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The New York herald., 1922-04-05
THE PITTSBURGH 4 WEST VIRGINIA
RAILWAY COMPANY M

pEEFEFftED DIVIDEND NUMEER 20.
Tho Board OF Directors has declared a
dividend Of one and one-haif Gis) percent
on the Preferred Stock of the Company for
the quarter ended March 81. 1922. PAYABLE
May ~. 1929, TO Stockholders OF record at
the close or business May 3. 1922.
y. ". HARVEY, Secretary.
Pittsburgh. April J, 1922.
The New York herald., 1922-04-05
BUSINESS NOTES
AND TRADE NEWS
Large Sales of Sweaters il the
Weather Is Seasonable, Is
Agents Prediction.

Volume sales with seasonable weather
Is predicted by a representative OF a
large sweater knitting mill. Sales TO
the jobbing trade continue on day to
day basis and there Is similar sttua-
tion in retail channels. Warm weather
last week Is said to have eaSivened
sales considerably. but the weather Of
the last few days has dampened buyers
enthusiasm. Solid colors. which started
the season. have been displaced by
lighter pastel shades and checked ef-
fects. Little shopping around for mer-
chandise at price is noted.
The New York herald., 1922-04-05
LIQUIDATION SALES.

THE Amherst National Bank OF Buffalo,
located at the City of Buffalo. In the State
OF New York. Is closing its affairs. All
note holders and other creditors OF the as
ISOLATION are. therefore. hereby notified to
present the notes and other claims for pay
ment.
Dated January 20. 1872.
s. J. URBANsKY.
Casfiers
The New York herald., 1922-04-05
THE KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN
RAILWAY COMPANY

No. % Broad Street, New York. Ma rcf z 1922.
"A quarterly dividend OF ONE (1) PER
CENT has this day been declared upon the
Preferred Stock of this Company, from mot
income OF the current fiscal year. payable
April ~. 1922, 70 stockholders OF record at
20 o'clock r. NJ. March 81. 1922.
Checks In payment thereof WITH be mailed
20 stockholders NJ the addresses last fur
nishcd the Transfer Agent.
CT. HAND. Secretary.
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DIVIDENDS AND INTEREST. !,
DIVIDEND NOTICE OF THE
AMERICAN LIGHT AND tf
TRACTION co.

Tho Board Of Directors OF tho above Com
pany at a meeting held April 4th. 1922 de-
clared CASH dividend OF ~ Per Cent Pm
I Per Cent on the Common Stock, and "A
dividend at the rate OF one share of Com
mon stock on every One Hundred (1OOp
shares of Common Stock outstanding. all
payable May fst 1922.
Tho Transfer Books viii close AZ 2 O'Clock
p. NJ. on April 18th. 1922. and viii reopen
at 10 o'clock A. NJ. on April oTth, 1922
G.. ~. JEII1FF-E Secretary
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New York March /. 1921.
The Annual Meeting of the stockholders OF
The Western Union Telegraph Company. for
the election of Directors and Inspectors OF
Election and for the transaction OF such
other business may be presented at said
meeting. will be held at the Executive Office
of the company at No. 195 Broadway, in the
city OF New YORK. on Wednesday, April IL,
1872 at twelve O'Clock. noon
ANDREW L. BURLEIGH. Secretary@
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FEDERAL SUGAR REFINING co.

NIUffII -TNTt
The regular quarterly dividend OF One and
Three-ouarters Per Cent. C&es) on the Cou-
mon Shares and One and One-half Per Cent.
Uisee) on the Preferred Shares Of this Com
pany Will be paid May 1st. 1922, 70 stock
holders Of record at the close OF business
April 21st 1922. Transfer books Will not
close. PIERRE j. SMITH. Treasurer,
KELLY SPRINGFIELD TIRE COMPANY.
A quarterly dividend of two dollars ($90O)
per share on the Eight Per Cent. Preferred
Stock OF this Company has been declared.
payable May ~. 1922. TO stockholders OF rec
ord at the close OF business May ]. 1922.
G. y. STEWART SUTHERLAND, Secretary.
New York. April 4, 1922.
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OFFICE OF
ENOCH MORGAN'S SONS co.
439 West Street. N. Y. G.

435 west Streets y. 4. ~.
March 20, 1922
The Annual Meeting Of the Stockholders Of
his Company for the election OF directors
and inspectors of election for the ensuing
ear will be held at the office of the Com
,any at IL o'clock NJ. on Monday. April II.
HENRY NJ. ROBINSON. Secretary.
The New York herald., 1922-04-05
ELECTIONS AND MEETINGS.
The Home Insurance Company
Sc CEDAR ST.

