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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-01-27
Friday, January 27, 1922.

front was received by the local lodge
Wednesday and Is now on display in
one of the show windows in the store
of j. NJ. Stroup.
There Is going to be some fine en-
tertainment as we'll as gratifying in
struction in the Moose lecture in the
town hall next Tuesday night. AS his
principal attraction, the supreme lee
turer of the Loyal Order Of Moose will
take his audience on q tfip tu Moose
heart, the greatest 'Orphanage in the
world, or rather he will bring Moose
heart to his audience. lie will show
the people the splendid work that the
Loyal Order Of Moose has been doing
along philanthropic lines, and also he
will make very clear the activities the
Moose are driving along fraternal lines.
The local Moose lodge is especially
anxious that the people Of the town
and community may have this 'oppor-
tunity to know what their order stands
for and for that reason ii Is giving full
information of the time and place OF
this splendid entertainment, which will
be free to the public.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-01-27
ABOUT PEOPLE

Marion Sandifer of McConnellsville,
was visitor in Yorkville, yesterday.
Roddey Reid of Rock Hill, was a
visitor in Yorkville,. Wednesday.
Auditor Broadus M. Love, is spend
ing this week in Rock Hill, taking tax
returns.
Karl Williams who has been spend
ing some time in Jacksonville, Fla,
was visitor IN Yorkville this week.
Frank McElwee, student in the
Georgia School of Technology, Allan
Ia is visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. +. McElwee in Yorltville.
Mrs. NJ. L. Carroll of Yorkville who
underwent an operation at the Fep-
nell Infirmary, Rock Hill this week
is reported to be recuperating rapidly.
There is little improvement in the
condition Of Magistrate A. j. Quinn or
Kings Mountain township who has
been quite i'll ut his home in Glover
for some time past.
John Love and family who have
been living in the J. w. Dobson house
on North Congress street in Yorkville,
have moved to York No. 7. Mrs. j. E.
WhitesiGes and family have moved
into the house vacated by Mr.. Love
and family.
DIR. I. j. Campbell Of Glover and r.
A. Barnett of EbeneZer who have been
spending some time in Havana, Cuba,
have returned to their respective
homes. Other members Of the party
of tourists who have returned were
DR.. J. w. Campbell and Mr.. Foster
Clinton of Gastonia.
Edward Hurt, son of Rev. w. E.
Hurt of Cheraw was among the visi-.
tors in Yorkville yesterday. The
younger Mr.. Hurt is the travelling rep
resentative in this section of q well
known manufacturer of shirts, under
wear and hose. The family lived here
about twelve years ago when Rev.
Hurt was pastor of the First Baptist
church.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-01-27
WITHIN THE TOWN

The annual meeting of the local
chapter of the Red Cross which was
advertised to be held in the court
house last evening was postponed be-
cause of the inclement weather. Mrs.
w. d. Glenn, chairman of the chap
ter said this morning that the meeting
would be held later although the date
had not been decided on.
- York Lodge No. 1861, Loyal Order
of Moose has been awarded the low
ing cup offered to the Moose Lodge
in South Carolina showing the great
est increase in membership from
October to January l. The men,
bership Of the local lodge was increas-
ed so per cent. during that period.
The cup was offered by JGmes j.
Davis, director general of the Loyal
Order of Moose and secretary of La
Dor in the cabinet of President Hard
ing. The cup, a large and massive
vessel of German silver bearing the
portrait of Secretary Davis on its
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-01-27

There was some snow during Tues
day, but It did not stick.
The mercury went down to II de-
grees Wednesday night, the lowest
mark that has been reached for sew
eral years.
People who assert that this is the
coolest weather ever, forget the mer-
curry went down to 5 degrees below
zero in February, 1918, and they also
forget that at least three times within
the past fifty years teams have been
driven across Catawba and Broad riv-
ers Oh the ice.
John T. Feemster Of York No. 5, says
that there Is no question of the fact
that the roots Of the cockleburs are
furnishing shelter for some. kind of a
grub or bug; but he has not been able
to satisfy himself that it is the boil
weevil 81 don't say it is, and don't
say it amt; but l am going to pull up
all the cockleburs on my place all the
same" he says.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-01-27
ton than the farmer who has not these

