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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-04-04

Reference has been made several
times to the fact that France has not
chimed into the plan Of England and
America Of raising war supplies by
means Of a tax on wealth. French tax
es run very much along the same
lines as American taxes before the
war. There have been no graduated
taxes on excess war profits or on in
comes. The American plan has been
to tax the people through various large
business enterprises, and then collect
the tax thus assembled from the bus
iness concern; but always leaving the
business concern more profit than 1t
would have had If there had been no
tax. The British method is very much
the same; but the French whose flnan-
cial and economic systems are both
generally sounder than those Of either
England or the United States, have
not yet condescended to this kind OF
camouflage.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-04-04
WELCOME TO THE SOLDIERS.

It was a splendid welcome that the
veterans Of Company H, Rock Hill,
and Company @, Fort Mill, Of the
11sth regiment, Thirtieth division, re-
ceived last Tuesday at the hands OF the
people of Rock Hill and York county
in Rock Hill.
Elaborate and appropriate prepara-
tions had been made beforehand. A
trium phal arch had been erected across
Main street, the buildings, business
and residence, had been decorated
with flags and bunting, thousands OF
palm branches had been brought from
Florida, a great picnic dinner had been
prepared, and the Forty-eighth infan-
try band of 40 pieces. was on hand TO
dispense music.
People crowded into Rock Hill from
all parts of the county, az we'll as from
Chester and Lancaster for the occa-
sion, and altogether it was one OF the
most joyous and enthusiastic celepra-
tions that has ever taken place In this
section.
The soldiers came up from Colum-
bia on a special train, 220 Of them In
all, 1913 Of Company H, and 50 OF
Company G, and they were met at the
station by a crowd Of several thou
sand.
The procession was formed imme-
diately after the arrival Of the train,
with the chief Of police in the lead,
followed by the mayor and members
of the city government, Congressman
w. F. Stevenson, officers of the vari-
GUS patriotic and fraternal organiza-
tions, military, naval and marine off,
GERS and then Companies H and G, the
guests Of honor.
The procession proceeded through
Main street and wound UP at the With
erspoon lawn, where a splendid picnic
dinner was served to the guests OF
honor, including relatives and friends
and many others who had been espe-
cially invited.
Company II, it appears, went into
battle with 225 officers and men and
came out with only 4S men and TWO
officers unscathed. Eighteen were
killed. Company g went in with lSo
men and had "a killed. The killed OF
Company H included three young men
from Rock Hill, Frank Roach, Chal-
mers Tenant and James Lynn.
After dinner the soldiers had sever
al hours of liberty to circulate among
relatives and friends at will and at
$50 they attended reception on the
campus of Winthrop college, the re-
ception being followed later by BAN
ouet and this by an entertainments
given by the students.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-04-04

Certainly the Americans won the
war. The Americans outfought them
oil. There If absolutely no discount on
the fighting qualities Of the Ameri-
cans. The question now Is. who Is 60
ing to win the peace? No. We have
no reference to the advantage growing
out Of the conference in Paris. That
is really a small matter. The winners
of the peace will be those who quick
est get down to honest, earnest work
in pushing the wheels Of progress In
the direction of the highest and best
uplift for humanity.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-04-04

In order to protect themselves from be-
ing ground to ruin between organic. d
capitalism on the one hand and Or
ganized industrialism on the other
hand, the professional men. school
teachers and small business men who
do their own work. have organized
what they call the Middle Class I'm
ion." With capital getting more than
it has been getting and labor getting
more than it has been getting, the
pressure on the man who does not be-
long to either class is becoming heavier
and heavier, and he is beginning to
feel that unless he can find some
means to project himself he will be
Bolsheviked out Of the running.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-04-04

Unusual growth Of trade between
the United States and Oceania was
shown in a report last Friday by
the bureau of foreign and domestic
commerce. In the first eight months
of the fiscal year, oceania took $685.
SS0,769 worth of exports from this
country as compared with $Sa,so6,so6
in the same period last year and sold
to the United States goods valued at
s139,7S1, ,602. an increase Of $4,000, 900
over last year. Europe ranked first
among customers of the United States
taking $2,717,T95.0S3 worth Of goods In
eight months. Exports to other grand
divisions were sSSS,037,063 to North
America (mostly to Canada for ship
ment to Ergland); $26S,S40,oS7 to
South America; s3s3,oso,76s to Asia,
of which Jaoan took $191, 1894 and
s52,21S,04S tc America. Details on i'm
ports into thts country showed $302,-
401 received this fiscal year from Ger
many and $s7,766 from Austria-Hun-
gary.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-04-04
WITHIN THE TOWN.

