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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-11
CIRCUIT COURT.

The February term Of the circuit
court, commonly known as the com
promise term" convened yesterday and
fell down for lack Of business, after
disposing of two jury cases, one OF
them through consent verdict (com-
promise) and the other by trial.
Hon. Frank B. Gary, presiding
sounded the calendar, and finding how
little there was to do, made arrange
ments to take care of what was to be
done, discharged all the jurors not
needed, retaining only the twelve ju-
rors required for the single case that
was actually ready for trial.
There was a consent verdict in the
case of the Kentucky Wagon company
VS.. s. j. Kimball & Sons. The parties
having reached an agreement the for
mality Of a verdict was necessary to
confirm the agreement.
The only case for trial was that OF
]. M. Stewar4 VS.. Frank Collier and
Robert Furr, involving responsibility
for q collision between two automo-
biles near EbeneZer on December g.
last.
The plaintiffs automobile was over
turned and badly smashed and the
plaintiff thinking that the defendant
was responsible for the collision took
the matter before a jury for settle
ment
The case was possessed of several
features Of unusual interest.
According to the testimony, the ac-
cident, or smashup occurred at New
port.
Mr.. Stewart was driving along ir
his car with his family. Collier and
Furr came along behind in the same
direction, struck and turned over Mr.
Stewards car and went on without ask
ing to see whether there had been any
damage. The car was pretty badly
smashed and, Mr.. Stewart was laid UP
in bed for several days.
Mr.. Stewart began proceedings by
prosecuting Furr and Collier for reck.
less driving, and afterward attached
the car they were using, which car, II
developed, was the property Of Mr. c.
B. McFadden of Rock Hill.
There is a statute which provides
that a car not under lock and key, or
not locked, may be held responsible for
any damages that may be inflicted by
it in the hands of unauthorized per-
sons, or in the hands Of the owner
himself, for that matter, in case he Is
not otherwise legally responsible.
The suit was based on this statute
Mr.. McFadden, the owner Of the car
testified that the boys had asked him
that morning for the car and that he
had told them that they could not get
it; but that they had afterward taken
| it without his consent.
The jury found for the plaintiff In
the sum of $500 and also that under
the statute the plaintiff was entitled
to make as much Of the verdict as ne
could out Of the car.
Messrs Dunlap and Dunlap rep
represented the plaintiff and Mr.. Har'
nv Foster the defendant.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-11
Auto Truck Transport.

The possibilities Of the auto-truck
transport in the development Of the
country furnishes a problem worthy of
the brightest Of the ambitious people
that would seek honor and wealth, or
at least competence for service per-
formed.
For instance, take this as a crude
pointer:
Material prosperity anywhere and
everywhere depends upon commerce,
and the basis of commerce is collection
and distribution Of commodities.
Absolutely the most essential re-
auirement Of commerce is transporta-
ton.
Even in the simplest grocery trans
action involving a peck Of corn meal,
the thing would be incomplete without
transportation.
Either the buyer has to transport
the meal, or the seller has to transport
it, else there would be no incentive for
the exchange of the meal and money.
What use would the meal be to the
buyer so long as it remains in the
store?
The task of collecting a thousand
dozen eggs in Yorkville is a hundred
times greater then is the task Of TAX
ing that thousand dozen eggs to New
York or even to China.
To collect the eggs in Yorkville in
wolves the help Of hundreds Of people
in all parts of the county, and II each
one of these people should have to
come to town with a few Of the eggs,
the aggregate cost of transportation,
even though 1t may not be taken into
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-11
ADVANCE IN REAL ESTATE.

