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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-06-03

saying that the outcome>of the war
must be Rhineland republic, consist
ing of Alsace- Lorraine the Palatinate,
Rhenish Hessia and the Rhine prov
inces. Even before the fall Of the
monarchy the project was common
talk in Cologne financial circles. The
second project, involving Herr Froh-
berger and Herr Kastert ard Herr
Kuchhoff. who resigned from the es-
sembly on Saturday, was plan to Gre
ate an independent Rhine state within
the empire, with the same rights as
other German states, which would act
as a barrier between Germany and
France. France was supposed to be
willing to grant important concessions,
Including the renunciation of the Sarre
TERRITORY, a long occupation of the
iRhineland and possibly part OF the
Indemnity. The movement was sufh-
GENTLY serious, to worry the govern
lment and cause 1t to issue warnings
Bremen and East and West Prussia
are now talking Of combining into an
independent state. The same trend Is
Ito be observed elsewhere.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-06-03
CLOVER cULLINes.

Correspondence of The Yorkville Enquirer.
Glover. May 31.-Mr. and Mrs VIII
mott Mitchell Of Spartanburg visited
Mrs. MitchelPs parents Mr.. and Mrs
y. M. Nell here this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Matthews left
Friday morning for Greensboro N. Q
where they are visiting their son MT
Joe Matthews.
Mr.. I. e. Whisonant who has been
working in Hilton Village, Va, has re-
turned to his home here.
The Southern Power Company mas
a force Of hands here this week re-
pairing the tower line from Glover 70
Kings Creek.
Mr.. Joe Barnett who is member
of the senior class Of the Presbyterian
college. Clinton 8. c., spent few
DAYS here this week with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. s. j. Clinton.
Among those who attended the
Rural carriers association In Rock Hill
Friday were Messrs. d. NJ. Ford, Bow
ling Green, Wade H.. Pursley and Wal
ter B. Moore, Clover.
Miss Lois Moore of Rock Hill spen,
Friday night here with the family OF
her uncle Mr.. Walter B. Moore.
Miss Annie Lee Adams who has been
teaching at Fort Mill, this past year
has returned home for the summer.
The Glover High School Will hold Its
annual commencement exercises Tues
day night, June 8. Following Is the
roll of the graduating class: Misses
Ethel Adams, Lois Adams, sara Glenn
Martha Smith, Francis Campbell, Mar
tina Maxwell = and Efie McCarter
Messrs Wilborn Ford Neil Sinord
Knox Stacy and Ted Sifford.
Miss Annie Neil Of Charlotte N. C.
is visiting the family of her brother
DR.. NJ. B. Neil.
Mr.. Ralph Webber, superintendent
of the Hawthorn Mill and Mr.. Henry
Grayson> foreman Of spinning spent
few days this week In Boston Mass.
and other northern cities.
Mr.. William Orr Sparrow OF the
American Expeditionary Forces mas
returned to his home here.
DIR. E. w. PRESLEY spent a few days
In Columbia this week where he made
an address before the State Medical
association.
Mr.. James Page, Junior who has been
in q Gastonia hospital for treatment
has returned to his home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas T. b. Williams
of Lincolnton N. c., are spending the
week end here with their daughter
Mrs. Sam Jackson.
Miss Louise Smith, student OF
Hartsville college will spend the week
end here and leave Monday for Blue
Ridge NJ G..
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-06-03
WITHIN THE TOWN

There were no auction sales yester-
day, salesday for June. The registra.
ton board was in session as usual and
issued a number Of registration certifi.
Gates on account of the approaching
school elections in the Bethel and
Bowling Green districts.
The people of the country sur
rounding have a right to first rate
competitive cotton market at this
place. They have a right, too, to the
repeal Of that license tax on cotton
BUYERS that was levied for the purpose
of keeping outside buyers from drop
ping in here and buying cotton in lots.
Miss Eula Mare Plaxco was the
winner of the scholarship medal Of
fered by the High school department
of the Yorkville Graded schools. The
medal of the U. D. C.'s for the best
paper on Gen. ]. E. B. Stuart, was
awarded to Miss Eleanor Herndon, and
the b. A. r. medal for the best paper
on Ann c. Cunningham, was awarded
to John E. Carroll, Jr.
The Saturday afternoon crowds
have become quite feature OF the
towns weekly routine. The average
number of visitors on an average day
fell off considerably during the war Pc
riod, after the leaving Of the drafts.
compared with what it was before the
summer Of 1917; but now this average
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-06-03

