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Cheyenne record., 1919-01-02
LABOR AND INDUSTRY

Labor unrest, resulting in many
strikes, threatened to seriously ham
per the governments war preparations
early In the year but through spirit
of cooperation shown by both labor
and capital the danger was averted and
there was little labor trouble during
the greater part of the year.
During the early days of the. veal
disafrectiOn appeared among the work
ers in the shipyards and by February
II the situation had assumed a serious
aspect with strikes in effect in five
yards. BY February 16 the strike had
spread still further in spite of an ad-
vance in wages announced by the Ia
Dor adjustment board.
On February II, President Wilson,
in letter to William L. Hutchesop.
head Of the United Brotherhood of Car
penters and Joiners, concerning the
ship carpenters strike. denied the right
Of labor to strike at that critical juno
ture. "Will you cooperate or will you
obstruct?" the president asked. The
workmen responded to the presidents
appeal and the strike was declared off.
At the same time Secretary of Labor
Wilson announced the personnel of n
national board Of labor. to be COM
posed of representatives of both labor
and capital. On February "a this board
opened conference for the purpose of
establishing basis for the settlement
Of disputes during the war Former
President William II. Taft, chosen nv
the employers, and Frank P. Walsh.
selected by the labor organizations, al
ternated as chairman. This confer
ence. on March 20, reached an agree
ment providing that all labor disputes
arising during the war should be SUBJ
mitted to board Of mediation. This
agreement was adhered to by both en-
ployers and employees and compara-
Cheyenne record., 1919-01-02
BY DONALD F. BlGGS.

More history has been made in the
year 1918 than in any year that has
passed since time began. This mo-
mentous twelve months period comes
to a close with the world at peace al
ter more than four years Of the most
sanguinary fighting of this or any
other age.
During the year great nations have
crumbled, new nations have sprung
into being, thrones have tottered and
fallen, monarchs who once ruled hun
dreds Of millions of people with an
iron hand have fled for their lives or
have fallen victim to the wrath of peo-
pies intoxicated by their new-won
freedom.
The coming of peace finds America
and her allies strong and fully able
to meet the responsibilities that come
with victory. On the other hand 1t
ands the nations responsible for the
world catacysm exhausted and torn
by civil disorders that are born OF de-
feat. 1t finds the once great empire OF
Austria Hungary in ruins from which
there are already rising new free ma
tons. 1t finds the German empire dis
rupted and threatened with dissolu-
ton.
The end Of the war finds Russia in
the throes Of civil war. The world gets
only fragments Of news regarding the
real situation In the land of the former
cxar, but these fragments have told
terrible story Of anarchy and class
strife in which thousands Of persons
have perished, slain in bloody riots or
ruthlessly executed by the bolshevik
leaders who control large part of the
once great empire. Peace finds the
menace Of autOcratic militarism sup
planted by the menace of bolshevism,
which is attempting to extend its an
archistic propaganda throughout the
world.
But, amid all the uncertainties that
peace has brought, the world rejoices
that the last citadel of autocracy has
been swept away before the rising tide
Of democracy, giving assurance that
the millions who died upon the field Of
battle did not die in vain. Brighter
days for all mankind have dawned
with the passing of the year 1918.
Cheyenne record., 1919-01-02

Congress increased the safeguards
thrown about war industries by pass
ing the sabotage" bill, carrying pen
alties of $4,000 fine and 80 years i'm
prisonment for destruction of war ma
terials or interference with war indus
tries. President Wilson signed this
measure on April 20. The government
also prosecuted vigorously many per-
sons accused of violation of the espiOn-
age act. On August II, 100 members
of the /. w. w. were convicted Of dis
loyalty in the federal court at Chicago,
after trial lasting several months.
Government control of the railroads
was followed during this year by gov
ernment control of all telegraph and
telephone lines. Congress on July 13
authorized the president to take con-
troll of the wires and the government
assumed control on July 81. On No
vember II, the government also took
control of all Atlantic cable lines.
The first general election since the
United States entered the war was
held on November 5. The Republicans
won both houses of congress, the SEN
ate by majority of two and the
house by a margin of more than forty.
During September October and No
vember the entire country was swept
by serious epidemic of Spanish in
fiuenZa. Thousands of soldiers in the
army camps and other thousands of
civilians succumbed thereto and to
pneumonia.
The country was surprised on No
vember % by the resignation of Will
liam G. McAdoo as secretary of the
treasury and director general of the
railroads. Representative Carter Glass
of Virginia was named to succeed Mr..
McAdOO as secretary Of the treasury
December 5.
On November % Governor Stephens
of California commuted to life impris-
onment the death sentence of Thomas
J. Mooney, convicted in connection
with the death of ten persons from a
bomb explosion in San Francisco dur
ing preparedness parade July %,
1916.
Plan for making the United States
navy second to that of no other coun-
try for 1925 were disclosed to congress
by Rear Admiral Badger, chairman Of
the executive committee of the general
board Of the navy December IL.
Cheyenne record., 1919-01-02
lively few strikes occurred during the
remainder Of the year.
DISASTERS

