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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-27
WITHIN THE TOWN.

The new school building is in shape
to give an idea OF what it is going to
look like, and it, looks like n big thing.
- People who have building in mind
should get at it without further delay.
Prices are quite reasonable now ana
tl.cy will he higher before they will be
lower.
- Numbers Of Yorkvillc gardeners re-
port that they arc eating "ipc toma-
toes Of their own raising. The home
raised kind are being offered for sale
at 20 cents n pound.
- Not more than 80 bales Of cotton
were sold on the local market last
week, according to Robert f.. Nc
Clurc, public wcigher. Mr.. McClur"
said yesterday that indications were
that there would not be II great ue;d
of cotton sold this week.
THAT the blackberry crop is I'M
usually good around YOrkville this
year is the information of colored peO-
pie and others who have been bring
ing black berries from house TO house
for sale within the past few days. Most
of the blackberry pickcrs want Z cents
a quart for the berries: but where
they can't get that figure they are glad
to take cents .. quart.
-"Jim," little son of Sheriff Fred
Quinn is familiarZing himself with
hand cuffs and other articles that an
officer Of the law must know about
rather early. The little fellow was
playing with pair Of hand cuffs
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-27

There is no longer any mystery ABOUT
the reason for the appearance Of John
Duncan in the state campaign. AL
though it is not clear who is paying
Mr.. Duncan's expenses this year, 1t IS
plain enough that he is there in an
effort to embarrass the campaign OF
Governor Blease. This appears from
the fact that Mr.. Duncan is devoting
himself mainly to attacks on Mr.
Rlease, and that the Columbia State,
which has heretofore been dismssing
Mr.. Duncan with the statement that
he "also spoke" is now giving full
space to the anti-Blease references
with which he fills his speeches. And
already the people have begun to re-
sent this kind Of procedure. AT Edge
field last Friday Duncan said that the
only people who were saying that al
though they had never voted for Blease
before they intend to vote for him this
summer, were liars and booze sellers.
Immediately a man started for the
stand, knife in hand, saying that ne
was going to cut Duncan's throat. Of
iicers got hold of the man and held
him back; but later before Duncan had
concluded his remarks it was neces-
sary to take charge of the man again.
OF course there is no sympathy for
any violence against Mr.. Duncan, nor
neither is there any sympathy with
such tactics as he is pursuing. MIR.
Blease is recognized as serious cam
didate for the governorship. Nobody
considers Mr.. Duncan as bona fide
candidate. Everybody recognizes the
right of anybody to run for governor
or any other Office but the man whose
sole object is to try to embarrass the
campaign of somebody else for reasons
unknown to the public, has no legiti-
mate place in a Democratic campaign.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-27

Friends of DR.. !. J. Campbell are try
to persuade him u be a candidate Tor
the house Of representatives.
Communication road tax must be paid
by July 1. There are only few more
days.
The corn acreage this year is COM
parativcly small. There will be some
corn planted, but not great deal
not nearly as much as there should be.
The enrolment books close July 20;
but the time to enroll is right now.
The ideal election is the election in
which every voter votes as he or she
pleases.
Rev. Baxter McLendon, "Cyclone
Mack" begins n four weeks revival
meeting at Rockingham, n. c., today.
Mr.. McLendon was once n resident OF
Richmond county and on at least one
occasion he had to make n run for the
corporate limits to escape the police
That was in the days when plenty OF
strong liquor was the only route ne
knew to happiness.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-27

but the understanding is that he has
accepted. 1t is difficult to see how ne
could do anything else under the CIR
cumstances. But of course the Ches-
fer bar understands that now that 1t
has put Mr.. Henry in the race 1t must
elect him. He's not going to make any
personal effort in that direction. we
say this because we know that he has
never done so in any of his previous
candidates.. He has never had an Or
ganization even for solicitor. People
have voted for him and fought for him
simply because of their confidence in
tis integrity, courage and ability and
for no other reason. If there has been
another such case in the state, 1t must
have been before the Civil war, be-
cause we have not heard Of it since.
But judges have not been elected that
way heretofore, and we hope that the
Chester bar will not allow this case to
go by default. While we sincerely be-
lieve that there IS not man in South
Carolina who possesses the confidence,
respect and esteem of the general as
sembly to a greater extent than does
Mr.. Henry, he will need the vigorous
support of his friends even before that
body, the more especially if there
should be other aspirants for the place.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-27
THE MARRIAGE RECORD.

