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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-10-13
YORK cOUNTYFAIR

Boosters for the annual York county
fair to be held in Rock Hill, who were
in Yorkvillc this morning reported that
things are coming on all right and
prospects are good for a big annual
gathering of people of York county
and a fine collection of York county
products. Never before, it is said,
have the grounds and buildings look
ed so spic and span; in fact every
thing has been whtewaShed and when
the carnival company pitches its tents
in the fair grounds the fair area will
look like a tented city sure enough
The fair at Rock Hill opens Wednes-
day morning and is to continue
through Friday The opening day has
been designated as Farmers Day" and
Thursday is to be known as Every
body's Day
one OF the features of "Everybody's
Day" is to be a football game between
the freshman teams Of Davidson Col
legc and the Presbyterian College and
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-10-13

Even the people about the towns
seem to have grown more careless
about the planting of shade trees than
formerly. Why?
There has been no recent change in
the detour between Gastonia and Clo-
yer. 1t is a matter of turning to the
left at Bowling Green and coming out
at Pleasant Ridge. The road Is very
good except for its numerous curves.
Very good progress is being made on
the section between Bowling Green
and Pleasant Ridge, and it will be
great travelling between Bowling Green
and Gastonia when the work is COM
pleted.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-10-13

Governor Harvey wants to reform
the custom whereby applicants Tor
pardons are allowed to appear before
the governor and the board through
counsel and present their petitions In
person. Inasmuch as such an ex
parte procedure seems to involve all
the essential elements of new trial
at which the prosecution is not rep
resented he thinks it will be proper to
require that the grounds of the appli-
cation for pardon be submitted IN
writing. This in order that the gov
ernor and the pardon board may have
abundant time for mature considera-
ton that will facilitate the making Of
at leisure any special inquiry that may
seem desirable because of the new
matter introduced.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-10-13

The propaganda for the cancellation
of the Allied debts to the United States
is we'll under way. Practically all OF
the big international financial inter-
ests appear to be set in that direction
1t is argued that the debts are para
living trade, and because of this pa
ralysis surplus American crops are
rotting, while Europeans, who. would
be buying except for the debts, are
starving. The situation is difficult of
comprehension; but the cancellation
is getting the best of it.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-10-13
NO ATTENDANCE OFFICER

Although the York county .legisla-
tive delegation at the last session Of
the general assembly made provision
for such an officer, superintendent
John f. Carroll said yesterday that the
county board of education had not yet
elected compulsory attendance Of
ficer for the year 1928 and that it
was likely that no such officer would
be employed
Mr. Carroll's daughter, Miss Eliza
beth Carroll who completed a course
at Winthrop College LAST year is as
sisting in the office of the county
superintendent OF education and it is
likely that part of the duties that
would ordinarily be done by an attend
ance officer will be handled by her.
The county superintendent said that
he had recommended to all the
trustees throughout York county that
the compulsory attendance law become
effective November 5. Under the law
all children between the ages OF s
and IA must attend school eighty con-
secutive school days following the
date on which the trustees in each
district declare the compulsory term
operative.
1t is the presumption that most of
the trustees of the rural school dist
riots will adopt November 5, as the
date for the operation of the compul-
sorry law.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-10-13
ELECTION COMMISSIONERS

John A. Marion, county Democratic
chairman has recommended to Gov
ernor Wilson G. Harvey the appoint
ment of the following as Federal and
state election commissioners:
State-W. NJ. Dunlap, Rock Hill; j.
T. Crawford, McConnellsville; DR.. w.
F.. McGill, Hickory Grove.
Federal-Erwin Carothers, Rock
Hill; John +. Gordon, TirZah; william
Riddle, Bowling Green.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-10-13

taHeous INQUIRIES in the several prfhci-'
psi coal fields. such as the central COM
petitive district, :the Southern district,
the Western district ard the anthracite
district. A fund of s2oO,OOo has been
for the inquiry, which is
designed to be the most exhaustive
ever conducted by any agency of the
federal government. The commission
ers will receive salary Of $500
year each:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-10-13

