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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-05
INSANE MAN KILLS
WIFE AND DAUGHTER
Three Other Children Wounded by
Maniac, Who k~
Himself.

New York, Dec. 5.-Mason X. Strong,
an architect and structural engineer with
offices az Z Wall Street, this city, In fit of
maniacal insanity some time Tuesday
night murdered his wife and his eldest
daughter with an axe, injured his three
Younger children one of them so badly
he will die, and committed suicide with
a razor.
The dead, beside MIR Strong. who was
10 wears old, are his wife, Nina Strong
who was Miss Colville Of I ingnamton.
and his daughter. Elizabeth, l6 years
old. who IS described rs an unusually
beautiful child The only son, Nathaniel,
I6, is unconscious and dying in the PassaIc
General Hospital Two younger daughters,
Nina. II wears old. and Susanna, s, are
in the same institution suffering from scalp
wounds, shock, and possibly from the adj
lninistration of some unidentified drug.
They will recover.
The tragedy. enacted in the Strong
home. 237 Lexington Avenue. in fash
ionable residence part of Passaic, n j.,
was not discovered till late yesterday
afternoon, when one of the younger IN
Iurrd. still dazed and inercifully una
ware of exactly what had happened,
tclcphoned to DIR. John Carlisle the
Strong family physician. Come TO our
house: everybody S sick.
Strong, reputed To be wealthy, and said
to have stood high in his profession, was
connected with the Erie Railroad as an
engineer until 4 few years ago, when he
embarked upon professiona. career on his
own account Most of his work for the
railroad was bridge building
Tuesday night, the architect called
upon his LAWYER. William f. CASTOR,
who lives half block from his home.
The attorney said Strong talked about
various business matters. such IS the
deed TO a piece Of property he owned in
the West. and that he seemed moderately
worried over his financial situation.
He LETT, saving he was going home,
and Mr.. CASTOR left no alarm, though
bc knew that last Summer Strong had
pneumonia followed by slight stroke.
that he had nearly died. and that some
neIChbors insisted he had been queer
since his recovery.
Catherine Mott and Ruth Smith, 10
vear-old playmates of the younger Strong
children missed them at school Wednes-
dav They went to the Strong home,
rAng the bell repeatedly, and left when
tnev failed to get an answer. When the
children did not attend classes again
Yesterday, they went again, and once
more rang IN vain. Then, their curiosity
growing, they went through the storm
doors INTO the vestibule and pcered through
the front door.
Their glances searched the empty liv-
ING room and soon beyond in the dining
room. they saw Susanna and Nina, hud-
died together, pale and half-clad, with
marks Of their injuries on their faces
The frightened children tapped on the
glass. and Nina, moving slowly and
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-05

stamped with the Imperial IN in gold
Each of the 20,00 cigars represented 3Os,
the whole batch costing ESQ 600.
Well, it is possible that cigar might
be worth smoke in the trenches, but
I'm sure that whatever the price the Tom
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-05
Take a Glass Of Salts TO Flush
Kidneys If Bladder Botfpers
You.

Eating meat regularly eventually pro-
duces kidney trouble In some form or
other says a well-known authority, be-
cause the uric acid In meat excites the
hidneys they become overWorked; get
sluggish; clog up and cause ali sorts of
distress, particularly backache and mis-
cry IN the kidney region rheumatic twin
ges, severe headaches, acid stomach, con-
stipation, torpid liver sieeplessness, blad-
der and urinary irritation.
The moment your back hurts or kidneys
aren t acting right, or Il bladder bothers
YOU get about four ounces OF Jad Salts
from any good pharmacy; take table
spoonful ID a glass Of water before break
flst for few DAYS and your kidneys will
hen act fine. This famous salts Is made
from the Acid Of grapes and lemon JUICE,
combined with lithia- and has been used
for generations to flush clogged kidneys
and stimulate them 10 normal activity;
also 10 neutraIze the acids in the urine
- II no longer IrrItates, thus ending bladder
disorders
Jad Sa.is cannot inJlrc anyone, makes
q delightful efFervescent lithi4-water drink
which millions of men and women take
now and then To keep the kidneys and
urinary organs clean thus avoiding ser
'ou> kidney disease
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-05
COSTLIEST CIGARS MADE.
Manufactured Specially to Present Ia
Napoleon I'LL.