Marriage licenses have been Issued
by the Judge of probate as follows:
June 19-Ernest Simmons, York
vile and Ellen Meeks, colored, Ches-
ter.
June 2O-Otis S. Hope, Gastonia and
Pearl Boyd, York township.
June 21-William c.. Ferguson ana
Eva p. Petty, Bowl! 1g Green.
June 21-Warren B. Ferguson, Char-
lotte No. and Frances Blankenshlp'
Fort Mill.
June 21-George A. Sherer and
Gladys H. James. Yorkville.
June 24-York l.. Wilson and MIN
ME de Folk Long, Rock Hill.
June 24-Rosco Woodward and Ne
vada Ballard, Belmont, n. c.
June 24-Robert l.. Cox and Hester
Bracket, Rock Hill.
June 24-Ed Harris, Gaffney and
Essie Bell Childcrs, Sharon.
June 24-J. Walter CASTOR and May
Orr, Rock Hill.
June 26-George NJ. Lane and Lu-
cile Mcclure, Mooresville, n. c.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-27
Heartlcss Savagery.

Several hundred. people taking ex-
quisite delight in the torture Of hu-
man being.
That is a picture that is drawn in
connection with the wiping out of the
strike breakers up in Southern Illinois
by union miners last week.
Poor devil with his shoulder shot
away, more dead than alive, bound
with cords, and begging the angry mob
for water to cool his burning thirst,
and young woman with babe in her
arms, putting her foot on him and tell
ing him, I'll see you in hell before
you get any water"
Yes that is picture Of savagery al
most beyond comprehension.
1t is quite possible that the dying
strike breaker might have been the
husband Of a good woman and the
father of children who were in need of
food and clothing. 1t is certain that
whoever and whatever he was, he had
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-27
MERE MENTION

Senator Walsh, Democrat, Of Massa-
chusettS, says in q formal statement
that the proposed new tariff law would
boost the cost Of living to American
consumers over a billion dollars year
........Many levees on the lower Rio
Grande river are expected to crumble
as the result of the floods, but 1t is said
that the overflow water will not be
deep enough to cause loss Of life.............
J. d. Hyatt, aged rs, died in the streets
of Richmond, q few days ago while at
tending the reunion. He was a we'll
known planter of Polkton, y. C.-------.[-..-
Because of the losses occasioned by
the seizure of unauthorized liquors put
up in camoufaged packages and mark
ed collect, the American Railroad En-
press company has requested authority
to charge in advance, for all packages
about which there may be doubt.
1t is estimated that over $4,000 people
visited Richmond during the 32nd an
nual reunion of the United Confeder-
ate Veterans.-~.....----.The postoffice COM
mittee of the senate has reported fa-
vorably on the nomination Of Lawson
j. Pritchard to be postmaster at Ten
nile, Ca, Notwithstanding the bitter
opposition of Senator Tom Watson.
Judge Wiley H Potter recessed
the circuit court at Jackson, Miss, for
two hours one day last week in order
that the jurors and court officials
might attend prayer meeting.---.-----At
the annual convention of the American
Federation TO Labor in Cincinnati, last
Friday, Samuel Gompers was re-elect-
ed to the presidency for the forty first
time...The new motor road to Mount
Mitchell, the highest peak east of the
Rockies, was dedicated yesterday.
President B. NJ. Jewell Of the Railway
Employees department Of the American
Federation of Labor, announces that
the result of the strike vote will be
made known next Thursday.....~.-.--.Five
members Of picnic party were suifo-
Gated in an abandoned mine near Hart
ford, Arkansas, last Sunday......~.-.-..A.
Bruce Bielasld, an American, has been
kidnapped by Mexican Brigands in
state of Morelos and is being held for
ransom in the sum of 10000 pesos.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-27