New York. April A. 1922.
At the Annual Election for Directors OF
this Company held Monday, Sd inst. the
following gentlemen were elected for the en-
suing year:
Elbridge G.. Snow Ebert III. Gary
Lucien q. Warner Thomas Il. Kent
John Claflin Cornelius ". Bliss, Jr.
John II. Ilagier Frederic C.. Buswell
William u. Baldwin William S. Gray
Lewis L. Clarke Charles l.. Tyner
Clarence II. Kelsey Charles q. Meyer
William Ives Washburn
At a subsequent meeting of the Board.
Mr.. Elhridgc @. Snow was unanimously
elected President and Messrs. Frederic O.
Buswell. Clarence A. Ludlur. Charles L..
Tyner and Wifred Kurth were unanimously
elected Nice-Presidents.
c. l.. TYNER, vice-Pres.
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he following judgments were filed ".
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-29
DIVORCE FOR EVANGELIST
Revelations Given Clean Bill When
Wife's Charges Fail.

Judge Major J.. Durham, Of Su-
pcror court, at Grand Rapids, Mich,
last Friday, awarded a decree Of abso-
lutte divorce to Melvin e. TrOtter, su-
pcrintendeHt of the Grand Rapids city
rescue mission and nationally known
evangelist. He dismissed the suit for
separate maintenance brought by Mrs
Trotter. lie held Mrs. Trotter's charges
that her husband had been uniaithful
and that he had treated her cruelty,
had not been substantiated by evil
dence.
The court also held there was no
evidence to SUbstantia;e the charges of
Mrs. Trotter that her husband was the
father OF child born in July, 1917 to
Miss Florence Moody, secretary and
bookkecpcr at the rescue missions, or
that he had conducted himself with
other women in an unbecoming man
ner."
The judge in his opinion, declared he
believed Mrs. TrOtter was actuated in
filing her sUit for separate mainten-
ancc by IL" fact that she never has
been able to persuade the defendant -
confess That he was the father of the
Moody child" The court also asserted
Mrs. Trottcr charged her husband
with acts of alleged cruelty That AT
the time they were committed, if they
Il l,t-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-29
RAT KILLS RATHER
Bio Snake Succumbs In Battle With
Rodent.

Charles Johnson, farmer, living
south of Clyde, N. Y, caught rattle
snake and housed it in box. He had
planned to take the snake to Roches-
ter and turn it over to Pete Gruber
better known as Rattle Snake Pete
A rat Of enormous size ventured into
one of Johnson's steel traps. The re-
dent was so large that he could not
enter the trap. The springs held him
by his front legs.
Astonished at the size of the rat
Farmer Johnson thought little sport
would be appreciated. Inviting sever
al farmer friends, Johnson managed to
drop the rat into potato PIT and then
shook the box holding the rattle over
it. The snake soon fell into the pit
and coiled up in a corner. 1t was ex-
pected that the snake would make
short work Of the rat.
So for a few minutes nothing hap
pened, both snake and rat taking op-
pos!te corners and eyeing each other
very carefully. Suddenly the snake
began an attack. With lightning
swiftness it shot out its head, caught
the rat unawares and sank its fangs In
the animals nose. The rat squealed
with pain and rage and actually tore
itself loose in a desperate struggle In
which both rat and ratt,er rolled over
the floor OF the pit.
Next the rat sprang at the snake.
AS the snake squirmed the rat leaped
into the air and caught the snake back
of it's head, tearing the flesh and in
fiicting a deep wound with its teeth.
The energy of the rats attack appar-
emily puzzled the snake, which was
bitten time and again. Finally the rat
secured q firm hold on the snake di-
rectly unG,r its head and hung on un-
til the serpent was fairly choked to
death.
The farmers covered the pit with
cordwood and left the rat and dead
snake alone overnight. The rat was
found 10 be alive and active in the
| morning. Much surprise was express
ed that the rat was alive, as it was be-
| lieved the snakes poison would have
ended the rats life in the night. John
son decided that the rat had earned a
right TO live. Accordingly the rodent
| was cntiCcd into q box containing a
quantity of dry bread and cheese
From the farm it was carried TO tho
Montczuma swamp, II mile away, and
| given its liberty.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-29

