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Evening star., 1918-09-26
Morgan Banks Made Loans.

Banks connected with J. P. Morgan &
Co. of New York have made similar
loans. Mr.. Colver said in support of the
commissions general charge that the
packers were interlocked with large
financial institutions.
Most of the loans have been nego-
tiated since June 30. 1917, Mr.. Colver
told the committee. Some of them were
unsecured and others were secured by
liberty bonds.
Loans by Morgan banks to the pack
ers were not totaled by Mr.. Colver, but
figures he read from nearly dozen
New York banks connected with Nor
gan & Co. amounted to approximately
$3.000.000.
Prefacing his remarks, Mr.. Co1ver
said the commissions investigation
had been made at the instigation of
President Wilson in a letter to the
chairman dated February Z, 1917, and
later the report showing packers as
profiteers was delivered in response
to a Senate resolution.
Evening star., 1918-09-26
Commended for Services.

"For your services in Lorraine. your
corps under which you served. For
your service in Champagne, your as
sembled officers received the personal
thanks and commendation of Gen.
Gouraud himself. For your services
on the Ourcq, your division was Off
cially complimented in letter from
the commanding general, 1st Army
Corps, of July 2S, 1918
ITO your success. all ranks and all
services have contributed, and 1 de-
sire to express to every man in the
command my appreciation of his de-
voted and courageous effort"
Evening star., 1918-09-26
LOANS TO PACKERS
SHOWN IN SENATE
Directors of U. S. Commerce
Chamber in Banks Making
Advances to Them.

William B. Colver, chairman of the
Federal Trade Commission, testified to-
day before the Senate agriculture
committee in support of the commits
sion's recent report charging prof
iteering in the packing industry. and
in reply to the report Of the Chamber
of Commerce of the United States that
the commission has exceeded its
auth ority. ..
Mr. Colver's testimony was largely
in support of the commissions allega-
tions that. the packers were inter-
locked with financial institutions, and
he gave names of directors and
former officers of the chamber who,
he said, are officers in banks which
have made large loans to the packers.
Evening star., 1918-09-26
Quotes Loan Instances.

He read from list showing that
James Cousins of Detroit. Mich, d1-
rector of the chamber, is an officer in
a Detroit bank which has negotiated
a loan amounting to s250.000 to three
of the five large packing firms. w. l..
Clouts of Pittsburgh. Pa. director in
the chamber. also is a director in
bank which has loaned $450.000 to the
packers, he said. William b. Dean of
St. Paul, Mimi, a member of the COM
mittee from the chamber which
framed the report crticising the COM
mission. is a director of the First Ma
tional Bank of St. Paul, which has ne
gotiated loans aggregating $2,125,000
to the packers. Mr.. Colver said. and
l.. E. Pearson, another director of the
chamber. is an officer in the Irving
National Bank of New York. the loans
of which to packers has totaled ST.
593,75O, he said. Samuel McRoberts
a former vice president of the cham
ber. is connected with the National
City Bank of New York. which has
made large loans, he alleged. to the
packing interests.
Evening star., 1918-09-26
RAINBOW DIVISION COMMENDED
FOR SERVICES IN FIGHTING LINE
First D. C. Field HospitalAmong Those
Praised for Work in Trenches In
Lorraine and on Marne Front.