In time Of war men will pay fancy
prices for a cigar, but probably the cost
iiest cigars ever ade we're those which
Marshal Prim had manufactured specially
to present to Napoleon LII.
Each cigar was made of the finest
Havana leaf, was tipped with gold, and
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-05

my wouldn't notice the difference be-
tween twopcncc and FIVE shlIings when
he had got it alight and between his lipsl
London Chronicle.
You try an Every Evening want adt
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-05
vaguely opened the door aud SAID duly
Come in, everybodys sick.

Catherine and Ruth, scared and puz-
zled by their friends manner, and fear
ing they might be exposing themselves
to contagious disease, ran away, and
were spared the discovery that was to
come soon afterward to DIR. Carlisle,
when he hurried to the home in response
to telephone message from Nina word
cd almost identically.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-11-11

John K. Logan. Jr., who has been
employed for some time past at
Carney's Point, n. j., has returned TO
Yorkville, and entered the office of his
father, Jno. r. Logan, clerk of the
court.
Mr.. A. d. Jackson has moved his
family into the McPheeters house on
Railroad street. Misses Annie Nc
Pheeters and Catherine Dickson have
rooms with Mrs. Eugenia Drakeford
on South Congress street.
Among those who attended the
Beatty Neely wedding at Ebenezer last
Thursday were the following from
Lancaster: Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Beatty. Mr.. Walter Beatty, Miss Jua-
nita Nicely, Mrs. w. p Robinson and
Master Charles Robinson ........
Friends of w. f. Robertson of Green
vile. native of Yorkville, will be in
terested in the following from Wash
ington to the Charleston News and
Courier: 1t is understood here that
Major Robertson, Of Greenville, a for
mer officer of the National Guard, who
saw services overseas during the war
with Germany, will be appointed as
the prohibition law enforcement COM
missioner for South Carolina. This
position pays $4,000 year,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-11-11
THE MARRIAGE RECORD

Marriage flcenscs have been issued
by the probate court ,as follows
Nov. 7-Jno.. f. Clayborne, Gaffney
to Maria d. Crawford, Catawba (col-
ored.)
Nov. S-Claud Beal. Lincoln county,
to Lucy Williams, Catawba county n.
:, Nov S--Walter d. Smith, 10 Clara
b. Dickson. York township.
Nov. S-Noah Beal to Susan Jane
Shrum, Lincoln county.
Nov. S--J8 Guy Hudson, Concord No.
Z, to Este!lc l.. Spence, Harrisburg.
n. C.. .IitCFN-' .. .,'' '' f,
Nov. S--Geo. Barber to Addie Hart,
York, (colored).
Nov. S-Sam NJ. Cameron to Geneva
Modlin, Rock Hill.
Nov S-Jas. Funderburk to AddiC
King. York (colored). -
Nov. S-Walter Bennick to Myrtle
Dry, Concord, n. c.
Nov. S-l. Frazier Thomas to Cora
Lee Moody, Gastonia. -,
Nov. 1O-Calvin Wright to Minnie
Franklin. Rock Hill, (cOlored).
Nov. 1O-Kelly Sarvis to ARA Grice,
Nov. 1O-Lillian Singleton Hardy to
Rebecca c. Good, York, (coloreO.
Nov. 1O-Obey Massey, Fort Mill
to Jennie Edwards, Rock Hill, (col-
ored).
Nov. 11-Briton w. pressly Gas
tOnia tn NJ. Caroline Cunningham, Lib
crty Hill.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-11-11
Drainage of Roads.

The most important requirement in
connection with highway construction
is good drainage.
If the road is expected to stand it is
absolutely necessary to take care of
the water. and every man who knows
anything about road building knows
this
A certain road in Kings Mountain
township was relocated over a short
distance. The topography of the coun-
ty over which the road was relocated
was unfavOrablc for both the old road
and the new and some of the critics
are pointing out that the new location
IS not much better than the old.
But in reply the builders say that
the old road was impossible of drain
age while in the case of the new road
the water can he run of in such way
that it cannot he run back on.
The builders have the best Of the
argument.
Unfortunately there are people who
is to take care of the water, and the
fact that the water turned on the road
on this theory ruins it does not worry
them at all. AS compared with their
owN convenience, the public welfare is
Of but little consequence to them.
Thc road drainage problem is a seri-
ou> one which requires some careful
legislation, the exact text of which we
do not feel like trying to outline, be-
cause we do not feel qualified to do SO.
While the roads are entitled to more
consideration than is the individual the
individual is also entitled to consider
alton, especially in that he must not he
imposed upon, even for the public
berrtit.
There are many cases in which
roads that are now suffering from lack
of proper drainage either because Of
water that is coming 0n them from tn"
farm lands through which they pass.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-11-11
SOuTh CAROLINA NEWS

