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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-15
GILES is FREE,

A. NJ. Giles, the photographer who
shot and killed his wife on the streets
of Rock Hill, a little more: than year
ago, and who was afterward tried on
the charge Of murder and acquitted
"by reason of insanity" and sent to the
asylum is again free man.
1t will be remembered that after the
deliberate killing of his wife under cir
cumstances. that seemed to bear every
evidence Of malice aforcthought' Glles
made his escape from the scene and
was later traced to a place Of conceal
ment in Charlotte, where he was cap
turcd.
Upon his capture in Charlotte Giles
hogan to assume an attitude OF daZed
stupidity. He appeared not to under
stand what was said to- him ana care
fully refraincd from giving Intelligent
answers to intelligent questions. Also
he studiously neglected his personal
apDeararce a and acted III other ways
flat were calculated to still further en-
courage the impression that there was
not the slightest CLEAN of reason IN ms
mind Or soul
When brought into the courtroom for
arraienmcnt at the last April term OIL
the cnur4pf general sessions, Giles was
carelessly" dressed, and devoid Oh AMI
nation. His hair and beard were uh =
kempt and green shades that ne wore
over his eyes helped to CONCEAL any eN-
nression OF emotion that might other
,,i.o havc been visible OH his face: He.
ravc. no heed whatever to the reading
of the indictment against him, win
:, far-off look ignored the demand Tor
q nlra. treating the whole procedure ds
If il were without interest to him.:
Aftrr q trial of the case, during
which the solicitor pointed out now the
acffons, of. the prisoner in connectlon
w.jth tho commission of the crime ana
his carefully prepared plans of escape
were along the lines usually followed
bv other criminals under the same cif-
c,mstances, the jury returned Feralc,
of mot guilty by reason or INSANITY;
and Judge Townsend. who was pres,a-
ING ordered that he be connneu III lhe
state hospital until discharged pursu-
ant to law. o,a,o ,,,os
II appears that Giicss release was
rrnc,red under habeas corpus proceed
imcs. The hearing was by Judge Rlce
~ tbo RichIand sessions last Friday:
DR. Williams and members OF his stan
testified that they had observed the pa
tiont closely and were convinced tl;I
ho was sane. Of course nothing coula
he offcrcd to the contrary and Judge
Rice ordered that the man be dlschafs-
I'd from further detention'
At the time he shot his wife IN 40 40
vcn,bcr 1918, Giles was Il man of hne
,,s,vsical development. weighing about
1so no,,nds. He lost sornthing like 81
nn,,nds while in training for the put
tinr over of his plea OF insanl ~, and
whom who he went to the asylum he was
hut Il shadow OF his former self. On
his appearance before the Richland ses-
sions last Friday, he had regained MS
nrnvious fine proportions, and in mark
rd contrast with his listless conduct OF
In st April. he was very much interessco
in the proceedings.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-15
MERE MENTION

Frank p. Reiss, Iretired merchant OF
New York, fell fofs the green goods
game at Miami, Fla, recently and gave
MI $4,000 cashjfo some plausible
Strangers, who Gonvihced him how
quickly they lcpYh make some. n easy
money for him.--.2-.Thomas a. Eoisoil
celebrated his 74th birthday at west
Orange, New Jersey. last Friday, with
tho assistance of the Edison Pioneers
nm organization Of associates who have
bnen working with him for many years
past, some from the beginning OIL HIS
career as an inventor.---------...New ork
pn)ice discovered 'and captured S3iooo
gallons Of wine in a wine Cellar OF lhat
city n few days ago and contiscatea the
whole LieutenantS John
Harry Heits Meinkdcn and John FRED
rrick Wolfcr, two naval aviators, were
killed by II fall from an alrpiane a'
Guantanamo bay: last trluaS S----.:;.----Sct ''.t
.,tn,. = D. Smith has introduced res
nIution that seeks to bring about an
;nrrstirntion of statistics issued by the
Enw Orleans and Liverpool cotton cN-
changes The senate has voted 10
increase the salary of the vice presi-
dent from $4,000 to $1,000 a year"';;I..,, -, =
1nrumntion has been received OIL tie
% % ling i on December 20 of Il British cN-
setitS nedton I Of five shlps from VALPARAISO, o.
for for the South pole. They. propose TO
spend several months making !I e%pIorSa, ;Sd,s S,.
tinns and expect TO reach the pole D!
means of airplanes....... washington us
,'.t'rie mntches say that the Republican ma
tional committee is making arrnnse, *, -
mcnts to rcorganizc the Republican
I'ltl'.' =, ,r,o So,,ih Robbers enter
rd ed + the G. Office of the Shepherd Motor
company at Tuscaloosa, Alananla, nj wa ,nS: u
Sunday, blew the safe ana carr, cars.sa of fT%t the
Sa0 600. members OF ,ae tte
cabinet desire to take with mem ttrr IT,
chairs that they have been using III
the cabinet room and it has been el ascri1 ,,.i,1
tnincd that for these chairs they VIII III
80. ,',,.t, ,o nnv 500 each as the cost ol
replacement. rel The chojrs formerly Cost
S65 each.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-15

