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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-09-30

The Democrats of Davies county
Kentucky, are giving Mrs. John Gil
mour. postmistrcss at OwCnsboro, quite
lot of concern by mailing their cam
paign literature from country poStol =
fees instead Of through the Owcnsboro
postoffico. The pugtofiicc at ovens
boro being in the presidential class
pays the postmistress Il good salary
The compensation of the country post
Offices. which are operated by Demo-
crala. is based on cancellation alone,
and the idea Of mailing matter through
these Offices. of course, is 10 increase
the compensation of these offices. Mrs
GImour has issued orders that this
mail must Ice posted through tn" Office
at Ow"nsGpro; but rs there happens To
be 10 law to regulate this matter, the
Democrats are paying no ati""tlon |"
hnr order further than to 20 to extra
troube to See that their literature Is
50 mailed as ~ be of ben-E, 10 Demo
cratic officials.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-09-30
THE CROP NEXT YEAR.

Now that tile boil wecvil is here
and i'm all probability his tribe will in
crease next year, what are you going
10 do about it,
That is the question that hundreds
of York county farmers are asking
themselves and from conversations
held with many Of them it Is evident
that few know what they are going
to do.
The question is one that is worrying
the merchants. the bankers ana bust
ness men OF all classes.
Farmer from down Bullock's Creek
way was talking yesterday about II.
sure" said he. II know what | am
going 10 do. The other day | called all
n!y hands together and told them:
Men. We are going to plant five acres
uf cotton to the plOw next ycal'-no
more and no less. We are going To in
crease our corn acreage and sweet po-
tltOcS and peas and al that sort OF
thing. have made up my mind about
il. If YOU want To stay with me an
Other year and farm on that basis. all
right If you don't want 10 do that
now is the time To look for some other
pace to 20 And ! don't know what
they are going to do" he concluded;
but that is going TO be my policy"
Farmer up Euthcl way was talking il
over yesterday. This year. ne said.
Il planted twelve acres Of cotton to
The plow The toll wr"vil is with US
now and is going 10 br worse next year
and tho Lord only knows what hc Will
leave the year after. Next year | am
going to rcduc" my cotton acreage L"
I....
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-09-30

The opening of a cotton exchange
office in Chester was nipped in the
bud Wednesday night by the Chester
Ministerial association. Rev., Drs.
Flournoy Shepperson and Robert G.
Lee and d. G. Phillips appeared before
a special meeting Of the city council
and spoke against the establishment
Of the exchange, which they thought,
along with many other citizens, would
lead to considerable gambling and
asked that the council pass an ordi-
nance which would prohibit the open
ing of the business or else make Ii
cense which would he prohibitive. An
ordinance was ordered passed making
the license 5000 per day. Fine for vio-
latiOn was placed at 800 for each Of
fense, each contract being termed a
separate offense.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-09-30

the federal service as failure during
the war; She charged walking dele
gates of organized labor with attempt
ing to graft through private agencies
and said she had 200 chances for graft
in the past year. Mrs. Atwood in
formed the committee that the answer
to the unemployment situation was TO
get work going" The public works
committee was said TO have practically
completed a report calling upon states
and municipalities to proceed immc-
diately upon their project whether ap-
propriations are ready or not. Hear
ings are to he heard by this commit
tee tomorrow to develop suggestions
for the speeding up Of work by the
municipalities. Secretary Davis of the
labor department appeared today be
fore the committee on shipping and
was said to have discussed The immi-
grafton question in the light OF the
employment problem throughout the
country.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-09-30
LOCAL. AFFAIRS,
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

J. K. Lindsay, Secretary York Chapter
Red Cross and u. y. Smith Adjutant
Mech Stewart Post American Le-
giOn-Nant to help CN-scrvice men.
Mcconnell Dry Goods Company-Oh,
Boys. Going. Going, Gone.
Garrison Faris Seed Company,-Rock
Hill-New crop sccu.
York Hardware COmpany-Crockery,
Enamel and Aluminium ware.
:. l.. Courtney. York and Campbell &
Quinn. Clovcr-N"w Ford prices.
J. ID. Campbell. NJ; naGer-What the
TirZah EinHcry is coinG.
!. Ernest StrOup. Die ltor-Meeting of
the Moose next Tuesday evening.
James \. Barrett. Cln"er-App!icant
for letters of administration in re
estate of Lucretia Moss.
Star Thoatrc-Tom Mix today and
June Caprice tomorrow.
J. II. CaToll-Our customers tell us.
York Supply Company Galvanized
roofing
Standard oil Company Of New Jersey
Test this gasoline for yourself on
the road.
Il. Il. Smith and Othcrs-Noticc "f
school tax election in Dixie District
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-09-30

