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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-03

Hands up-
Two daring little dcapcrndocs
startled the force in the county hu.
ditors office early "Wednesday with
this sharp command
A holdup right In tho courthouse
In broad daylight
Raise your right hand" was tho
order given TO V. r Anderson and
Jessie NJ Eldridge. both OF Seattle.
standing In front OF Morris kenne-
dy's desk. whore marriage licenses
are issued
Neither OF IN. bandits was masked.
In fact. their raimrnt was very
mcanty. Ono covered the young cou-
pie with HIS bow and arrow while the
other thrust a bis scythe over the
counter. and. CHANGING at his quaint
hour glass. said sharply to Ken.
needy;
Kennedy Ob~ys Cupid
I'm give you Just 30 seconds 10
hand over tho first marriage license
Of tho new year 10 this young oou'
Pile"
Kennedy responded nervously.
Then. hand In hand, little Dan
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-13
HERE AND THERE.

There is plenty Of comedy and
tragedy in the army, OF course. no END
of il. Here is a somewhat tragic sto-
ry that was told in the presence OF
Here and There by a soldier return
ing from Camp Jackson. The soldier
was a non com clerk in headquarters
and saw many things of various KINDS.
This story is about young private
from Ohio. He was a modest. we'll
behaved young fellow, and although
college bred he did not appear to nave
any military ambition. He had some
associates: hut not many and nobody
seemed to know a great deal ABOUT
rim. one day he applied to the lieu
tenant in command for a furlough to
20 home. In reply to questions Tor
the reason he said that he had valu-
able invention we'll under way, and he
wanted to turn the business conduct
of it over to his father, along with
other business matters. The Ieuten-
ant was accustomed TO all kinds OF
fraudulent requests for furlouSns'
sometimes based on the death of an
aunt who had not existed, or other
irlInped-up stories. He turned the
appication down. Two weeks atter
that the young soldier was dead. A
sergeant went home with the bou! 10
Ohio. He found the home OF the
Young man to be magnificent man.
sion. His father was a very rich man.
engaged in artistic and literary pur.
suits, and two beautiful and refncu
sisters were artists of much local rep
utation. The sergeant was invited TO
remain over, and having three days at
his disposal he spent them AT the
home. The people treated him IKE
prince. There was nothing that was
100 good for him. When he left they
loaded him with beautiful paintings,
with hric-a -brac, with costly confec-
tionery and with other things that ne
could not find n decent way TO refuse.
ON his return to Camp jackson the
lieutenant asked him for a report ana
he told him all about 1t. Then came
packages from the Ohio home for the
sergeant and for the lieutenant-can-
dy, paintings and other works OF art,
produced by loving hands and sent 10
people because they were supposed TO
have been friends Of the dead son ana
brother. But the lieutenant would
have none of II. "I shall never forgive
myself for not having investigated the
case of that young man," he said. II
| had given him his furlough as ]
should have done, he would at least
have been able to see his people pc,
fore he died. Al 1t Is, l do not teei
like accepting fo- myself any OF their
tributes of love and affection. because
do not deserve them.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-13
Turkey CREEK DRAINAGE.

Now that the drainage law has been
fully confirmed by the courts, and with
the war over, the commissioners Of the
Turkey Creek drainage district are
going on with the project they nave
had in hand for several years past for
the drainage of the Turkey creek bot
toms in the southwest York and north
east Chester counties.
The drainage project calls for the
removal of S61,S60 yards of material
from the bottom Of the creek along
that portion to be drained, and the con-
tract for the work obviously involves
pretty big business.
Six prospective contractors fixed seal
ed proposals with Mr.. Claud NJ lnman.
chairman of the commission, last Tues
day, in response to the published ad-
vertiscment on the subject, each of the
bids being accompanied by certified
checks for $500 as guarantee of good
faith. etc.
The bids were all rejected by the
commission, not so much because they
appeared TO be too high under existing
conditions. as because the commission
has information which satisfied 1t that
by waiting little while longer for
still further improvement In labor con-
ditions, the contract can be let on suf-
ficiently more favorable terms to war
rant the delay.
"Of course we are going on with the
work." said Chairman Inman Of the
drainage commission, when asked
about the matter yesterday. I'VE have
had lots Of confidence in the enterprise
from the beginning. and after all we
have been through, we have more con-
iidence in it now than ever. We would
be we'll warranted in going into the
work on u basis of practically any of
the bids submitted. and one of those
bids would actually have been accepted
except for the fact that we know we
can do a great deal better"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-13