ton. during the critical days from
July IA to July IS you had the honor
of being the only American division to
fight in Gen. Gouraud's army. which
so gloriously obeyed his order, We
will stand or die and by its iron de-
fense crushed the German assault and
made possible the offensive of July Is
to the west of Rheims.
The division was then transferred te
the north of the Marne, and, contip-
ues the letter. fresh from the battle
front before Chalons, you were thrown
against the picked troops of Germany.
For eight consecutive days you at
tackled skillfully prepared positions.
You captured great stores of arms
and ammunitions. You forced the
crossing of the Ourcq. You took Hill
212. Sergy. Meurcy. Ferme and Sc
ringes by assault. You drove the en-
emy, including an imperial guard di-
vision. before you for depth of fif-
teen kilometers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05
LOCAL AI: 4Al6S,
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Clover Drug Stors-Csrriss . oemr5sts linz o,
high grade eorrespondsnes stationary.
Star Theatre-Closcd today. Ths programme
for Wednesday includes "Inspirstions OF
Harry Larrabee.' . four rssl drama A
mystery drama for Frday.
mules Is the finest lot Of animals sser TO
ceived on this market
IL. n. Stroup-Throws cot . Su1Festisn in re
gard 10 winter goods that may be worth
YORK Furniture Co.-TsIks about some of thx
household necessities that it can supply &c
those who want than.
S. n. care Enquirer Offce-HaB . one or two
horse farm near Clover. for rent.
Putnam 4 Huey-Want you TO know that they
, are ready to grind your corn and solicit 9
Geo. W. Williams. w. M.-Givea notice Of Ma.
sonic lodge meeting this Tuesday night. II
n. degree work.
u. g. SASH, Chairman-Publishes financial
statement Of the York Relief association
W. E. Ferguson-Is ready TO help Mr.. Hoover
by supplying his patrons with all sorts OF
Shieder Drug Store-Sells the guaranteed
''Wearever'' rubber goods and can supply al.
most anything you may need.
First National Bank. York-ls selling wal
savings stamps and certificates and tells you
that these are good. Bafe Investments
York Drug Store-Suggests that you can have
more eggs by giving your hens DR.. Hess
poultry pan-a-cea.
York Supply Co.--Discusses the -four situation
and makes a proposition TO farmers who
have corn on their hands.
Clinton Bros.--Have fresh mackerel. Swift's
hams. and home-ground meal. and want to
supply your needs.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05

bridge" said County supervisor Boyd
Yesterday.
We tried to get government as
sistance between Rock Hill and York
Vile" Nj Boyd went on: but fail
ed. and although our application for
help on the Rock Hill-Catawba bridge
road was fourth on the list, 1t was the
first to be granted. SO far 1t Is the only
application that has been granted"
The Rock Hill-River bridge road
is to be four miles long-one mile
within the corporate limits OF Rock
Hill and the other three miles from
the corporate limits OF Rock Hill TO
the river bridge. The road has al
ready been graded and will require
but a small amount Of surfacing be-
fore II is ready for the concrete bed.
This concrete bed, Mr. Boyd ex-
planned, will be fourteen feet wide.
and he thinks II will cost pretty close
to $4,000 a mile.
The national government il help
ing on the recommendation Of the
state highway commission. The work
of the chaingang Is to be counted in
the county's half of the expense and
the balance Is TO be made up by pri-
vate subscriptions. Altogether the
cost of the three miles will be- close
TO $4,000.
Il am inclined to think" said Su-
pervisor Boyd. that the state high
way commission was influenced in its
decision by THE fact that the Cataw-
la bridge. when completed. will be
the only highway bridge across the
river between the North Carolina
line and Camden. The Camden
bridge is in process Of construction.
only, and may or may not be- COM
pleted before ours. Then also. this
concrete road will be an Important
link in the highway between thar
lutte and Columbia
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05
WITHIN THE TOWN

The county pension board met in
the courthouse yesterday, but had
nothing to do II was the same with
the county board Of registration.
AT the annual meeting of tn .
brary association last Friday. officers
were elected as follows: Mrs. w. b.
Moore. president: J. G: Wardlaw. vice
president; ]. r. Lindsay. secretary
treasurer: Miss Fannie Wardlaw. ~
brarian. The association now has l3o
members and over 100 volumes.
along with all the most desirable cur
rent magazines.
- Isaac Wright. Jr.. colored. whose
serious illness was mentioned in The
Enquirer of last Friday. died Sunday
morning at o'clock. and was buried
yesterday afternoon by the local color
ed odd Fellows lodge. He leaves q
widow and large family OF small
children.
The Cannon mill has adopted
uuite d liberal means Of encouraging
the purchase OF war savings stamps
by it's employees. Upon application
the mill gives to any employc thrift
s;nmp card with one 25-cent stamp
affixed. Then if the recipient Of the
card will put stamps in fourteen OF
the remaining fifteen spaces the mill
company will contribute the sixteenth
stamp. This means that the COM
pany will give the employe SO cents on
Q - Nf IA. M In
also the company goes further and
agrees to pay the difference Of from
l2 to 20 cents between sixteen thrift
stamps and one war savings stamp.
Quite a number of employees are TAX
Ing advantage Of this very liberal
proposition.
In another column there is a
brief statement Of the operations OF
the Local Relief association. organ
lied a year ago. The purpose Of the
association was to take charge OF and
administer local charities under a sys-
tenn whereby individuals. instead OF
giving charity promiscuously, could
make their contributions to the mem
bers OF the executive committee OF
the association. which would under
take to investigate and deal with
each case on its merits. The report
shows that the committee has re-
ccived contributions to the amount Of
sl.3T7.20, and made disbursements to
the amount Of s1.3S0.S5, leaving
deficit Of 1855. AS a matter Of fact
this is not complete report. Mem
bers of the committee are known to
have paid out some $500 or more out
Of their own pockets. and taken no
credit for the expenditure.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05
. $225 A YEAR.