- Agitation for the annexation ol y
part of Anderson county to GIcchNllIc
has been begun.
- Converse College at Spartanburg,
is undertaking To raise Il S5OO.OOO en-
dOwmemt fund.
- -Four deaths and about twenty
cases of serious illness have recently
occurred in Columbia from drinking
substitutes for liquors.
William Archer has been appointed
SUPERINTENDENT OF the Blue Ridge rail-
road to succeed John K. Anderson
who cropped dead last week
t--Thc next annual meeting of the
Presbyterian Synod OF. South Carolina
will be held at BcnncttSTillc it was de-
cidcd at the annual meeting OF the
body held in Anderson, last week.
- Bap;ists of South Carolina arc
holding their annual convention in Col
umbia this week. The convention
opened yesterday and will com" to q
close tomorrow night.
The United States public health
service will send a man To investigate
the conditions in Newherry county
with regard to trachoma. an eye di-
Scasp which was reported som" tim"
ago to the state health officer.
\. \. Thomas and George Go"de,
Young white mon were convicted oi
white slavery in Federal court at
Greenwood last week and each was
sentenced to fifteen n"nlli.,' hnlwi;"h
m"mt.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-11-11
The Goal Strike.

The coal strike necessarily entails
great suffering on the part of the peo-
pie Of the country and it is most de-
ploTable. .r
The common tendency is to blame 1t
all on the miners, and nobody seems to
think that the operators are no less to
blame.
1t has been more than once establish
ed in times past that operators, after
stimulating coal production all summer,
have concertedly fomented strikes
among the miners, and then used the
strike situation as a pretext on which
I'd advance the price Of coal on freez-
ing public.
AS a rule the public was unable to
see anything in the trouble except the
turbulent irresponsible miners, who
could never be satisfied.
1t is quite possible that the operators
have had as much to do with the pre-
cipitating the present strike as have
the miners 1t is more than possible.
Il is probable.
Note how, on the heels of the. strike,
the operators Immediately began to put
the price of coal up on the suffering
public-the coal that had already been
mined and made ready for market
and what a howl these same operators
are making at the fuel administration
because it wants to fix prices at small
advance over what it was at the time
of the strike.
The senate investigating committee
found that the steel employers were
about as much responsible for the steel
strike as were the steel employees ana
the advance in the price OF steel SHOWS
that however much the employees might
lose, the owners of the steel works are
not going to lose anything.
In both cases it is the public that is
suffering most.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-11-11
Che aJorkrille enq1'ires.
Entered at the Postoffice at York as
Mail Matter Of the Second. Class.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER II, 1919.

We are printing the story OF that
"Uplift" organization that was launch
cd in Columbia last week for what it is
worth. We agree most heartily in the
idea that there is room for social, and
economic improvement in South Caro-
lima and lots of room. No doubt this
organization can accomplish something
in that direction; but somehow we fear
that the first concern Of some OF the
gentlemen is what particular indi-
vidual among them can best serve the
purposes in view from a seat In the
United States senate. In our Judg-
ment there is not man among them
who would be any Improvement over
Dial or Smith.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-11-11
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

York Furniture & Hdw. Co.-Donates
its space to the cause of the Red
Cross membership drive.
O.. w. Whitesides d Co, Sharon-Is
ready with full lines of underwear,
hosiery, sweaters, pants, ETC., and has
Edison monographs.
Loan &; Savings Bank-Wants your
savings account, and pays per cent
interest on savings.
Peoples Bank Il Trust CO.-Talks to
farmers in appreciation of the efforts
of the American Cotton association.
Money to loan at 6 per cent. .'.
Star Theatre-Will present "The Rise
and FaH of the Confedracy" on FRI
day and Saturday. A great drama. of
the Civil war Very spectacular.
First National Bank, York-Wants you
to know that it's business is banking
and that il measures up to every re-
quirement of good banking service.
J. NJ. Brian S Co.-Has toys, lots OF
them, but suggests that you buy early
or perhaps be disappointed. 't,.'
j. G. Wilborn-Offers farm of James
Grier, miles from York, for sale at
SIS per acre.
Feinstein Bargain House-Tells you
this is National Shirt Waist Week"
and invites you to see its lines.
Mcconnell Dry Goods Co.-Dlrects at
tention to scarcity Of goods and high
er prices and advises early buying.
Farmers Hardware q Supply Co.-Has
some pertinent remarks on the coal
strike as 1t may touch you.
Shannon & PleXico, Sharon-Have the
things to keep you warm, and in fact
everything you may need for com
fort
j. NJ. Ferguson-Has limited supply o.
Ripley seed wheat. Groceries and
feedstuffs of all kinds.
J. II. Wheeler and Others-Invite the
public to. the fortieth anniversary cell
. ehration of Silver Link lodge, Of col
ored Odd Fellows, next Friday.
Lipe's Garage-Is selling agent for the
Saxon automobile and wants you to
see it about the Saxon.
Jno. E. Carroll, Supt. Of Education
Gives information as to the compul-
sorry school term for York, county,
schools. Begins November oath.
Standard Oil. Co-Again points out
few of the conveniences to be secured
by using Perfection blue flame oil
heater.
w. f. Livingston & Son, Charleston
Sells shoes by mail and guarantees
satisfaction.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-11-11
HERE AID THERE

