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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-21
"GooD BYE BOIL WEEVIL"

The Star Theatre of Yorkville, was
crowded with people yesterday after
noon, most of them farmers, who
gathered to see the Agricultural De-
partment's picture, Good Bye Boil
Weevil," brought to Yorkville through
the efforts Of the Peoples Bank and
Trust company.
The purpose of the picture is to
show what has been done and can be
done by poisoning the boil weevil and
to illustrate the best methods in use
to the attainment of this end.
The poisoning procedure includes
the preparation Of the poison, its test
ing by the department of. agriculture,
the condemnation and cOnfiscation Of
unfit poisons, the application of pois
on to the cotton fields on large and
small scales, the yield per acre after
the proper use of poison, and the
yield per acre on non-poiSoned fields.
The necessity for care and intell-
isence in the application of the poison
in such way as to secure the laborerS
engaged in the work either by machine
or by hand is strongly emphasized.
The sum and substance of the whole
exhibit is to show that poison is the
right thing if properly applied; but if
it is not applied properly it is best not
to use it at all.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-21

II o'clock. The switch at the power
house was burned out and the town
was without electric light or power
until o'clock yesterday morning.
Are four physicians enough for a
town the size Of this and for the coun-
try surrounding? Thoughtful people
are asking the question. Four are quite
sufficient under ordinary conditions Of
health; but how about 1t in case of ep-
idemic. The matter is deserving of Sc
rious attention.
Following instructions from Wash
ineton that the same be done with no
cost to the department. Postmaster
Nichols has posted notice calling at
tention to the fact that the lobby of the
postoffice is for business purposes and
not for loafers.
The Loakmore cotton mill re-
sumed operations yesterday morning
after having been suspended for a
month, with posted notice advising OF
a proposed reduction in wages of from
twenty TO twenty-five per cent. speci-
fic details to be given out later.
= The boil Weevil Special was at
Gadsden, Ala, last Friday, according
to postal card received here Sunday
morning by II. r. Mackorell, from his
brother, Theo. According to the card
all are we'll, and still going. The other
two Adventures on the special are
Joseph Herndon and j. b. Grant.
Agent B. A. Correll Of the Carolina
and North Western railroad says that
the shipment of cotton, fertilizer and
goods mentioned last Tuesday, have
not held up during the past week; that
the supposed belated revival of busi-
ness appears to have been only little
squirt of short duration.
A collision between Ford and q
Dodge on East Liberty street Sunday
afternoon resulted in slight injury to
Mrs. L. B. White, in the Ford with MI.
F.. c. Wood, and more or less damage
to both machines, the Ford suffering
more seriously, however. Mr.. Tom
Hughes of Rock Hill, was driving the
Dodge. Mr.. Wood was arrested on the
charge of driving while intoxicated and
held for the mayors court in $lOO pail.
Users of electric power are COM
planning of the too low voltage at
which the power Is coming over the
wires at time. There is wide variation.
The motor which runs the big printing
press that turns out The Yorkville En-
quirer is speeded at 1,21O revolutions
a minute with (, a full load. Several
times recently, because OF low Voltage
the speed Of the motor has fallen to
1000 revolutions a minute running
empty.
-"Business has been good all the
week and this has been the best Satur-
day have had since have been here,
said Louis Feinstein last Saturday
night, when he told Of joke that DR..
Calhoun is telling on Ben Levy. DR.:
Calhoun's joke is that Levy says: !
done nothing day before yesterday, and
Yesterday 1 done twice as much Fem,
stein says business is surprisingly good
and there is no mistake about that. In
ouiry developed that there was hne
business at most OF the stores especial
ly during Saturday. Kirkpatrick-BeiK,
McConnell's and Stroup had a good
business all day.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-21
CHATTEl MORTGAGES