Mr.. o. H. Faris got his arm dis
located Wednesday while cranking a
Ford.
DIR. M. J. Walker had a close call
for his life yesterday afternoon In a
collision with a shifting freight train
at the Lockmore mill crossing. His
car was considerably damaged, but he
was uninjured.
Alderman w. NJ. Mcconnell in
formed the reporter on Wednesday
that the petition for an election on the
question of issuing $4,000 worth of
paving bonds, has been signed by the
necessary number Of freeholders with
some to spare, and that the election
will soon be called. He says that Of all
the freeholders approached, and they
were approached without discrimina-
ton, only half dozen or such a mat
ter refused to sign. The property In
terests of the town appears to be over
whelmingly in favor Of the proposed
Improvement.
speaking Of the shade trees" said
a citizen Of the town, to the reporter
a few days ago, II consider them as
among the most valuable assets OF the
community. AS to what the" are
worth in dollars and cents Of course
there Is no telling. They are bound
to have cost q good many thousands
of dollars in the selection. digging up
from woods and re-setting IN the
streets; but that represents only a
small part Of what they are actually
worth. It would not be unreasonable
to put the value Of the shade trees at
somewhere near the total amount we
are thinking of spending on our paw
ing. In fact II you could find out the
actual original outlay in these trees
and compound the interest quarterly
from the date of investment until now
you would probably have a total that
would run much over one hundred
thousand dollars. I do not agree with
the idea expressed by some folks that
Main street would be better without
the trees. I am unable to see how
pretty shade tree hurts anything, even
before a store or a bank. OF course
If it came to a question between paw
ing the streets and cutting out the
trees, I would say cut out the trees
and pave the streets; that is If I had
to do one or the other, and could not
do but one. But in this case we have
the trees, there Is plenty Of room for
them and being in the position where
we can have shade trees along paved
street, we are to be doubly congratulat-
ed. There Is one thing, however, that
ought to receive more attention than
It has been receiving, and that is the
care Of our shade trees. II you Will
notice critically, you will find that
good many Of the streets are needing
attention. There are lots Of ragged
and broken branches that are not
only ugly. but prejudicial to the Ion
gevity of the trees. Then also, in
many cases there are trees too close
together. There are sometimes two
and three trees in spaces where there
should be but one-where one would
look better and give better shade
than two or three. These are matters
for a civic league or some other such
think 1t would pay to
bring In an expert tree surgeon. and
let him recommend what should be
done for the L es in the way of trim
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-04-04
Friday, April 4, 1919.

Saturday were Mrs. George Williams.
Misses Pearl and Grace Williams,
Misses Sadie and Emily Jackson.
Mr.. Joseph Barnett, a senior at the
Presbyterian College, Clinton, 8. c..
spent the weekend here with his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. g. ]. Clinton.
Lieut.. Marshall Barnett Of the 11Sth
artillery, Thirtieth division, is spend
ing a few days here with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel ]. Clinton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Moore, Misses
Mary, Annette and Mamie Moore were
visitors In Yorkville Saturday.
Miss Minnie Enlow Of Charlotte re-
Gently visited relatives here.
Mrs. James w. Campbell of Gaston-
la was visitor in town Monday af-
ternoon.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-04-04

