en-
couraying any bolt on that occasiol'
This WAS so plain that even you your
saIf wrote an editorial. in which you
stated i'm your issue OF OCTOBER l''
1916: ..,o1 nm =
uuolitiedly the opinion that ex-'oNer-
nor Bl.asc would not lead IL bolt from
nr Democratic party In the state lU
the approaching general clcctioh' u"
State adherrs TO that opinion.
"Thc great mass Of l'leaeites arc
honest men who would scorn the s"s
rcstion Of rcpudiating their oaths "
support the nominees oi the Mrrt.
state and national. There VIII u.
no bolt in 1916 with the sanclloh VI
the Blrascite organization y ieM
Lis-runtlcd persons may vote aSaihs'
MIR. Manning and against l'reSiueh'
Wilson. but there is no Likelihood
that MIR. Bleasc will lead a party m"'
tiny" ,,,.,,, ,b,
editor of which is very close ir'e'io
Of Mr.. McLaurin. said cdlloriai! u
| his issue OF November 5. 1916:
lust as the Piedmont preuic''u
the regular Democratic ticket III Hout,
carolina was elected yesterday VIII
practically no opposition, though SONY
i,ot headed friends OF rX-foEerno'
I,Icase did not listen to nm ana uls
iributcd tickets on which ms naih'
nnpcalcd as q candidate for governor
instead OF that of the regular noini'
nee. Richard |. Manning. There wa
lots of talk of bolt but 1t ended u
Itnlk. The Piedmont felt sure that i
would so end, because no bolt IN I'M
state has ever come from the CLASS U
pcoplc who furnish the bulk OF IN
strength OF the Bleaseite faction. an'
lbcca,ise the suggestion OF Doit re
lceivcd no encouragement from eilhc
I,lcasc or any Of his lieutenants.
AS to the transactions between MI
Aull and Mr.. McLaurin on their Nasn
j ington trip, Mr.. Aull reported I'M
matter to me Immediately upon M
~ xuaa diio
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-02

All reports from the western front
seem to indicate that the Germans are
preparing for another big drive
against the British toward the chan
mel ports. There has been no big
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-02
sLEAsE AND COOPER
Both Make Reply to Charges OF Nc
Laurin.

The Columbia State OF yesterday
contained replies from Hons. Cole L.
Blcasc and r. \. Cooper 10 chars.S
m,dc by Hon. John l.. Mclaurin IN
his address to the people OF the state
published sunday. II also contalheu ~, Il
statement from Mr.. John n. Auii' my
statements OF Messrs. Blease anu
Cooper are being reproduced DeloM ;
but the statement of MIR. Auii cnh'ot ~
be printed at this time Tor lack VI
ROOM
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-02

dragging the stream for a long dis
tance below where the drowning oc-
CURED.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-02
Voted on Eight Mill Levy.

School district No. 10. in Bullock's
Creek township, j. f. Latham, f.. NJ.
Pruitt and H. +. Hood, trustees, has
increased its school levy TO eight mills
on the dollar. The proposition was
voted on last Thursday and the result
was virtually unanimous in favor of
the increase.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-02
LOCAL lACONiCS
Bethel Trustee Election,

In an election in Bethel school dis
trict No. 3, last Saturday, Mcssrs. r.
y. Clinton. w. l.. Adams and 4. ID.
Currence were chosen as trustees for
the ensuing term. In all 80 votes were
cast. The election was unanimous.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-02
me Grown Wheat.

!, With such frequent changes as are
,eing made In the milling rules, II is
. difficult matter to keep posted as to
be present situation. Food Admins
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-02
Communication Road Taxes.

There has been quite n big run of
belated communication road taxes on
the county treasurer during the past
few days, ending Saturday night.
Many OF the payments came in by
mail and 1t Is not practicable to give
the figures by townships until later.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-02

syeful and accurate o1
caSk and the gov. ssyeaf
keepihsSD pro the seSitrx
away all eMNNseill entrance br
poses. so there 'wN entrances Ps
in il anyway. "ip
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-02