There have been considerably less
than half as many mortgages Of less
than S100 indexed in the office of the
clerk Of the court up to this time than
there was up to March 81 last year.
This is not an estimate; but state.
ment based on the records. A careful
count Of the index books showed that
the total number Of mortgages Of the
character indicated indeXed up to last
Saturday was 433, while the total num-
Der indeXed up to March 81 Of last year
was 1904.
1t is a fact that most of this years
mortgages have come in within the
past thirty days, while those of last
year We're well distributed through
January, February and March. Busi-
ness is much later this year than ii
was last year, and it is hardly proba
bic that the figures as given above
show anything like a fair idea of the
relation that the business of this year
will have to last year.
The proportion of mortgages Of over
a hundred dollars that have been re-
corded this year is rather larger in
comparison with the number recorded
last year. 1t is not practicable to give
exact figures, without a great deal of
labor. In the case of the smaller
mortgages the day and month apepar
in the index; but in the case of the
larger mortgages, which are recorded
in full, to get this information it iS
necessary to turn to the actual record.
Most Of the mortgages of over
hundred dollars that have been record
ed this year secure old Indebtedness
along with new obligations.
New mortgages, both large and small
are coming in at rapid rate, and all
the indications are that business is
progressing as usual.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-21
: The case of John D. Dodge, t

The case of John d. Dodge, the
youthful millionaire, who on last
Thursday plead guilty to the charge OF
automobile speeding and who was SEN
fenced TO five days in the house Of cor
rection, is taking up considerable space
in the newspaper dispatches. Dodge is
worth over $1,500,000 in his own right.
His attorneys made vigorous effort to
keep him out of the house OF correc-
ton: but were unsuccessful. He was
put to work shoveling coal for the
prison furnace, and although not used
TO that kind of work, got down to 1t
and kept at it until his hands were
blistered, whcreupon the prison au-
thorities assigned him to easier work.
Dodge recently ran over newsboy and
is to be the defendant in a heavy dam
age suit on that account. Also 1t was
understood last week that upon the.
expiration of his workhouse sentence
in Detroit yesterday he was wanted In
Kalamazoo on the charge of illegally
transporting and possessing liquor.
While driving some high school girls at
a rapid rate during a recent escapade,
one Of the girls jumped out OF his car
and was seriously hurt. He was drunk
at the time.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-21

There is talk of the possibility Of
the Southern railroad acquiring con-
troll Of the Carolina, Clinchfield and
Ohio railroad which now runs from
Spartanburg, S. c. to Elkhorn, KY.
There is nothing definite about the
talk; but if such development
should materialize it could easily
mean great things for York county.
The c. G. & o. was built originally as
q coal road, and although it runs
across and through the mountains, it
is of remarkably easy grade. In fact
its bed is one of the best in America.
And it has great possibilities for a
through passenger service between
the Atlantic seaboard and Chicago. If
like this should happen, the
old Three C's through York county
might become an important link. To
make this possible would mean that
parts Of the road would have to be re-
built; but it must be remembered that
the Three C's taps the c. c. & o., at
Bostic, n. c., and that circumstance
might be easily developed into
straight shoot to Charleston, S. C. A
development like that can put York
county on what might some day be
the greatest railroad in America.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-21

- Hickory, n. c., March II: Speaking
before large audience in Hickory, last
night, DR.. Arthur T. Abernethy OF
ASheville, lecturer for the Ku Klux
Klan, referred to q case in which, ne
said. Governor Morrison was refused
eXtradition Of q negro by Canada and
asserted that 100000 K!ansmen from
Maine to Texas have been pledged to
see that the negro is returned to North
Carolina for trial. And this will hap
pen in the next 80 days." he added.
While Abernethy did not mention the
name Of the man he said was sought by
authorities of this state, the audience
understood him to refer to Matthew
Bullock. wanted at Norlina on charge
of attempted murder growing out OF
race riot at that place about asyear
ago. Bullock was recently given MS
liberty by Judge Snyder at Hamilton,
Ont, where he was arrested, When
Governor Morrison refused to send
witnesses to Canada to testify at his
eXtradition hearing. DR.. Abernethy had
been discussing the efforts, he said,
that the Ku Klux Klan were making to
assist the officers in enforcing the law.
He referred to a case in Asheville, In
which he said q negro was sent to the
roads through the efforts or the KAN
and told of two white women being es-
rorted out of that city by Klansmen.
It was near the close Of his address
that the speaker referred to the Ca
madam case. He did not mention what
measure would be taken to have the
negro brought back to North Carolina.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-21

