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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-18
The leaque of Nations.

The proposed constitution Of the
league Of nations, as read to the peace
conference in Paris by President Will
son last Friday, is published on the
first page of today's issue Of The York
Vile Enquirer.
The draft was not presented as A.
nal or completed document; but for
the consideration Of the conference
and of the world before its adoption.
The conference is to have the right to
discuss this document section by Sec
ton and adopt or reject it as whole.
Amendments are possible, but not
probable; but the great commission
that prepared the document is suppos-
ed to have given thorough considera-
ton to every important principle and
specification that has been suggested
by anybody at any time, and when the
matter comes up for ratification the
probability is that all the reasons that
have governed the commission will
govern the conference as whole.
Among the propositions that some
great thinkers have held as essential;
but which have not been incorporated,
are two that appear on their face to be
very necessary. l. A representative
conference Of nations to assemble at
stated intervals to consider the state of
the world generally and specific ma
tional complaints generally. 2. An in
ternational army, made up Of soldiers
of all nations, each nation contribut-
ing a specified number of men In &C
cordance with what might be consid-
cred just proportion for each. But
these things, the great commission has
not considered necessary.
Naturally and obviously, there Is no
limit to the number Of specifications
that could be added to this remarkable
document-the greatest thing Of the
kind that has ever been presented to
mankind through purely human agen-
cy-but these things are not nearly so
important as is the agreement of the
nations of the world to the principles
involved.
The greatest previous document in
the history of the mankind, no doubt
is the American declaration OF lnde-
pendence, and the constitution OF the
nations proposes to do for the people
of the world what the American decla-
ration of independence has done and is
doing for the people of the United
States.
With the people of stricken world
giving hearty assent to this great docu-
ment to begin with, there is little need
for q world supreme court to declare
the meaning of the various provisions
of this charter Of human liberty or OF
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-18

The London war office has given
out a statement based on information
secured through a commission that
was sent to Germany especially for the
purpose Of finding out how matters
stood from a military point of view.
This statement is to the effect that the
rehabilitation of the German army Is
almost completed with the exception
of about 100000 men Of the 1916 and
1917 classes, and 450,00 men Of the
1918 and 1919 classes. So far the VOL
unteer army that Is being raised Tor
the defense Of the eastern frontier, In
cludes 10000 men only, and the army
is growing very slowly at present. Re-
garding M. Clemenceau's warning that
hostilities. on the western front were
not vet out Of the question, the war Of
fee authorities state that the Germans
have at present no force capable OF
driving the Allies back across the
Rhine, but they have ample factories
and stores. The difficulty in the event
of their wishing to renew hostilities
would not be in the raising Of men, but
in training and equipping them, as in
the case of the British armies raised
by Kitchener. The Germans could
raise armies quickly enough If they
wished to do so, but the armies are not
at present in being and the war office
is not at all alarmed at the prospect,
and regards NJ. Clemenceaus warning
as a precaution against possibility
rather than dangerous probability.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-18

Of course, if congress should COM
pei the exchanges to deal In real cot
ton instead Of imaginary cotton, there
would be no sales Of real cotton ex-
cept In the south. Under the present
condition, when a mill buys a thou
sand bales Of cotton from a factor,
specifying the grade, the factor hedges
by buying the thousand bales Of cotton
on the New York exchange with no
grade specified. The man who sells
tho cotton to the factor simply bets
what the price will be on delivery day
and wins or loses according to the dill
ference in price between sell time and
delivery time. The factor, If he is en-
gagged in a legitimate transaction, Will
sell say 1000 bales Of cotton at 500
points, or five cents pound above the
exchange quotation. He calculates on
buying the actual cotton at or cents
a pound above the exchange quotation
and making the profit out OF the diff
ference. No factor at the present
time. however, would dare obligate
himself to buy and deliver actual cot
ton on any such basis, for they all
know that such thing is impossible.
But suppose the law provided that the
broker on the New York exchange
must sell only actual cotton on speci-
fed grade, then things would be diff
ferent. The New York and New Or
leans exchange prices would neces-
sarily have to be on a basis OF actual
values.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-18
LOCAL. AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

