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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-03-20

orchards. he followed his hobby Of fruit
growing. When war broke out Pad
erewski was in residence at Morges, and
at once interested himself in the work Of
relieving the refugees who streamel over
the frontier on their way to Switzerland
n Italy. I met him ne day in the rail-
way station at Lausanne. busyink him.
self in the welfare of stranded travellers.
He told me that he had a, that moment
no eve than ~ OF these unfortunate per-
sons in his house. and was constantly be-
ing called upon for help and advice. Pad
erwski considered it quite possible that
the Germans might attempt. an invasion of
France by way of Switzerland. for. as he
remarked. III the Germans were so brutal
as to invade Belgium. why should they
not invade Switzerland II it suits their
~purpose?" That there was ground for
this apprehension was made clear later
on when it was disclosed thai only by a
small majority had tine German author
tiles negatived the proposal to cross the
Swiss frontier.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-03-20
SHOE DYE DANGER.

A bunch OF soldiers at Jacksonville
wanted black shoes. Shoes are expen-
sive. SO they wore their tans to Tony's
place and had them dyed. Tony had a
secret method of dyeing shoes that en-
toyed considerable local reputation.
1t eventually developed that the dye
employed was In somewhat general use,
Tony merelys buying it and emptying
the makers bottles into bottles with
out labels.
IL a soldier wrapped up his shoes.
look them to Tony, n hen did not
wear them for several days. he was al!
right. But some II who walked into
Tony's wearing tan shoes and walked
U wearing the dyed articles came
near dying. They turned almost as
black as the shoes. OF one man it was
said: He looked like the body of a
drowned man."
The symptoms were dizziness, gen
eral malaise, nausea. and headache.
Some complained of diarrhea. Only
o who were badly poisoned turned
blue. Some noticed hat a whiff of the
shoe dye would cause some Of the ner-
vous symptoms. such as dizziness and
nausea. to return. In fact, this obser-
walton led to the discovery Of the cause
In one group Of men. Is turned blue
during the course of four months.
The officers were greatly puzzled.
They thought Of the sulphur In the
Jacksonville water rs q cause. but that
they quickly ruled out. Then they
thought Of sulphur from the rather
heavy meat, diet a., q ee4ee..but that
al mol: AT videf. ~Thsa,stAsys invessi-
eaeoai DEMONSTRATION Of Nmaat - the
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-03-20

their expectancies were Harrison. who
scarcely counts: Washington, who
lived II of the 13 years due him. and
Monroe, who held on for II of his Is.
The average made by the first four
presidents was 1876 per cent Of the ex-
pectancy. while John Adams leads the
list with 223 per cent. Since Van Bu-
ren's time no president has gone much
over 100 per cent. except Fillmore, who
reached 100.
Taft can expect TO laugh his way
through life for 10 years more, and
Wilson. according to the. law Of aver
ages. has II more years.
For nearly three-Quarters Of a CEN
fury no mar except Cleveland has lived
90 years after being inaugurated pres
ident, and the presidents of that period
have been younger than those who
held the first terms. The conclusion at
which we are justified in arriving is
that til strife n turmoil of the office
are more than the human machine can
stand up under.
The same study shows that vice
presidents do not live long. Maybe
that is because the vice president is
oftimes a worn out old money bag"
Maybe it is because the vice president
Ia eApeCeeu W edt liInSeiI TO death.
think the figures show that the
equanimity of the supreme court
judges makes for lorg life. Now is the
toll Of premature death exceptionally
heavy In the legislative brance Of gov
eminent. The United. States Senate
Is proof on that poikt.
The teaching IL that there are Just
about 10 many cupfuls in q bucket of
water. The moro we dip out the quick
er We reach the bottom. The fellow
Nho slops water allroyes the 6aoor gets
TO tho hpttbpso f his bucket early.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-03-20
THE MAYOR AND THE MoRGUE.

