Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-01-25


is a veteran Of the Bocr war and OF tic
world war. During the world war he
was Il member Of the famous "Prin-
cess Pat regiment. Mr.. w. Y.
Warren. Mr.. Clyde G. Craig and Mr..
T. S. TrotL returned yesterday from
Raleigh, where they attended the an
nual meeting OF the Grand Lodge Of
Masons OF the state. MIR. Warren
of this city, and Mr.. Craig represented
the Dallas lodge. They report most
enjoyable and profitable time.-.......-...
At the regular meeting Of Woode!l
Rchck;,h Lodge No. Us, |. O. 0. f.,
to bc held in the Odd Fellows Hall ut
7.30 O'Clock tonight new officers will
be installed as follows: Mrs. L. d. At
kins, Noble Grand; Miss Margaret
Tiddy. Vice Grand; Mrs. +. a. Cath
cy, Recording Secretary; Miss e. NJ.
Dudley, Financial Secretary; Mrs. r.
T.. padgctt, Treasurer. The installa-
ton of officers was postponed from
last Friday night on account OF the
inclcmcnt weathcr..---...The Armstrong
apartments, work on which has been
temporarily delayed, will he rapidly
pushed to completion and hc ready for
occupancy Ivy April l, it was stated
today by officers Of the Armstrong
Land & Investment Company. Mr.. w.
Ralph Armstrong is president; {. Z.
Armstrong. vice president and assis-
tant treasurer; J. X. Armstrong, secre-
tnry and w l.. Wctzrll, treasurer.
There are IS apartments III the building
together with 25 other single rooms.
There arc eight three roorn apart
ments, and five SiX-room apartments,
all facing Marietta street. Facing
Second avenue there arc apartments
containing twenty-five rooms which
are designed for use by those desiring
suitable quarters Of one or two rooms.
They are especially suitable for teach
crs, stenographers and business wo-
men in general There will likely he
one floor reserved for gentlemen room
ers. The apartments facing on Sec
ond avenue are three stories high, the
others being only two. There are
also quarters for tho housekeepcr.........
Following the sensational news as
published in The Charlotte Observer
Friday morning regarding the Fedora
indictments drawn against the Wiz
ard Automobile company. The Gazette
representative obtained from District
Attorney Stonewall }. Durham, who
drew. the warrants, additional infornla-
ton concerning the alleged charges.
THE claims and charges made by
these people arc so prepostcrous that
they really arc amusing" "'or in
stance" said Mr.. Durham, they claim
that S1O0 worth OF their stock will he
worth $1,000 in two years, and that n
profit Of S1.5OO.000 had already been
made, and that the actual book value
of the stock was now S21.9S. plr value.
Examination of the books Of the COM
rmny showed that the valrc OF The
stock was s. per share. "Furthrr-
more, they have exhibited moving
picture films showing, extensive work
and improvements going on 1T their
plant near Charlotte. They showed
completed cars whizzing around, work.
men busily engaged shipping, and I'M
loading material, when. as II matter
nf fact, the whole thing was faxed.
They claim that the car was without
IL flaw, that it was being manulhc-
turcd at Il rapid rate and that more
orders were being received than could
he filed. All this was pure film fam.
They claimed that they had orders
for 10000 cars and were refusing; TO
take further orders. There might
have been an element of truth in this
for it turned ont that some irrcslnn-
sibic cab driver i'm New York had
placed IN order for $4,000 cars which
nc had no idea Of taking. They ::;-
slI,cd their Stockholders that the first
years dividends were already assured
even if there were no more business
forthcoming. They also claimed that
they had Il cooperative agreement
among their thousands OF employees,
and that their corps Of StcnOgraphers
was headed by one called the chief Of
stcnogrn pliers. II developed that-th
lady WAS the only Stcnogrlphcr they
had. Furthermore" said Mr.. Durham,
of the 100000 capital stock sub
scrihcd. only 100000 can hc account
cd for by the officers. And they had
only $500 in tho cnSh drawers SatlIr-