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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-29
WAREHOUSE INSURANCE.
Senator Banks Would Have the State
Furnish il at Cost.

Following is the text of Senator
l;anks's Warehouse Insurance bill rs
the same has passed several readings ir
the senate:
\ hill To provide insurance for ware
houses operated 10y the state oi
South Carolina and for cotton stored
therein:
Whereas. the state warehouse com
missioner is required to keep insured
cotton on storage in state warehouses;
and.
Whereas. a number of the larger in
surancc companies refused TO operate
here under the law regulating insur-
ancr. passed at the last session OF tho
general assembly: and.
Whereas. the rates charged 10y insur'
ancr companies operating in Soutf
Carolina have not been uniform and ir
many instances are and have been cx-
rcssivc: now. in order 10 protect stores
uf cotton in state warehouses, as wei
rs the state itself from liability OF
warehouse, receipts. issued In the name
or and under the seal of the state:
BE it enacted by the general assem-
lhly of the state of South Carolina:
Section !. That the state warehouse
commissioner is directed to prepare
schedule OF rates Of insurance on ware
houses operated by the state and the
lro,,on stored therein. taking as Il basis
the rate Of insurance now being pai'
on said warehouses and cotton. Wher
this schedule shall have been prepared
| i, is to bc submitted TO the governor
insurance commissioner and comptrol'
| lrr general. and no rate Is to be pro-
lmulgatcd without their written ap'
proval.
Sec. >. The premiums shall be col
lcctcd In advance by the said ware
house commissioner and remitted b!
him at the end of each month to the
state treasurer. The state treasurer
shall set aside all moneys collected fol
insurance and paid TO him by the sale
warehouse commissioner to be held al
a separate fund for payments OF losSe:
Ihy fire in the various state ware
houses. or upon cotton stored therein
When this fund shall exceed the sur
OF $4,000. il shall be invested by th'
state treasurer in interest bearing Sc
curiti,s which may be readily changed
i into cash. The rate upon the ware
house and the cotton stored therei'
shall he fixed with regard to the dan
ger from exposure as practiced by in
surance companies in assessing rat'
upon property, and the schedule wher
completed by the state warehouse com
missioner and approved by the govern
or. insurance commissioner and comp
ltroller general, shall be filed In dupli
cate in the office Of the insurance com
missioner and the state warehouse
commissioner. The said schedule shal
give the number and location OF eaci
warehouse, the rate OF insurance ant
the storage capacity Of said warehouse
ltogether with q diagram showing al
exposure. The premiums are to b
lassessed upon the same system nov
lpracticed in the state warehouse ant
payment be made upon the daily aver
age number of bales on storage so tina
the assessment shall be only for tn
ltime each bale Of cotton is actuall!
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-29
THE YUKON
TRAIL
By WILLIAM MCLEOD RAlNE.
,,,,,iph, 1917, Isy Mcleod iitin".
Is enemy said bluntly.

MS enemy said biuhtiy.
| Ai"f "" nave 'ateh' MT Macdoh'
hIi. returned Elllot WIN an lronlC
h"". Perhaps. II you nave not mac
hf"hhihS' YET You VIII JOIN U.s.
Nv" start ia haif an hour. an
n"nnc"d the minc-own"r curtly. and
'"Fh"" on MS h""i.
Inc i''c lay "here "hepa had urop'
~" "h'" '"' IA" " sa'"e' he'
S'r'N'h i"''i ih'o her "if's' MAJ
'''''h'" '''N'! up anu suoue o'e'
'h' "Io" vi ''c mn "i'"oul d oaeh'
"ird iooN' h' WAS 'oo p'ouu " stay
ind whtch thcin. ~ was Impossible
To escape hIm IN the deep snow tha'
iill"d IN" MI trans anu nc was con-
v'nr"d they would attempt nothing oi
~" kihd.
u" Hco'chihah ici' ior the hrs' 'iiiie
III ms me oid ana spent Chdcr 're-
rn"ndo"s dithcni'S ne had musheu ioi
hitES ana had a' iasl run MS nici
"""h. me i"S' Vi Vengeance ""u s"'
on MS shoulders ever! Hiiie vi 'h'
way ana had driven MN ie'erlshlS
forward. But the salt that had lent q
SAVIOR to his passion was gone. Even
though hr won. he lost. For Shcba mad
gone over TO the enemy.
With IN" fierce williulness or ms
temperament ne tried TO tread undei
foot his doubts about the guilt OF Holt
and Elliot Success had made MN ar
roGant and he was not good loser
He hated the man who had robbed him
"I Shcha. but he could not escape re-
SpcctinG him. Elliot had fought until
he had been hammered down into un-
consciousness and he had crawled to
his feet and stood erect with the
smile OF the unconquered on MS lips
Was this the sort OF man to murder IN
cold blood u kindly old gentleman
who had never harmed him?
The only answer Macdonald founo
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-29
WAR DARE DEVILS.
First Of the American Heroes to Storm
No Mans Land