It is difficult to understand why men
fight for administrative offices when
the statistics show that holding such
office is a means Of prematurely ter.
minating life. Although h mayor of
Chicago is generally a young man and
vigorous physically, there are but two
living ex-mayors. For years there has
been a political axiom that h mayor
atty of a large city IL a political grave
yard. and no ex-mayor can succeed In
being elected to any other important
office. Nevertheless. it may surprise
some of the candidates to know h a
It Is a graveyard in another sense. 1t
Is not hoped that diffusing this infor-
nation will lessen the number of can
didates this spring. 1t may help some
other springs.
Although health commissioners are
supposed to be hardy animals. knowing
the health game, there are only four
ex-health commissioners Of Chicago
living.
A study Of Irving Fisher shows that
being president takes the life out of a
man. The life insurance companies
have tables showing the life expec-
fancy Of men at different ages. Irving
Fishers study shows that ex-presi-
dents only reach 81 per cent of their
expectancy. The showing in the case
Of Arthur. Cleveland. Harrison and
Roosevelt (the last four excluding the
martyred Mckinley Is very bad. being
60 pei cent. The only presidents liv-
ing beyond their expectations were
Adams, Jefferson, Madison. J. 9.
Adams. Jackson. Van BURN. Tyler.
Fillmore and Cleveland.
The Job It the beginning was not &C
strenuous. OF the first 10 presidents
the only three who did o i've out
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-03-20
Hair ore.sers on Strike.
From the London Tfme.

There is reason to hope that the dead
lock in the strike Of london West End
will shortly be removed. Power to re-
sumo negotiations has been given to
the executive COMMITTEES Of the hair
dressers' branch OF the National Union
Of Shop Assistants. and negotiations will
probably be resumed At an early date.
The strikers persist In their demand for
an increase Of go . week on exhtine
wages. which q firms hava now conceded.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-03-20
paderewskI, Fruit Grower.

"a. H." In the Manchester Guardian.
Now that n. Paderewski has become
premier Of Poland, he VIII. presumably.
dispense with his summer home In
,SwttSssiand. For manks5elrA. during his
."off'sssasons Paderexski. liYed Ina villa
~ Aorgeo. overlooking IL Lake at
Gsnsva- Hare. In extensive gasAAas aaa
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-03-20

zones. 1t is believed that the planes
in use during the war and the new
ones being built will be used to advan-
tage in peace times. One use suggest
ed for the planes is to help extend
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-03-20

The production of seaplanes by the
United States during the war was re-
markable. These planes did valuable
service %patrolting the Atlantic coast
line and the coast lines in the war
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-03-20
Exee,ssepssJr~s,sr
o Pucs.

Cu1t0m0F@l-0h-~-um.
JsweIes o. assastanteBSing that esay
Of engagement rings hsrs, Harry.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-03-20

aerial nail service by flying to the
United States island. 1t is probable
that some OF them will continue to
help police the seas al least until the
peace conference makes definite plans
for such work.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-08-19

of INSCRIPTIONS agencies, the National
Federation of Remedial Loan Asso-
Citations has appointed committee to
confer with the United States treasury
officials and draft uniform plan for
handling this problem throughout the
country.....Fiye persons were in
stantly killed near Lima, O., Friday
when an automobile in which they
were riding was struck by traction
car.-........At the present time there are
sixty thousand American soldiers on
the Mexican border, the largest force
ever assembled there and the number
is being increased..........--Pract ctiealiy all
Of the rapid transit lines of New YORK
are tied up by strikes-----..----The dlf-
ferences between the organizations OF
actors and the producers Of New York
and other large cities have not yel
been settled. Actors are still going
out on strike regardless Of court in
iunctions............The department OF JUS
tice has siezed 100000 eggs on cold
storage in Detroit, Michigan--.--.-..
The president on last Saturday for
second time vetoed the repeal OF the
daylight saving While investi-
eating Detroit cold storage plant on
last Saturday, agents OF the depart
ment of justice found the carcass OF a
hog that had been there 20 years..
The vast subway and elevated system
of the Interborough Rapid Trans.t
Company, operating in Manhattan the
Bronx and parts Of Brooklyn, N. Y,
was completely paralyzed Sunday by {;
strike called by j. Connolly, acting
president Of the Brotherhood Of Inter
borough Rapid Transit Company En.
ployees. Thus far there has been no
disorder.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-08-19
NEGROES WERE SHOT.

