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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-06-17

the bill passed by the senate last ses-
sion in that payments will begin July
l, 1922, instead of July 1, 1928. Five
optional benefits are provided. They
are cash payments of 81 daily for
home service and S1.25 daily for for
eign service less the $50 bonus grant
ed on discharge; an adjusted service
certificate" combining insurance and
cash payments after 20 years in an
amount 10 per cent. greater than lad
justed service pay; vocational training
aid, allowing the veteran the privilege
Of vocational training at government
expense to an amount greater by 40
per cent than adjusted service pay;
farm or home aid, giving the veteran
40 per cent. more than adjusted SER
vice pay if applied to purchase or i'm
provement Of farm or home; land set
1tlement aid; giving the veteran. pre-
ference in. entering on public lands.
The maximum cost of the bonus, ac-
cording to the subcommittee would be
S5,273, 100000, scattered over 20 years.
1t is figured that the true cost, how
ever, will be about s4,396, 1000, OOO,, Wlth
payments not exceeding $200,000,000, in
any year except 1943. -.
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Friday, Juuia'17, ,g192fa

arrangement was made in order that
Mr.. Blair might be more available to
farmers Of all sections Of the county
who might wish, to consult him in re-
Change In Mail Routes.
R. T. Castlesft carrier on Smyrna r.
W WednesdaN d. e. tolG Shsra' Of a. - number nn'ei of
changes that; 'hads Bes6 made on mail
routes out boosi Smyrna and Hickory
Grove. Territory has been added to
Smyrna No. between Smyrna and
Hickory Grove and from there over to
the Chestertand Shelby road to CASH.
ions Crossing, pnakiHg,a a total. mileage
Of 27.5 as against 1924, miles at. pres.
ent. Mileage added t6 Smyrna No. 2,
W: C. Quinn, carrier, 'mc cludeS tie; seca
tion between the residence. of' Sage
Ramsey and adhe. :ald .Whisoaapt place
26. Mileage oY Hickory Grove mo. 2,
ed so" as to,include the: from:
Smyrna to A. S. Smiths. this section,
formerly being. covered by the Carrier
on Smyrna No. 15ianf giving Hickory
Grove No! ia tetaiGof 27:6Hmtless:r:: [
Charlotte t; tt;efi Fort T Mill. ''&-': ~ ,:
Assurance that Meck1eein1b5iuirg' county;
would construct a standard sandclay
road, if not.astead Of more permanent
form, from .,Kmbrell's store to the
South Carolina line, a distance of
about one and one-half miles, was
given by nEhomasy' Griffith" county
highway commissioner of Mecklen-
burg county, Tuesday to L. A. Harris.
of Fort Mill, when the latter informed
Mr. Griffith f:the proposed standard
sand clay road to be built by Fort
Mill townships TO the North Carolina,
line through GOLD Hill. Mr.. Harris is
chairman Of a committee appointed by
the last gaheaal :assemb1y to- have
charge of the construction of~perman.
ent highways within. the limits of the
town of Fort Mil, and Is greatly in
terested in:1roaf construction Since
the township has as!recently-voted sF5.-
900 for road, pnrpPs a. part Of which
will be prQbably expected. on a road
to the North Carolina line through
Gold 'Hill;3fit isl Hsseore of satisfaction;
to have, Mrs GrSffitb,s assurance that
this road would rbe matched by Meek
lenburg county, and, thus furnish a
splendid highway ;saby this route to
Charlotte, 2'r3.h r'.;i.-:,:. -, :. e.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-06-17
WITHIN THE TOWN

The local chapter American Red
Cross has contributed twenty five dol
lars for.the relief Of the Pueblo flood
sufferers
- The wetting down Of the sidewalks
and asphalt in front Of Main street
residences, has q cooling effect for the
time being in; the immediate vicinity;
but as matter Of fact is this pleasll-
urable experience not offset to great
er or less extent by the water that is
left to mix with and evaporate from
the filth OF the cutters? -
Members Of the York County Mcdi-
cal Association. at their meeting held
in American Legion Hall. Iorkville,
last Tuesday passed resolutions en-
dorsing a proposition to obtain the
services Of a county health officer for
York county. Dr. L. a. Riser of the
state department of health delivered
an address before the physicians.
Other speakers were President D. r.
Johnson of Winthrop College and Prof.
Thompson of the Winthrop faculty.
Dr.. w. r. Ward of Rock Hill, pesi-
dent of the association presided with
DR.. P. w. Hunter Of iorkville, at his
station as secretary.
At the regular monthly meeting of
Mech Stewart Post, No. '66i in Amer-
can Legion hall Wednesday evening,
announcement rof appointment 'ofscou
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MAULDlN TO SPEAK

