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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-06-24
WET ARGUMENT CHALLENGED
Harvard Crimson Criticizes Some As
sertions Of Liquor Interests.

Harvard Crimson Criticizes Some As
sertions Of Liquor Interests.
The argument that prohibition is an
infringement upon the liberty Of the
individual, used extensively by liquor
| interests in the PAST. has been rehabili-
tated and in q somewhat disguised
form is urged upon the people OF the
country in the campaign to secure re-
peal or modification Of the wartime
prohibition act. This fallacious argu-
ment has been exploded time and
again by prohibition and Temperance
organizations, and now the Harvard
Crimson, published at Harvard univer-
sity, presents some new views on the
question in an editorial with regard to a
recent meeting. 1t says:
"At the recent mass meeting called
by the Massachusetts, branch of the
Association opposed to national prohi-
bition, In the Mechanics building, the
following statements we're made by
Mr.. C. A. Windle Of Chicago, the most
plausible speaker of the evening:
Prohibition is neither right In
principle, nor is it Christian in charac-
ter. Temperance has to do with your
control Of yourself. 1t is right. 1t can
be defended. Prohibition has to do
with your control by others. 1t Is
wrong and has no defense. Temper
ance is self-imposed and self-enforced;
prohibition is imposed by others
against your will, and enforced with a
policeman's club. You can no more
promote pure temperance by force
than you can make love with brick
bat. Prohibition is insulting to your
manhood, because it denies to you the
right Of self-determination.
"The implication running through
the whole of Mr.. Windle's argument is
that civilized man will become so i'm
mediately capable of temperance that
no restraint is needed to keep him
from alcoholic excess. The attainment
of this condition will at best require
long process of steady development.
Throughou this process, the excesses,
and resultant losses to national useful
ness and well-being are bound to con-
tinue.
IF a man gets drunk and .maltreats
his family, or becomes a menace or
nuisance to those with whom he comes
in contact, the result, far from being
liberty, is a clear infringement Of the
liberties Of other people, as 1t subjects
them to definite Inconvenience and re-
straints, If not sufferings. Even the
man who becomes passively drunk,
quite apart from harming himself, Is
cheating society out Of his usefulness.
It is all very we'll to say that free gov
ernment is better than good govern
ment, and that prohibition is an in
fringement of private liberty. But
when liberty has become to a large
extent license, and that license Is OF
type to stunt and inhibit progress by
destroying the effectiveness Of def
mite number Of human beings in each
generation, it is the clear duty of the
state to step in and protect society
from a part Of itself, if necessary by
compulsion. Beyond all doubt this
clear duty may be performed satisfac-
torily by the state only by the enforce
ment of a strict prohibition OF intoxi-
eating beverages"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-06-24

Baror> Sato.-There still lives in ia
pan the single japanese, In all proba-
bility, who was in the Franco Prus-
sian war, for he Is also the first jap
anese who ever obtained a passport
to go abroad for study. Circum-
stances, however, deprived him OF the
distinction Of being the first Japanese
student in Germany, for he found on
his arrival that two others had snug
gled themselves out Of the country as
stowaways and were there a year or
so before him. The adventurous STU
dent is now Baron Susumo Sato and
the difficulties of his adventure have
recently been told by him in the jap
an Magazine. He started from his ma
tive town of Sakura wearing topknot
on his head and carrying the two
swords Of the samurai, and had much
trouble at Yokohama in securing the
first student passport that the gov
ernment had ever issued. He succeed
ed in the end, however, and then he
cut off his queue, discarded his swords,
arrayed himself in western costume
obtained from a foreign tailor in Yo-
kohama, and took ship for San Fran
cisco, whence he crossed the continent,
and eventually reached Berlin from
New York. In Berlin he studied medi-
cine, and later served as doctor dur
ing the Franco-Prussian war. AS he
set out on his travels in 1859, Baron
Sato can review the whole period from
the end of feudelism to the present
position of Japan as a world power
Christian Science Monitor.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-06-24
Doesn't Stand with Gompers.-War'