Fires, railroad accidents and explo-
sions took heavy toll of human life
on land during the year 1918 while the
elements combined with the torpedoes
of the German U-boats to send thou
sands of innocent persons, including
women and children, to their death at
sea.
Fifty-two children met death in
fire which destroyed a convent at Mon
treal, Canada, February IA. February
"a the liner Florizel, bound from st.
Johns N. F., to New York. was
wrecked by blizzard near Cape Race
and 90 lives were lost.
Seventy inmates of an insane asylum
at Norman, Okla, were killed in fire
which destroyed that institution April
13
On May the Savannah liner City of
Athens was sunk in collision with Il
French cruiser off the Delaware coast
and SO lives were lost. On May IS
nearly hundred persons were killed
by explosions in the Aetna Chemical
plant near Pittsburgh, Pa.
Sixty-three persons, including we'll
known circus performers perished
when circus train was wrecked at
Gary. Ind. June %. Fifty persons were
killed by the collapse of building at
Sioux City. Ia, June 20.
A small factory explosion in England
killed so persons July and on the fol-
lowing day an explosion in munitions
plant near Syracuse. N. Y, killed IS.
Eighty-fve merrymakers perished
when an excursion boat sank in the
Illinois river July s. hundred per-
sons were killed in collision between
two trains near Nashville, Tenn
July 8.
A tornado swept part of Minnesota
August 81. killing SO persons at Tyler
and Connors.
On October the United States trans
port Otranto was sunk in collision OFF
the Irish coast and 45O persons lost
their lives. Four hundred were lost
when the British mail boat Leinster
was torpedoed and sunk October 10.
A series of terrific explosions in a
shell-loading plant at Morgan. N. j.,
on October 8 killed "a persons and de-
stroyed vast amount of property. A
severe earthquake which caused the
death of $50 persons was reported in
Porto Rico October II. Great forest
fires ragged in northeastern Minnesota
during October. Many towns were de-
stroyed and about 1000 lives were lost.
On October 25 the steamship Princess
Sophia was wrecked on the Alaskan
coast and 343 We're lost.
Ninety-eight persons were killed No
vember I in wreck on the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit lines. On November 81,
about 1,5OO persons were reported
killed by the explosion of German mu-
milton trains en- route from Belgium to
Germany.
One of the most unusual cases in
maritime history was that of the
United States navy collier Cyclops.
which disappeared at sea while bound
from the West Indies to an American
Atlantic port. Announcement was
made April ID that the boat, with 293
persons on board. was month over
due. Not single trace of the boat
or its passengers and crew was ever
found, and the fate of the vessel Is a
complete mystery.
Cheyenne record., 1919-01-02
REVIEW Of YEAR THAT BROUGHT PEACE
TO WORLD AFTER FOUR YEARS Of WAR

Germany and Her Allies Are Crushed and Forced Accept Such
Terms as Winners Dctate-Uned States Supplies Power
That Turns Tide-Presdent Wilson Joins Other Demo-
cratic Rulers of World in Great Peace Congress at
VersaiIes-Od Nations Crumbe and New Ones
Are Formed-Russia Torn by Disorders
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-12-23