In general way reference has been
made in The Enquirer to the steady
upward trend Of real estate values in
York county. Real estate values as a
whole are much higher than they were
a few years ago; but to give an exact
idea Of the increase would, Of course,
require more research than can rea-
sonably be directed to the subject at
this time. However, through the kind
accommodation of Deputy Clerk Of the
Court Clinton, this interesting case is
presented:
In 1909 C. c.. Hughes sold tract of
land in the Eastview section Of the
county, about four miles southeast of
Yorkville, and containing 1S5 acres, to
w. G. Hughes for $4,000.
In 1910 w. G. Hughes sold 65 acres
of this tract to Will Clinton for ST.
662.50.
The same year Will Clinton sold the
same tract to F. c. Riddle for $1,995.
/. In 1911 F. c. Riddle sold the tract to
R. L. and w. G. Hope for s2,13O.
In 1917 R. l. Hope sold his half In
terest to w. G. Hope for $1,000.
In 1918 w. G. Hope sold the entire
tract to Ernest Jackson for $2,493.75.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-11
cAMoUFLAGED ALCOHOL.

There is much sentiment in the stat
for the erection of horse high, bull
strong and pig-tight law that will pre-
vent the sale of camouflaged alcohol
and many legislators are giving thell
attention to the matter.
Some minds, after considering the
question in all of its details, so far al
they are able to see the same, hnall!
decide upon sales through physicians
prescriptions as the only way out.
That has been thoroughly tried, will
the result of demonstrating its com
plete inadequacy.
There are physicians who would no
improperly give a prescription for IL
auor and there are others who nave
very little scruple about the matter. Il
has been demonstrated that there are
ALWAYS enough Of the last to supply al
the liquor that may be desired.
Senator Padgett Of Colleton, few
days ago introduced the following, in
tended Ito regulate the sale of COM
pounds containing alcohol, when usec
as a beverage:
Section l. That it shall be unlaW'
full for any person, firm, corporation Oh
company to sell or offer for sale any
compound by whatsoever name may pe
given that may contain alcohol ano
used as a beverage, except as hereafter
provided:
"Sec. 2. That any licensed druggist
of this state may sell said compound
provided they keep record OF all sucn
sales, showing amount sold ana the
name of the party purchasing, etc.
which record shall be open 1or lnsPec'
ton at all times.
Sec. 3. That any person, firm OF
corporation or company violating the
provisions of this act shall be punlsneo
as herewith prescribed by law for the
violation of the law referring 10 the
sale of intoxicating liquors ana IN al,
dition to this punishment any llcensed
druggist who shall be reported to the
pharmacist board of South Carolina
that they are violating this act and up
on investigation the pharmacists
board find sufficient evidence or such
violation they shall cancel and annu
the license of such druggist to do ousl-
ness in this state.
To the average layman, lneXperlenc-
ed in such things, this appears TO De
drastic enough. The only thing, ne
sees in it is that if a druggist under-
takes to make business OF selline
camouhaged alcohol, he will forfeit MS
license.
But at the bottom Of it all Is nothing
but permission to the druggist to sell
as much such stuff as he likes, proVld-
ed only that he keeps record OF now
much he sells and who he sells IL TO-
He is not even required to specify the
date on which the sales are made.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-11
Time.

Although there be many who do not
realize the fact, the most important
and valuable asset that is possessed by
any man or woman is time.
That "time is money is true; but
time is something else Of more impor-
tance than money.
Time is opportunity.
One Of the most famous maxims of
Napoleon, who accomplished as much
in his life as any other man who ever
lived within the same number Of years,
was:
"One hour lost is a chance for mis-
fortune in the future"
One Of the great defects Of golden
youth is a tendency to confuse time
with eternity and to exist oblivious of
the fact that time does not last always.
There are thousands and thousands
who, with regard to time, never get
beyond the viewpoint Of youth.
Among these there are some, when
they are getting old, which means that
Wneu luSS udNC iSoSAiSe viz PoAAAN
where they are able to realize that the
machinery is running down, who are
able to look backward and see the path
over which they have come strewn
with perfectly good but awfully neg
lected opportunities.
Those who live in the future blame
all their disappointment upon others;
but after they have arrived into what
they used to consider the future they
are able to look back and see that only
they themselves were to blame.
Time is money, time Is opportunity
"Procrastination," it has been said
'is the thief of time"
There is an important truth in this
saying; but the force Of it Is lost some
where in the somewhat vague persona
fication Of the word procrastination.
With a predisposition to waste time
anyway, the average individual is in
clined to lay the blame, when he real
ICES something is to blame, on an in
tangible word, instead Of upon himself
who, is the real offender.
Yes, from the cradle to the grave the
most important asset owned by any
man or woman Is time.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-11

