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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-19
ABOUT PEOPLE.

J. Fl. Carroll of Yorkville, was
visitor in Columbia yesterday.
Miss Pearle Meek of Clover No. 3,
has accepted a position in Winston
Salem, y. G.
Miss Florence Meek Of Glover No. 3
3. is spending the summer with her
uncle, T. l.. Meek in Virginia.
J. NJ. Burris of the York Hardware
Company is attending a meeting Of
hardware dealers in Winston Salem,
n. c., this week.
Lon Good, young son of Mr. S. D.
Good OF Sharon, who has been very i'll
at the Fennell Infrmary, Rock Hill,
for several days past is improving.
DR.. =. d. Mcdowell who has been
quite sick at his home in Yorkville
for some time past continues to i'm
prove.
Mr.. F.. J. Love, who has been spend
ing some time in YOrkville with the
families of his sons Messrs. Il. NJ. and
w. w. Love, is now spending a while
with the family Of Mr.. NJ. L. Thomas
son.
Rev. ]. L. Grier, of Elsberry, Mo-, is
spending a few days in Yorkvile,
haying stopped over on his return
from the annual meeting of Synod at
New Providence, Va.
Miss Margaret Gettys of York No.
4, should have been included in the
graduating class of the Yorkville
Graded school as published in The
Yorkville Enquirer of last Tuesday.
Malcolm Shields Dickson sends The
Yorkville Enquirer an invitation to
Presbyterian College, Clinton MayA2S
to 81. Mr.. Dickson who is n CON of
Mr.. John c. Dickson of York No. l
is a member Of the graduating class.
Miss Sue Crawford daughter of
Mrs. Ida Crawford, Of McConnellsville
was crowned May Queen" last week
at the State Normal College, Ashe-
vile, n. C.. Miss Crawford is a men,
ber. of the Junior class of the college
this year.
Rock Hill Herald: Mary Julia, the
four year old daughter of DR.. and Mrs.
r. NJ. Calhoun, East White street, was
reported as doing nicely today. The
little girl was found unconscious in
! the street in front of the residence of
{. n. Steed Reid street, Monday
evening, lying on n sand pile where
. she had evidently been playing when
,stricken. Her condition is not regard
ed as serious.
A birthday dinner attended by a
number of relatives and friends was
| held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. T.
Carson on York No. 3, yesterday on
the occasion of the seventy-fifth birth
day Of Mr.. Carson. Present for the
occasion were: Messrs. j. E. Scott, j. j
Gaulden and r. /. DeVinncy, friends
of Mr.. Carson, and the following
children: B. w. Carson and family;
w. b. Carson and family; B. c. Carson
and family; s. c. Carson and family
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Carson have been
married 81 years.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-19

propriatcly decorated for the visitors
and there was no question of Rock
HilrS very cordial welcome.
The days programme included a
business session of HejaZ Temple in
the Federal court building with ID. a.
G. Outz, pOtentate, presiding; a band
concert by the Shriners' band on Main
street drill by the patrol, bounte-
Gus dinner served at 1890 to Shriners
and ladies, the stunts of the fresh
meat" on the streets. the big street
parade from the First Presbyterian
church to Winthrop College, band con-
cert and patrol drill on the college
campus, the ceremonial session in the
college gymnasium in the afternoon,
an exhibition by. the college girls in
the gymnasium at o'clock, followed
by a dance at Friedheim's hall.
The entertainment of the Shriners
was a big undertaking for Rock Hill,
probably as big as anything of the
kind the city has ever attempted, but
the "Good Town proved herself fully
equal to the occasion. The visitors
were delighted with their entertain
ment and were especially pleased with
the opportunity Of seeing something OF
Winthrop College and the 1,200 OF
more students of the institution, and
too the. winthrop. girls fully enjoyed
the coming of the Shriners.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-19

loans by anybody. It's owners really
own it and not being in debt to any
body cannot be made to sell 1t. While
such condition, as far as it goes,
adds strength to the situation, it does
not solve it. If pressure can force the
sale of say fourth Of the cotton now
being held, the undermining effect on
price will be felt by the other three
fourths just as surely.
1t is generally observed that the
upward movement has continued
steadily until the twenty cents notch
was reached, and here there appears
to have been at least n temporary
halt. This can very easily have been
caused by the large amount of cotton
cents. 1t could mean that the top has
been reached; but it does rot rcces-
sarily mean that. It Is easily possible
that cotton may go on to % or 80
cents; but however this may be, we
firmly believe that the Federal Re-
serve bank and the war finance cor
poration can put stop to further rise
whenever they choose to do so.
AS to whether to sell cotton or hold
it, we have no advice. If we had cot
ton we would not know what to do
with it, except that if we owed debts
we would pay them. We would rather
pocket such profit as has accured by
reason of the recent advance than to
run the risk of another slump that
might put our debts that much further
| beyond our reach. But if we had cot
ton against which there was no claims
we might be tempted to hold on to II
in the hope of more profit, regardless
of the chance of loss.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-19
European Problem.

