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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-28
CONFEDERATE PENSIONS

No Confederate veteran who has net
annual income of $1,000 or more will
receive pension this year under the
terms of an amendment to the pension
law passed by the recent general as
sembly. With the exception of this
change the pension law stands as 1t
did in 1921. The amendment to the
pension law reads: provided, That
no pensioner having a net annual in
come Of $1,000 or more shall partici-
pate in the distribution of the pension
fund, but this provision shall not be
construed to remove from the honor
roll any pensioner now entitled under
the General Pension law to remain
thereon"
The general appropriation act as
passed by the general assembly carries
total of S50S,497.50 for the pension
bureau. OF this amount $500,OOO Is to
be distributed among veterans and
widows of veterans in the form OF
pensions. The appropriation includes
50, 800 for the salary Of the pension
clerk; $5,400 salaries for the members
of the pension board; $3.50 for the
travelling expenses; $S5 for telegraph
and telephone tolls; 5000 for office
supplies and $3.50 for insurance (pre-
MUM on bonds Of officers.)
Inquiry at the office of the comp
troller general by a representative or
The Yorkville Enquirer has, develop
ed the information that there are very
few Confederate veterans in South
Carolina who have net annual in
come of $1,000 and therefore there are
ft,l1 ttyhn will
pension because of the new provis-
ion. There are a number in York coun-
ty perhaps who will not be entitled to a
pension because of the amendment to
the law. In Chesterfield county there
lives one veteran who has an annual
income of something like $4,000 and
there is at least one in Richland coun-
ty, while there are others In other
counties. 1t was stated however that
most of these never did draw the PEN
sion provided for them by the state
anyway.
The pension money will be distri:
buted by the probate judges OF the
several counties this year as has been
the practice for several years past and
the pension money will be available
for distribution at the usual time, the
probate judge to give notice.
The latest record available relative
to the number Of pensioners is the re-
port Of the Pension Department Of the
office of the comptroller general for
the fiscal year 1921. According to
this record q total or 9,S5S. veterans
and widows of veterans drew pensions
last year. OF this number 4,236 were
veterans and 5,622 were widows of
veterans. The report shows that 122
vetnronS md 162 widows Of vataro N c
drew pensions in York county last
year, the total amount paid them be-
ing $17,0S0.56.
However since scores of veterans
and widows of veterans over South
Carolina have died since the past pay
ment there will possibly be very
nearly as much money for distribution
this year as there was last year Ges-
pite the fact that the appropriation
this year is nearly 100000 less than
for 1921.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-28
LOCAL LAcoNlcs
Treasurer Gets Funds.

Treasurer III. E. Neil has received
from the state superintendent of edu-
cation warrant for $4,000 for York
county's part of the rural graded
school fund now being distributed.
Automobile Registration.
The total automobile and truck reg
istration In York county up to March
13. was 2,063 automobiles, and IA
trucks. The figures last year were g.
492 automobiles and 100 trucks. The
total registration in the, state is 63,249
automobiles and 5,S40 trucks this year,
against 83,349 automobiles and 1897
trucks last year.
w. Latta Massey Deads
News was received here yesterday
afternoon of the death OF w. Lltta
Massey on hfs farm near Lincolnton.
He went. to his farm about IL o'clock
and his dead body was found at about
8 o'clock under circumstances which
indicated that he had stabbed himself
to death with g pairing knife. Mr..
Mcssey was a son Of the late w. I.
Massey, formerly of Tirzah, ard was
about 3S years of age. He lived In
Yorkville until about two years ago,
when on the death OF his grandmother,
ne moved 10 biHcohton' tWniSh piuSo
he has since been making his home.
The Vaccination Law.
Two negro school teachers recently
arrested on warrants charging them
with violating the state law, which
would punish school officials for per-
mitting the school attendance of un-
vaccinated children, We're bound over
to appear before Magistrate Black
next Friday. The case has been in
stituted by the state beard of health,
at the instance Of DR.. John /. Barron,
and is in the nature of an important
test. The vaccination law Is not gem
orally observed in this section, and IL
the negro teachers are convicted,
prosecutions will no doubt be institu-
ted against many white teachers for
the same offense.. ,5la u. -
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Tuesday, March 90, 1922.