the right to earn, an honest living by
the toll of his hands.
There is no question about that, but
it seems to us pertinent to inquire who
was really responsible for the plight in
which he found himself, and the cruel
heartlessness of the people who had
done him to death.
There is no justifying the attitude of
the young woman. referred to-not in
the teachings f.Christianity; but why
emphasize only this part of the CRUEL
affair?
The strike breaker was induced to
come through a promise of double or
perhaps trebble wages. He may or
may not have known that he was go
ing to take another mans job, and he
may or may not have known that his
own job would last only till the other
man had been coerced or starved into
submission.
The Southern Illinois Coal company
did not care a hoot for the man who
was striking or for the man who was
being used to break the strike. If each
side had exterminated the other II
would have been all the same tc tn:
Southern Illinois Coal company, except
maybe it would have liked that a little
better.
What the Southern Illinois Coal com
pany wanted was loodshed-enougl
blood to divert public attention from
the real issue, to enable it to break thu
strike and continue it's operations a:
nearly as possible on the old basis, ant
that is about all that the Southern IL
linois Coal company wanted.
Trouble with the miners make sus
pensions of operations, and suspen
sions of operations make for destruc
ton of property, bloodshed and th
like, and these things all seem to justi
fy higher prices toIthe consumer ant
more profit to the operator. or cours
all the blame for all the trouble attach
es to the miner, and public sympath!
goes to the poor devil of n strike
breaker, who was the victim of TIL
Mephistophelean diabolism cfthe oper
ator's cupidity.
There is a fair and just way Of set
Ting all these troubles; but until pup
lie opinion learns to place the blam
where it really belongs there will neve
be a fair and just settlement.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-27
Price of Cotton.

Most people who own cotton in this
part of the country are firm believers
in the proposition that the price must
go to 25 cents before the 18th of Sep
tember.
For that reason there is very little
cotton selling. Nobody sells unless
they are simply obliged to sell.
Prices have been declining during
the past few days, and the comm
reason given is that weather condi-
tions are more favorable and that
therefore there is a better outlook for
a crop Of something like 100000
bales with 100000 bale carry over.
This is the viewpoint of the exchanges
and those who get their ideas there
from. The average farmer who is
holding cotton takes very little stock
in cotton exchange dope. He admits
that the exchange operators have a
tremendous influence on the price of
cotton; but he is skeptical Of the rea-
sons that are assigned. He thinks the
sales and purchases of futures are far
more potent than weather conditions,
and that the unloading of Il long line
Of future contracts has more to do
with depressing prices than does heavy
infestation of the boil weevil or wet
weather.
There are those who interpret the
present decline in prices as being en-
gineered to make the spot market
shaky. 1t has long been a tradition
that people who decline to sell on a
rising market, rush to turn loose when
the market begins to weaken.
There is another tradition to the ef-
feet that the market is generally at its
weakest in the early part Of the month,
and that it gets its strength between
the 10th and 25th.
Most dealers are talking higher
prices, and some insist that the market
will reach 25 cents within the next 60
days, while others claim that it has
gone rs high as ii is going.
1t is commonly conceded that cotton
is in very strong hands and that very
few of those who are among the hold
crs are deeply concerned over the pres
ent status of the market.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-27
LOCAL. AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Thos. f. Mellow, Plaintiffs Attorney
Summons in re Sudic NJ. BrattOn and
others against Earl Willis and
others.
Johnsons Paint Shop, Rock Hlll-EX-
perts painting an automobile.
w. w. Miller, County Engineer, Rock
Hill-Notice of letting of road to
Buster Boyd Bridge.
Logan Lumber Yard-Own your own
home.
w. l.. Wallace, ontractor-Content-
ment, home and happiness.
Kirkpatrick Belk Company-Four big
economy days at Kirkpatrick -Belk
company.
The Star Theatre, j. Q. Wray, Mana
ger-May McAvOy in "A Homespun
Vamp," today and other good plays
tomorrow and Thursday.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Ferguson-Attention ladies.
Mackoi ell Drug Company-Let us do
your prescription work.
York Supply Company-Guano receiv-
ed Monday.
Sam NJ. and S. E. Grist-Disinterested
witnesses.
The Registrar of Clemson College
Scholarship examination for York
county.
NJ. L. Ford & Sons, Clover-Keep cool
York Furniture Company-A kitchen
| table.
Nathan Feinstein's Department Store
Specials for this week at Fein'
stems.
McConnelrs Dry Goods Company
July sale specials.
Peoples Bank and Trust Company
Always confidential.
| sharon Baseball Team-Comc Int
Court.
The Gillette Safety Razor Co.-Th'
Brownie Gillette.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-27