Hon. Oscar X. Mauldin of Green
vile, prominent attorney of that city
and CAPTAIN of finfantry during the late
World war, has accepted an invitation
TO come to Yorkville, July 4, on oc-
casion of the First Reunion of York
County Veterans of the World war.
Although over military age at the
time of the entry of the United States
into the war, Capt. Mauldin. was
among the first to volunteer. He had
had previous military experience, nav
ing served throughout the Spanish
American war. He received a COM
mission and served as captain
of infantry. serving, in the hardest
fighting in France where ne was
wounded. It is said that he refused
promotion to :. majority taking the
nosition that he would rather serve as
co ntain with the men of his company
than accept promotion to major wnicn
would necessitate absence OF contact
with the personnel of his company. f..
In a letter. to the commander OF
Mech Stewart Post American Legion
received yesterday, Capt. Mauidin
says: -. ;. ,,.,,;ob
YOU, as Post Commander of Meech
Stewart Post No. 66, American Legion.
invite me to make an address before
the ex-service men Of York county on
July 4, has been received.
"I am more than pleased to be re-
membered by you, for you know 1t IS
pleasant to be remembered. hut us q
matter Of fact I never made an ad-
dress in my life. will be delghtea
to come up and make one OF my
rambling and scattering talks, if it is
possible for me to get away, and as
sure YOU that if it is possible, will be
there I would like to talk on Ameri-
canization and the Building Of Nat,
ion, for that to my mind is the most
living and pregnant subject before the
people today"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-06-17

A part of the Austrian Tyrol that
Joins Italy is exceedingly 'anxious for
political union with Germany. Such
union is forbidden by the Versaihes
treaty; but Italy is very much IN
favor of the proposition. There is a
reason. That reason comedies with
the proposition of union of Austria
with Germany. Italy is the principal
Mediterranean power, and If she had
a free hand it would be an easy mat
ter for her to become one of the lead
ing commercial nations Of the world.
But that does not. suit England, which
has as much competition as it wants
already. England controls entrance to
the Mediterranean at both ends
Gibraltar and Suez. Italy cannot bring
goods in from the outside world With
out the approval Of England and nell
ther can she send goods out. If Italy
joined Germany directly then she
would have another route Of trans
portation open TO the Baltic. This
would at least furnish competition. But
as England does not propose that
Italy should become any bigger than
she now is, England will not yield
any Of her present advantages.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-06-17
MERE MENTION

The United States has been reminded
through diplomatic channels that the
league of nations has received no an
swer to: it's invitasfonH to"the' United
States to send a; representative TO dis:
cuss mandates.--...-Secreary DenbY has
instructed the military authorities In
Hayti to take jurisdfction@in all cases
Involving, = instigation :,;of " disorder;
bloodshed; or, rebellion, or. libelling
members of . the. .Haytien. government
or forces of Occupation......... MiltOn E.
Allies has been made president Of the,
Riggs. National banci of; Warrington
....-......Judge William Alexander Blounr
of Pensacola. Fla, president, of the
American Bar ass8ciation. died at
Johns Hopkins hospital, Baltir7ore. on
Wednesday, aged 10, years..-....--...-More
than 500 machine guns were seized on
the steamer East Side at Hoboken,
New York, last Wednesday. 1t is be-
lieved that an attempt was being made
to smugele. these machine guns off to
Ireland under a load. of coal...---..--Brit-
ish labor according to the fraternal
delegate to the. American Federation Of
Labor, is willing for home rule in Ire
land or free ireland for that matter
under any. condition that Will !eaVe
Irish foreign relations in the hands Of
the British parliament. But Great
Britain will not submit to condition
under which it win be possible for a
foreign enemy to use Ireland =. as a.
base Of attack against :talgland;:;:;;;:;;--
Representatiye...M...E Mason of Hin.
Os;rf Ols, fisa tSan5s II Washington yeSsesaaS 9l
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mAsoNs LAY CORNERSTONE.

