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WITHIN THE TOWN.
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intendent ordered his team to cease
pIav and then began another "Jower
between the two school heads
"Jower" is right. 1t waxed hot al
times. And while the parley was OF
several Rock Hill men and seVeral
yorkyille men sa'u some pretty nara
things to each other. The ROCK Hill
claim was that while Rock Hill hao
q o,raed TO start the game without
schultz and Minis, at the same time
thew had reserved the right 10 en'el
the two players later If they wisheu
- do 60. The Yorkville claim was
+bo+ had the locals been willing to al
low substitution of the two big 1elio"e
Of anv time they would never nave
r;olsed about their starting. The re-
s,,,t of II was that the Yorkville team
WIS ordered off the field by Superin-
tendent Montgomery. Referee MucN-
ore,1 ordered the game forfeited 10
Rock Hill: q proceeding which Mr'
Montgomery refused to agree TO- oe-
claring that his team would not agree
70 q forfeit of the game or to pay
so5 fine as required by the rules oi
Tho association: but would fight the
matter out in a meeting OF the nleii-
Nor. of the association. Then there
orose from several of the fans present
a demand that their money be return
ed: but there was no return TIC
90 sbier with about s116 receipts from
tho game having departed for some
o+be,. nloce In the meantime While
the "iower" was on, young hoch
Hill boy named Virgil Johnson hau
;,,our,-ed the ire of Coach Gressette Oh
tho locals because of alleged taunts
and other remarks. Finally the coach
told the young boy that II he dluh |
habave himself and leave him alone ne
,,,os eoing to take a cut at him.
Young Rock Hill said something to the
effect that Coach Gressett wouldnI oo
o thing to him. Then the coach
slammed at Johnson who lodged the
lick and ran to the Rock Hill players
with a story about the coach having
slapped him. Then the whole ROCK
Hill squad made a dive for Gressette;
but were stopped by Superintendent
Burts before they had reached Gres-
sette. With that the volcanic eruption
of the afternoon was over, people gen.
orally being agreed that they had
enough for one afternoon.
Ernest Carroll, star half back Tor
Yorkville was painfully hurt when ne
was struck on the neck by ROCK
Hill man during play. 1t was feared
for a short time that Carrolrs neck
had been broken. While his injury
was very painful and Is still giving
him trouble, it has developed that 1t Is
not serious. AS a parting shot at the
Yorkville boys some Of the Rock Hill
bows reminded them that Yorkvilie
also quit the field in a game with
Lancaster in Lancaster recently when
the big end of the score was on the
Lancaster side.
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FACT VS.. FANCY.
The Man Without Money Is the Man
Without Influence.