different. Here we find open violation
of the law. II is braZen and defiant.
The whisky traffickers take pride in
breaking the law. They abound in
every community. Officer Houser's re-
cent arrests within the past week show
how extensive the trade is in this Sec
ton. Nothing but stern measures can
be depended on to break up their
game They themselves go to any eX-
treme to avoid capture and detection.
In the neighboring city of Rock Hill.
we read of blind tiger that has been
mined. The operators had sworn to
blow the officers into the next town.
ship If molested.
Bootlegging is profitable. Fines will
can recoup their losses in week.
Bootlegging in New York today, for
instance, is described as the easiest
avenue to sudden affluence now open
to the criminal classes. The conse-
quence is that entire droves Of profess
sional ICON" men, gunmen, second
story operators, burglars, thieves, safe
blowers and pick pockets have desert
ed their old trades for the far more
lucrative and respected occupation Of
bootlegging.
Into the industry has gone, if COM
mon report is trustworthy, a consider
able number Of persons, including
bankers and capitalists, who see in
bootlegging about the richest and
quickest assurance of returns on big
money that the investment world now
offers. Names are not obtainable, but
the alleged fact is common talk in New
York
We have the same conditions pre-
vailing in the South on, a smaller
scale, ard with the further exception
that the lowest elements of our citizen
ship are therein engaged.-Gastonia
Gazette.
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u" Food cards are to be distributed
to children ana women with babies in
certain ccnters in West Virginia and
Pennsylvania where Industrial strife
has brought misery. The food is to
be distributed by the Quakcrs.
~ Two or three hundred farms con-
tanning 20 acres each are to be laid
out in eastern North Carolina as Farm
City. These farms are to be sold to
men AMI women OF means, who are
weary of schoolroom and office and
IN "Speckboom" is an African plant
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-29
FLAPPING THE FLAPPERS.
Girl Preacher Says That They Are
Srainless.

Paint and powder, earrings and silk
stockings and the other fads and fan
cies of the modern flapper have no
lure for Mary Agnes Vitchestain, IA
year-oId girl evangelist, campaigning
against the devil at the Christian and
Missionary Alliance tabernacle in Syr-
acu3e, n. Y.
They are" says Mary Agnes, 'friv-
oloUs and senseless things, invented to
amuse girls who have no gray matter
to keep them busy"
Mary Agnes, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Fl. Vitchestain, breaches the
good old fashioned Gospel of hell and
damnation for sinners, with caustic
criticism of the dance halls and
preachers who do not believe in the
same sort of gospel.
The child speaker has deep, almost
masculine voice and eyes that at first
impress as green-they shade to
brown and finally to gray as she de-
Hvers her sermon. An intelligent fore
head and sensitive lips show her to be
sympathetic as well as intellectual.
The suggestion that her mature SER
mons result from the fact that she has
a dual personality Mary Agnes waves
aside.
when I'm on the platform things
never thought OF seem to pour from
MEETINGS strange even to myself.
They come, l know, straight from
God" she says.
Her schooling complete, Mary Agnes
intends 60 study law and then some
day TO live in the White House.
81 intend to be president some day."
declares Mary Agnes, "My life has al
ways been guarded in every way.
therefore my ambitions are high. A
mother has much to do with girls
life, | think. That's the cause of the
modern fapper. She ruins her youth
with paint and powder and then has
nothing left but old age.
MY reading? Well, I've been study
ing Wells Outline Of History I've
also been studying, Darwin's theory of
evolution.
"My one regret is that hate TO sew
or draw. But do love to swim. And
tennis is my favorite game"
Jessie, 11-year-old sister of Mary
Agnes, is also a preacher. While Mary
Agnes specializes in adult congrega-
tions, Jessie devotes her attention
principally to Sunday school pupils.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-29
LEADER is DROPPED.
Big Row In Negro Association of New
York.

J. w. II. Eason, Leader OF Ameri-
can Negroes" was found guilty OF
conduct unbecoming an officer and dis
loyalty by q jury made up of dele
gates to the convention of the Univer-
sal Negro Improvement association
yesterday at impeachment proceedings
held in Liberty Hall, No. 40 W. 13Sth
street, SAYS the New York World OF
Thursday. His office was declared va
cant. Five voted to exoncrate the de-
fendant.
The verdict was rendered against
Eason on default. After participating
in the preliminarics of the trial in the
forenoon the defendant, through his
attorney, ]. Austin Norris of Phi!adel-
phia, announced intention Of with
drawing on the ground that no right
was given by the constitution of the
association to appeal from tn, dec!-
sion of the jury
Norris said the delegates were in no
VI W NlO JuoNiNS W 49, N''
ent, which remark was protested by
Acting Counsellor Gen. Vernal j. Will
Iiams and sustained by Presiding
Judge Alonzo D. Pettiford. Counsel
lor Williams argued that Eason had
pleaded guilty to some of the charges
Tuesday. Norris retorted that the de-
fendant at tie time did not know what
guilty meant.
Upon withdrawing from the trial TIE
prosecution INTRODUCED testimony to
substantiate its charges, there being
four specific allegations in each of the
two counts.
Throughout the hearing silence
rcigned. Police and plainclothcs men
were stationed in crery part of the
hall and at all entrances. At least
fifty had been assigned TO keep peace.
The convention rescinded its action
of Tuesday in voting to hold the i'm
peachmcnt proceedings behind closed
doors, unanimously decided TO give
Enson n public trial.
Marcus GavCy the first witness,
said his duties were TO supervise the
work Cf minor officials and serve as
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-29
TIP FOR TEAHoUNDS..
Coral Isle In South Seas Presents At
fractions.