Masons representative of every
lodge in York county and visiting
brethren from without the county to
the number of several hundred were
in Yorkville yesterday afternoon to as
sist in laying the cornerstone OF the
new municipal building in course sof
erection on East Liberty street.
Grand Master Samuel T. Lanham
of spartanburg, presided over the
formal public exercises which were
held on a provided platform at the
municipal building facing on the
street, while a number of elm trees
furnished shade for the several hum
dred people in attendance.
Exercises were opened with an in
vocation by Rev. T. Tracy Walsh
grand chaplain of the Masonic order.
Mayor E. A. Hall introduced Town At
torney John R. Hart to the audience
as the orator Of the. day. MIR. Hart
delivered a comprehensive sketch OF
the history of the town from the time
of its foundation about 1885 to the
present day, a more thorough synop-
sis of which is to be found on the first
page of The Yorkville Enquirer. -
81 am glad to see you people going
ahead with the building of munich
pal hall at this time;Y Grand Master
Lanham told his audience. "The
American people are a nation of build
ers. and l want to see them resume
the building programme which neces-
sarily had to be suspended when the
country entered the World war.
We should resume that programme
throughout the land now that peace
has come by joint resolution rather
than by treaty as we would naturally
have expected it to come"
The grand master announced that
the trowel that he was using in con-
nection with the laying Of the. corner
stone was the same that was used by
Brother Lafayette when he laid the
cornerstone of the DeKalb monument
at Camden in March, 1925"
Working tools of the late Absalom
Cody for fifty years a member OF
Philanthropic Lodge No. 80, under
whose auspices the cornerstone was
laid Thursday, and, himself also an
operative mason in/life, were used in
the ceremonies.
Deposited in tie crypt inside. the
cornerstone were copies Of The York
vile Enquirer, Charleston News and
Courier, Columbia State and Charlotte
Observer, q. directory Of firms and pro-
fessionA men. patriotic organizations,
coins and other records.
A chorus directed by Mrs. E. A.
Montgomery sang selections.
The. formal exercises were closed
with benediction. pronounced by Rev.
J. K. Walker.
A collection taken among Masons
present for the benefit of the Church
Home Orphanage totaled $50.S2.
Many Masons remained after the
exercises until last evening when the
third degree was given five candidates
by Philanthropic Lodge.
Among the grand officers present
for the exercises yesterday were:
irand Master S. T. Lanham, Spartan
burg; Grand Secretary, O. Frank
Hart, Columbia; Grand Senior War
den, c. K. Chreitzberg, Rock Hill;
Joseph Lindsay, District Grand Dep
uty: H. H. Anderson, Grand Senior
Warden;
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-06-17
Greece and Turkey.

The war between Greece ana 1 ul
key is still going on; but little can De
learned about it further than that the
Kemalists are getting the best Of the
Greeks, and the Greeks appear TO ne
in a pretty desperate shape.
(, The treaty of Sevres undertook TO
t take. away from Turkey practically all
the territory she had in Europe except
a. small strip to the north of Constan-
tinople and to internationalize Con-
stantinople itself. Both the Greeks and
lthe Turks were bitterly dissatisfied
the Greeks because they got so much
less than they were claiming and the
Turk because they were expected to
give up so much more than they
thought they ought to give up.
Both the Greeks and the TURKS as
pire to the control Of ConstantiEopl';
but to this the Allies are bitterly op-
posed, because it is very well under
stood that whoever is supreme in
Constantinople will dominate the most
important commercial gateway in the
world.
If Greece should overcome the
Turks she would be in Il fair way 10
reestablish the ancient Byzantine en-
pire, and that would mean her COM
plete domination of the Mediterranean
to the defeat of the ambitions of Italy
and also to the very serious inter-
ference with the plans Of France.
Since the days Of Peter tn" Graat
Russian hopes have centered on the
control of Constantinople, and in spite
of the present form Of government
there is reason to believe that those
hopes are as strong today as ever. TO
that 'end the Russians have been CIV
ing active support to the Kemallsts
against the Greeks and there is reas-
son to believe that it is because or men
and munitions that the Soviets have
furnished the Turks under Kemai that
the Greeks have been able to make
such small headway.
There ale indications that the
diplomacy underneath the treaty of
Sevres had for it's main purpose the
control of Constantinople by Great
Britain, and while both France and
italy would prefer some other arrange
ment than British control, both are
inclined to accept Great Britain rather
than allow the city to 60 to the Rus-
slams or Greeks; but they would PROB
ably be willing to see Constantinoi7
pie go to Kemalists rather than to any
of the others if it were not for the
circumstance that the Kemalists are
now so closely allied with the Rus
slams.
King Constantine of Greece few
DAYS ago left to assume command OF
his armies in person. The case is re-
garded as desperate mainly because
the Greeks lack money and supplies.
It is conceded that if the Greeks
were only properly equipped they
would easily overcome the Turks; but
for the various reasons, indicated the
Allies are not inclined to furnish the
necessary equipment.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-06-17
ABOUT PEOPLE