From and after last Saturday the
price OF years subscription to the
Yorkville Enquirer is &225 year to
single subscribers and So year to
subscribers in clubs.
All subscriptions paid to clubmak-
ers on or before last Saturday will
he credited at $1.75. II paid into this
office by the end of this week; but
clubmakers have not been authoriz-
ed to accept subscriptions at Sl.75
since last Saturday. and We do not
accept any S1.75 subscriptions paid
since that date.
Owing to the unusual rush of SUBJ
scribers to get In their subscriptions
at $l.I5 previous to last Saturday. the
mailing list force has been unable to
remove from labels the stars that in
6icate UNPAID subscriptions, and II
may be week before this work can
be completed.
Subscribers. therefore. who have
paid the clubmakers previous to last
Saturday are requested not to become
impatient at the failure of their la :
bells to show proper credit-at least
not for another week.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05
CLERKS SALE.

The only auction sale by the clerk
of the court yesterday. included the
property advertised in the case Of
the American Trust company vs. The
Charlotte Brick company. S. S. Nc
Ninch and others. all Of It being in
Fort Mill township.
The advertised property was sold
in seven lots. for an aggregate Of
s17,5O0. and all Of 1t save that in
cluded In the L. NJ. Dinkins home
place. was bought by the American
Trust Company. The l., NJ. Dinkins
home place was bought by Dunlap e.
Dunlap for $4,000.
There was no competitive bidding
except in the case Of q. tract Of 1897
acres Of land in Fort Mill township.
included in the property OF $. s. Nc
Ninch. This was started at $4,000.
and finally knocked down to the
American Trust company for $4,000.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05

Garfield Wants Uniformity.-ln their
efforts to enforce the Monday closing
ordinance some OF the state fuel adj
miniStrators have gone beyond the
instructions from the national fuel
administration, and Mr.. Garfield Is
now seeking to bring about uniforms
| ty. To that end he has sent out the
following:
As result OF various restrictive
regulations established locally by
state fuel administrators in certain
states discrimination between differ
ent states and inequalities in the re-
quirements of ne ghboring communi-
ties. After careful consideration,
United States Fuel Administrator
Garfield has concluded that regula-
tions in every state should in general
uniform with those promulgated by
Washington.
we particularly desire to uniform
regulations for the whole country at
the earliest possible date not later
than February 6. having especially In
mind conformity with national orders
for lightless nights and orders re-
stricting churches. theatres and other
public gathering places, as well as
orders relating to closing drug stores,
food stores and ether selling necessi-
ties.
In general We feel that the United
States fuel administrators order OF
January II is su ficiently drastic and
that further extension should not be
attempted unless absolutely required
by local emergency and substantially
supported by local sanction.
III YOU have already established
additional regula tons, we ask that
you announce date in the near fu-
ture. after which regulations in your
state will be uniform with those OF
Washington"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Miss Mary Herbert Of Yorkville
spent sunday with relatives In
Orangeburg.
Mr.. L. W. Jenkins Of Spartanburg
visited Mr.. and Mrs. W. w. Jenkins
here this week.
Lieut.. J. r. Lindsay Of Camp
jackson. spent sunday at his home
in Yorkville.
Mr.. Harry l. McCaw. clerk OF the
supreme court. Columbia, spent sun
day at his home in forkville.
Mr.. Carl Latimer of Chester. visit.
ed his mother. Mrs. W. q. Latimer
in Yorkville. Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs II. b. James OF York.
willie. visited the family of Mr.. Will
Neely in Rock Hill this week.
Mr.. u. f. Finley of Philadelphia
Pa, is spending several days with
relatives i'm Yorkville.
Miss Robbie Brown Of fOrkvillc
has taken Il position with \. Fried
helm & Bro, in Rock Hill
Mcssrs. Yorkston and Withers Gris
Of columbia. visited their sister. Mrs
II. f.. Neil. in Yorkrille Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. B. B. Aycock have
returned TO tnelr nome III Hduln, ~
c., after spending several weeks with
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Alexander or
Yorkville No. 1.
William Drakcford. who has beer
working for the Belk-Kirkpatrick co
i'm Greenville. has returned to York
willie and is now with the Kirkpatrick
felk 60.
Mr.. A. Carroll Grist Of Yorkrille
now located in Atlanta, Ca. has beer
accepted into the aviation service oi
the army and is awaiting his orders
10 report to an aviation camp.
R"v. J. T.. Jordan of Camp Wads
worth, Spartanburg. preached at tho
Presbyterian church in Yorkville sun
day morning and also at the unior
service in the Episcopal church sun
day evening.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05

