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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-06-24

The second annual meeting of the
North Carolina and South Carolina
members Of the Rainbow Division,
American 'Expeditionary forces, is to
be held at Hickory, N. c., on Monday
July IL, according to an announcement
just sent out from Columbia.
Mr.. J. j. Nichols of Glover left at
The Yorkville Enquirer office Wednes-
dey what. some people are calling a
"pomato" plant--zan Irish potato stalk
with the potatoes growing on the up
per branches of the same. Mr.. Nichols
says such stalks are quite common in
his potato patch.
Every inch a gentleman and all
round good citizen was Josiah II. COL
tharp, who passed away at his home in
Fort Mill township last Friday at the
ripe old age of 81. He was native OF
Fort Mill township and lived within
few miles of the spot on which he was
born all his life except during the four
years he spent in the war He was
never rich and never wanted to be; Dut
owned his own little farm and lived on
it in comfort and happiness, notwlth-
standing q stroke Of paralysis that
troubled him during the last twenty
wears of his life. He was man OF
large intelligence, correct principles
and a never failing fund Of wholesome
humor that made things pleasant ici
all with whom he came in contact. lie
was always against evil of whatever
nature, there was never any question
Of where he stood as to matters IN
volving morals, and no man in his
neighborhood stood higher in the esll
nation of all the people.
The bidding on that Western, roac
contract Wednesday ranged from Sl1''
751.77 to about $4,000. the next high
est bidder being s19,150S2. The price
Of 25 cents per yard for common eXca-
walton, is said byathe other contractors
to be from to S cents under the rui-
ing price. Many of the bids puts COM
mon excavation at 80 cents and some
nrr ton soiling at so cents per cubic
yard One of the contractors who hao
offered to do the common excavation
at 80 cents, said that 25 cents was the
lowest price of which he had any
knowledge during the past four years
Although it issa. matter OF common
observation that proportionately speak
ING there is more acreage than usual
throughout York county in corn than
in cotton, the cotton generally Is get-
ting the best attention. But OF course
there is nothing especially striking
about that.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-06-24
Friday, June "a, 1921.

such lights shall. be focused SO as to
give a light only. one hundred and
fifty feet In front and shall have dim
mers attached thereto which shall be
used when approaching another We.
hicle, and no spot light shall be flash
ed on any car while:such car is in mo-
ton. - ..,;..:
The penalty forathe violation Of any
Of the above mentioned provisions is
not less than slQSors more than 500 or
Imprisonment for not more than thirty
days. ,<Ya...::I,.. ,:....,.:f:
Also in 1920 the legislature passed a
law prohibiting any Hperson :.:under
=, twelve years of age driwing sor eperat-'
ing motor'Xehicle on any of thetplb-
| lie highways iofo thisI state, and pro-,
consented for a minor! under.t twelve
years to drive or Operate his car
should be fined not over i$100:or i'm
prisoned not .oVeE, thirty days: =.
Also the 1920 session ;of the, legisla-
lture passed another act providing and
requiring .every:person. driying,ja mp
tor vehicle which, strikes or: hits. any
other personi Or any other~vehicle shall
at once stopihis; or her car and, shall
give first aid ito the injured aand%upon
request givelhis, or. her name and post
office address and.the license number
of the machine that caused the injury,
and the penalty for, violating this law
is fine of $500 or Imprisonment in
the state peniteltiary for, one. year.
i . Also after January I, 1921, every
resident owner Of a motor vehicle
shall between the first Of January and
the first of February and proportion
ately if he buys his machine during
| fIa IA, oSloto OH -
mission license fee in lieu Of all
state, county and municipal licenses
and every such license expires the 31st
day Of Decemher Of every such year in
which it is issued and any one operat-
ing a machine without displaying this
license number, a., the rear Of his ma
chine is subjectato a fine Of ten dol
lars or imprisonfnen Of Is days for
such offense."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-06-24
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Since the last publication of the re-
cord in The Yorkville Enquirer the
following real estate transfers have
been indexed in the office Of the York
county auditor:
catawba-D. NJ. Roach to T. F.
Cartwright, l lot; SIS. o
Gus Reid to E. c. Coker, l lot; S9oo.
T. D. Green to D. NJ. Roach iot'
$3.50.
D. C. Johnson to Charles and Har-
riet Samuel, lot. $3.50.
r. L. Sweat to Mrs. Aline Green
lot; S.. ,,o,,
to o. A. Neill, lot; $500.
A. c. Henry to O. A. Nelll' lot'
s4OO. .,oo
o. A. Neill to ]. C. Faris. ! lot; s+Oo.
Fort Mill-Alice j. Null TO f. NJ
Belk, Executor lot; $4,000.
Ebenezer-T. j. Roach to r. NJ. An
derson, lot; 1925.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-06-24