= Meminger Priester, the Allendale
negro, who on Thursday night of last
week killed two negro women and
badly wounded n thirl, was killed ly
posse about six miles from Allen
dale on Thursday after an exciting
and long sustained chase. When the
posse came in sight Of Priester he
fired four shots at them, and they de-
cided that it was better to kill him
shan to risk the possible consequences
of ar attempt to take him alive. \
large number of shots were fired hut
the negro was killed by q single buck
shot which struck him in the heart.
Pricster was wanted not only for the
murder of the two negro women but
for criminal assault and the murder
CT a white woman near Allendale four
years ago.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-09-30
MERE MENTION

Attorneys for Carl Wanderer, the
twice convicted murderer of his wife
and a ragged stranger" in Chicago,
have filed an appeal to delay the exc
cuton of the death sentence against
him. Several hundred people have
been killed by a typhoon in Central
Japan............A petition signed by $4,000
persons has been filed with the presi-
dent, asking for clemency for the 81
negro members Of the oath Infantry,
who are in LeavenwOrth prison as the
result Of the rioting in Houston, Texas,
in 1917. the petition being based on tho
local animOSity" existing in the city
at the time. The petition is sponsored
by the National Association for the
Advancement of the COlOred People. lt
will be remembered that 10 members OF
the riOting negro regiment were hang
Cd..ln the case of a negro woman
suing the city Of Chicago for the death
of her husband in the 1919 race riots,
Judge Joseph David asked the jury
men if they knew any Ku kluX and
said no members of that order would be
permitted To serve az jurymen in his
court r............ThCre was n considerable
squirt i'm the government bond market
in New York last Monday, all issues
and Victory 4@4 going up
to 90 1-2.....-..ThOmas w. Page of Vtr-
ginia. has resigned as chairman Of the
tariff commission: but will remain n
member of that body. He was appoint
cd by President Wilson and in his let
ter 10 President Harding he said that
he thought the chairman should be an
appointee of the responsible admins
tration.... The Ku KluX Klan OF
Newport News, Va. has offered a re-
ward of $3.50 for the capture Of negro
who killed policeman in the CITY,
Walter r. Lambreth of the
Southern Methodist church, Is dead in
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-09-30

pins and FoX-aTc rs guilty as dogs.
and one as guilty rs the other, and
Lawyer Sturkcy understands this fact
as well rs anybody. lie has given no.
ticc of appeal, which acts as u stay Of
sentence and if the friends and rcla-
tivcs of Gappins have the money they
will be able To keep this man alive aft
cr the other two have paid the penalty
that he should have paid with them
Possibly. even, he might eventually Sc
cure the fellows acquittal. Although
the constitution guarantees the right
of appeal, we do not believe that 1t
ever contemplated the idea Of guaran-
tccing that right as means Of defeat
ing or even delaying justice; and it
seems TO us ilat there ought to be
some way Of getting at n lawyer who
nvokcs the right Of appeal under con-
ditions that are so obviously unjustifi-
able. OF course there is no way Of
proving that this appeal was solely for
the purpose Of securing delay; but if
the lNluS CDult ne proven, IlIc SuIiIS
lawyer in the case ought to be disbar-
red and driven from the haunts of
men. In York county some years ago,
"a negro named Jeff Crawford was con-
victcd Of the deliberate, -blooded
murder of white man. There was no
possible doubt Of the ncgro's guilt. y
young lawyer, who had volunteered in
the case purely for the purpose of ad-
vcrtiSing himself took an appeal
Judge watts in sentencing the prison.
en- TOOK occasion 10 say IN erect: ou
nave been convicted or TINS murder;
there is no question Of your guilt, and
] want to tell you that whatever hope
may have been aroused in your mind
by your lawyer, you are surely going
to die for this crime, IS you should
and you will do well to spend all your
time from now on in preparation.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-09-30

remarked. "ain't il a shame TO waste
it that way"
\ young negro with pint bottle
stepped up to the barrel and started
to fill it.
"Gct that bottle full of liquor and
you're pinched for transporting" said
De puty Sheriff Tom Quinn.
7 he young negro left with his bot
tie
The last Of the liquor flowed down
South Congress street in the general
direction of Broad River.
Then the spectators got to specu-
latinC over tho size Of the barrel.
And the oldest inhabitant opined
that .1e never knowcd that much
liquor 10 he poured out on the public
square at one time before"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-09-30