- Six former governors of South
Carolina have been invited by Cover
nor and Mrs. Wilson G. Harvey to
be their guest at dinner October %,
when Mrs. George w. Vanderbilt will
be the guest of honor. Mrs. Wander
bilt has accepted dinner invitation,
in connection with her visit to the
South Carolina state fair. Besides the
former governors and their wives, the
only other guests Will be Thomas G..
Mcleod Democratic nominee for gov
ernOr, and Mrs. Mcleod, and Mr.. and
Mrs. II. NJ. Cooper, of Wisacky, Mr.
Cooper being president of the State
Fair association. Former governors
who have been invited, together with
their wives, are John C. Shepp2rG, of
Edgefield, John Gary Evans, Spartan
burg: Martin +. Ansel, Greenville; d.
c. Hayward, Columbia; Richard I.
Manning, Columbia and r. A. Cooper
Of Washington. Former Governor
Bleasc is not included in the list.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-10-13

business s with British politics, from
all that can be gathered on this side
of theySwater, it aboksias if Mr.. Lloyd
George has been handling things very
nicely and il, the Britishers have as
much good hard sense as they are
generally credited with having, their
premier is going to be sustained in all
that he has done.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-10-13

1t does not involve a great deal OF
labor or expense to set out tree. At
least there are lots of people who have
the facilities and who might just as
well..be setting out trees as not. In
fact they had better be setting out
trees. There is not farm in York
county that cannot be improved by the
setting out of trees. To be sure the
growth of a planted or reset forest is
slow; but it is sure, and in time its
value is certain. To properly vision
the matter. one has only to imagine
the present prospect of certain tract
had it been set out in hickory or oaks,
or walnuts or pines or pecans ten
years ago. But it was not done ten
years ago. All right, do it now and
imagine what it will be ten years
hence. 1t is largely matter of lit
tie present labor, and not great deal
of future attention. Nature will do
most of the work, and create the val
ues.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-10-13

- Sumter county peach growers have
organized corporation for marketing
their product. 1t is known as the
Wedgciicld Peach Growers Corporation
of Wedgcfield and has a capital of
$4,000 II. II. McLaurin of Wedge
field and J. F. Booth Of Sumter are the
incOrporatOrs.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-10-13

- The Christian scientists of Char
lesion have arranged for the erection
of church building at a cost of $500.
They have heretofore been renting 4
room, : 80
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-10-13

Election of judges by the people
would go a long ways toward making
substantial justice a common sense
matter.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-10-13
The aturkrills Gnqllirer.
Entered at the Postoffice at York, as
Mail Matter Of the Second Class.
:, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 49,, 1922.

; So Great Britain appears again to
have made France see some ilght ON
the Straits question.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-10-13
Shealy to Jail.

Jim Shealy, negro who shot and
slightly wounded his wife and daugh-
ter at their home on the Carroll place
on York No. 4, last Sunday morning
with a shot gun that he thought was
on safety" has been committed to the
county Jail awaiting the outcome Of
their injuries. 1t Is expected that he
will be released on bond within short
time.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-10-13
Magistrate Davidson.

Zeb Vance Davidson has been ap-
pointed magistrate for Chester by Gov.
Harvey to succeed H. H. Shannon
whose resignation was forced because
of alleged immoral conduct. Mr..
Davidson is expected to take office
November l.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-10-13

The Miller school on York No. 4
opened last Wednesday with Miss
Guemilla Feemster as teacher and an
enrolment of thirty pupils.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-10-13
Cherokee Boy Shot.

Continued on Page Eight,)
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1922-05-26
.BIRKHEAD SUIT FILED
in CIRCUIT COURT
Case Against Governor Russell
Docketed at jackson.

JACKSON, Miss, May 24.-Miss
Frances Birkhead's 100000 damage
suit against Gov. Lee M. Russell, al
leging breach of promise and seduc-
ton, was filed in the Kinds County
Circuit Court shortly after the noon
hour today, and is docketed for trial
here at the next term.
The suit was dismissed in federal
court for the Jackson division of the
southern district by Judge Edwin
Holmes, during the first week in May
on the ground of no jurisdiction, the
governors attorneys contending that
the defendant is not legal resident
of Jackson.
Counsel for Miss Birkhead, who
have since been making a thorough
investigation of the authorities, are
convinced that jurisdiction exists any,
where in the state courts of Missis-
sippi where service on the governor
can be obtained, they said, and de-
cided to file the suit here.
The bill of complaint is an exact
copy of that filed in the federal court
and was placed on the record by Miss
Birkhead's chief counsel, T. R. Fos-
ter, of Vicksburg.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1922-05-26
SHIPPERS WILL SAVE
BY BIG RATE SLASH
Freight Cut of 10 Per Cent Or
dered for July Excludes
Farm Products.

