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Newspaper
Yorkville Enquirer
Location
York, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1910
Page
2
Augusta May 31 report notes Hon. Thomas E. Watson a former congressman and Populist presidential nominee returns to the Democratic party and urges allies to oppose Thomas W. Hardwick in re election. The item remarks on political realignments and factions in the South.
An American Democrat argues that Britain must bear Egypt's burden, warning against violence and injustice. He says Sudan will pay, cites his presidency in the Philippines, and calls Egypt a grave menace to the British empire and civilization.
Yorkville South Carolina notes that large corn acreages boost farmer comfort as cotton prices swing under speculative manipulation. The piece argues corn stores provide security when cotton markets falter, highlighting reliance on market forces by local growers.
The piece notes Roosevelt’s remarks to Egyptian Nationalists in London, praising his courage to oppose assassination. It argues the Nationalists created a big scene and suggests English readers should take his advice at face value, believing it could influence future actions.
Reports cover a range of events from naval suspicions about a dockyard sabotage in Subig Bay to a snowstorm on Lake Superior. Also noted are U S Chinese trade tensions in San Francisco, Curtiss on aerial warfare, Illinois bribery bail, Pinchot’s Naples trip, Missionary convention delegates, Merrimac survivor A A Jones death, a Georgia farmer’s assassination, a White House injunction on rail freight rates, a California trolley crash, a new surgical technique, and talks on airship treaties with Mexico.
A broad bulletin reports an airship smuggling ban aim, a lynching in Missouri, postmaster removal in New Jersey, a $2000 bond shortage settled, a suicide of Isidore Richter in New York, an airship New York to Chicago race for 25000 dollars, Annapolis graduate Rossem, Oklahoma boys meeting Roosevelt, bribery in Lorimer case, Maine battleship removal welcome from Cuba, Union of South Africa formation, Atlanta road tour entrants, Rudolph Spreckles reform drive, census pause, Jim Crow ruling, Atlanta bond sale, a German beans attack on Crown Prince William, and a missing janitor tied to a murder.
The department of agriculture reports US cotton area at about 33.196 million acres, up 904,000 from last year, or 2.86 percent. May 25 condition stands at .82 of normal, versus .81 in 1909 and the ten year May 25 average. Acreage and condition detailed by state follow.
A newspaper editorial argues that aircraft proof of air power could deter war. It notes Curtiss’s Albany to New York flight and Bleriot’s night Paris to London hops as showing planes’ reach. It contends aerial defense may shield canals and predicts aviation could end wars between civilized nations.
House Republicans endorsed rapid action on the postal savings bank bill as part of Taft's program. A four hour caucus adopted a resolution urging reporting from the committee on rules and further consideration in the House. Southwick denounced the bill and withdrew, vowing to oppose it at the door. The measure sets up postal savings depositories with government security, and includes a Davidson provision limiting local bank deposits to 65 percent.
The Enquirer offers a reward for recovering a missing silver belt buckle between Mrs. Brice and Mrs. Spencer. Various local businesses advertise monthly promotions, product quality, and price bargains. The list includes lodge attendance, Clover B B Club games, auto accessories, men’s clothing, banking safety, Queen Quality shoes, Mercantile pens, real estate, cemetery granite coping, window screens, dental care, and Kirkpatrick Belk Co special prices.
Puzzled readers note cooler, windier June weather with no clear explanation. Elder observers and weather experts alike admit they lack a satisfactory theory for current conditions.
In town Mr. B N Moore becomes a new automobile owner by purchasing a Maxwell from the Riddle Auto Company.
Miss Lula Moore Logan visits relatives in Guthriesville while W H Barnwell of Charlotte guests Barnwells in Yorkville. Annie Henagan stays with Miss Thacker in Yorkville. Mamie Lee and Eunice Grist travel to visit Mrs D W Hicks in Caffney. Mrs M R Bratton leaves Yorkville for Winnsboro to see her daughter Mrs R B Hanvkhan. Mrs W S Currell and daughter Sarah visit Yorkville relatives from Lexington Virginia. A F Ashe of Hebron neighborhood ill with low hopes for recovery. J Meek Pursley near death after relapse from pleurisy. James B Kennedy resigns Wells College post to teach political economy at Union College. Master W R Norris fractures foot but improved with care.