An international court Of justice iT
provided for by the League Of Nations
compact It is proposed that this court
be so constituted that the same justice
can be meted out between interna-
tional litigants as between private liti-
gants under any particular govern
ment. For instance it Is to bear about
the same relation to the states Of the
world as the United States supreme
court bears to the states Of America
The understanding is that after the
court has been established the League
Of Nations is to have no more author
ity over it. 1t is claimed that the Har-
ding administration is very friendly TO
this proposition and will not try to put
anything in the way of the establish
ment of the international court.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-06-24

Down in Georgia when a negro Is
lynched it is done by a MOB. But not
so in South Carolina. In the latter slale
when a negro is lynched it is done py
a 'posse of citizens" all honorable ana
law-abiding citizens. In the story sem
out Sunday night under a McCorHllch
date line the word mob" did not ap-
near. Nor was there a hint that any,
thing the posse" did was unla"tul.
So far as The Observers account was
concerned however, it was edlteo 70 70
read mob" like any other Story "
mob violence. We are off OF any a.
tempt to elevate and "arlstocratiZe
lynching and we do not propose u co-
operate with any correspondent" 80 esSa
of the A. ?. in any attempt 10 rilake
Ivnchinr respectable by scrupulouslE
refraininc from the use of the Woro
"mob" and referring to lynchers as i"
"nosse" of thousands Of cltlZehs'-
Charlotte Observer.
That is right. The Georgia lynchlhs
was done by mob and the McCoflnick
lynching was done by mob. Ihere
vas no justification for either lynch-
ing and harm was done to the cause
of law and order and the security u
tho home in both cases.
Certainly both negroes were oeser'-
ing Of death and certainly both negroes
would have been put to death by lhe
law if the law had been allowed u
,,u,sue its own course. And how much
rreater the moral effect Of orderly
process of the law than the wiid'
brutal criminal action of the mop.
It is clearly shown in the record OF
hoth of these cases that the victims Oh
tbc mobs were not especially terrofi|-
ad b,. the mobs ferocity. The Georgia
nc,,ro smoked Il cigarette as the pi'e
of fagots by which he was surroundeu
was lighted and sang his songs as III
burned to death. The McCor'ii'eN
fend climbed the tree as he was order-
cd and was quickly put out OF busireSS
h, tho thousands Of shots that De-
smoke the murdcrous delight of eacn
individual by whom the shots were
fired.
Yes, we arc fully aware that there arc
Of readers OF this VINO oo
no, agree with us; but who will IN
sist that it was all right in both IN
stances and who will unblushingly as
sert that had they been SO fortunate
as TO he there they would have gladly
taken part in the murder. Among
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-06-24
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS

The state superintendents OF eou-
cation in session in .Greenville passed
resolutions in WHICH they declared thar
thew can and, will enforce compulsory
education without the help of atten-
dance officers, and in which they went
on record as approving the same priv
ileges for graded schools as are en-
loved by rnral-:schools.. - ::
General orders No. I. the first to
be issued by c;l: T. E. Marchant'
commander OF the First infantry D
C. N. G., were;.issued "Wednesday, an
nouncing the Star of the First infan-
try. The staff: at present is composed
of Col. r. E. .Marahant, Lieut.. Col. E.
c. yonTresckow, Mai Oman A. by
drick. Capt. Geddings H. Crawford
Capt. John A. Rice and Chaplain }. w.
Oxner. :; ::
Lee G. Hoffman, president Of the
Peopies Bank Of Anderson, committed
suicide Wednesday by shooting hlm-
self in the head with a pistol. Inc
deed was committed in a garage IN
which he was part owner, just, preVi;
GUS to meeting Of the board OF dlrec-
tors called for o'clock. In a pocket
was found a note to his wife, In whlch
he wrote: May the great God protect
YOU and forgive me.ifor what l am
y bout to do" 1T is thought that the
act was due to hard, work, financial
strain and stringency---. Mr.. E.. van:
diver, vice president Of the bank, Is
sued a statement in 3which me saio:
"The bank is entirely solvent ano ~ :,
one need worry over its cohuilioh'
Hoffman was the first bank exaInlaier
In this state and was ~ years Oh ase'
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-06-24
biggest thing that has ever been pull.
ed off in the ay of a furniture exhibit.
CHARGED WITH FORGERY.

]. p. Atkins, q solicitor for the Fish
cries Products company, of Virginia,
is under arrest in Richmond Va,
awaiting the arrival of requisition
papers under: which it is sought to
bring him to York county to answer
to the charge of forgery.
The prosecutor In the case is Mr.. r..
NJ. Dulin. well-known citizen Of
Bowling Green, who alleges that At
face of note that he, Dulin, gave the
Fisheries products company, and fur
thermore that he, Atkins. eliminated
certain conditions from said note.
The note in question was given by
Dulin to Atkins in payment for stock
of the Fisheries Products company
and amounted to S1,500.: According to
Mr.. Duin, the noteswas to bear per
cent. interest, and there was writ
ten agreement at the bottom that if
the maker of the note so desired 1t
could be renewed for another year
after the first maturity.
1t appears that the note was dis
counted by the First National Bank OF
Glover, and when he went to take care
of it at the bank. after notice, Mr.. Du-
lin found that the interest rate was
per cent. instead of per cent. and
that the alleged agreement as to re-
newal had been clipped from the bot
| tom.
The note shows on its face that the
printed 6 per cent. has been changed
with pen and ink to 7 per cent, anc
Mr.. Dulin claims that this change was
made after his signature had been af-
fixed and without his knowledge OF
| consent.
Atkins is being held in Richmond
pending the completion of the pro.
cedure necessary to bring him bach
| to York county.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-06-24
ABOUT PEOPLE

Mrs. D. E. Finley, of Washington
D. c., is visiting her mother MIS-
Gist, in Yorkville.
Haywood Robbins of Salisbury. is
the guest of Ernest Correll in York
vile.
Miss Florence Edwards of Harts-
vile, is the guest Of Miss Margaret
Marshall in Yorkrille.
Miss Nancy Brice, OF Chester is the
guest of Miss Esther Ashe, in York
vile.
Mrs. T.. w. Patrick, Powell and Ber-
nice. Of Yorkville. are visiting MIS-
Patrick's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. IS. -.
Duke, at st. George.
DR.. NJ. W. White and his daughter
Miss Lesslie C. White, OF 9orkfllie'
spent Tuesday Of this week with lhe
family of Mr.. w. 4. Mitchell, al
Blairsville.
Mrs. Allen Cults, Of Augusta, Ca
is spending some days in Yorkyille US
the guest Of Mrs. Helen Adickes. She
expects also to spend some time at
Blowing Rock. N. G.
Hon. John Z. Carroll, superintendent
of education for York county. has
been in Greenville this week attending
the annual meeting Of the state SUI
perintendents of education at Furman
university.
james Mcdowell. son Of pr. and
Mrs. j. D. Mcdowell Of YOrkville. un-
derwent an operation for appendicitis
in the Fcnnel Jnflrmary last Wednes-
day morning and is getting along IS
nicely as could be expected.
Messrs. Forrest iSnritl, and w. D..
Thomasson, of the York Furniture Co..
Yorkville, returned yesterday from the
big furniture exposition building at
High Point, n. c. The building is ten
stories high and is filed with samples
Of most all of the big furniture man.
ufacturers of the country. Mr.. Smith
said that there must have been pres
ent not less than one thousand buyers
from all parts Of the country; The
whole thing, Mr.. Smith says, Is the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-06-24
MYSTERY OF LOST SHIPS
New York Police Think There is a
Russian End.