was broken and Mr.. 4 Feemster was
knocked insensible. by a face for
ward impact with the hard ground.
He recovered, however, shortly after
being taken into the residence Of Mr..
Keller. No bones were broken so far
as could be ascertained.
Mr.. w. w. Barron is investigating
the practicability of establishing
radiophone receiving station in York
vile! He expects to have an expert
here this week who will De able to
give all necessary information that
may be desired. The cost OF, a first
class station Mr.. Barron understands
runs up to something like $3.50 ac-
cording to how complete lit is to be.
The radiophone may be installed in
some public building for the. use Of
the public on the payment OF adj
mission or in private homes. Unless,
however, somebody is willing % un-
dertake the establishment of the sta
ton as. an investment, either indi-
vidually or in company with others,
the only way for 1t is by chipping in
with private subscriptions .
~ The principal significance Of the
act amending the act under which the
Yorkville Graded school has been
opSidllub 10 " iCf5 thS iiSthcu VI
distributing the funds of the school
district. For number OF years after
the establishment OF the Yorltville
Graded School district, the funds of
the district were paid out by the
treasurer on warrants from the secre-
tary of the. board. Tat is all the
funds raised by taxation were so paid.
The board has actual custody only OF
such funds as were raised for inciden-
tai expenses. In the course of time,
however, there grew up q custom
under which the board drew upon the
county treasurer for all the funds he
had to the credit Of the district and
those funds were transferred to the sec
retary and treasurer Of the board OF
| trustees. That. official was not under
bond Under the new act the board
of trustees will have legal authority to
take charge of these funds, and the
secretary and treasurer will be under
bond The understanding is that the
bond will be fixed at $4,000.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-28
WITHIN THE TOWN

Policeman Broome caught six ne
groes in a crap game in a house on
Kings Mountain street Sunday night
and got them for SO each-$60 in ALL
Again lots of people in town last
Saturday, after a rather dull week,
during which the people of the farms
and mills were more or less busy.
When those YorkvilIe people get
reused up on the dollar day question
they generally make good. From the
announcements published today it is
evident that the coming dollar days
will break all records.
The crushing plant of the York
Vile Cotton Oil Company will close
down this week FOR the season after
having produced 90 tanks of oil against
80 tanks last year. The decreased out
put has been because Of inability TO
get seed, which were simply not to be
had.
-Milus Tate, cclorcd aged about "a,
was arrested Friday afternoon ana
committed to Jail, charged with break
ing into the store of Rev. Jennings, col
ored, in the southwestern part OF
town some time previously. There
was found in the house where Tate
was staying some canned tomatoes
and other articles identified with
articles kept in stock by Jennings.
There are still a number OF
packages of garden and flower seeds
at The Enquirer office which may be
had upon personal application. The
seeds are free, having been sent here
by Congressman Stevenson; but ap-
plicants must apply in person. Those
who desire the seeds sent by mail
should address their applications to
Hon. w. +. Stevenson, NJ. c., House
of Representatives. Washington, ID.
C.. He will forward the seeds by mail
free of postage.
- Supervisor Brown wants to fill the
hole that was formerly the cellar of
the Law Range now removed. For
the purpose he would like to get the
necessary earth as close as possible.
He would like t. if he can get what is
desired within the town. 1t is quite
possible that there are property owners
who would be glad of the opportunity
to get rid, without charge of earth that
might be in the way. In such event
the matter at once.
- Mr.. Joe Feemster was painfully
hurt last Saturday afternoon by being
thrown from buggy which. was
at a high speed around a
sharp turn in the Chester road oppo-
site the home of Mr.. c. II. Keller, on
south Congress street. The buggy
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-28
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS

- Darlington, March %: R. J. Scar
borough and Lewis Windham, both OF
Lamar, are seriously wounded in "a
Florence hospital tonight, following a.
shooting affair which occurred in
Windham's store at Lamar; Scarbor-
ough Is a rural policeman and attempt
ed to search Windham's place for whis-
key it is alleged, and was shot. !. ID.
Fields, a Lamar policeman, who was
assisting Scarborough In the alleged
search, Immediately fired on Windham
seriously wounding him. Windham is
not expected to live. Mr.. Scarbor-
ougfl's condition is very serious, but IL
Is expected that he will recover.
- The Cherokee grand jury in its
final presentment last week had the
following to say with regard to pun
ishment for violation of the liquor
laws: 1--WE notice that in some cases
where true bills are found in two or
more cases for similar offenses COM
mitted at different times against the
same defendants that said cases are
combined and only one acted upon,
and a nominal fine imposed; with due
respect to the solicitors judgment in
such matters, we believe that In JUS
tice to our prohibition officers that
this is n mistake and that such cases
should be tried separately on the evi-
dence presented. We beg to call at
tention to the fact that we are inform
ed that upon a defendants being
brought into court and convicted on q
second offense against the prohibition
laws that the statutes provide for no
alternative sentence. but only for a
straight chaingang sentence, and we
recommend that this statute be con-
formed to in every particular. 1t Is
noticeable that trafficking in liquor Is
on the increase, and while we stlong-
ly commend our prohibition officers
for their vigilance and honest efforts
to control and stamp out this form Of
lawlessness, we believe that the
judges have the master key to the
situation. If punishment is q deter
rent to crime, then much severer pun
ishment. not alone in dollars, but In
time should be meted out to these
criminals
After II minutes deliberation, the
Greenville' jury in the ccse of JEFF
Chandler, charged with killing his
wife and mother in-law, here Febru-
airy 25, returned verdict Of guilty Of
first degree murder at 3:4S Friday
afternoon, after which Judge Frank
F. Gary sentenced Chandler to
ole In the OIl ApIll l..
1T is hoped that God will show you
more mercy than you showed your
Victims said the court in pronounc-
ing sentence on the convicted man.
THE evidence shows that you took the
lives of your victims in n most heart
less manner. You yet have time to
make peace with your Maker. May
God have mercy on your soul" Only
three witnesses were placed on the
stand before the arguments in the case
began and no testimony of any great
was developed. The case
WIS started last Tuesday in criminal
court. When sentence was passed
upon Chandler. who claimed insanity,
q smile lighted his pale face for the
first time since the trial begcn. The
smile then was faint and of short du-
Ction. Beside him stood his brothI
er. J. Arch Chandler, who has work
cd faithfully and stood by him con-
since the trouble started.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-28

- Harry Shuford, young man Of Gas
ton county, thirty years of age, and
brother -in-law of State Solicitor
George w. Wilson, was found dead In
his bed in a room in a hotel in Besse-
mer City, last Saturday morning. A
steel jacket bullet from a .25 caliber
pistol had passed through his head
and his skull was crushed. There was
blood on his face and pillow where his
head rested and the pistol lay near by.
The door had been locked from the
inside and the key was in the door.
There was $50 in cash in the young
mans pocket and some other papers.
There were more or less indefinite
statements of light in his room in
the early morning and parties having
been seen there. Shuford had been in
Gastonia the day before, and had
purchased an automobile and paid
number Of bills. Friends who saw
him said that he appeared to be in his
usual good spirits. The case looked
very much like suicide; but from the
crushed skull it is argued that he was
killed by n blow. Shuford's wedding
engagement had just been announced.
After celebrating over the case for
two days the coroner's jury reported
that the young man had come to his
death at the hands of parties unknown
to the jury There is evidently good
deal of mystery about he case. Ply
sicians who performed the autopsy
say that it was impossible that the
bullet which passed entirely through
the head could have fractured the
skull. There are those who think that
Shuford was killed outside and carried
into the hotel; but there was no blood
except as stated.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-28
Merchant Marine

In the senate last Saturday, Sena-
tor Randell, Democrat, of Louisiana,
mlde an earnest appeal to southern
Democrats to stand by the pending
legislature intended to build up an
American merchant marine.
We are glad to see such stand by
southern Democrat, and we hope
that his appeal will have its influence
in enabling southerners to realize the
true interest of the country in this
regard.
The greatness and power of every
European country that has ever at
tanned greatness and power have been
built up through foreign commerce,
and no European nation has ever been
able to build up any considerable for
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-28

This law against the transportation
Of liquor and against the ownership
of illegal whisky, is the law of all the
people of the United States. The Of
ficers engaged in the enforcement OF
the law are the duly accredited agents
of the people-of all the people. The
officers are employed for the purpose
of getting results. 1t is extremely
annoying to individuals to be held up
on suspicion of being engaged in Hio-
lation of the law; but there is really
no harm to such individuals If they
are innocent. Individual citizens must
submit to this if they would have the
law enforced, for it must be remem-
bered that all who are not for the law
are against it. And If. a man be
against the strict enforcement Of the
law, he is really not much better than
the man who is engaged in violating
the law.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-28