which his father had left at hone
Yesterday afternoon when he suddenly
snapped them on his ankles and was
held fast. He had tO keep them on
until Deputy Sheriff Tom Quinn could
be communicated with at the court
house and could come down to the jail
and unlock them.
There Is no reason for ordinary beg
ging on the streets of this town Tor
the reason that there are none in such
condition that they have need To beg.
Occasionally some one makes the round
of the business houses and homes, on
some prcXtcnt or anot:lcr, generally
false preteXt and make an undcServed
cleanup There are charitable peo-
pie here who Will take care or any
really deserving case that Is DfouSht
to their attention, and we nave
county home for such as cannot De
better taken care of otherwise. But
there is no proper place for the mehdl-
cant who gathers several dollars a day
in nicKles and dimes. The energy re-
nrIired for that will earn a fair living
at honest work, and that is better for
the individual and for the community.
- Jack King, well known actor
whose show recently played in York
vile will face a charge or speeding
the next time he comes TO town. King,
whose show was in Gastonia last week
drove down to spend Sunday with
friends here. When he started back
to Gastonia about 8 o'clock SUNDAY
night he struck North Congress and
Kings Mountain streets at clip oi
no less than 80 miles an hour, accord
ing to Chief Steele. The chief accept
| ad tho offar of the owner of a high
powered car of Yorkville, which caI
was standing on the street to chase
King. Realizing that he was being
pursued King opened his Cole Eight
sure enough when he reached point
labout the Church Home Orphana%e
He left such u cloud Of dust behind
him that the Yorkville man was moi
inclined to risk much speed and the
show man was soon out of sight. The
chief came back to his office and
made n record of the case for prcsen'
tation to Mr.. King on his next ap-
pearance here.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-27
ILLINOIS MINE TRAGEDY
Organized Workers Wont Tolerate
Outside Interference.

The horrible tragedy at the strip
mine of the southern Illinois Coal
company. near HCrrin, i'm Williamson
county, Illinois at which fOfty or more
people were killed last Thursday, was
the elimination OF a dispute between
mine owners and the United Mine
Workers of America.
II appears that the union miners had
been on strike for many weeks and no
sign of agreement had been reached.
The issue was nor so much one Of
hours of labor, rate of pay, etc, as of
principle-thc extent to which the con-
troll Of the corporation is recognized by
tn" miners. and the extent To which
the authority Of IN" union is recognized
by the operators. If there had been
nothing but dollars and cents and
hours Of labor involved adjustment of
the difference would have been n SIM
pie matter.
The men having been out Of the
mine until it appeared that there
would he no settlement, the manage
ment reSOrtCd to the usual eXpedient
of bringing in strike breakers. Strike
breakers are usually obtained from
the PinkertOns i'm Chicago. They con-
sist of an aggregation of detectives,
gunmen. cutthroatS and other deSpera-
does, along with skilled wOrkmcn who
for the time being are out for work, or
who yield Ia the seductive promises Of
big pay for little work. Sometimes
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-27