= England's bill for transporting
million American soldiers across the
Atlantic in British ships is approxf-S
|mately $S2,000,000. This and the fact
that President Wilson advanced $6.-
000,O 900 Of his special 0nd-and pro-
badly more to the Czecho-S -Slovaks.
were the two chief developments of
Thursdays hearing Of Secretary Bak-
er, Gen. March and other war depart
ment officials before the House mili-
tary committee. The army appropria-
gress was under discussion. "The'
President assisted two Of the Czecho-
Slovak corps" said Gen. March. form
money at his disposal to the extent OF
81, ,000,0 900, and I think. he has given
them allotments since so that the
Czechs could get arms. The charge
was to be ultimately against the Cze-
cho- Slovak country which the Allies
proposed /. to organize in Central Eu-
rop. It Is O regular debt like any
other debt between nations. This so
far as Is known was the first inform.
alton Congress has had Of advances Of
money to- the Czechs from the Presi-
dents fund. The British bill far trans
portation of American troops caused
quite little discussion. Brig. Gen.
Great Britain originally asked $3.50
for transferring each soldier to-
France, but the cost finally was ref
duced to $81.16. TAirty- five million
dollars already has been paid Con-
gressmen asked Il the general did not
think the charge excessive, but he re-.
piled he believed the costg Of trans,
porting troops in American shfpb
would turn out to be higher.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-06-03

Atlanta, Ca, June /: Local MEM
bers of the Commercial Telegraphers
union of America, at meeting here
tonight ratified an ultimatum to the
Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph
Co., threatening nationwide strike
at o'clock tomorrow afternoon unless
certain telephone operators are rein
stated before that hour. The workers
assert the employees were discharged
for joining the union, while the COM
pany reiterates that only six operators
have been let out In month and all
those for inefficiency or infraction Of
rules. Postmaster General Burleson
has ordered an investigation but
neither side here had heard from, him
tonight. The situation followed the
organizing here this spring Of q num-
ber Of telephone girls and other en-
ployes of the telephone company, who
became members Of the telepraphers'
union or Of the electrical brotherhood.
Most of them Joined the telegraphers'
union, 1t was said. Several Of these
employees told the meeting tonight
they had been discharged for having
joined the union. Union leaders said
tonight a check showed seven young
women and two men had been let out
by the telephone company for union
activities.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-06-03

he left Yorkville thirty years ago. he
has been engaged in school and news
paper work, and has not yet given up
the latter He still has an interest in
a newspaper In Florida and does more
or less editorial writing.
Mr. Daniel Whitener, of Yorkville,
heard yesterday from his son. Walter
j., Of the American Expeditionary
Forces about whom he has been wor-
ried for quite while. Walter writes
that he has arrived in America and
that his present address Is Ward %,
Embarkation hospital, Camp Stewart,
Va. He has been suffering for some
time with a serious ear trouble and Is
still suffering, but Is very much i'm
proved. He says that he had not heard
from home in so long that he does not
know what letter looks like, and Of
course he is out Of money, because the
army does not seem to have ever pro-
vided for the payment Of men In hos
pital. Mr.. Whitener wired him some
money yesterday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-06-03

That is a strange story Of Alvin c
York, the man who killed twenty Ger
mans and captured a whole battalion
including a major and two lieutenants
II is strange story and story thai
is difficult to believe. But there is nc
doubt of the truth of the story, Il
seems. York brought in the prisoners
and the men who were with him swore
to the details. The whole world is tre-
mendously impressed with the story
and none are ableto explain how such
thing was possible-none except York
He insists point blank that God was
with him through it all. OF course
there are those who will believe ev'
erything else in connection with the
exploit except Yorks explanation Of it
But why not accept that also? Surely
this man is worthy Of belief!
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-06-03