The Man Without Money Is the Man
Without Influence.
You read the Newberry Observer
whether you agree with it or not. Its
editorials are forcible and original and
written by true and splendid gentle
man. However, we frequently fail to
get a sequitur from the premises ad-
vanced. During a life of considerable
years this is the first time we remem-
ber to have made an intelligent, OBJ
servant man who contended that the
"moneyless devil is on par with boo
die and influence in our courts Of JUS
tice. Such altruism leaves US help
less. We are barred from that para
disc. Our eyes and ears and think
tank" have failed us utterly. We could
cite cases by the hundreds if the rec
ords were available and more from
memory than our space permits. They
rise before us in town, city, state and
Federal courts. Many, without money
and influence, are now rotting IN prls-
ons because of some more or less i'm
prudent speech in connection with the
recent war Debs escaped. We know
why--while not a single thieving prof
iteer, with money purloined during
those trying days, has been put be-
hind the bars. To come closer home,
Just recently, two bank officers who
plead guilty to violation of the law in
the Orangeburg court, practically went
free. Widows lost their all and other
innocent people were plucked of their
earnings while poor fellow who stole
an outer casing for an automobile is
serving a year in the penitentiary. In
Columbia last fall president wrecked
bank by shameful violation of the
law according to the confession of oth7
er bank officials. Yet he is at large
with no semblance of prosecution
and disgracing the Methodist church
as a delegate to it's big powwows.
Other bank rascals could be cited be-
cause we know from sad experience.
There are things automatic in our
court procedures and this is pre-emi-
nently one of them--that the money
man has the 'moneyless Gevir backed
into the ditch.--Calhoun Times.
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the minister. This took place on the
self so well that it is said that except
for the interference of byStanders the
policeman, much heavier man, would
have gotten the worst Of it. Backing
the policeman up, Mayor Richardson
tried Rev. Thompson in his absence
and fined him SO. On his return from
an appointment Rev. Thompson de-
manded new trial. One of Mr..
Thompson's friends had already paid
the fine; but the preacher said he was
unwilling to allow the judgment to
stand without hearing. On the sec
ond trial it was established that Rev.
Thompson had only acted in self-de-
fense. He was convicted again. He
still refused to pay, however, and
dared the mayor to Jail him. The
mayor fined him $40 or twenty days for
contempt The preacher said that of
course he would go to Jail before he
would pay a fine for defending himself
and again dared the mayor to put him
in Jail. After further delay there was
still another hearing, at which the
mayor exonerated the peacher and told
him that the chief of police had been
discharged. The board of stewards
say they will ask for the return of
Rev. Thompson, with a guarantee that
his salary will be increased.
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SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Allan Nicholson, editor of the
Union Progress, who has been in bad
health for about two years, is critical
ly Ill.
- Several bales Of cotton sold on the
Abbeville market last Saturday at 26
cents a pound. Cotton brought 26
cents pound in Greenwood also, and
% IL cents in Greenville.
The department of commerce an
nounces that, according to returns re-
ceived by the bureau of the census,
the number of persons confined in
prisons, jails, chain or road gangs and
police stations in the state of South
Carolina on July l, 1922, was 2,704, of
which number 500 were reported for
the state penitentiary, 479 for 36 coun-
ty jails, 1927 for A chain or roadgangs
and 1S9 for II cities. The total for
July l, 1917, doesShot include chain or
road gangs, concerning which no data
were secured for 1917. The COMPARE
BILE totals for the two years are, there
fore, 1922, LII; 1917, SIS. These fig
ures include persons awaiting hearing
or trial and those held as witnesses,
as we'll as prisoners serving sentence.
The returns were obtained in response
to a circular of inquiry, which the
bureau of the census mailed to the va
rious institutions, as a preliminary to
the complete deccnnial census of pris-
oners, which will be taken next year.
There were fewer deaths in South
Carolina from automobile accidents in
1921 than in 1920, but slightly more
than for 1919, 1913, or 1917, according
to figures compiled by the department
of commerce at Washington, from
data received by. the census bureau,
copy of which has been received in
Columbia. Last year there were "a
deaths caused from accidents caused
by automobiles, motor trucks and 9TH
er motor vehicles, excepting motorcy-
cles. In 1920 there were 81. In 1919
there were 73, in 1918 62 and in 1917
there were 32. Last year there were
72 South Carolinians to meet death
fl ON motor vehicle accidents, some in
this state and some in other states.
the death rate from motor accidents
last year averages As to the 100000
of population.
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featuring industry At present it has
two plants, known as the Republic
Cotton Mills, operating 54,S4S spindles
and a battery of 1920 Draper looms.
The new plant will be a monumental
affair and will be one Of the most
modernly equipped textile plants in
the nation. 1t has been rumored for
over a year that new mill would be
erected and news that a third plant
was to be built has been expected for
some time James B. Duke is greatly
interested in the Republic Cotton Mills
and many believe that he ultimately
plans to make Great Falls the textile
center of America The Republic Cot
ton Mills were established in 1910.
A second plant was erected in 1915.
Robert S. Mebane Is president; H. B.
Mebane, vice president, and Deever
Little. superintendent. The Mebane
brothers are natives of Mebane, n. c.
John A. Howard is secretary of the
company The construction of this
third mill will furnish labor to many
people. Coming right at the time when
much of the agricultural activities of
the country are temporarily stopped,
due to the cotton crop being out of
the way this construction work will
be of immense help financially to
many people. The Republic mills, ex-
cept for holidays and Sundays, have
not stopped a day since they started
in 1910. They have never had a
strike. Living conditions of the en-
ployes are ideal, the mills owning O.
900 acres of land in the vicinity and
the mills. On this broad
and open acreage there are 412 houses.
The product of the mill is a splendid
grade Of print cloth.
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necessary to prohibit the firing of big
guns within "a miles of the coast OF
Southern California, for the reason
that the concussion has frightened to
death the chickens and live stock.
One hundred and thirty-five Russian
refugees from Vladivostok were
drowned when two steamers foundered
Sunday, according TO Seoul dispatch,
which does not give the location of
the catastrophe. Ralph Smith and
James Stagg of Durham, were killed
and Albert Mooneyham, of Raleigh,
was seriously hurt, when IN automo-
bile in which they were riding struck
tree near Albermarle, n. c., Sunday.
THE comptroller Of the currency
reports that as compared with Septem-
Der of last year the capital resources
of the national banks of the country
have increased one billion dollars and
the deposits have increased two bill
lion dollars...-..-T The cornerstone OF
the first Methodist church of Chicago,
was laid last Sunday. The building is
to be % stories high and is to have
the distinction Of being the first sky
scraper cathedral..SiX persons were
killed and more than thirty injured,
seven seriously, 125 persons are home
less and more than $5OO,OOO worth of
property was destroyed in the tornado
which struck the oil field, southwest
of Drumtight, Okla, Saturday evening,
it was learned definitely today.
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ztun.urnps Department.

