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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-14
DID LETTERS DO 1T?

That Albert Zimmerman would now
be a free man if his council had not in
troduced in his behalf numerous letters
he had received from Pink Higgins
and Mrs. Effie Huggins was intimatcd
by two members Of the jury who found
recommendation TO mercy. After the
verdict had been returned two members
of the jury were asked by the reporter:
What part did the letters from
Huggins and Mrs. Higgins to thinner
man play in rendering your verdict"
"They had much to do with it," re-
piled one of the jurors, ''in that they
proved to us conClusively that Higgins
all the while regarded Zimmerman as
his friend and not the despoiler of his
home until a short time before he was
killed. We could interpret nothing in
those letters to show that Huggins was
u party to the unlawful cohabitation
of Mrs. Higgins with Zimmerman.
On the other hand they proved to my
mind that he had an affection for Zim-
norman"
THE letters the doctors testimony
as TO the range of the bullet and Zim-
own story caused our ver-
dict" said another juror. "There was
nothing in those letters rejecting on
Higgins. They showed conclusively
that he trusted Albert Zimmerman and
had confidence in him until short
time before his death when he dis
covered Zimmerman's treachery and
told him that the fact that he had dis
covered his wife did mott care for him
made his life hell"
"If we had not known of those let
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-14

Senator LaFollette, Of Wisconsin,
has stirred up the United States senate
with q resolution in which he demands
the immediate repeal of the Esch-
Cummins Transportation act. He es-
pecially wants to get rid of that fea-
ture of the law which leaves 1T in the
power Of the interstate commerce
to raise and lower railroad
rates so as to keep the net earnings
of the railroads up to IL or s per
cent. This is looked upon by all in
terests throughout the country, except
the railroad interests, to be most out
rageous proposition, the more especial
ly since it allows the railroads to spend
all the money they want to spend for
salaries, upkeep, betterments, etc., and
to still have from 1-2 to 6 per cent.
to pay stockholders dividends that they
were never able to get before anyway.
Senator Capper introduced a bill for
the repeal Of this guarantee in April
1921, and it has been lying in COM
mittee ever since. Now Senator La
Toilette wants the matter disposed of
forthwith by repeal of the whole
business. The senators have been
quite content to leave the Capper bill
at rest in committee; but it is not be-
lieved that any of them who are mem
bers of the Farm Bloc will dare oppose
Senator LaFollette's resolution, the
more especially since there is COM
mon belief over the entire country. that
it is the Esch- Cummins law and the
Esch- Cummins law alone that is pre-
venting the reduction of freight rates
throughout the country.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-14

rs20. Balfour sent check for $4,000
to- Malloy Brothers, who deposited 1t
I our collection in the Perry Banking
q ounpang of Perry, Fla. After pass
i, ~ through banks at Jacksonville and
tfanta, the check reached the Fed
er, II Reserve bank of Richmond and
on December 10 was transmitted dl-
rec tly to the Bank of Lumber Bridge.
On December 13 the drawee bank
mar ked the check paid" charging it
TO Il lie account of Balfour, and on the
same, date sent to the reserve bank
it's cl neck on the Atlantic Banking and
Trust company, of Greensboro, for
50. .2OS 80 in payment Of that and other
items. On December II, the reserve
bank was informed that the check on
Green sboro was no good, and on the
same day wired the Bank of Lumber
Bridge, it must make the check good,
but the latter bank was pla ced in the
hands of a receiver on December %
before the check was paid. The check
was charged back by each bank in
turn and finally debited TO Malloy
Brothers by their bank. .. ,l"'..
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-14
WITHIN THE TOWN.