- The Mississippi river is in flood
stage from Cairo, Illinois, all the way
down to the gulf, with the water
steadily rising all along the line. The
gauge showed 53.6 feet at Cairo, 41.5
feet at Memphis, and slightly over Al
feet at Vicksburg. Forces of men are
at work all along the river, and patrols
are covering every five miles of the
levees in automobiles looking for dan
ger places, Where seepage or breaks
occur men are rushed to the rescue
with sand bangs. Back water from
the streams that empty into the Miss
issippi is giving trouble at many
places, the surface of the river being
so much higher than the tributary
streams. The danger line was reached
at Vicksburg, Sunday. Thousands Of
acres Of farm lands are under water
around Vicksburg and the farmers
have been compelled to move to higher
ground. Heavy rains in the different
river valleys above indicate still
further rises and It is not known
whether or not disastrous breaks are
to be expected in the levees; but
everything that is possible to secure
safety is being done.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-28

Out of approximately thirteen hun
dred ex-service men in York county
only about $3.50 whites and 25
negroes have TAKEN advantage of the
offer Of the clerk Of the court to re-
cord their honorable discharges, not
withstanding the fact that the clerk
is doing the work without cost In the
case Of a lost certificate, the record of
an honorable discharge on the clerks
book might be invaluable to the SER
vice man. There is'a record at Wash
ington, it is true; but the Washington
authorities must have; certain infor-
nation to be able to find that record.
The name Of the soldier and the coun-
ty from which he halls is not suffic-
lent. Is '..
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-28
REAL EsTATE.TRANsFERs.

Since the last publication of the re-
cord in The Yorkviile Enquirer, real
estate transfers have been indexed in
the office Of the county auditor as fol-
lows:
Catawba-Dora Barber to w. A
Sharpe, 1 lot; $110.,>
]. A. .Williford ettal. to L. G.. Harris,
lot; 81.
Eliza J. Henderson to Eddie A. and
Lizzie L. Stewart, L lot; S95.
John r. Williams Trustee, to E. L.
Barnes. 1 lot; S375V
Ebenezer-R. T. Fewell to Karl G.
Faris. lot; s475. " 49,.
Kings Mountain-Margaret Jane
Knox to George Ross McCarter, 1876
acres; $500.
I. T. Reese to George A. Mccarter,
25 acres; $400.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-28
eign commerce without liberal govern

eign commerce without liberal govern
ment support.
Never, has America been made to
feel her weakness in ships more dis
tressingly than during the world war.
Our shortconing inthis regard came TO
us with distressing force while we
were still neutral, and after we got
into the war the situation became so
desperate that we had to spend bill
lions in the effort to make up the
deficiency.
Now we find ourselves with hum
dreds of ships on hand that we are
unable to operate, simply because the
other countries are undertaking us,
and we are allowing our opportunities
to slip by simply because we will not
use the means to prevent.
~ We are even now subsiding foreign
shipping at a tremendous rate, To the
prejudice of our own interests.
1t; is plain that there is no way OF
developing our foreign trade except by
means sol AHiSIlCdii shipS anu VIC O.
standing in our own light not to do 1t,
Also, we are failing in our duty to the
world.
AS the situation stands at the pres
ent time the Republicans have the
power to revive the American mer-
chant marine and they are going to do
it regardless whether the Democrats
help or not. 1t is small and short
sighted, indeed for the Democrats to
stand against a proposition Of such
obvious merit and they will do well
for themselves and well for the coun-
try If they will face about and help
along with the great opportunity now
presented.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-28