to his home in Yorkville yester lay.
His condition is much improved
w. G. Finley, of Washington, and
Miss Margaret Finley Of Winthrop
college are spending the holidays in
Yorkville, with their mother, Mrs. u.
f. Finley.
Miss Mary Fant Herndon, who
teaches at Bullocks Creek, is spending
the holidays at the home of her father,
Mr.. r. j. Herndon, in Yorkville.
Miss Ruth Ashe who is teaching at
Blythewood. Richland county is at her
home at McConnellsville for the holi-
days. -
Messrs. ]. w. Quinn, Floyd Wray,
Norman Walsh, Robert Brice and
Rudolph Logan, of Clemson college
are spending the holidays at their
homes in Yorkville. ffs,r
Mr.. ]. A. Shannon who has been
critically i'll at his home on Yorkville
No. 4, for some time past does not
show as rapid Improvement as his rela-
tives and friends might hope for.
Misses Cleo Whitener, OF Yorkville
and Vurlergh Whitener, of Maiden, N.
| c., leave tomorrow for Atlanta to spend
the holidays with DR.. and Mrs. j., T.
Padgett.
| n. NJ. McDill, formerly cashier Of
the Bank Of Hickory Grove and for
some time past cashier of the Palmetto
National Bank of Columbia, has been
made active vice president of the Ma
tional Exchange Bank of Chester. Mr..
McDill expects to move to Chester
about December Is. 4s -.
DR.. ]. d. Mcdowell, major medical
corps, United States army who Is un-
dergoing treatment In the government
hospital at Oteen, N. c., near Asho-
vile. Is in Yorkville together with b.
family for the holidays. DIR. Mcdowell
expects TO remain about a week. he
does not expect TO secure his dc
charge from the hospital before spring
and it Is his intention to then retI'
TO Yorkville and locate here for The
practice of his profession.
Misses Sue Meek Allison, Ella Rhodn
| Mackorell. Elizabeth McGee, Sarah
Carroll, Sarah Girst, Annie Pegram,
Sarah Jones, Mary Alice Mcdowell,
Smith Kitty Sandifer, Sallie Sandi-
fer, Mary and Dell Alexander and
Pauline Oates, all of Winthrop college,
are spending the holidays at their
respective homes in Yorkville.
Rock Hill Herald, Saturday: John
n. McElwee, O well known citizen yes
terday afternoon suffered a stroke OF
paralysis. The attack came shortly
after he returned to his store from
dinner one arm being partially para
lived aid his speech being affected.
Mr.. McElwee was taken to the Fennell
Infirmary and this afternoon 1t was
stated that his condition was greatly
improved, he having better use of his
arm than last night. His many friends
are hoping that he will soon be able
to return to business affairs. estt
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-12-23
CORN AND PIG CLUBS

lanes Draffin scored the largest
Weld in the annual contest Of the York
county corn club and James Campbell
followed a very close second. Draffin
made SO CT bushels of corn on an acre
and Campbell made 81 $40 busheis
The total number Of points scored py
each was 98 1-2. Clyde Latham won
third place and Marion PlaXico won
fourth place.
Warran Duncan won the first prize
in the pig club contest, with ~
months old hog that weighed 4oo
pounds and cost $46.50 in the raising
and Grace Hoagland came second with
a pig that weighed 223 pounds at b IL
months at a cost of $1S.59.
The annual meeting of the two clups
was held in the courthouse last sat
urday with about twenty members IN
attendance, and after addresses by "A
A. McKeown, district demonstration
agent, John r. Blair, demonstration
agent for, York county and II. k.
Sanders, demonstration agent foT
Chester county, there was careiu,
checking up of records and critical
examination of specimen ears OF corn.
Among the main points considered IN
the corn contest are cultlVatlon' Cost
total yield, best single ear and written
record of the production, cost and ylelo
being valued at the highest. The corn
club bows who submitted records were
odad nv the Judges as fOllOWS
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-12-23
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