There was a. story in the papers the
other day that told Of u sound licking
that an ey-service man gave his former
captain. The captain, it seems, inflict-
ed indignities on Il soldier i'll the Scr
vice. That was three years ago. The
soldier swore, to himself that if he lived
to Hes Ills di4 4chare e. he #sdila- give gil (; the
captain a licking. He>spent some time
taxing boxing lessons, after a trip Of
a thousand miles, to reach the captain
to give him Il licking. Then lie paid
the police court fines and went back
home. One of these men was brute,
the other a fool.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-15
Cotton as a Surplus.


Probably the most profitable cotton
crop the south ever raised was the crop
of 1918.
And until the south learns the lesson
of 1918 it can never hope to make eco
nomic headway raising cotton.
When America entered the world war
in the spring of 1917. the farmers OF the
south were persuaded and scared into
raising food supplies sufficient for the
needs of this whole country.
The cotton crop of 1918 was raised
on the surplus food supplies of l9l'
and 1918, and the net profits on that
crop included the money that had pre-
viously been going out Of the country
for various kinds Of supplies.
Also there was tremendous saving
bv reason of enforced economy in the
consumption of western wheat, western
meat and foreign sugar and other pro-
ducts. This saving mounted up into
many millions.
Deceived and demoralized by the
profits of 1918 and thinking those prof.
it's were derived from cotton alone IN
1919 the farmers neglected food stulis
and devoted their whole attention 10
cotton. They put into cotton all that
they had made the year before, ana al!
they had saved, and on top of that all
they could borrow.
The 1919 crop brought Il good price
aprarcnt!y, but the profit was not real
IL so great us it seemed for the reason
that il was not accompanied by thc
food products and the economy ol l9lt
and 1918.
Then in 1870 came the collapse. Tic
farmers had put all their resources INT"
the throw Of that year, and when Tic
bubble was bursted ny means ol so
called dcnation. the south as IL whoic
was thrown back to about where it was
in 1916.
The lesson of it is merely a confirm
alton Of the experience Of Il hundred
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-15
MisIeadina figures.

Senator E. D. Smith of South Caro-
lima, has sprung quite a big sensation
in the cotton world by challenging the
generally accepted figures Of the
amount of cotton carried over from the
last crop. The case made by Senator
Smith from figures submitted to him
by the census department. is as fol-
lows:
.!phe whole worlds carry over is o.
100000 bales: including the 100000
American bales. and yet in the. world S
production and consumption, including
the American cotton, there is 1l4 .00O,-
600 bales produced and 113,00O.OOO bales
consumed. If that be true. where do
you get your 100000 bales OF the
worlds production outside of America
to add to their 100000 bales, making
the 100000?
In his Investigations Senator Smith
found that while the census depart
ment relies upon its own sources of in
formation to get figures as to producs
ton. it relies upon Secretary Hester
and the Liverpool cotton exchange Tor
figures as to consumption. He intima-
ted that Hester and the Liverpool cot
ton exchange were both interested in
making the supply on hand appear very
much larger than it is in order to ena-
bic the mills to buy cotton at less than
it's value ..'r o..
The senator is seeking Il thorough
investigation into the whole business,
in order TO ascertain the exact truth,
and the indications are that the senate
is going to order such an investigation.
According to the figures as he gets
them from the census department, Sen
ator Smith claims that by no possibility
could there have been carried over
from last July 81 more than one mil
lion bales of spinnable cotton
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-15
LOCAL. AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Thomas F. Mellow, chairman and Geo. w.
Williams. sccrctary-Call for a meeting Of
the citizens Friday night to consider pro-
posed bond issue for new school building.
Ferguson Live Stock Company, Sharon-An-
nounccs that Mr.. H. E. Ferguson has gone
to the Western markets aftcr load OF
mules.
J. @. Wray, Managcr-Programme Of the
Star Theatre.
E. B. Hough, Manager--Ncw Shop.
Palmetto Monument Company-Just received
line OF monuments.
Mcconnell Dry Goods Company--A romarka.
=. bic SALE 80 ....--.
Mrs. j.. M. Ferguson returned from the
north with new spring millinery goods.
York Supply Company-Wnnts to buy Whip
porwil peas and corn, either shclled or y
the ear.
Mothers Club--Lyccum attraction Thursday
night ~ :':;>f ss9'i'
Winthrop Collcge--World famed violinst con,
ing February IS. Admission only one
dollar. -. ,s..--,..... ,.-,..,.,.-...,,r.:..
::Jno. R: Losnn. Jr,. Adniinistrator:G Sica mo
tice to debtors. and creditors OF estate .o
Jno. r. Logan, ST., deceased.
Shercr & Quinn-Have garden seed, seed lrlsf
potatoes. onion sets. etc.
Sanitary Market-Frcsh fish and oysters Fri
day and Saturday.
J. D. Hope Sharon-Will this week receive cal
of rcd rust proof seed oats, 7Gl-2 cts. bushel
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-15