T. B. Glenn, Admr.-Requests the debtors and
creditors of the estate of Alfred Faris, de-
ceased, to make settlement with him.
Miss Myrtle Hall-Wants a renter for a two
horse farm. with good buildings, In the Ia
Ferguson & Youngblood-Will appreciate re-
turn or information in regard to sack Of
-four lost on Kings Mountain road last Sat-
urday evening.
tice that after this date its ginnery will be
operated Fridays and Saturdays only.
Clover Drug Store-Now has on hand few
Columbia grafanolas and records, and ad-
vises you to come early II you want one. as
the machines are hard to get.
York Motor Car Co.-Announces that Mr.. S.
L. Courtney is back on his job and ready to
give good service to automobilists.
Carroll Bros.-Have a car of Studebaker wag-
ons and one of Studebaker buggies and car
of Emerson buggies on the road. and expect
ing them every day.
Star Theatre-Has on a serial instalment and
comedy today. A Pathe play tomorrow.
feature on Friday.
First National Bank, York-Says that the one
sure way to save is by depositing your funds
with it and urges you to develop the habit
Farmers Hardware Supply Co.-Has q car
of choice white oats and can save you mon.
ey on oats. as we'll as feedstuffs. A SOAP
special.
~. M. Stroup-Has received an advance ship
ment of Hart, Schaffner & Marks ultra
fashionable spring clothes for young men.
Mcconnell Dry Goods Co.-Says it Is travelling
full speed with its Victory cotton goods
sale" and predicts higher prices for cotton
goods.
its opening days business. Money to lend
on improved town and country property. An
invitation to merchants.
Wrigley-Points out the big five cents value
you get when you buy Wrigley's chewing
gum. See page four.
York Wholesale Grocery-Recommends Shivar
ginger ale for old people. Sold by your gro
Ger and others.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-18
Tuesday, February 1S, 1919.

Pennsylvania and ~$10.4s for Della
ware. Under the head of desertions
the national average was 4.65. In
South Carolina the percentage was
3.94. OF this number 1,243 were whites
and 1859 were negroes. The total
number Of desertions reported for
South Carolina was 5,69s for Florida
1912; for Georgia 13.46s: for North
Carolina 6,112. Major CarwiIe ex-
planned that by desertions is meant
those who failed to respond to notices
and orders provided for the selective
service regulations The South Caro-
lima boards, between April 2, 1917. and
October 81, 1918, sent 44,059 men to the
national army. There were 6,505 South
Carolinians who voluntarily enlisted
in the army, 3.675 in the navy and IS
in the marine carps. This makes a
Grand total of 5S,24S men who entered
the armed service Of the nation for
the great war. There was total reg.
istration of 307.350 men, Of which num-
hnr 1858 registered in June 1917;
13.05S in June and August, 1913 and
162,249 in September 1913. This report
shows that Laurens sent more men to
camp than any other county in the
state. the number being 1857. the city
Of Columbia coming next with total
of 1,410.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-18
The Bird Law.
MERE.ME ENTION

The Federal reserve board has esti-
mated the total expense of the war up to
January 81, at $179,000,0 900. This
excludes Belgium, Portugal, Austro-
Hungary and Bulgaria. The expendl-
lures Of the Allies and the United
States are estimated at $119,000,0O0,-
Fire swept the terminals OF
the Seaboard Air Line railroad In Sa-
vannah, Ca, last Friday, and caused q
loss of several million dollars. The
loss included 5000 bales Of cotton,
1875 tons of nitrate Of soda. The cot
ton was awaiting export and the soda
was awaiting delivery to the farmers
Many returning American soldiers
are said to be dying of disease in Brest
France, because of the horrible sani-
tary conditions prevalent THERE.
Secretary Glass has recommended to
congress that the sale Of war savings
and thrift stamps be made a perma-
nent feature Of the treasury depart
ment. President Wilson has nomi-
mated Hugh C. Wallace of Seattle,
Washington, to be ambassador to
France, vice William Graves Sharp, re-
signed. The last Of the war time
coal regulations still in force, will be
withdrawn March 1.............The steam
ship Leviathan left New York Sunday
,arrying over 400 missionaries and
s3,500, 900 worth Of supplies, bound for
Constantinople. The Levianthan goes
only to France. The balance OF the
journey Is to be made in another ship.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-18

