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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-02
cUSTER'S NIECE DEAD

Mrs. Catherine Smith, last surviv-
ing niece of General George Arm
strong Custer, famous Indian fighter
who with 1,1OO United States soldiers
met death at the hands of 5000 Sioux
Indians on Little Big Horn River,
Montana. June 25, 1876 died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. W. r..
Morton of Charlotte street, 1orkvllle,
early yesterday morning following a
long period of i'll health. She was
buried in Rose Hill cemetery this
morning following funeral services
conducted by Rev. d. l.. Hill. pastor
of the First Baptist church of York
vile.
Mrs. Smith who was &c years of
age was born in Winchester, Tennes-
see. Her mother was n sister OF the
famous Indian fighter, General Custer.
She is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. w. +. Morton Of Iorkville and
Mrs. H. l.. Ford of Wesson Miss, ana
one son. J. Luke Smith of Iorkville.
Two brothers, residents of Tennessee,
also survive.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-02

Mr.. and Mrs Wilson to attend tonights
dinner Addresses were given at the
dinner by Senator Thomas j. Walsh
of Montana, and Senator Jones OF
New Mexico and Chairman Hull. The
letter from the former president fol-
lows: 81 need not assure YOU that our
hearts will be with you all at the din
neI on Saturday evening, but unhap-
pily my body is still so lame that L
cur not venture to promise to be pres
ent and crave your indulgence of my
seItishness in keeping Mrs. Wilson at
home also with me. 7 need not as
sure you and the ladies associated
with you of my keen interest in what
they are undertaking and my earnest
hope and belief that they will succeed.
This is undoubtedly critical turning
point in the affairs of mankind, and it
clearly falls to the Democrats of the
United States to lead the way to the
light Women such as those who are
to gather at the dinner on Saturday
evening are sure to contribute to this.
great purpose the invaluable stimu-
lation of their enthusiasm and devo-
tion."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-02
AFTER HIGH SCHOOL

Patrons of Hickory Grove school are
anxious that the school be operated
under the state high school act in flu
ture which means that they will have
five teachers instead of four. The un-
derstanding is that all that is requir-
cd of them is to equip another class
room, while services of Il high school
teacher may he obtained without addi-
tional expense to them in the matter
of salary. At a largely attended meet
ing of patrons of the school held at
Hickory Grove Saturday, the matter
was discussed and the unanimous
sentiment of those present favored
the increase to five teachers.
1t was also expected that in the
event a fifth teacher is secured that
an eleventh grade will be added to
the school. There are only ten grades
this year.
The present school building is
equipped with an additional room that
is not used at the present time; and
the patrons and trustees calculate that
this can he equipped at comparatively
little expense while the state high
school department will pay the sal
AIRY of an extra teacher.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-02
VERDICT FOR RAILROAD

After celebrating about twenty
minutes the. jury trying the case OF
John 4. Neely of Anderson, admins
traitor of the estate of the late Miss
Ella J. Neely against the Carolina &
North Western Railroad returned a
verdict for the defendant railroad late
Friday evening. The plaintiff sought
damages in the sum of $50,0OO for the
death of his sister resulting from the
collision of an automobile in which
she was riding with Miss Mary Will
liams and others with passenger
train on the morning of March II,
1921.
Trial CT the case occupied all of the
attention of the court Of common
pleas, Judge I. w. Bowman presiding,
during Thursday and Friday and was
heard at all times by q crowded
court room.
Miss Neely who was one of the
most beloved women of Yorkville was
for more than twenty years n teacher
in the Yorkville Graded school.
Testimony in the case was conclud-
ed Friday morning and all of Friday
afternoon was given over to argu-
ments of counsel and the charge Of
the presiding judge.
The case was presented to the jury
shortly after 6 o'clock. 1t was said
that only one ballot was taken, the
twelve jurors being unanimous in
finding for the defendant railroad as
soon as q poll was taken.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-02
IN DEFENSE OF THE LAW.
Prohibitionsts Are Warned to be on
Their Guard.