The real European problem as we
see it, is whether Great Britain or
France is to gain the ascendancy of
Europe as the result Of the recent
cataclysm..
The question of who won the war is
still unsettled for the war has not yet
been won. The battle is in progress.
We see a lot Of talk about the Ger
man problem and the Russian prob
lem; but the real problem is between
Great Britain and France.
1t is the old, old quarrel, the quar-
rel of the ages-the quarrel we learn
ed about in our old school histories
and the quarrel we see going Oh before
our eyes today.
If Germany had been left alone she
would have made quick work OF
France, and Great Britain would have
left Germany alone except for the fact
that a conquered France would have
made a more powerful Germany and
therefore a less powerful Great Brit
ain.
But a dominating France does moi
suit Great Britain any more. than a
dominating Germany.
And relieved of her fear of Germany
France is not willing to be subject tc
Great Britain.
If France is allowed to completely
dominate Germany economically she
will speedily become the most power
full state in Europe, dominating the en-
tire continent, and becoming an over
shadowing rival Of England.
British coal and iron can be put out
of business by German coal and iror
under French domination and that will
mean the further depression Of Brit
ish industry and commerce.
Great Britain sees her industrial re-
covery through the development OF
Russia and Germany, and Of course
her interests lie in that direction.
But the recovery of Germany and
Russia through relations with Grea,
Britain will mean the restoration OF
the ancient enemy of France and sc
again we are up against the irreconcil-
able.
Just now however, it is the immedi-
ate concerns and ambitions of Great
Britain and France that are more in
the way than the contrariness of Ger
many and Russia. ....,s
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-19

evolved "j gary evans" and at last
lust "jaggery," with which 1t was con-
tent to fill columns of jibes day after
day, week after week, month after
month and year after year until Mr.
Evans finally retired from public life'
in which he had thrived largely on
the abuse of The State. OF course Mr..
Blease would not be warranted in re-
viving all this stuff unless the State
should adopt a policy of seeking to
boost Evans at the expense of Blease,
and there is no probability that he
would do so; but otherwise there
would be a most striking eXemplifica-
tion OF the well-known old truism OF
how politics makes strange bed-fel-
lows"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-19
Friday, May 19, 1922.

guerite Martingale, Kathleen NJ. Matti-
son, Olive Lucille Metts, Thelma Ornee
Niley, Virginia Miller, Edith Louise
Mills, Lottie Vera Mills, Mary VI.
Mitchell, Dorita Cecilia Noise, Mary
Estelle Moore, Pauline Oates, Mary
Emily Parrott, Alma Peoples, Con-
stance Pelzcr, AntOnia Gibson Pitts,
Mary Helen Pitts, Leona Elwood Pope.
Prudence Ridout, Ruby Elizabeth Rik-
ard, Marguerite Robinson, Ruth
Howell, Helen Elizabeth Roy, Sadie
Robinowitz, Thelma Hart Salley, Ida
Lenoir Sanders, Mabel King. Sanders,
Annie Catherine Scurry, Claude w.
Seabrook, Martin Adams Seigler, Ella
b. Sharp, Adeline Shuler, Jennie E.
Simmons, Louise ONeal Simpson,
Alice Dendy Smith, Julia Marion
Smith, Sara Ellen Stewart, Frances
Denny Trapley, Frances Z. Trapley,
| Syble Hudson Tarrant, Lila c. Tog-
neri, Catherine Clyde Warn, Gather
! inc T.. Watson, Thelma Emma Way,
! Floy Webber, Alice Mellichams Wells,
Charlotte b. Weston, Ellen Wheeler,
Jeanette Lee White, Annabel Will
liams, Halle +. Williams, Nellie Wise,
Mary l.. Witherspoon.
Bachelor of Science Degree.
Mae E. Allen, Gordon X. Anderson,
Kathleen L. Anderson, Virginia Bar
ron, Lucia Verne Bauknght, Lille NJ.
Beard, Flora Jane Bethea, Sue A.
Blackwell, Margaret w. Blackeney,
Helen Morrow Britt, Elma Lucienne
Cave, Marie Elizabeth China, Glennie
Cook, jamie Estelle Ferguson, Mar
garet Fitzhugh, Florence e. Hughes,
Jennie T.. Kirkland, Matte B. Menden-
hall, Charlotte b. PlOwden, Henrietta
S. Ravenel Emma Daniel Ready, Mar
tina Esther Rivers, Anna ID. Sullivan,
Martha Suddeth Watson.
Bachelor of Music Degree.
Mary Rhodes Bannister, Annie Bruce
Clarke, Allyce Harper Cooley, Annie
Caroline COrley, CLAUDIA NJ Edwards,
Leila Gamewell Lucas, Agnes Love
Moore, Edith Perry, Marguerite
Richards, Georgia Elsie Sauls, Edith
May Tarrant.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-19