II was night in the trenches OF
France. and the Canadian contingent
| lay watchful for the foe. on duty at
the listening posts. and night patrols
crcpt stealthly about in No Mans
VIZ 20 over the top once in while.
with lamp black so that the sudden
bursting of a star bomb would not be-
tray their presence.
In this particular Canadian section.
writes Henry James Buxton. were one
United Statesmen who went over the
international boundary into Canada
so they could enlist. These Americans
were together In one section OF the
trench.
One Of these was Private "ScottI'
Anderson. farmer. telegraph operator
who had tapped the key from Boston
to Frisco.
Scotty was long. lean and lank,
with arms like bean poles. But his
muscles were steel. and his courage
without a blemish. Said Scotty to his
pal. Jack Murdoch:
This is too slow for ME: why can't
We go over the top once IN 4 while
and take a slam at the Boches"
Time apparently amt ripe" replied
Murdoch.
Ripe" snorted Scotty disgusted-
| ly: we'd soon make the Boches ripe
if we got at 'em with our bayonets."
Just then q sergeant hurried into
the trench from n communicating pas
sage.
Boys" he cried excitedly, "the
United States has declared war with
Germany"
Scotty was on his feet with q
whoop. He grabbed the sergeant and
said: Say that again" The SER
geant repeated the message.
Scotty grabbed an American nag
with one hand and seized his gun with
t'c ether.
Come on. ianks." he yelled, lover
the top for us: we've got to celebrate
this"
With whoop 100 Americans fol-
lowed Scott. over the top. The SER
geant yelled something about orders
but he was brushed aside.
Yelling. the Americans rushed over
No Mans Land, and leaped into the
German first line trench. The on
slaught was so sudden that the Ger
mans were taken by surprise. A score
or more were shot down before they
were aware what had happened. and
nearly a score more surrendered. The
Americans returned to their own
ltrench with their prisoners and they
were greeted as heroes by their Cana
dian comrades.
I'VE had to do something to cele-
brate the entrance of Uncle Sam on
the job" Scotty explained to a su-
ferior.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-29
, s,orag. and protected against

upon storag" and protected against
loss by fire.
Sec. 3. No risk snail be- taken for in
smrance in any individual instance in
excess OF the sum Of 100000, subdi-
isiOns OF standard construction with
risk. II shall y" the duty Of the state
warehouse commissioner. where an in
dividual risk is in excess Ut the sum
OF SlDD.UJD TO rcinSurc in one or more
reputable companies either all or any
portion OF III" risk. The state ware
houS" commissioner is further author
lied. when in his Judgment il is for
!, IN" best int"r"s, Of the stat" and the
pro "ction Oi N" property. TO rcinSure
any :isk or RISKS with reputable com
Iani"s upon III" best terms obtainablc.
Soc. I. Tn" stat" warehouse commits
Sion"r shall prepare a form OF insur-
anrc policy 10 hc issued 10 the man.
a."r of each warehouse. which is to hr
kept on iilc in said warehouse subject
TO the inspection of any person with
cotton on storage. Th" said policy to
s"t forth as follows:
a" Rate on warehouse.
"R" Rate on cotton stored therein.
&C." The portion OF the risk carried
by the state under the provisions OF
this act
-" The names oil any company or
companies inSurin. any portion OF the
risk and tn" amount carried 10y each.
SEQ. :. In order Ia carry cut the pro-
visions of this act the governor. comp
troll"r general. state treasurer ana
state warehouse commissioner are di-
rrCtcd To .vccrit" Il note. as officers of
the stat" of South Carolina. for one
year. In the sum Of $25O,OO0. said sum
10 hc paid To the stat" treasurer, VINO
shall plaCr same ii interest subject 10
call. This money is to hr held SUD
i"ct to the draft OF the state ware
house commissioners. to meet any loss
by fire before the premiums collected
shall he sufficient for that purpose. u
at the end OF one year the premiums
collected 10y the state warehouse COM
missioner shall not amount TO enough
to nav said note. then the governor,
comptroller general. state treasurer ana
state warehouse commissioner shall re-
new such portion of the note as may
he necessary for another year until the
moi, is fully raid from the premiums
collected as herein provided.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-29
cov.rom.n. Ownership Of Rail.