In the appeal issued Sunday to
friends of prohibition" the anti
saloon league urged defeat at forth
coming primaries and elections of all
candidates for the senate and house OF
representatives who favor modification
of the Nolstead law.
"The situation which confronts the
neople in the primaries to take place
between now and October to nominate
435 congressman and 80 United States
senators is Il challenge to the friends
of law and order" said q statement
prepared by the leagues legislative
committee.
Pointing out that while two-thirds
of congress would be required to re-
submit the eighteenth amendment,
bare majority would weaken or re-
peal the enforcement law. the COM
mittee declared that ga avuwed
national organizations are now at
work to diScrcdit the prohibition
amendment to the constitution of tho
United States, to nullify its purposes
and to defeat its enforcement by the
nomination and election of wet con-
eressmen and United States senators.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-02
WITHIN The TOWN.

The Lockmore Cotton Mill which
suspended operations two weeks ago
resumed work this morning.
Winthrop Training School IS
scheduled to meet Yorkville High IN q
baseball game on the local diamond
at $3.50 this afternoon.
w. b. Moore has let the contract
for a six-room house to be built on
Lincoln street, Yorkville. w. l.. Wal
lace has the contract.
- Seventy five per cent. of the
machinery at the Cannon Mill was
started on a four day week basis yes
terday with the remaining twenty
five per cent running full time as
usual. Superintendent f. a. Hall said
this morning that inability to sell
manufactured goods at the present
time necessitated curtailment in pro-
duction.
A. NJ. T.. Zion church, colored of
Yorkville, has let the contract for a
new church building to be built on
West California street on the site oc-
cupcd by the present church building
which will be torn away. Simon Will
liams. colorcd contractor of Rock
Hill, has the contract for the church
which will cost about $4,000. Mem
bcrs of this colOrCd congregation Of
which Rev. ID. G. Crosby Is pastor
have for several years had plans un-
der way for building n new church.
= Sam Watts, we'll known negro
citizen of Yorkville, died at his home
in the Liberia suburb last Sunday
night. after brief illness. Sam was II
hard working, reliable man, who had
the respect of substantial white ciu-
Zens who knew him. BY steady indus
try and good management he had ac-
uuircd several thousand dollars worth
of property, including some real es-
tate. His commercial credit, with
which he was very ca! cful, was good
at the stores.
- Nh A. NJ. Taylor, who lives on
South Congress street, Is probably the
most successful gardener Of the town
He has new Irish potatoes, green peas
in abundance. and beans. bCets ana
other crops we'll advanced. Already
this season he has sold thousands OF
cabbage and tomato plants, and within
the past two weeks he has supplied
many thousands of Nancy Hall and
Porto Rico potato slips. He bcdded
more than n hundred bushels OF sweet
potatocs, and will he supplying slips
for at least six weeks or two months
vet. He said yesterday that he also eN-
meets to be able TO furnish celery plants
to all WHO care TO try their hand on
this excellent vegetable. SO far MI
Tavlor is in the gardening business
only in a small way, but he is making
excellent progress.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-02
THE COUNTY CONVENTION

Democrats of York county in con-
vcntion assembled in the court house
yesterday morning reelected John \.
Marion, Esq, of Yorlyille, county
chairman; elected Or. !. J. Campbell
of Glover, state executive committee
man from York county and named
ten delegates TO the state Democratic
convention, two of them women. Dele
gates and altcrnates elected TO the
state convention, one for each town
ship with one delegate at large were
rs follows: Bcthel-A. II. BarnCtte
with w. l.. Whisonant as alternate;
Bcthcsda-W. 5. Percival with w. II.
Dunlap rs alternate; Bullock's Creek
H. J. Sherer with j. G. Kirkpatrick
rs alternate; Broad River. Fl. SayC
with DIR. W. +. McGill rs alternate:
Catawba-Erwin Carothcrs with V.
B. McFaddcn as alternate: EbencZer
Mrs. Alexander Long with DR.. J. +.
Walmsley as alternate: Kings Noun
tain-J. Clyde Ford with r. =. Clinton
as alternate; York-Jas. d. Grist with
II. f. Neil as alternate Mrs. Louis
Fliedheim of Rock Hill was elected
at large without opposition.
The convention was called to order
at II o'clock by d.. J. II. Saye of
Sharon. secretary of the executive
committee. in the absence of J. \.
Marion. codnty chairman. Rev. i. w.
Gregg of Rock Hill was elected pres
iS"nt of the convention after Mrs.
Long of Rock Hill. declined
the place. pleading ineXperiencc. Jas.
ID. Grist was elected secretary:
on motion of J. :. BriCe. J. \. Mar
ion was reelected county chairman
without opposition. On motion Of d.
l.. Moss Of Rock Hill. Br. |. J. Camp
bell of Glover. was elected state exc
rutivc committeeman without 0ppos.-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-02
The .alprkrille Gnq'tirsr
Entered at. the Postoffce at York, as
Mail Matter Of the Second Class. .
TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1922.