His Answer.-Associate Justice Will
liam r. Day is said to have the story
telling habit and to practice 1t even
in the solemn precincts of the supreme
court. One of his favorites is that OF
the lawyer who kept interupting his
witness answer TO a certain question.
The question from the prosecuting at
torney was, Where were you between
10 and 1O:3O or the morning Of the 9th
of August?" Il object" protested the
lawyer for the defense. Let him ask
me-" the witness protested excitedly.
The relevancy of the question was ar
gued for awhile and finally cropped,
but not by the prosecuting attorney.
He soon got back to the debated ques-
tion and the defense again objected,
And again the witness cried wildly
Let him ask me! Let him ask me.
The third time the 10 to 10:S0 ques-
ton appeared with the same results
the court stepped into the breach and
ruled that the question was material.
where were you between 10 and 1O:3O
on the morning of the 9th of August"
asked the prosecutor. 81 don't remem-
ber," lisped the witness.
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His Own Fault.-A story is told OF
certain Englishman who thought every
body knew or ought to know him. One
day he was walking through a field
when a bull addressed him in an un-
dertone and made for him with head
down.
He was man OF dignity and politi-
cal power. But he ran. He ran sur
prisingly we'll and reached the fence
before the bull. He clambered over,
out of breath and dignity, and found
the owner of the bull contemplating
the operation.
What do you mean, sir" asked the
irate politician, "by having an infuria-
ted animal like that roaming about the
feld?"
'Well, l suppose the Dull has some
right in the field" said the farmer.
Fright? Do you know who 1 am
sir?"tgasped the politician.
The farmer shook his head.
81 am the Right Honorable Sir"
Then, why on earth didn't you tell
the bull ?"ysaid the farmer.
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Catawba, s. c., Nov. 5.
FORT MILL MATTERS
Methodist Minister Presented Gift by
Klansmen.

