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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-28
THE X. M. ROAD

In spite of many difficulties with
which the authorities have had to con-
tend, and with which they are still con-
tending. the Kings Mountain road be-
tween Yorkvllle and Filbert, is show
ing promise of soon becoming the best
road out of Yorkville.
That the work was undertaken at an
unfortunate time is very well UNDER
stood. The weather has been unfaVor-
able from the beginning, the rams
soaking the plowed-up road bed before
it could be sanded, and the heavy trat-
fic churning it into loblolly. Then
when traffic became impossible over
the main roads, it was directed over
other routes still less capable or carry
ing it's weight.
The authorities have had and are
having time of it, and they nave
come in for much more or less un-
reasonable criticism-unreason pc
cause unwarranted by conditions De-
yond human control. =,
But in spite of it all, much excellent
work has been done. With the eXcep-
tion of several hundred yards or un-
sanded road, three miles north or YORK
Vile. the Kings Mountain road is now
in better condition than could nave
been expected without the work that Is
being put on il. There can be no great
Improvement over present conditions
without the help Of some favorable
weather; but when present plans are
completed the road between 9orKVllle
and Filbert will be all that can De ue-
sired
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-28

Results of several years study Of
the biology of the chinch bug, con-
Quoted in South Carolina with a view
to the control of the insect in this Sec
ton, has now been published by the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture as department bulletin No. LOIS,
Economies of the Chinch Bug, pro-
fessional paper by Philip Luginbill,
chronological assistant. The pest is
of considerable importance, especially
in some of the northern counties of the
state, and many planters will plant no
small grain, giving as a reason that
attempts to do so result in producing
chinch bugs, and as consequence
they are unable to make corn crop.
Coincident with the field investiga-
tions, some time was devoted to q
study of the insect in the laboratory at
Columbia, S. c., which are not yet
complete. Among the novel facts
learned concerning the life history Of
the insect is that in this locality 1t has
six instars or moulting stages, exclus-
i've of the egg stage-fve immature
stages. the sixth being the adult stage.
Heretofore the insect has been repre-
scnted as passing through five instars
in it's development. The bulletin,
which is well illustrated, discusses the
insect as to it's seasonal history in
South Carolina, behavior, mating, life
history, description Of the egg and
nymphal instars, and the sexual diff
ferences among adults. Very little is
yet known,;it IS said. concerning, Pho
rantha occidentis Walk, the newly dis
covered fly parasite Of the chinch bug.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-28
soul souTH CAROLINA NEWS

- John r Wilkes, well known
farmer of western Chester county died
yesterday, morning.
- Samuel Arthur Derieux. 40, widely
known magazine writer and a former
South Carolinian, died in New York
Sunday.
Andrew ]. Bethea has announced
his candidacy for governor. SO Tar
no other candidate. appears to have
definitly entered this field.
Rev. II. A. Lapsley, Jr, pastor of
the First Presbyterian church of Tar
boro, N. O., has accepted a call to the
First Presbyterian church or Column
bia, Subject to the action Of his pres
bytery. ErJN
In Greenville last Saturday, JEFF
Chandler, aged 35, shot and killed his
wife, Mrs. .Theodosia Chandler aged
81, and his mother law, Mrs. Rosie
Bramlett, aged 6S. The shooting was
the outcome OF domestic troubles.
= Ossie Gore, regarded as o ,desper-
ate negro criminal, escaped from the
Chester chaingang early Sunday
morning. While he was supposed to
be asleep Saturday night he was in
dustriously saving off his chains with
file which he had secretcd about his
person.
1t Is reported from Columbia that
Former Attorney General Thos. II.
Peoples is seeking appointment as dis
trict attorney for the eastern district
of South Carolina. j. ID. Z. Meyer
and Louis Shimel, lawyers Of Char
lesion are also said to be after the
place.
TT
McGhee Of this county, was asked to-
night if he cared to make any reply to
the charges made by Senator Chris
tensen that the McGhee substitute in
come tax bill was an insincere meas
ure and certain to be defeated in the
house. Senator McGhee said that he
could not speak so positively for the
house as did the senator from Beau
fort, but as for many of his other as
sertions there was nothing in the facts
whatsoever. to justify his statements.
His income tax bill has been indorsed
by the South Carolina Taxpayers as
sociation, and by~practically every one
with whom he has talked; he declared.
He added further that the select COM
mittee bill would probably bring into
the state treasury approximately $2,-
100000 and this would be done with
out the expense Oh pTODdDiy SEOO,UUU
which the Christensen measure would
entail upon the state in administration.
Besides the army of inspectors and in
quisitors to enforce the Christensen
bill would not have - be created to
annoy and harrass the people and
which in time might become one o. the
greatest political machines in the his
tory Of the ,stcte. Senator McGhee as
serted. Representative w. ]. Moore
was asked if he knew the sentiment Of
the house on the McGhee income tax
bill. Replying that he could not an
swer for the house so confidently as
did Senator Christensen, as for him.
self he favored the McGhee income tax
substitute and knew many others who
also favored it. The McGhee bill was
not befoYe the house when the Chris
tensen income tax bill was voted on.
1t was offered by Senator McGhee in
the senate after the house had voted
on the other bill. ,.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-28
MRS. HUeeINs RELEASED