the matter with the mercantile ele-
ment. It's standard Is as high as Is
to be found anywhere and higher
than is TO be found In most places.
The town has reliable merchants who
keep good stocks at honest prices and
to them belongs the credit for about all
the town now Is as commercial and
business centre. There can os no
just complaint as 10 the manner In
which the merchants as whole dis
charge their first and most important
function. the buying and selling OF
imported merchandise: but in another
important particular. condor compels
the admission that not only the msr-
chants. but business people generally
have been sadly remiss. This par
ticular to which reference Is made
! has to do with the intelligent develop
ment of the most attractive marketing
facilities for the produce OF the sur
rounding country. including every
thing the farmers have TO sell. and
more especially cotton. The un.
questionable tendency OF municipal
legislat If not of local sentiment,
has been TO keep country produce
away and force ii 10 other markets.
With this produce. which has TO seek
a market elsewhere goes large VOL
ume OF trade WHICH II kept he,SS I
where it rightfully belongs would
make much for the the upbuildinS OF
this community. Practically every
surrounding town that has outstripped
this town in material prosperity has
accomplished the trick in perfectly
Legitimate way through realization OF
not only the fact that the farmer Is
the greatest original producer of
wealth there is in this country; hut
that he has much higher order OF
intelligence than some people are will
| ing to give him credit for, and that the
sure way of getting his cooperation
| is by friendly fair treatment. There
are merchants here who have been and
who are successful along this line and
who have profted thereby; but the
fact remains that such has not heen
the policy of the community as q
whole. For one thing this is evidenced
bv laws that seek to make monopoly
of the cotton market and for another
thing by the spirit and influences
which have prevented and which con-
tinue to prevent the establishment OF
a municipal system under which the
farmers cotton shall be weighed and
graded by disinterested expert off-
cial publicly employed for the pur-
nose
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-13
mob in the latter part Of August. 1917,
With instructions to return q sealed

mob in the latter part Of August. 1917.
with instructions to return a sealed
verdict.
The jury agreed upon verdict with
in a very short time after going TO the
room, and when the verdict was pub
lished Tuesday morning II was for the
defendant, the same as in the previous
trial Of the case. Plaintiffs counsel
gave notice of a motion for new trial.
In the case Of W. 3. Wilson, Sr..
against the Southern railroad, involr-
ing the title to small lot OF land on
the old depot property in Rock Hill,
the Jury gave the land to the plaintin
and also damages to the amount OF
s6,sSs.
The next case taken up was that OF
W. ]. McCarter and w. T. Freeze
against w. y. Hanna. The complaint
alleged that they were operating saw
mill on property adjoining the defend :
ant: that right of way to the saw mill
was over the lands Of defendant: that
defendant had granted right Of way
and afterward without just cause had
withdrawn the privilege: that by rea-
son of defendants action plaintiffs had
suffered damage to the extent OF $500
The jury found for the plaintiffs. giving
them right Of way TO their property
land also damages to the amount OF
$500. John Il. Hart for plaintiffs; c.
W. s. Hart for defendant.
There being no more jury cases
ready the jurors were discharged from
further attendance.
II is probable that motions Will be
argued today. after which the court
will be adjourned sine die.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-13