Methodist Minister Presented Gift by
Klansmen.
Correspondence The Yorkville Enquirer
Fort Mill, November 6-The con-;
gregation assembled at Fort Mill
Baptist church Sunday night were
treated to an unusual experience when,
toward the close Of the service, four
men clad in the spectral garb Of the
Ku Klux Klan passed down the aisles,
two on each side. and delivered a
Dyches, TIL. D., pastor Of the Baptist
church, and to the Rev. w. r. Bollk-
night, pastor Of st. Johns Methodist
church, and then passed out silently
after giving some sort Of sign which
meant nothing to the congregation.
The service at the Baptist church
was the usual monthly union service
in which the congregations of the three
evangelical churches join, and on this
special occasion the laymen's evan
gelistic club of Rock Hill had been IN
vite6 to conduct the service. The
church was filled to it's capacity, and
the service proceeded under the direc-
ton of Alexander Long, president Of
the club, talks and prayers being made
by Clarence MclMurray, J. f. Pryor,
]. H. Williams, DR.. G. F. Kew, and J..
T. Fain. Mr.. Long was talking Of the
work of the club when the strange
visitors appeared, and there was no
interruption in his words, but it is
doubtful if they were comprehended by
q great part of the congregation, some
of whom were indignant, some anus
ed, and doubtless some felt fear.
The mission seems to have been a
very peaceful one, that of delivering
check to the Rev. w. r. Bouknight
with a letter expressing appreciation
of his work in this community during
the past four years. The letter con-
tanned also the information, which is
probably new to most of the people of
the community, that the visitors
represented the local lodge OF the
order, referred to elsewhere in the
letter as the Fort Mill Township
clan.
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Ah!-He had fifteen minutes to live.
Were there no last words?
Was there no one he wanted to see?
Had he no parting request to make
Yes? Rising from his bed OF sick
ness he staggered to the phone.
Was it his mother to whom he wish
ed to bid farewell? No. 1t was his
wife. He called her.
Listen Mabel. Have a good STEAK
for dinner tonight. That death scene
always makes me feel tired. That's all
Goodbye" And he rushed back to
take his place again as the camera op-
orator started taking him in his last
moments.
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- The world production Of all kinds
of commercial cotton for the current
year will approach 16,750,O00 bales, ac-
cording to figures compiled by the
census bureau and made public Fri
day From present indications, a
statement by the bureau adds, the
world crop will be about the same as
last year. American production for
this year has been figured by the de-
partment of agriculture at 10,135,000
bales. Consumption during the year,
ending July 81, aggregated 20O47000
bales of the worlds supply, according
to the bureaus reports. The world
stocks on hand on that date were given
at 9,536,OOO bales. The bureaus re-
ports showed the disposition Of the
probable world stocks July 81, as fol-
lows: In American mills, 100000
bales; in public storage and elsewhere
in the United States, 1,612,000 bales; in
British mills and ports. 1,201 900 bales;
at sea to Great Britain, $4,000 bales;
in continental mills and ports, l,52S,OOO
bales, at sea to the continent, 2l1,OOO
bales; at Bombay and Alexandria, l.
137, 900 bales and Canada, Japan and
other countries 100000 bales.
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Back at Him.-An eminent X. c., in

Back at Him.-An eminent K. c., in
a first-class smoking compart-
ment on an English train, was annoy
ed by stranger who entered and
lighted a strong cigar. The K. c. re-
monstrated. The stranger ignored
him. The legal light, in order to ac-
quaint the fellow with the encrmity
of his offense, took out his card and
handed it to him. The stranger put
the card in his pocket and went on
smoking. Eventually the train pulled
up and the raging K. c. rose TO his
feet, At the same moment the
stranger hurried out of the carriage
and vanished.
Follow that mani" roared the law
yer TO a porter. Get his name and
address. Quick!"
In minute the porter returned
shouldn't go any further with the
case if were you, sir" he said. DO
you know who the gentleman is?"
And the porter handed the eminent
K-iC. his own card.
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A Cheerful LARA company OF
tourists were taken over the castle at
Blois.
This" said the guide, "is the room
i'm which the Duke de Guise was muir
dered!"
whats that?" interrupted tourist
"When l came here three years ago
/ was told it was the room opposite.
"Ah!" said the guide. quite calmly
This room was undergoing repairs at
that time"
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Naturally Mean.-"You certainly
have a wonderful constitution, to be
able to pull through such serious ILL
ness. Mr.. Gotrox," complimented the
millionaire's high priced specialist.
1T amt my constitution at all"
snarled Gotrox, looking around at his
assembled relatives. ITS just plain
orneriness."
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Absent Minded Professor.-The p

Absent Minded Professer.-The pro-
fessor was very absent minded and it
came as a great surprise to him when
his wife placed a beautiful bunch OF
flowers on his desk one morning.
why, what does this mean, my
deal.?" he asked.
"Wiay, don't you remember" she
oxc1aimed. This is the anniversary
of your wedding day"
"Ab. is that SOP" he answered po-
Ttely. please let me know when
yours comes around, and will recip-
rocate."
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Doing Fine.-"Well, my boy said
father, lis the teacher quite satisfied
with you?"
"Oh, yes, pa, quite"
why? Did he tell you so?'
"Yes, the other day he said to me:
IF al! my pupils were like you I'd close
nv school today. That shows l know
enough"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-11-07

- Rev. Homer Thompson, q Metho-
dist minister of Hartwell, Ga, knows
his rights ard how to maintain them.
Recently he preached q sermon OIL the
lawlessness prevailing in the corlmu-
niGy. Chief of Police Locke was Of
Tended and made a physical attack on
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WOMEN HAVE SOULS
Correspondent Refutes Argument of
Ambassador Harvey.

