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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-05-06
WITHIN rHE TOWN.

THE Easter election Of the Church
of the Good Shepherd, held on May 4,
resulted as follows: Wardens: Geo. w.
s. Hart and M. G. Willis. Vestrymen:
w B. Moore, Sr, Jos. e. Johnson, T..
B. Lowry, R. A. Bratton, r. {. Al
lein. Geo. H. Hart, w. s. Willis. Dele
gates to Council: W. B. Moore. Sr., o.
q. Wilkins, M. C. Willis, Geo. II. Hart;
alternates: r. A. Bratton, w: ). Wills
e. B. Lowry, J. w. Marshall. treas
urer, Carl H. Hart; secretary, Il. u
Allen.
There was no special effort to as
certain the number Of automoDlles
here Yesterday. 1t is possible that they
could have been counted, but IT woulo
have been difficult. At one time the
cars were parked along botn sloes VI
Congress street, with hardly more than
a cars length between each two cars,
for more than half mile. East ana
West Liberty streets were alike nlled
I'D and there were many other cars IN
various back lots. 1t was probably the
largest number Of cars that has ever
been seen in the town at any one Tune.
The offer Of the Yorkville cotton
Oil company to buy all the wagon cot
ton seed brought to it during the pres
ent week, will no doubt be received
with pleasure and satisfaction by the
owners of many thousands Of bushels
of seed, who have not heretofore been
able to find a market. The SEED are
to be bought on a basis of the food ad,
ministration price-full price for seed
that will come up to full analysis, with
reasonable deductions for faulty seed
from frosted cotton, etc. The under.
standing is that the oil mill people Will
work up these seed they are going TO
buy during the week, If they fnd
themselves able to do it. Otherwlse
the seed will be passed on to other
crushers who are better prepared TO
handle them.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-05-06
MERE-M ENTION

The United States hospital ship Sol
ace, arrived at Charleston last Sunday,
with 1S4 sick and wounded soldiers on
board. Comptroller Of the Cur
rency Williams announces that there
has been. but one national bank fall
ure in the United States within the
past four months. Finnish troops
have taken the city Of Petrograd.-------..
It was officially announced on Satur-
day that the giant seaplanes Of the
United States navy would start on
their transatlantic flight from Rock
away Beach on May 4.------....The bu-
reau of war risk insurance last Thurs
day mailed out $4,000 checks, repre-
senting virtually all awards made to
date. Approximately 100000 checks
have been mailed since October lst.
......-.-.An area Of ten or twelve acres OF
Coney Island, N. z, pleasure resorts,
was destroyed by fire last "Wednesday
night........-----The Philadelphia mint last
month turned out 1,Ss0,000 dies and
I9. O66 900 pennies. formidable
Bolshevist uprising has broken out In
Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria..
Former Emperor William Is reported
to have made request Of the German
government that he be allowed to re-
turn to Germany and reside on his es-
tate at dine..------...-.German troops
have about taken the whole Of Munich
from the Sparticans..--.----P President
Wilson has cabled his full sympathy
with the Centenary campaign of the
Methodist Episcopal church, South, to
raise S35, 900 for all purposes
Another effort was made last Saturday
to assassinate Premier Clemenceaus
The would-be assassin was a youth,
who sought to stab the premier with a
knife. He was arrested, however.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-05-06


It has not been definitely settled that
the warships taken from the Germans
will be sunk. At least the public has
not been advised Of such definite set
tlement. But the indications are that
this is what will be done, and we do
not hesitate to say that this is about
the best thing. If it has not been
agreed that Great Britain IS to con-
tinue to dominate the seas, 1t may as
we'll be agreed, because Great Britain
is not going to give up her claims OF
the right to dominate without a fight.
From this viewpoint Great Britain
does not need the German ships, or
any more ships of any kind unless the
German ships should go to some OF the
other nations, and then Great Britain
would need more. We think the Ger
man ships ought to be sunk, and we
think that is what will be done. The
reason for sinking the German ships
is that they are not worth The trouble
that conditions would involve and that
is also why Mr.. Daniels and the rest
of them think the German ships
should be sunk.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-05-06