A eugenic law forbidding the unfit
to marry would breed revolution, Prof.
Rudolph NJ. Binder of New York Uni
versity, told the second international
congress of eugenics in New York last
Monday. A better course to pursue,
he said, would be to make the unfit
fit He also disputed the assertion
that men of genius usually are weak
lings. According to the finding Of the
draft records during the world war,
Prof. Binder said nearly so per cent. Of
the men examined were found unfit
for military duty, and fair percent
age had to be made fit by special eXer-
cises and diet. who would dare to
deny marriage to the unfit so per
cent. ?" Again, if we read that out of
20 million school children in our coun-
try. - million suffer from defects
which are partially or completely re-
mediable, what are we to do? Tell
ing them when they have grown up
and are presumably worse, that they
must rot marry, would produce a
revolution"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-09-30
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Since the last publication of the re-
cord in The Yorkville Enquirer the
following real estate transfers have
been indcxed in the Office of the York
county auditor:
Rethel-E. \. Miller TO Trustees
School District 40. 2. J. w. Jackson.
L. y. Miller, J. VI. Barnett, trustees, !
aero. $25.
Bethesda-M. Da2can TO J. J. Gin
ton. r. J. Caldwell and NJ Gordon,
Trustees Dis. No. 6. Ia acre. 81.
Broad Piyer-Nrrs. VI. T.. NcGill. ct
aI.. 10 Jeff D., WhitcaiG"e. r. VI. Whiic-
sides and Tohn a. McGill. Trus. Dis.
40 -. ? 30-10O acres. 500.
Catawha-ATary L. Cornwell to T.
IT. CG,nwcll, Y. u Hokc and +. W.
Crvdrr, TruG Dis 80. -, = 100 acres
S2nO
Knn's Mountair--Tsahclla y. White
70 \. e. White. r. 6. Quinn and NJ. =.
Fails. Trus. Dis. No. IT 10 acr", SO.
Fr~Irl e. Riddle to w. T.. Ecllar, j.
\. Porru't and J. J. McCartcr, Trus.
Die 30. 81. l lot. s1S5.
York.. Ross Cannon 10 heh'rn l..
Cannon, lot; s., love and affection.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-09-30
ABOUT PEOPLE

Dr. Ed Adams of Gastonia was a
visitor in Yorkville on Tuesday.
Arthur Barnett of Bethel township
was a visitor in YOrkville yesterday.
Il. s. Riddle Of Clover No. ., was a
visitor in Yorkvillc yesterday.
=. a. Smith Of Yorkville is spending
few days in Winston Salem, y. c.
Mr.. W. NJ. Whtcsdes of Hickory
Grove r. +. d. was Il visitor in York
VILE yesterday.
Joseph +. Moss, Of York No. 3 left
Tuesday to resume his studies mt
Erskihc college, Due West.
Mrs. r. r. English, Of steele Creek,
" g.. has returned TO her nome aflcr
visit to friends in YorkviIle.
William Inman and Joseph Woods,
Of Yorkville, have entered Erskinc
College. Due West.
Mr.. i. s. Courtney Of Union visited
his brother Mr.. S. L. Courtney in
Yorkville this week.
Grover Brown Of Hickory Grove
was u visitor in Yorkville on Wedncs
day.
Mrs. 4. c. Hargett Of Chester rc-
Gently visited her sister, Mrs. j. Ia
IIucy in Yorkville.
Robert Withcrspoon who has been
quite i'll at his home in YOrkvillc fof
several days past continues to im-
prove.
O. T.. Grist Of Yorkvillc is suffering
with q broken collar bone sustained
| Wednesday while engaged in football
| practice.
Miss Rose Hunter who has been nm
| dcrguing treatment i'm the t'cnncll In
| firmary, Rock Hill has returned to hen
! homo in .Y0rkviIlc.
Mr. and Mrs. J. o. Allison have re-
| turned to their home in YOrkvillc af-
! ter q weeks stay at Connolly Springs
and Ashcyillc.
Mr.. L. H. Castles of Filbcrt. ha!
moved to Yorkvillc with his family
and is occupying the J. w. =. Hop
/ old residence.
Mr.. John S. Sandifcr who has beer
very i'll mt his home in Yorkvillc fol
/ several weeks past had so far i'm
| proved yesterday as to be able to sil
/ up in bed and eat his dinner
Rev. y. \. Hemrck of Glover re-
/ Gently conducted Il revival at West
| End Baptist church, Rock Hill.
Mr.. John :. HartneSs and Miss Susie
| Hartncss Of Sharon were visitors II
| Yorkvile Wednesday.
Frank James of Yorkvillc, who was
/ seriously and painfully injured Satur'
/ day night on the Ndair's Ferry roaa
renr yorkvillc wrcn an automobile II
/ which he and Ncssrs. G. J. Gauldcr
and JAS u. Grist were riding was re-
,i,,f- r7st.tf ~ -
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-09-30