Doesn't Stand with Gompers.-War-
rem S. Stone, president Of the Inter-
national Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, when asked by a represen-
tative of the Christian Science Moni-
tor Thursday, to comment on Samuel
Gompers's recent declaration that Or
ganized labor was in favor Of modi-
fication of the prohibition laws, says:
There is one organization of labor
that Mr.. Gompers did not speak for
and could not speak for, when he made
the declaration you refer to, | mean
the International Brotherhood of Lo-
comotive Engineers, comprising $4,000
members in TIE United States and
Canada. For 20 years there has been
a law on the books of our association
prohibiting its members using liquor
whether on or off duty. In 1915, the
Brotherhood, by unanimous vote,
adopted a resolution in favor of ma
ton wide prohibition and we have
never changed our views as to the
wisdom Of that action"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-06-24

6I Praying by electricity is now prac-
ticed by the Buddhists in India. The
prayers, written on long bands Of pa
per, are wrapped around wheel, and
each turn Of the wheel Is equivalent to
one repetition Of the prayer. The
pious native believes that the greater
the number of revolutions Of his pray
er-wheel the better his prayers will be
answered. and he either turns 1t by
hand or lets the wind or water turn it.
To overcome the difficulty when the
water-courses run dry and to safe
guard the religious customs and tradi-
tions Of the natives, the government
now compels the electric companies to
equip the prayer-wheels with motors
and supply the current to turn them
during the dry season free Of all
charge to the natives.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-06-24

The Transformations plant
formerly operated as a brewery has
been Sold The Farmers Cooperative
Rice Milling Company, Inc, Of I-ouisi-
ana, has purchased it, and it will be
at once converted into a great rice
mill with a capacity Of 1900 barrels
a day Many American plants have
gone through similar changes. The
Rainier Brewery Of Portland Oregon,
is now being operated as a tannery
employing 1,600 men, while as brew
cry there were but 156 employed. Port
land Brewing company of the same
city is now a furniture factory, a
brewery in West Virginia a meat
packing plant. An Iowa brewery Is
transformed into a creamery, another
in Colorado is manufacturing matted
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-06-24

Dispatches from London under date
of Thursday, stated that it was prob
able that in the event Of failure Of the
Germans to sign the peace treaty, it
would be necessary to postpone the
proposed trip Of the R-34 to America
and send the airship to Germany load
ed with bombs to assist the Allied
army in the invasion of Germany.
However the matter Of the proposed
American trip had not been definitely
settled
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-06-24

~ In the continental countries of
Europe the profession Of hotel waiter
is held as a highly dignified calling,
and the continental governments run
special schools Of training for this pro-
fession, which is regarded as a step
ping stone to hotel management.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-06-24

Looking for More Bomb outrages.-
The menance of bomb outrages still
hangs over the country in the belief of
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-06-24
TRAGEDY OF THE OPAL.
Reputation for III Luck 10 Fousdsd on
MYTH,

mytUs
When Miss Edna Bills, pretty Chi
cago high school girl, won q first prize
with an essay on opals, she thought
she had accomplished what she had set
out to do, but it developed her essay
laid before the world facts regarding
the gem that had been lost even to
jewellers themselves.
Miss Bills Is the daughter Of jew
eler who recently bought collection
Of Austrian opals. She was fascinated
by the rainbow gems and wanted to
know why they were considered un-
lucky. Her father was unable to tell
her. Other jewellers did not know.
Nobody could throw any light on the
enigma
Miss Bills was determined TO find
out. At the annual competition Of the
class in English she chose opals as
the theme of her essay. She did
some remarkable research work. She
delved through extensive bibliogra-
ply Of precious stones. The secret
eluded her.
Esteemed by Aneients.
She found that in ancient times and
in the middle ages the opal was one Of
the most highly esteemed gems. 1t
was regarded as tallisman. but, to
her surprise, she learned that II was
supposed to bring good luck and to
make the wearer beloved. Not q word
did she find which attributed bad luck
to the gem. Then a chance cross re-
ference in her reading guided her
to John Ruskin's "Deucalion." There
she found the story Of the libel and its
refutation.
Sir Walter Scott was the creator Of
the opal myth. In ANNE Of Geier-
stein," one Of the last novels, written
in the early part Of the nineteenth
century, he introduced on opal which
was supposed to be endowed with ma
jestic power, and which brought dis
aster and tragedy to all who came
within its influence. The story Of the
master roman. .er of his time was wide
ly read and the superstition that all
opals were unlucky was born. It
travelled around the world and became
firmly fixed in popular imagination.
The Lightning Ridge opal field in
Australia was discovered little after
Sir Walter set the myth agoing. When
Queen Victoria ascended the throne
in 1887 her coronation gifts included
some magnificent opals sent by her
loyal subjects in the island continent.
The young queen was delighted with
the gorgeous gems. She declared
nothing so beautiful could be unlucky.
An Absurd Superstition.
The queen began a crusade to break
down what she regarded as an absurd
superstition and her personal efforts in
behalf of the opal continued through
her life. She wore opals in profusion
on every state occasion. She gave
them as wedding gifts to her daugh-
ters. She sent them as bridal presents
to foreign princssses. She never neg
lected an opportunity to show her con-
tempt for the myth and to praise the
desirability Of opals and their irtdes-
cent loveliness.
But despite the efforts Of this royal
champion, the myth persists vaguely
throughout the world today. 1t has
cost dealers in opals hundreds OF
thousands, If not millions Of dollars,
and has robbed one OF the most beau
tiful gems of the popularity that Is
its natural right. Yet the world
tragedy of the opal is trick Of fate
built upon a dream Of a novelist.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-06-24

