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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-17
RUSSIAN HORRORS.

CLANOR FRANKLIN EGAN is
IL printing a series of articles CIV
ing her personal experiences in
Russia. She is with the American
Relief association, and the picture
she draws of conditions in the
worst section of the famine district
around Orenburg, are SO horrible
that they can scarcely be read by
a normal person without giving
him a fit of horrors. Six hundred
people were dying every day of
starvation. The bodies, stripped
naked, were piled up like cord
wood, one row with heads one way
and the next piled on top with the
feet where the heads of the under
row were. They were buried in
a pit just as they were unloaded-
dumped into a hole. Dead bodies
we're lying in the streets, being
torn and eaten by starved dogs,
while no one even paid the slight
est attention to the gruesome feast
of the dogs. The butcher shops in
the city had to be closed by the
soviet government because the
butchers got to p%rofiteering in HUI
man flesh. And this was going on
while soviet government officials
were living high in Moscow in pal
aces belonging to the former aris-
tocrats and doing nothing to help
save the hungry people from death.
That task they are willing to leave
to the Capitalists" of Europe and
America. We are told that the
United States is doing at least IS
per cent of it, feeding starving
people with corn bought with the
money of the American taxpayer.
The masses Of the people, we are
told, are SO sunk in the stupor OF
starvation that they are indifferent
to anything except food. They beg
for food from every foreigner they
see. They are SO dirty and vermin-
eaten that to touch them as they
pass on the street, is dangerous to
the American relief workers. and
the most stringent precautions have
to be taken to preserve their lives.
for typhus generally proves fatal
to the clean American.
1t is a horrible story. rivaling the
descriptions of Dante as he fancied
hell. 1t is hell, and it is the kind
of hell we might be in if we listen
ed to the advice Of some madmen
and parlor socialists in this country.
All travellers in Russia bring out
the same story of the misery of the
Russian people in these famine dis
tricts, but not many of them would
dare to describe in such vivid de-
tail what they saw. The articles
of Miss Egan may stimulate pri-
vate charity in this country and
Europe. The United States, we are
informed, is the only country where
the government itself is conducting
relief operations. Such other agen-
cies as are at work, must work with
private funds. They are generally
religious organizations. But the
American relief organization has
performed miracles in getting food
into the famine districts by sleds.
drawn by horses, camels and even
by human hands. The cars are
nearly all out of order. The engines
are out of repair. The roadbed is
broken down. The engine that
hauled this writet into Orenburg
had only one driving rod on one
side Of the engine. The other was
broken. Even so, they managed to
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-17
Grain Festival
to Be Feature of
Ray Celebration

Williston, n. d., July 16.-The
citizens of Ray are making arrange
ments for a grain festival to be held
July % and % and among the attrae-
tons are two baseball games. one be-
tween Ray and Williston for a $75
purse. and the other between Hanks
and Berthold for a 800 purse. Two
bands will furnish music during the day
and a good line of grain exhibits is
promised.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-08
FOR BENEFIT OF TEACHERS

Plans to institute a study center for
teachers of York county to be held at
Glover, are now being worked out by
Superintendent of Education John F..
Carroll and other educational leaders
Of the county. DR.. A. p. BOurland,
head of the extension department at
Winthrop College was in Yorkville
Wednesday for a consultation with Mr..
Carroll relative to the study center Mr..
Carroll, by the way was student un-
der DR.. Bourland at Peabody College,
Nashville, Tenn, many years ago when
DIR. BOurland was an instructor there.
The plan is to hold about twelve
sessions of the study center for teach
ers at Glover during the present school
year. The extension department of
Winthrop College will detail two Of its
instructors to go to Glover and instruct
the teachers from all sections of the
county who will gather there. To all
intents and purposes the study center
will he just like u summer school for
teachers, according to Mr.. Carroll. All
OF the details in connection with the
plan have not yet been worked out.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-08