Information comes from Washing
ton that the historic Oregon, once the
most powerful battleship afioat, is to
be retired from commission because OF
lack of seamen with which to keep her
in fighting trim. The Oregon became
historic by reason Of feat during the
war in 1898. The
breaking out of that war found the
United States at a considerable disad-
vantage compared to Spain, especially
in the matter of naval forces. Spain
had more warships and she had them
so disposed that both the Pacihc anu
Atlantic coasts were open to attack.
The Oregon was then the principal re-
lance for guarding the long Pacihc
coast line, and as there was no wire
less in those day there was apprehen-
sion that the Spaniards might pounce
down on any of the exposed ports on
the Pacific side. On the other hand all
the Atlantic ports, like Boston, Ne"
York, Norfolk, Charleston ana eaVan-
nah were in a state or appreneHsioii'
In ADrll came LIle He"o tiies
ish Atlantic fleet had sailed Tor Amer
lea: but nobody then knew its destina-
tion. There was much concern on potn
sides. In May, Dewey smashed tne
spanish Pacific fleet in Manila Bay
and the Oregon was free to help guara as
the Atlantic; but she was nearly III
teen thousand miles away. Then 1ols
lowed a race down the west coast o,
North and South America, around
rape Horn and up the Atlantic coast.
Wonld the oregon be able to make tne
Iong tourney in time to be OF ASSIST
ance to the Atlantic fleet against Ger,
vera? That was the question that hel9
all the world on tip-toe of interest ana
settlement. While coming up alons
he coast of Brazil, the newspaper
suggest, i to Captain
clark, in command, the possibility OF
meeting with Cervera's fleet. and ne
said, Nothing could delight me more
han to meet the whole panish navy:
And the feeling was lat he would
nave been able to me re good. AT
ength the Oregon arrived at Jupiter
.nlet, Florida, and all America began
o feel a sense of confident relief.
When Cervera's fleet came out Of San !
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-05-06

Congressman Steyenson's statement
in c injection with the selection OF
postmasters on basis Of civil service
examinations, confirms the informal
ion we have gathered on the subject
AS we have already declared, we do
not take much stock in the civil SER
vice proposition, even if it is unques-
tionably impartial and fair. To be sure
we consider that it is essential that the
postmaster be competent and efficient;
but as between ability to compel an
appointment Of this kind by command
ing the necessary backing, and ability
to pass the best examination, we think
the first suggested qualification is rath-
er a guarantee of the greater htness'
But after all, ability to pass the most
creditable civil service examination
does not appear to settle the matter
The applicant must also be accepta-
BILE to the senator's, or at least If he Is
not acceptable to the senators he must
be sufficiently influential politically to
make the senators take notice. AT any
rate, however, the situation is some
what clarified, and people will have a
better idea as to what part the civil
service plays and what part patronage
plays.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-05-06

Determination of President Wilson
indicated in press advices from Parls'
that no American troops shall con-
time on German soil for a longer
neroid after the singing OF the peace
treaty than may be necessary 10 EN-
bark them for home, Is borne out Dy
present plans of the war department
which contemplates the return OF the
entire American eXpeditionary FORCES
bv September. Because Of this Cen
eral March. chief of staff, is making
every effort to speed up the demopln-
zation in this country. An official an
nouncement just issued as to the
accumulation Of surplus ciotnihs
for the troops states that the estimates
were based on troop withdrawal! 70
he completed in September Ihe
statement also, says that III an army
of occupation Is maintained a1ter Sep
tember, portion of this surplus VIII
be needed" This computation was
taken to reflect exactly the present ~
Formation of the department as TO
future troop movements. The Sep
tember date represents estimates py
embarkation officials as to the maxi
mum possible speed in withdrawing
the entire force in Europe, 1ncluains
the troops holding the Coblenz bridg-
head sector on the Rhine. If anything
officers anticipate that the movement
will he accelerated rather than retaro,
cd The schedule has been exceeoeo
recently and in increasing measure
from week to week. With an indicated
monthly movement of 100000 men, tne
hest predictions Of General March ana
his aides bid fair 1T is said, 10 De
more than realized.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-05-06