WASHINGTON, May 24.-Based
upon an investigation of transport
ton and industrial conditions begun
last January, the Interstate Commerce
Commission today ordered a reduc-
ton in existing freight rates upon all
classes Of freight of approximately
10 per cent, effective July l. At the
same time the commission fixed 5.76
per cent as the objective return to the
railroads upon their fair valuation.
The return which the rate readjust-
ment of March, 1920, seemed to as
sure, was 6 per cent, or one quarter
of l per cent more than the new per-
centage.
Agricultural products are not af-
fected directly by the order today. The
earlier reduction of 16 1-2 per cent in
western hay and grain rates and the
voluntary ten per cent reduction IN
all other agricultural products viii
stand so far as these commodities are
concerned, for the general decision TO-
day. Also the recently readjusted
rates on brick will not be further re-
duced nor viii live stock rates, which
are now less than those prescribed In
today's order, be further cut.
In the southern and mountain Pa
cific area, which included Memphis
and Memphis territory, the 25 per
cent increase Of two years ago IS re-
duced to 12.6 per cent
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1922-05-26
VARDAMAN WILL BE
IN CAMPAIGN JULY |
Has New Set of Teeth, and His
Health Greatly Improved.

JACKSON, Miss, May 24.-Maj.
Vardaman, candidate for the United
States Senate, gave out this afternoon
a statement answering the criticisms
that have been made in regard to his
failure to take the stump in the pres
ent campaign. Mr.. Vardaman says
that he will be ready to go into the
canvass by July 1. His statement to-
day is addressed to the people of Mis-
sissippi, and is as follows:
II have noticed that my political
enemies are circulating the rumor that
am not only physically and men
tally unable to make the campaign for
the Senate, but if elected viii be un-
qualified to perform the functions of
that high Office.
"Of course this is utterly ridiculous.
l thank God l am still possessed of
those mental and physical qualifica-
tons which have permitted me to
serve the people of Mississippi in the
past with an eye single to their in
terests.
"Some of the aforesaid enemies
have gone so far as to state that | will
be forced to withdraw from the race
because of i'll health.
"These Misrepresentation made me
feel that | owe it to the cause which
| represent as well as to my friends
and myself to set at rest, once and for
all, these silly and untruthful rumors.
1.-THE facts in the case are these /:
About year ago l had, on the adj
vice of several eminent dental sur
geans, my lower teeth extracted.
These teeth had been bothering me
for some time, and had poisoned my
whole system, and was advised that
by extraction the offending condition
would be removed. Unfortunately,
such was not the case, and it has only
been during the past so days that l
received anything approximating per-
manent relief.
''Three weeks ago | underwent a
series of gum treatments by most
efficient dentist in New Orleans, and
he has made for me a set of teeth
which promise to give entire satisfac-
ton, although my pronunciation is
still somewhat affected, because | have
not become used to the new teeth.
"By July l, the people will be in a
position to hear me, and assure them
that / will be present and glad to be
heard. l hope my friends will pro-
ceed with the organization in the va
rious counties; form your clubs and
see to the registration of voters to
the end that we may have a most per-
feet and proper organization-for in
union there is strength.
"If there are any counties where the
people at this time want to hear pub
lie questions discussed my friends,
Judge Burch and others will be glad
to be with you.
'We are in the race to win, and if
my friends shall be patient and not
be stampeded or frightened by this
stupid and malicious campaign OF
propaganda which the opposition are
so industriously circulating, we shall
win the greatest and most overwhelm-
ing victory which we have ever won.
"Be on your guard and always re-
member-as We vote so shall We be
governed-and eternal vigilance is the
price of libertyp'
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1922-05-26
Ell DORADO OIL WELL
CATCHES FIRE AGAIN
Surrounding Country Brilliant
ly Lighted for Miles.