The long sustained difference De-
tween some Of the cotton mills ana
their operatives, called by one side a
lockout" and by the other side a
strike" seems to have been settled on
basis of "opel shop" for which the
mill owners say they stood all the
time and with which the operatives
are perfectly satisfied, for the reason
that in their opinion it was all that
could be expected al the present time.
The difference had its origin In the
virtual reduction Of wages by the. mills
under the management of c. w. John-
son, known as Highland Park Nos.
and 2, and the Johnson Manufacturing
c,moany. The reduction consisted In
the abolition. of the bonus tho mills
had been paying and clipping two days
week off the running time AT that
time the demands for yarn had drop
ped off and the mill management
claimed that continued operation
meant bankruptcy. The mill operatives
replied that during the previous three
or four years the mills had made as
much profit as could reasonably be ex-
pected in ten years, and they could
more easily keep on running until the
situation grew better, than the opera
tives who had all along been working
for only e bare living, could bridge
over the situation. The difference that
developed led to the calling in OF the
American Federation of Labor and
that brought up cquarely the union Ia
bor question which practically all Oh
the southern mills have been fighting
for years. Before they could secure
employment operatives were required
to declare that they had no sympathy
with the union and that they would
not hereafter affiliate with 1t. This be-
camc the issue and it led to the PICK
citing of the mills 10 keep non-unlon
men from taking the place OF union
man. The issue was finally decided by
a tremendous pickup in the yarn and
cloth markets. The rise in prices gave
promise of a renewal of the golden
stream in greater volume even than
formerly. To keep the mills closed
under the circumstances would nave
meant tremendous losses. To let them
down easy Governor Beckett wrote a
letter in which he set forth the ina
lienable right Of the organized work.
men to work, and that opened the way
for re-opcning Of the mills on an
open shop" basis. The situation from
the standpoint Of the union labor op-
eratives, has been set forth by Mr..
Marvin L. Ritch, the attorney for the
striking operatives, as follows: Mr'
Ritch stated that "a complete settle
ment had been arrived at with the
lChadwick-Hoskins mills" and that
hoth union and non-union men Will
resume work there Monday morning.
Among the agreements made were
that there shall be no discrimination
non-union men will receive the same
onnortrnities in the mill and the Off
cia1s will receive committees from
both union and non-union operatives
at any time it may become necessary
TO discuss matters, Mr. Ritch said
that at Highland Park mills. where
the fight had been severe and acute,
certain particulars must be worked
ont before settlement is reached
He expressed the belief that these
"technicalities' will be Strengthened
out at a conference between the mill
officials and operatives this afternoon.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-06-03

~ Howard Wilcox of Indianapolis
won the seventh annual international
sweep stakes race Of 500 miles at the
motor speedway at Indianapolis last
Saturday, his time for the distance be-
ing 5:44 21.75. Two drivers, Authar
Thurman and Louis LecocQ and me-
chanician, Robert Bandini were killed
during the contest and two others
were injured. AS a result Of his VIC
tory, Wilcox wins a purse Of $4,000.
Fifty thousand dollars were divided
among the first ten drivers. The 9TH
err prize winners finished in the order
named: Hearne, 7Goux, Guyot, Alley
De Palma, L. Chevrolet, Hickey @.
Shevrolet, and Thomas, Wilcox and
Quot were team mates. Wilcox as
sumed. the lead as the contest ap-
preached the half way mark and drove
consistently throughout. He had two
stops, once for tire change and on
the other occasion to take on gasoline.
oil, water and to repair lost STEERING
knuckle His average was 87.12 miles
an hour. All records Of the Indianapo-
lis speedway were shattered by Ralph
De Palma for the first 200 miles. Long
stays in the pit, however, put the Ital-
ian driver almost entirely out OF the
running and It was only by terrific
speed that he managed to finish sixth.
He barely nosed out L. Chevrolet.
Arthur Thurman, driving car he had
reassembled himself, was killed when
his machine turned over on the back
stretch before the race had progressed
$50 miles. He was dead when found.
His mechanician received fractured
skull, and was rushed to hospital
where he was operated on immediate
ly. Louis Lecocq and his assistant.
Robert Bandini were burned to death
when their car turned over and caught
Hro
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-06-03
Charlotte Cotton Mills Resume.