All Lancaster county is stirred up,
and the balance of the state is tre-
mendously interested in the bitter legal
fight that is going on in Lancaster be-
tween Leroy Springs and Chas. D.
Jones. Jones is being prosecuted on
the charge Of embeZzlement, with
Springs as the principal prosecuting
witness 1t has been very generally be-
lieved that there was behind the prose-
cution something other than the vindi-
cation Of the law. So far, however, it
appears that there is a bona fide
charge against Jones of using the funds
of the Lancaster Mercantile company
in private speculation. The assump-
ton is that if Jones had won it would
have been his profit; but the market
having gone the other way, he sought
to saddle the loss on the mercantile
company. But so far there has been
heard only part of one side of the
case. The defense will hardly rest I'M
der that implication without making Il
showing. Feeling is running high in
Lancaster. Many pepole who think they
know more or less about conditions
over there arc apprehensive as to
whether the verdict of the jury will be
accepted as final settlement either
way. that verdict may go.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-21
March q, last day of winter and first

March q, last day Of winter and first
day Of spring.
Notwithstanding the heavy rains OF
the past few months the Southern
Power company's dam at Bridgewater
still lacks about 81 feet of being full.
This dam calculated to impond an
immense body Of water in the wet
season for use in the dry season, was
practically emptied during the long
drought of last summer and fall. The
river has been quite full below Bridge
water at times and it is pretty full at
the present time; but as yet the mills
that are being furnished with secon-
dary power from the Catawba power
company are being held off because OF
the uncertainty of how long they
might be supplied from present
freshets.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-21

- Egypt is now an independent king
dom. This has been since last Thurs
day, when Sultan Ahmed Fuad Pasha
proclaimed the independence Of the
country with himself as king. The
proclamation was accompanied by the
firing Of 101 guns at Cairo, Alexandria
and Port Said, and of twcnty-one guns
in all other provincial capitals. Field
Marshal Allcnby, of the British army,
hitherto the British high commissioner,
called at the Royal Palace and congrat-
ulatcd King Fuad, whom he addressed
as Your Majesty The kings proc
lamatiOp issued through Premier Savat
Pasha, and addressed to "our noble
people" was as follows: God has gra-
ciously permitted the independence Of
Egypt to be attained by our hands. We
are grateful to God. and hereby an
nounce TO the world that from today
Egypt enjoys independence and sover-
eighty. We have taken Ourself the title
of His Majesty. King of Egypt to in
sure the cOuntry's dignity and its in
ternationaI status, .... ....-,. "a. ..
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-21

The principal idea that we get out of
the governments Good Bye Boil Wee
wiz picture is to plant something else
other than cotton. The purpose of the
picture seems to be to encourage the
effort to raise cotton at all hazards.
One is impressed with the notion that
the country must have cotton and that
there is no other way for it than the
farmers must raise it at whatever cost.
But if this picture is fair representa-
ton of the trouble, expense and danger
of producing cotton under boil weevil
1t seems to us that it would
be just as well to let somebody else do
the raising.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-21
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Since the last publication Of the re-
cord in The Yorkville Enquirer, real
estate transfers have been indexed In
the office Of the county auditor as fol-
lows: s..
Broad Rver-Sallie Z. Wylie, ct al
to Annie Lyle A. Wilkerson, l lot; 81.
Catawba-Sherman Hoyles to Mary
Crawford, l lot; $50.
A. B. Gibson to Julian NJ. Dozier, l
lot; s..
Ebenezer-J. Howard Neely to Cor
rina' B. Neely, 104 1-2 acres; SIS and
love and affection. l.,
Mrs Fleda Smith to Trustees OF
Winthrop College, 2 lots, $4,000.
York-Daniel l.. Shieder to j. ).
Joyner, 36 acres; $2,70o.
w. B. Moore, Sr., to Mrs. Iva b.
Barnwell, lot; $3.50.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-21

There is a strong combination out
in California that wants to beat Hiram
Johnson for reelection for senator
with Herbert Hoover. BY his opposition
to the four power. treaty Johnson has
aroused the antagonism Of many infiu-
entail Republicans, including some who
were formerly his supporters. Johnson
can get nothing from the president In
the way of patronage and that does not
suit the constituents Of Senator john
son at all. 1t was Johnson who beat
Hoover in the California presidential
primaries and it is believed that Hoo
yer will be glad, Of an opportunity to
tackle Johnson again in the coming
senatorial election. If Hoover can un-
horse johnson, that will mean that he
will have that much better opportunity
later on for consideration as presi-
Dental possibility.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-21