In his annual report TO congress,
Secretary McAdoo tells how the treas
ury department had. up 10 october 80
retired s244.O00.000 of Liberty bonds
at an average OF 96 IA cents. These
we're bonds that were offered on the
market at less than par mainly by
people who had purchased out of pa
triotism: but who either were not able
TO hold or who were unable to appre-
ciatc the value of the securities they
had acquired. OF course also. the
lower price was in part the work OF
market manipul"tors. VINO have been
busy breaking down the bonds to the
lowest possible prices in order TO get
the greater profits. In these purchases
the government had made profits TO
the amount of $4,000, 900. and at the
same time las held the bond market
UP to Il higher level than would have
otherwise been maintained. That this
policy inaugur&ted by Mr.. McAdoo.
within the authority granted by con-
greSS. Will be continued, we nave ho
doubt. and we hope local holders Of
bonds will rightfully read the meaning
of il all Every bond purchased by the
government means just that much in
restoring the market to par More
than that it means that the bonds will
sooner 80 to premium. a thing that
is sure to happen in the near future.
very soon after the flotation Of the
next and probably the last Liberty loan
issue in the spring. There are no
doubt amongst local purchasers of
bonds some who think they have to
sell: hut if they are wise they will not
do anything of the kind for some time
10 come.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-13
RED CROSS ROLL CALL.

Th6 annual roll call of the Red
CrosS Is TO be made >durinS theweek
beginning Monday. December 16. and
ending Monday December 23.
The roll cali means the re.enlistinG
of the membership all over the coin-
try.
in York county at the present time
and energetic effort will be made 10
e-cnlist as many as possible OF them
in tho continuance of the spiendid
work they have been doing.
The only condition of eligibility to
membership in the Red Cross is the
contribution Of annual dues to the
amount Of one dollar.
or this membership money 10 per
cent is sent to the treasurer or the ma
tional organization to be used for the
purpose Of keeping the same In going
order, and all surplus above running
expenses are available for the various
works of mercy and charity that are
continually being prosecuted by the
Red Cross throughout America ana
throughout the world.
The 25 per cent retained at home Is
used. first. to pay such current ex-
pcnses as of necessity have to be pro-
yided for, and second. in the purchase
OF cotton, WOOL anu Oliitl ihdbSi i"i''
necessary to give employment to
working members in the prodution oi
hospital supplies. clothing. etc. that
are contributed to the comfort and
we'll being of the suffering humanity
in behalf of which the Red Cross de-
votes its activities.
While the great pressing appeal
that has been presented by the needs
of American soldiers during the past
eighteen months has been In large
measure modified. still that appeal
has by no means passed away. There
are vet 100000 Americans abroad.
and thousands and thousands OF them
are in need of assistance the like OF
which only the Red Cross can give
and the Red Cross cannot give this
assistance without help from back
home.
But outside Of its military activi-
ties. or rather it's activities in con-
nection with military operations. even
II there was no call for 1t there, the
Red Cross still has plenty to do. The
world Is full of suffering, misery and
want and wherever there Is suffering
misery and want. there Is work for
the Red Cross. ,
The Red Cross can do very little
without money. and the people VINO
contribute the money are the people
to whom belongs the credit for the
greater part of the work OF the Red
Cross.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-13
LOCAL LACONlCS
Another Ugly Case

EliOthOT Seis SoS'
A negro named John Young was
committed to Jail Wednesday after
noon, charged with what amounted in
intent to attempted criminal assault.
Young was cotton out of the communi-
ty before information Of his offense
was spread among the people.
All Three Safe.
Mr.. NJ. L. Ford Of Glover, has let
ter from his son, Edmund. dated Some
where in France, November IA. In
the letter Edmund says that Howard
McMackin, Rob Miller and himself
were in the last big drive. and all
three Of them came out without a
scratch.
Endorsed by the ID. 4. X,
At recent meeting of the Kings
Mountain chapter, d. A. R., a resolu-
ton was adopted endorsing the sugges-
ton recently given out in an interview
by Superintendent of Education John
E. Carroll, proposing the erection at
the county seat Of an administration
building for public education as mon
ument to the York county soldiers who
served in the war for democracy. The
resolution was introduced by Miss
Maggie Gist and the vote was unanim-
Gus.
Kings Mountain Road.
A notable and beneficial change has
been effected In the Kings Mountain
road within the past few days. The
change has been under consideration
for many years: but for one reason
and another has been delayed until
now. Beginning at a point just north
of Brian Halls garden, about Ave
miles north Of Yorkville, and coming
out close to the Stroup old store place,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-13
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW-epvERTiSEMENTS