tion than the farmer who has not these
things. ''a@. ..
1t is a fact we'll understood by all
who have gone through the experience
that one hundred dollars IL small
thing if you have it; but fearfully
big thing if you have not got it. The
same proposition applies with equal
force to the farmer in the case of
cows, chickens and pigs.
We know a certain York county far
mer who owes no man a cent, whose
check would be honored for a good
many thousands of dollars, and of
whom all his neighbors say, "he is
rich," but who though he lives on the
fat Of the land, does not spend as much
cash on his table in year as the av-
er&ge dry goods clerk with a family
has to spend in week. And this is
one of the reasons-the principal rea-
son in fact-why they say Of this far
mer that he is rich. He is able to save
the cash that he would otherwise have
tically nothing.
To be sure, the average farmer in
this county is no more content to work
for mere living than is the average
healthy minded man of any other call
ing, and we'll it is so; but nevertheless
any man who can by intelligent dill
gence and foresight arrange to get a
fir2t class living without having to
spend good money for it, Is very fool
ish to choose q more difficult and pre-
carious way Of getting that living.
Ask any successful business man for
the most essential requirement as to
making money and he will say that 1t
is Keeping down expenses" and If
there is anybody in any calling who is
better able to do this than the farmer,
it will be difficult to spot him.
1t has been the history of cotton
production in the South, especially In
the case of farmers who have sought
to raise cotton as q business, that the
lure has been in the shape Of the ag-
gregate price to be received for the
crop when finally placed, on the mar
ket, with but little regard for the tre-
mendous. expenses incurred in the
making There has been an idea that
somewhere between the cost of max
ing and the uncertain price to be real
lied at the marketing there would be
profit for the producer, and this idea
has wrought the ruin of more hun
dreds of thousands than have ever met
disaster in any other business. The
only people who have ever made any
real money in raising cotton are those
who have raised cows, hogs and chick
ems, and made their cotton a surplus.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-01-27
HELD UP AND ROBBED

John b. McCarter, store keeper
and farmer of Filbert No. 1 reported
to the sheriffrs office yesterday morn
ing that he was held up ard robbed in
his store Wednesday night of about
$35 in cash. According to McCarter
the hold-up was staged by two
negroes dressed in overalls who came
to the store with request that he
sell them some snuff.
After buying the snuff one of the
negroes expressed desire to see some
overalls and McCarter proceeded to
comply with the request when the
command came, Hands up"
The storekeeper found himself look
ing into the muZzle Of revolver while
the other negro jumped across a
counter and proceeded to search him,
robbing him of all the money that he
had on his person-about $50.
McCarter had a new Smith & Wes-
son .32 calibre revolver in his pocket,
but for some reason or other the
negro who searched his clothes did
not locate the pistol.
According to his story after robbing
him the two negroes backed out of
the store with warning not to stick
his head out the door for at least
thirty minutes or else he was liable
to get shot"
Thus far there is no clue to the
identity Of the robbers. They were
strangers to McCarter who Is quite
sure, however that he would be able
to recognize them if he saw them
again.
One of the negroes had a IS bill
when he came into the store which he
rendered in payment Of the articles
purchased.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-01-27
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Real estate transfers have been in
dexed in the office of the county audi
tor as follows:
Bethesda-T. Z. McMackin, c. c. C.
Pls., to J. Z. Johnson, 1919 91-1OO acres
$1,000. -.
BuIIoek's creek--Octavia McCaw ct
al. to Nancy Brown, A 95-loo acres
$1123.75. ~,
w. M. McCaw ct al. to Octavia Nc
Cav, 46 S8-10 acres, $l,672.
Octavia McCaw ct al. to w. M. NC
Cav, Al acres, $1,675.
Octavia McCaw ct al. to j. j. McCaw'
4S 90 100 acres, $l,367.25.
Catawba-Celia Simrill to Samuei
and Thomas Simrill, lot, 81, love and
affection.
White, lot, $2,1OO. .
Mary Massey to Lizzie Caldwell, l
lot, S100. -.
Z. E. Poag to w. R. Armstrong, lot
$640. =.
U. NJ. Pursley to Mrs. S. J. Faris, 1
lot, $3.50.
s2,375.
f. E. Poag to J. F. Giles, lot, $50.
w. B. Jenkins to Isabel G. Jenkins, l
lot, $50.
Mary E. White to Van Gilec, I lot,
s175.
Mrs. Annie L. Conner to David Lyle,
2 lots, $3.50.
Ebenezer-J. S. H. Faris to Eliza
beth C. Faris, lot, $500.
T. f. McMackin, c. c. c. Pts. to the
Peoples Trust Co., 180 1-2 acres, $1,000.
(Pat w. Major property.
Wilson Barron and A. H. Mobley (B.
& M. Motor Coz to r. II. Mobley, lot,
S5 and other considerations.
Fort MilI-Mrs. Alice E. Sutton to H.
G. Hammonds, 43 acres. SO and other
considerations.
]. NJ. Gamble to Matte v. Faris, 5
lots, $4,000.
Hamilton Carharrt, Jr., to c. P. Car
hartt, acreage not given, 81.
Matte V. Faris to j. NJ. Gamble,
III I-2 acres, $4,000.
Kine's Mountain-C. Carter to Liz
Zie Cathcart, lot, $665.
W. p. Smith to Sam X. Moore, lots,
$685..
w. P. Smith to C. H. Rattcrree, 1 lot,
$500.
w. P. Smith to ]. T. Pursley, I lot,
$3.50.
w. Smith to ]. A. Page, l lot, $3.50.
C. H. Ratterree to w. p. Smith, 2
lots 5000.
Sam X. Moore to w. p Smith, 2 lots,
s655.
w. II. Hagans to Effie May Quinn, 1
lott 5000. >a- ~.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-01-27

