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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-09-12
CANDLE Ely LIQUOR.

Apropos of q story printed in The
Yorkvillc Enquirer few days ago to
the effect that some of the block
aders were using manure in the mash
for moonshine with a view TO making
the stuff work" quicker. Constable
Coy Jones of Bullocks Creek town.
ship who has had long experience
with moonshiners of various and sun
dry hue and reputation said that while
he had never run upon any distillcries
in York county. where there was evil
dcnce that manure was being used in
making the rot-gut he did run across
some mash q short time ago which
was about as vile and filthy concoc-
ton as could be imagined.
"a party of us cut up still back
of Hopewell church last Friday" said
Constable Jones. "Wc had known for
long time that there was distillery
in operation in that section; but try as
we might we were never able to locate
the place until last week. We finally
ran upon it several days before we
destroyed it.
THE plant was not In operation
when we first made our approach. al
though the meal and other stuff was
there and in fact everything was all
set for business. Thinking perhaps
that if we pursued policy of watch
full waiting we might catch the owners
or the operators of the plant, several
watching for the approach of the
operators and their getting to work.
"Our vigil was twice rewarded in
that time. Negroes approached the
place at two different times and pro-
ceeded to slowly stir the mash. There
were two of them, each making visit
apiece and all they did was to slowly
stir the mash. We recognized them
and in. due time they will get what is
coming to them. However, that is
neither here nor there.
I'VE noticed soon after we found the
still and began our watch that hun
dreds of candle flies or some insect
resembling candle flies were attracted
to the boxes of mash which were sour
and sinking. Finally it seemed that
there were thousands and thousands Of
these candle flies. They would fly
down into the mash and drown.
Both the negroes who came to the
scene to stir the mash of course |
noticed the candle flies and | noticed |
that each of them calmly raked. the |
dead ones off the surface of the mash
with a plank. They were not at all
careful to get 'em all though and every
once in 4 while they would stop raking
the skim Of bugs off the, gtuffl and stir
it some meroJ Iadare sayathat hum
ircds eof these filthy Insects 'l'wers
thoroughly mixed with the meal and
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-09-12

There is terrific West Indian
storm making it's way up the coast;
but as to whether It will strike Char
lesion or be felt in this section is not
yet clear. 1t may pass out to sea.
In conversation with the writer of
these notes the other day, Solicitor
Henry said that he would rather de-
pend upon York county jury for n
just verdict unbiased by prejudice or
partisan feeling than any county OF
the state He did not mean to convey
the Impression that York county ju-
ries are infallible, that they never
make mistakes or Intentionally do
wrong. Mr.. Henry is too sensible and
experienced q lawyer to hold to any
such idea as that, What he meant to
say and did say Vas that the average
York county jurgiis more apt to be
guided by the law and the evidence,
regardless of what it would prefer
than the average jury of any county
in South Carolina. And that Is saying
quite d lot for York county jurors.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-09-12
WITHIN THE TOWN.

They have commenced the work
Of putting down the "hot stuff" as the
asphalt is called, on Kings Mountain
street. The first application of as
phalt was made on Tuesday and is
now being handled as rapidly as pos
sible.
Present plans contemplate. the
using of the present foundation Of
congress street from Madison street
to the courthouse without tearing up
the old macadam. The surface Of the
street will be carefully cleaned off
and after Irregularities have been
dressed out, the asphalt will be applied
direct to the macadam.
Enrolment of the Yorkvillc Grad
ed school on the opening day last Mon
day was 3S6, according to Prof. l.. w.
Jenkins, acting superintendent. The
enrolment has since climbed to
around the 400 mark and is expected
to climb still higher. Miss Wilmore
Logan of Yorkville, is teaching the
sixth grade of the school. The enroll
ment by classes is as follows: First
grade, 81; second grade, so; third, 81;
fourth, AZ; fifth, 40: sixth. 3S; seventh,
2S; eighth, 40; ninth, 27; tenth u.
- Messr3. E. b. Lowry and w. Bed
ford Moore of Yorkvillc and Mr.. Avery
Lowry of Columbia, have entered into
for the purchase of cotton,
the new firm under the name of Lowry
& Moore, maintaining offices in Co
lumbia and Yorkville. Mr.. Avery Low
ry .%ill have charge of the Columbia
office Thlls aFsFs. E. B. Lowry and
Bedford Moore Will handle business in
this section. Mr.. f. b. Lowry said
vestci lay that the local office proposed
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-09-12
UP TO DEBATE.
IRsase TEeatys With Amendments Now
Before the Senate.