Big Fight In Gas: While leading
officials Of the big gasoline distriout-
| ing companies, says a New orleans
dispatch, declines to make any public
comment relative to the actual cause
of the price cutting war In progress IN
the territory Of the Standard OIL Com
pany of Louisiana, 1t Is generally ac-
cepted in Louisiana, as also IN Tenn
essee, that the purpose Of the drive ls
TO force certain independent compan-
| les in those two states out Of the busi-
ness. and thus to draw closer the
/ net about the Standard virtual
monopoly of the trade in the south.
The war Is between the Standard
Oil Company of Louisiana and the
Gulf Refining Company, and the lat-
| ter is usually considered nothing efse
than a branch Of the Standard com,
pany. Retail prices of the Standaro N
in New Orleans raced downward last
week from % to 10 cents, and finally
to IL cents a gallon, tank wagon basis
and further declines are looked Tor
this week. ,,
In New Orleans 1t Is said the drive
Is chiefly aimed against the Liberty
OH company, an Independent concern
The Liberty is retailing at IL cents'
both at filling stations and from tank
wagons, which the Gulf Refining com
pany holds out at 1s at filling stations stations
and from tank wagons in the residence
district. w. ]. Deselle, in charge OF
the Gulf Refining companys retali
business in this city, said he die did ~ not &c =
know whether or not his company
would meet the Standards cut to II
cents. incidentally. the Texas on com
pany. also commonly supposed to De
a part of the Standard is still stu noio'hs
MIR. Deselle denied the report that
the Gulf company would attempt to
undersell the Standard la ,s,', two ,cS cents tba
Standard went. He declared that his
company Company Will Will continue to meet tn. the
Standards drop. and . nothing s'hl ti.1 more 3Ss
He also is quoted as stating tnat .se
25 per cent reduction in price OF crude
oil, which recently became, enective
has no bearing on present 1eI .bs gaso,de cpnde
price.cutting since ne aaa;ct,on says rne ,s not not
used for refining.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-04-04

week, to say nothing of what he might
have been through on the other side,
and let him sleep late yesterday"
Mr.. Press Thomasson, who lives
three miles northeast Of Yorkville, was
quite seriously hurt Wednesday, as the
result Of q fall from q mule. The In
formation Is that the mule upon which
Mr.. Thomasson was sitting, became
frightened at the more or less playful
antics Of a shepherd dog, and started
to run away. The dog followed and
the mule ran faster. until 1t stumbled
at gully and fell, throwing Mr..
Thomasson over its head. In the fall
Mr.. Thomasson had hip broken, and
was otherwise quite seriously bruised.
Columbia States, Tuesday: Visitors
Yesterday who were Of the great
throng who came to join in the well
come to men of the Thirtieth were
Colonel and Mrs. Asbury Coward. The
intrepid commander Of the Fifth
South Carolina Regiment in the War
Between the Sections, none came out
of that conflict with a record better
for military efficiency as well as gal.
lantry than this now venerable and
beloved veteran. He was graduated
from the Citadel, before 1851 he was
an educator VI 5OlulSio oho AS~,A1 y
half q century since 1855, as superin-
tendent of the Kings Mountain Acad-
envy and then as superintendent OF
the Citadel, he was a teacher of SOL
diers. Many q man of the Thirtieth
who helped to make the name OF South
Carolina illustrious in France had
been one of Colonel Coward's boys
and they lovingly acknowledge their
debt to him for the soldierly inspira-
tion and instruction that he gave them
that made them strong leaders OF men
in hard fought fields. The presence
of this noble gentlemen, who has
passed his eighty third year, one OF
the soldiers who won the personal
commendation of Robert E. Lee. to
greet the victors, home with great
honor from foreign war, was one OF
the distinguished compliments paid
them.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-04-04

Order Restored in Egypt-General
Allenby, who now Is in charge of the
situation in Egypt. where disorders
have been occurring, reports that order
had been restored in Cairo and In Bel.
lal 1t was announced in the house OF
commons Wednesday by Cecil Harns-
worth under secretary for foreign af-
fairs. Twelve military columns are
in operation in upper and lower Egypt,
the general report added, and the COM
plete restoration Of law and order was
only n matter of time. the under-se-
cretary declared.
An official communication issued at
Cairo, March "a, Mr.. HarnsWortn sald,
stated that It was the intention OF the
authorities that the remotest parts OF
the country should be visited by mill
tary columns to reinstate the mill
tary authorities and to arrest all Of
tenders.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-04-04
Earnino. of ,I,it.d s+.... s...,-

