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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-30

ron was elected over Quinn Wallace,
incumbent, 33 to 81 and in Ward Six,
]. Fl. Carroll, incumbent was defeated
by :. l.. Steele, II TO s. There was
little interest, many people having
forgotten the fact that an election
was to be held.
- Mrs. o G. Taylor was painfully
bruised and suffered fractured ankle
early yesterday morning when she
was forced to swing from the porch
on the second floor OF the Taylor
home on Kings Mountain street where
the residence was discovered aflame.
The fire originated in the bathroom
and the flames encompassed the stair
way in such manner that escape
from the burning building by that
means was cut off. Mr.. Taylor than
had Mrs. Taylor swing from his hands
while he stood on the upstairs porch.
She dropped about six feet to the
porch below sustaining the injuries
named. The fire in the Taylor home
was discovered about o'clock yes
terday morning and the house was al
most totally destroyed by fire. The
fire department was almost pOwerless
on account of the low water pressure
which did not register more than 20
| DOunuS, IL is Sdlu, ana liltIc WIS III
| tie that the fremen could do except
keep the fire from spreading to the
residence of Mr.. T. f.. McMackin
adjoining. After Mr.. Taylor had seen
Mrs. Taylor to n place of safety he
secured n mattress and threw 1t on
| the first floor. The two children were
then landed safely on the mattress
Mr.. Taylor then gathered what clothes
he could and other valuables on the
second floor and jumped himself
Practically all the furniture on the
first floor was carried to place oi
safety; but practically none of the fur
niture on the second floor escaped the
flames. The house was the property
of John :. James, formerly of York.
vile and now Of GalaX, Va. 1t was
insured for $4,000. 1t was one Of the
landmarks of the town having beer
built by the late Joshua Walker il
1852. Insurance on the furniture il
the sum of $1,000 was carried.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-30
MERE MENTION

Employees Of the United Rail workers
of Cuba to the number of 10000 are on
strike in protest against re-arrange-
ment of wages and hours............T The
president has extended clemency TO
Vincent 5. John and Clyde HOugh in
ternatiOnally known |. w. WIS serving
sentence for violation of war time
luws....-At the biennial convention
at Chautauqua Lake, New York, Mrs.
Thos. c. Winter, Of Minneapolis, Mimi,
has been reelected as president of
general federation of women's clubs.
...........Captain $. Burk Burnett, the
most famous and wealthiest oil man Of
Texas died at Fort Worth last Monday,
aged 73 years. He owned many hum
dreds of thousands of acres OF grazing
lands, and it was on his lands that the
first Texas oil was found Repre-
sentative Fordney, chairman Of the
ways and means committee of the
house has announced that he will not
stand for reelection. Mr.. Fordney is
nearing his 10th birthday and besides
that he has run afoul of the president
in several important measures he has
proposed. Secretary Of the Treas
ury Mellon has made formal request
of Attorney General Daugherty on the
legality of the sale Of liquor on ship
ping board vessels outside the three
mile limit.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-30
Fourth of July next Tuesday.

II is not yet too late to make hard
corn provided the seed goes in the
ground right away; but it will be close
nipping.
More than dozen cotton blooms
have been received at the office of The
Yorkville Enquirer since the meption
of the first one last Tuesday.
Under the mapping of the state
highway department, the road from
Catawba to Smyrna. by way of Rock
Hill, Yorkville, Sharon and Hickory
Grove is No. 5. The road from Chester
to the North Carolina line by way of
Yorkville and Glover, is No. 1G. The
lima line by way of Rock Hill and Fort
Mill is No. 7.
The enrolment of the women to vote
in the primary is going to depend very
largely on the desire of their husbands,
fathers, brothers and sweethearts
There are many men who do not care
a great deal about voting, not nearly sls
much as they should care. Where a
man really cares about voting, he is
practical enough to see that unless the
women of his family vote also he is at
disadvantage as compared with some
other man the women of whose family
do vote. Such a man Is going to pre-
sent the matter in a proper manner to
the women Of his family. The major
ity of the people Of this country fee
that they would rather not have any
question of women voting. But the
question is here and anybody can see
that If any of the women vote they
should all vote. The matter of enroll
ment should be attended to forthwith
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-30
ABOUT PEOPLE