Mrs. Effie Higgins, charged Jointly
with Albert Zimmerman with the muir
der of Pink Higgins, the woman's
husband, on the Charlotte road near
the. Cannon Mill village, on Sunday
night, November g. of last year, has
been released on bond of $500 signed
by Robert Witherspoon and II. e. Neil
of Yorkville. The woman gained her
release Saturday night and she is said
to be wandering aimlessly around with
no fixed place of abode since relatives
in the Cannon Mill village drove her
away when she came to them after be-
ing released from Jail where she has
been q prisoner since q snort time
after the finding of the dead body or
her husband in a ditch off the Char
lotte road early on the morning OF
November Z.
Albert Zimmerman, co-defendant. in
the case and alleged lover OF Mrs.
Huggins, remains prisoner in the
county Jail and has made no attempt
to obtain bond.
Because OF the fact that Mrs. Hug
gins is an ,eXpectant mother she VIII
probably not be tried at the April term
Of the court OF general sessions, anu
there is little or no probability that
Zimmerman will be tried at that time.
When advised Of the woman's condi-
ton Solicitor Henry did not oppose the
motion of T. F. McDow, her attorney
for bail.
Mrs. Higgins, red headed woman,
was on the streets Of Yorkville yester-
day wearing q blue coat suit and with
out hat. According to Sheriff
Quinn, none of her relatives will give
her shelter and it is quite probable that
she win have TO go to the county
home.
Her father lives in the Cannon Mill
village with his second wife who is
the mother of the slain man.
Mrs. Higgins spent Saturday night
and Sunday night with acquaintance
and last night she stayed with q lam
ily in the Travora Mill village.
Her own childrtn, it Is said, refuse
to have anything to do with her.
Pink Huggins kept a small store on
the Charlotte road. He met his death
by pistol wounds and the theory of the
state is that he was killed by Zim-
norman, with the knowledge OF Mrs
Huggins who desired to have him out
of the way in order that she might i've
with Zimmerman.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-28

The various treaties recently nego-
tiated at the disarmament conference,
are up against the same troubles In
the senate to which the Versailles
treaty was subject. It looks like the
senate is not going to ratify, the prin-
cipal objection being that the senate
Is unwilling to commit this country to
anything looking like a pledge to en-
force the treaty or any part of 1t by
going to war. The senate takes the
position that the president cannot
commit this country to possibility Of
war without the consent Of congress.
The president takes the position that
it is very we'll understood that under
no circumstances can the country go
to war without the consent Of con-
grcss; but it is unnecessary for the
senate to emphasize the fact again in
connection with this treaty. The espe-
cial hitch is in connection with the
-Four Power" Pacific treaty, the one
that undertakes to adjust differences
with Japan.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-28

a~man, was frozen at iDilmore, MINI.
Only little damage was reported from
the. southwest where Stalking rains
were followed by sleet and snow with
low temperatures. In the Deep creek
and Millorgan sections of Montana
wolves in droves were driven by the
heavy snow to. populated districts ana
attacked domestic animals. Seventy
head of cattle were reported killed at
one point. Wisconsin was battling with
an enveloping mantle Of snow to res
tore normal conditions. Railroad ser
vice has been paralyzed by heavy snow
drifts and damage estimated at. several
millions Of dollars due to the arrlVai VI
cold weather, however brought reiiet
from flood peril which in many locan-
ties had been the most dangerous
aftermath of the storm. No funerals
have been held in Greenbay for two
days because of the deep snow DRIFTS
Nebraska felt thirty mile wind aco o
companied by sleet which put 2o,ooo
miles of telephone lines out OF com-
mission, while South. Dakota. DIS,
matches said that heavy damage had
been caused in that state by wind ana
sleet.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-28