II los Angeles, September -: Open
ing of an inner torpedo d"n" while tn"
out-board shutter WAS oIuned ana
failure of an intcrlocling device to
operate causcd the sinking last night
Of the navy submarine Re with loss
of two lives in san Pedro harbor, it
WAS officially announced at fleet head
quarters today. J. II. Drcffin o. San
Pedro was drowned whC' throwA
from the coming tower Of tn' sink
ing submarine ana Frank O. Spauls-
burn of Powers Lake. y. d., WAS trap
ped in the cugulred craft. Both were
scamcn on the R-G. The sinking oc-
Cured while the re- was moorcd
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-09-30
HERE AND THERE

Well known York county miller was
talking the other day I'VE haven't
Ground anything lii" rs much wheat
this summer as usual" he said. be
cause of the fact that the wheat has
lust not been grown. | think You are
going TO find that the York county
wheat crop is going to be away off this
year Eat from the way the farmers
arc talking they are going to sow q
lot of it another year
'Possum hunters roundabout still
sav that most of the 'pOSSnmS thc|
are catching are mere kittens and
that very few of them are mature.
great many Of the hunters think
that the law should be changed so aS
t. prohibit 'pOSsrm hunting before
October or October l.. Good pos
sum dogs. it is said. are &ettlnS
mighty scarce in York county ~
Thought there are still Il few Of the
..oId reliable" kind.
81 am inclined To think that the gen.
eraI shedding of cotton during the past
few weeks" remarked Deputy Sheriff
Tom Quinn yesterday, has not been SO
much due 70 the hot, dry weather as
to the ravagcS of the boil weevi!. !
have never seen the dry weather knock
the Young bOllS off so generally as IN
the present case. and I am inclined TO
think that is the trouble now. II you
will examine these squares closely
enough YOU will find that most Of them
have been puncturcd. 1t means that
they have been attacked by Hooks "I
boil wccvls recently maturcd from
other fields"
Did not know that there was such a
rough piece Of land in York county,
said Sheriff Quinn yesterday, referring
to the iS6 acres in Fort Mill township
that he has advertised fer taxes. pen
aIticS ana costs amounting 10 $ll9.96.
"lr was on this land" hc continued,
that we captured that barrel of Wills
kv. II is located up in the northeast
corner at Fort Mill township, over next
10 the river. and il * some rough
worse than anything | know Of in the
Kings Mountain battle-ground country.
There have been number of saw
mills on it: but they seem TO have cut
out about all the timber chat was
worth anything. AND | can't imagine
what anybody would want with it,
Iulr Eol iusuu says hg don't believe
that thcr" is spot on the who'll place
that is level CROUCH To %it down on
". T.. ThomasHon uf Darlington, was
in Norlivillc yesterday. He said that
the tobacco crop OF Darlington. was
failure this y"ar on account of the wet
weather and prices were poor. The
farmers have made from - third 10
half crop Of cotton, have picked tn"
fields cl"lu and in many instances
have already pIOWcd under the stalks.
There were very few debts paid III
Darlington last year Mr.. ThomasSon
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-09-30
Friday, September 80, 1921.

within sight of other submarines to
the mother ship Camden. That the
sinking was accelerated by an inrush
of water through opened vents and the
coming tower, also open due TO the
excessive warmth here last night was
the opinion expressed by Rear Ad-
miral II. o. Sticknet, commander Of
the Pacific fleet. He witnessed it from
the deck of flag ship the cruiser,
Frederick, moored near by.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-09-30
LOCAL LAcoNlcs
Gypsy Smith Comma.

Arrangements are being made for the
holding Of the Gypsy Smith evange-
listic campaign meeting which is to
be held in Rock Hill beginning Sun
day night. A tent has been placed
and G. +. Allen. song leader for Rev.
Smith IS in Rock Hill making all nee
csSary ARRANGEMENTS.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-09-30
Had Narrow Escape.

John r. Logan and Miss Gladys
James Of Yorkville narrowly escaped
injury on the Rock Hill road at n
point near Latta school house about
two miles east of Yorkville yesterday
afternoon when Dodge automobile in
which they were going to Rock Hill
left the road and went into a ditch.
Theory is that defective steering
geer caused the wreck. Neither of the
occupants of the car were injured.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-09-30
Ihe aturkrillr GnQuirey.
Entered at the Postoffice at York, as
Mail Matter Of the Secon1 Class.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 80, 1921.