Large frycrs are bringing so cents
on the market when peddled from
house to house.
A total of $50 bales of cotton were
sold on this market the first four days
Of the week, according to statement
made yesterday by r. +. Mcclure,
public wcigher
- Policeman Broome, who has been
serving on the Gorkyille police force
during the past four months, stated
Tuesday that he has secured posi-
ton in Conway, S. c., and that he will
enter upon his duties there about
August l.
Local dealers in calcium arsenate,
for use as a boil weevil poisoning,
have been selling large quantities OF
the poison to the farmers of the sur
rounding country during the past two
weeks, it was said yesterday. The
prevailing price is II 1-2 cents pound,
although if one buys n large quantity
he will get the poison at somewhat
lower figure Many farmers are buy
ing their poison wholesale.
Children of Mrs. William McCloud
who live on East Jefferson Street were
badly frightened Wednesday night
when Robert McCloud saw or thought
he saw man who was concealed in
the kitchen. The little fellow, accord
ing to neighbors had. gone into the
kitchen for some purpose when he
saw the hands of Il white man whose
body was concealed. He Immediately
notified his sisters and his mother and
the alarm was given. Neighbors who
made a search of the premises were
unable to find any signs of the pres
ence of an intruder.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-14

and in it's last analysis infallibly just
and correct. And where the editor
would be of real service he must rest
his case on that last analysis. Quite
often, as The Observer points out, the
editor is confronted with the necessity
of printing things he would much pre-
fer not to print, and sometimes, not
so often perhaps, he reluctantly leaves
out things he would prefer to print
Indeed if he is at all qualified for the
duties of his position, he is not long in
finding that instead of his having con-
troll of these duties they have control
of him. Otherwise the editor would
not last long. But after all, The OBJ
server did not attempt to specifically
point out the things that should not be
printed, and it is hardly probable that
it will, because after all has been said
that can be said, each case must con-
tinue to be governed by its own cir
cumStanccs.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-14

,Dispatches from Washington indl-
cate the probable early revision OF the
century old agreement between Great
Britain and Canada and the United
States limiting armamcnts on the Great
Lakes. The old agreement speclhes
the size of war vessels and armaments
that can be used in terms of old time
craft and ancient guns that would be
useless today for any purpose. The
need for revision of the agreement
arises out of the necessity for policing
the lakes against various outlaws es-
necially the whisky smugglers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-14

The Hague conference has failed,
just as was expected. Everybody
knew before the conference met that
it was impossible to mix oil and water
Yet the conference was called for just
that. For instance there was the cap
italistic system, controlled by individ-
ual ownership, on the one hand, ana
the socalistic system under which ev-
crybody belongs to the state, on the
other hand The main issues were:
First. the demand upon Russia to re-
store the private property seized from
foreigners by the BOlshevik govern
ment Russia agreed to make good to
all alien nationalsts all they had lost;
but could not promise to restore the
identical property that had been taken
away. That was impossible in most
cases, for to have complied with that
demand would have meant abandon
mCnt of the principle of socialism.
Then the Allied powers wanted Russia
to agree to pay Allied claims, and
Russia wanted TO know the amount of
those claims. The Allies declined to
fix the amount except with the help Of
a mixed commission and to this Russia
would not agree, the more especially
because the amount that might be due
is complicated with Russia's claims
against the Allies. Then last Russia
wants to borrow from the Allies a
large sum Of money, and this sum the
Allies are unwilling to advance be-
cause of the absence of satisfactory
basis of security. The Russians say
that everything was stacked against
them from the beginning and the Allies
say that the Russians do not want To
reach an agreement anyway. The truth
of the whole matter is that there is no
possible way of reconciling an agree
mcnt between the capitalistic and So
cialstic systems.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-14
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Bank of Clover-Statement ot condi-
ton.
Sam NJ. & S. Earle GTist, District
Agents-And still another.
J.. NJ. Stroup-Gee, but il is sure hot!
Nathan Feinstein's Department store
-Feinstein's great emergency sale
now going on.
Bank of Clover-Only two things.
J. =. Ramsey-Notice to debtors and
creditors of the estate of w. A. Ram
sey, deceased.
Farmers Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany--Will pay reward of 500 for
evidence to convict the party or par
. ties who set fire to the buildings OF
E. NJ. Whisonant.
j. d. Boyd-Candidate for magistrate
in Bethel, township. .'
George w. Williams, Secretary-Notice
to the voters resident in 'IorkVllle
school district.
c. f. Sherer, Real Estate-New ofter-
ings of property at Clover.
Carroll Bros.-Nitrate of soda.
w. +. Jackson-Fruit jars.
York Supply Co.-Another car OF nj
trate of soda.
Standard Oil Company Of New Jersey
Just what drives that motor IN
your car.
The B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co.-Good-
rich tires. -
Rock Hill Furniture Company--Auction
sale of fire damaged property to-
morrow
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-14
In the Charlotte Observer of yester-