>oy yc,k. June 22.-Disappearanc
at sea Of several American shlpS wiz,
y, tho mast few months was linked py
The New York police tonight, VIII
rlans revealed to them in series VI
raids on radical headquarters a yea
and a half ago, for the seizures VI
these vessels at sea and their diversion
TO Russian soviet ports.' .uoa
Tho police said they were lnforllleu
"throueh certain confidential sources
that officials Of the Union OIL fuss...t
workers Of the United states az
Canada. an organization since proh..
nm. had urged it's members VINO We We
out Of employment. especlalS soeE
with a knowledge oil the sea, ~ go.
a,,r,ovment on American ships, over
1,n,yor the other members OF the Gre"
and direct the vessels to Russia. oe
Datectiye Sergt. J. j. Gegan' clliei
re tho bomb squad, who made the Ialo !.
declared federal officials were noe.n :, -
of the seizure at the time Dut lilat M
6id not know whether any acton i"u
been taken by them. H. ,oo,monts
was to ship enough Russians i'll 'i..e
vessels to be seized at sea. .o,,o
T%a Russians swore then to takt
obarre of the vessel and TO olreo'
them to soviet ports. o+ tho
Several arrests were made "a at ers ere
time of the raid. Some or lle PC
sons taken into custody were uepor ,sp "a
~ as "undesirable aliens" and the re-
mainder were released. r,7ted
w The headquarters Of the UH!eet West
Russian Workers was at , lSS was ,ea g
Fifteenth street when the raiu NE NE
made, but it has slnce i.ioVe secret
comnartment in the headquarters OIL
fees. ,.;or m the raid
naetinr of the principal heads oi
t the unions Of the United -, Eesoiul sesoiHH
workers was held .ad at insrr.eting wniIet all
uers rparaners Of the organization who were
@a'tI eut Of work, and particularly I'd we0 ye
were U - seanen, to meet secretly ana s re-
wt.e WEI instructions as to ways means
and time for seizing the vessels
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-06-24
So easily did the airplanes dispose

So easily did the airplanes dispose
of the German submarine off the coast
of Cape Charles last Tuesday morn
ing that the presumably serious naval
test was made to look like a holiday
lark. There were seven squadrons OF
naval and marine air planes in readl-
ness to make the attack on the SUD-
marine. In all they carried 1873 bombs
each weighing 1853 pounds and the plan
was that if these airplanes proved uh-
equal to the feat Of sinking the SUD-
marine, the army airplanes including
all those at Langley field. would be
sent against it and then the fleet OF
torpedo boat destroyers would be call
ed unon. The attack was commenced
by a squadron of three airplanes, SAIL
ing at a height of 1900 feet. Ihey
knew the location of the submarine.
They went in at a speed of about loo
miles an hour and each dropped
bonb Each of the bombs fell within
4 boats length of the submarine and
each threw up an immense column OF
water. Next time one of the bombs
struck the submarine squarely, ana II
went to the bottom within sixteen
minutes The trial was over before II
had fairly commenced.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-06-24
MERE-MENTlON.