While The Enquirer views with
pleasure the proposition to take county
conyicts for state road work, it thinks
that unless all the convicts are includ-
ed, 1t is Just as we'll to leave things as
they are. AS to whether the country
has ever been able to break even on
the maintenance of the chaingang we
are doubtful. Some good road work
has been done, or at least the founda-
ton of a lot of good road work has
been laid; but the cost has always been
in excess of what could have been ac-
complished through free labor at the
same expense. What is known as the
Meares bill, now pending, proposes to
take from the counties all able-bodied
male convicts and leave the counties to
take care Of the women and cripples
as best they can. These last elements
constitute a most embarrassing prob
lem anywhere; but 1t would be better
for the state to undertake an equitable
adjustment Of the matter than to leave
it to the counties.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-11
MERE-MENTlON

The Essex county, N. j., trades coun-
Gil, IS 900 strong, has adopted a reso-
luton to resist prohibition to the ex-
tent of a strike in which the slogan
will be mo beer, no work. ."--More
than so automobiles, valued at pe-
tween s50,OOO and 100000, have been
rounded up at Atlantic City, n. j. They
have been stolen principally from New
York. Philadelphia and BALTIMORE.
It is stated that President Wilson mas
abandoned his proposed visit to Bel
GUM because Of pressure Of business.
Premier Lloyd George Of Great
Britain, is back in London, after nav.
ing been in Paris for several weeks at
the peace conference.-the war de-
partment is demanding Investigation 10
develop why the Muscle Shoals, Ala,,
nitrate plant, for which S35,OOO,Ooo
was appropriated, should nave cost
s65. .O0O, 900 and not yet be completed.
The international crop report es.
Inmates this years wheat harvest will
be 57,0O0,O00 tons against 49,500,O00
tons in 1917. 1t is estimated that all
the importing countries Of the world
will not import more than 100000
tons against 100000 tons, the aver
age before the war.............There Is a
probability that the German national
assembly, now in session at Weimar,
Germany, will be moved to Berlin.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-11
LOCAL AFFAIRS
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Star Theatre-Today's programme includes
serial and rich comedy. Tomorrow. Gladys
Hulette. Thursday. comes Fanny Ward in
five reel drama.
tistics on the influenza scourge and incident
ally reminds you that he sells health. acci-
dent and life insurance. 80,
Yorkville Cotton Oil Co.-After this date will
operate its ginnery on Thursday and Friday
Sam M. Grist-Will bond you. He also sells
all kinds of good insurance.
M. II. Blair Sharon No. 2-Ofers Cleveland
big boil cotton seed in limited quantity. He
asks cmsr s yG%S Unpaid accounts
of the Mill Peoples Store in his hands. You
can pay at his office II you desire.
Miss Liliis Ashe Observation-Disclosures nice
white Plymouth Rock and r; l. red cock
M. S. Benfield. No. 8 Yorkville-Will appre-
ciate the return of bunch of keys lost last
week.
Drafts Refo, Chester-Wants to employ girls
to run electric driven machine in making
H. F. Baker--Is local agent for the famous
Singer sewing machine, the best in the
world. He also repairs all kinds Of sewing
machines.
j. F. Pursley, Clover-Is prepared to supply l6
per cent acid. for cash, delivered at the right
prices. He has plenty Of 1t.
Carolina Bond & Mortgage Co., Col-Ihrough
C.. Z. Spencer, Atty, will loan you money
for such needs as you may have-growing
crops, improving your farm. etc.
Yorkville Candy kitchen-Has choice lot OF
various kinds of fruits on hand. Also sells
Shvar ginger ale Choice fresh bread and
N. b. G. cakes and crackers.
w. E. Ferguson-Calls attention to the very
fine, fat mackerel he has in stock, and sug-
gests that you try one for an appetizing
breakfast.
Feinsten Bargain House-1nvites attention to
its bargain shoe counter. Shoes for men
and women at low prices. A word about
ladies' waists and blouses.
York Motor Car Co.-Mr. Courtney is laid up
lust at present but hopes to soon be at his
place of business again, and in the mean
time asks you TO call on his place for your
motor car needs.
James Bros.-Say that good mule judges are
saying nice things about their last car OF
stock. More mules are expected to arrive
this week.
Loan and Savings Bank-Says that progress,
helpfulness and enthusiasm are in the
atmosphere of this strong bank 1t empha-
sizes its service TO its patrons.
Farmers Hardware & Supply Co.-Says that
YOU will do we'll to call on it for various
kinds of fencing and for composition roofing,
and wants to furnish you with oats.
First National Bank-Invites you to deposit
your money with it when you have 1t, and
borrow from 1t when you have need oil
money. 1t will serve you both ways.
Wrigley-The gum that is the longest lasting
sweetmeat in the world is Wrigleys chewing
gum. Sold everywhere.
York Wholesale Grocery-Says that ShiVar
ale will beautify your complexion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-11