men were we'll built and sturdy.
though some of them said they had
been without food for two days.
- Profitecring on Il tremendous scale
in practically all the basic commodi-
ties OF life was reported to the senate
last Saturday by the Federal trade
commission as the result OF an ex-
haustive investigation. "lnordinate
greed and bare faced fraud as well
as war pressure for heavy produc-
tion," the commission reported as the
causes. Reappraisemcnts of proper
ties were made by great concerns
when II became evident that the gov
ernment was about to fix prices on a
basis OF return and investment. the
report SAYS, and salaries, allowances
and expenses were in many instances
padded to show increased cost OF
conducting business. The outstand-
ing feature of its investigating the
commission reported was the evidence
OF n tendency to increase and ma
nipulate prices against the forces OF
competition. OF all the big profits
disclosed by the investigation, the
rcport saws, the profits OF the meat
hackers and those allied with them
and by the -four millers stand fore
most despite the fixing Of prices by
the government. "Manipulations of
the market. by the five great meat
packers-Armour. Swift Morris, Will
son and Cudahy-the commission as
serts, embrace every device that Is
useful to them without regard to law.
The report charges that the Ave con-
Germs have monopolistic control OF the
meat industry. and are reaching for
like domination in other products
During 1915. 1916 and 1917. the re,
port saws, these companies "pocketed
sIs0 OOO. 600" THE experience with
steel, fiour and COAL" says the report.
referring to price fixing. shows that
a high stimulating fixed price. while
stabili1ing an ascending market, pro-
,,uces an economic situation which is
frauCht with hardship to the consum-
ing public and with ultimate peril to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-15
With Other Editors
Save Wheat or Lack 1t.

The necessity for saving and wheat
has becomes acutely important The necessity would
not be so great if we had been more conscientious
if we continue our present prodigal consumption of
wheat products the day is not far distant when we
shall not be permitted to have any wheat whatever
for domestic uses. Mr. Hoover has definite and
urgent task before him. 1t is his business to see that
our soldiers and sailors and allies have enough
breadf If appeals to voluntary effort do not serve
to meet these requirements, then he certanIA will
not hesitate TO commander as much wheat as is nee
essary even if there is none for the civil popua-
ton in this country
The war committee of the University of Illinois
has recently issued a special bulletin in which it
stated that any wheat unnecessarily there
will not be enough left In the world give everybody
a minimum allowance In the United States we do
bulletin points out wheat not at all superior to
corn or oats in point of nourishment We have
plenty of corn and oats, and have actually sur
plus of potatoes which be made an excellent
quality OF bread In bulletin Just referred to the
potato is characterized OF the most highly nu-
tritious foods we have Potato bread is delicious"
the bulletin says; lit keeps fresh longer than all
wheat bread and it makes beautiful golden toast
In all families except those where special cir
cumstances make such course impossible it is the
part of patriotism not merely TO save wheat but 10
dispense with it atogether.-Chicago Tribune
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-15
TIH[E DAILY, SHORT STORY

interest of human sympathy. The
evident forlornless and poverty OF
the girl appealed TO the natural i'm
pulsiveness of his sterling nature.
Won't you help me out bit?''
he came out and spoke 10 her about
the middle of the afternoon. Il
need human model for one of a
group in a delineation of a family
assailed by the menace and dread
OF war"
please stand by the window,
Miss Bertram," he added. looking
out as if waiting in great fear for
the coming of enemies. That's fine
turn the chin slightly downwards.
Thank you, indeed" and he hastily
penciled the outline he required.
The ice was broken and Daphne
was glad rather than otherwise as
the days passed by. She seemed TO
fill in a practical aesthetic need of
her employer. She was pleased at
his palpable recognition OF grace
and beauty. and the latent artistic
impulse in her nature made her oc-
Cupation harmonious.
AS the weeks went on, with ner
material needs contributed TO,
Daphne became happy and content
ed. Worthingtpn had meantime
learned her HISTORIAN orphan,
with no dependence except upon her
own individual industry. She be-
gan TO fill void in his life. for he
too had known sorrow-that of a
trustful man who had welded dis
sipated woman whom he kept at
bay by giving her money.
An artist friend came into the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-15
Thrive by Thrift. Blu,
War Savings Stamps.