c;,.+,. oicbt miners were killed in 4
Gu. damn explosion in 4 coal mine Ill
Westphulia, Germany, last Monu'Is'
II is said that during the past
month there has been reductloh VI
so ooo in the number OF idle freight
,rs in tho country......SiX negroes Oh
fered themselves for office in the mum
icipal election in JacksonFlile' -
last Tuesday. 1t was the tirst tiI'le liz
negroes have sought Office III 'uo ~
sonville for a number OF years pa
,rha nopro candidates were defeated.
The national Industrial COM
,,,arca hoard has announced from new
Vol, that the cost of living dropped
% per cent. during the month OF MAY
The American Federation OIL IL
bor has adopted q resolution ursnls
iba modification of the Volstead ACT
en- ns to permit the manufacture ana
sale of beer for beverage PURPOSES;
"A cable from Tokyo says liilI -oo
i've. haze heen lost from iloodS 'h
Innn during the past few days..
Read Admiral Sims arrived III Ne"
Work. last Wednesday on the HilcI
Olvmpic. There was no demonstfalioll
at the pier because OF q large poii.e
fnrce. .Colera is said to be raging
throughout southeastern RussiL lio'i,
perSia and Siberia.-...........I klnS ..uu
queen of England opened the Ulster
parliament ut Belfast last "Wednesday.
The most significant passage IN the
Kings address was Il statement 10 .he
effect that there now stands nothing
in the way of the fullest liberty ana
mrospcritv for Ireland except the clam
Of the people Of South Ireland That
they must he independcnt............ y.
Elliott, for the past seven years bus
mess manager of the JAG ksonvllle
Times Union, was unanimously elect
ed president Of the Southern news
papcr publishers association IN Scs-
uiun in AShcyillc this week.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-06-24
Senator Smith Wants Cotton: Con

Senator smith "dhS cotsS
ference.-A conference Of all asouth,
arn senator's, Secretary Wallace ano
Secretary Hoover, of the. depart.
ment of agriculture: and commerce
respectively. has been: called by Sen
ntor Smith TO discuss ways and means
of equalizing prices in cotton growing
states. t;:r
This announcement followed receipt
of a letter from President J. Skottowe
Wannamaker of the American Cotton
association, emphasizing the need OF
remedying agricultural conditions in
the south. Secretary Wallace submit
ted informatinn.; showino, it was
.tated that twice as much 1ari-. pro-
duce rs before the war is necessary
to purchase certain. manufactured pro-
ducts. ... :.
Senator Smith says he will urge
that pressure be brought to have the
federal reserve bank lower the rate of
~ediscount, in agricultural DISTRICTS
based on agricultural paper; to- 5 per
cent 'riaxirrnum,,;@ and much lower as
possible ..Fn wants .,an arrangement
Nv which outstanding farm obligations
may be. ,,reneWfed,..s,y ,..s,y,., s.,:., ..-s-.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-06-24
TAe Aurkrille Gl1qllirer.
Entered at the Postoffice at York, a.
Mail Matter of the Second Class.
FRIDAY, JUNE "a, 1921.

. Now that it has been demonstrated
that the airplane can sink submarine
without difficulty, wonder whether
they will still insist on building more
submarines than airplanes, and if the
airplanes show the same superiority
over the battleship next week, wonder
if there will be any less disposition
to squander millions Of dollars in the
building of battleships?
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-06-24
~ IN Al = y
LOCAL. LACONICS
YorkvilIe vs. .Shelby.;3., y.