Government Ownership Of Rail.
roads.-Dircctor General McAdoo de-
clarcd last Monday that he did not
believe that the railroads OF the Unit
ed States would ever pass back TO the
kind OF private ownership exercised
by them at the outset OF the war.
The old competitive system OF or
ganization has had its day. he declar-
ed In exempliGcation Of testimony CIV
en- by him today before the senat"
interstate commerce committee. He
said:
Il feel that the public never will
be- satisficd-if the present system OF
operation Of the railroads works out
sa tisfa ctOrily--to go back to the old
connective system which this super
seded
III this method does not work out
successfully. then there undoubtedly
will be a demand for outright public
ownership or return TO the old sys-
tenn"
Secretary McAdoo was asked II he
favored outright public ownership.
No" he replied. but that the peo-
pie will never 90 back to the
old methods. II this present scheme
federal control is most likely TO result
In any case. 1t probably will be work.
ed out somewhat along the present
lines: that Is by giving to the govern
ment a larger opportunity OF opera
tion by freeing the system Of various
complications that now exist. I think
some equitable scheme could be work
ed out.
Certainly there are far more ami
cable relations between the people and
the railroads today"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-29
AUsTRIANs STEAL AWAY.
Lines. Before Italian Front Evacuated

The enemy has evacuated terri
tory on the northern mountain front
behind Monte Tomba. extending from
the Piavc river westward. according
TO an Associated Press correspond
rnt with the Italian army. Their de-
fense lines have now been moved
back to None Spinonica.
Italian patrols making reconnais-
sances in the last few days found that
the enemy patrols and sentlnels had
been withdrawn and later discovered
that the enemy had abandoned the
entire region.
This retreat is sequel to the brill
liant victory French troops recently
! obtained on Monte Tomba. inasmuch
as the enemy's positions thereafter be-
came untenable.
The retirement of the enemy is i'm
portant as showing that he has given
up his effort To force IA passage to the
Venetian plains by way Of Monte
| Tomba and the west bank Of the
Piavc, at least for the present. He is
now constructing defensive works IN
| the rear.
When the French made their drive
at Monte Tomba. some Of their de-
tachments were carried by enthusi-
asm through the Austro-German lines
to the banks Of the Piave. They then
| found the hamlcts were deserted. but
IL was believed this was incident Ia
the days operations and II was moi
then known that the section was be-
ing Systematically evacuated by the
enemy.
Further reconnaissance made In
the last few days showed there had
been a definite withdrawal Camp
material and supplies had been taken
to the rear and the long lines Of for
ward trenches were deserted.
Italian patrols exploring the region
found that the Austrians had adopted
Il remarkable ruse to conceal their de-
parture. They had lined the forward
trenches with dummy soldiers topped
with helmets which protruded ABOVE
the trenches. In one OF the battery
positions they had constructed ma
chine guns with zinc barrels mounted
on wood while pieces Of wood and
gas pipe were shaped with the same
object
| The section evacuated includes de-
fensive positions along the valley OF
Ornio The enemy's retirement takes
him further into the mountains. The
heights around Monte Tomba do moi
exceed 1000 feet. while those in the
vicinity OF Monte Spinoncia are near
ly 1000 feet high.
While the enemy still holds his ad-
vance positions on both slopes to the
Brenta river. his voluntary cvacua-
ton of one of the chief lines OF ap-
proach to the plain appears TO indi-
cate that he has given up hope of
breaking through this winter.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-29
coNscRiPTIoN BY ENDORSEMENT
Sensible Observations on the Subject OF
Factionalism.