The Enquirer notes York county has compiled rolls of Confederate soldiers with help from local patriots but urges fuller enrollment. It calls for a complete roll listing name rank command battles and fate plus spouse and living children, urging action before it becomes impractical.
The Enquirer proposes a column of space in each issue for an indefinite period to publish data and later compile it into a book as a permanent record. There will be no charge for space or preparation, with costs of the book to be shared among buyers. The paper invites further discussion for interested parties.
Yorkville conducted its biennial municipal election last Tuesday with low overall interest. Mayor Hart faced limited opposition, while ward contests produced small clashes. The new council will include Mayor John R. Hart and aldermen J. F. Youngblood, J. M. Starr, J. B. Pegram, D. T. Woods, J. A. Sherer, and W. T. Moore.
Albert Bettis a 67 year old former Mt Paran resident. living in Greenville recently, died by taking carbolic acid after breakfast last Tuesday. He left a long farewell letter to his wife and children asking forgiveness and guidance, noting unemployment and despair. His body was found later that day, and the note requests a simple grave at Paran church with no inquest.
The Winnie Davis Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy held a large dinner for Confederate veterans in the courthouse yard. Invited all in the county, they expected seven to eight hundred though attendance varied as veterans arrived from towns along rail lines and surrounding areas.
The Cherokee Falls Manufacturing company built the Union church and has grown from a $75,000 start in 1880 to a $200,000 capital stock and a plant with 29,960 spindles and 608 looms. The village population nears 700, with improved sanitary conditions, a new church, school, and library, and a policy of strict work and minimal sickness.
Local notes report a census oversight in southwestern York township with an estimated 100 residents added upon review. A runaway buggy injures Clover residents W. D. Moore and Joseph A. Jackson en route to a Confederate Veterans dinner. Moore escapes with minor injuries while Jackson sustains painful bruises but is not believed to be fatally hurt. A York County figure named Will Ross, a negro shot near Charlotte last Wednesday, escapes from hospital.
Officer Coltharp fled arrest for attempted criminal assault in Fort Mill township and escaped Good Samaritan hospital last Monday night. He appeared serious on admission with a temperature above 100 and vanished the next morning. No location information has surfaced.
Commissioner Watson reports the Washington office will increase South Carolina’s annual Farm Demonstration funds by at least 5000 dollars for the coming year's work, starting October 1. Cherokee county looks to lose representation in the next general assembly as local candidates either decline to run or have not announced. In Spartanburg, Miss Ernestine Vaughan and Max Henrici of New York wed, with Henrici from The Herald staff who helped her prize story. A Chester fire destroyed the Wilkes home near Wilksburg, with 4700 in insured losses and a noted colonial-era dwelling lost.
The Manning Times denounces the Boyd Brock dispute as a mare's nest and questions General Boyd's mental fitness for office while noting Col. Brock is shown in a questionable light. The paper doubts Brock misused funds but condemns the indeterminate accounting method and says taxpayers bore the cost.
A Minot South Dakota murder trial juror is praised as an ideal juror by defense if true, yet the judge notes he knows nothing about the case. The piece satirically questions jury selection laws which favor ignorance, suggesting the system yields a box filled with mentally limited individuals.
The Manning Times laments miscarriage of justice in the Bigham Avant murder case. It argues the lawyers used tricks to free the convicted killers on a small bond, enabling fugitives to escape. The piece questions why private citizens face prosecution for aiding escape while lawyers benefit from fees in similar acts.
The Greenwood Journal and Spartanburg Herald discuss high costs of the adjutant general's office in South Carolina, totaling 59,500 dollars with state and government funding. They call for a thorough shake up of the department to curb expenditures and improve oversight.
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