Former President Taft. who is wis.,
iting the army camps under the aus
piccS OF the Y. NJ. G. ~. addressed
the south Carolina legislature last
Thursday. He said that Germany Is
attempting tu crush Christian ciril;-
Z;ltion from the world. and he thank
,d fud that America is now lighting
for the Allies. who have been bearing
the burden of the war for more than
three wears. IF America is defeat
I'd. or rather if the Allies are defeat
ed he said. America would either
become vassal of Germany or she
would have To maintain an armed
camp for years To come in order Ia
defend herself from further German
aggression.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05

Ii is more than probable that yes
terday was the last Of the heatless
Mondays. under the recent order OF
the fuel administration at Washing
ton. The subject was under consid
Grafton at Il conference between Fuel
Administrators Garfield and Direct
or General McAdoo last Friday. The
whole subject was considered nj
length: but no final conclusion was
reached After the conference. Mr..
McAdou announced that there would
be another conference today. ut which
the whole matter would be gone over
IN full detail with especial reference
TO what has been accomplished in the
way of saving fuel and relieving con-
gcstion by previous heatless days.
and il it shall be decided 10 abandon
the heatless Monday idea. announce
mrnt will be made at once.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05

E"rlin is officially declaring that
the United States is responsible tor
the strikes that have developed in
Germany. One statement has il that
Il large fund (e5o. .0O0,0 600 marks) was
raised in Washington for the purpose
on New Years day. AS to just what
the truth is We do not know. We
have very little reason to doubt that
the United States is responsible for
conditions in Germany: but we do
not think IL has been Il matter OF
bribery. We rather think It Is be-
cause OF the food and supplies We
have been furnishing to the Allies.
and to the military preparations in
which we have been engaged. But
then. if American money has been
used in Germany, what Of il: Ger
many has been spending millions and
millions in the United States for the
purpose Of embarrassing this coun-
try. and surely she ought not TO have
any kick if we should fight back the
same way.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS

- Columbia has closed churches,
theatres. etc, on account Of spinal
meningitis.
The recorder Of Columbia on last
Friday fined ten negroes $40 apiece
for making loafing place OF the Sea
board Air Line depot.
- Bennettsville, January 2S: Senator
McI.aurin returned from Charlotte on
Monday and went back today to CON-
plete arrangements to bring his mother
home from the sanacorium. The
weather s 80 bad and the railroad
connections SO difficult. that he has
been trying to get special train. Un-
der the new railroad orders no one
seemed to have the authority, so the
senator wired Mr.. HcAdoo, who
promptly sent him telegram authoriz-
ing the Seaboard to furnish the neces-
sary accommodations. II Is expected
that they will arrive In Bennettsville
on Friday morning. Mrs. Mowry has
improved under the treatment and her
many friends and relatives are glad to
months ago she was remarkably vigor-
GUS for a person approaching four score
years. She was erect and vigorous. A
familiar figure walking the streets OF
Bennettsville like a woman OF middle
age.
-Greenville. February 2: The Judge
advocate at Camp Sewer announced
today the trial and conviction by gen.
eral courtmartial Of two soldiers OF
the a0th division for cutting OF their
fingers to evade military service.
Private Lark L Triplett, Of Granite
Falls, N. c., was sentenced to four
years imprisonment In the federal
prison s at AL A.lsnts On charge % Of cut ,st,
hand. Private Edward J. cousey OF
for cutting on three fingers Of the
right hand. The sentence was more
severe In the case Of Cousey for the
reason that the right hand ID more
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05
CLOVER cUltIN6S
ndence The Yorkviile Enauirsr