Members Of the congregation of
Builuck'S Greek church a: looking about
for "A successor to Rev. J. Il. Swami.
the present pastor who has resigned.
according To Il member Of the COnSrC-
s:atiun who was in Yorkville yesterday
Mr.. SwaRn's resignation takes effect
January |. and it is understood that al
ready two ministers have been APP
preached regarding their attitude to-
ward Il probable call to Bullock'S
Creek. =
IN order to keep pace With the ever
increasing cost Of living. salaries Of
York county school teachers have been
advanced this fall and now the average
SIllr! of teachers in the rural schools
is SI5 a month Teachers employed in
the country school may secure board
at an average cost Of so n month, al
though in some neighbOrhOods higher
rate is charged them while In others
they pay less. There is still shortage
of teachers in the country according to
educational leaders and at least
dozen schools are still looking for
teachers.
Did YOU notice the eclipse of the
moon early Friday night? The chances
are that you didn't because there was
little advance publicity about the
pher cmena and very likely YOU were
not paying amy attention I" the moon.
StilI it happened all the sam" ana
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-11-11
ABOUT PEOPLE

!. Albert Riddle of Yorkville is
spending several days in Charleston
Mrs. w. II. Herndon OF Yorkville is
visiting her sister in Charlotte.
Mrs. G. Il. Simmons of Yorkville, Is
visiting relatives in Lincolnton, n. e.
Miss Rachel Wylic of Yorkville.
visited Miss Helen O'Neal in Rock Hill
this week.
w. G. White of YOrkvillc is spending
several days deer hunting in the vi
cinity of Georgetown.
Miss Mabel Ashe. of Yorkville is
undergoing treatment for appendicitis
at the l'enncll intirmary in Rock Hill
Mrs. Charles Mckinney, of Atlanta,
visited the family of Mrs. o. Il. Wilkins
in IUrkville, last week.
Miss Sarah wilkins. has returned to
her home in Yorkville after visit to
friends in Fayetteville, \. c.
Mr. and Mrs. J. r. Cannon are spend
ing several days in New York. They
made the trip by automobile.
Mrs. Lester Dale of Glover visited
Mrs. James y. Shcrcr in Iorkvillc
last week.
Mcssrs. Frank Low" and William
iattimcr of Chester were visitors III
Yorkvillc on Sunday.
f.. G. Riddl" Of YOrkville attended
Il meeting of DClcO Light Dealers
III RaIgn. y. G.. this week.
Mrs. +. l.. Hunter of Sharon had her
torsilS removed at hospital in Rock
Hill last week. She is recuperatinS
nicely.
Miss Marion Randolph BrattOn, g
jackson. Miss. has returned to her
home after n visit to Mrs. Belle
Aston, in YOrkviIe.
Mss E,unicc Mendenhall has return
ed to her home on Gastonia No. after
..hritin" Misses Beatrice and Ferr:e
Stewart on Route ).
joe IIprndOn who has been attend
ing the Alabama Polytechnic Institute
n Auburn. Ala. has returned to the
home OF his father in lorkville.
Watson Bell. a newspaper man Of
Wilmington, y. c.. is i'll at the home Of
his father. J. Il. Bell in Gaffney. Mr..
Bell is we'll known here where he was
once engaged in newspaper work.
r. S. HARNESS. who for some time
past has been employed at Newport
News, Va, has returned to the home of
his father. MIR. l.. l.. llartncs9 on
Nori.villc No. :.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-11-11

or because water that is tearing them
up cannot be diverted to private lands
adjoining.
Most of these cases could be cured
by competent road engineer to the
great benefit of the road and without
injury to the land owner. Often the
cure can be effected by the right kind
of terracing.
A practical road builder suggested
to the editor the other day, that such
cases should be handled by the county
at it's own expense; but he went on to
observe that where the benefit was
mutual as between the roads and the
landowners, the expense might be
eauitably apportioned. .- N ...
This road drainage question should
be studied. .rJ.. .. ,...-r
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-11-11
MERE MENTION.