Miss Maud Stroup, of Yorkville, is
spending sometime at Montreal, n. Z.
w. p. Hobbs, of Clearwater, Fla, is
visiting Mrs. Rose Smith, in Yorkville.
Mrs. w. S. Patterson, and son OF
Lancaster are visiting the family OF
Mr. j. NJ. Stroup, in Yorkville.
Miss Margaret Burnet, Of Camden, is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. J. A
Marion, in Yorkville.
Johnnie, young son Of Mr.. j. H
Boyd of York No. 1, is in the Fennell
Infirmary, Rock Hill for treatment.
r. r. Allison, formerly of Tirzah
j. r. Barnwell, manager Of the York
Hardware Company is attending con-
vention of hardware men in New
Haven, Connecticut.
and now of Rock Hill who has been
very i'll at his home in Rock Hill Tor
several days is reported improved.
Mr.. C. II. Jenkins and Misses Belle
Feemster and Agnes Kirkpatrick OF
Bullocks Creek represented the Bull
locks Creek Christian Endeavor So
ciety at the Christian Endeavor con-
vention in Fort Mill this week.
DR.. and Mrs. John Wilson McCon-
nell, tnclf son SOuL llcy anu NiiS''
nephew, Riggs Mcconnell, son of DR.
and Mrs. J. NJ. Mcconnell, left
Davidson, y. c., Tuesday afternoon
for New York, via Charlotte and
Washington, where in a few days they
will sail on the FINLAND for Antwerp
from which point they expect to visit
Middleburg in Zealand and many
places of interest in Europe, notably
the battlefields of Flanders anC
France the lakes and Alps of SwitZer-
land and also England. They eXpecl
To be absent until about the iiIst ol
September. DR.. Mcconnell Will alsC
attend in France a meeting of a medl-
cal association having to do more
particularly with his own special de-
partment, eye and car. While away
DR.. Mcconnell Will favor the readers ui
The Y0rkville Enquirer with series
of interesting letters telling OF the
things nc sees at the various places
visited and describing conditions no"
as compared with the way they look
ed to him when ne was in the surgical
services Of the American cXpcditionarS
forces.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-30
Local.. AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Garrison Faris Seed Company, Rock
H!ll-Calcium arsenate busting ma
chimes.
The Star Theatre, J. .. Wray, Mama
ger-Earl Williams, in Bring Him
In," tonight and Ruth Roland to-
morrow.
Kirkpatrick Belk Company-A real
cleanup and clean out Of mems and
Boys clothing, beginning tomorrow.
Nathan Feinstein's Department Store
Six great specials for today, to-
morrow and Monday.
The Planters Bank-Your business is
confidential.
T. NJ. Ferguson, Commander-Atten-
tion American Legionaries.
Carroll Bros.-Nitrate of soda.
Logan Lumber Yard-Rough and
dressed lumber and bull ling sup
plies.
w. L. Wallace-It is wonderful to
spend money for luXuries if you
can afford it; but better to provide
yourself a home.
Standard Oil Company Of New Jer-
sey-Why Standard is continually
good.
Goodrich Tires-Buy your tires where
you see this sign.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-30