Before the Senate.
The German peace treaty, With
amendments, and reservations, was re-
ported to the senate Wednesday by the
foreign relations committee, a majority
of whose members opposed ratifica-
ton in the form submitted by Presi-
dent Wilson.
Immediately after it was presented
by Chairman Lodge, two months to the
day from the time the president laid 1t
before the senate Senator Hitchcock,
of Nebraska, ranking democratic men,
Der of the committee, announced that
the minority report, urging ratification
without amc .ldment or reservation,
would be filed tomorrow.
The fight over ratification will begin
Monday, Chairman Lodge announcing
that the treaty would be taken up then
and kept continuously before the SEN
ate. First will come the effort to
amend the treaty, and then the fight
for reservations, mild or strong.
Leaders of the administration forces
continued to predict that treaty with
the league covenant would be ratified
in its original form.
Republican leaders declare, however,
that if put to Il vote now the league
would be rejected by the senate. Eff
forts to put some agreement on the
questions of the reservations mean
while arc being made.
The reservations proposes
1. Unconditional right TO withdraw
from the league.
.. Declnation to assume any of
the obligations of the much discussed
article 10 except by action of the con-
gress Of the United States"
8. Reserving to the United States
the exclusive right to decide what
questions are within it's own domestic
jurisdiction.
Absolute reservation of the Monroe
doctrine to the judgement of the
United States alone.
The principal amendments are pro-
posed to provide:
Equal voting power for the United
States with Great Britain in the assem-
bly, of the league.
Giving to China instead of Japan
the province of Shantung.
Relief of the United States from
having representatives on commits
sions deciding matters in which it has
no concern.
Others concern phraseology.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-09-12

workers at Richmond, Va. Sixty per
cent. of the money will be applied to
the general assembly's causes; the
other SO per cent. to the synods'
causes. Chattanooga has been chosen
headquarters of the committee. Rev.
A. D. P. Gilmour, SpartanburS,
S. c., is chairman, and r. e. Magil,
Richmond, Va, treasurer, who are also
members of the campaign committee,
of which Rev. Homer Mcmillan, At
lanta, is chairman and whose men,
bcrs include Rev. John l.. Armstrong,
Nashville; Rev. p. II. Sweets. Louis
vile; Rev. L. r. West, Morristown,
Tenn. and T. e. West. Tallahassee.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-09-12
MERE MENTION.

I. Lieut.. Col. o. +. Snyder, veteran OF
six wars and instructions has return
cd from overseas and is now visiting
relatives in Asheville, N. C.....-......:..
Seattle, Wash, police are soon to begin
courses in criminal law, Jul jitsu, rules
of testimony, and other points con-
nected with their work...-....Mrs. L. T.
Buchanan was burned to death at her
home in Oxford, N. c., this week..
Union street car men in Macon, Ca,
refused to allow non-union textile
workers to ride on istreet cars in
Macon, last Wednesday....--........T Three
hundred and twenty houses were
wrecked in, hurricane which swept
over Key West, Fla, Wednesday night.
Five retail store buildings in the
business section of the city were des-
.troyed. The steamer Grampus, with
a crew of fourteen sunk in the harbor.
So far as has been learned, no one, in
the city was killed. Property damage
is estimated at more than $2,000,00O.
Ten persons were killed and
eleven were wounded during food riots
in Glougau, Silesia, .Tuesday...>....----
Spanish political leaders have address,
ed a communication to Washington
suggesting that the time is propitious
for the United States government to
withdraw it's troops from Santo Do
mingo and restore "the regime an
nulled by the military occupation"...
Berlin Vorwaerts says that 100000
German soldiers have volunteered for
restoration work in northern France,
The Chinese government is in
vestigating charges that the governor
of Honan has cleaned up S25,000,O0C
selling to Japanese advice that he pre-
tended to be forwarding to Pekin.....-
John Mitchell former president of the
United Mine Workers of America, died
in New York hospital last Tuesday
aged 40 Three men were
killed and several were wounded in a
fire on the United States dreadnaught
New Mexico, in San Francisco harboI
few days ago...........James w. Os-
borne, for more than ten years district
attorney Of New York county, died al
his hone in New York a few days ago
He was one of the best known attor-
neys in New York.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-09-12
Recommendation of Grand Jury.