The four cotton mills Of the Chadwick
Hoskins company, closed down tenn
porarily about q week ago because OF
possible difficulties growing out Of the
North Charlotte labor difficulties will
resume operation this morning on the
basis of the "open shop" In accord
ance with an arrangement made late
last week between Arthur j. Draper,
president, and representatives Of the
textile workers union. According to
leaders of the operatives. each Of these
mills will have its complement of
workers present when the hour to be-
gin work arrives this morning. The
mills are Chadwick, Hoskins, Calyine
and Louise.
Operatives will be resumed at High
land Park Mills and the Johnston
Manufacturing company's mill next
Monday morning, also on the ."open
shop" basis, according to announce
ment from the management. These
mills were closed down for a period Of
about Is weeks because Of strikes.
The announcement of President, C.
w. Johnston was to the effect that
these mills will be operated on a
basis of 55 hours a week, and that the
pay Of operatives will be computed on
the scale in effect at the times Of sus-
pension of operation, when the factor
les were operating 60 hours week.
The basis of pay of operatives Of the
chain of mills controlled by Mr.. Dra-
per has not been involved in any dis
cussions between the management and
the operatives. the matter Of the man
agement's attitude toward employ
ment of members of the textile work
ers' union being the principal point.
AS Of the mills controlled by Mr.. john
ston, both the pay basis and employ
ment of unionized operatives were
matters Of. Observation-Disclosures OBJ
server, Monday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-06-03
IRAGElY AT CAIAWBA.

Mr.. Burton Massey and family OF
Rock Hill, the family consisting OF
wife, baby and stepson, were the VIC
tins of horrible automobile wreck at
Catawba junction last Thursday aft
ernoon. A car in which they were
travelling was struck by Seaboard
freight train. Mr.. Massey was so bad
ly injured that he died within an hour'
his baby died an hour later. Mrs. Mas
sey was so badly injured that the out
come is still matter Of grave doubt,
and her little siX-year- son, Master
John Cannon, is suffering from broken
law bone, the loss of a number Of teeth
and other injuries; but the chances OF
his recovery are considered excellent.
The accident occurred at about
o'clock in the evening. Mr.. Massey,
accompanied by his family, was re-
turning to his home in Rock Hill, from
a business trip to Marion county. The
highway crosses the railroad through
a deep cut, which dips down and up
within a short distance of the point
where the Seaboard trains pass under
the Southern through deep cut, ana
where for fifty yards or more the
driver of an approaching locomotive
cannot see dI dppIOaShIh6 e'oSNA
and where the driver Of an approach :
ing automobile would have no means
of detecting the approach of train
except possibly by the smoke from the
locomotive This is the condition un-
til the automobile and locomotive
would be too close upon each other
for either to stop.
So far as is known no one saw the
actual collision except Engineer w. ID.
Ferguson. of the freight train, and the
occupants of the car, and no one saw
the imminence of it-that is no one
who could have warned Mr.. Massey 'or
Mr.. Ferugson in time to prevent the
disaster. Marks of the wheels along
the sharp incline in the road down TO
the railroad track showed where Mr.
Massey had skidded for fifty feet in
the effort to stop his car, and the
tightly clamped brakes on the broken
up car itself showed the cause of the
sktdding. There were forty-four cars
behind Mr.. Ferguson's engine. 1t is
down grade from Spencer, the last
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-06-03

come to dead stop. AS an elimina-
tive against so many fatalities, 1t
would be very we'll to make the same
requirement as to crossing the public
highways. 1t would be tremendous
hamper to traffic; but 1t would be
preferable to so many such horrible
tragedies as that Of last Thursday aft
ernoon. But still better than this
would be to abolioh grade crossings
entirely. Tho expense Of such aboli'
ton should be divided as eq1itably al
possible, of course; but the main point
is to secure the abolition of grade
crossings.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-06-03
LOCAL LAcoNIcS
Salvation Army Drive