Speaking Of the roads out his way,
Mr.. w. A. Nichols, of the New Zion
neighborhood said the other day: I'VE
have been having some promises Of
work on our roads; but about the only
real help we have ever got has come
from the Lord"
Out of the half dozen or more good
men who were suggested for the po-
sition Of magistrate of Kings Noun
tain township, made vacant with the
death Of A. J. Quinn, the York delega-
tion could not have made a better Sc
lection than R. E. Love. Mr.. Love, be-
sides being man of good hard sense,
fine character and wide experience in
practical affairs, has been closely and
intimately associcted with the late Mr..
Quinn for many years, and has good
understanding Of the duties Of the po-
sition to which he has been chosen.
His selection as the magistrate will no
doubt give general satisfaction.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-28

The Yorkville Enquirer has INSTALL
ed new and improved stereotype box
by which it is able to reproduce news
pictures, advertising cuts, ETC., directly
from matrixes. For instance l. was
by means of this box that we were
able to publiSh on last Friday pic
ture of the wreck of the Rom;r that oc-
CURED on Tuesday. And in the same
manner .we expect to be able % give
to our advertisers and readers many
new and attractive features that we
have not been able to handle hereto
fore, for the lack of our recently ac-
Quired facilities.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-28
LOCAL. AFFAIRS
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

York Hardware Company-For Cash.
T. NJ. Ferguson, CommanGer-Atten-
ton legionaries.
r. E. Steele, Chief of Police-Keep up
the chickens.
J. L. Houston, P. J.-Notice OF appli-
cation for letters of administration
on the estate of William A. Barrett,
deceased, Jas. A. Barrett applicant.
]. L. Houston, p. J-Notice OF appil-
cation Of r. NJ. Burris for letters OF
administration on the estate :. OF
Mary II. Burris, deceased.
Star Theatre, j. Q. Wray, Manager
The Wild Goose today.
Ferguson & Youngblood-Cotton seed
wanted. - .' ~.
Carroll Brotllers-Lest you forget
Glover Drug Store-Sporting goods.
Loan & Savings Bank-In your deal
ings with every individual.
J. S. Bell e. Co.; Inc, Rock Hill-A
cat has nine lives.
First National Bank of Sharon-Mon-
ey looks bigger.
Sam NJ. and S. E. Grist, District
Agents-To Mutual Benefit policy
Holders.
The Millinery Parlor-Mrs. ]. NJ. Fer.
guson, Proprietor-Bcautiful pa:terr
hats.
w. F. Jackson-Automobil casing!
and tubes.
Nathan Feinstein-Spring will soon b'
here.
The City Mnrket-Sells stall fed beef
York Supply Company-Timothy nay
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-28
WITHIN THE TOWN

A total of 125 bales of cotton were
sold on the local market last week, ac-
cording to r., E. Mcclure, the pubic
weigher.
j. A. Marion, Esq, has purchased
from w. B. Moore, the Williams's
house and lot on North Congress
street, Mr.. Moore reserving the 'front.'
age on the C. NV. railroad in the
rear.
Ninety-nine bottles of 95 per cent.
TRY Me" ginger, a number OF nottles
of ginger of lesser alcoholic percentage
and a quantity Of other extracts bear
ing a large per cent. of alcohol, We're
seized by Chief of Police r. Ed Steele
and Special Policeman j. Frank
Faulkner in a raid on the store OF
Louis Roth yesterday afternoon. Mr.
Roth was convicted by jury this
morning Of selling and storing and SEN
fenced to pay fine of $500.
- Church Home Orphanage children
in Miss Alice. Hare's expression class,
presented a creditable program in the
city hall auditorium last Saturday
night under the direction of Miss Hare:
Admission was free, but as there had
been no general invitation to the pub
lie the attendance was confined MAIN
ly to the immediate supporters or the
orphanage and their friends. The oc-
casion, however, was quite enjoyable
il. G.. Thrift, farmer, living one
mile east of Yorkville, is making plans
to build a sweet potato storage house
with a capacity of 1000 bushels. MI
Thrift expects to plant four acres In
sweet potatoes this year. IF anybody
wants to take stock with me IN TINS
potato house I propose to build, they
are welcome" said Mr.. Thrift yester-
day morning. IF they do not that Is
all right. I'll 60 it alone
There is no indication as to when
the Lockmore Cotton Mill, which sus-
pended operations last week, will open
again. Quite number of operatives
of the mill, it is said, have left to seek
work in other places and the search OF
number of them has been in vain.
One of the operatives said yesterday
that he had sought employment at Clo-
yer, Kings Mountain and Gastonia,
but the mill managements had told
him they lad all the help they needed.
- Chief of Police Steele gives notice
Of the existence Of an ordinance
against trespassing chickens. There
is very little complaint about trespass-
Ing ,cnlchCIlS Ilt obiN
tcrday: but people have commenced
gardening and complaints are coming
in. don't want to slip up on any
body if | can help it; but there is a
stringent ordinance on the subject, and
when people make formal complaint to
me of being annoyed by chickens of
their neighbOrs | will have TO look into
the matter"
City Clerk and Treasurer j. Frank
Faulkner, custodian of the city hall
has quite a collection of alcoholic
beverages in the t'booZe vault in his
office. The stock yesterday afternoon
included ginger" of various kicking
degrees: orange extract" vanilla eX-
tract" "diarrhOea remedy" registering
60 per cent alcohol; and Kings Noun
tain battle-ground corn liquor III
"Peptone" bottle. When the booze
vault" was opened Bull" the bulldog
mascot around the city hall who was
playing with an old rubber shoe, walk
ed up and shifted and then throwing
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-28
Tuesday, February %, 1922.
Louis railway, Atlanta. and DR.. L. s.
Hardin, surgeon, Atlanta"