What is known as the Susan B. An
thony woman suffrage resolution, hav-
ing already been passed by the house
the question now is what the senate
will do. When the resolution was last
before the senate it lacked two votes OF
the required two-thirds majority
Since then there have been several
changes. Senator Pollock of South
Carolina, has announced his purpose
to vote for the resolution. The Ne
braska legislature has instructed the
senators from that state to vote for
the resolution; but Senator Hitchcock
says he wont do it. The Florida sena-
tors have also been instructd to sup
port the resolution. Senator Jones OF
New Mexico who is in charge, gave no.
tice some days ago that he would call
the matter up yesterday for a record
vote. There are more Republican
senators on record in favor Of woman
suffrage than there are Democratic
senators, and there is q feeling that ii
the Democratic congress does not au'
thorize the submission Of the woman
suffrage amendment the Republican
congress will do so. And of course
whichever party does submit the
amendment it will make as much po'
litical capital out of it as possible.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-11

The Republicans of the senate have
decided upon the partial abolition OF
the seniority rule in the organization
of committees when they take charge
of the senate on the fourth of March.
The seniority rule, which has been in
existence almost since the organization
Of the government, has been a source
of great harm and impediment to the
public welfare In its operation the Sc
niority rule gives the craftsmanship of
committees to the oldest members of
the ruling party For instance. say
after the Republicans have controlled
the senate for twelve or sixteen years,
with the ranking Democrats serving as
figureheads, and many of them useless
hulks the Democrats come into power
and the fortunes of the party are
placed in the hands of men who should
have long since been retired from pub
lie life. The Democrats were up
against that problem when they took
charge some years ago and the Repub-
licans are up against it now. Although
the Democrats did not change the rule
they managed to get around some OF
the worse cases, by leaving the senior
Democrats as nominal chairmen, while
the work of the committees was di-
rected by abler and more efficient
men.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-11
WITHIN THE TOWN