lGrrcnvillc Piedmont.
| Cole Blrasr has shown Senator TILL
Imam how to he conScriptcd. meet
| ny of the reform delegates in Column
lbia Yesterday unanimously endorsed
Blrasr for senator. That was natural.
| for Rlcasc Is the main strength oil inc
faction that VAS represented by the
lronvcr,ion in Columbia yesterday.
With the possible exception of Nc
L.aurin. no man who Is or has been
Identified with that faction would
have any chance of dividing its vote
with i.icase-nmd McLaurfns eyes
seem to hr turned toward service of
| th,. pCo;l" in the governors oihcc'
| THAT endorsement will hardly make
Blcasr any stronger as candidate
fur senator than h. would have been
had no such convention been held ana
no such action taken.
.\s W. tak" II. tn" real purpose OF
tn" convention NS,rr'iay was not
served. That plIrpuSc. aS we under
stand il. waS To eliminate" all save one
Reform candidate for governor, win
| thu. idea that the candidate so Sc
lcctcd would hc strengthened 10y such
selection and with the further and
more impurtant idea that such an ell
limitation OF Reform Guhcrnatorial
candidates would solidify the faction
and prevent fight in the campaign
that might react unfavorably upon
the senatorial candidacy Of Bleasc.
Richards and Peoples. each of whom
| has up a gubrrnatOrial lightning rod,
were willing for an eliminator to he
worked, but Stuckcy. who also has up
a lightning rod. said he would run
regardless of any elimination as he
| had already made promise to he III
the race and he WAS going to Keep
that promise.
| McI.aurin was not at the conference
Ihut he had number OF friends
among it's members and they possibly
also helped delay or prevent action
toward elimination. He has been re-
luurstrd to run for governor by num-
| her of the most prominent REFORM
,rs OF Anderson county and this re-
..ardlcss of which faction they are al
uIio,,d with, He said that he did not
care to become governor Of South
Carolina ii given that office 10y iac-
iion and therefore expected by tnal
faction to serve il rather than the
| L.. S,li1 that elected
as a factional governor he would DC
ms, about the same kind OF governor
that other fractional governors hav"
lb,cn. That Is true as 10 Mclaurin
land il is true az to any other man IN
the state who achieves the governor
ship via Il factional route.
| The Piedmont has no factional al
fliotion and il wishes that II could
Ih,lirvr that there was chance 'hlS
wear for election of governor VINO
would not have fractional aftiliation
tha, would clip his wings.
| If over there was time in the
history OF this state that there was
supreme need of . governor Who
would not in any way he hampera IN
lbis efforts to be governor OF the
whole people that time is now.
AS this war goes en-. II Will press
more and more heavily upon our peo-
ulc and they can better bear It's bur-
dens ii they he wholly united under
wise leadership that can draw its FOL
lowing equally from all classes.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-29

blow. do not know what his opinion
is based upon. but l do know that ht
iS possessed OF more of the secrets ni
nations than are in the possession al
most diplomats. Today china and
japan hold score OF Herald CORE
spondents. | do not know why.
His Mansion and Palaces.
While James Gordon Bennett is Il
hard working man large part Of the
time. he lives like a king when not n
work. In New York he keeps his
home--a magnificent establishment,
open for him all the time. His SER
wants are there. and II is the domcs-
tic thcor. that the master may he III
1T any moment. II he came 10 New
York unannounccd and went To his
home AT o'clock tonight he would
find his dinner ready To serve.
In Paris he maintains two estab-
lishmcnts in the Champs Elysees. one
at l04 and the other at l2Q. But his
true Paris home is n 8. Avenue
dIcna. where he lives in a princcly
manner. .tt Observation-Disclosures Nice
and Monte Carlo--hc has one of the
finest chateaux known TO the Riviera.
Though he spends little time there.
his establishment. like his home IN
New York. Is maintained just as II
he were present.
The real show place OF all the Ben
nett establishments is ~ Versailles
There nc occupies the chateau built by
Luuis XIV for his second wife. Nine.
de Maintcnon. II WAS there that the
royal geological gardens were main
tanned and il was there that Marie
Antonncttc had her famous dairy.
The grounds which run to the Petit
Tranon are l.S0O acres in extent.
Intimate Of Kings and Dukes.
There Mr.. Bennett entertained "N-
cry year the late King Leopold OF Bel
rium and King Carlos Of Portugal,
whose assassination few years az"
shocked the world. At Versailles. TOO.
liz has entertained many OF Russia
grand dukes and many of the nobility
from every country in Europe. II Is
"A fact that scores of broken down
noblcmcn have no other incomes than
the pensions paid to them by the re-
markablc owner Of the New YORK
Herald. He has been on terms Of real
intimacy with the Sultan Of Turkey
now deposrd-and the khedivc III
Egypt. both OF whom ! have known 10
accept from him presents of large
value.
1t is quite probable that Mr. Ben
nett has done more travelling than any
other man in the world. His present
yacht. the Lysistrata, is one of the
very largest private craft afioat, ana
il is, too. one OF the most magnificent
In il he cruises every ocean and has
visited every land-always with his
private physician un board and two
COWS. For he Is careful OF his health
and must have pure milk.-Leo. H.
Redding. In Evcrybody's Magazine
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-29
INLAY. a Model Toan.-"Next sto


is INLAY: twenty minutes for lunch.
INLAY. the only town of its kind on
earth. \ freight div sion point on the
Southern Pacific Railway about
thirty miles west Of Winnemucca and
lust the other side Of Humboldt house
Inlay is railroad town OF about
800 population, town where all the
buildings look alike and all the in
hahitants talk about being transferred
to Sparks or Ogden.
Inlay is n model town in some re-
spects and peculiar In others. There
are no saloons In Inlay: consequently
no jails. There are no lawyers. no doc
tors and no red light district There
is no church in INLAY and no cemetery
on its outskirts. Inlay has no theatre
and no pawnshop. Every one eats
three meals q day and everybody
works for living.
Next stop is Inlay: twenty minu-
tes for lunch. Carson Weekly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-29
REFORM DEMOCRATS.
Representatives Meet in Columbia 20
Canvass Situation.