potent because of its neglect of its
obvious military duties all along. The
Chinese. like the United States, felt
that their numbers and resources were
such they need never have any fear
from a possible enemy, and neglected
their army. Because Of this neglect,
schisms developed within and in the
course of time the country WAS so torn
by disscnsiOrS us to be at the mercy
of the ncighbors whose actual power
was contemplate in comparison. But
General Pcrshing has in mind other
than purely military advantage in prop
cr Preparedness. Past experience has
demonstrated that, left TO themselves,
our youth are inclined to fall into
physicaI degcneracy; that the recent
Conscription showed larger per cent.
of unfit who were unfit simply for
lack of the kind Of training that goes
into the making of soldiers, and proper
measures of preparedness will take
care of all this. The general does not
want war and he does not seek war;
but he wants it thoroughly understood
Of all men that the best way to get
what is yours without war is to be
prepared for war. That General Pcrsh-
ing's doctrine is sound throughout,
there is very little question but be-
cause Of the seeming inconvenience in
volved and the seeming interference
with complete liberty TO do as we
please all the while many Of us arc
opposed and disinclined to do what is
obviously best for us to do.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-08
LOCAL AFFAIRS
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Cash and Carry, Wyche Elder, Prop
rictor-Buy your Christmas goods
carly and buy them from Cash and
Carry.
Peoples Fank and Trust Co.-Mcmbcrs
of the 1922 Christmas club.
Yorkvillc Enquircr-Shop early so as
TO get thc best.
Kiripatrick-Bclk Co.-Some few sug-
gcstions for Christmas
James a. Barrett, Administrator
Notice of application for final dis
charge.
G. w. Knox and j. C. Boyd-Notice to
trcspasScrs.
w. w Observation-Disclosures Diamond
Grid Battery.
The Star Theatre, ]. Q. Wray, Manager
Harry II. Morey, in the Sea
Rider" today.
Sam NJ and s. E. Grist, District agents
We bond you"
Carroll Brothcrs-Rcd Rust Proof
Wheat at 81.
The City Pharmacy, Clover-Value al
ready understood
Ferguson & Youngblood-Antonio, the
very best
Mackorell Drug Company-Magazines.
York Drug Store-The time is Pink
sule time.
l.. w. Cullender and others-Notice to
trcspasscrs.
]. w. Shcaley, Principal-The Venetian
trio at Sharon.
NJ. l.. Ford & Sons, Clover-Shop
early.
Nivcns Brothers., CLOVER and York
Christmas fruits and nuts at our two
stores.
A. NJ. Grist, W. M.-Regular meeting
night, December II.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-08

Junior company declared q 10 per
cent. stock dividend of $1,50O,OOO to
common shareholders. The Bank Of
Manhattan company, one Of the old
est in the country, increased its cam-
tai from S5.OOO,OOO to $1O,OOO,OOO by
capitaiizing surplus and declaring a
100 per cent. stock dividend. The
Equitable Trust company announced
plans TO increase its capital from ST.
coo. 900 to $2O,OOO,OOO onc-half of which
would be 80 1-3 stock dividend and
the remainder = now issue Of stock to
which holders of the bank stock might
subscribe. The T.. |. DUPONT de
Demours company declared so per
cent. stock amounting to $2OOeO,OOO
The Whitcman Mills OF New Bedford,
called n Stockholders meeting to con-
slider a stock dividend of 80 per cent.
by increasing the capitalization from
50, 100000 to $S,OOO,OOO.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-08
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Real estate transfers nave Deen IN
dexed in the office of the county au-
titor as follows:
BetheI-A. S. Hand to the First
Trust and Savings Bank, 4S1 IA acres,
$12,29S.40.
First Trust and Savings Bank to A.
S. Hand, ga acres, SIS and other con-
siderations.
Bethesda w. E. Ashe to c. B. Abell;
1O9 $40 acres, 81 and other consider
ations.
Geo. D. Pearson to w. C. Pearson, 70
acres, s. and other considerations.
BuIlock's creek-J. L. Rainey to Coy
Jones, Sc S9-1OO acres, $S46.
T. E. McMackin, C. C. C. Pls., to
Quinn Wallace, 4S4 acres, $500.
Quinn Wallace to A. NJ. Erwin, 4S4
acres, $3,62274.
Catawba-H. 3. Powell and c. E.
Tucker to Jno. r. Williams, lot, s.
and other. considerations.
II. b. Powell and c. q. Tucker to
Mrs. Pearl j. Goodman, 1 lot, So and
other considerations.
Eugenia Wright to Katie Rosalee
Cook, lot, 500.
w. NJ. Padgett to Mutual Investment
Co., 30 acres, IS and other considera-
tions.
Catawba Real Estate Co., to Powell
and Tucker, lot, IS.
Isabella w. Wilson to E. L. Barnes, 6
lots, $4,000.
Jno. r. Williams TO S. NJ. Barnett, 1
lot, $3.50.
c. II. Williams to ]. II. Williams, ct
al. l lot, 81 love and affection.
L. L. Dabney to j. NJ. Estridge, 1 lot,
$1,1OO
r. L. Stewart to L. F. Dabney, 1 lot,
S..
Jno r. Williams to J. C. Cauthcn, l
lot, $500.
L. w. Fouche to Jno R. Williams, IA
acres, IS.
Catawba Real Estate Co., to H. B.
Powell and C. L. Tucker, lot, S..
Thorn r. Morrison to w. II. GLADDEN.,
6 lots, $4,000.
Ebenezer-J. II. Rudisill to Mrs.
Jennie p. Rudisill, 2 lots, $1,15O. q. C..
White and w. j. Cunningham lots.)
Jas. NJ. Starr and ]. f. McElwee, to
r. T. L. Ferguson, 1O3 IL acres, ST.
G3S.72.
Catawba Real Estate Co., to II. B.
Powell and C. e. Tucker, l lot, IS, and
other considerations.
Ruby c. Hill to S. +. Seagle, l lot,
$2,426.
Fort MiII-Lcroy Springs and Elliott
Springs to w. b. Ardrey, l lot, $3.50.
Kings Mountain-D. NJ. Parrot to
j. Fitch Pursley, 70 acres, $3.50.
r.. +. Jackson to George S. Williams,
lot, $500.
l. ]. Campbell to G. F. Hambright, 1
lot, $500.
Mrs. Emma Thomasson to j. w.
Shillinglaw, 262 acres, 81. (Right, title
and intercst)
o. w. Hartncss to ]. D. Hartness, As
acres, $1,000.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-08
MERE MENTION