Two shooting scrapes among negroes
occurred Sunday on the plantation OF
Mr., John Plaxco near Yorkville, WIN
the result that lola McCaw and Henry
Lowry were wounded and warrants
have been issued for the arrest Oh
John McCaw and Sam Smarr.
John McCaw had the idea that one
Arias Mobley was too thick with ioia
McCaw. a woman with whom john mas
been living, but who, 1t Is UNDERSTOOD
is no relation Of his. Accordingly
.Iohn crawled under the house In whlcn
he and lola have been living and walt
ed until Arias came to the house
Then he walked in upon them and hred
at lola with a pistol, the bullet strik-
ing her in the leg. He then turned hie
weapon upon Arias, but that worthy
made such a quick getaway that John
had no time to pull the trigger.
Sam Smarr shot Henry Lowry VINO
lives on the same place In the leg
with shotgun Sunday. Sam told
Henry that he wanted Henry to 60
.yith him to the home Of q negro
woman ito prove something" Henry
went along; but the proof Of whatever
II was. was not established to the
of Sam who shot Henry
with a shotgun, loaded with NO. AS
The Lowry negro was not seriously
wounded.
Warrants for both the negroes were
issued by Magistrate Conner but up to
yesterday afternoon they had not been
served. Neither Of the negroes have
tried so far to get away.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-08-19
ABOUT PEOPLE
Mr.. Avery Lowry Of Columbia, wa
q ,rinitnr In Ynrkuilla this week

Mr. Avery Lowry Of Columbia, was
a visitor in Yorkville this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Whitesides OF
Smyrna, are visiting In Winnsboro.
Miss Elizabeth Grist is visiting re-
latives in Spartanburg.
Misses Emmy Price and Helen Wise
spent the weekend in Yorkville with
Mrs. M. l.. Mitchell.
Master Strauss Smith is visiting DR.
and Mrs. w. c. Whitesides at McCon-
nellsville.
DR.. B. N. Miller has returned to
Smyrna, after a visit to the mountains
Of North Carolina.
Mr.. John E. Carroll and family OF
Yorkville. left Saturday for a visit to
Connolly Springs, n. c.
Milliard T. Williams Of Glover, was
a visitor in Yorkville, Sunday en-
route to Rock Hill.
Miss Nina Grist Of Asheville, \. G.,
is the guest Of the family Of Mr.. W.
D. Grist in Yorkville.
Charlton Mcknight OF Newport
Nows, Va, is visiting his mother Mrs.
\. G. Mcknight at Sharon.
DR.. S. L. Steele of Yorkville. who
mas Deen spending SOule lililS III
Raleigh. n. c., has returned.
Mr.. r. NJ Robinson of Lancaster
visited the family Of Mr.. r. n. Pick!
on Yorkville No. /, this week.
Mrs. ]. w. Mcfarland and little
son, have returned home after visit
to relatives at Forest City. n. c.
Mr.. r. G. McCaw who has been quite
Ill at his home in Yorkville for some
time past is able to be up again.
Mr.. Sam L. Latimer, former resi-
dent of Yorkville; but who now re-
sides in Columbia, was a visitor here
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II. B. Jenkins, Sr.,
Of Rock Hill, spent Sunday in York
Vile, visiting Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. b.
Jenkins, Jr.
Thomas w. Quinn of Hamlet, n. c.,
spent Sunday in Yorkville. with the
family Of his father, Mr.. John Warren
Quinn.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. Renwick Of New
berry arc spending several days with
the family Of Mr.. ]. C. McGill near
Hickory Grove.
John j. Thomasson Of Charlotte,
spent SATURDAY. and Sunday with the
family Of his mother, Mrs. Ada
Thomasson in Yorkville.
Miss Martha Brandon. stenographer
for Clerk of Court Jno. r. Logan, has
icsurncd her duties after spending a
wcel: ut her home on Glover No. =.
Mr.. w. B. Moore, Jr, who has been
engaged in Y. N. c. A. work In
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-08-19

We take very little stock in either
the honesty, the sincerity or the prac-
ticability of price fixing by the FEEDER
al government. According to our way
of looking at it, the fixing of the prices
of the retailer is only kind of ruse
or subterfuge to engage the attention
of Mr.. Average Citizen while he is be-
ing robbed right and left by the whole
salers above. We can understand how
some good can be accomplished by
forcing cold storage products on the
market within a reasonable length Of
time after they have been prepared
for use. This will tend to the estab-
lishment of a comparatively smooth
and legitimate operation Of the law of
supply and demand. But when 1t
comes to telling the small grocer that
he must sell at IL cents sugar for
which he has paid IL cents, leaving
him a gross profit of less than 10 per
per cent. when he cannot do business
on less than about Is per cent there Is
no semblance of justice. The people
who are making the big money out of
this situation are the meat trust, the
flour trust, the steel trust, the shoe
| trust the clothing trust, and other
| folks who have combined to make the
public pay to the last farthing or do
without.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-08-19
MERE MENTION,