Mayor Johnson is now riding in
an automobile recently purchased by
him.
DIR. E. E. Gillespie is conducting a
series of night meetings at the Cannon
mill during this week.
-Messrs. James Bros. last week sold
a pair of mules for S1,150. The pur-
chaser was Mr.. Claud Robinson, of
No. Yorkville.
Mrs. ]. s. Jones and Misses Ella
Neely and Susan Howe, teachers in
the schools, failed to report for work
Yesterday, all being i'll with influenza.
There was only small attendance
of people in town yesterday on account
of the circuit court-mainly jurors and
n few witnesses.
- CONGRESSMAN Stevenson writes that
the house committee on military af-
fairs has announced that 1t will report
no bills at this session for the donation
of war trophies, and that means that
the cannon Mr.. Stevenson was trying
to get for Yorkville and other towns IN
his district will not be forthcoming.
Announcement was made at the
morning service in the Associate Re-
formed church last Sunday that over
s2.4OO Of the $2,755 due on the church
debt on February Is had been raised
during the previous week. 1t was
stated that because of the exigencies
of the war, ETC., the installment on the
debt that was due year ago was not
paid in full. The deacons were conf
dent that with the subscriptions from
certain members who had not yet been
approached, the full amount of the
matured Indebtedness would be paid
within the time specified.
Superintendent of Education John
E. Swearingen has asked for the resig
nation Of DR.. William S. Stokes as reg
istrar of the state bureau of registra-
ton and employment Of teachers. The
state superintendent action is based
on the alleged conduct Of DR.. Stokes
In trying to aid teachers to get more
pay. One specific charge is set forth
in an affidavit by T. Peden Anderson
and j. e. Breazelle, trustees of the
school at Westminster Oconee county.
They allege that DR.. Stokes rang up
woman teacher already employed. and
offered her a position at Westminster;
but when he found that she was al
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-11

Serious Strike at Tacoma.-What
gave promise of becoming one of the
most formidable strikes this country
has ever known has just fallen through
at Tacoma, Washington. The trouble
has been brewing for some weeks. The
strike organization was asking for
more pay and shorter hours. Last
week the strike leaders gave notice
that they had effected complete organ
ization throughout the state; but not
only that they were prepared to fur
nish food, coal, clothing and every
thing else that would be needed by
those who would be thrown out OF
work until such time as read just
ment could be effected. In fact the
strikers represented themselves as pre-
pared to take over the government.
The mayor Of Tacoma, operating
through the governor of washington,
arranged with the war department for
a regiment Of troops and in addition
provided 1000 policemen. 1t seemed
to be a question Of who should admin
lister the government, the strikers or
the duly constituted authorities. IN
formation yesterday was that tne
strikers had backed down; but details
were not available.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-11
Individual account, would be man!
finn es tba value of the eggs

Individual account, would be man!
times the value Of the eggs.
II a motor truck should undertake o
trip Of ten miles with one dozen eggs
the operator thereof would not realize
enough to pay for gasoline over hall
the distance; but if a motor truck
starting ten miles away, should"by pre-
vious systematic management be able
to pick up and bring to town one hun
dred dozen eggs, 1t would have about
$40 worth in all. and ten per cent OF
that or 81 would be enough to pay a
handsome profit on that trip. But 100
dozen eggs would take up only small
part Of the available express space OF
a medium sized motor truck, and the
management having made similar pre-
yious ARRANGEMENTS for the collection
of chickens, sweet potatoes. molasses
and various other articles at the same
times and places at which the eggs
were collected, the value of the load
would be many times $40, and the
profits to the carrier as we'll as to the
consignees Of the various articles would
be many times greater.
There are people who think they can
make trip Of ten miles in buggy at
no cost at all, because they own their
own horse and buggy, and they do not
count their own time; but If 1t takes
10 hn
cost is counted at less than three or
four dollars somebody is losing both
time and money without knowing 1t.
Hundreds Of such trips are made
daily in this county without the max
ers thereof realizing how much loss
they are sustaining.
A single automobile transport could
at a single load take the place of not
less than fifty Of such trips and make
money for itself while saving time and
money for others who are wasting
their effort.
There is nothing visionary about this
proposition. 1t is absolutely practica-
BILE in every detail, and only needs
somebody to work it out in detail. To
he sure the thing cannot be developed
at once. The organizer must first de-
yelop and perfect his plans and then
next he must interest the people whom
he would serve and to whom he must
look for support.
But when this idea is fully develop
ed in the country, as it surely will be
developed some day, there will be
great deal less waste and great deal
more thrift and infinitely more pros
perity than there Is now.