New York quotations indicate a
steady Improvement in the primary
cotton goods market, confined largely
to unfinished fabrics for printing, con-
verting and manufacturing. Print
cloths and sheeting have advanced
in some instances half a cent yard
from the low points of the year, and
mills have been selling with consider
able freedom for May and June deliv-
ery. According to the report there has
so far been but little increased de-
mand for finished goods. The stu
alton is explained in. part by the de-
creased production because of the
shutdown throughout New England
during the past three months and the
general curto ilment throughout the
country.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-02
PARTY EXECUTIVES

Following the adjournment Of th'
York county Democratic convention
yesterday morning the county Demo.
cratic executive committee was re,
organized. DR.. ]. II. Saye of Sharon
was reelected secretary and treasure
for the eighteenth consecutive term
The following are the executive com
of their respective pre-
cincts:
Aragon-F. b. Cotton.
Bethany-B. r. Smith.
Bethel-R. S. Riddle.
Becrsheba-M. S. Carroll.
Blairsville-H. j. Sherer.
Bullock's Creek. c. Kirkpatrick.
Catawba-S. w. Ferguson.
Clover. E. Bcamguard.
Ebenezer-J. f. Williams.
Filbert-John q. Hall.
Forest Hills. S. Glenn.
Fort Mills. II. Epps..
Tirzah-J. NJ. Campbell.
Hickory Grove-Dr. w. f. McGlll.
Hopewell-W. l. Howell.
Lesslie-D. p. Leslie.
McConnellsville-S. H. Love.
Newport. A. McFadden.
New Zion-A. E. Burns.
Ogden-W. II. Dunlap.
Rock Hill No. 2-W. NJ. Dunlap.
Rock Hill No. Erwin Carothers.
Rock Hill No. 3-V. b. McFadden.
Rock Hill No. w. b. Wilson.
Sharon. II. Saye.
Smyrna-C. G. Castles.
York No. w. B. Keller.
York No. 2-J. Frank Faulkner.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-02

tions and in the county convention in
wolves not a little self-denial and in
con> enience on the part Of many good
citizens, and since there is little or no
personal advantage to be gotten out of
such participation the service may be
fairly regarded as about the highest
expression Of pure patriotism with
which our citizenship is acquainted
To people who do not understand,
and who do not participate, the party
organization means nothing. Such
people, when they consider the matter
at all, are only puzzled to know what
those who participate expect to get out
of it. The real motive and the real
result of such participation-the peace
and we'll being o; non -participants-is
beyond the comprehension Of such
non participants.
There are very few delegates in the
comfy convention who arc there from
personal desirey There are very few
who would not gladly give their places
to others if there could be found 9TH
ers who were willing to perform the
service, and this is why among the
delegates are some who have been at
tending regularly for thirty years or
more.
OF course there are those on the out
side who think that the party organi-
zation might just as we'll be dispensed
with; but for the sake Of these it is
similarly hoped that no such calamity
will occur Two party organizations,
perhaps, would be better than one, be-
cause of the tendency toward keener
competition for better and more pro-
gressive ideas, but all good citizens
who really appreciate the underlying
significance of it all will ever pray for
the continued maintenance of at least
one organization, the one we have at
present.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-02
Women in Politics.