The straw hat season began May Is,
and all who have not got straw hat
should get one. Last years hat will
do if that is the best that can be done
The next meeting of the Associate
Reformed synod is to be held in
Chester next May, with Judge w. L.
Phillips, of Louisville, Ca, as mode
rator.
Rev. r. C. Reed of Columbia was on
yesterday elected moderator Of the
General Assembly of the Southern
Presbyterian church in session at
Charleston, West Virginia.
The lost pocketbook advertised in
the last issue Of The YOrkville En-
quirer by Mr.. Minot f. Stanton be-
longed to Mr.. Edgar NJ. Faris, r. f.
d. Carrier on York No. 8. 1t contained
$40 and Mr. Faris was rather pleased
to get it back
We are glad to call the attention of
our high school boys to the advertise
ment of the Citadel scholarship which
appears in another column of this is
sue. This offers fine opportunity for
some poor and worthy young man of
this county to get a college education
practically. without expense. Due to
the graduation of Cadet w. II. McCor-
kle of Yorkville on June 18th, next,
York county is entitled to another ap-
pointment in his place, and no doubt
there are number Of ambitious boys
who would like to succeed him. A
competitive examination will be con-
Quoted by the county superintendent OF
education on Friday, July 14th, and all
those who are interested ought to
write at once for the necessary blanks
and make preparation for the exami-
nation.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-19

Real estate transfers have been in
dexed in the office of the county audi
tor as follows:
BetheI-Jno J. Nichols, ct al, to Ida
A. Hogue, 1OS acres, 1912. (Jos. NJ.
Nichols land.)
Broad River-Mary McElwee Love
to R. p. Roberts and w. G. Hughes,
163 1-2 acres, $4,000.
Catawba-M!- A. Steele to John, G..
Kee, ct al, lot, 81 and premises. ,
J. H. Williams to e. l.. Barnes, l
lot, $50. -
j. L. Phillips to Peoples Trust CO,
l lot, S..
T. F. Cartwright to Peoples Trust
Co., lot, IS.
T. F. Cartwright to Peoples Trust
Co., l lot, So.
Citizens Bank and Trust Co, to F. M.
Amick, l lot, s..
Jennie L. Murdock, ct al, to Leonard
Guy, lot, $3.50.
Ebenezer-E. J. Ballard to c. LESLIE
Moore, 1 lot, $3.50.
T. 4. and S. w. Barron to j. NJ.
Hughes, 1 lot, $3.50
Mrs. Isabella II. Wilson to Mrs. A.
b. w. Johnson, 1872 acres, s., love and
Fort MiIl-NIrs. Addie McElhaney to
Mrs. Mamie Creighton, l lot. 81.
York-Travora Cotton Mills to j.
f. and Emma Colvin, l lot, 5000.
II. T.. Montgomery to Mrs. Coone X.
Montgomery, l lot.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-19

1t looks now, says the Washington
Herald, as if the soldier bonus ques
tion would remain more or less dor
mant until about July 1. According to
reliable information Harding has sug-
gested that a postponement Of consid-
Grafton Of a bonus bill until that time
will accomplish two things. First. 1t
will enable the government to reach a
settlement with Great Britain on the
question of funding Britain's loan,
withAthe result that there will be
negotiable British paper in the treas
ury which will give the,treasury some
thing to work on in financing the bonus.
Second. A delay will permit of the
working out of a practicable measure,
instead of the unworkable compilation
of u hodge podgGS'ofli ideas that has
come out of both sides of congress IN
the effort to provide a bonus
promise without funds to cary it out.
In the meantime. President Harding
has continued his silegce on the last
proposal submitted to him, and the
fact remains that there is little chance
of enacting a law until funds are in
sight for financing it. g
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-19