The senate having failed TO confirm
the name of Pierce Butler tn hc asso-
ciatc Justice Of the supreme court dur
ing the few remaining hours of the cX-
ira session, it WAS returned by the
president To the regular scssion............-
Georges ClcmoTCCau called on Prcsi-
dent Harding on Tuesday but it is said
that they did not talk politicS.---....Thc
Southern Cotton commission which
for two years has been operating as an
unofficial body was effected at Mem
phis, Tenn, Tuesday with r. O..
Everett, of Durham, y. c., as prcsi-
dent and Thomas i. King, of Memphis,
as secretary. It's purpose is to suggest
legislation that will be of advantage
to the agricultural interests of the
Suut Harry AIDES, a Baltimore
banker was shot, wounded and robbed
of $4,5l2 in Baltimore Tuesday night,
as nc sat in his automobile i'm front 0f
the bank with his daughter and a girl
Cmployc. An eye glass case and Il
number of documents that he carried
in 4 breast pocket probably saved his
life. Three suspects have been ar
rcstcd-........Four students of Colby col
lc@c in Maine lost their lives a few
days ago i'm Il fire that destroyed the
building.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-08
Thanksgiving.

Although this editorial might have
bcch more appropriate week ago, II
is no less timely now than it would
have been then.
The American people have more to
he thankful for than any other people
on the face of this earth, and we OF
this section have as much to be thank
full for as have any other people in
America.
Almighty God has poured out his
blessings on our people to an extent
that no other pcople-not even his own
chosen Isracl-havc ever known.
We have been blessed with peace
and plenty, with health, with protec-
ton for life and property, with reveal
ton of scientific mysteries, with facil-
tiles TO educate our children, with OPP
portunity to hear the word of God and
to join in his worship, with opportuni-
ty and ability to feed the SaViors
sheep, and all the best that temporal
life can afford is easily within cur
reach.
Surely none who were cognizant oi
the events of the late war, have re-
NAMED insensible of the obvious parti-
ality that the Almighty God showed to
America throughout il all-how he
guarded our transports on the deep and
kept safe our American boys where
others were allowed to go down tC
watery gravcs-and how, although il
battle he allowed some to sanctity the
cause with their blood, those boys aS
we'll as we who were at home know
that God himself was there sword in
hand establishing the invincibility oi
American arms and spirit.
It is known of all men, and testified
to by the leaders of all the Allied
hosts. that individual American
soldiers performed the most supCrhu-
man fcats that have been recorded in
all the annals Of war, and in doing
what they did these soldiers themselves
tell us that they were only humble
instruments under the direct. guidance
and protection OF God.
The question is, rot what have we
for which to he thankful but what
can we do TO show our gratitude for
the incompatible blessings that God
has pourcdtout upon us?
We ndyc Moses and the prophets
and more than that we have Jesus
Christ the son of God, with the
message Of eternal life.
All that God has ever asked of the
human race is obedience TO his reveal
ed laws.
TO whom much is given, much is cX"
pCCtCd.
What a terrible accounting will
America have to make if She fails t.
measure up to what God requires!
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-08
Che 4lurkuilIr Gnql1ircr.
Entered at the Postoffice at York, as
Mail Matter of the Second Class.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1922.