Greenville, Maya: ]. w. NORWOOD,
millionaire banker Of Greenville, VINO
has valuable holdings in several prin-
cipal cities of the Carolinas, was call
ed upon in a resolution adopted py
majority of the Greenville county leg
islative delegates to withdraw as
chairman Of the highway, commission
which supervised the expenditure OF
nearly a million dollars on road I'M
proyements in this county, because
the resolution alleged, he acted In de-
fiance, to the delegation in retaining
p. F. Patton, of Hendersonyille, as
highway engineer, when the office was was
abolished by the last legislature. II
was the sense Of the delegation 10 hoio
lin abeyance the provisions of the re-
solutions which called upon the GOV
ernor to remove Mr.. Norwood and Mr.
patton. If they declined, until Mr.
Norwood could be heard from: May
10 was set as the date on whicn ne
was to be heard. Mr.. Norwood IN
statement to the press Thursday night
said that the county was not employ
ing Mr.. Patton. Theinference was
that he is paying him out OF MS own
pocket.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-05-06
Who desired to Sc. it therefore could

who desired to see it therefore could
go to the station.
The tank was q small, one man ma
chine, of what has been designated as
the "whippet" class. It Is Of the cat
erpillar pattern, and small, only In
comparison with the big fellows that
carry half a dozen or more men, with
power to tear up trees and knock down
houses. There were marks Of rifle and
machine gun bullets on its sides, and
other evidences of hard service In
practical use against the enemy. -,
The sergeant in charge talked until
he did not know what else to say, and
then.placed himself at the pleasure OF
the crowds that thronged around him
all day, to answer to the best of his
ability all the questions that anybody
cared to ask. Many of the questions
however, he had to pass up. They
were too much for him.
Through an arrangement that the
Ladies' Victory Loan committee MADE
with Mr.. ]. Q. Wray, manager of the
star theatre, the Price Of Peace was
made free to everybody, and the thea.
tire was crowded with people from 2.SC
Yesterday afternoon until about IL
o'clock last night.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-05-06

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Standard Oil Co.-Says there won't be any
blue Mondays II there Is New Perfec-
ton oil stove in your kitchen to help with
the weeks washing.
York Hardware Co.-On page four tells you to
look to your roof on all farm buildings and
use the material that will give best service
Rubber -oid, for instance.
Reilly Taylor Co.-Has been makers OF good
coffee for sixteen years and Its reputation
is behind every pound of Luzianne. Page 4
Wrigley-Reminds you that you will find all
havors of Wrigley chewing gum In the seal.
ed packages. Sold everywhere. Page four
Farmers Hdw. & Supply Co.-Suggests that you
buy from it-others are doing 50. A WORD
|. about farm hardware, feedstuffs. oil stoves
and close price on compound
First National Bank, Sharon-Puts 1t up te
the people of western York in the matter Of
doing its part in the buying of Victory loaI
First National Bank. York-Hasa acompleted 1t,
fifteenth year of business and Is proud Of
its achievements and record and Is steadily
going forward in service to s.tro patrons; p.,,.,
printing press for sale, to make room for
larger and faster press.
Yorkviile Cotton OH Gown buy all wagor
seed offered up to and including Tuesday
May 18th.
%. A. Darby, Lowryville-Has fifteen U. 8
at $3.50 each.
J. A. Marion, Admr. .+Will on June 9Th. ap
ply to the probate court for final discharge
as administrator of estate of z. c. Carroll
deceased.
Love & Black-Will thresh cane seed one mors
day, next Thursday. final call.
]. s. Wilkerson, Chairman-Extends an invi
tation to the public TO hear Congressman
Stevenson on the League OF Nations at tho
Hickory Grove school building tomorrow
night $50.
Thos. +. McDow, Chairman-Gives notice t.
voters and patrons of School District No. IL
of annual meeting of trustees this Tuesday
evening. $50. in the courthouse.
Star Theatre-Offers serial installment and {
comedy today. Tom Mix in western dramt
tomorrow, and Billie Rhodes in coined,
drama Thursday.
w. E. Ferguson-Has Gardner's superior
cakes, also sells Corby cakes and offers At
York Supply Co.-Can supply acid phosphate
to farmers who need It, also a good supply
of ammoniated goods. Those who bought a
cash prices, requested to settle this week.
Quinn Wallace-Wants buy for a Ford tour
ing car, extra good body and top.
Feinstein Bargain House-Says that now Is thu
time to dress up for summer. 1t mas th'
Palm Beach and kool kloth suits.
Committee-Invites the public to- hear Hon
Thos. R. Marshall in Chester opera house OF
Thursday evening. Baseball game on Fri
day afternoon.
York Motor Car co.-Makes the suggestion
that If you expect to buy FoId car th'
sooner you book your order the Sooner yos
will get your car; Ford service. Tho. hrn
dreds of pleased customers are taking ad
vantage Of low prices on white high and Low
shoes. New arrivals.
Ferguson & Youngblood-Sell Purina feed
stuffs and tell you to ask for the feed In th'
"checkerboard" sacks.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-05-06
GOOD ROAD RALLY.