We have no congratulations for Gov
crnor Cooper on his appointment to q
place on the Farm Loan Board. 1t
looks too mercenary. OF course there
are those who will tell you that it is
all right, to just look at the salary OF
$4,000 Il year. That, however, is eX-
actly what is wrong The idea of any
man giving up the govcrnorship of
South Carolina for mere salary seems
to us like a reflection upon himself and
q gratuitOus insult to the people. II
makes us wonder why the people ever
elected such q man-what claims he
had To such q distinction, not to say
honor? Clearly it was only Il question
Of money, for any one of ten thousand
other men in this state not TO speak of
the country, could fill the place just as
well. And don't let anybody fool them
selves by thinking that the position
came to Governor Cooper unSought.
He went after it or he would not have
gotten it. No, we have no congratula-
tons for Governor Cooper in-this con-
nectiUn.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-19
The Price of Cotton.

The question of greatest concern TO
the business and economic situation
throughout this section at the present
time is the price of cotton whether II
is now at the top, whether it will still
so up further or take q downward
shoot.
This matter is of interest to every
body, but of more direct and pressing
concern to the man who owes debts
and who has enough cotton on hand
to pay what he owes at present
prices; but who is in danger Of being
left with n balance of debt. on his
hands in case there is a drop to lower
| prices.
1t is the settled conviction of The
Yorkville Enquirer that statistically
and materially the position of cotton
was never stronger in the history of
the industry That is there has never
been a time when the worlds require
ments were greater in proportion to
the supply, and there has nevC" been
time when the supply of cotton was
so short in proportion to the capacity
of the available spindlcs to convert 1t
into various kinds of yarn.
:. But in spite of this The Yorkville
Enquirer is not willing to say positive
ly that there will be further mate
rial rise in the price. We think that
under existing conditions white cot
ton should go to % cents or even to
80 cents; but I'VE would not advise
anybody to take too great chances on
anything like that, because there are
in the situation other factors that are
more potent than Mississippi floods,
general rains, backward seasons and
shortage of supply.
The principal factor in cutting the
price of cotton down from 40 cents,
was not supply and demand; bat de-
fation. Imitation had put cotton up
and dcflation put it down. People who
have been keeping track of events
over the past six or seven months
ought to be able TO connect the grad
ual rise in the price of cotton from
the lowest figures up to the figures
now prevailing, with the lowering Of
the discount rates of the Federal Re-
serve banks and the rehabilitation of
the war finance corporation.
1t must be remembered that while
there are tremendous stocks of cotton
in the South. most of that cotton is
being held off the market by means
of loans from the banks, and in many
cases the necessary money is owned
or controlled by the Federal Reserve
board or the war finance corporation,
the two being so closely interviewer as
to amount to practically the same
thing.
Cotton is not going any higher than
is willed by the Federal Reserve
board, for when the price gets up as
high as the Federal Reserve board
thinks it ought to get, there is going
to be pressure on the banks for the
calling of loans. That will mean that
cotton will he forced on the market,
and will mean Il falling of prices.
or course there is plenty of cotton
tnat is being held independently Of
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-19

of. the laymen's missionary movement.
He also acted as director general of
the Centenary movement and has
been foreign secretary of the board OF
missions in charge of work in Europe
Because of his familiarity with the
European situation it was said We'd
nesday that he likely will be given
foreign assignments, probably with
headquarters in Brussels. DR.. Dobbs
is the youngest of the first four 'biSh-
ops, elected, having been born at
Spring Garden, Ala, in 1878. Ordain-
ed in 1904, he has held pastorates in
Birmingham, Ala, Kansas City, Mo,
and Fort Worth, Texas. He also was
dean of the theological department of
Southern Methodist university at Dali
las, but was compelled to leave the
latter position in 1920, because of ill
health and was assigned to his pres
ent station, that Of pastor OF the First
church at Admission, Ala.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-19

We have some recoiiection of what
Great Britain was going to do to Tur-
key for siding with Germany. That
was in the early part of the war. But
since the war Turkey has been allow
ed to do very much as she pleased.
She murders the Christian population
living within her empire with impu-
nifty and Great Britain does nothing,
"The devil was sick, the devil a monk
would be; the devil was well, the devil
of a monk was he"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-19
WITHIN THE TOWN.