Ell DORADO, Ark, May 22.-The
giant gas well on the Murphy farm,
eight miles north of this city, COM
menced spraying oil early this morn
ing and again caught fire from fric-
ton or spontaneous combustion at
two O'Clock this afternoon.
Tonight the country for miles
around is brilliantly lighted as the
flames from the 300-foot wide crater
formed by the well are shoo4n fully
300 feet in the air.
The well spraying oil does away
all doubt of there being a large oil
pool in this new territory.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1922-05-26
RAN "AD" UNCHANGED
FOR 24-YEAR PERIOD

HOWARD, S. D., May 1S.-Per-
sistent, consistent and insistent adver-
tising is the theory of Dave Theophil-
US, local grain elevator operator,
who has carried the single line read
er: 'Dave Theophilus sells salt" con-
tinuously in the Howard papers for
the last "a years. Mr.. Theophilus has
receipted bills to show that in the
nearly quarter of a century it has
mately $50. He estimates it has been
run the ad has cost him approx
the means of selling $4,000 barrels
of salt, besides indirectly aiding in
many other salss,
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1922-05-26
BEST CHAUTAUQUA
PROGRAM EVER
The Water Valley Chautauqua
Opened May Is And Will
Close May 30-City Delight
ed With Excellent Entertain
ments Given.

Thursday, May %, was opening
day of Chautauqua week in Water
Valley. The large tent is pitched on
the Central School lot, conveniently
located and we'll arranged. This
makes the sixth year that Water Val
ley has enjoyed the Redpath Chautau-
qua entertainments, and while all the
others seemed to be par excellent and
almost impossible of improvement.
this year excels them all and is by far
the best program of them all.
The New England Male Quartet
opened the weeks program with one
of their peerless concerts, appearing
again on the night program which
closed with a lecture by DR.. Lewis A.
Convis, his subject being "Under the
Paws of the Russian Bear.
Today, Friday, at 10 o'clock, will
be Children's Hour, while the after
noon entertainers will be the Alex
ander Trio in one of their most ex-
cellent musical concerts. The Trio
will appear again at the night enter
tainment followed by Hon. Frank
Dixon in his wonderful lecture "The
indispensable Tools of Democracy.
The balance of the weeks program
will be as follows:
Saturday, May 81
Children's Hour
Afternoon Grand Concert
Zedeler Symphonic Quintet
Night-Zedeler Symphonic Quintet
Lecture "The Greed of America"
Granville Jones
Monday, May 20
Children's Hour.
Afternoon-Lecture Furnishing
the Home Beautiful"
Edwin w. Unangst
Night-comedy Drama Friend
| " Enemies" New York Cast
Tuesday, May 80
Morning -Children's Hour.
Afternoon----- Concerl
Soils Marimba Band
Lecture, "What Do You Think
When You Think" Pattison Kline
Night Concert
SoliR' Marimba BanC
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1922-05-26
OAKLAND ORGANIZES
STRAWBERRY ASSN
Officers Elected and Enrolment
Committees Appointed-1O5
Acres Subscribed by Assoc
iation Members.

Oakland is going into the straw
berry business on big scale and are
going in to win.
This season Batesville growers
shipped 19 full cars of strawberries
and broken shipments that equalled
8 more cars, making % full cars for
the season.
Oakland vicinity has just as favor
able soil for the cultivation and sue
cessful growing of berries as Bates
vile. Oakland has same transporta-
ton facilities, and there is no reason
Why Oakland farmers can't do fully
as we'll as Batesvi.!e.
On Tuesday, May 22nd., farmers
of the vicinity of Oakland met and
successfully perfected a Strawberry
Growers Association and put the
projecc on level business basis. Fol-
lowing is list of farmers who sub
scribed or pledged land and the
amount of acreage:
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1922-05-26
MISSISSIPPI OIL WELL
NEWS
NO TEST YET AT THE TEASDALE
OIL WELL

After weeks of delay in getting
proper casing on the ground, Manager
0. R. B. Pace now. says that the cas-
ing is on the ground and ready to be
put in the well, but
something else is still lacking be-
fore the work can go forward. The
manager says they are now delayed
awaiting the arrival of a necessary
tool with which to screw the raising
joints together.
Manager Pace says the tool has
been ordered and when it arrives the
work of testing out the well will be
pushed.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1922-05-26
CITY SCHOOLS CLOSE
SUCCESSFUL YEAR
Graduation Exercises Wednes-
day Night Mark The Closing
of Years School Work-The
superintendent and Faculty
Retained For Next Year.