day which was. opened with devotion
al exercises conducted by Rev. John
c. Bailey of EbeneZer.
Speakers on the programme ycster-
day morning were Rev. II. ID. Corbett,
pastor Of Bowling Green and Beth
Shiloh churches; Rev. L. G. Long. pas
tor OF West Avenue Presbyterian
church, Gastonia; Miss Alice Gettys
of Tirzah and j. Clyde Plexico of
Sharon.
Feature of the afternoon session
yesterday was n programme presented
by Junior Christian endeavorers. Last
evening the convention heard an ad-
dress from Rev. Il. a. Lapsley, pastor
of the First Presbyterian church OF
Columbia on the subject, Christian
Endeavor the Training Ground Of the
Church"
This morning the convention in
Fort Mill heard an address by s
Wilkes DENLY, one of the Christian
Endeavor secretaries for the south
The McConnellsville Christian En-
deavor society, said to have the high
est efficiency rating of any Endeavol
society in the world presented n mis-
sionary programme. Rev. ID. w. H
Hudson, n returned missionary from
China nlso spoke at the morning ses-
sion.
The concluding session of the con.
vention is to be held this afternoon
when the Endeavorers will hear Rev
DR.. Flournoy Shepperson, pastor %
Purity Presbyterian church of CheS'
| ter. Matters of business will also b'
given attention at the meeting thi:
afternoon.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-30
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Real estate transfers have been in
dexed in the office of the county audi
tor as follows:
Catawba-Catawba Real Estate CO.,
to II. B. Powell and c. Il. Tucker, l lot,
So and other considerations.
J. +. Vaughn to Oran s. Crawford, !
lot, Sl,4OO.
John r. Williams and John G.. Kee
to Will Harris, Jr, 1 lot, $t25.
Will Harris, Jr., to John L. Harris, ]
lot, 500.
North Carolina Mutual Life ms. Co.
to G. w. Long, r. J. Boulware, w. NJ
Robinson, l. d. Davis, j. w. Crockett
r. J. Crockett, II. Blake, J. II. Robin
son and II. II. Hall, l lot, $1,000.
Afro American Mutual lns. Co., to
North Carolina Mutual Ins. Co., l lot
81 and other considerations.
Rock Hill Housing Corporation tc
Brice r. Dickson, lot, value not given
Z. c.. Brown to the Peoples Trust
Co., lot, $3.50.
Powell and Tucker to T. L. Bridges
lot, s. and other considerations.
Miller-Roddey Realty Co., to Zooa
Lee Simpson, lot, S175.
Paul Workman to c. L. Williams,
lot, S. and other considerations.
Sye Cureton to A. G.. Westbrook,
lot, $1,700 and other considerations.
C. l.. Williams to Paul Workman,
lot, SIS and other considerations.
Ebenezer-C. w. Ratterree to M. ]
Parrish ct al. 6 ITO acres, 81 and 9TH
er considerations.
Fort Mill-Azilee Bailey to r. S. Gil.
more, lot, 1863.
B. NJ. Nivens to Mrs. r. A. Pate, l.:
acre, 1852.
Corrie P. Carhartt to c.. w. F. Spen.
Ger, Trustee, number of acres not CIV
en-, s5 and other considerations.
Kings Mountain-O. l.. and W. b
McSwain to William McSwain, Al
acres, s3,5OO. Consideration include:
so acres in Cherokee county and Other
considerations.
w. Latta Massey to r. Frank Whit.
worth, 81 acres, 5000.
York-Belva L. Saunders to Eleano
ra B. Saunders, 1 lot, $4,000. (Right
title and interest.)
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-30
WITHIN THE TOWN

There are no vacant houses in this
town; but there is considerable de-
mand for more houses
- Buildings are being erected for n
little more than half of what build
ings Of the same size cost three years
ago.
- The building of the West road
into Yorkville by way of the water
works and Jail Is going TO make more
available more building lots on Doth
sides Of the street.
The street force has been engaged
the past few days in trimming the
trees that line Kings Mountain street.
As a result of the trimming the state
ly elmS present Il much more attrac-
tive appearance.
The city council some time ago
purchased a lot on the highest cmi-
nencc of Hcrndon heights for the site
of a new standpipe should the new
Standpipe become necessary. 1t was
but nominal price that was paid FOR
the lot and the town does not stand
To lose anything whether the lot Is
used for the standpipe or not. In case
the lot is needed it will furnish fine
site and if it is not needed it can
readily he sold Tor more than 1t cost.
In run off election held here yes
terday to solve two tie votes and lr-
regularitcs in another ward resulting
from the municipal election on June
Z, j. G.. Dickson defeated J. Nj. Brian,
incumbent. alderman from Ward One,
Is TO sc. In Ward Two, John |. Bar
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-30

While we do not pretend to under
stand the exact nature of the trouble
between Americans and MeXicans in
Mexico, we are still inclined to the
view that there must be settlement
one way or the other before long. AS
the outcome Of that settlement the
Americans must either go or stay. That
is they have either got to get out of
Mexico or annex the country. A few
days ago a. Bruce Bielaski was cap
tured by bandits near the city of MeXi-
co and held for ransom. Now later
comes the news that 40 American en-
plOyes Of the COrteZ Oil Company are
held near Tampico for n ransom of
$250000. OF late too there have been
reports Of the killing of n number Of
Americans in Mexico. The cause Of
these troubles does not clearly appear
on the face of things; but the indi-
cations are that the United States
must either tell the Americans to get
out of Mexico and stay out or it must
go i'm and take as much of Mexico as
Americans would like to have.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-30
The State Campaign.