the initial and number WEBB. -
His was the first letter deposited
in the newspaper office next morn
ing, directing WEBB" to apply ts
Room A-Fine Arts building. 1t
was there that Worthington had his
studio. Illustrator IN the finer
lines of work, he had plenty to do,
but no especial need of an office
assistant. Miss Daphne Bertram
appeared before 10 O'Clock.
I'm answer TO my advertisement"
she said and extended the letter he
had written.
BE seated, please" he said. 81
am an artist-studio and Office, as
you see. l have plenty to do, and
want an assistant TO learn my ways
and see that | am not interrupted
in my work unless there is real
occasion for it. There is some fl
ing and clippings work 10 do. a
few bills TO send out and occasional
letters to write. The position will
pay $40 week"
Daphne almost gasped. The pay
was far beyond her fondest antici-
pations. Il am sure | should like
it very much. indeed" she said
He made a pretense of the i'm
portance of going over some files
containing clippings OF illustrations
from books and magazines. He
shut himself up in his studio. won
dering how he should bring about
what he really desired1the oppor-
tunity of thinning the fair face that
had so attracted him.
There was not only an artistic
sentiment In his endeavors. but the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-15
ath of James Gordon Bennett.

Heath Of James Gordon Bennett, owner OF the
rk Herald, removes from the field another OF
able men who created the modern news
mr.. Bennett was strong character and pic
, in his ways of conducting his business.
in the habit OF doing big things in a man
lliarly his own, as when he sent Stanley 10
Q find DR.. Livingstone. He may have leaned
pectacular and it is not unthinkable that he
18th some degree of appreciation of the value
usiness or the advertising mis- methods gave.
, it must be conceded that he was a sane, far
builder who blazed a trail which news pur-
are following now and will continue to fol-
many years
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-15
American Needs for English Clay.

Most of think clay is something as common
and abundant as sand gravel Consequently it
comes as surprise to told by the shipping board
committee on mineral imports and exports at Wash
ington that even day of great shortage of
going ships we have TO import from England every
year 100000 to 900 long of clay. Last year
we imported than 100000 tons over the ocean.
Furthermore great part of this clay comes
in loaded full and the rest in big steamers
loaded with clay up so per cent and more of their
maximum carrying capacity. These ships put into
Fowey, England. for their freight. To get this clay
on and the boats requires 10 days each cargo.
An Insignificant percentage of the clay is shipped
ballast This represents small lots loaded into big
liners at Liverpool But it will seen i'm
portation of English clay consumes an important
amount of ship tonnage measured in days time lost
because natural delays incident the transport
of this freight.
Why do manufacturers pay the high freight
rates now necessary in order to obtain an article
like clay from England? There is, as all know,
an abundance of clay in this country A great deal
of high grade clay is produced here. and of cha:-
suitable for pottery porcelains and other
tcles which require cays of special excellence in
their manufacture. But not much over half of clay
or this grade that industries require is domestic.
When war broke in 1919 only third of it was
domestic. We have not been able to develop and
equip deposits fast enough make these English
clay imports unnecessary. In fact it is doubtful
whether will produce much high grade clay
in 1918 did in 1917. Our manufacturers want
clay but they cannot get anywhere much
they want. The reduced output is due to railroad
and operating conditions and is related to the
character size of the deposits which are capable
of large production.
Domestic producers do not mine their clay quite
clearly their English competitors Nor is the
nestle clay uniform in character. 1t will not
bring the the high prices paid for English clay Butg
could be sold if it could be produced and car
ried to its market Still more could be marketed if
cleaner and uniform clay produced, for
in that event the consumers would greater per
centage of domestic and correspondngIy less English
clay in their mixtures.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-15

studio one day, chatted casually and
then, closing the door compuntcat-
ing with the outer room. said Sc
riously: 'Worthing, / presume you
engaged this interesting assistant
Of yours for arts sake, but | can
tell you something. She is so CRATE
full to you she has come so TO love
you-don't interrupt me. it is the
truth-that when she learns OF your
wife and has 10 leave here 1t will
break her heart"
NO more than NINE" spoke
Worthington in subdued tone and
his head sank abjectly. Il am glad
you have reminded me Of the false
paradise in which We are living l
shall announce a long sketching
trip to Japan and-and forget the
sunshine and sweetness Daphne
Bertram has brought into my lone
Ny life"
But fate ruled otherwise. Dean
Worthington was shoSed one
morning to receive a Telegram from
another city. announcing he death
of his wife from an overdose or
chlOral. He went AVA for six
months after that, Leaving Daphne
in charge Of the studio, bu he knew,
that they would meet again when
the sears an unworthy VIE had left
upon his patient, sorro1ul spirit
had all been healed aud frgotten.
--Buy War saving stamps
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-15
Third Degree for Ii. Il. p.