The following transfers Of real es-
tate have been indexed in the auditors
office since the last publication of the
record:
BetheI-Harvey n. Hamel to A. S
Hand. 17S 1-2 acres; consideration
IS12,9S0.9S.
T. NJ. Martin, G. w. Martin, Nora
Martin Black, and Sarah Martin Crook
to NJ. L. Ford, 100 acres; consideration
$4,000.
Harvey n. Hamel to W. r. Long, 3:
ga acres; consideration, S3,O466O.
Harvey n. Hamel to J. j. Nlvens
6l 76-1OO acres; consideration, S3'-
9S4.9O,
Harvey n. Hamel to Ira B. Dunlap
112 1900 acres; consideration, ST.
65415.
Harvey y. Hamel to w. r. Currence
l12 $40 acres; consideration, $3,3l76S
Bethesda. Knox Windle to W. II
Howe, SS II acres; consideration
$3.50.
Corinne H. Gray, ct al to +. a
Bratton, ct al. 65 acres; consideration
Broad River-C. w. Whisonant to w
p. Whisonant, 364 acres; considera-
ton, $4,000.
Bullock's Creek-W. l.. Hill to w. L.
PleXico, 153 acres; consideration
S11,475.
Catawba-Mrs. Kate J. hutchinson
to Mrs. Lula Z. Holroyd, lot; con-
sideratlon, $i5.
Rufus Crosby and Amy Bowser to
Sidney, Dolph, Albert and Carrie
Friedheim, l lot; consideration, $l11.s4.
r. Monroe Oates to Isaac K. Oates,
357 acres; consideration, $4,000.
Mrs. jamie Biggers Berry, Margaret,
Minnie and Ethel Biggers to Charles
ID. Reid, 80 ii acres; consideration,
$l,5l9.37.
Frank D. Grern and w. II. GLADDEN.
~ Frank d. Grern, 2 lots; considera-
tion, $500.
v Il. Blankenship to Frank >.
Grern and w. II. GLADDEN., lots; con-
sidera ton, $1,000.
Jno. l.. Davis to Frank d. Grern.
lot; consideration, $2J.
Gile II. Grern to J. d. McCorkle, l
lot; consideration. $t3.. ..
The Mutual Investment Co. to Cy
Pride, l lot; consideration, SIS.
Margaret ). Robbins to The Peoples
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-12-23
WITHIN THE TOWN

- Shooting Of firecrackers in th'
town is prohibited until o'clock O.
Christmas eve, according to announce
ment made yesterday by Chief o
Police J. Cal Steele. Fireworks vii
be in order from that date until mid
night January l, in accordance witt
annual custom which has prevailed
for many years.
- Operatives in the four cotton mill:
will have several days off this week or
account of Christmas. The Cannon
mill, it is understood proposes to close
down this evening and to remain CLOSED
until Monday while the Lockmore
Neely and Travora mills expect tc
close down Wednesday at noon on ac'
count of Christmas and remain closeC
until the following Monday.
- Sale of the Rose Hotel prOpert
on South Congress street to the loca
Masonic fraternity has been forma"F
consummated the purchase price nav
ing been $4,000. The NaSons, 1t
understood, propose to spend scNera
thousand dollars in Improvements t.
the property, the top floor OF Whlcr
will probably be used as frate"n"
hall. the second floor as n rooming
house and the lower floor will he rent
ed for StOreroomS.
-Colored people are making arrange
ments TO celebrate the fifty fifth ami
versary of negro emancipation here on
January /. The programme arranged
for the occasion includes speeches by
Rev. G.. w. jennings, Rev. Il. w. Will
liams and Rev. ID. G. Crosby. The cele-
bration is to include a parade through
the principal streets of the town ana
ending at the Jefferson graded school.
The Silver Link COrnet band is to fur
nish the music for the occasion.
- Custom for so many years back
that nobody remembers the contrary
has had it that business of all KIND
generally suspends on Christmas day.
There are some obliging business peo-
pie who don't mind going into their
stores purely as matter OF accommo-
dation for special purpose; but no
body pretendS to do really serious work
on that day, or feels that anybody has
a right to demand work of them. 1t is
the one general and universally holi-
day that does not need to be backed by
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-12-23

As the result of mechanical mishap
there were several obvious errors In the
Christmas club ad of the First National
Bank Of York, as published in the last
issue Of The Yorkville Enquirer. The
COPY was correct, and while no ma
terial harm was done, the publishers
regret that the clear cut statements as
set forth by the bank should have been
in any way confused through any fault
of theirs. These Christmas Club Of
fers by the way are we'll worth public
consideration. There are scores of peo-
pie who are now taking down various
amounts ranging up Ito $3.50 or more
that they would not have saved except
for having gone into the Christmas
Club last year. Most Of these people
will begin again and others should dc
likewise.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-12-23
Glorious Christmas.