Kirkpatrick Belk Co.-Toys galore and
a long list Of Christmas shopping
suggestions.
Shieder Drug Store-Is ready with q
splendid line Of Christmas goods for
big and little folks.
City Pharmacy. Cloyer-Says II Is the
headquarters for Santa Claus as we'll
as for gift givers.
York Furniture Co.-Presents a long
list of goods for the folks who are
giving practical gifts.
Loan and Savings Bank-Page four.
urges you to save while you may, lest
the time comes when you can't save.
Glover Drug Store-Tells all about its
big holiday line and especially about
Norris fine candies. Page four.
Mcconnell Dry Goods Co.-lnvites you
TO shop early. 1t has big line OF
goods for selection. Special prices.
s. l.. Steele. Sec.-Givcs notice OF meet
ing of Chapter Masons tonight. Elec-
ton Of officers. Refreshments.
f.. w. Pursley for COMMUNITIES the
public to Tooth anniversary celebra =
ton Of Miss Susan Pursley.
q. II. Roberts. Admr.-Requests debtors
and creditors estate OF ]. NJ. Roberts
decd, to settle with him at once.
l. ]. Matthews-On December lS, will
sell lot of personal property at his
old home place.
G.. G. Deese & Co. Rock Hill-Have Il
Ford touring car for sale.
Cartwright & Talcnt-Hare several tinc
shoats for sale.
w. II. BurriS and Mrs. f. W. Guy-On
December Is will sell personal prop
erty estate of p. NJ. Burris. deceased
star Theatre-Pershing's Crusaders to-
dar. A Fight for Millions" tomor-
row. Fox feature Monday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-13
WITHIN THE TOWN

People who expect to do Christmas
shopping had better get at It.
There Is some cotton selling. but
very little. The market reports say
what the price is: but that does not
mean a great deal Is being sold at that
price.
The signing of the armistice did
not operate to relieve the people who
had obligated themselves to buy war
savings stamps. 1t Is a sorry man or
woman who promised to buy stamps
and refuses to do 1t.
Philanthropic lodge, No. 80, A. F.
NJ, on Tuesday night elected the fol-
lowing officers to serve during the next
Masonic year: Geo. w. Williams. w.
NJ: A. T. Hart, S. W.: 8. L. Courtney,
I W.: W. r Latimer, secretary; @. II.
Hart, treasurer.
There Is q famine in the citron
market. Local grocers had citron up
to q few days ago: but now there Is
none In town and ladies have been tel
ephoning all over the county for citron
TO put in their fruit cakes, but without
success. The local stock Of currants Is
also exhausted.
OF course there Is no use In
talking TO those people who are salts
fed with commercial. social and In
dustriaI conditions in this town as
they stand. When people have all
they want, 1t is just as we'll to leave
them alone. There Is room. however.
for very considerable commercial and
Industrial progress in this communi-
ty. II the commercial and industrial
lines are looked after properly. such
shortcomings as the social side may
be suffering from will eventually reg
ulate themselves. But II the town Is
to make any real progress CONNER
cially or industrially. beyond what 1t
has made. people who have ambition
to improve their own condition and
the condition Of those around them.
must assert themselves. For one
thing this town needs better mar
keting conditions. There Is nothing
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-13
HnI Rruan In Cnlunnhia-"It Y

Col. Bryan in Columbia.-"It would
he Il mockcry to dethronc the kaiser
and introduce Prussianism into. the
United States in the form Of universal
military training" said William Jcn-
nings Bryan, former secretary Of state
in an address in Columbia last Mon
day night at the initial session of the
South Carolina Automobile associa-
tion. which is holding a two days con-
vention in the hall Of the house of
representatives.
Col. Bryan advocated government
ownership Of trunk line railroads,
government ownership and control OF
telegraph and long distance telephone
lines. federal ownership and control
us far ~ possible of the merchant ma
rne. government ownership OF cable
lines and operation Of them by this
government and the governments OF
the lands TO which they run. the early
rehabilitation OF the army and the
works until they can be absorbed, into
the Industries OF tho country. federal
and state appropriations for national
system of public highways and an
carly reproduction of governmental
expenses to Il peace basis, thus lifting
the burden from those least able to
hear il. These were some OF the
things stressed by Col Bryan in out
lining the readjustmcnt from war TO
peace times. which he called his
fourteen problems"
Col. Bryan did not include nation
wide prohibition and woman suffrage.
because he considered their settle
mrnt as definitely in sight.
During the course Of his speech Col.
Bryan said that President Wilson had
the greatest problem confronting him
that any human being in the history
of the world ever had to cope with.
We said that II the president consid-
cred il his duty to attend the peace
conference and sit at the table in the
srttl, mcnt Of these problems 1t was
his duty to go TO France.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-13
Government Estimate Of c