Miss Nell Beard, of Charlotte, IS VS.
fling friends in Yortville.
R. Y. Grist of Columbia, was Visit
or in Yorkville on Wednesday,.
Miss Helen Sandifer, of LowIyville
was a visitor in Yorkville this week.
Miss Bessie Pegram, of Bishopville
visited her father, j. B. Pegram, III
Yorkville this week.
N1essrs. c.. N. Alexander and ]. F
Pursley, of Glover, were visitors II
Yorkville, yesterday
John w. Grist of Columbia, is spend,
ing several days in Yorkviile, the guess
L-of his sister, Mrs. Fl. E. Neil.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Barron of Fort
Mill. are visiting Miss Bessie Barron
and other relatives in Yorkville.
Miss: Elizabeth Brooks of Minera
Springs. Ark, is visiting Mrs. Basl
Matthews at Ebenezer.
Miss Mary Blodgett, of Atlanta is
visiting the family of Mr.. J. F. Nc
Elwee in Yorkville.
Miss Emmie Dantzler of Orangeburg
is3the" guest Of Miss Blocker Beam
guard in Glover.
Miss Louise Nichols, of Rock Hill is
the guest of the family of Mr.. w. w.
Barron in Yorkyille.
Misses Thelma. and Veola Johnson
Of Y Yorlville are attending Winthrop
sEnnnler school.
Miss Marie Pegram, who teaches at
Seneca, is at the home Of her father,
r. 3. Pegram in Yorkville, for the sum-
mer.
A. Y. Cartwright. and John E. Car
roll, Jr., students at the Citadel. Char
les :on, ar. at the homes of their re-
spective parents in YorkVille.
John S. Lewis and William Marshall,
recent graduates of the Citadel, Char
lesion, have returner to their respec-
tive homes in Yorkville.
Joe Herndon, student at Washing
ton and Lee university, Lexington. Va,
is at the home of his father, Prof. K.
j. Herndon, in Yorkville.
J. H. B. Jenkins, Jr., Of the Peoples
Bank and Trust Company, Yorkville,
returned yesterday from a short busl-
ness trip to Anderson. "Thcfe is more
corn along the railroads. he said. I'm
proportion to the cotton, than have
ever. seen. ~:
Thomas T. McDow. Esq, CT York
Vile, who served s special judge at
Dillon, returned home Tuesday, having
completed the work of the sessions in
a single day. He dispused of about
thirty cases. Including some twenty
five pleas Of guilty. 4; -
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-06-17

Cotton Consumption for May.-Cot-
ton consumed during May amounted
to 439SS4 bales of lint and 47,S05 pales
of linters, the census bureau an
nounced today.
Consumption in May last year
amounted to 541,377 bales Of lint and
32,072 of linters.
Cotton on hand May 81 in consuming
establishments amounted 10 !,zis'..
314 blles of lint and 215,SS3 oa!es ot
linters, compared with l,b9S'S5a vi
lint and 2S2,SS1 of linters year ago,
and held in public storage ana at
compresses, 4,73S.S51 bales OF INT anu
269,19S Of linters, compared win =
5S6,S6S of lint and 393,372 oil hnters d
year ago.
Imports during May amounted 10
10,542 bales, compared with 13'fof III
May last year. ,,
including 4,340 bales of linters, com
pared with 364,9O4, including 5'5oV Oh
linters in May last year.
Cotton spindles active during MAY
numbered 32.631,0G1, compared WIN
81, ,OG9,744 in May last year.
Statistics for cotton growing States
Consumed during May 26S,131 bales
compared with 310.516 in May last
year.
on hand May 81 in consuming es,
tablishmcnts 573,S50 bales compared
with 2.264,207 a, year ago.
Cotton spindles active during MAY
numbered 1861 ,S91 compared WIN
15,0GI, $50 in May last year.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-06-17
DEFEAT FOR GAsToNIA.