A sunny coral isle in the South
Seas, where lazy palms fringe the
coral atolls and the women, young and
beautiful, 3utnumber the men more
than fourteen to one, where thirty
cents lasts a month, this is the story
told of Tagawa, an islet of the Ellice
group, by Captain J. A. r. Olsen, OF
the American schooner Henriette,
wrecked July Is.
Captain Olsen and. members of his
crew are in Honolulu with the Brit
ish steamer, Hauraki, which picked
them up at Tagawa, and is taking
them to San Francisco, and the cap
tain's tale follows:
"Tagawa is the only habitable IS
land of the Ellice group. It's popula-
ticn consists of 100 persons, of whom
only II are men.
Our schooner was swung off its
course and onto Nukualili reef by the
heavy seas.
I'VE struck at night and at dawn we
tried for the shore. Before we hit the
coral we saw native men, clad only in
loin cloths, pushing an outrigger canoe
into the water, and with their assist
ance we made shore in safety. Ii it
had not been for the natives we prob
ably would have lost our lives in the
heavy surf.
Our coming was hailed with joy by
the natives, who pass their existence
in a state OF isolation. The women
outnumber the men fourteen to one or
more, and some of them are beautiful.
Their ages range from u to IS years
and there are only few older
THE chief of the tribe, husky Sa-
moan, turned over his grass hut pal
ace to the mate and myself to be used
as our private quarters. He also ten.
dered me one of his daughters, .. beau
tiful dark haired girl with lovely fig
ure, as a servant. Other pretty girls
were assigned to the mate and 10
other members of the crew to, wait on
them.
I'VE did not lack for entertainment.
had a great time and would not have
missed the experience for any money.
81 had only thirtyScents in my pock-
ct, but money was no object.
Many dinners were given in our
honor and native maiden in grass
skirts performed the hula dances for
our amusemeE..
"All inhabitants of the island are
Christians and all lead upright lives.
I'VE had hard time getting away.
The women wanted husbands and they
pleaded with us and coaxed US to stay.
Owing to the isolation of Tagawa,
most of the men of marriageable age
have left it, some have gone to sea as
sailors and others are scattered
throughout the southern ocean and as
far west as Australia.
"On. our twentieth day on the island
Mate T. 2. Bensen sighted the masts
of the steamer, Haurak. We put out
in our boat and signalled repeatedly,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-29

pie in the affected area will certainly
vote 10 secedc and will come to Cher
okee.
The willingness of Cherokee county
TO assure the people of the Cowpens
section equal treatment in the matter
of schools, roads and taxes was stress
cd at an enthusiastic meeting recent
ly held at COwpens, when iGrge mum
gathered to hear what Cherokee is
willing to promise in order to secure
the additional territory. At the rally
there were number of prominent
Gaffney men in attendance and all OF
these delivered addresses, assuring the
CowpGns people that a hearty welcome
awaits them should they see fit to be-
ccme a part OF Cherokee county. The
principal address Of the occasion was
delivered by Col. IT. Il. Butler OF the
Gaffney bar state senator from Cher
okee county. Colonel Butler reviewed
in detail the formation and orGaniza-
tion of Cherokee county and said that
when Cherokee was formed, dire pre-
dictions were made by the people OF
York and Spartanburg counties, from
which counties the new county was
formed, to the effect that Cherokee
county would be failure from the
start. Instead, declared Colonel But
!er, Cherokee has made steady strides
from tie day it was formed and that
the county is now easily recognized as
being one of the most progressive in
the entire state. lie reviewed what
Cherokee has been able to accomplish
in the matter of road building and in
providing public schools. He declar-
cd that Cherokee can compare favora-
bly, with any other county in the state
in this respect and asserted that
should CowpeEs become 4 part Of
Cherokee, that section will receive the
same consideration at al times that is
now accorded every other section OF
tho county. The people OF COwpens
expressed themselves as being delight
cd with the assurances given them.
/ They have arranged for 4 meeting to
be held at an early date at which time
the Spartanburg side of the question
will be held and the entire matter will
be settled on Tuesday, September 5.
Only tie people residing in the section
which proposes to sacedc will be al
lowed to vote on the question.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-29