York county people who have con-
Germ for the public welfare, will feel
much Qualification because of the eX-
preston of the grand jury on the en-
forcemcnt Of the liquor laws.
1t is very we'll understood that vio-
lators of these laws arc not to be
deferred from the pursuit of their
business by normal fines. A liquor
seller of average shrewdncss and
energy can easily make several hun
drcd dollars week Or month in his
Illicit business, and while of couse he
would prefer to get along without
fines, TO him fine of hundred dol
lars or so is an incident of small i'm
portance.
The principal argument against
putting Il really severe penalty on
violations of the prohibition laws is
the claim that the sentiment of the
class of men who make up the jurics
is not very strong anyway, and while
they might convict sometimes under
conditions where conviction will sub
ject the offender to only nominal
fine, if the prescribed penalty were
more severe, they would acquit rather
than subject the offender to such
severe penalty.
We do not take any stock in this
argument.
The. grand jury to whose keeping is
committed the moral welfare of the
county is drawn from exactly the
same class of people as is the petit
jury, and where a grand jury sees
proper to make a recommendation like
this. it Is perfectly safe to trust the
petit jury to carry out the full spirit
of that recommendation.
1t is a fact that Senator Beam
guard. of York county, has more than
once tried to get bill through the
general assembly TO carry out the very
idea that the grand jury now has in
mind. He made a fiat failure of it be-;
cause the sentiment Of the general as
sembly was not thenSfaS &roagR~adZ+
vanced; but he has been making pro-
gress for through his efforts and the
e
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-09-12
TURKEY CREEK DRAINAGE,

Operators of the dredge boat on Big
Turkey EfceE reached .the iron bridge
over the Creek on the new Yorkvillc-
Sharon road yesterday morning. Traf-
fic over the bridge has necessarily
stopped temporarily in order to allow
the big boat to pass under. In COM
pany with Messrs. John l.. and John
S. Rainey and Mr.. S. B. Mitchell OF
Bullock's Creek, n representative OF
The Enquirer visited the site Of the
dredging operations Wednesday after
noon and had an opportunity to see
the big dipper in operation. The man.
moth machine has been viewed by
scores of people since the drainage
project was commenced, and the op-
orators are never lonely, thero always
being plenty of spectators present dur
ing the day and far into the night.
The big dipper moves sand, snags
and stumps and other filler from the
bottom of the creek and it does it quite
thoroughly. The capacity Of the dip
per is one and one-half cubic yards
and it always comes up from the bot
tom OF the creek quite full Of whatever
might be in the path of the shovel.
OF course the great bulk Of the matter
for removal is dirt and sand; but hun
dreds Of large stumps and rocks are
also brought up and conveyed in the
iron jaws of the mechanical monster
10 tho creek banks where it iS\dcpositcd
in an even line as the boat progresses.
The average width OF the creek is
being made twcnty-siX feet. with
depth of ten feet. Average daily pro-
grcss, according to Engineer G. NJ.
Ballard, who is in charge Of the op-
Grafton OF the boat on Big Turkey, is
about 100 lineal yards. According to
cising the utmost care and caution in
the job to see that the creek is clean
ed thoroughly and there is no skimp-
ing.
What length Of time is going tc be
necessary in order to complete the
work cannot of course be estimated
with any satisfaction. However, the
dredSc men are as anxious as anybody
else 10 complete the work as soon as
possible and are speeding ii up all that
they consistently can. a double shift
of twelve hours is being employed on
the work Oh Big Turkey. Five men
operate the drcdge during the day and
three arc on duty at night.
a coal barge follows the dredge as
it proceeds down the creek and behind
this is the houscboat in which the op-
orators of the dredge have their living
quarters. Water backed up in the creek
on account of the dam which preceGes
the dredgc is amply sufficient to float
tho three craft, there being ut the
present time about six feet of water,
whereas three feet would be quite |
sufficient for floating purposes.
Three men arc operating the drcdSe
on Little Turkey Creek, and |
{, too, is making fair progress.
The dredgework is being done by the
-Rhinehart Company of Stan
ey n. c. J. E. Sigmon is in general
charge OF the work.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-09-12
molasses and goodness knows what
else was in the mash. - I'm ~.