Playing jamb up baseball from start
to finish the Gaulden McMackin combi-
nation of the American Larrupers OF
Yorkville, larruped their way to II
to S victory over a Gastonia, n. c.,
team on the Yorkville Graded school
let Wednesday afternoon. Twelve runs
came to the Legionaires in the first in
ming. after which the Gastonia aggre-
CATION frightened down bit and allow
ed the eX-soldiers TO make only five
more tallies during the game.
Hal Mackorell was perhaps the out
shining star Of the game. He received
all of "Mister How'rd McMackin's Of
ferings" in big league style and got
four ipelfectEN clean hits when hits
counted.
-sas usual was. ,sn9u, - the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-06-17

There is q considerable row in NORTH
Carolina over the nomination Of Frank
A. Linney to be Federal district attor-
ney. Linney is Republican state chair
man for North Carolina. During the
campaign he advised that negroes re-
main away from the polls. He has the
endorsement of the Republican organi-
cation; but confirmation. is being helo
up because of protests on the part ol
the negroes. There is much interest IN
the outcome of the case.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-06-17
TO BRIDGE THE cATAWRA.

Engineers Of MeckIenburg and York
counties have been instructed to make
survey for the bridge over the Ca
tawba river at the Buster Boyd site
between these two counties and as
soon as plans are drawn, bids will be
called for and the contract let. proba-
bly, within the next thirty days.
This. decision was reached as re-
suit Of a conference held Tuesday al
Fort Mill between Mecklenburg high
way officials and York county COM
snissioners.
Thomas Griffith, chairman Of the
Mecklenburg Highway commission; j.
r. Withers, member, and Engineer
LLOYD Ross, accompanied by MT
Ianks, bridge man, composed the
Mecklenburg. delegation, meeting Mes
srs. Brown, Lumpkin and Klrkpatrlck
the York county commissioners; J: $
Brice, their attorney, and Engineer
Miller of York county.
Engineers Ross and Miller were IN
structed by their respective boards 70
meet at the Buster Boyd site Friday OF
this week and make the survey AS
soon as plans can be drawn, bids VIII
be accepted, lis the understanding. :,
The bridge will probably be Of. steel
with a creosdted plank roadway Gov
cred with asphaltic surface, altnougt
tie type hasJot been definitely decid-
al upon. 1.-The counties will probably
be be able to save something on the first
estimates Of cost, as result. OF the
decline in building material and labor
prices. 1t is roughly estimated that the the
Saving will amount to between $4,000
and $4,000. .,oo ooo
The two counties agreed on $4,000
Mecklenburg-to pay $4,000 and York
sac, 600. based. on population of the two
counties. lrllE%cost Of the bridge VII!
probably be between 100000 and the
$4,000 estimate.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-06-17

We are reproducing elsewhere a
sketch of the town Of Yorkville pre-
pared by John R. Hart. Esq, for de-
posit in the coin box that went into the
corner stone Of the new city hall yes
terday afternoon. This sketch is quite
accurate as to present day conditions;
but decidedly off in that part OF II
which purports to account for the
changing of the name of the town from
Yorkville to York. The town was
Yorkville, officially as we'll as conVen-
tionally, from the erection of the coun-
ty in 1898 until 1915. Complete files OF
The Yorkville Pioneer, by Patrick Ca
rey, for the years 1923 and 1924, in the
possession oil The Yorkville Enquirer,
bear evidence that there was no con-
fusion as to the name or the spelling
thereof at that date, and files Of The
Yorkville Patriot, published in 1888, by
John E. Grst, and of The Eorkville
Compiler, Yorkville Miscellany and
other papers continue the record. The
Yorkville Cyclopedia and Mills sta
tistics of South Carolina. 1924, Loss
ing's Field Book Of the Revolution, the
United States census reports, ana
many other publications add abund-
ant corroborative testimony to the rec
ord. And neither would we have peo-
pie believe that the ancient name OF
the town was changed at this late day
on account of the alleged violation OF
the rules Of taste in combining the
French "ville" with the English
York" The change Is to be account
ed for with other reasons very differ
'cnt. The first attempt in this dlrec-
ton OF which we have any record was
made % years ago, in connection with
the activities Of IL newspaper that was
seeking establishment in opposition to
The Yorkville Enquirer. The promot-
ers of this newspaper having met with
considerable discouraEement, became
ubsessed with the IDEA that their fall
ure lay in the long Established name OF
The Yorkville Enquirer. and they
sought to remove that supposed handi-
cap by striking the willie" off the
name Of the town. The campaign was