Louis railway Atlanta, and DR.. L. s.
Hardin, surgeon, Atlanta"
Tax Extension Question.
Governor Cooper last night returned
to the senate, without his signature,
the Wells joint resolution to extend
the time for the payment Of state and
county taxes until June l, 1922. In his
message returning the resolution the
governor said THAI he felt that the
resolution would materially hurt the
states credit and not afford the relief
that those who supported the resolu-
ton thought 1t would The state now
has $1,000 900 In outstanding notes to
meet and only 100000 to pay the
notes, the governor said I'm his mes
sage. IF this joint resolution becomes
law it is my opinion that the credit OF
the state will be impaired he said.
The governor says the section provid-
ing that all persons who pay their
taxes within the time given in the
resolution shall be construed as having
paid their taxes within the time pre-
scrihed by law and shall be eligible to
vote in any general election Is uncon-
stitutional. Under the law at present
the comptroller general has the. power
to extend the time for paying taxes
without penalty, with the approval or
the governor, and the governor says ne
has conferred with the comptroller
general and that the comptroller gen.
eral informed him that he would ex-
tend the time until April !, 1922.
Turner Pleads Guilty.
Roscoe Turner, former army airman
and commercial flier, pleaded guilty to
having in his possession stolen govern
ment property in Savannah, Ca, last
week. He was sentenced to pay fine
of $50 and to serve year and day
in the Federal peniteptiary in Atlanta.
Turner and his flying partner, Harry
Runser, spent several weeks in Rock
Hill last summer and both Of the air.
men We're social lions with number
of ladies OF Rock Hill during their
stay there. He also flew his plane to
Yorkyille on one or more occasions
while stopping in Rock Hill. The fol-
lowing dispatch from Savannah, Ca,
under date of February "a, regarding
Turner's case will be of interest: Oc-
casioned by circumstances and the ad-
vice of the district attorney, Roscoe
Turner, aviator, indicted by the Unit
ed States grand jury for conspiracy
and having in his possession stolen
government property, brought here Tor
trial, entered a plea OF guilty petore
Judge EVANS tnlS dleSihoph oiio "-S
fined $50 and sentenced to imprison-
ment in the Federal penitentiary at
Atlanta for year and day. After
his sentence Turner said: I'm going
to serve ii like man, / am innocent,
hut believe took the best way out.
And after L leave the iron doors OF the
pun. behind I'm going in again for ex-
inhibition flying. I'm going to CONNER
cialize flying" Turner was jointly in
dicted with Harry Runser, who has
been arrested in Fort Wayne, Ind, for
Rbuving astolen plane and will ne
brought to Savannah within the neAt
few days. His trial had been set Tor
next wednesday but the district attor-
ney Is doubtful whether he will be
here by that time. .H ~
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-28