administrator Of the Universal Negro
Improvement association. For several
months, the witness testified, he had
kept the Leader of American Ne
groes" under strict surveillance as the
result of CHARGES made against him
end had concluded TIE defendant was
rot tie proper person to serve as a
high official.
Issuance Of checks in bad faith, in
cbricty, circulation of a report that
the witness had formed an alliance
with certain organization for the
purpose OF embarrassing him were
included in the president generals S
charges.
Mms. Marie Barrier Houston, q well
known negro soloist, testified that
Eason, after n big meeting Of the
Pittsburgh division in which they took
part, called at midnight at the hotel
where she and two other women were
stopping, aHd obtained admission into
the room by bringing ice cream to
them. Eason and his friend were only
evicted from the room after a big
commotion, she declared.
DR.. Leroy n. Bundy, president OF
one of the Cleveland divisions, tcsti-
fed that Eason wanted to know of
him while in Cleveland, where his pre-
scriptions for whisky were, and others
told of seeing the defendant intoM-
Gated.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-29
SECESSION QUESTION UP.
Cherokee People Trying to Get Need
ed Ierritory from Spartanburs.

With the approach Of the first Tues
day in September, the date set by
Governor Harvey for holding an cleo
ton on the question of that part Of
Spartanburg county embracing Cow
pens seeding from Spartanburg and
Joining Cherokee, great interest in the
matter is being manifested in Gaffney
and Cherokee county and it is dcclar-
ed that a like amount OF interest, or
even more. is being displayed by the
people living in the portion of the
county concerned. Visitors from that
section, coming 10 Gaifney yesterday,
says Gaffney dispatch of Tuesday,
declare that in their opinion, the rco-
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WORST is OVER
But Boil Weevil Will be Plentiful Next
Month SAYS Whittle.

Month says "hittie.
With August at end the worst is
over Boil weevils will be fairly
swarming in the cotton in September,
but most of the crop destruction is
past. The bolls are hardening to open
and they are no longer suitable as egg
laying places of the boil weevil.
No longer is it worth while to pick
up squares containing Unmatched
weevils.. If there is prospect of getting
enough top crop or middle crop, as
the case may be. to fight with the
weevil about, then apply poison.
over a great part Of the southeast,
the cloudy, rainy cool, weather in Aug
ust, gave the weevils great boost. A
cry of dismay was heard in the land.
Those who were having their. first
severe experience were utterly as
founded at the destruction that came
suddenly like thief in the night.
The weather as handicap to boil
weevil fighting is now more fully ap-
preciated by those who hitherto had
not experienced it. 1t is also better ap-
preciated now than ever before that to
meet the weather handicap, there must
be most thorough and complete de-
struction of weevils before and be-
tween the weather periods.
How has calcium arsenate dust stood
up under the weather stress?
The writer has been visiting poison
ed areas and everywhere the benefits
are to be seen. At praces where close
observation and care has been given IN
applying the poison a full crop is as
sured. at other places where close at
tention has not been given the yield
in prospect is well above average. But
where Indifferent attention has been
given the poisoned areas are not much
better than those where only square
picking is employed. Even where
rather close attention has been given,
the daily rains have so much undone
the poison that the prospects of yields
are but little above the average. But
the reports of success with calcium ar
senate dust is general and gratifying
A wet May and June has recently
been showing how it can cut the mid
die and top crop. A wet May and June
means a short crop as e. rule. But
weevils are also being charged up with
losses which a wet May and June are
responsible for.
The greatest thing that a farmer
can do in combating the weevil this
fail is to rip up or turn under r-the cot
ton stalks just as soon as the cotton
is picked. The sooner the better. XIII
the green cotton stalk and you destroy
the weevil's food. 1t will leave your
premises for those of the man who
does not kill the stalk early, there to
plague him sorely next year; or else
the bugs will go into winter quarters
early with such long period of fast
ing ahead as to. make the weevil no
sort of a life insurance risk. 1t will
likely die before 1t sees another cotton
square.-C. A. Whittle.