1t is very we'll for Americans to re-
member that the United States went to
war not against the German people;
but against the rulers Of the German
people. The idea was received at the
time with more or less derision even
by the German people. They could
not understand how such thing was
possible. But now it has been made
clear. The then rulers of the German
people have been overthrown and dis
credited and the German people are
now speaking for themselves through
their own representatives. 1t is moth
ing but right and just that the German
people should make good as far as
Jossible the devastation and ruin they
have wrought in France and Belgium
and this they will be required to do.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-18
How the best laid plans Of mice an

How the best laid plans Of mice and
men often gang aglee, has again been
demonstrated on the strength of indis-
putable testimony furnished through
the department of justice. There is
no longer any doubt of the fact that
Villas murderous raid on Columbus,
New Mexico, was instigated by German
agents for the purpose of involving the
United States in war with Mexico so
as to keep this country out of the
world war. 1t has been proven that
the Villa enterprise was financed by
means of money provided to Villa
through st. Louis banks by Financial
Agent Albert and Count Won Bern
storff. The incident was expected to
throw this country into war and it
came pretty nearly doing just that.
The sentiment in this country was so
strong for war that it never could un-
dcrstand why the troops were with
drawn before Villa was hanged. Also
it is evident that Mexicans in Mexico
were instigated to use every means OF
aggravating hostilities even though
their government was seeking to re-
duce all chances Of friction to a mini
mum. But after all Germany got the
worst of the venture. Those troops
that went to the Mexican border and
got more or less training there, did a
terrible lot of damage to the Germans.
The border veterans constituted the
leaven that made the Thirtieth division
so terrible.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-18

prescribe for his wife. When I asked
him about the symptoms and what had
been done, he said: I give her dose
Of oil; but she's still been cautious
(costive), and she's been imagination
(magnesia) eating ever since.'"
While the paragraph in a recent is
sue Of The Enquirer relative to the la
Dor situation in York county, was cor
rect as far as 1t went. 1t is not to be
taken as fully describing conditions.
It Is fact that labor Is more plenti-
full than at this time last year; there
are more people looking for work: but
still there are people who are looking
for desirable renters, and some Of the
farms that are hunting renters are
very desirable farms too. But also
there are land owners who have not
only not rented their farms; but are
not especially particular about doing
so. For instance, w. A. Aycock Of
the McConnellsville section, said few
days ago: mo, have not got as much
labor as could have used; but maybe
1t is my fault, because have not been
trying very hard. I have about as
much cotton as / need and 1t will not
hurt my land to lie out anyway"
1t was the prettiest Sunday Of the
year, so far, was last Sunday. The day
started out clear and cool, with pret-
ty brisk wind somewhat suggestive Of
March blowing, and not much invita-
ton during the morning to come out;
but later during the day 1t grew warm
er instead of cooler, and remained
clear, the automobiles began to roll.
Most Of the cars appearing through
out the morning were those going to
and from church; but in the afternoon,
the Joy riders began to come In evil
dence. They appeared on the streets
and roads gradually; but in steadily
increasing numbers until along four
and five o'clock they were rolling
through the streets Of Yorkville in a
steady stream, some going one way
and some another, some proceeding In
O moderate pace and some straining
the speed limit, some carrying all men.
some carrying couples, young men and
young women and some carrying fam
lilies. The conditions were not alto
gether favorable for automobiling.
Things were all right overhead; put
the roads are still suffering from the
effects Of winter rains and lack of prop
er attention. It Is still something OF
a trial to drive over most of them;
but nevertheless the enthusiastic au-
tomobilists were unable to hold in any
longer and they rode anyway. 1t was
all an earnest Of what the situation Is
going to be later on, with the war clouds
removed, automobiles in the posses
sion Of those who have been saving to
buy, the roads firm and smooth and
beautiful Sunday afternoon when 1t
will seem that there is no other way
in which the time may be passed more
pleasantly or more healthfully. There
will be a wonderful vogue of auto
mobiling this summer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-18
SALARIES OF COUNTY OFFICERS.

