Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-11-28

tons were imported from Russia, tn
balance made up with imports from
Belgium, Holland and France. At tha
time practically no flax was grown il
Ireland outside of Ulster. 1t will be n
least three years before Russia will
lagain export flax fibre in thousands o
tons and Ireland's production has beer
largely curtailed, hence the shortag
and the increase in price"
East is Enforcing the Law.
They are enforcing the bone dr.?
law and there is no mistake abou
that" said John r. Hart, Esq, O.
Yorkville who returned home a few
days ago after q trip to New York. .
don't use the stuff, myself but just Z
satisfy myself as to whether or moi
liquor was available / inquired Of 0
steward in the Vanderbilt hotel ir
New York as to whether or not It was
possible to procure a drink. There
was nothing doing. l was told that II
might be possible to buy some sort OF
concoction in the tough districts but
the better places We're not trying to
evade the law. The consensus Of opin
ion appeared to be- said Mr.. Hart
that liquor is coming back"
No Trouble Maker.
It had been brought out in the testi-
mony of another witness that Victoria
had been residing on the farm Of a
white man where she now lives for
sixteen years.
Counsel for the defense sought to
show that Victoria's disposition was of
a violent and turbulent nature and that
she was constantly rowing with other
hands, causing them to leave.
The fact was not made clear and fl
nally Judge Sease remarked from the
bench: mo Victoria has not had
much trouble with other hands on the
place or that white man whoever he is
on whose farm she lives, would never
have let her live there sixteen years"
And the balance of the court ap-
peared to agree with the judge.
Fighting for Flat Bonus.
Soldiers in the military hospitals
around Washington and at Walter
Reed especially are fighting for a $500
bonus for themselves and. for every
man who wore the uniform" according
to Geo. r. Wallace, we'll known young
man of Yorkville, and son OF Mr.. John
J. Wallace who is on furlough at his
home in Yorkville. Young Wallace
bears bum leg which he gave to the
cause over there and while he is optl-
mstic over the prospect that it is 60
ing to be right again some of these
days. he acknowledgement to be. able to
use it for months. Soldiers in the
hospitals have been bounding the life
out Of congressman and senator's in
Washington over the bonus matter"
he said Saturday. "They want $500
fiat and they are going TO keep up the
fight until they get it. 1t was largely
soldiers-wounded soldiers who pre-
vented General Pershing's getting that
$4,000 sword from congress you heard
so much about some time ago. When
1t became noised abroad that congress
was going to hand him that the
wounded lads started a rumpus. The
legless ones and the arrnless ones and
those on crutches invaded the halls of
congress and committee rooms in
Washington. Their cry was: You are
going to give that guy $4,000. Look
at US. We did the work Are We worth
$500 apiece? l know" he concluded.
because | was one who helped raise
the row."
Danger of Judge Lynch.
THAT just goes to Snow you the
danger of mob law" said Chief of Po-
lice J. VI. Youngblood Of Rock Hill who
was in Yorkville Tuesday attendant
upon the court of general sessions. He
was speaking of the charge Of assault
with intent to ravish which had been
lodged against Elijah Erwin and the
grand jury had just returned mo
bill" in the case. 1--WE got hold of the
negro the night the alleged crime was
committed" said the CHIEF. Il didn't
think at the time he was guilty; but
the rumor was abroad that a woman
had been assaulted and mention was
made of Erwin. The mob was in the
mood and they would have lynched
him sure that night if they had gotten
hands on him. In fact they would
have lynched almost any negro whom
they might have gotten their hands on.
Mob law is indeed a dangerous thing"
Skirts Going Up.
at will he some time before the
new fashion reaches York county be-
cause as a rule latest styles in wo-
mems things don't get to going good in
York county until they are year or
so old in New York: but it is n fact
nevertheless that the length Of wo-
mems skirts is going up like every
thing else" said a Eorkvilie man yes
terday-a fellow who does pretty well
| in the way of keeping up with every
thing that is going. Il was talking to a
York county lady whose opinion goes