High blood pressure is sign,
not symptom nor exactly a dis
/ ease A symptom is something the
patient himself feels or observes
and mentions TO the doctor. A sign
/ is something the doctor observes in
I his examination of the patient. The
| doctor may feel, see or hear the
sign. He feels the blood pressure
when he feels the pulse. He can't
rely on his sense of touch, how
ever, for if the artery wall happens
( to be a little hardened false con-
! illusions may be reached. So the
doctor measures the blood pressure
with an instrument which records
! the height of the blood pressure in
milimeters on a column of mer-
curry.
The systolic blood pressure in
adults varies from 10 to $50 MILL
meters, within normal bounds. The
average is somewhere between 100
and $50 millimeters.
/ Some individuals who have been
told they have high blood pressure
often make the mistake of assum-
| ing that their trouble has been
diagnosed, whereas in fact only one
| sign of the trouble, whatever it
may be, has been elected These
| individuals then proceed to try va
rious lines of self-prescribed treat
meDt
! Among the procedures popularity
! supposed to be good for blood
pressure is the sweat bath. An ar
tificially induced perspiration does
tend to lower the blood pressure
for half hour or so; heat, partic-
| ularly moist heat, induces general
relaxation, and so temporarily low
ers the pressure of the blood in the
arteries. But this effect is so eph-
neral that it is scarcely worth the
| time and trouble. Not that artificial
perspiration is worthless remSdy
| for certain diseases of which high
! blood pressure happens to be a
| physical sign.
Natural perspiration, induced by
exercise in moderation, is generally
preferable as a remedy to perspira-
ton artificially induced, because
| exercise increases metabolism or,
| in other words, burns up toxic or
injurious waste matter, whereas the
perspiration induced by various
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-15
FOR ARTS SAKE.
By ROy Percival.

He made his living by portraying
human FACES and here was one that
at once enchanted every pulsing
fibre in his artistic nature. 1t had
the possibilities of a hundred va
ried expressions and as Dean
Worthington noted this, he drew
nearer TO the shelf desk in the
counting room Of daily paper.
1t was raining outside and the
girl wore no gossamer and her
cloak was dripping, her shoes I'M
rubbered.
What will three lines cost,
please2. she inquired anxiously.
'Twenty-one words-sixty cents.
Three insertions. one dollar and
The girl paused to look over a
little worn purse. She probed for
the last dime ii contained.
Worthington had found time to
notice in clear regular handwriting
the words. Wanted position in
an office as typist or clerk"
The fair-haired, sad-faced girl
completed the advertisement. paid
for II. The moment she was out of
vieY Worthington approached the
receiving window, some loose
change in his hand
Advertisement just handed in
make it three insertions instead of
one" he spoke.
This it?" inquired the clerk laz-
lily.
Yes" and Worthington noted
carefully what he was plotting for.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-15
The Winds of the
. 49 Si5S3T World s:ssss: 81 2:

is her night door keeper now said
sta Ram. eyes, she will come
veree quickly!'
The German let him out with an
air of surprise and disbelief. and
returned to Ranjoor Singh with far
less iron in his stride, though with
no less determination.
Now we shall seei" he said
drawing an automatic pistol and
cooking il carefully This is not
meant as a personal threat to you,
so long as we two are in here alone
It's a case of trickery from outside
| shall blow this place sky-high u
anything goes wrong. If the regi-
ments come, good; You shall have
the bombs. If they don't come, or
If there's a trick played - click!
Good-by Wen argue the rest in
heaven"
VERY we'll" said Ranjoor Singh;
and, to show how little he felt con-
cerned. he drew his basket to him
and began to eat.
The German followed suit Then
Ranjoor Singh took most Of his
wet clothes off and spread them
upon the DdieS 10 uIy 4AS oCl man
initiated that too.
Go to sleep if you care to-" said
the German. II shall stand watch, 4"
he added. with dry laugh.
But if a Sikh soldier cannot man
age without sleep. there is nobody
on earth who can. Ranjoor Singh
sat back against a bale, and the
watch revolved itself into a contest
of endurance, with the end by no
means in sight.
How long should it take that
man to reach herr" asked the Ger
man.
who knows?" the Sikh answer
ed. Perhaps three hours, perhaps
a week, She is never still, and
there are those five regiments to
hold in readiness"
She is a wonderful woman" said
the German.
Ranjoor Singh grunted.
How is it that she has Known
of this place all this time. and yet
has never tried to NEEDLE with u.s.
81 too, am anxious to know
that" said Ranjoor Singh.