Discharges from the army now total
3,30S,759. the war department an
nounced Saturday, leaving net
strength on August IL of 500,699 Off
GERS and men of whom 109,939 are
still in Europe. Macarthur Brothers
Company of New York, has been
awarded a contract by the French
government for the building of 1000
houses in the devastated regions OF
France........The great government dam
across the Tennessee river at Muscle
Shoals, Ala, has been named Wilson
Dam" in honor of President WILSON,
Paris's first real display of styles
since the war began Is being attended
by about 800 American buyers, who
however, are showing themselves to De
more independent Of the dictates OF
French dressmakers than ever before
1.-THE steamship Atlantis, the first
concrete vessel to be launched from
an Atlantic shipyard and the second
TO be operated in Atlantic waters will
vice. The Atlantis was built at Will
mington, y. c., and is Of 5000 tons
..-Canadian cannon which fired the
last shots at the Germans on armistico
day, November II, were on Saturday
presented to the village of Mons with
elaborate ceremonies....-.-..-Th Ameri-
can first division, the first division tC
land in France and the captors OF
Cantigy, will begin leaving the Rhine
for home this William
Cummins, British charge of archives in
the city of Mexico, has been ordered
to leave the country by President Car
ranza...........-Net earnings for the Fed
eral Reserve Banks for the first siN
months of 1919 have been at the rate
of 80 per cent. on an average paid-ir
capital Of $S1,7SS,000, compared with
$50 per cent. for the same period last
year and 9.S per cent. in 1917...............
Charles A. Amber, former insurance
commissioner Of Pennsylvania. is un'
der arrest on charges Of conspiracy
and malfeasane in office in connection
with the failure of the North Penn
Bank. which closed it's doors on July
Is, with an apparent shortage of 81.
144, The federal department
of health of Mexico has announced
that a vigorous campaign will be con.
Quoted against the use of habit-form
ing drugs in the republic, a practice
which is alleged to be widespread.
The second annual convention of the
Industrial congress Of Mexico which Is
to meet in Mexico City, September IA
is forecast Dy Mexican newspapers d.
the most important gathering of labo,
and capital representatives ever helc
in the republic. North Carolina
automobile license fees paid 20 the
secretary of state during July amount.
ed to s992,027 as against $434,9l3 fol
the entire fiscal year of 1888. The
increase is due largely to increased
license fees and to the greatly increas-
ed number of automobiles in service In
North Carolina. Lieut. James ID
Stewart Of Park Field, Memphis
Tenn, and S. Reed Campbell, re-
porter employed by the Memphis Com
mercial Appeal were killed Friday
when an aeroplane in which they we're
riding. fell near Paducah, ky--,-..--
Recognizing that many bondholders
who are forced 20 borrow on their
government bonds are at the mercy
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-08-19