The stage Of the Mississippi river
passed the flood at Memphis last Sun
day, when the gauge marked the 35-
foot mark, and the water was still. ris
ing At Helena, Arkansas, stage Of
40 feet had been reached. At Memphis
the river was risin" at the rate Of one
half inch an hour and heavy rains
above promised TO increase the flood.
The crest of the Ohio river flood pass
ed Cincinnati Sunday night and the riy-
er began falling there. At Louisville,
however, the water was still rising
steadily. Both the Cumberland and the
Tennessee rivers were still climbing
along all their lower reaches.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-21
AS to whether that Ku Klux propo

AS to whether that Ku Klux propo-
sition to kidnap that negro Matthew
Bullock and bring him from Canada is
an idle boast remains for the future.
It is hardly probable that anything Sc
rious will develop, however. The Unit
ed States government once tried that
kidnapping game-the kidnapping Of a
Ku Klux, it was. We refer to the case
Of DIR. Bratton Of Yorkville. But the
United States government was after
ward glad enough to return the doctor.
The same thing would happen, no
doubt, if Bullock were kidnapped.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-21

Julian S. Carr, Jr., known as the
"hosiery king" died in a New York
hotel last Friday of heart trouble, after
an acute illness of several days. He
had been in New York for about five
weeks. Mr.. Carr was native Of Dur
ham, a graduate Of the university OF
North Carolina and about As years Of
ago. He went into the manufacturing
of hosiery about twenty years ago and
at the time Of his death was at the
head of chain OF II big mills and was
known as the hosiery king Of the world.
The news of his death came to his
father on his sick bed, and Of course
was fearful blow. He is survived by
his widow who is daughter Of the late
J. w. Cannon and four children.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-21
President and Bonus. - President

President and Bonus. - President
Harding told Republican house lead
ers yesterday that in view of express
sions on the soldiers bonus he had
previously made, he did not think 1t
essential to offer any recommenda-
ton at this time. Representative
Mondell, of Wyoming, who headed
the bonus delegation, made this an
nouncement in a formal statement and
added verbally that 1t was the plan to
go ahead with the compromise bill as
recommended by the ways and means
committee. 20
The formal statement issued by Mr..
Mondell after the conference which
lasted almost two hours follows:
"The legislative situation relating
to the bonus bill was rully presented
to the president, with detailed ex-
planation OF the provisions which re-
move the menace of excessive drafts
on the treasury in the immediate fu-
ture and avoid any program OF added
taxation. The president went over
the entire situation, with an appraisal
OF commitments made. He advised
the committee that the legislation is
a responsibility of congress, and in
view of expressions previously made,
he did not think 1t essential to offer
any recommendation"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-21

over the heart of the fire. Immediate
ly the flames subsidized, and at p. M,
sixteen hours after. the, al:rm was
sounded, the fire was under control
and the vessel resumed her voyage.
Chief Engineer Garland was overcome
by heat and fumes in the last hour Of
tie fight and was under the care OF
the ships surgeon for several days,
according to passengers who narrated
the tale. Richard Albrecht, chief Off
Ger, and a seaman were slightly in
jured. The Potomac still had about
thirty tons of water in her hold WREN,
with list to port, she steamed in to-
day.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-21
LOCAL. AFFAIRS
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Kirkpatrick Belk Co.-Now is the time
to buy silk to match yor spring dress
and skirt.
D. e. Boney, York, S. C.-Stronger than
ever.
Nathan Feinstein-Better bargains this
week. --'
Peoples Bank & Trust Co.-The road to
happiness. -.
John r. Logan.-Announces himself as
a candidate for county treasurer.
Loan & Savings Bank-Our policy is TO
give.
Barnes Electric Co., Rock Hill-Every
farmer needs.
Southern Cash Store, G.. C. Deese, Man
ager, Rock Hill-Hardware and gro
ceries.
Carroll Bros.-See us now.
The City Market-We sell the pest
meats we can buy.
The Star Theatre, J. Q. Wray, Mgr.-
Wallace Reid today.
Bank of Glover, Clover-Statement OF
condition.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-21
WITHIN THE TOWN.