- S. r. Branie, Supervising tederat,
prohibition agent for the. southern de-
partment, composed of @the states OF
virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, North
and South Carolina, with .headquar-
tcrs In Richmond confirms a report
that he purposed within few days ten
dering his resignation Ito the govern
n,ent. Brame was appointed by Pres
3tdent Wilson in 1s14. He was. at first
revenue agent, thensupervising reve-.
nue. agent and is'at ?presentsupervisins
federal prohibition uta agenFtt agg!;Ft, from t!S the
southern department.. serving 4noer
the treasury department. According
to, the report Of the Commissioner OF
internal revenue for the fiscal year
1920, there was a tota, Of 1887 illicit
distilleries destroyed by federal reve-
nue agents. OF this total 1868 stills
were destroyed by Brames men IN
the southern department, which was
7So more than were captured In all or
the remaining states for the same Ter
iod. Brame says he would not resign
from office until it is seen that such
action will not embarrass the incom-
ing administration, but that he de-
sires to retire as soon IS convenient.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-15

reading about the affair in the papers
Senator Dial declared in Che senate
that if Landis was correctly quoted he
is: not worthy of public confidence and
should be impenchcd. Further Senator
Dial went OIL to say that he had written
to Chicago to ascertain whether or not
the report was really correct, and il he
found it correct lie would endeaVor to
secure the institution Of Impeachment
in the house where such
proceedings must originate. AS soon
as Judge Landis learned of the scna-
tors declaration, he reiterated his orig
iniil statement. and said that he sent IL
to- Senator Dial with his compliments.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-15

Charles E. Dawes, of Chicago, VINO
has been considered for secretary Oh
the treasury Under the: coming admin
istration, had an hours conference
with President-elect Harding, at st.
Augustine, Fla, Saturday and went
away without answering any questions
,bout his chances disappointment to the
cabinet. II haven't q word to say" ne
told newspaper men as ne came from
the president elects office. Let Mr..
Harding do the talking. Reminded
that during his recent spectacular ap-
pearance before the congressional war
investigating committee he said he
would not go into. politics. Mt. Dawes
rcplied: well, do you think l am go
ing in2 If you do, YOU have some i'm
asination." Mr.. Harding :also de-
clined to throw any lightfon what
passed during the talk except to say
that they discussed the. CO. ordination
among the government. departments
in the light of Mr.. Dawes's experience
in the army in France. 1T was the
most illuminating hour l-have exper-
fenced sinceS{s was elected president,
said Mr.. HardinSaand that closed the
subject. -
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-15

The house has decided to PASS y bill
that will establish the priority over all
other liens, Il mortgage given to secure
the purchase money. for an automobile
Under the law as it stands. All auto
mobile is responsible for the conduct
of it's driver, whether the automobllc
be owned. borrowed, mortgaGed or
stolen. More than that. if the value or
the automobile is not sufficient TO
cover claims arising out of the acct
dents, misfortunes and misdcmcanor or
the driver, then the owner OF the ma
chine is responsible for the difference.
Automobile dealers and bankers have
been seeking to have the law changed
so that the automobile might at least
be held as security for the purchase
money; but the lawmakers arc unable
to see it that way.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-15


years-that there is no possible hope of
ing cotton except us Il surplus.
Where farmer raises all needed
supplies. and makes cotton absolutely
clear above all other requirements, he
can hope to have. the. proceeds Of that
cotton for the payment of past indcbt-
cdness and the purchase of such artt-
clcs as he cannot produce himself. But
the man who undertakes to raise cot
ton on credit, either .dfectly Or indi-
rectly, is committed to hopeless specu-
lation that has meyer yet: spelled any
thing but disaster ~: ::7'yf 4! ! !. ;.
1t is not a pleasant situation to con-
template; but it is the truth;
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-15