The Yorkville Enquirer has had
rendered to it two anonymous commu-
nCatiOnS relating to the municipal
campaign now in progress. Both OF
these were all ''het up" They were
turned down; not so much on that ac-
count, as because the Yorkville En-
quirerr is not assuming responsibility
for the views of others in connection
with this matter. Any citizen, how
ever, who desires to express views or
present facts that he thinks are calcu-
lated to promote the welfare of the
town is welcome to use any reason
able amount OF space, provided only
that he keeps on the safe side of the
libel laws, and signs his name. The
YOrkyille Enquirer assumes no re-
sponsibility except TO accord to the
party or parties assailcd the right to
reply.
Unless there are addition. dndi-
dates, there will be no special ned for
Il municipal primary for the nomina-
ton of the next mayor. The present
election machinery will answer every
purpose. But we hope that the town
council will make provision for such
primaries in the hereafter. 1t is easily
within the power of the council to do
so. There can be no question of that.
1t can ordain rules for tine entrance Of
candidates and provide for the pay
ment of expense by assessment or by
appropriation from the town treasury
II can be arranged so the first prima-
ry may be held say two weeks before
the general election ard the second pri-
mary, when necessary a few days or a
week later. OF course there will be
nothing in the ordinance to prevent
any one who may desire to do so from
running in the gen eral election. But
after a majority of the voters has
spoken in the primary the election will
be safe. And theI eafter there will be
no question of the nominee being the
choice of the pCorle.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-19

- America has declined the invita-
tion to participate in The Hague con-
ference on Russia. In n note to the
powers assembled at Genoa, Secre-
tary Hughes on Monday declared
This government is unable to con-
clude that it can helpfully participate
in the meeting at The Hague as this
would appear to be n continuance un-
der a different nomenclature of the
Genoa conference and destined to en-
counter the same difficulties if the at
titude disclosed in the Russian memo
randum of May II remains unchang-
cd. 1t should be added" Hughes con-
cluded the note, that THIS. govern
ment is most willing to give serious
attention to any proposals issuing
from the Genoa conference or any
latter conference, but it regards the
present suggestions as Kicking in the
definiteness which would make possi-
BILE the concurrence of this govern
'ment in the proposed plan"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-19

A race for the govcrnOrship between
Messrs. Blease and Evans, with the
Columbia State supporting Evans, as
it will have to dC-cither that or
crawl under he wood pile-would
make funny situ,tion. 1t has been
a good while ago, so long that voters
of from 80 to 80 years old, have no
recollection of it; but they were
strange and wonderful campaigns that
the Columbia State used TO make
against Mr.. Evans. The famous car
toon representing Blease as bearing
down on the state house in the form
of Il buzzard. was mild joke in cCm-
parisOn with some of the States char
actcriZatiOnS of Evans. Beginning
about the time Mr.. Evans began to
grow into prominence, the State com
menCed referring TO him us John
gary evans" and from that il later
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-19

Col. Thos. B. Spratt of Fort Mill, is
being mentioned as a fit man for the
lieutenant governorship, the more es-
pecially since Mr.. Harvey has an
nounced that he will not seek re-elec-
ton. AS to whether Col. Spratt wants
the place, we do not know; but If he
does want it, we are pleased to say
that he is we'll worthy of it. He stands
high among all classes in Iolk coun-
ty, and York county will give him full
and enthusiastic support. Col. Spratt
is honorable, true, brave, upright, dem
ocratic, and If there is any other good
quality desired, he is that too. If he
runs for lieutenant governor however,
it will be only because of very strong
pressure at home and abroad-certain-
ly not because of any special desire
fer that or any ether office.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-19
SHRINERS IN ROCK HILL

The Mobiles OF the Mystic Shrine
filled Rock Hill to overnowing yester-
day, the occasion beirg the spring
ceremonial session of Hejaz Temple OF
GrCcnvilc.
There were more than 1,50O members
of the order in attendance from all
over South Carolina and from the
bordering counties Of North Carolina.
and while HeiaZ Tcrlplc probably had
the largest repres entation present,
there were nearly as many members
of Omar Temple, Charleston in at
tendance, and in addition to the Mobiles
there were also 500 or 600 visiting
ladies.
Rock Hill business houses were APP