Total of Sc voters registered so far.
The shade trees are budding out at
a lively rate.
1t is just about time for the use of
more paint on some of the houses.
The old law range building has
about disappeared, but the standpipe
still stands.
A heavy electrical storm CCntGred
over the town Sunday night at about
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-21

- Cotton production for 1921 was =
976.665 running bales, or 7,952,539
equivalent 500 pound bales, the Census
Bureau announced yesterday III its
final ginning report of the season. The
1920 production was 13,270,970 running
bales, or 13,439,603 equivalent sen
rOurd bales. The crop was estimate
by the Department Of Agriculture las
December in its final report at $4,000
equivalent 500 pound bales. Round
bales included in the crop for 1921 was
123,T91 bales, compared with 206534
in 1920 Americana Egyptian cotton
amounted to 1904 bales, compared
with 92,561, and sea island cotton
amounted to 1916 bales compared
with 1,S6S. Cotton remaining to be
ginned after the March canvass. and
which was included in the total crop
was estimated at 7,435 bales, compared
with 1893 bales ginned after the
March canvass last year. The average
Sross weight of cotton bales for the
crop was 1885 pounds, compared with
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-21

506.4 pounds, the average of the 1920
crop. The number or ginneries oper-
ated was 1915 compared with 1S,44O
for 1920. Ginnings by states in equiv
alent 500 pound bales follows: Ala
bama 579,965; Arizona 45,323; Arkan-
sas 796,S63; California 34,109: Florida
10,905; Georgia 7S7,052; Louisiana
27S,SO5: Mississippi, S12,S67; Missouri
6,931; North Carolina 776,60R; Okla
homa 4S1 ,6S6: South Carolina Y z54, ,551;
Tennessee S01,949; Texas 2,197,644;
Virginia 16,36S. All other states S,715.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-21
Che aJurkrills Gnqlirer.
Entered at the Postoffice at York, as
Mail Matter Of the Second Class.
TUESDAY, MARCH Fl, 1922.

Why should anybody doubt that Nc
Adoo's removal to California has con-
nection with the next Democratic
presidential nomination? OF course
Mr.. McAdoo is not going to boldly ac-
any such motive, and there
is no special reason why he should
at least not for the present.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-21

pieces marked the tribute of the COM
pany for which he was employed, his
comrades, relatives and friends. a
large portion Of those who attended
were from New Haven and Waterbury,
where he was we'll known. Following
the services the body was taken to New
Haven and burial was in st. Laurence
cemetery there
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-21
LOCAL COTTON SALES

At the request Of The Yorkville En-
quirer, Mr.. R. E. Mcclure, official cot
ton weigher for Yorkville, has furnish
ed comparative statement of the cot
ton weighed by him for last year and
this year up to date as follows:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-21

The heaviest sales rof cotton last
year were in the spring as follows;
April, 1000 bales; May 1,043 bales;
June, 1,137 bales.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-21
LOCAL LACONICS
Hiqh Waters.


Heavy rains Sunday evening and
Sunday night were accompanied with
hail. At times the rain came down in
torrents, and all the water courses In
the county were raised high.
Lumber Company Receivership.
The Fort Mill Lumber Company Of
which John j. Bales is owner. was
taken into the hands of the court by
order of Judge Bowman at Lancaster
last Thursday, through the appoint
ment of DR.. J. l.. Spratt, of Fort Mill
as receiver. Mr. Bales made no OBJ
lection. The Fort Mill Lumber Com
pany, which has been doing business in
Fort Mill for about fifteen years was
one Of the most important business
enterprises in the town, ranking well
along after the cotton mills. In addi-
ton to dealing in lumber and building
material 1t handled large quantities OF
agricultural machinery. It's difficulties
grew out Of inability TO collect out
standing accounts,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-21
Fair Association Officers.

Rock Hill Record: At a meeting OF
the board of directors Of the York
County Fair association last Saturday
morning in the secretary's office, the
principal business TO come before the
meeting was the election of n presi-
dent, vice-p president and the balloting
of the directors to serve for one, two
and three years, respectively. which
resulted as follows: John F. Williams,
president; DR.. w. G. Stevens, vice.
president; r. S. Poag, J. +. Williams,
n. Il. Williams, Roddey Reid, one
year; DR.. j. Lee Spratt, ID. b. McFad-
den, S. II. Faires, j. A. Barber, two
years; w. c. Reid, II. G. Neely, ". G..
Stevens, J. ID. Good, three years.