The presence Of women delegates in
the county convention yesterday is to
be interpreted as meaning that from
n, " on the women of York county are
Il be a factor Of increasing import
q, &c in York county politics.
t is probably fact that if. it had
b en- left TO the initiative of South
Carolina women, it would have been a
long time before they would have ask
eG for equal political rights. 1t is GER
tainly a fact that Notwithstanding the
Suffrage amendment to the constitu-
ton of the United States has now
been in effect for nearly two years the
sentiment of approval among the
women of the county is not yet backed
I'D with a great deal Of enthusiasm:
But now the thing is done, ard there
is no other sensible way for it than
that the women of the county should
cualify themselves to take full part
in the politics of the county and state.
To be sure there are those who Will
OcInur, Dul tNCll lbSSN AiieSN
that the sins of omission are often
more aggravating than the sins OF
commission, and if in the future there
should develop an important situation
depending upon the ballot for settle
nient, women who may have neglected
their duty at the polls cannot escape
responsibility for political action that
does not meet their approval.
But now since good representative
women have come forward and shown
a willingness to accept full response
bility in matters political, their good
sisters everywhere will surely follow
their lead and make it unanimous.
1t is to be hoped that there will be
a general registration of women on the
Democratic club rolls within the next
few weeks, as. soon as possible after
the registration books are available
and that the votes of the women in
the August primaries will be equal in
number to the votes of the men.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-02
The County Democracy.

While the great mass of people fail
to appreciate that there is great deal
Of need for it anyway, it is fact new
erthelcss that the county Democracy
which came together in biennial ses-
sion IN Yorkvillc yesterday, is easily
the most important civic organization
in this county.
The principal function of the Dem
ocracy as organized in this county, is
to preserve to the people the machin-
cry by which the control of the gov
crnment may be maintained by rep
rcsentative majority of the white peo-
Dle in an orderly manner and without
undue friction. For without such an
organization it is evident that political
conditions would soon resolve them
selves into chaos.
Participation in the club orGanza-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-02
THE MARRIAGE RECORD

Marriage licenses have been issued
by the judge of probate as follows.
April Baldwin r. Jeter and Anna
Roddey Miller, Rock Hill.
April 24-John l.. Speagle and Ida
Kennedy, Bessemer City, n. c.
April 27-James Ross and Ina HAM
bright, Kings Mountain township.
April 29-Crawfo-d Mcclure and
Carrie Miller, colored, Bullocks Creek
township.
April 29-J. Fred Lay and Bessie E.
Heffnel, Belmont, n. G.
April 29-Fred Parton and Maggie
Whitlock, Gastonia, n. G.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-02

A New York newspaper recently dis
covered horse that was said to be 5l
wears Of age. The discovery came
about through the announcement of
correspondent that Rev. Uriah Myers
OF Catawassa, Pa, was no longer able
t. support Old Glover, known to be 81
years old and would have to dispose OF
him. Philanthropic horse lovers m
mediately came forward with tenders
Of assistance that were calculated to
keep the horse in comfort should he
live always. This developed the infor-
nation that the previous record for an
American horse was As years for
polo pony owned by A. T. Jones OF
Hyde, Park, N. j., and which spent the
lastItwenty- three years of its life rest
ing. The oldest horse of which there
is any record was an English animal
which attained the age of 62, working
on the tow path Of an English canal.
The head of the animal is preserved in
the British museum.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-02

Celery can be raised in York county
as we'll as anywhere in the world.
Neither the Michigan celery nor the
Florida celery has thing on the York
county celery. But 80 per cent of the
celery that is consumed in York coun-
ty is brought in from elsewhere. Why
do we not raise our own celery and
have it fresh and good?
Wheat growers over the county are
generally apprehensive of the condi-
ton of the crop owing to what looks
like rust. The inquiry has become
more pronounced following the wet
weather. While the Enquirer has had
a number of reports with regard to the
unfavorable developments it does not
feel sufficiently assured to speak with
authority. Some of the farmers say
that the trouble is rust and so sure are
they that their wheat is ruined that
they are feeding it to hogs. Others
explain, however, that the discolora-
ton comes from nitrate of soda, ap-
piled while the wheat was wet and
they are hopeful that futher growth
will develop that there has been but
little if any injury on that account.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-02

had sent n photograph of Moore to the
authorities at Ashcville for identitica-
zion Of the prisoner and that he eX-
pected to send n deputy to the North
Carolina city tomorrow to examine the
prisoner.
He has little hope however, that the
man held by the North Carolina au-
thorities is Moore, since the descrip-
ton they have given of the prisoner
does not tally in a great many details
with the desperate who with Mills
Moore. his brother, took the life Of the
Sharon blacksmith by shooting him
down in his shop. Frank Moore, it is
said, talks rapidly while the man un-
der arrest in Ashcville is said to speak
in a slow, drawling voice.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-02
SUSPECT HELD