While some York county farmers
have for years been giving more or less
attention to the spraying of their fruit
trees the practice is not general. Now
is the time for spraying trees and the
work should be attended to. Peaches
simply wont do any good on unspraycd
trees, and the ltmc-sulphur mixture
properly applied always returns many
times the cost expended on material
and labor. 1t is not much trouble and
it does not take much time to look aft
cr the fruit trees. The point is to at
tend to the matter and attend to it
now. That's all.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-08
WITHIN THE TOWN

- Cora Rainey, colored woman of
Yorkville, dropped dead at her home
in johnson Row." q colored suburb
of town last Tuesday and was buried
yesterday. The woman's death is said
to have been due to n fit Of anger ar.
reused as the result of Il quarrel with
some of her nciShbors.
- Funeral services for DR.. Asbury
Coward who died in Helena, Montana
last Sunday will be held from the
Church of the Good Shepherd, Episco-
pal at / o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Intcrmcnt will follow in Rose Hill
cemetery. 1t is expected that the body
of the late DR.. Coward will arrive here
tonight.
- Perhaps the most unique trade
made here last Monday which was
salcsday for December occurred in one
of the back lots when one trader
swappcd Il 'pOsSum for u mule. 1t
seems that the possum was 4 pretty
fat specimen while the mule had seen
his best days. The 'possum cost its
owner 30 cents and boot oL 9O cents
was given IN the cNchahGe ior inc
mule, making the entlfe cost oil thc
mule 50 cents.
- Marked improvement in the influ-
cnza situation has been noted since
Tuesday, according to information OBJ
taincd Yesterday from the various ply
sicians of the town. While there are
still numerous cases of the malady,
still at the present time none of the
patients are regarded as being in a
serious condition. The three Blalock
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-08

Now that calcium arScnatc has
become us important a factor in cotton
production as is commercial fertilizer,
the producers of this community are
beginning TO form combinations to
bleed the farmers out Of al that the
traffic Will stand. Last year at this
time calcium arScnatC could bo bought
for l. cents a pound ana now the
dealers are asking 10 II cents a
puund. Calcium arSCnatc consists ot Il
combination of white arsenic and limo
10 per cent. arsenic and GO per cent.
lime. The cost Of the lime, of course
is negligible. Where last year the mix
turc was sold 10 dealers at So a ton,
the present price is $lOO, and it may
gu higher. The government standard
prohibits the presence Of more than
three fourths of one per cent. soluble
arsenic in the mixture, as more than
that burns and withors the plants to
which il is applied. Reports from over
the state last summer evidence the
fact that much inferior stuff had been
sold to the iMmcrs. But the great
question is that since calcium ars"nutc
has now become Il necessity in cotton
production and the increase in the
price from $92 to $loU Il ton indicates
Wholesale robbery, is there not some
way i'm which to secure reasonable
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-08
OVER FIFTY YEARS

j. n. McDill and Mary Wylie, of Hick-
ory Grove were married, March II,
1870. They have four living children
Lula s. McDill married John X. Allison
They have five living children. Thos
p. McDill, Of Grccnvillc married Miss
Osceola Wilkic. They have two living
children. Emma ]. McDill of McCor-
mick, married Rev. Leon T. Pressly
They have one living child. Nixon NJ
McDill, of Chester married Miss
Margaret Cheyne. They have one
child.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-08
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Hand.

An event of interest to a wide circle
of friends was the 5Oth anniversary of
the wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. a. 5.
Hand of the Clay Hill section, which
was celebrated Monday. Present for
the occasion were all Of the children,
many grandchildren and several great
grandchildren, as we'll as n number of
intimate friends. Among the latter
were four who attended the wedding of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hand, so years ago, these
being Mrs. j. NJ. Digger, Mrs. Ella
Suggs, Mrs. Partlow and Miss Sue
Mason. Not the least enjoyable feature
of the day was a sumptuous dinner,
consisting of turkey, boiled ham,
cakes, custards, puddings and other
savory viands.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-08

Eamonn DeValcra, head of the So
called Irish Republic, is still irrccon-
cilablc to the Free State idea He in
sists on absolute independence for Ire
land and has sent proclamations warn
ing the people of South Ireland espe-
cfal!y, that those who pay taxes Of any
kind for the support of the Irish Free
state will have to pay again to the
Irish Republic. The Free State gov
ernment is doing what it can to run
DcValera out of the country, and while
it may succeed in the end, the proba-
bility is that Ireland is in for quite a
lot more trouble before peace ana
prosperity are established.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-08
COMMON PLEAS COURT