The canvass of the Candidates LOT
the various state Offices continues from
county to county with but little Vari-
ETY. of incident, and with small evi-
dence of pep so far as is Indicated in
the rather meager reports that are be-
ing published in the daily papers.
Former Governor Blease is holding
to the platform laid down in his OPEN
ing speech in Columbia, iterating and
reiterating his claims of unnecessary
waste and extravaganza in the conduct
of the government and promising to
reduce expenses If elected. John L.
Duncan is still talking about the sys-
tem-W. A. Clark and E. w. Robinson;
but devoting himself mainly to thrusts
at Blease, charging lawlessness to the
ex-governor's former administration,
and seeking to discredit such claims of
past services as the governor may un-
dertake to set up.
Mr.. Mcleod, while disclaiming re-
sponsibility for the legislation of the
past eight or ten years, is insisting
that while some of it may have been
bad, some of it has been good. He is
stressing the inadequacy ot the old TAX
system and commencing recent leGis-
lation which is operating to reacn peo-
pie who have not heretofore been bear
ing their fair share of the burdens of
government. He is talking up for the
common schools and advocating liberal
support for the Confederate veterans.
Also, from county to county, he is pub
fishing the local levies in comparison
with the state levies to show that the
greater part of the increased taxation
iS for local rather than state purposes.
Mr.. Laney is reviewing his long SER
vice in the general assembly, claiming
that he has always stood for the rights
of the people and making emphatic as
sertion that he is the candidate of no
clique or faction. He is making capl-
tai Of his vote in the senate for tax
on water power as n means of equaliZ-
ing the burdens of taxation along the
line Of ability to pay and reducing the
burden on real property, and also he
is urging strict enforcement Of the
laws.
At Barnwell the other day j. II.
Hope, candidate for superintendent OF
education, claimed that Mr.. SWearin-
gen had not been giving the country
schools an equitable distribution of the
state appropriations and Mr.. Swearin-
gen came back at Hope with the state
ment that he had been the agent for
CHM g. Co.'S school books and declared
that the people of the state did not
need a book agent for superintendent
of education.
At Barnwell Samuel NJ. Wolfe said
that Howard Eubanks was trying TO
ride into office on Blease's coat tail
and Eubanks said it was n lie.
While there is not n great deal of
enthusiasm over the campaign up Ia
this time, it is fair 10 say that interest
is about the same rs ii has been here
toforc up to this stage.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-30

1t is manifestly unfair to attach all
the blame for the mine troubles up in
West Virginia, Illinois and other states
to the miners. The truth about the
matter is that the coal mine operators
are notoriOusly the most greedy profit
GERS in America. Surely the country re-
members how during the bitter cold
winter of 1917-1S it paid outrageous
prices for dirt, slate and other mine
refuse that even the operators had
never thought of selling previous to
that time. Surely also the country has
not forgotten how when the govern
ment sought to fix prices on a basis of
a certain percentage TO the operators,
the operators managed to multiply
their profits by means Of fake sales to
each other finally making the ultimate
consumer pay SIS to $40 ton for in
ferior soft coal that could have been
delivered for 81 or IS. with reason
able profit to everybody. We do not
believe that the coal miners are guilty
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-30
THE WOMEN VOTE.
New Citizens Not Especially Keen
About Their Privilege.

The Yorkville Enquirer thinks that
1T is going TO be the vote of the wo-
men which will decide the. nominations
in the coming Democratic primary"
This may well be true, but present in
dications are that in such event the
decision will rest with small min
ority of the women Of the state. Only
a very small per centage of women
have enrolled thus far for the election.
Various explanations are being Of
fered respecting the indifference OF the
women to their obligation to qualify as
voters. A large proportion of them
unquestionably resent the fact that
they have been invested with the fran
chise. CuriouSly enough some of the
women who were ardent suffragettes
before the passage Of the nineteenth
amendment now display not the
slightest interest in the exercise of the
ballot This may be a feminine char
lcteristic 1t may simply be sympto-
matte Of the general political apathy
this year, forAthe men are not enroll
ing as they should, either.
The Enquirer thinks that the women
Of the towns may be expected to enroll
lairly well, but that it is going to be a
lard matter to get the women in the
u
10 not Indicate anywhere n rush on the
part Of the town women to enroll. Ger
calmly they have been markedly back
ward in Charleston.
The persuading Of any citizen, man
or woman, to perform political duty
is very much like persuading horse
TO drink. You can tell people where
the books of enrolment are and that
unless they enroll they will not be per-
mitted TO vote, but no scheme has been
devised for compulsory enrolment. 1t
will be a fair question next year and
lhe year after, however to ask Of any
one who ventures 10 complain about
any situation relating to government,
Did you vote in the Democratic pri-
mary of 1922" Only those who live
up To their duties as citizens have a
right to criticize or complain when
things 20 wrong.-Ncws and Courier.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-30