Canvass Situation.
STAFF Correspondent OF the Greenville
News.
Columbia, January 23.-The conven-
tion of the Reform party Of South
Carolina in session here this after
noon refused to place itself on record
endorsing any one man from among
the party's ranks as candidate for
governor.
John q. Richards and Thos. H
Peoples. both OF whom are bidding
for the party's favor. made speeches
before the convention and agreed 10
ia proposition that all prospective Re-
form candidates. save one. be elm
mated. There was strenuous obJec-
tiun to this by number Of dele.
gates and debate on the question
lasted over two hours. Although no
dciinitr action was taken. it is un-
dcrstOod that delegates from each
comfy will get an expression from
the voters therein as to who their
favoritc candidate is and meet in
Columbia later and decide who shall
br IN" party's candidate for COVER
nor.
While Richards and Peoples
agreed To the eliminating process,
W. \. Stuckcy of Bishopville said he
WAS opposed TO it and. regardless
l,.t l.. oh hn
form PARTY. hi expected to make the
race Tor governor. He has already
mad" a solemn promise, he said. 10 n
large number OF farmers to be their
|candidatr. and expected to live up
to that promise. Mr.. Stuckcy made
his position clear and then left the
hail.
Eventually the part. ~ expected 10
endorse. for governor either John o.
Richards. Thomas II. Peoples. ". A.
Suckcy or John l.. McLaurin. The
latter was not present today.
The convention adopted a resoiu-
ton endorsing Cole l.. Blease for the
United States senate. There was no
hcsitancy or debate on this rcsolu-
tion.
Another resolution, expressing faith
in the good intentions of the Char
lesion American. was adopted. The
resolution called on the postmaster
general to reinstate the American to
the mails as second class matter
This privilege was taken from the
paper some weeks ago. John T.
Grace, editor OF the American, was
,,rcsent and took very active part
I'm the convention.
go convention .;cpt- -on recora-1s
bcing behind the president Of the
'nitcd States in carrying on the wal
land pledged the services of the party
10 the Democratic administration.
About two hundred Rcformers
were present. including most of the
prominent men of the party. The
convention was held in the Richland
county courthouse and lasted ovci
thrr" hours.
II Is very probable that either
richards or Peoples will, in the end
b" the party's choice for governor
Both had scores of friends here to-
day.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-29

Some idea Of what follows in the
train Of undertaking. which at pres
ent prevails everywhere in Belgium.
may be gathered from the following
statistics from an official source:
Since 1914 the general mortality In
Belgium has risen by so per cent;
while births have fallen to about %
per cent: in Ghent and northern
France deaths from tuberculosis have
multiplied skiold.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-29
ing officer OF ,he company. Capt. Edgar

ing officer OF the company. Capt. Edgar
h. Balm has been complimented by the
division commander on the fine show
ing Of his company. OF course nobody
is anxious 10 realize on their money
invested in this liberal insurance but
as q buck private jocularly remarked
the other day:
Il am not a rarin' to go west (die),
but ii will be worth $4,000 to my
folks for me to pass over. My widow
could marry n sure enough man on
S10.100." Jas. D. Grist.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-29

William waddell. a white man,
was convicted in the Federal court in
Columbia on Wednesday on a charge
Of counterfeiting. He was given six
months in Jail and fined 5000 and the
costs. Rufus Shannon. co-defendant.
pleaded guilty to the same charge,
and was given two months In jail and
800 fine.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-29

According to the department Of ag-
riculture, over 100000 eggs spoil
In cold storage each year because
they have been washed or In some
other way become wet before being
sent to market
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-29

BY reducing the size Of their sam
pies wholesale dealers will save this
year ;41s,500 worth Of cloth. repre-
senting enough wool to provide uni
forms for $500 soldiers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-29

Werner X. r. W. Sturzella, Ger
han SPY operating in Porto Rico, has
been sent to Fort Ogiethorp, Ga, FOL
Attention until after the war.