Again it is Christmas-the 64th
christmas since the establishment of
the Yorkville Enquirer, and the 29th
Christmas during the service of the
present editor.
The most to which the Yorkville En-
quirer has ever been moved on this
occasion had been to extend to its
readers the compliments Of the season
and to hope for many happy returns.
While this has always been appro-
pirate and is still appropriate, somehow
the Yorkville Enquirer feels that there
is much more to be said on this Christ
mas than on any previous Christmas
of it's career; but it does not feel COM
petent to say what should be said, in
the way it should be said.
While every previous Christmas has
had in it elements Of pleasure and
happiness for everybody, and also ele-
ments of sadness and disappointment,
and while that is also true Of this one,
it is not to be denied that so far as
material prosperity is concerned, there
is a greater measure of 1t this year
than has ever been known before.
On Christmas year ago, the land
had just been ravaged by most deadly
epidemic, and the cemeteries were
dotted with freshly made mounds that
covered the remains of loved ones who
had been claimed as victims, and all
the young men of the country, the pride
of the present and the hope Of the
future, were still being detained in
camps abroad and at home, most of
them away from the family circle.
But now all this has past. The
young men, most of them, have return
ed in honor and glory, there has been
year of prosperity the like Of which
this country has never known, there Is
peace ard plenty and a large measure
Of health, wealth and happiness.
To a. larger extent than ever before
in this or any other generation, the
terrible curse of strong drink has been
banished from America and the univer-
sal outlook is higher, broader and gen.
orally more satisfactory to all people.
On this occasion it is unnecessary to
lecture to anybody as to duty or give
any advice as to personal conduct. The
people of this country know wherein
lies the greatest pleasure and happi-
ness to themselves and to others, and
most of them will govern themselves
accordingly.
1t is and ought to be a glorious
Christmas and in behalf Of itself and in
behalf of all it's patrons and readers
The Yorkville Enquirer bids everybody
enjoy it to the utmost.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-12-23
The York Mecklenburg

| The York Mecklenburg Bridge
Chairman Maurice Mcdonald, of
the Mecklenburg county commissio :
ers, smiled yesterday when ask ed
what he thought of the complaint
coming from certain sections of York
county, South Carolina, in regard to
the failure to build the proposed
bridge connecting York and Meckle1-
burg counties, in which the cora
plainants opine that Mecklenburt' s
commissioners are to blame for the
delay.
The Mecklenburg chairman stated
that this county was ready and mad
been for some time to carry out its
part of the program and pay two
thirds of the cost for the constru;-
ton of the bridge. The local commits
sioners have already made a trip to
York county and looked over all pos
sible sites for the bridge. 1t was Il
nally agreed by representatives of bo:h
counties that there were but two points
fitted for the bridge.
The Mecklenburgers left the mat
| ter in the hands of the York delega-
| ton, stating that it was up to them
to choose the site, as Mecklenbul'g
would be satisfied with either. The
Palmetto staters were further inform
ed that when they made their de-
cision, all they had to do was to no
tify the local county commissions IS
and to call a meeting for either York Or
Charlotte and complete the plans.
But, according to Mr.. Mcdonald, 70
invitation to meet with the Souih
Carolinas has ever been recelVed q
and the matter is still hanging hre.
! 1t is rumored that perhaps one or
the reasons for the delay by the York
commissioners is the fact that when
their appropriation was made by the
South Carolina state legislature some
time ago, it was for but $4,000, which
at that time would have covered one
third the expense of building the
bridge. Since then, however, the cost
of labor and materials has increased
to such an extent that 1t is hardly
nrobable the appropriation would meet
the cost-Charlotte Observer
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-12-23

So far the senate has not had the
nerve to vote on the question of con-
firming the nomination Of John Skel-
ton Williams to be comptroller of the
currency. The committee has reported
the nomination unfavorably; but the
fact that the senate has not yet seen
proper to bring the matter to a vote
seems to indicate that it is not so sure
that a majority Of its body is ready to
turn down the ablest and most efficient
comptroller of the currency the gov
ernment has ever had. The only real
objection to Mr.. Williams is that he
stands for the administration of his Of
fee by and for the people of the
country instead Of by and for a finan-
clal clique that has heretofore been
treating the tremendous power and
duties of this office as kind OF a
private snap.