Coming down to the real logic Of the
situation, what harm is there in the
fact that Europe should be the debtor
to America? Is it not fact that
America was debtor to Europe for
more than a hundred years? Is it not
a fact that America was developed by
European capital? Or put it another
way. Has not America been making
Europe richer and richer during more
than four hundred years? There is alb
no question of this. American
labor and industry of every kind had to
p&y tribute to Europe and was Still
paying such tribute up to 1914 Had it
not been for the great war America
would still be paying this tribute in the
form of interest on European invest
ments and profits on European manu-
factures. In the light of these facts
and facts that are beyond dispute, why
should there be anything wrong in a
reversal of the process reversal un-
der which Europe will begin working
for America for while? Although the
idea may appear quite horrible from a
European viewpoint, there is really
nothing wrong about it. On the con-
trary, it seems about right.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-01-27
THE COLOR OF HIS MULE

While making his rounds of the
town in his fiivver Wednesday Chief
Steele came upon a man lying on a
side street, evidently much the worse
for ginger"
After q little investigation Of the
case the chief decided that insomuch
as the man was not inclined to be dis
orderly, it would be just as good luck
to start him home and on being adj
vised that his mule was in Carroll
Bros lot had him get i'm the fiivver,
and go to the lot to look for 1t.
What kind of a mule have you?"
asked the chief, with a view to identi-
flying the right animal.
"a pretty good looking mule for a
man like me to own," the fellow
drawled. t -!
"Yes,' said the chief somewhat
tickled at the reply, "but is it a bay,
or black or a gray, or what color
Is It,"
81 don't know as that is any of your
business" the fellow replied looking at
the chief stupidity.
This made the chief laugh again;
but at the same time he decided that
it would not be best to let the fellow,
go home in that condition, SO he took
him, to Jail and locked him up. A few
hours later when the fellow was in
better condition, he was allowed to go
home. He paid the Jail fees, etc, and
thanked the chief for his consider
alton.
az don't even know when you locked
me up" he said; but l can see now
that if you had allowed me to go home
in that condition 1 might have been
killed"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-01-27

Whatever the government might do
toward making it easier for the farmer
financially, the farmer can get very
little benefit of any situation that
might be created without the expendi-
ture of energy and intelligence on his
part. That should be accepted as a
fact. But that the. government did
make things more attractive for the
farmer during the years 1918 and 1918,
none but a fool will dispute, and just
as certainly as the inflated condition
that existed during 1918 and 1919 was
the result of government efforts to
stimulate agricultural production, the
subsequent period of depression has
been caused by opposite government
action. In the first place the financial
interests sought to provide an abund-
arce of food and clothing for the army
and the people. That having been ac-
complished it was necessary to with
draw such financial power as remain
ed in the hands of the farmers lest the
farmers become too independent of the
financial interests.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-01-27
LOCAL. AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