With the Wilson tragedy fresh in
ton to guard the king and queen, the
members of the cabinet and other
prominent personages who attended
the American ambassadors dinner in
London last Saturday. Groups from
Scotland Yard in every manner of dis
guse were deployed in doorways, in
alleys and obscure corners and fully
800 special detectives patroiled the
streets for q radius of several blocks
of the Harvey residence, almost as
much an object of interest as the Will
son home nearby. Hundreds Of cur
ious waited outside to catch a glimpse
of the distinguished guests. Dctec-
tives were on all sides when Premier
Lloyd George alightcd from his auto
mobile and the other members of the
cabinet were similarly saicguard'd.
The gathering lasted until after mid
night, the king and queen remaining
until the end, which is unusual, as the
sovereiGnS were never known to re-
main TO such n late hour at previous
dinners. The scene within the am
baSSadOr'S house reScmbled glitter
ing spectacle of mid-NictOrian days.
All the men, with the exception Of
Chief Justice Taft, were attired in
knee brccchcs. and the British guests
carried jewcled swords. Many decora-
lions and foreign insignia were worn.
and the prime minister and some of
his associates arrived in Napolconic
cooked hats. The women were re-
splcndent in shimmering robes OF gold
and silver, the Americans vicing with
their English sisters in the beauty
and lavishncss of their jewels.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-27

- Enforcement Of new law that re-
Quires automobiles to come to a dead
stop within ten feet Of a railroad track
before crossing was commenced
throughout Virginia last Saturday. \
constable stood on either side Of the
track and arrested the drivers when
they failed To stop before crossing the
track and n justice Of the peace tried
them on the scene. No other warning
than sign, "Dangcr-$top." near the
track. was posted to remind the mo-
torists Of Il new law, which requires
every person driving any vehicle on
the public highways, on approaching
q steam railway crossing to stop be-
fore passing thereOver. and making it
Il miSdemcanOr for failure to do so.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-27

Senator Dial has let it be known that
he does not propose TO allow the NOM
ination Of Joseph w. Tolbert for the
marshalship for the Western district
of South Carolina to be confirmed
without a protest. This information
was given out in Washington on Sat
urday. Senator Dial is now in South
Carolina and the understanding is that
he will go before the sub b-committee of
the senate judiciary committee imme-
diately on his return. He does not feel
warranted in making public the
grounds of his opposition in the mean
time, for to do so would be discourte-
Gus to the committee. The attitude Of
Senator Smith to the Tolbert nomina-
ton has not yet been made public; but
it is thought Senator Smith will join
Senator Dial in the matter
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-27

The Greenville Piedmont is Of opin-
ion that one of the two women candi-
dates for superintendent Of education,
Mrs. Wallace and Mrs. Drake, is going
to develop remarkable strength. The
Piedmont does not say which one will
prove the stronger, nor does it give the
reason for its statement. We are in
clined, however, to feel about it as the
Piedmont feels. There are men, intel
ligent men, who say they will not vote
for woman for anything, and just the
other day a young woman student at
the Winthrop summer school, told the
editor of The York Vile Enquirer that
she was going to vote for Swearingen,
and that she would not vote for wo-
man under any cir cumstances." But
while there are both men and women
who look at the m after like this, we
do not believe it is the rule. There are
many who believe that woman ought
to make good in this office and there
are many others who are willing to
make the experiment. without unneces-
sary delay.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-27

tionalist party was running to fearful
heights. 'The next day Rathenau was
attacked in the streets. He was
struck by hail of bullets AMI his
car was badly torn up by bomb. one
shot that entered his neck penetrated
his brain. When the news reached
the rechstag there developed almost
riot, and after quiet had been partl-
ally, restored President Loebe made
the statement that had it not been
for Helfferich's speech of the day be-
before Rathenau would not have been
killed. There is no doubt on the part
of the government that the nation
alists are engaged in a widespread
conspiracy against the established Or
der of things and every effort is being
made along the line of precaution. The
country is said to be in critical con-
dition.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-27

In the old days Columbia and Char
lesion were both fine markets for milk
cows and many milk cowsSwere sold
there from this section. There is no
longer any sale for any but the finest
milk cows in Columbia and Charleston.
The change is explained by the devel-
opment of dairying in and around these
cities. The answer to the problem is
that the people of this section must
give more attention to dairying.