is visiting her. daughter, Mrs. B. A.
Correll, in Yorkville.
Miss Mary McMackin of Fennell in
firmary, Rock Hill, visited the family
of Mr.. T. E. McMackin, in Yorkville,
Sunday.
DR.. J. d. Mcdowell, who has been
quite sick at his home in Yorkville for
some time past, is able to be out
again.
Miss Frances Allen of Winston Sa-
lem, N. c., visited the family of her
mother, Mrs. r. c. Allen, in Yorkville
this week.
Mrs. John S. Jones, who is teaching
at Bowling Green, spent Saturday and
Sunday with relatives in McConnells-
vile.
Prof. L. w. Jenkins, Of Spartanburg,
visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w,
Jenkins, in Yorkville, Saturday and
Sunday.
o. Clarkson Mellow, a student at Has
toe School, Spartanburg, spent Satur-
day and Sunday with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. T. +. mellow, in Yorkville.
Mr.. Leon Castles and Miss Ruth
Castles of Chester, and Miss Aggit
Barnes and Mr.. Walter Barnes goi
Lowryville, visited Mrs. F. A. Beaver
in Yorkville last week.
Miss Mamie Reid, who was recently
stricken with paralysis at the home o.
her nephew w. c. Potts. at Sharon, re-
mains in a critical condition and LITTLE
hope is held out for her recovery.
Rev. D. L. Hill, of Paxville, S. c., whit
recently accepted the pastorate. of tn,
First. Baptist church Of Yorkville, ar
rived in Yorkville today to be presen
during the evangelistic services beini
conducted in that church this week b!
Rev. J. NJ. Kester, D. D., Of Shelby.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-28
That is a large amount of space that

That is a large amount Of space that
we are giving to Congressman Steven
sons speech on Andrew Jackson. We
have many readers, no doubt, who
think it is hardly worth while; but we
have no apologies in that connection.
1t is we'll worth while, and hundreds of
readers who viii read every line OF it,
will find themselves more than repaid
in the pleasure, satisfaction and in
struction they will receive. OF course
there are people who will continue to
claim that Andrew Jackson was born
in North Carolina; but there are people
who have no regard for the facts in the
case and they don't matter.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-28

Senator Capper, of Kansas, has been
regularly chosen as leader of the sena-
torlal farm bloc, vice Senator Kenyon,
OF Iowa, who resigned from the senate
TO become a Federal judge. Senator
Kenyon was accepted as leader by
common lconsent, and Capper is the
first leader to be accepted by formal
agreement. The farm bloc includes
about 25 members. One Of the first
measures that is being supported by
the farm bloc is a proposition to en-
power Federal land banks to discount
agricultural loans, including loans Sc
cured by warehouse receipts and TO
issue bonds against such discounts
The purpose is to widely extend the
range OF agricultural credits.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-28

up his head in disgust. started play
ing with the old. shoe again.
There is some talk Of attempting to
get local people interested in the
building of a public playground on the
north eastern outskirts Of Yorkyille
and. meeting of the Business Mems
League has been called for tomorrow
afternoon to discuss the project. It is
proposed to raise the necessary money
for the project either by private sub
scription or through the organization
of a stock company. Tentative plans
would include in the equipment OF the
community play ground swimming
pool, dancing pavilion and other recre-
ational buildings. 1t has been suggest
ed that such community play ground
could be made so interesting and at
tractive for grown-ups as we'll as
children as to make the play ground
not only q municipal amusement and
recreational center but one attractive
to a large section of the county as
well.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-28
Truth of History.

It is not a matter of great deal of
Importance as to where Andrew jack
son was born; but the truth Of history
is Of tremendous Importance.
Jackson's birthplace has been n sub
ject of controversy ever since his
death, Notwithstanding the fact that
he had lived his whole life in the be-
lief that he was native Of Lancaster
county in South Carolina.
The controversy waxed warm some
ten years ago amongst jealous con-
tenders in North and South Carolina,
and although the proof was in favor of
the South Carolina contention, in 1912
North Carolina zealots managed to in
sert their contention in permanent
Congressional Record.
But Congressman Stevenson has not
been willing to rest under this deliber-
ate perversior Of the truth of history,
and after careful and painstaking re-
search has presented the matter to
congress and the country in a manner
which can leave no doubt as to the
facts.
Elsewhere in todays issue The
Yorkville Enquirer is glad to be able
to reproduce Mr.. Stevenson's admira-
BILE speech in full, in order that those
who may have been in doubt may
hereafter have the facts.
We are informed that the editor of
the Congressional Record says that he
would never have accepted the state
ment that Andrew Jackson was born
in North Carolina in the light of such
facts as Mr.. Stevenson has presented:
but as to whether or not he will correct
that obvious misrepresentation remains
for the development of the near future.