First National Bank Of Sharon-Cer-
tificates of deposit good all the year
round.
Mackorell Drug Company-The place
to buy good drugs.
Ferguson & Youngblool-Burt oats.
The Star Theatre, ]. O. Wray, Man
ager-Harry T. Morey today.
York Supply Company-Garden seed.
Liberty Service station-Transmis-
sions and difficulties.
Planters Bank of Sharon-Co-opera-
tive marketing.
Sam NJ. and S. E. Grist, District
Accessibility Sundays Insurance
Ideals. .....,',.
J. NJ. Stroup-You are cordially in
vited TO Spring Tailoring opening.
York Lodge No. 1861, Loyal Order of
Mocse-You are invited to hear the
Supreme Lecturer at the Town hall
next Tuesday night.
The Trade Bindery, Columbia-Print-
ers can handle all the work that the
large plants have been handling.
Glover Drug Store, Clover-Watch out
for cough and cold.
Elizabeth T.. Wood, AdministratriX-
Notice to debtors and creditors OF
w +. Wood, deceased.
Mrs. Juanita Hardin-Notice OF appli-
cation for final discharge.
w. L. Bennett, Auctioneer-Saln oil
Matthews property at Clover on
Saturday, February A.
Southeriand- Wakefield Co., Charlotte
n. C.-Eye-s strain.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-01-27
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS

Snow fell to depth Of several
inches OF Orangeburg Wednesday.
- The Peoples Bank Of Anderson is to
be re-opened under an arrangement by
which the depositors agree to leave
their money where it is for year at 5
per cent interest. OF the $1,000,OO0 de-
posited, more than 100000 had agreed
to the arrangement within two days
after the announcement of the PROPOSE
ton. The plan was proposed by James
Craig, state bank examiner.
A bill to promote q tax on luxur-
les was introduced in the house of
representatives today by the ways
and means committee. The provisions
of the bill include the following: On
beverages made from cereals and from
fruit Juices, six cents a gallon; on
fountain syrups, twenty five cents a
gallon; on tickets to moving picture
shows and other amusements, except
those by educational charitable or re-
ligious organizations, tax OF one
cent for every thirty cents OF admis-
sion: cigarettes, one cent for each ten
cigarettes: cigars, if sold for less than
seven cents each, one cent on every
three cigars; on cigars selling for
more than seven cents, n tax OF one
cent for each cigar; on those selling
for more than fifteen cents, two cents
each; on little cigars, weighing not
over 4 ounces, one cent for each five;
chewing tobacco and smoking tobac-
co in bags or boxes, a half cent for
each ten cents worth; snuff, one cent
on each ten cents worth; on automo-
biles, one per cent. of the selling price;
on ammunition, if not for use outside
the state, one dollar per thousand
rounds.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-01-27
YoRKvILLE ENQUIRER FOR 1922

The attention of that portion Of the
public which has not already taken
advantage of the offer Of the pub
fishers of The Enquirer to send the
paper for one year for $2.25 is called
to the fact that the time limit fixed
on this offer is rapidly drawing to a
close and that after February Is, the
price of the paper will be $3.50 per
annum.
The mailing list of The Yorkville
ENQUIRER now carries 2,700 names,
some 200 more than at this same date
last year and about 400 less, than at
the high water mark of circulation in
the unusually flush times of three
years ago; but with all that only a
snail fraction of the capacity OF the
unusual facilities Of the plant from
which the paper is issued.
Devoted as it is to all the highest
interests Of York county and Scutn
Carolina and covering it's field as 1t
does, it is strange that any family In
this section should try to do with
out The Yorkville~ Enquirer. 1t IS
strange that any family should be
content to depend upon the borrow
ing of the paper subscribed for by
neighbor rather than subscribe for
copy for itself. For any family in this
section to try to get along without The
Yorkville Enquirer is to deprive itself
of advantages that are not TO pc
measured by the small charge foc
years subscription.
The attention of the public is call.
ed to the fact that the problems that
come up for solution during 1922 are
RAINY ard numerous. For one thing
the financial and economic problems
will count for much and for another
thing the question Of taxation VIII
probably receive more consideration
than for many years past. In con-
nection with these things there Is TO
Inc an election for governor, state and
eli county officers, including represen-
tatives in the general assembly that
will be more than ordinary concern 10
every citizen.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-01-27
FARMERS WANT ACTION
Purchasing Power of Farm Commodi-
ties Should be Restored.