Fort Mill Times, Juno 19: An or
dinance was adopted calling for an
election on July 18 on the question
of adopting a recent act Of the general
ASSEMBLY providing for assessing
abutting property owners for payment
of permanent street improvements and
issuing certificates Of Indebtedness
against such improvements. If the
contemplated bond issue Of $4,000 Is
adopted, the provision Of this ordinance
will provide funds for permanent
streets to the extent Of $4,000. The
mayor was directed to proceed with
the extension Of the water line into
Spring street in Whiteville park and
establish at least two fire hydrants on
this line.........In honor of Sergeant
Thomas Lee Hall who lost his life in
action on the battleflelds Of France
October 8, 1918, and who has been
posthumorously awarded the congress
sional medal, town council has adopted
an ordinance changing the name OF
the present Booth street to Tom Hall
street This street is one of the main
thoroughfares leading from Fort
Mill to Lancaster county and the coun-
try to the east......-Nr. D. G. Culp has
accepted the position of assistant post
master which he filled so acceptably
for a number Of years and will assume
these duties about the middle OF next
month";. Petitions asking city coun-
Gil to permit the soda fountains to
sell drinks, cigars, etc., during certain
hours Sundays, were circulated and
numerously signed during the past
week, but the council in meeting Mon
day night decided to postpone action
in the matter until later date.........Mr.
A. P. Dominy, well known and high
ly esteemed resident of this city died
suddenly at his home Saturday after
noon about o'clock, after a slight ILL
ness of a few days. Mr. Dominy had
not been we'll for some time, but even
the members of his family, nor HIM
self, realized that his trouble had
reached such an acute stage. Mr..
Dominy was 70-odd years of age and
had been a resident of Fort Mill for
several years, being the attendant of
the Southern Railway pumping sta
ton. He was a member of the Me-
thodist church and also held member
ship in the local lodge of w. o. W..
Mrs. ]. B. Black accompanied by her
three children and Mrs. Bright arrived
Wednesday afternoon from Elizabeth
City, N. c., to join her husband,
the Rev. ]. B. Black, and will make
their future home here.......-.........Mr.
I. 3. Covington, who for several months
past has been superintendent of the
Fort Mill Manufacturing companys
plant No. 1, has resigned and leaves
this city to return to Forest City, N.
c., where he was formerly employed.
At mass meeting of the citizens
of Fort Mill called together by Mayor
B. E. Patterson Friday night the pro-
position of installing sewerage sys-
tenn and making permanent highways
throughout the town was considered.
Mayor Patteron presided and presented
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-06-24
GARNERED With SCISSORS
News From Within and Without
the County.
CONDENSED FOR QUICK READING