The York Automobile association Of
about fifty members, S. L. Courtney,
president, and j. M. Ramsey, oecreta-
ry, has determined upon great good
roads rally to centre around a basket
picnic to he held in Yorkville on Friday,
July 4.
The good roads rally and basket pic
mic have been definitely decided upon,
as have also some Of the main features
of the occasion; but the detailed plans
are still in the making, and are grow
ing daily in thoroughness and extent.
In a general way it is to be an in
ter-county and interstate affair. All
Of the good roads people within fifty
miles are to be especially invited, apd
all others from whatever distance and
whatever direction, are to be welcome.
Governor Cooper has already prom
ised to be the guest Of the association
on the occasion; Congressman Steven
son has been invited and Is to be pres
ent If he can. Governor Bicket OF
North Carolina, has been invited, and
there will be other distinguished guests
present.
The visitors from the different direc-
tions are requested to come in as far
as possible under banners that will
identify the respective roads in which
they are interested-like from Chester
to York, from York to Gastonia, from
York to Lancaster; fSom York to~Un-
ion; from York to Gaffney; from York
to Charlotte; York to Shelby, etc.
While it is the purpose Of the local
association to spend a lot Of money
and go to lot Of pains in perfecting
details to the end that the day will be
enjoyable and profitable,
the whole county is to be called upon
to give it's assistance especially in the
matter of providing great picnic din
ner Of the kind that York county peo-
ple know so well how to provide. Be-
cause Of the day, the occasion and the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-05-06

With subscription to the Victory
liberty loan tagging to a greater eA.
tent than in any OF the rour previous
loan campaigns, Secretary Glass 10,
night at the beginning OF the tnlro anG =
closing week Of the drive sent 10 all
campaign committees strong ap.
neal for a final effort that would not
only raise but exceed the minimum
Quota of s4,50O,000,000. The treasury
TODAY received no official reports on
subscriptions, but on the basis or SUD
.scriptiors tabulated last night slight
ly more than one-third the minimum
nuota has been raised. Unofflclal re-
norts received today were said to in
dicate that at the outside not more
tran four ninths of the loan had peen
subscribed. Official figures for the
various stages of the first and seconu
Liberty loan are lacking, but the pes'
available information was SAID 10 III.
dicate that ON the eve of the final week
more than four-ninths Of the loan mad
been taken in each drive. In the third
loan campaign at the start OF the n
nal week two thirds of the total hao
been subscribed and at the beginning
of the third week of the last loan cam
paign about $3,000,000,0OO or one half
of the total, had been raised. SUP
scriptions officially reported IN Lhe
Victory campaign total S1,657, ,9IS.S5o.
To reach the minimum quota shghtiy
more than $4O0000,000 must be rails
ed daily beginning tomorrow and end
ing Saturday night.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-05-06