Gorkville, vs. .Shelby::.' e.. ~:
The American Legion Larrupers,
played the Shelby team at Shelby last
Tuesday. the score being and In
favor Of Shelby.-:, : 2 ~ .,....,.!
To be Buried at Bethel. "
Lieutenant Henry L. suggs, who
accident in France, will 4 be buried at
Bethel tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock. ~. ,.Is; 5',...i
First Cotton BIoom:7 :
The first York, corAty cotton bloom
Of which, The YorkJi1le Enquirer. has
information was received this morn
ing from John A.. MeAliley, Of Bull
locks Creek. Mr.. MGAliley says ne
plucked the bloom from field Of long
staple yesterday moTEHing.
Anderson Still Alive;s.
Robert Anderson, tAe survivor Of the
shooting affray:sof last Monday night
at Gabbie's .Ford.:sin'. which. Charlie
Starnes was killed, was still alive yes
terday, and although The chances were
still against him, there seemed to be a
reasonable probability that he might
recover. He was. :shot in. the = hand,
arm and. lung, the shot in. the lung, OF
course, being the: One that is giving
the most concern. He was pretty sick
yesterday. -. -
Damage by Hail. .---~-..l - o.
There was considerable damage by
hail in Bethel township last Sunday
afternoon, ]. d. B.. Currence. w. w.
Stanton, Sam Meek, Harvey. Hamel.
| John ]. Faris and w. r Currence be-
ing the principal sufferers. Mr.. J. D.
3. Currence saidoa today that he
thought Mr.. w. WHStanton had prob
ably been cutadp. worse than anybody
else; but in view the fact that cot
ton is small, the damage generally
NAV not be as severe as it would nave
been otherwise. ''Heavy rain did con-
siderable damage also.
Killed by His,"car
Mr.. II. w. Adkins, a well known Cit
| izen of Newport, died last Wednesday
! morning as the result OF an automopile
accident, of which he was the yictim
during Tuesday morning. Having
cranked his car unmfndful OF the 1act
that it was in gear the machine NOV
ed forward on him and crushed MIN
IN against. q: porch OF his house before
he could get out of the way. When
helm arrived he' was in a most Sc
| ri6us condition. For a while there was
some faint hope for his life; but later
he rapidly: grew worse until the emu
came, '"a' -.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-03-31
Fast Local Horse.

The Coley Live Stock Co., here
at Rockingham have a PAGER that
makes the mile in the 2:l8 class.
This horse, Tramp Grass" was
bought by them in St Louis last
October.
In the races at the Rocky Ford
club, near Maxtoh, Easter Mon
day this horse won third place
in the first heat, second place in
the second heat, and first place
in the third heat. He got better
with each race. Hal Leaf"
owned by Joe Gurganus, of Max
ton, won the race with two out
of the three heats. Tramp
Grass" was driven by B. w.
Thomas. Here is hoping this
Coley- y-Thomas horse will yet
make a wider reputation for him.
self.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-03-31

A large REQ automobile driven
by Roy Ashworth, of Baltimore,
and containing two Covington
men from Morven, turned over
on the highway near Zion church
this Thursday morning about 8
o'clock. All three men were
bruised, but Louis Covington's
hip appeared to be broken. He
was carried to the Wadesboro
hospital.
Ashworth was on his way to
Baltimore, and the two Coving-
ton men were simply riding with
him as far as Raleigh. The road
where the accident occurred is a
straight stretch; the driver evi-
IDENTIFY was going fast and pos.
sibly got off the roadbed slightly
into sand. The car turned over,
then righted itself and turned
partly around.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-03-31
Noted Auto Burns.

On Tuesday of last week the
Ford Coupe of J. S. Dleykan
caught fire and was burned. Mr..
Dleykan and Raymond Manship
were riding in the Car near the
Jesse Baldwin farm, when they
suddenly observed smoke shoot
ing up from beneath the car,
followed BY flames. They rolled
out ard the car was in short
order enveloped.
This car had quite a history.
1t was the car that Arch Manor
claimed he thought he was get.
ting when the H.,H. Anderson
Car was taken from the streets
of Hamlet the Sunday before
Christmas. Manor is Dleykan's
brother-in-law, and on the trial
stated that Dleykan had asked
him to take his Ford Coupe to
Fayetteville and sell it. The
Anderson car and the Dleykan
car were similar. However, the
jury at January term of Superior
Court did not take Manor's YER
sion, and found him guilty, the
Judge sentencing him to the pen.
itentiary for five years; he is now
in Raleigh serving his sentence
And now the car around which
the controversy ragged, is in the
junk heap.