Some Items of Fact, Some of Comment
and All Helping to Give an Idea OF
What Our Neishbors Are Saying and
Doing.
Rock Hill Record, June 19: Miss
Ada Burnett Williams and Mr.. George
A. Beach were welded in Charlotte,
Wednesday evening at 6 o'clock at the
home of Mrs. L. H. Bell, a cousin Of
the bride, in Woodlawn, Rev. R. L.
Holroyd, of Rock Hill, S. c. officiating.
Mfr. and Mrs. ]. N. McElwee, Mr.
and Mrs. Russell McElwee and Miss
Margaret McElwee are in Statesville,
where they went to attend the marriage
Of their kinswoman, Miss Eloise Nc
Elwee.Miss Annie Bell, who has been
in service in France, as an army nurse,
has returned and Is here with her sis
ter, Mrs. r. E. Sumner.........Mrs. Vir-
ginia Bell, who has been housekeeper
at Winthrop for the past several years,
leaves tomorrow for a years leave
of absence. She will be succeeded by
Mrs. s. A. Mcbride Of Jenksville, s.
C.............Lieut w. w. Carroll, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. U. c. Carroll, Is here
with his parents on Hampton street.
Lieut. Carroll has been in the regular
army for several years and saw ser
vice in France........A message was re-
ceived yesterday from Rev. Fritz Beach
stating that he had arrived from over
seas at New York. 1t Is not known
when he will reach home........At the
home Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T.
H. Merritt on Saluda street, Miss Car
rie Merritt and ]. c. Stowe of Charlotte
were married Tuesday afternoon. The
marriage was quiet affair, only men,
bers Of the family and a few intimate
friends being present........Miss Eliza
beth Bea Locke and Earnest Jackson
Ballard were married Wednesday af-
ternoon at 4 o'clock at the home Of the
brides parents Mr.. and Mrs. w. P.
Loche, Of Leslie. Rev. J. c. Bailey OF
Hopewell Presbyterian church off,
ciated.-.......Quite O. number OF mer-
chants were swindled by check flash
er named T. E. Hinton, or at least that
is the name given last Saturday, who
presented checks for small purchases,
receiving cash amounts in change.
The checks he presented were on the
National Union Bank and had the
name of I'D. e. Walker" signed to
them. These are the initials of DR..
Ernest Walker of this city, but when
the checks were presented by the mer-
chants at the National Union Bank
the teller informed the holders that
they were a forgery and, Of course, the
merchants loss. Among those who
were caught by the swindler were Bass
Furniture Co., Rock Hill Hardware
Co., r. w. Crawford Co., and w. H.
Hope Mercantile Co. The where
abouts of the forger is unknown.........
At the home Of her grandparents. Mr..
and Mrs. S. S. Steele, Miss Ruth
Adele Steele of this city and Charlton
H. Hollis Of Ogden were married at
o'clock. Only relatives and q few in
innate friends witnessed the ceremony.
Miss Steele is the daughter Of c. M.
Steel of Bethesda. The young couple
will make their home at Ogden.....-..---
Mrs. w. j. Roddey Is spending some
time with her daughter, Mrs. Harry 7.
Jones Of Norfolk, Va, enroute from
Southampton, where she attended the
graduating exercises at Smiths COL
lege.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-06-24

Lancaster News, June 20: A quiet
wedding occurred Wednesday at four
o'clock in Kershaw, at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs J. R. Magill, when they gave
their daughter, Daisy in marriage to
Wesley w. Carroll, of Rock Hill. Rev.
Mr. Greene, pastor of the Presbyterian
church in Kershaw, officiated.........R Rev.
Y. T. Shehane, pastor Of the Ebenezer
Baptist church, advises The News that
Mrs. S. E. Zeigler, Of Van Wyck, has
collected $22.55 for the fund for ceiling
and painting the church. About $45
in addition to this has been subscrib-
Work is going forward, rapidly
on the new church at Belair, and 1t
will soon be completed. Services were
held in the new building last Sunday.
...Miss Ruby Rutledge and Sgt.
Perry Beckham were married at the
home of Ransom Rollings, near Heath
Springs, on June 8, Rev. w. A. Beck
ham. of Lake City, an uncle of the
groom, officiating. There were five
shows in Lancaster Monday night, the
Star and Majestic picture shows,
vaudeville at the opera house, the
Florida Blossoms" minstrel, and
free medicine show, the latter having
been here for a week or more. Lam
caster Is becoming quite show town.
Gastonia Gazette, June 20: Park facil-
tiles for Gastonia is matter OF gen.
eral interest taken up by the directors
of the Gastonia Chamber Of Commerce
at a meeting yesterday. President
Kennedy brought up the matter and
suggested that the time has arrived
when the city ought to begin at least
thinking about this matter. Many cit
liens have agreed with this view. The
proposition met with enthusiastic sup
port from the board and the president
was authorized to name a committee
to confer with the city commissioners
later and ascertain If some plan may
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-16
ALIEN NEUTRALS FORFEIT
RIGHTS OF CITIZENSHIP
BY REFUSING TO FIGHT
(By United Press.)