- Southern farmers must pay more
attention to corn cribs and smoke
houses" and reduce .overproduction OF
cotton and tobacco this year, Gov. w.
p. G.. Harding Of the federal reserve
board speaking before probably the
largest and most brilliant financial
gathering which has met in Rich
mond in years, declared in an address
Friday night, in the Commonwealth
club, which fairly radiated optimism
as 10 the future. Governor Harding
present as the guest of John Skel-
ton Williams, comptroller OF the cur
rcncy. told Il gathering which repre-
sented every financial institution IN
the city and included with two, eNcep-
tions, the federal reserve Board, that
the peak Of inflammation was past and
that there was no reason to look to
the future with. any other view than
optimism. Il have great faith in the
American people when they assert
themselves" Governor Harding de-
c!ared, after telling his audience that
the mental intoXicatior which the
public has heen suffering IS wearing
Off" Price fluctuations must be
stabilized, declared the speaker. and
this is one of the many problems
which still face the bankers of the
country. He told the bankers that
each should make up his mind that it
was his individual business to help
bring conditions Back to- normal. He
advised all to pull together and re-
store the equilibrium of this country.
At present Il buyers market, exists,
Governor Harding told his audience.
the reverse of what has existed in the
past few months. He told the bankers
what the policy Of the federal reserve
has been and took. issue with those
who have criticised the recent dcfla-
tions of:Gurrency. ,..s5-..,l ,l.'".t-. .t,.':,r.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-15
i,REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The following real estate transfers
have been indexcd in the office Of
the county auditor since the last pub
Iication OF the record in The YorlSyille
Enquirer: ,.t.i=
Broad Rivcr-C. r. Bankhead to j. c.
Bankhead, rs 6-10 acres, $3,500. ,~
X. L.. Bankhead to w. Clyde Potts,
E*+catawba NJ. Anderson to Jesse
johnson, lot, S1.25. .:...s
John II. Williams to A. R. Cook, lot,
s1,5OO.
Frank D. Green to Henry Roddey, /
lot, SIS. :.ssi:
Ebenezer-Eliza j. Barron ct al. to
Anderson Motor Co., 1clot. 81.
York-Mrs. Sarah A. Nvens to B. NJ
and B. r. Nivens, 1ilot, S..
W.-M. and r. S. Mcconnell to- Annie
Wheeler, l lot, $400.
Joseph E. Hart ct al. to Masonic Bldg.
Asso.. lot, 81.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-15

Senator Smith and Hef1in, accord
ing to their statements as published
III the Congressional Record account
foi the discrepancies in official sta
tiStics as TO the amount OF cotton ON
hand last July 81 through misleading
double entries. For instance they
point Jut that under the defective
system pursued in gathering infor-
nation as to cotton on hand 4 census
agent will make a round Of the ware
houses in the locality counting every
bale Of cotton in sigrt, and when that
cotton is shipped to another ware
house in the territory Of another agent
it. is counted again. making it appear
that there are two thousand bales
where as a matter of fact there is
only one. 1T is because Of this KIND
of procedure that the statistics make
it appear that there were five million
bales of cotton on hand last July 81
when by no possibility, according to
the export and consumption figures,
there cOulQ nave DGeIl ~
milliont bales. The question raised is
Of tremendous Importance not only to
The cotton growers but the colt n con-
Stunning world at large. If it is fact
that there were five million bales OF
cotton on hand last July, then it
means starvation to the farmers to
raise anything like half q crop this
year. On the other hand if there was
only one million bales of cotton on
hand last July, and the farmers raise
only u crop this year, there will be
cotton famine next year. Whatever
the truth Of the matter the sensible
thing for the farmers is not TO think Of
raising any more cotton until they
have made ample provision for raising
everything necessary that they can
raise in the way Of food stpffs and
supplies that they would otherwise
have 10 buy, whether cotton is worth
so cents a pound or cents pound.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-15
Senator Dial of South Carolina Is