ends in view, there Is not the slightest
reason to doubt that the people Of the
county generally-every part Of it
will give their most hearty co-opera-
ton.
Among other things, the committees
in charge Of local entertainment, are
seeking to make arrangements to have
one or more military airplanes, posi-
bly, q half dozen or more, to give an
aerial exhibition. There will be at
least one good band, and probably sew
eral, and the whole town will be deco
rated, as it has probably never been
decorated before, and there will be a
great automobile procession, the like
of which has seldom, IL ever been seen
in the state.
All Of the soldiers Of the county and
of the counties adjoining, will be es-
pecially invited to participate In the
celebration, and they will be assured Of
a day Of interest and pleasure that will
give them some practical evidence Of
the estimate in which they are held.
The plan Of the big rally has been
under serious consideration for ten
days now, and the committees In
charge are not only well down tao the
work ahead: but they expect to keep
at it right on up to and through July 4.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-05-06
VICTORY LOAN EXHIBIT

The town Of Yorkville was well NIL
ed with visitors yesterday on account
Of the coming Of the war tank anc tne
exhibition of the Price of Peace in
connection with the Victory loan
drive. -,
The people-men, women and chill
dren-came from all sections or the
county. In many cases they included
entire families, the old folks and the
children, and they brought lunch
along to make a day Of it.
There was some disappointment as
to the tank. It was expected that IT
would roll through the streets and
possibly give some practical illustra-
tions of its performances on tne pat
tlefield. But this did not develop. :,
During the early morning word
went out that the tank would arrive at
the Southern station at $50 o'clock;
but owing to an accident to some part
of the machine in q previous exhibition
it would not be taken off the fiat car
on which it would come. The people
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-05-06
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Miss Minnie Parker, accompanied the
winthrop, girls to YorRville. Saturday.
Miss Mamie Collier, of Rock Hill,
spent the week end in Yorkville with
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Collier.
Capt. Jos. E. Hart, who has been
stationed at Camp Sewer for the past
several months has received his dis
charge and has returned to his home
in Yorkville.
Mr.. John B. Plaxco Of Yorkville No.
8, has received information that his
son, Leon Plaxco, Of the American ex-
peditionary forces, has arrived In new
York.
Mr.. J. S. Mackorell Of Yorkville. is
to be away this week in attendance on
the annual convention OF the whole
sale Grocers Association Of America,
which meets this year in New Orleans.
Misses Mary and Sallie Wood OF
Yorkville. on Saturday received q wire
from their brother, Private VIM. 3.
Wood. dated at Boston that he had
lust landed and was going to Camp
Devon, Mass, at which point his or
ganiZation will be demobilized.
Rev. W. A. Youngblood Of St Matth-
ews, pastor Of Fort Motto circuit, has
been with his father, Mr.. w. o. Young
blood, of Yorkville No. 2, having come
up especially on account Of his fathers
critical condition. He said Saturday
that his father has been showing such
Improvement during the past few day
that he would probably be able to re-
turn to his work In a day or two.
Mr.. T. H. Riddle Of Glover No. 2,
who was recently operated upon for
appendicitis at the Fennell infrmary,
has not been getting along as well as
his family and friends had reason to
hope. On the contrary his condition
has seemed to grow steadily more Sc
rious, and on Sunday he was taken to
Baltimore in the hope that something
might be done for him there. He was
accompanied by DR.. T. N Duiin and
Mrs. r. s. Riddle.
Information from Mr.. w. o. Young
blood, of Yorkville No. 2, whose criti-
cal illness was mentioned last TUESDAY,
is to the effect that during the past
few days there has been change ap.
parently for the better. The principal
trouble now Is erysipelas In one OF mis-
legs, and there is reason to hope that
the progress of the disease has been
somewhat checked, at least for the
present. Mr.. Youngblood Is quite
blind; but he is able to recognize rela-
tiyes and friends, especially those clos
est to him, by their voices. during
several days up to week ago ne was
hardly conscious, and was taking no
notice of his surroundings; hut later In
formation is that he shows desire to
talk at times.