In the Charlotte Observer of yester-
day there is an editorial on the subject
of What Not to Print" 1t is an old,
old subject; but is handled in the thor
oughly sensible style that is character
istic of The Observer, and therefore
worth while The writer makes it
quite clear that although he may not
know what to print or what not TO
print, he at least knows what he is
talking about, which is something that
the average layman don't know. AT
least, this is true in the opinion of ev-
cry editor who has had sufficient eX-
periencc to gather an intelligent idea
of the responsibility of his position.
Public taste mig, have something to
do with the matter; but pablic opinion
has great deal more. And here is
where the intelligence and character
of the editor must meet the severest
test. There is nobody to tell him what
TO do. There is nobody who could tell
him. He must rely upon the fact
that however small or narrow some of
his individual critics might be, public
opinion is broad, liberal, intelligent,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-14
REV. JENNINGS ARRESTED

Charged with Swapping a pistol in
his wife's face and with carrying a
pistol, Rev. G.. w. Jennings, pastor of
Gallilee Baptist church, colored, York
vile. was arrested this morning and
lodged in Jail He was later released
on bond. Jennings was arrested near
his home in the western part of town.
A Colts revolver was found on his
person. The arrest was made by
Magistrate Black and Chief Of Police
Ed Steele. Bond Of 800 was required
of Jennings by the town on the pistol
charge.
The preacher attempted to explain
the pistol toting charge by saying that
he conducted. store near his nome
and that he used the pistol to protect
himself while travelling between MS
house and his store.
II seems that Jennings had row
with his family yesterday as the re-
suit of which it is alleged he snapped
q pistol in his wife's face and threaten
ed other members of the family. Com
plaint was made to the officers ana
Jennings was arrested this morning.
He did not resist.
Rev. Jennings is one of the best
known colored ministers in Yorkville.
He is said to be very influential among
the colored race and despite many dis
sensions i'm his own church over him
because of his alleged conduct, has
managed To maintain the upper hand
His son died on Wednesday and was
buried yesterday, and it is said that
the family row which led to his ar
rest came after the funeral.
II was stated this morning that Rev,
Jennings will be tried in mayors court
in Yorkville tomorrow morning on the
charge of carrying a pistol.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-14
TARIFF ON COTTON.
Senator Smith Insists That There Is
No Need for Protection.

The senate came to its struggle over
the tariff duties on cotton and cotton
products Wednesday, with Senator
Smith, Democrat, South Carolina,
opening the fight against the general
duties proposed.
Arguing that the proximity of Amer
ican cotton mills to the worlds supply
of raw cotton i'm this country should be
tariff protection enough, the South
Carolina senator said the country was
faced with the peculiar conditions OF
tariffs against cotton manufacturers OF
England, which are absolutely depend
Cnt upon tie United States for supplies
of raw cotton.
Senator Smith also declared ii was
an Indictment of the cotton producers
and business men generally of America
that Liverpool dictated the worlds
prices for cotton. He pointed out that
20 per cent of the worlds cotton was
produced in the United States and
that, due to peculiar climatic and soil
conditions this country had an "abso-
lutte monopoly" of the producing OF
cotton for mill purposes. Because of
this, he contended the United States
should fix the worlds price.
One trouble, the speaker said, was
the lack of a proper cotton marketing
and financing system. He asserted
that, should the cotton crop in the
United States absolutely fail for one
season, the English mills would be
closed and the millers would be bank
rupt. He recalled that during the Civil
war. when England practically was cut
off from the American cotton supply,
the price of American cotton in Eng
land raised to S1.S9 a pound.
Opposing specifically an amendment
by Senator Ashurst, Democrat, Arizona,
for tariff rate of Is cents pound on
Yuma, or Arizona long staple cotton,
Senator Smith declares this cotton did
not come into competition with the
Egyptian long staple commodity, which
he asserted, was selling here for
higher price than the American pro-
duct. despite the duty in the emergen-
cy tariff rate. Senator Smith explain
cd how different soils and different cli-
mates even in this country produced
entirely different fibres, and said the
Yuma and Egyptian cotton were who'll
" different and were used COR different
purposes.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-14
RoYD,S BRIDGE ROAD