Government Estimate OF Sotton
Crop.-With an estimate OF 1l,700,000
bales each of 500 pounds gross weight
as this years cotton crop. the depart
mrnt of agriculturc's final figures to-
day are llS.O0O bales less than fore
cast from the condition of the crop
September rs. This. years crop. how
ever is larger than any since 1913.
The acreage this year was large.
but in August the crop suffered more
than any month in the history OF
American cotton growing. The pro-
ductiun forecast for September show
ed n falling off of 2,4S2,000 bales as a
result of deterioration during August
The first production forecast Of the
crop this season, based on June 20
conditions. was 15.325.00O bales.
Total production last year was IL
3O2,375 bales. :
Production Of sea island cotton is
estimated at $4,000 bales, compared
with 92,619 bales last year; and OF
American Egyptian cotton. produced
in Arizona and California. $4,000
running bales.
The average weight per running
bale is estimated at 505.S pounds gross
compared with 502.4 pounds last year.
The price per pound of lint cotton
to producers December ! was 2T6
cents compared with 27.7 cents ayear
ago.
The estimated production by states
in bales of 500 pounds gross weight
follows:
Virginia. $4,000: North Carolina,
$50 900: South Carolina, 100000;
Georgia, 100000: Florida 25.OOO;
Alabama, $4,000: Mississippi 1.21O,-
900; Louisiana, $4,000: Texas. 1885,
900: Arkansas. $4,000. Tennessee,
$50 900: Missouri, 10000: Oklahoma
$50. 900: California, 100000: Arizona.
81 900: all other states, $1,000.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-13

Whether the idea is popular or not.
il is certainly right that our state Of
iccrS should have better salaries than
they are receiving and also there
should he better pay for county OFF,
GERS. AS we see il. it Is remarkable
that We can get the quality We are get
ting to administer the various public
offices ON any such salaries. or course
we know that they are not working for
the salaries alone. If they were they
would not I've lit for their places at any
price. 'Eut nevertheless, II is not at all
creditablc to the people of either the
state or county to ask for the services
of such men on salaries that do not at
ford at least independent livings.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-13

Value Of 1918 crop.-With total
value OF sl2.272,41e,000, the nations
principal farm crops this year were
worth more. based on prices paid to
farmers December l, than in any year
in the history of American agricui-
ture. December crop estimates last
Wednesday OF the department OF agri.
culture showed that this years total
exceeds that Of the former record year
1917 by s6l4.SSO,000. There also was
n marked increase in acreage. the
35S.S95.722 total exceeding that OF last
year by 100000 acres.
These crop figures were looked upon
with satisfaction by officials as show
ing that the nation will be In even q
better position to fulfill its pledge OF
100000 900 tons Of foodstuffs to Europe
next yeas. than had been expected.
Most OF the crops are larger than
the ive-year average and some OF
them establish records. particularly
spring wheat. barley, rye and tobacco.
Corn. however. fell below the Ave
year average at 166.3S4.000 bushels
less than forecast in November. with
n total Of 2,5S2,S14.000 bushels. That
is almost half billion bushels less
than last years record crop.
The wheat crop Is larger than the
FIVE year average, and almost 100000
600 bushels larger than last years
crop. hut II is more than 100.0O0.O00
bushels smaller than the record crop
OF 1915.
Almost all Of the crops were worth
more this year than in any previous
year because Of the high prices paid
to producers. Corn's value was more
than three and one half billion dollars
wheat almost two billion. hay and cot
ton more than billion and one-half.
oats more than q billion.