Ambassador Harvey.
Editor Yorkville Enquirer
Speaking Of Ambassador Harvey
speaking in London, England recently
and making the bold statement that
we have no proof in the Bible that a
woman possesses a soul. Just read
1st Peter third chapter and Goth verse
and see if this does not convince Am
bassador Harvey OF any other rational
man that women possess a soul equal
to man. Yours truly,
d. T. Gettys.
Cotoulo Q ~ Nro,, <
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Amen Brother.-F'Now gentlemen
began the professor in the dental
school that had been opened III the
vocational training course, what class
of persons habitually suffer from acid
mouth"
And the class answered as one. man:
First sergeants. sir!"
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Drowned at the Bridge.

A negro laborer lost his life at the
Boyds Ferry bridge last Friday morn
ing by drowning. He fell from the
trestle work over the river and his
body was not recovered for 55 min
utes. Efforts at resuscitation proved
of no avail. The man was from the
neighborhood of Manning, S. c., having
been driven to the bridge work because
of the boil weevil conditions in his
own county,
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LOCAL LACoNlCS.
Youngest 'Possum Hunter.

Youngest 'Possum Hunter.
Goodwin Moore, aged about 5, son OF
Mr.. Gray Moore of York No. g. Is
probably the youngest 'possum hunter
in the county. The young boy treed
one in the back yard Of his fathers
home last week with. the aid of pet
shepherd dog. The 'possum proved
To he an unusually large specimen.
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New Mill For Great Falls.

The greatest item of construction
news along textile lines ever an
nounced in Chester county was that
given out last night that a new 1000
loom textile manufacturing plant will
be built at Great Falls, Chester coun-
ty shortly. The machinery has been
bought and construction work will be
launched Immediately. This will give
Great Falls it's third textile manu-
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Reduced Rates In Clubs In Force From November
ber Is, 1922, to Saturday, March 8, 1928.

Papers Sent to New Subscribers From This Date
to January l. 1924 for the Price of Years
Subscription.
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FiIbert Juniors Feed.

Members of Filbert Camp NO. SS'
Junior Order United American Me-
chanics and their friends to the num-
Der of 5S, enjoyed an oyster and
chicken supper in the Junior hall at
Filbert last Saturday night. There
was plenty of the feed which was
we'll cooked and the occasion was
much enjoyed by those present. Or
ficers of Filbert council are: l.. II.
Castles, councillor; /. T. McAbee, vice
councillor; Wylie White, recording Sec
retary; j. l.. Harvey, financial secre-
tary; r. F. Parrot, conductor; Elzie
LYNN, warden; Sam White, inside
sentinel; Will Gettys, outside sentinel.
The council has a membership Of 33.
Rock Hill and Chester Called.
At a meeting of the football COM
mittee of the state high school league
held in Abbeville Saturday the COM
mittee took up a discussion of the
verbal and written reports which have
been unofficially given them relative to
alleged ringers" said to be playing
on the Chester and Rock Hill high
school teams. The chairman Of the
committee was instructed to write the
superintendents of these two schools
| to make effort to officially clear them
selves of the notoriety which these
schools are gaining by the circulation
of these reports in the public press OF
the upstate. The committee deplore:
the i'll feeling which is being brought
about among the high school football
teams and predicts the disruption oi
! the high school league unless super
intendents and principals of the
schools take direct charge and assume
absolute control of athletics in THEN
schools.
New Mill For Great Falls.
The greatest item of construction
news along textile lines ever an
nounced in Chester county was tha
! given out last night that new 1000
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-09-15
lust What she Needed.

81 used a bottle of Chamberlain
Tablets some time ago, and they prov
ed to be just what I needed" writes
Mrs. Volta Bankson, Chillicothe, Mo
"They not only relieved me of indi-
gestion, but toned up my liver and
rid me of backache and dizziness that
l had been subject TO for some time.
They did me a world of good and I
will always speak a good word for
them" m