Exclusive of Hickory Grove, which
has not yet reported, Mrs. ]. r. Can
non has raised $1,211 cash on her
81, 900 Salvation Army drive appor-
tionment, and the Spartanburg head
quarters has advised her that she has
oustripped every other division In the
Spartanburg district.
Communication Road Tax.
The Communication road tax Is due
and payable on or before July /. It has
been published In the papers that SOL
diers in the military service are ex-
empt. The acts, however, are not ye'
available, and the exact terms Of the
exemption cannot be stated. Treasurer
Neil has sent for a certified copy OF the
law, and expects to have the same
within the next few days.
VIII Do More Paving.
Rock Hill, June /: Committees rep
resentinz the Chamber Of Commerce
and the Rotary Club appeared before
city council at special meeting OF
that body Friday night and presented
oral petitions for permanent civic Inn
provements, including street paving
and extension Of water and sewer
lines The meeting was attached by
a representative uuIIiDcI VI ehO Sisy .
business men, all of whom heartily
favored the improvements suggested
After enthusiastic discussions setting
forth the value such action would be
in increasing the growth of Rock Hill
a resolution was introduced and unani-
mously carried asking city council te
call an election on the question OF is
suing bonds in the sum Of which $780,
0eO will be expended for street paving
and 100000 for laying additional wa.
ter. and sewer pipes. The members OF
city council agreed to call the election
and books for registration will be
opened shortly. II the election Is car.
ried the paving will probably be started
during the latter part of the summer
Gilbert Fl. White, consulting engineer
has been retained by the city to super
wise the work. He estimates that thu
nrorosed bond issue OF $450.000 fol
street paving will provide sufficient
funds for placing asphalt paving or
ten miles of the city's streets.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-06-03

Yes, the Eighty first Division will de-
bark at Charleston, or we will be very
much surprised. Because there are SO
many South Carolinians in that divis-
ion that is the proper thing. But OF
course ripple Of doubt is being rails
ed. That is necessary for certain pur-
poses. For instance, our senator's must
appear to have some influence in the
matter, and word has been sent out
that there is probability Of the Eigh-
ty-first being debarked somewhere
else That, however, Is only to en-
phasize the influence Of our senators
in changing a situation that really did
not need to be changed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-06-03

The figures have never been given
to the public in detail; but neverthe-
less it is a fact that a larger proper
ton of American war munitions and
supplies, including articles shipped to
Europe and brought back, and articles
sent to points near the border after II
was found that they would not be
needed in Europe than in any other
part of the country. AS to what is go
ing to happen within the next year or
two nobody knows; but there are
those who believe that the government
at Washington has present and future
designs against Mexico. There are
those who think that it has
been agreed among the European
powers even before America entered
into the world war, that America may
have a full hand in Mexico and con-
troll America on down to the Panama
canal. No such plan has thus far been
openly avowed; but it does not appear
at all improbable that there is more
than. mere fancy in the proposition.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-06-03

UP to this time the Poles have moi
given much evidence that they are
really fit for an independent govern
ment. Their idea Of restored POLAND
seems to be the establishment o.
privilege over the people who work
and the maintainance of a nobilit!
that will have arbitrary power and au
thority over the struggling masses
The jealousy of the Poles over the su
perior intelligence and industry of thu
Jews has already brought number o.
massacres Of these more or less de-
fenseless people, and there are man!
indications that the Poles are
still long way from fair appreciation
of the spirit of this democratic age
Their idea of liberty is the liberty o.
the few to oppress the many.