correspondenee The YorkviiIe Enquirer
Clover. February 2.-Mr. Dan Shir-
ley. former citizen Of Glover. hut
now of woonsocket. Il. l.. has been a
visitor here this week. Mr.. Shirley Is
marhinist and has been working In
shop where they make certain parts
OF a biplane. He has enlisted In the
navy and expects to be called into
service at any time. Mr.. Shirley says
that the weather ut his home has
been very severe for the past few
weeks. the thermometer registering
80 degrees below zero.
An army recruiting officer was In
Glover Friday distributing literature
to the young men. He has head
quarters In Savannah and states that
during the past two weeks he has
Travelled 5000 miles and got only II
recruits.
Miss Annie Lee Adams. who IL
teaching near Belmont. Ii spending
the weekend here with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Adams.
Mrs. W. NJ. Matthews spent Thurs
day In Gastonia with her brother.
Mr.. I. A. Campbell.
Miss Winnie Brown is spending a
few days with Miss Avon Robinson
on Route 4.
Prof. Brown Baird Of the Glover
Graded school. was a business visitor
to Yorkville Thursday night.
Mr. Orr Sparrow. who has been
visiting his wife and parents, Mr..
and Mrs. ". II. Sparrow, for the past
two weeks left Friday morning for
Pinevile. y. G.. where he has a po-
stion with the Southern Power 60.
Owing to the condition Of the roads
both the Glover to Yorkville and the
Glover to Gastonia jitneys are mud
bound.
Mr.. r. S. Dickson Of Durham, y.
c.. was here Wednesday en- route 10
Yorkville to appear, before the ex-
emption board.
Mr.. samue! L. Johnson, income ta-
agent spent Tuesday and Wednes-
day here. assisting those liable to In
come taxes in filling out their sched-
ule.
Mrs. Sam Pierce of Gastonia. is
visiting her mother. Mrs. n. A. Dor
sett.
Messrs. N. A. Enloe, G. w. Adams.
II. d. Wallace. D. c. Turner and Jas.
A. Barret tattended q district meet
ing OF the Junior order In Gaffney
last Saturday.
A charter for the Red Cross chap
ter Of Glover has been applied for
and an Office will be opened In the
directors room Of the Bank Of cIo-
yer. with Mrs. 8. J. Clinton, chair
man Of the woman's work committee.
in charge. The present membership
Of the local chapter In about $50.
Miss Margaret Ford is confined To
her home with grip.
DR.. d. D. Cook. who has been con-
fined to his room with an infected
finger is able to be out again.
Mr.. ]. d. Gwtn continues III at his
home here.
Mr.. Frank Edwards Of Camp Sc
vier, Greenville, u spending the week.
end at the home Of Mr.. R N. Plano.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05

keep UP with the demands Of the allied
armies. Ships and yet more ships Is
sim the most important corollary OF
the war. When we first asked the
United States for ships there was
quick response. In no way can the
United States help more than In build
ir:: ships. Is she succeeding: Is she
throwing her best brains and great en- :
,.:;ivs into II. II Is worthy contribu-
/ tion TO our great cause. | hope she Is
Meanwhile We shall not be Idle
Great Britain is straining every re-
source TO launch every ton OF whlch
she Is capable. We are at the present
, moment building merchant ships at
| higher rate than ever before In oui
record before the war"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05
FLOUR SUBSTITUTE ORDERED.

The freless Monday order made
people take notice OF the fact that
the country Is at war in way that
they had not been made to take no
tice by any previous event; but Its ef-
feet was mild indeed compared with
the order that requires every pur-
chaser Of flour to at the same time
purchase an equal amount of some
substitute for flour.
The fireless Monday order did not
affect everybody. 1t affected only the
business people. and not all OF the
business people: but the -four order
u close home to everybody. and
! people are still trying to puzzle out
the meaning of il.
Il have all the corn meal l need
and more than / can possibly use.
What do I want to buy meal for?"
That is a common situation, and II
/. difficult to find satisfactory
answer-an answer satisfactory In the
direction Of mitigating the order
AS a matter Of fact. about the only
answer Is about like this:
IF you have all the meal you
eed. just use II. and don't buy any
four, for that is the end to which the
government Is driving"
But ! cannot eat corn meal. ! am
r OF accustomed to II and don't like
H."
Well, you will have to learn to eat
cornbread. or ssme other substitute
for -four. Either that, or perhaps
YOU can make arrangements by which
YOU can go into partnership with
some other fellow who would be will
ing to eat cornbread. especially II
he can have It at a reduced price. In
that case you buy your allowance OF
-four and corn meal, keep the flour
for yourself. and sell the corn meal
TO the other fellow at bargain. As
nhe ruling stands now. there Is posi-
lively no objection to that"
Grocers have had to answer u no
and of questions on account Of the
Hour order. Some try to argue and
Explain and some do not They un-
kerstand that the government does