Work on the mile and one-half OF
roadway to connect Boyds Ferry
Bridge with Bethel townships system
of roadways is in progress 1t was
learned yesterday, Stewart & Jones,
the contractors having forty mules
and q large force of hands employed
in building the road which will be
completed in about thirty days. The
contractors are unier the necessity of
building practically an original road
from the Bethel road to the bridge.
No trouble has been experienced, how
ever in getting all the hands desired
and there is no reason why the road
should not he completed in short
order. The contract price for the job
was $3.50.
Information is that because Of the
continued presence of quick sand the
Construction Company
which has the contract for building
the new steel and concrete bridge
across Catawba river at BOyd'S Ferry
are having q hard time of il and that
progress is slow. The bridge con-
tractors are seeking to establish piers
on the York county side where there
is Il long approach and where they
are meeting great difficulty on account
Of quick sand.
According to those familiar with
tho difficulties under which the con-
tractors are labOring there is no tell
ing when the 1900 foot bridge will
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-14
MERE MENTION

\ party of five travelling by automo-
bile from Altoona, Pa. to Erie, Pa, to
attend wedding was wiped out at
Greenville, Pa, Wednesday by being
struck by train.......-....in Cleveland,
Ohio. a few days ago Mrs. Christine
Miller was sentenced TO go to the
workhouse for 80 days and pay a fine
of S25 for careless driving OF an auto
mobile. She had run down an eight
year old child i'm front of a school.
Jim Bradley, a young strikebreaker,
was badly beaten by striking shOpmcn
in Augusta, Ga. Wednesday. y.-............The
attorney general OF Illinois, has offered
a reward of $1,000 for information Ia
convict any individual who committed
murder and assault in connection with
the coal strike in Williamson county,
Illinois,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-14

The strike of the railroad shopmen
throughout the country is being felt
more and more every day and condi-
tions are becoming more and more
critical. Although there have been re-
ported many cases Of serious disorder
in different localities, the striking
shopmen are generally depending upon
orderly methods. 1t was foreseen
when the shopmen went out that loco
motives, then in good condition, would
soon begin to require the attention OF
workmen Of skill and experience and
that has happened. Many engines and
cars have given down and trains are
being annulled in large numbers. The
news comes from Washington that the
president has virtually decided to call
out troops to ensure the non-interfer-
cnce with mail trains. Maintainance of
way men who, after consideration, de-
cided to remain on the job until fur
ther developments, are now giving II
to,be understood that unless the guards
are removed from the railway shops
they will quit work also. Station
agents and clerks are leaving their
jobs on a number of the big Eastern
lines. President Harrison of the South
ern, has given out statement in which
he says that although reluctant so
to do, unless the strikers come back to
their jobs at once, he will soon be COM
PEELED to fill their places with other
men, because of his duty to the pub
lie. The railway executives, with
headquarters at Chicago, persist in
their refusal to entertain peace pro-
posals from the striking shopmen
Unless some kind of understanding is
reached very shortly the outlook is
that the situation may get entirely be-
yond the control of any of the parties
to the controversy.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-14
All .easonable presumption points to