A cartoonist describes the door to
Irish peace as always open, but it is
one Of those revolving doors that does
not remain open for long alta time.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-09-30
Released on Bond.

Robert McGinnis, former Southern
railway watchman, charged with shoot
ing +. l.. Hinnant, granite cutter OF
Yorkville, with a pistol at the McGin-
mis- home on Cemetery street, Yorkville,
September IS, was released Tuesday
on bond in the sum of $500, signed by
Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Stewart of the
Hawthorn mill, Glover NJ. Hinnant is
reported as rccuperating rapidly at the
Fennell infirmary, Rock Hill and will
probably be able to return TO his home
i'm NOrkVillc this week
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-09-30
Returned to Virginia.

Just how much trouble Mrs. Maxwell
had to persuade her wayward young
SISTER, Mrs. John i. Beavers, to leave
her supposed husband on the chain
gang last Friday and go back to her
parents i'm Virginia, has not been dis
closed: but there is no doubt about it
that as soon rs the girl wife got out
of sight uf the Chaingang she began to
cheer up, get brighter and turn her
thoughts homcward. The young wife
was very much bodraEglcd in appear
ance when she reached GOrkville; but
here Mrs Maxwell bought her a change
Of clothing including new hat and new
shoes. and enabled her to make herself
much more prgsrntable on her way
back to Virginia. 1t came out that the
young girls trunk had been held for a
board bill in Charlotte and this has
been recovered. Mrs. Maxwell talked
as if her father was quite wcll-to-dO.
and she gave out some pretty hard
dope against Beavers, alleging that he
was doscrtcr from the army, Il biga-
mist with two other living wives. and
vas wanted in kentucky for the theft
"f an automobile. She did not seem TO
like the fellow at all: but as to whcth-
cr any steps would he taken to prose-
cut" him for all these alleged offonses
she GId not say. The fact remains.
however. that she did hot take him off
Tie cE&ing1n".
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-09-30
Captured Barrel of Whisky.

\ party led by Sheriff Quinn. and
consisting of Constable Johnson Chief
Potts and Constable Patterson, of
Fort Mill and Deputy julie Robinson
captured a barrel of corn whisky.
worth about $500, in the northeast
corner Of Fort Mill township yester-
day at about o'clock, after an all
night vigil. The officers had infor-
nation that certain parties who were
known to be making whisky in the
nei%hborhOOG, were arranging to
transfer a quantity to Charlotte, and
went there the night before, armed
with warrants, with the idea of pick
ing something up. After waiting all
night on the road in the vicinity and
seeing nobody, they wcnt down to the
house of r. G. Wilson and Fred Alb
Crnathy Abcrnathy was ut the house
and Wilson was at the barn. On be-
ing told by the officers that they had
a warrant for the search of the house,
Abernathy ran away, and Wilson talk
ing the alarm did likewise. In the
barn lot there was a wagon piled up
with sugar cane and hay, and under-
meath this there was q full barrel of
whisky. The officers believe that Il
load Of liquor had been taken to Char
lottc during the previous night, and if
they had waited little longer o. per-
Eaps until last night, they might have
captured the contents of the barrel
together with Il Hupmobile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-10
FOR SALE

800 acres of beautiful property just over the mountain, only 5000; small mortgage to as sume. but owners will pay off same if parties prefer: any terms to responsible buyer. Owners have held property nearly years and haven't made any effort to dispose of same. Ideal for sub least $500, 900 net in less than 5 years. Requires good credit to handle proposition properly. and some cash. Is a beauty. If you have the money or equivalent and want to make a piece of money fast this is the thing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-10
GROCERY BUSINESS

A thriving grocery business in a small town near Rirmingh am :; stock and fixtures will inventory about s7.oo0, house and store about ts6,600, will take s12,500 in income property and residence in Norwood or South Highlands. ? rty an office man and not mak ing success of business as he should. Party who is a hall fell low well met, and a good mixer will make a biz success of store, Business about 10000 gross last year. What have you got?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-10
CHICKEN FARM

Have a dandy 26-acre chicken farm. s miles frofn Bessemer. on main pike road, has over sl.oo0 worth of chickens and stock on place; owner must sell or trade Immediately as he Is leaving town. Price only s3.s50 terms to suit. Prefer trading for cottage in surburbs, will assume mort gage. Farm is unincumbered.