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Kirkpatrick Belk Company - Dollar
day coming March 80 and 81.
York Hardware Company - Special
Dollar Day prices.
Nathan Feinstein-Dollar Day Bar
gains for Thursday and Friday.
York Supply Co.-Twenty pounds of
brown sugar for One Dollar.
w. d. Observation-Disclosures as a
candidate for county treasurer.
d. l.. Shieder-Announces as a candi-
date for county treasurer.
J. S. Brice-Moore residence for rent.
G. H. Greene-Sampson tractor for
sale at auction at McConnellsville.
Star Theatre. j. Q. Wray, Manager
Dorothy Dalton today.
w. d. Thomasson, Clerk-W. O.. w.
meeting.
Barnes Electric Company, Rock Hill
Water, Power and Lights.
Glover Drug Store. Clover-It is time
you were getting ready for your
garden. - ..
Cash & Carry Cornpany-All Eyes are
on Cash and Carry Windows and
counters. .H...
Loan and Savings Bank-we invite
your account.
York Furniture Company-We want
Business Folks of York-A festival OF
bargains. -.
L. NJ. Crisis Sons, Publishcrs-Ninety
cents gift.
Mackorell Drug Company-We offer a
liberal reduction dollar day on
everything we carry.
City Auditorium-Ada Jones coming
April /. ~,sF,
w. F. Jackson-Dollar day specials.
Mcconnell Dry Goods Company-Great
value in our barpains Dollar Day.
Shady-Nook Poultry Farm-Tve been
listening.
First National Bank Of Sharon-They
ere proud.
The Millinery Parlor, Mrs. ]. M. Fer
guson, roprietor-Ladies here is
your chance.
A. NJ. Grist, w. M.-Corner stone lay
ing programme.
j. Il. Faulkner, Town Treasurer-No.
tice as to license for chauffeurs.
w. E. Ferguson-Will be there DollaI
Day with bells on, ....
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-28
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mr.. f. Earle Gaulden Of York K r
d. No. 8, left yesterday for Laurens'
S. c., where he has taken a position
Messrs. T. p. Moore. Jr., and II. r.
Moore of Charlotte. spent Sunday IN
Yorkville.
Herbert Laws, student at Presby-
terian college Clinton, is spending
several days at his home in 4orkvihe'
Mrs. w. +. Marshall and Miss Annie
Wallace Marshall. of Yorkville, spent
the week end at Inman.
Miss Maggie Moore, who has been
visiting relatives in Columbia, has re-
turned to her home in Yorkville.
Miss Veola Johnson, student at
Womens College, Due West, spent the
week. end at her home in Yorkville.
Mrs. o. E. Wilkins and daughters,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-28

-Forty-six men were killed and 1O9
wounded on the German side during
every hour the World War was raging,
according to an estimate arrived at by
General Won Altrock, a statistician of
Berlin. This was made from study
of official records. Germany's losses
totalled in dead 1,SOS,545 and in wound
ed 4,246,779. Men to the number of
100000 were under arms during the
course of the war, of whom about one
in seven were killed in battle. The
officers corps lost $4,000 men killed
and $4,000 wounded. German soldier
and civilian losses through death
caused directly or indirectly by the
war were estimated by General Won
Altrock at 100000.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-28
MISTAKEN FOR sooTLEGGER.

Because he mistook the officers OF
the law for highwaymen and fought
and ran, when he should have quietly
submitted and seen it out, NJ. A. Cohen,
Fort Mill business man got bullet in
his leg on the highway few miles out
of Fort Mill last Sunday morning at
about o'clock.
The officers had information that
there was to be an automobile load of
liquor down from Charlotte to Fort Mil
and Rock Hill some time during Sun
day morning. They were not told who
was to bring the liquor or in what
kind Of n car it would be carried; but
the information had come from sources
that had been proved to be reliable
and they had taken up their station at
the forks of the road near Philadel-
phia church.
Sheriff Quinn, Constable Johnson,
Magistrate Black, Constable J. NJ. Pat
terson and Policeman V. d. Potts made
up the party, which was out in two
cars. Johnson and Potts in one and the
other three in the other.
Having taken up their positions in
their cars hundred yards or so apart,
the officers paid no attention 10 cars
going in the direction of Charlotte;
but when a car came from the direc-
ton of Charlotte, they threw the
lights on the car up that way, and il
the approaching car did not stop to in
uuire if it could be of assistance, they
held it up until they could get some
thing about it's business.
When the Cohen car came along at
a pretty rood speed from the direction
of Charlotte, Constable Johnson and
Policeman Potts, the latter in full uni
form, standing in the light Of their own
car, shouted to the stranger to stop.
But the stranger kept right on, and n
little further down the road, he crash