The York delegation in the general
assembly has agreed upon q revised
schedule of salaries for various Of the
county officers, in accordance with the
recent recommendation OF the grand
jury, as follows:
Auditor and treasurer, $2,40 each,
to be paid as now provided by law.
Supervisor, $1,500.
Superintendent Of education, $1,000
salary, and $400 travelling expenses.
Probate judge, 5000.
Coroner, $400.
Court crier, So per day for the days
he is actually engaged.
The schedu of salaries OF agts-
trates and constables in the various
townships is as follows:
Broad River-$250 for the magis-
trate and 1925 for the constable.
Bullock's Creek-$225 for the mag
istrate and 5000 for the constables.
Bethesda-$225 for them agistrate,
and 5000 for the constable.
Bethel-$250 for the magistrate, and
1925 for the constable.
Catawba-$900 for the magistrate,
and $3.50 for the constable.
Ebenezer-s275 for the magistrate,
and $3.50 for the constable.
Fort Mill-$275 for the magistrate,
and $3.50 for the constable.
Kings Mountain-$290 for the mag
'strate, and s265 for the constable.
York-$525 for the magistrate, and
$475 for the constable.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-18

But where in this town can cor
ner lot with 100 feet front, suitable
for a United States postoffice, be had
for $4,000?
James Chancellor Chambers, who
died at his home near Sharon, recently,
was the oldest Confederate veteran in
York county. 1t will be remembered
by some Of the readers Of The Enqui-
rer that he had a popularity of not
being willing to tell his age. On the
occasion of the dinner given by the
Winnie Davis chapter, U. D. c., to the
veterans Of York county, last June,
Captain John D. Mcconnell Of McCon-
nellsville, himself somewhat Of a Sc
nior, mischievously introduced the
subject and set this writer to asking
Mr.. Chambers how old he was. Mr..
Chambers evaded the question and de-
clined to admit that he was anywhere
in the neighborhood Of being as old as
Capt. Mcconnell.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-18
o B 1T u A r Y

DIED-In Columbia, on February 2,
of apoplexy. Miss ADDIE WALLACE
Of Glover r. F. D. No, 3, aged IS years.
She was in Columbia for the purpose
Of nursing the family Of her niece,
Mrs. Eunice Coe. She Is survived by
one brother, Mr.. w. N. Wallace, and
two sisters, Misses Emily and Mamie
Wallace, all of Glover No. g.. The in
terment was in Bethel cemetery, after
funeral services by Rev. G. w. Nickel.
At his home near Sharon on Febru-
ary 7, 1919, JAMES CHANCELLOR
CHAMBERS, in the 87th year Of his
age. Mr.. Chambers was born in York
county on June IL, 1882. He was grad
uated from Davidson college with first
honor before he was 20, and was ad-
mitted to the practice Of law, also be-
fore he was 20, by special act Of the
general assembly. He was later elect
ed to the house Of representatives by
the largest percentage Of the total
vote cast that has ever been given to
candidate for that office. He was one
of the organizers of the First Presby-
terian church of Yorkville. He served
through the Civil war as a private, and
was severely wounded at the battle OF
Cold Harbor. He was elected to the
legislature again shortly after the war.
He continued the practice Of law up to
a few years ago; residing on his PLAN
tation near Sharon and appearing reg
ularly at every term Of the court. So
far as is known, Mr.. Chambers had no
organic disease, his death being due to
a general breaking down incident to
old age.
At her home in Yorkville Sunday,
February 16, at g. m. of pneumonia,
following influenza, Mrs. ANNIE
LAURIE OFARRELL, aged "a years.
Before her marriage she was Miss
Annie Laurie Swick, Of Dalton, Ca
,irl she Is survived by her mother,
Mrs. Swick, and six sisters and two
brothers. The interment was at Rose
Hill cemetery yesterday at IL a. m.
after funeral services conducted by
Rev. ]. L. Oates.
At his home in the Delphos neigh
borhood, on February IA, Of pneumon-
ia, following influenza. Mr.. JOHN MIS-
KELLY, aged % years, He Is sur
vived by his widow and two children.
The interment was at Philadelphia
church.
At his home in the Lockmore Mill
village in Yorlville on February 8,
JOHN RAYFIELD, aged 70 pears.
The interment was in Rose Hill ceme-
terry. Mr.. Rayfield was a Confederate
veteran.
Al the home Of her sister, Mrs. ]. M.
Hunter, in Rock Hill on Saturday, Feb
ruary Is, at 1882 o'clock p. M, Of q
dropsical affection, Mrs. ]. c. McABEE,
aged 20 years, month and 13 days.
She Is survived by her husband and
father, Mr.. s. H. Nevins, and the fol-
lowing brothers and sisters-W. T., M.
L., w. L., ]. ]. and r. p. Nevins. the
last named in France; Mesdames E.
NJ. Harper, Irene Brown and Miss Eula
Nevins. The interment was in Rose
Hill cemetery, on Sunday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-18