molasses and goodness knows what
else was in the mash. - paN SD
Presence of the myriads of candle
flies did not appear to worry them at
all. They just kept on stirring the
stuff, flies and all. while visions of the
dollars they expected to get from the
sale of this candle fly soup seemed
to appear before ,them.. -. ~
mo, sir, l have never seen any
liquor made with the aid of manure
although do not doubt that 1t is
done; but have seen this candle fly
soup stuff and l do not know that it
would be a bit better as beverage
than the manure brand.
From what have seen of the mash
in some Of the stills have. helped to
raid" concluded Mr.. Jones, 'I know
that there is many liquor head who
would take the pledge forever IL he
would have an analysis made of the
stuff he Is about to drink"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-09-12
THE MARRIAGE RECORD

Marriage licenses have been issued
by probate Judge Houston as follows:
Sept. S-Ciaud In. Gathin, Catawba to
Leonora vromans Rock Hill.
Sept. S-Ren Faris, to Sudie Stewart,
York. SS
Sept. SIS. Moffett Caldwell, Rock
Hill to Lou Ella Foster, spartanburg.
= Sept. s-lAlbsrt Williams to Bessie
Steele, Bethesda township, (colored).
Sept. 1O-Henry Mackins to Estelle
Graham, Bethel township, (colored).
Sept. 1O-Will Nance, York No. A.,
to Ruthie Raincy, Bethesda township,
(colorcd).
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-09-12
scribss penalties of increasing SC

scribss penalties of increasing SC
verify for succeeding offenscs.
=. That the whole of the York delega-
ton will make still another effort to
carry out the recommendation of the
grand jury at the next session of the
general assembly there is no reason to
doubt, and in the meantime all that is
best in ulc citizenship of the county
will cooperate in the effort to secure
the best possible Observance of the
prohibition laws already in force.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-09-12

An order issued by Judge Ernest
Moore has been served upon Col. A. K.
Sanders superintendent of the state
penitentiary, requiring him to show
cause next Monday why county su-
pervisors should not get convicts for
county road work from the state PEN
itentiary. The case is brought in the
name of Sumter county. 1t has been
the custo moi county supervisors to
make requisition on the penitentiary
for dssNFsS for SdsaaS %aiR gang
work, lSlAhs optiehaFYfth the-eounty
they take them Some super
visors work the convicts for while
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-09-12

When America went into the war
with Germany, The Enquirer believed
in conscription as the only right way
to raise an army and 1t did not hesi-
tate to say so. Here was the idea.
Whether individuals amongst us be-
iskGd in waEseG nat-soslr ga}e }erhmsm
was in it, and that meant that all
would share the same fate, victory. or
defeat, regardless of their individual
views. 1t was necessary to win. We
had to win, or be ruined. Therefore
the thing was to martial every re-
source to escape ruin. Contemplating
the tremendous bower of Germany as
evidenced by her armies made up of
men trained under compulsion 1t look
ed as il this country would never be
able to hold its own against possible
enemies except by the same means.
But that idea is no longer tennable.
It is absolutely true that the situation
was saved by the nucleus Of mill
tary organization furnished by the
regular army and the National Guard;
but the millions of young men who
had never before had experience in
things military were soon developed
into soldiers, as good as the best of
them. America does not need any
conscrirtion. There should be liberal
appropriations for Il regular. army Of
something like 250,000 men, and the
National Guard should he maintained
as it was before, with liberal assist
ance from the National government;
but subject primarily to the orders OF
the governors of the respective states,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-09-12

- Policeman William E. Raymond of
Charleston, was fatally shot after
midnight Tuesday by John Kirkc, a
negro whom he was attempting to ar
rest. Kirk was badly wounded by the
policeman and is now under arrest.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-09-12
Friday, September 12, 1919.