Headquarters of the first district or
the Postal Telegraph and Gable Com
pany are to be transferred from Rlcn-
mond. Va, to Charlotte..~-..Panch VII
Ia has appeared at San Diego, Mexico
and is said to be advancing on the city
of Chihuahua, Mexico with l,OOo men
according to advices from san Antonio
TeXas.........A meeting or the American
New spaper Publishers Association Is 10
be held in New York this week In con-
nection, with the shortage OF the news
print supply.-.....-....J. w. Harrelu' itc
,publican was elected to congress last
TUESDAY from the Fifth Oklahoma dis
trict over Claude Weaver, Democrat.
The principal issue in the campaign
was the League of Nations, Harreld op-
posing the League...--.-....BeVerly -
Brooks, member of a priminent Georgia
family was killed at Macon, Kansas
/.ast Saturday. O. c. Hilley, proprietor
of q grocery store is under arrest
charged with the murder, ,:......Albert
C.. Ritchie, Democrat, was elected gov
ernor of Maryland last Tuesday. He
defeated his Republican opponent,
Harry w. Rice, by less than 200 votes.
............S Sonora CarranZa, wife OF the
president of Mexico, is said TO be
critically ill............A strong earthquake
was felt in sections of France last
Friday......... Spain has decided to let all
women over % years of age vote.........-.-
Phillip Whitlock, one of the pioneer
tobacco manufacturers of Virginia, died
in Richmond last Friday aged S3. He
was a member of the Confederate as
sembly and was with the DETACHMENT
sent to Harpers Ferry to capture
John Brown ...........A large ammunition
dunn near Fort Diave. Belgium, blew
up Sunday morning Ten British SOL
diers were kiled...........The North Caro-
lima BAPTIST state convention is in SeS-
sion in Raleigh. No trace had Decn
found Sunday of the bodies OF seven
members of the Harris Hunting club oi
Harrisburg, ILL.,, who were drowned III
the Mississippi river about twenty-five
miles north of Memphis, late FRIDAY
night when the forty foot launch III
which they, with the four survivors.
were going to Lake Providence, La, FOR
the clubs annual hunting Trip.
Admiral Viscount Jellicoe of Scapa is
visiting in Canada...........The annua
of the National Council OF
Women of the United States is being
held in St. Louis this week.....------.Lleut:
Belvin w. Maynard, flying parson
left Lincolnton, y. c., Sunday IN night
TO Washington, -. C.--....---..Car riders OF
Toledo, o., who on last Tuesday voted
for an custer ordinance ordering the
street cars from the streets because
they were paying 6 and cents to
travel to and from their work on sun
dav had to pay 10 and II cents in auto
mobile buses of which there was an
abundance Forces of the ltalian
have clashed with Gabrlel
d dAnnunzie's troops and casua ties were
suffered by both sides, according 10
statement from Belgrade.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-11-11
METHODIST APPOINTMENTS

The Upper South Carolina confer
ence of the Methodist church in an
nlial session in Greenwood last week,
with Bishop Darlington presiding ad-
iournCd Yesterday afternoon, after the
reading of the appointments for mex
year There were various changes
throughout the conference. Follow
ing are the appointments in the Rock
Hill district. including churches IN
York, Chester, Lancaster and Fair
field countless:
Presiding elder, Rev. J. Il. r. Major.
Blacksburg, NJ. J. Meadows.
BlackStOck: j. r. Copeland
Chester baldwin mild. l. w
Shcely.
Chester C3cthcD, u. r. Kilso.
Chester circuit. =. B. White.
Glover, Fl. \. Whittcn.
Fast LanCa aSter. J. A. Blcdsoc.
Ft. Lawn, W. \. DuckwOrth.
Fort Mill. W. T.. BOuknight.
Great Falls. J. r.. Brown.
Hickory Grove, NJ. Y. Wharton.
Lancaster. T.. r. Mason.
Lancaster circuit, i. :. Gibson.
North Rock Hill. J. =. kilgorc.
Itichbmrg. f. Il. James.
Rock Hill (Manchcstcr and High
land 'arkD. n. +. Griffin.
St. Johns J. w. Speake.
Rock Hill circuit, r. l.. HolrOyd.
Van WyCk, =. B. Robertson.
WinnsbOro, Hamln EthCridgc.
York. J. f.. Mahaffcy.
Conference secretary of education, D..
K. T. Major.