There remains unpaid a large per
cent Of the subscriptions that were
made to the United War Work fund
last fall. Many of the subscriptions
remain unpaid in York county. 1t is
true that the war is over and the COM
pelling necessity for this money is not
as great as when the money was asked
for. That, however, has nothing to
do with the obligations resting upon
the subscribers. Every man and wo-
man who subscribed to this fund is
morally bound to pay the subscription,
and those who fail or neglect to pay
are as much dishonored as those who
fail to pay an obligation given for
value received. 1t was credit to the
people to subscribe as literally as they
did subscribe; but in the case of those
who fail to pay the credit automati-
cally changes to dishonor.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-18
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Columbia special Of February IA to
the News and Courier. Andrew j. BE-
thea, former lieutenant governor, this
afternoon filed suit against the Recoru
Publishing company, in this city, ana
r. Charlton Wright, as its editor anu
publisher, for 100000. The COM
plant alleges malicious libel. The suit
IS the outcome of O series OF articles
carried by the Record last week under
the name Of its MANAGING editor, JACK
Young, which al.ege that the former
lieutenant governor, who has COM
mission in the officers reserve corps
as a major, was compelled to take OIL
his uniform at Camp Jackson by the
authorities there. The first article had
a seven column heading across the
front page which read: Andrew ]. Be-
thea Disrobes." Second article: Ex-
tract from the Military Regulations
tending to show lieutenant governor
has no authority to wear his uniform,
as he was alleged to be in inactive SER
vice. The complaint of Major Bethea
was filed with the Record Publishing
company this afternoon, said r. Charl-
ton Wright, this evening. Major Be
thea has retained ]. Fraser Lyon, for
mer attorney general; D. w. Robert
son of the Columbia bar, and Solicitor
George Bell Zimmerman of Ratesburg.
Major Bethea went to training camp
as a private just before the close OF
the war, and after he returned to Co
lumbia he received a commission In
the gas section ordnance department,
officers reserve corps, as a major. Ht
wore his majors uniform under his
gown during the first days Of the state
senate, when he presided as its presi-
dent.
Columbia, February IS: South Car
olina's contribution in man power to
the war Is epitomized in the genera
report of Provost Marshal General
Crowder, which has Just been received
by Major Richard E. Carwile. execu-
tive officer In charge Of state selective
service headquarters here. The re-
port shows that this state contributed
54,2S4 in drafted men and volunteers
to the army, navy and marine corps.
The total registration was 3O1 ,3oo:
Thirty-six local exemption boards OF
South Carolina are about to cease pus-
mess, according to Major Carwlle To-
night They have notified the state
Headquarters that their records are
ready to be created and shipped TO
Washington as soon as they receive
orders. South Carolina took hlgh
rank among states, according to the
report of the provost marshal general.
The average cost per man for induc-
ton under the selective service regula-
tions throughout the nation was $3.50.
In South Carolina the cost was S5.9S,
compared with $7.34 for North Caro-
lima 1927 for Tennessee, $792 Tor
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-18
WITHIN The TOWN

Magistrate Conner has named 5000
as the amount of bond required for the
release Of Bill Dockery, in jail on the
charge Of receiving stolen goods.
Naturally, there was great deal
of interest in the first days business
Of the Peoples Bank and Trust COM
pany in Yorkville last Saturday. Mr..
Cobb, the president, was on hand look
ing after things personally, and Mr..
Hambright Of the Peoples National
Bank of Rock Hill, also put in the day
giving Cashier Jenkins and Assistant
Cashier Moore such assistance as they
might require. The first loan OF the
day was made on a receipt Of the
Filbert state warehouse, and during
the day there was a large number of
deposits, aggregating somewhere close
to the entire authorized capital stock.
Officers, stockholders, friends and ev-
erybody was pleased with the start Of.
Starting a thing like this Is sorter
slow" said Vice President Stroup, in
his familiar drawl, "but we'll keep a
pegging, and we'll come it after
WHILE"