Earnings of United States Stssl.-
Financial strength unparalleled was
shown in the seventeenth annual re-
port Of the United States Steel cor
poration which has just been issued.
Gross business for the year ended
Dec. 81 last amounted to $1,7I4,312,-
1853. This was larger by $3.50, ,sis. gil
than that Of the previous year, until
then the largest ever done by the cor
poration.
The report shows a balance appli-
cable to $608,306,600 common stock Of
s100,0S7,700 equal to $3.50 a share on
that Issue, compared with $19S,999, 1888,
1915. ' " 'A"' ~ -''' anu '''''' III
The met for dividends shown for
1918 Is after deductin5 $12,216,000 ad-
ditional allowance for amortization Of
war plants. In its quarterly state
ments over the year the corporation
has already deducted $40,000,000 on
this account, so that total deductions
Of this nature were $62,215,000 for the
year.
Final surplus for 1918 was $685.
$50, compared with 2,505, ,437 in 1917,
a decrease Of $2s,570,0S7.
Current assets as Of Dec. 81 aggre-
gated $883.136.032 and current liabili-
ties $3974S1, 1882, leaving net working
assets $4S5,564,600 compared with
$459,645,S14, an increase for the year
Of $26,00S.7S6, and setting new high
record for working capital.
Assets consisting Of cash or Its
equivalent included $277,746,96s Of
marketable securities, including Lib
erty Loan bonds and United States
treasury certificates, $173,806,2s9 In
cash subject to check, and $15.869. .807
in time deposits and demand loans.
Among current liabilities and accrued
taxes, federal and other, amounting to
s28S, ,07S, 1865.
Expenditures for new construction
and acquisitions during the year were
$129, ,S55,038, making the total spent
since organization $S01 ,209,840, equal
to approximately $167.60 share on
the common stock.
The average wage per employee Of
United States steel In 1918 was $1,605.
the highest average for any year and
comparing with $1,2s6 In 1917, $1,042 in
1915, 1926 in 1915, $905 in 1914 and
1918, 1857 in 1912. $500 in 1911, $805
in 1910, SITS in 1909, $729 in 1908, and
$677 in 1904, which was the low record
in the corporations history.
Average wage in the month Of De-
cember, 1918, were at the annual rate
Of $3.50 per man.
Since its organization United States
steel shows a surplus after all charges,
including common dividend, but not
construction and acquisition appro-
priations, OF $s75,670,Ss0. equal to
nearly s13s share on the common
stock.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-04-04
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS

Mayor 2. v. Davidson has publish
ed an announcement In which he noti-
fies the people Of Chester that he has
accepted the management Of local Of
fees Of the Lancaster and Chester
railway and will therefore not stand
for reelection as mayor.
Over 1000 bales Of cotton, belong
Ing to Vernon and company, were de-
stroyed by fire at Darlington last Mon
day. Including. the cotton and other
property destroyed the loss foots up
about $260.000. The cotton, however,
was covered by insurance.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-04-04

Clarence H. Mackey. president OF
the Postal Telegraph company, re-
Gently seized by Postmaster Burleson,
says that the main reason for the seiz-
ure was to furnish the opportunity to
raise rates for the Western Union
without interference from the Postal
He says that the advance in rates was
unnecessary. except to pay larger div
dends on the watered stock Of the
Western Union, and that it will cost
the people of the United States $l6,-
100000 a year. If he is allowed to
continue the operation of his own
company, he says, he will make the
Western Union go back to old prices
and in the meantime will continue to
make for the Postal all the profit to
which it could be reasonably entitled
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-04-04
CLOVER cuLLlNGS.

Glover, April 2: Misses Louise and
Christine Smith who are students al
Coker College. Hartsville, S. G.. spent
a few days here this week with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. L. Smith;
Mrs. w. F. Wood spent the week.
end in Yorkville with relatives.
Prof. Brown Baird of Route 3,who
was principle of the school here last
year and who has since been in mill
tary service has secured his discharge
and spent Monday night here with
the family Of Mrs. Nettie Young
blood.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-04-04

ming up, throwing out and improving
the situation generally. Such a step
would make for more shade. more
beauty and greater longevity. But as
to the man who wants to harm these
trees unnecessarily, I simply do not
know what to think Of him."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-04-04