Washington, Jan. 26. Immediate
steps to reestablish, the value of farm
products on a parity with those OF
other commodities were asked Of con-
gress by President Harding tonight by
the national agricultural conference
through unanimous adoption of q res
olution to that effect. The resolution
was contained in a report from the
marketing committee and members
said it's adoption meant that some
thing must be done by the president
and congress Immediately" The res
olution follows:
1T is the sense of this committee
that the congress and the president of
the United States should take such
steps as will Immediately rec1tablish
a fair exchange value for all farm pro-
ducts with that of all other commodi-
ties"
The conference at the same time re-
jected a resolution of the National
Farmers union, offered by ]. S. Wan
namaker of South Carolina, which
would have called for a government
minimum price guarantee on farm
products
= The conference today entered dis
cussion in the senate and at the hear
inS Of the senate agricultural COM
mittee on the Ladd price stabilization
bill.
War on "Bloc."
Senator Heflin 3(DemocraD Of A'a-
bama in the senate expressed hope
that the conference would result In
some good and criticized the selec-
tion of its delegates. The whole ad-
ministration, he declared, "from the
tunity to rap the congressional agri-
cultural bloc, which was unanimously
indorsed today by the conference.
Mr.. Heflir's speech followed a dec
laration by Senator La Toilette (Re-
publicaa) Of Wisconsin that the condi-
ton Of agriculture was the inevitable
result Of "forcible defation" brought
about through control of the nations
credit by the will Of a few financiers
and could not be cured by the resolu-
tions Of any conference"
Meantime at the senate agriculture
committee hearing, ]. s. Wannamaker
of South Carolina, q delegate to the
conference, declared again agriculture
could be saved from bankruptcy only
through government fixing Of prices
of cotton, corn and wheat. He agreed
with Senator Page (Republican) OF
Vermont thet fixed minimum prices
could not be maintained without, en-
barsoes barring imports of these COM
modities and he estimated 1t would
cost the government not more than
$500, 100000 in purchasing farm COM
modities to- stabilize prices.
Opposition to Plan.
In a conference with newspaper
men later in the day Secretary WAL
lace voiced opposition: to price fixing
which he said would prove ruinous to
the farming industry. He declared he
favored plans to restore the purchas-
ing power of the farmer dollar to
parity with that in other industries.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-01-27
Cotton as a Surplus.

There are more COWS, hogs and
chickens in York county than there are
in the average South Carolina county,
is why York county is in better condi-
tion than the average South Carolina
county.
We are not going to undertake to
argue that man can get rich raising
cows, pigs and chickens-at least we
are not going to argue that they can
get rich quickly; but there is no other
way for it than that the farmer who
has sufficient COWS, pigs and chickens
for his own needs Is in better condl-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-01-27
Che aIurkpills eaqairsr,
Entered at the Postoffice at York, as
Mail Matter Of thu Second Class. -.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1922.

There is no question of the justice
of a liberal bonus to the soldiers, and
the soldiers should have the bonus re-
gardless; but the manner in which the
taxes with which to pay the bonus are
to be raised is important. The fair
thing is to collect those taxes off the
people who made most money out of
the war; but to collect it by means of
a sales tax that will have to be paid
SO largely by the soldiers themselves
will be q shame.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-01-27

tends to do for.agrieulture, The York
Vile Enquirer does-no know; but The
Yorkville Enquirer does believe that
If the administration so desires it can
restore the conditions Of say two years
ago by simply reversing the process
by which those conditions were over
turned, and Furthermore it believes
that unless the administration does
make some really earnest effort in this
direction, the agricultural interests Of
the country are going to develop dis
satisfaction and unrest that will give
this and succeeding administrations
many sleepless nights.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-01-27

The truth about the prohibition law
is that it is being enforced more rigid
ly and more. effectively than is any
other, law on the books, and the en-
forcement is steadily growing more rig
id and effectual There are those who
like to rail at prohibition by pointing
to such violations Of the law as we oil
know are going on under our noses;
but even when they rail they know, II
they are capable Of thinking, that the
law is really more active against vio-
letors of this law than it is against the
violators of almost any other law.