A verdict for the defendant COM
pany was returned in the court OF
common pleas for York county last
Wednesday in the case Of William A.
Anderson of Rock Hill against the
Rock Hill Gas company. Anderson
sought damages against the corpora
ton in the SUN of $4,000, alleging that
the company had cut off the gas in his
home in that city at a time when his
children were i'll. He claimed also
that heIhad to sell the gas fixtures In
his home at great loss due to the
fact that they were no longer OIL any
value to him after the company re-
fused to furnish him with gas. He
admitted that he refused to pay his
monthly gas bills for three months
because he considered that he had
been overcharged The bill, he said.
rose from about Sc month to some
thing like SIS a month. He had Of
fcred to pay on basis of q six months
average but this the company refused
to accept.
Anderson and his wife both took the
witness stand and gave their version
OF their troubles with the gas COM
rany about the increased bills: Tes-
timony for the gas compony was that
the bills had increased because the
people of Rock Hill had voted to al
low them to increase the rate for gas.
Their testimony was that they mad
given Anderson notice that he must
pay his bills by. the tenth OF each
month. After he had failed to pay
for three successive months, upon IN
structions from the home Office IN
Philadelphia, Pa, they had cut Off his
gas supply. They denied any know
ledge of the fact that hts children
were sick about the time the gas was
cut off. J. H. Foster, Esq, represent
ed the plaintiff in the action, while
Spencer & White, represented the de-
fendant corporation
A non-suit was granted Tuesday IN
the case of Mrs. Elizabeth HAM
mond against the Manchester, former
" the Manchester Cotton Mills OF
Rock Hill. The plaintiff sought dam
ares in the sum of 100000 because OIL
alleged personal injuries when she fell
down an elevator shaft in the mill OF
the defendant company. Testimony
was that the plaintiff went on the
elevator after she had been warned
against such action by the company
The motion for non-suit was Grant
ed on the ground that the mill COM
pany was in no wise responsible tor
the accident of Mrs. Hammond
A verdict for the plaintiffs In the
sum of $1,000, the full amount asked
for, was returned yesterday IN the
case of J. II. and NJ. a. Duncan against
the Southern Railway. The piaintins
who own land in the Ogden section
claimed that the defendant company
had built a fill across its track near
their lands which caused water to HOW
over their lands causing damage to
the amount stated.
Today the court is engaged IN trlal
of the case of w. i. Hill doing busi-
ness under the name of Hill & Co.,
against the Southern Railway. The
plaintiff in his complaint alleged that
on March l, 1920, his warehouse was
burned rs a result of sparks from 4
passing freight engine of the defendant
railroad company. In the warehouse
at the time OF the fire We're 142 bales
of cotton, the bales averaging 475
pounds each. The damaged cotton
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-08

executive committee of the State High
School Athletic association which
ouSted Douglas Minis, star plaVnr of
Rock HILL The committee disquali-
fed Minis because it was proved that
his board was being paid by football
enthusiasts while attending school in
Rock HILL At a meeting of the Rock
Hill board OF education held in that
city last Tuesday the board adopted
the following resolution: Resolved
That the Rock Hill school board use
every effort available to clear Douglas
Minis of all charges of playing for con-
sideration as the board believes there
was no intention in his mind of play
ing for valuable consideration as con-
strued by the executive committee"
Johnny Logan's Rock Hill Bear
Cats" want to arrange a game with
Monroe, y. c., high. In communi-
cation published in the Charlotte OBJ
ottNil gCSlNlutiy lllOi illh5J SNtbCL iSO-
gan writes: I'VE would like to eX-
tend through The Observer a chal-
lenge to the Monroe High school foot
ball team for game of football.
I'VE extend this challenge for var
ious reasons. Monroe defeated Shelby,
We defeated Chester and Shelby de-
feated Chester. We would like to
play this game just to decide which
one of us has the better team.
Monroe has been eliminated from
the High school championship race
of North Carolina by her defeat at the
hands of Asheville. We have been
eliminated from the South Carolina
high school championship race by q
technical ruling established by several
South Carolina school officials whose
teams had met defeat at our hands.
1--WE might play this game therefore
for the championship of the 'elimited.
Anyway, we believe that good
football game would result from &
meeting of the two schools, and we
therefore extend n friendly challenge
to Monroe for game, preferable to be
played here in Rock Hill"