cal year. On July /. there was due an
other $40 for another year. The fine
for non-payment of a tax Is not lcss
than 25 per cent of the amount Of the
tax; but no penalty is to be imposed in
amount less than $40. The collector
found number Of people who had not
paid the original IS, or the next years
$40; so he collected the S. with fine
of $40 for non-payment, and the SO for
the present fiscal year with another
fine Of $40 for tardiness, making s35 In
all. The law requires per cent reve-
nue. on all passenger fares collected in
competition with train schedules, and
whenever an automobile is run as a
transfer or offered for hire, there is an
extra tax for that. Mr.. Hunter said
that under a ruling Of the department
the owner Of a car who had allowed
a fellow passenger on trip to furnish
gas as his part of the expense, was
held to pay license for running trans
fer.
Despite the vigilance Of officers, more
or less blockade liquor and other in
toxicants continue to slip into York.
Vile and other sections Of the county.
There were far more people than usual
in Yorkville last Saturday and there
was more liquor and liquor substitutes
in evidence than usual. One arrest for
drunkenness was made, the intox-
icated one evidently being lighted up
on "Lijah's Liquid Lastic," BUNS
Boom Bitter" good for pneumonia and
zoe ache and containing not more than
% per cent alcohol or some other patent
preparation which caused the drinker
to talk too much, walk all crookedy.
and finally to the jail, accompanied by
til ID TNI he
rest of the liquor heads escaped the
law. One local man who said that he
was fifty-two years old, that he had
been living in Yorkyille for twenty
years or more and that he had been
drunk every Saturday in that time
when he could get any concoction to
produce the drunk was jagged on
"Vinetone" whatever that Is, last Sat-
urday. He had q bottle of 1t in his
pocket and three others under his
SHIRT he said. He walked into a bus
mess place on Main street and called
for little water with which to mix
drink OF 1t. Best stuff in the world
to get drunk on" he told several peo-
pie VINO were in the place. Costs q
'ol,ar bottle and three bottles will
make you love everybody. done
di unk three and on my fourth and !
!c-c everybody" And then he sang a
song about makes you love every
body" and he danced a little jig. The
proprietor told him he would have to
go out in the yard II he wanted to
to'le n drink. He did. The last seen
~ him he was walking up the street
th the assistance Of friend who ad-
-ri"ed ! i'm that he better beat 1t home
Iect he be called upon for a contribu-
tion OF So or $40 toward the upkeep of
tta town OF Yorkville. Having con-
tr 'buted some $500 or more 10 the town
by way of the police court Judge dur
in /; his residence of tweI. y years or
SC he took the advice and went home
&c rTyinG with him the remains Of q
bct'le of this "Vinetone" for an eye
orener Sunday morning.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-08-19
LOCAL. AEFALR&,
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

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count with It. Is she SnIIu oTsi9ess GnsTnyites Mt.
FARMERS e;i aooL;ne stoves ranges stoves,
cream freezers' enurhs, ,. e.e .o ,orn,ars NJ the
s. L. Con5tney-Ass.ih ~ ~ sa secred by having q
NAM many .a,,St auSsn,nb IN the farm.
rofe Sa,inae Rank-Giyes YOU an idea as
Loan ana SaHms n,,sst ssn .afeiv' and assures you
to how 70 % invess soV iii receive every atten.
that your business VIII fee'''e
ton. ana care; c,.. I,v,,e. tho nublic 10
Be.hSnleh DIsnie on a. next tuesday. August
r r. Castles. Chairman-ReQuests all interest
ed in SMYRNA cemetery: y..mrdsS 70 ssSi'' -
up the gronhosS gmi Sihart ne M Differs oak wood
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-08-19

malicious liar, asserting that the OBJ
server is owned and controlled by hlm-
self and Curtis B. Johnson. The OBJ
server, in an editorial yesterday, said
that the public wants the cars started;
but gave as its opinion that the cars
would hardly be started without
demonstration of force by the strikers
or their sympathizers, and went on TO
,ay that Mayor McNinch has declared
that he stands ready to provide all
necessary protection. According to the
Observer, settlement is being prevented
by the quibbling of the foreign repre-
sentatives of the local organization.
President Taylor says he is willing TO
recognize a union among his own en-
ployes; but he Is not willing to recos-
nize or treat with foreigners In matters
concerning only him and his men.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-08-19
Profiteerinq Reneqades.

The United States is some S2S,000,-
100000 in debt on account of the war
We are that much behind.
Every Individual knows that when
he gets behind financially by means OF
borrowing, losses or unsuccessful
plans, the only way to catch Up is by
increased self-denial and harder work
1t is necessary to make more and do
with less.
In this respect nations are subject to
the same laws as individuals.
Another thing. 1t is known of all
men that there has been unconsciona-
BILE profiteering, as the result of which
thousands of men have made millions
TO which they are not justly entitled.
The gains of many of the profiteers
are very little different from the pro-
Gee Is of sneak thieving, not to say
high way robbery.
The profits of the profiteers consti-
tute the same kind of a burden as does
the bonded Indebtedness.
The great difference is that the
bonded Indebtedness is a just obliga.
ton and that of the profteers is not.
When a man steals it is proper tc
deprive him of his loot and give il
back to it's lawful owner.
II ought to be possible to locate most
of these big profteers, and if they car
be located they can be made to dis.
gorge.
Surely there should be enough brains
and ability in congress to go after the
individuals who have taken advantage
of the country's necessity to gran nail
lions and millions, and make THESE
men disgorge.
If the country is going to let the
swindling profiteers of the past few
years get away and become the
leading citizens of the present and fu-
ture, what's the use of trying 10 put
a stop to further profiteering of the
same kind?