tBy JTtSb-D
WASHINGTON, May 16.-Right 10
become citizens of the United States
is being forever denied to about 20,-
600 neutral aliens, because of their
refusal to fight for the United States.
Bureau of Naturalization records
show
This represents the number Of neu-
tral citizens who took advantage of
the provision in the Selective Service
Law granting their exemption from
military service. II they desired to for
felt forever their rights to become
Americans. Spaniards and Mexicans
form the largest percentages of these
slackers.
Under the law the Bureau OF
Naturalization is filling petitions in all
courts where these neutral aliens have
declared their first Intentions, asking
that the court enter an order forever
barring those who preferred to re.
nounce their possibilities for securing
instead OF entering the
service of the country. Re-
cords of the others who have not taken
out their first papers will be kept at
he bureau here and every application
or citizenship checked with the slack
ers list before II is granted.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-16
PROVINCES OPPOSE
POLISH CORRIDOR
BY JOHN GRAUDENz

Omitted Press staff Correspondent
BERLIN, May 1.-THE strongest
opposition to the treaty appears to be
in the eastern provinces especially in
West Prussia and East Prussia,
Thousands of kilograms have been re-
ceived here from those districts threat
ening armed resistance if the govern
ment accepts the article providing for
q Polish corridor which would sepa-
rate purely German territory in East
Prussia. Radicals declare the treaty
must be signed. and that world social
lists will revise the terms later.
Hope To Bargain
Commercial and industrial leaders
consider the terms more than the
maximum the allies expected and the
latter consequently will be willing to
bargain, with Wilson in the role of
bargainer. open opposition to the
treaty by the government as expressed
by Scheideman and others, is supple
mented by statements from various
Germans Dr. Stressman declared
the terms mean slavery and loss OF
independence.
He said they are mockery of VIII
sons principles on which basis Ger
many surrendered. II Is predicted
the result will be destruction of the
European peace.
He declared "It should be the life
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-16
REV. CORNELISON, Y WORKER
IS DRIVING TRUCK INBALTON

Writing from Balloon Sartbe
France, instead of from Brest, via
Faris to coblen2, Germany as he had
planned. J. NJ. Cornelison. overseas Y.
Nd. c. A. worker. says that his plans
were changed because his friend. II,
u. Talcott who was to go TO Ger
many with cornelIson with a Pierce
Arrow truck, was called home in
stead.
In describing his work in the let
ter to the East Oregonian, CornelIson
says.
Il made II easy for Talcott and
then gave up my Pierce-Arrow truck
Job to Germany and was to return to
Paris to take up a line OF work in
some leave area running n "Y"hut.
mess hall or hotel, as / have run our
Y" headquarters mess ever since
have been in France. along with driv-
Ing night and day. / had my order
to Paris ready when the personnel
man in lie Mons got my ear and
pumped IL full OF the great. real and
crying need of n motor transport man
In this Ballon area where things were I
not and had not been moving AL |
ways. and especially in France, my
middle name Is to fiji such n need. |
So l packed up and Sunday morning |
my good friend Talcott brought me
over here and then he beat IL for
Paris. 1t is hard to say good bye to
such friends had rather just turn
around and walk OFF. The need herel
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-16
BILL GIVES MONEY
FOR HOME BUILDING
EACH SOLDIER MAY
GET $2500 ADVANCE
Compromise R C lamation
Bill Agreed Upon by
Congressman.

Under terms of the compromise ir-
rigation bill, reported in the East
Oregonian's wire service yesterday, a
soldier desiring to take a homestead
on government reclaimed land may
secure an advance of $500 from the
federal government.
The measure, which will be intro
duced early next week, is a compro-
mise between bills drawn by Repre-
sentative MondeIl. Wyoming, and Sen.
ator Smoot, Utah.
1t provides that soldiers shall be
employed in reclamation of arid lands
at 81 day. They are to be privil-
eyed to homestead such reclaimed
lands under a long term payment
plan. Each soldier is to be entitled
to an advance from the government
of 5000 for erection of a house and
other buildings; $500 for team and
farm implements, and $500 for other
purposes.
The agreement on this bill came at
conference called by Lane and at
tended by Representative Mondell. re-
publican leader of the house: Champ
Clark. democratic leader; Representa-
tives Kinkaid, Nebraska, and Sinnott.
Oregon, and Senators Smoot, Utah.
and Myers Montana.
Lane expressed the hope that the
compromise plan will succeed in over
coming the opposition which deveI-
oed last session and which prevented
passage of any measure for giving
the soldiers land. An effort will be
made to get an early report from the
house and senate public lands COM