The shcriff's office has been notified
that a man believed to be Frank
Moore, who escaped from the York
county chainGanG in September, 1920
is under arrest in Asheville, y. c. At
the time of his escape Moore was
serving n sentence of ten years be-
cause of his completely in the murder
of r. X. Penninger, well known citi-
Zen of Sharon. about two years before.
Sheriff Quinn said this morning nc
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-02
CONVENTION SIDELlGHTS

Large attendance upon the county
Democratic convention in GorkvliIc
yesterday was more or less of sur
prise TO a number of political OBJ
servers who had it sized up that there
would be mighty few people present.
As it turned out, however, every pre-
cinCt in the county was represented
by ut least one delegate and most of
the precincts had full delegations.
Many of the "Old Guard men who
have not missed Il county convention
in years were on hand. Among them
were: =. II. E,pps. -. i. IesSlic, j. \.
c. Love, II. J. Shcrcr. NJ. >. Carroll,
d.. j. II. Sayc and others.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-02
New Precincts Established.

The convention voted to divide tho
city of Rock Hill into five precincts in
stead Of two as heretofore. Under the
new division there is 10 be a voting
precinct for each of the four wlrds of
the Cilv and another precinct estab-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-02

Evidences of factionalism were alb
solmtelv lacking in the convention
Yesterday. If there was any log roll
ing" prior TO the opening hour nobody
remarked The fact. There was n spirit
of Willingness and cagerness on the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-02

part OF the delegates TO give men of
every faction consideration, and the
main idea of practically all of them
was to get done with the business at
hand as quickly as possible.
The Seward gateway., 1922-11-18
IS KEY TO
 SITUATION ALONG RAILROAD

After having been in contact with bankers, business and financial men of San Francisco and Seattle and spent several months in Europe studying the conditions abroad, E. A. Rasmuson, president of the Bank of Alaska, is in Anchorage to spend the winter, says the Anchorage Times, firmly espoused of the idea that only comprehensive colonization of the railroad belt will result in vindicating the construction of the Alaska railroad. In regard to colonization, MT. Rasmuson is of the opinion that the work should be mi tiated by the interior department with a view to manipulating settlers and extending to them farm loan system calculated to enable the to make pro- gross until able to travel alone.
The Seward gateway., 1922-11-18
WESTWARD MERCHANTS
 CALENDARS ARE OUT

w. J. Erskine, the enterprising mer- chant of Kodiak, has already comm enc ed his campaign of publicity for the year 1923, by sending out large calen- dars for that year.
 The article handed out by MT. Frs kine, is worthy of mention. The num- |erals on the calendar pages are in large type and easily read from good distance. The top contains an excel lent picture of the town of Kodiak, and aptly illustrates the thriving ham, let, which has been on the map of Al Iaska since 1795, founded under the Russian control. In addition to the towns picture there is also a large and good map of Alaska, up-to-date as to the location of towns and other geo. graphic data needed to locate remote sections. -f
The Seward gateway., 1922-11-18
REV. R. '. 3. DUNLAP
 RETURNS FROM WEST

Rev. R. " B. Dunlap, of the Metho- dist Episcopal church : returned the forepart of the week from an extended trip to the westward, visiting Kenai, Ninilchik, Homer, Seldovia, Port Ora ham, and other ports on Cook Inlet. Rev. Dunlap was forced to walk forty miles from Ninilchik to Homer, 'the trip being made along the beach and taking two days This is but.one of the many hardships endured by Alaskan divines in spreading the gospel among the natives. Rev. Dunlap states that times are hard to the westward, ow- ing to a failure in the fish run, but that the people are optimistic and are well fixed for the winter.
 While absent Rev. Dunlap visited the fox farms of Messers Waller, Me Collough, Burgin, Tallak, and others, and reports the business doing well, with the fur raisers in the pay streak. MT. Waller, who is raising silvers has "a fine crop and expects to cross blu foxes with reds, as an experiment, be- lieving that a fine grade of fur can thus be produced.
 The Mccullough fox farm is stock ed with blues, and his animals are confined to pens which contrary to is producing good grade Iof animals.
 pr. Bu9gin is stocked with silvers, and he is making d success out of the business. having large number of the animals.
 Rev. Dunlap believes that the fur business will be one of the coming in dustries of the westward, the fur be- ing heavier than in other parts of the territory, and the animals doing we'll