Senator Dial of South Carolina IS
about TO go into Il miNup with Judge
kcnnesaw Mountain Lands, and un-
less somcbody withdraws from the IS
sues us joined, there is going I" DC
scl;ip that cannot fail to add 10 inc
yaicly of the nations. The trouble gre"
out Of Il characteristic kenneS;lW
Mountain action. Francis ]. CORY, Il
young bank clerk. plead guilty before
Judge l.andiS last Friday of cmhcZHlillS
Sg6. 900 from the National Haik oi OF
taw:I, Illinois, and wien it developed
that the young mans SALARY was only
$50 Il month. Judge LanaiS released
him on his own recugnz;,ncc. ana WAS
quoted a. saying that the real guilt lay
with the directors who would take the
services Of an official of such RESPONSE
bility ut such Il mCa@rc salary. ON
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-15
The MARRIAGE RECORD

Since the last publication Of the
record in The Yorkville Enquirer, the
following marriage licenses have been
issued by the judge of probate:
Feb 7-Green King. 2S, and Hattie
Sanders. %. colored, Bullocks Creek.
Feb flames L. Wolfe, %, and Car
ric Austin. IS, Chester.
Feb. S-John z. Ford 30. and Hattie
Belle Melton, "a, Rock Hill.
Feb. 11--C. D. Reid. Jr., 20. and Mae
Eta Poag, 20. Rock Hill.
Feb. 2U--.Iumes White, 30, and Lessie
L. Williams. aS, colored, Rock Hill:
Feb. 12-D. Walter Thomas,;; 81, FL
bert, and Eessic Parrot, II. Iorkvsllc.
Feb. 14-Ray Durcm, -, and TGXana
Parker IS, colorcd. Rock Hill.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-15
WITHIN THE TOWN

- Deputy Collector T. \. Parks is IN
Yorkvile today assisting taxpayers
In the making Of income tax returns.
He will be here tomorrow, Thursday
and Friday, and he will so 10 Glover
Saturday and Monday.
e. e. fIough. we'll known black
smith of Rock Hill, has purchased the
bla cismith repair business of r. r.
Montgomery. nearly opposite the post
office, and will give the same his per-
sonal attention. He has in announce
mcnt elsewhere. in todays issue.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-15

I, Subscribers to The Yorltville En-
quirer who have not yet paid their sub
scriptions are reminded that club
makers make their final settlements
next Saturday evening at o'clock II
is necessary that the subscriber pay
the clubmaker in order that the club
maker may make settlement with the
publisher. Because Of the clubmaker
the subscriber gets the paper for o0
cents less than he would have. to pay II
he dealt with the publisher direct. Al
so, If the subscriber deals with the pub
Usher direct, he must pay at the time
his name is returned. Such'indulgence
as the subscriber gets comes froHl'the
clubnaker, not the publisher and for
the subscriber to ask the clubmaker for
indulgence beyond the time at which
he is required to settle is manifestly
unfair.
One of the notorious characters in
connection with the ku klux regime
in this county was kirkland L. Gunn'
formerly of Bullock's Creek. Gums
especial notoriety grew out Of the fact
that at the windup, he turned inform
er and became a star witness for, the
governor at the trials in Columbia. He
told all he knew about the whole pus-
mess, and his former Klansmen used
to say that he told a great deal more
than he knew. That was very natural
of course, because his attitude as an
informer made him extremely obnoXi-
GUS to everybody. During the trials
Gum was kept under close guard OIL
the military. That was because the
authorities thoroughly understood the
feeling against him, and it was COM
monty believed that if some OF the
friends of the accused men who were
swarming about the city Of Columbia
at the time should get hold of him his
future value as a witness would ne
very much imgaired: After the trials
Gum disappeared and has never been
seen in this country since. For years
there has been in circulation q story
to the effect that he was killed by the
Ku Klux, and when the skeleton OF
man was found inlthe sarret of an Old
house in Columbia Il decade or so ago,
the story went out, and it was COM
monty accepted, that it was the re-
mains of Gum. But Gum was not
killed by the Ku KluN. The Federal
authorities took care Of him and help
ed him out Of tho country. Mr.. j. Z.
Robinson, who belonged toe one OF the
klans, and who was sent to Albany
penitcntiary along with many OF his
fellow Klansmen. says after the trials
were over he saw Gum get on
steamer in Charleston bound for the
north, and people who know Mr. Rob-
inson are satisfied that what he says
is so. SO far as The Iorkville Enqulr-
or has information. there are no longer
any representatives Of the Gum fam
lily. in York coupty.