For fear that some who might be in
terested may overlook it, especial at
tention is called to the sketch Of Alex
ander Love, one of the pioneer settlers
OF this section. This sketch is by Mr..
Samuel B. Latham, of Chester, octo-
genarian and scholar. Mr.. Latham is
native of Chester county; but has had
a life long connection with York coun-
ty also, and having always been great
ly interested in the subject of local
history, has a tremendous mass of
such matter stored away in his memo
ry, and in easily accessible notes. The
article he gives us today should be of
present interest to hundreds Of York
county people to say nothing of it's
value to future historians. 1t gives US
special pleasure to say that Mr.. Latham
has in mind to contribute other articles
Of this general nature as time per-
mits and individuals suggest. That
the readers of the Enquirer will appre-
ciate whatever he may have in store
for them, he should need no assurance.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-30

- Porter j. McCumber, United
States senator from North Dakota and
chairman of the senate finance COM
mittee, had n lead OF 4,S0O votes over
Lynn j. Frazier, Nom Partisan, in the
Republican contest, when tabulation
Of returns from Wednesdays primary
ended for last night. In the guDerna-
tOrial race Governor NestOs, Inde-
pendent, maintained his lead Of more
than 10000 over Il. f.. Baker, the Nom
Partisan league choice. Only on
these two contests had returns been
tabulated last night. Senator Nc
Cumber after dropping down TO n g.
500 lead, made slight gains early to-
night when a number of precincts in
anti-league territory mRde belated re-
ports but the downward trend started
again as additional precincts in the
western part of the state-league ter
ritory-came in. A total of 107, ,571
votes had been accounted for in the
senatorial contest. 1t was estimated
at tabulation headquarters at Fargo
that the total Republican vote would
not exceed 10000. The tabulatcd re-
turns are virtually from every cOun-
ty in the state but the greatest num-
Der Of missing precincts are in terri
tory that has always favored league
candidates in previous elections. \
| total of 1,122 Of the states 2,064 pre-
cincts have reported and give McCmm-
Der 5G,1S7 and Frazier 51,3S4. In the
gubernatorial contest 1.l2S precincts
had been accounted for and those
gave Ncstos N67, SIS and Baker 1916.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-30

held merely to discuss ways and
means for a settlement. and not to
take up the miners demands for con-
tinuance of wartime wage scales, nor
the operators demand. in the btu
'mfnous field for separate district wage
agreements supplanting the semi-na-
tional wage contracts that have here
tofore been made. 1t was fully eX-
pected, however, that when the meet
ing assembled, the president or his
cabinet members who have partici-
pated in the preliminary efforts would
have program for continuation of
the settlement attempt to present to
the assemblage. There was no hint,
however, as to the line such pro-
gram might follow.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-30
DELINQUENT TAXES.

There are now ready for Sheriff
Quinn 2,573 tax executions against
s1,S27,694 worth Of York county prop
erty, and calling for taxes, penalties
and costs to the amount of $64, 4,2S8.2S.
This is in accordance with the fig
ures Of Auditor Love and Treasurer
Neil, who have been working at the
task since the closing of the tax books
on May 81. 1t has been tremendous
task, and working independently the
auditor and treasurer were able to
come within two cents of balancing.
They know where the two cents is. 1t
comes from the adding on and throw
ing away of small fractions Of cent.
The personally in execution amounts
to $S95,144 and the realty amounts to
$432,550. Some of it Of course. is ac-
counted for in double entrieS; but most
Of 1t is the real thing.
The delinquent land includes 22,7S3
acres.