S. c., is visiting her sister Mrs. ]. s.
Leech at Hickory Grove.
Mr.. Robert L. White of Hickory
Grove left Monday for the Presbyter-
ian College, Clinton, S. c.
Mrs. Jno. ]. Mcfarland, who has
been visiting in Charlotte has returned
to her home on No. Yorkville.
Mr.. Lowry Miller. of Gastonia, is
visiting his grandparents Mr.. and Mrs.
w. w. Jenkins, in Yorkville.
DR.. j. 3. Bowen of Washington. ID.
c.. is visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. n. j. n. Bowen in Yorkville.
Friends and acquaintances Of Mr.
Hugh G. Brown, will regret to learn
that he is i'll at his home in Filbert.
Mrs. j. S. James and children, who
have been spending some time in Wa
verify, Tenn, have returned to York.
vile.
Mr.. ]. r. Burke and family, who
for some time past have been residents
of the Cannon Mill village, haye moved
to Bessemer City, N. c.
Mr.. S. E. Lowry of Yorkvillc has re-
turned from Columbia, where he went
to consult specialist in regard to his
injured leg.
The condition of Mr.. r. c. Allen,
cashier of the First National Bank of
Yorkville, continues as serious as 1t
has been. Such change as is noted ap-
pears to be for the better.
Friends of Mrs. j. +. A. Smith of
Yorkville No. /, who is undergoing
treatment in the Fennell Infirmary.
following an operation last Friday will
be, glad to know that she is improv-
ing.
Miss Matte Lee Bennett, who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. G. n.
Smelling, in Yorkville. has returned to
her home in Williston. She was ac-
companied home by DR.. and Mrs. SHELL
ing.
Caroline, little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul N. Moore of Yorkville, is
undergoing treatment in Charlotte
hospital for an injury to the eye. 1t
was feared for a while that that
little girl would loose the sight of the
| ~ oIf hn fa1t on ro
now confident that she will not.
Columbia State, Wednesday: Lieut..
Robert Lindsay of York, spent yes
terday in Columbia. Lieutenant
Lindsay has recently rcturned> from
Franco where he served first with the
Eighty-first Division and later with
the American Military Mission In Ger
many. He has not been discharged
yet, but after leave Of absence will
get his red chevron.. He will probably
locate in Columbia, where for several
years before entering the army he had
been in. the cotton business.
Chester News, Sept. 0: Mr.. r. L.
| iitCiiibSA vi
the Chester police. force forathe! past
several, months, has resigned and will
accept a position as foreman with the
county engineer in charge of building
the Chester county highways. Mr.
Scoggins made Chester an excellent Of
ficer and his services will be missed
by the city officials Miss ,Jane Atkin-
son, of Lowryville, has accepted a po-
sition in the sewing department at the
Rodman- Brown Co. Miss Marie Corn
well has been made deputy clerk fol
Chester county, under DR.. J. E. Corn
well, clerk of tfe court. Miss Corn
well is authorized to sign the name OF
the clerk of the court to all papers
connected with the office.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-09-12
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER, 12, 1919.

Lets ratify the treaty and have done
with it. There is nothing In the
senate's opposition but politics any
way.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-09-12
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mr.. 5. l.. Courtney of Yorkville. is
spending several days at Lake City.
r. e. Mcfarland, of No. 8 Yorkvifle
is attending Presbytery at Liberty HDl.
e. G. Cook, who has been living 9G
has moved his family to SH
Ncnly Nm I'm Ynrl,Nilla- z -
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-09-12

clusively and would undertake to buy
the big boil varieties Of cotton in all
sections of York county and counties
adjoining.
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