All reasonable presumption points 10
incendiarism in connection with the
repeated destruction Of TIE property Of
e. M. Whisonant through fire. So far
as The Yorkville Enquirer has infor-
nation there has been no suggestion
OF an important clue pointing to the
incendiary. In Offering a reward in
connection with the matter the
Farmers Mutual Fire insurance COM
pany is entitled to commendation and
also it is entitled to all possible as
sistance in running down the incen-
diary. Crimes of this kind should not
be allowed to go unpunished SO long
as there is possible chance Of detect
ing the criminal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-14

Among the many mourners at the
funeral of Uncle" John Shell, 13i
years old, were his two sons, William.
ninety, and Albert, seven, it became
known at Louisville, Ky, Friday, when
news was received that the oldest
white man in the world had died July
6 at his home at Greasy Creek, Ky.
Albert is the offspring of second
marriage, Uncle" Johns first wife,
who is said to have been two years his
senior, having died about ten years
ago. The aged man retained full pos
session of his faculties to the last and
discussed his funeral arrangements
with Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Creech,
with whom he had made his home since
he lost his own through the fore
closure of a mortgage several months
ago. He is said to have been born in
Tennessee, September 3, 1888, the son
of Samuel Shell, a gunmaker. Until
he was discovered" about four years
ago, Uncle" John had led a secluded
life in the mountain country, but had
since travelled considerably, exhibit
ing himself at State fairs. In 1919 he
took his first airplane ride. On his
visits to cities Uncle" John told
newspaper interviewers that he re-
mcmbercd having seen Daniel Boone
and recalled the general mourning that
followed the death OF George Washing
ton. He said he was too old to enlist
in the Mexican War.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-14
PLENTY OF MONEY

There ia no longer any question ol
the ability of the South Carolina Cot
ton Growers Cooperative Marketing
Association to finance the cotton of its
members to the best advantage. That
matter has been definitely settled.
After hearing of the officers of
the Cooperative Marketing associa-
ton in Washington Wednesday, the
War Finance Board approved an ad-
vance of s1O00O.OOO for use in financ-
ing South Carolina cotton.
There was present before the board
representing the South Carolina Cot
ton Marketing association, n. G.
Hammer. president: l.. D. Jennings,
of the executive committee, w. Rogers
Scarborough, treasurer, ]. Pope Mat
thews Of Columbia, and Harold G..
Booker secretary of the association.
The $1O,OOO,OOO to he advanced is to
he used solely for the purpose Of
carrying the cotton of the members
already made and TO he made. On
turning their cotton over to the as
sociation members may. If they so
desire. obtain advances to the amount
of 60 per cent. of its then market
value. the cotton Of course being
warchoused until such time rs it may
be disposed of by the association.
The association has not yet per-
fected its warehouse system: but it
has full assurance that there will be
no difficulty about obtaining all the
warehouse room that may be neces-
sary.
1t is not expected that the War FL
nance board will be called upon to
furnish all the money that will be
necessary for financing tho cotton of
members of the cooperative cotton
association: but rather to
supplement the resources of the banks
as far as may he necessary.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-14

1t is very well for the people of this
country to take notice OF the menace Of
increased lawlessncsS with which they
have to deal. Evidence is to be found
in the large number of white defend
ants who are appearing before the bar
of the sessions court. 1t is very well
small per cent. of the tranSgrcSSOrS
1t is very difficult and unusual for
any man to commit crime without
falling under suspicion; but it is only
a small per cent. of the offenders VIII"
arc actually arrested, and those who
arc arrested should serve as some in
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-14

tcrs," the juror went on to say, "thc
verdict might have been different"
on the first ballot, it was learned the
jury stood two for conviction of man
slaughter and ton for verdict with
recommendations to mercy. 1T really
required not more than an hour to
reach verdict, however, since the
jurors were at supper ut the Shandon
Hotel much of the time they were to-
gethcr after the case had been given
them for consideration.