Graduation exercises of the High
School held Wednesday night closed
one of the most successful school
years work in the history of the
Water Valley Schools.
The graduating class consisted of
"a members-16 girls and boys. 1t
was fine class and one of the largest
in numbers to graduate in years.
Their names follow:
Louise Cahill Frances Spooner
Fred Kendrick Marjorie Jackson
Edward Hartwen Pauline Parks
Royce Porter Leo Sizemore
Ernest Shelton Lora Walker
Aubrey Trusty Kathryn Mauldin
fansey Coker Buna Johnson
Kendrick Reynolds Ona Williams
Hudson Turner Mabel Landrcth
Frances Moore Frances Williamson
Cecil Addington Velma West
Mary Willie Carr Fannie May Wood
Under the efficient and capable
direction of Supt. Guy D. Dean ano
corps of able assistants, the Water
Valley schools made most satisfactory
progress during the years work.
The large class which graduated this
year showed the result of the thorough
and excellent training received at
the hands of those in charge of the
schools, and Water Valley should be
Justly proud of her excellent schools.
So well have Supt. Dean and teachers
performed their duties that at recent
meeting of the board of trustees, rhe
entire faculty was retained for the
coming year. Following are the
names of the faculty who will again
be in charge of the schools;-
For the Wagner Street School:
Misses Leva Biles, linda Davidson,
Marie Sims, Mrs. Peter Brown, Mrs.
w. F. Baker, Misses Annie Kate Carr,
Lucille Brown, Mrs. Garlic Metcalf,
Mrs. John Tarver, Misses Pearl Berry,
Clyde Adams, Cornie Mayes, Minnie
Frederick, Maude Fulson, Myrtle
Wiggs, Ida B. Nall; and for the
North Main Street School: Misses
Lula Erickson, Emma Addington, and
Vera Pearce.
Prof. Guy d. Dean was reelected
as superintendent, which will be
his third year.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1922-05-26
PASS THE MUSTARD, PLEASED

A portly woman had, by mistake,
taken a seat in a railway coach re-
served for smokers. With unconceal-
ed indignation she saw the man next
to her fill his pipe.
"Sir," she said in frigid tones,
smoking always make me ill.,"
The man calmly lit his pipe and
puffed contentedly, and at the same
time replied;
"Does it, ma'am? Well, take my
advice and give it up"
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1922-05-26
DEATH OF LITTLE HAROLD FORD

Harold, the bright little two-year
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley Ford,
died Thursday forenoon about ten
o'clock at the family home in the
Ford's Well neighborhood. Rev.
Alliston will conduct the funeral SER
vices at Sylvia Rena this, Friday, fore
noon at 10 o'clock.
The bereaved parents have the
deep sympathy Of all in the loss of
their precious little boy,
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1922-05-26

This Is Frau Won Rockow. widow
el . German colonel who is TO
aaAasTy ex.KaissF Wilhelm. accord
&Aa 20 F0sno&
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1922-05-26
THE OXFORD WELL

The Oxford we'll is still down 500
feet-no deeper.
Drilling operations were suspend
ed several weeks ago and we are un-
able at this time to state when work
will begin.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1922-05-26
(Total)
Officers Elected

N1oCdII AOo
Officers Elected
President, H. L. Gary, of the Pine
Crest Farm, Charleston, Miss., Sec
retary & Treasurer, DIR. J. B. Long,
Oakland, Miss.
Enrolment Committees Appointed
Oakland
w. K. Black r. L. Mathews
G. H. Moore s. A. Swearengen
Enid
H. D. Martin s. H. Gaines
p ]. Burkhalter
Tillatobia
Tom H. Dame Geo. T. Lyon
T. E. Hill
Charleston
J. R. Oakes Walter York
D. B. Fedric
]. W. Helm, Oakland, Route 2
Committee At Large
T. w. Patten, County Agent, Yalo-
busha County, Coffeeville, Miss.
J. w. Carpenter, County Agent,
Tallahatchie County, Charleston, Miss.
Publicity Committee
T. W. Patten, Coffeeville, Miss.
Rev. James Porter, Oakland, Miss
J. w. Carpenter, Charleston, Miss.
M. E. Jarrett, Cashier of Bank of
Batesville, and J. L. Travis, the
Strawberry King" of Mississippi,
also of Batesville, addressed the
crowd.
The next meeting is to be held at
Spring Hill School, Tallahatchie Co.,
$500 p. m, Wednesday 31st. Mr..
Travis win be with US to explain the
method of growing and plan Of
marketing the crop.