Press, was published Wednesday
morning:
Manchester. England, April ALI
mills in this region spinning Ameri-
can cotton, will close down for four
teen working days, from April 10 to
April 28. This decision was reached
between the Federation Of Master
Spinners' associations, the Card-Room
Workers Amalgamation and the Oper-
atives' Spinners' Amalgamation today.
The shutdown was decided upon be-
cause Of bad trade.
About 100000 operatives are affect
ed by the decision.
That sounds all right on its face,
and although we do not think Of &C.
cepting it as an April fool, we are not
at all prepared to accept 1t as honest.
To be sure we are not claiming that
trade is good, for we know the con-
trary; but at the same time we are in
clined to suspect that the reason for
the shutdown is in part at least other
than the reason assigned.
If it so be that the Manchester
spinners have on hand sufficient
American cotton to carry them till
April 28, they cannot have enough to
carry them much beyond that date.
Bad trade or good trade, these same
spinners understand that to undertake
to buy American cotton now, means
considerable advance on prevailing
prices and knowing as they do that
time is a most important element in
the situation, they are hoping that by
putting off their purchases for a few
weeks longer they may be able to buy
cheaper.
In truth the whole situation is in q
deadlock, and the question Is who can
hold out the longest, the man who has
the cotton and does not need 1t, OF
the man who needs the cotton and has
not got it.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-04-04
MERE-ME ENTION

Lieutenant Col. Theodore Roosevelt
has announced his purpose to follow
the footsteps Of his father and enter
politics.-----.--Costa Rica, which de-
clared war against Germany; but
which was not admitted to the peace
conference, says she will not join the
league Of nations.............It Is told Of
former President Taft that arriving In
Detroit, Michigan, last Monday, with
out any cash in his pocket, walked
three and half miles to the city hall
to get the mayor to cash q check. It
Is not stated that he tried to get his
check cashed on the way, however,.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-04-04

number of men who voted wet was
266,529. and the number of women
who voted wet was 129,731. Four out
of every five men voted wet. and three
out Of every five women voted the
same way.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-04-04

Union services were held in the
Methodist church here Sunday night.
All five ministers took part but the
sermon was preached by Rev. ]. E.
Berryhill. pastor Of the Presbyterian
church. -
The many friends Of Mrs. M. A.
Dorsett will regret to learn that she
Is confined to her room on account
Of illness.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-04-04

President Wilson is quoted in an ap-
parently authentic Paris dispatch as
having said to other members Of the
American peace delegation, that no
American soldiers shall be used in any
trouble in eastern or southeastern
Europe.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-04-04
FRIDAY, APRIL q, 1919.

The war between the Standard OIL
company and the Gulf Refining COM
pany has cut the price Of gasoline at
Nashville, Tenn, to cents to deal
ers and IL cents to consumers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-04-04
ALLEN COMES BACK.
Kansas Governor Says Acreage Reduc-
ton Is for Speeulator Rather Than
Farmer

ton Is TOR Speculator Hatner man
Farmer.
In reply to telegram from J. s.
Wannamaker, chairman of the South
Carolina Cotton association, requesting
a further statement on his position
regarding the effort to reduce the acre
age of cotton in the south, Gov. Henry
]. Allen, in a telegram last Wednesday
night told Mr.. Wannamaker that he
believed the proposal was in violation
of federal trade commission orders.
The governor stated that the quest
ion at issue seems to rest upon the
right of any group of men to form a
combination for the restraint Of pro-
duction."He cited two practices which
the federal trade commission has
condemned. One forbids the entering
into an agreement or understanding
or pool by competitors to maintain
prices or, allot business" The other
forbids agreement among competi-
tors to limit output"
1T strikes me-" the governors tele-
gram says. that you gentlemen must
be rather sure Of your immunity from
prosecution in attempting to run so
contrary to a declared public policy
Having read an entire set Of circulars
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-04-04
RETURNED SOLDIERS,

The Columbia War Camp Commu-
nifty service has furnished the follow
ing list Of returning soldiers who had
received their discharge at Camp
Jackson up to April /:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-04-04
SECOND WEEK JURORS.

The following petit jurors have been
drawn to serve during the second
week of the approaching term Of the
circuit court, which convenes on April
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-04-04
LOCAL LAcONIcS
Appointed State Constable.

H. L. johnson, magistrate for Bethel
township, has been appointed state
constable to help in the suppression
of the liquor traffic in this section. He
has resigned his Office as magistrate,
the resignation to take effect upon the
appointment and qualification Of his
successor.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-04-04

Press, was published Wednesday
morning: