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J~~ I | semi- weekly. - . ^ l. m. grists sons, publishers. jT^amiljj gtasgnpcr: J;or ilu Iprontotion xijf ihe political, ^oqial, JjgricullurLal and Commercial Interests of % $M?ty. TER"^^B^opy,EFiviNcES8^E ; i ESTABLISUED1855 " " 7 ; YORK, S. C., TIJESD^Y,^EBRUARY 8, 1921. , , NO. 11 f? VIEWS" AND INTERVIEWS. Brief Local Paragraphs of More or Less interest. PICKED UP BY ENQUIKER REPORTERS Stories Concerning Folks and Things Some of Which You Know and Some You Uon't Know?Condensed For Quick Reading. "I was in Rock Hill today," commented Mr. M. L. Ford, of Clover, in Yorkville Saturday evening, "and. 1 was surprised at the number of farmers of that vicinity whom I heard say that they didn't expect to plant a single seed of cotton this year. It was quite evident that they were very much in earnest about it." Playground for Children. "We are hopeful that people of the town and community will liberally patronize the entertainments that we propose to hold this year through the Alkahest Lyceum company," said Mrs. R. A. Bratton. president of the Mothers' Club of Yorkville, the other day. "We propose to use the money that may be gained from this entertainment for improving the play grounds for the children at the Yorkville Graded school. It is a matter in which every mother should be interested." r* lj:_ n?jj? a uavr 1113 i^auujr rvv*a/> A father and his two children were on a train out of Rock Hill coming toward Yorkvillc the other evening. The conductor came around calling for tickets and the father handed the train man a whole ticket and a half ticket, with the explanation that the younger child was just about five years old and therefore entitled to ride free. "No, sir, daddy," chirped Vie youngster smilingly, "I'm going on eight." The conductor told Views and Interviews the story. Veteran In Service. Mr. Sam V. Aycock, of Sharon No. 2, was in The Enquirer office yesterday for the purpose of paying some subscriptions to The Yorkvi'le Enquirer, and during his stay he remarked an interesting circumstance that had come to his attention during the morning. "I have been standing around that sale down at Allison's for .a while, a 1 ~ T ikf.ro ana aurins uiv nmc ? put up a mule that sold for $25. The Lindsay boys, who were \yith me, called my attention to the fact that this was the same mule that I had bought from Kimball at a similar -auction here in YorJtvillc last December twenty-four years ago." Not So Much Ico. "1 don't think that wc have as much I icc in this section as we had in the old i days," remarked J. W. Dobson, one of the older citizens of Yorkville, who was discussing the weather a few days ago. "Fifty or sixty years ago." Mr. Dobson went on to say, "it seems to mo as though we had more natural ice in this section than wc have now. In fact, artificial ice was practically unknown. Certainly it was not offered for sale around here. I recall how my father used to cut icc out of the frozen ponds and bring it to Yorkville for sale. He made a fairly good thing of it for a while." In Harness Again. I' When I got out of vh*f township su- j pervisorship two years ago," said Mr. \V. S. Wilkerson, of Hickory Grove, yesterday, "I thought I was done with it. At least I honed so; but since they have put me back on the new commission I am going to try to do the best [ fnr :l while. I find, how SH i ver. that I a in somewhat handicapped. Hi was o?t cf a horse or mule to drive, ^Haml of course you know it would not do to try to run my heavy automobile over those roads in the township that H need attention worse. So this morning n 1 bought a cheap horse at the auction W and now I thiita 1 will go after a secr ond liand buggy and harness. That is r about the cheapest and most conveni| cnt way I can think of to go about uftT or this kind of work." Remembered the Incident. "I read that story of Dr. Bratton'si experiences and the Ku Klux Klans, in j The Yorkvillo- Enquirer t!ic other day J with a great deal of interest." remark- i i d Mr. Sam Carroll of Rock Hill, last; Saturday. "I remember the incident of! the lynching of .Jim Kuiney very well, j In fact I was at Wheeler's old btigg> | factory in Yorkviile and 1 heard Rainey make remarks that he should not have made. Activities of tjjc Ku Klux Klans were under d isr^ tglon at the time and I heard Eair. say that lie wished the Ku Klux would visit him and that he would guarantee if they did come lie would give them a warm reception." Mr. Carroll was himself a mamuer ?<i the original Ku Klux Klaus', being connected with J. \\\ Avery's klan. "I've heard it said, Mr. Carroll," inquired a Rock Hill man, "that you were the man who pulled Captain .Jim Kainey out from under the bed the night ' that he was hung. Is that so?" "I'm not saving anything," returned Mr. Carroll. "You are doing the talking." When Greek Meets Greek. \ The smooth, oily salesman selling > fertilizer stock, approached, a Clover ' citizen. "Howdy do sir," said lie, introducing himself. "I understand that you use a good deal of fertilizer on your farms. JIow would you like to buy that fertilizer ?ir, a ton cheaper than you.have been buying it." "Well. I'd like it nil right/' reiur'ned the Clover man. "Of course I would." The salesman got out his book of facts and figures. "Now by investing in this stock," he went on to say, "you will got your fertilizer at manufacturer's price. | You'll save at least $15 a ton." "Man alive," exclaimed the Clover citizen. "You arc doing a wonderful work. What I don't understand, is why you haven't offered this plan all these years when we poor farriers have been paying out so much money for fertilizer. Y'ou would have long since been regarded as a benefactor of mankind." The salesman was pleased. Furthermore, he was sure that he had sold some stock. "How many shares-' will I put you down for?" he inquired. "None," returned the Clover man, "I haven't got any money." "Oh, that is all right." returned the salesman, "I'll just take your note." "Mister," said the Clover man, "your stock is all right, I reckon; but a good many years ago Ijiromised myself that I'd never give my note for anything but bread, and meat." The salesman went away in a good humor. The Clover man was in a good humor. ^ It is said that there are now in King's Mountain township numbers of farmers who gave this same salesman their note for a total of about $30,000, and that many of them are wishing they had handled him just like the Clover man whom Views and Interviews has quoted, handled him. HORSE LIVES HIGH Man O' V/ar Has Private Groom and Private Pasture. / Every luxury lavished on royalty is to he the portion of Man 0' War, world champion thoroughbred, at Hinata farm, near here, where he has been retired to the stud, says a Lexington, Ky. dispatch. A private groom, private feed tubs, a private pasture, where he is allowed to run loose, these are some of the things that are being provided by his owner, Samuel D. Riddle of Philadel* ' "? W!U..La*U no {? pma, a.nu iuiss i^u^iuciii j^anibvi uviu noted woman breeder of thoroughbreds, under whose care he has been placed. Animals such as Man O' War are not allowed, to do the many things their plobian brothers and sisters do that might expose them to danger. When the famous racer left the farm at Berlin, Mao-land, where he was stabled after his return from his triumph over in Barton at Windsor, he was placed in a padded automobile van and hauled to the express ear. On his arrival in Lexington lie was unloaded into another van and taken to the Kentucky Jockey Club race track for exhibition to admiring thousands of Kentuckians. When he was taken from the track in Tinata farm, a distance of six miles, he was again placed on a van and hauled over the smooth highway to the farm. There he was unloaded and placed in a stall specially prepared for him. with the companion of all his travels, Mayor Treat, the old steeple chase racer, on one side and Golden Broom, Mrs. Walter M. Jefford's fcuryear old stallion on the other. For Man O' War loves equine company and i he is to be kept satisfied by having his chum with him as well as anuinerj highbred animal. Although Miss Daingerfield. whose reputation as a breeder of race,horses is second to none hagsaid that "a horse is a horse and Man 0' War will just have a stable." she told the representative of The Associated Press that she had remodeled a barn on the farm for him. The box stalls prepared for Man O' War and Golden Broom are large) and roomy, giving them plenty of room in which to turn and lie down at will. Feed tubs for Man O' War hayc.becn specially built by a Lexington tinsmith, that the famous racer cannot injure himself. The stalls in the barn are much like those in the barn of any thoroughbred breeding farm, and through and about the barn at all hours of the night a watchman makes his way to see thai 110 harm befalls any of the racers. ONCE OVERS Pithy Paragraphs Containing Point and Pdp. It's as easy to talk as it is difficult to say something. j Don't stop to pit'k up tut* mini i words you drop. Th<* love that, never grows less is ; tin* love for money. Never argue with a wasp; it always I carries itsi point. j After puttin? up a bluff a man is 1 sure to stumble over it. Many a man's early training has , kept him from making good, i Gray matter is all right in its | place?ami so is the long green. ; . Love makes the world go round, but i matrimony ghes it the flat-wheel i motion. : Kvon the man who carries chips on both shoulders doesn't necessarily walk upright. If a woman is heartless it is the fault of some man. j Kvery man thinks he is more important than his neighbor. ! It's easy enough to give advice, but I it is a diflieiilt matter to get people to have faith enough in yon to use it. They tell young men newspaper work never pays, but look where .(larding got from hitching his wagon to a.Suir.? Philadelphia-North Anieri?:n. . . ' . . . v. . * . FIDDLERS IN CONVENTION Packed Audience Heard Musicians at Performance Friday Evening. ENTERTAINMENT FOR LEGION BENEFIT One Musician Rode Fifteen Miles to Attend Show?Music of All Kinds and Each Performer Given Freedom of the Floor?Programme Included New and Novel Stunts. Fiddlers of wide repute, banjo pickers. artists with the guitar, mandolin and harp and buck and wing dancers assembled in the courthouse in Yorkville, Friday evening, entertained a packed audience of Yorkville and the surrounding country with music, songs and dances for an hour and a half. The convention was held under the auspices of Meech Stewart Post No. G6 of the American Legion and according to announcement was the first of a series of Legion benefit performances that the Post proposes to stage during the coming spring and summer. 1 / Although several prizes were offered for excellence in the various classes of the evening, the musicians did not compete so much for prizes as they did out of a desire to help out. Each contestant was allowed all the time he pleased and was invited to go to it. Packed House. Long before the hour for the opening of the convention the auditorium proper was filled with spectators and the balance of the crowd found seats in the two jury boxes along with the musicians. Even the two witness chairs and the prisoner's dock were utilized for the purpose of seating spectators. Messrs. T. K. Thomasson and E. M. Williams and Mrs. L. G. Baber were n.imori ns? iudtres for the several conr tests of the evening and the convention opened with two selections by two fiddlers, Messrs. J. J. J. Robinson and H. B. McDaniei, accompanied on the banjo bv Mr. J. N. Strain and guitar by Mr. O. McDaniei. Then the fiddlers contested individually. Mr. H. B. McDaniei, Mr. J. J. J. Robinson and Mr. R. J. Morrow. Two dancers, Messrs. Andral Sherer and Lesslie Cain entertained the audience with fancy buck and wing steps tp the delight of the crowd and the general opinion was that either of them could command a job with almost any mistrel company. Composed Own Song. Two decided featured of the evening were the performances of Messrs. James CI. Johnson and R. R. Harper with harp, guitar and mandolin. The former to his own 'guitar accompaniment, sang several songs of his own composition which brought down the house with laughter. His stunt of playing two harps alternately and of playing "Casey Jones" on a harp by blowing through his nose instead of his mouth was also a new stunt to most of the audience. A decided novelty of the evening was a stunt offered by Mr. I\. R. Harper of the Point section of York county, playing three instruments?a guitar, mandolin and harp at one and ? lite I the same time, wnn ine imuij m ...o mouth, the mandolin in his hands and the banjo fixed between his legs the i musician managed to play all three, never missing a note. Mr. Harper is a J musician of note, and has won many prizes at fiddlers' conventions in a number of surrounding* towns. His performance excited much curiosity I and interest and many people arose in j the audience with a view to attempting to learn just how he played the three ' instruments at one time. Sir. Harper rode fifteen miles to attend the convention. Sermon a Feature. While the judges, were in the ante room engaged in making their decision. "Reverend Isaac Ernest Erasmus Johnsing," known more generally to his friends and associates as Mr. Clyde Plexicj of Sharon entertained the auI diencc with a sermon, having as his | text. *t'Get on Board that Ship of | Faith." The "reverend" proved tiiat he j was an orator of no mean ability and I that he was thoroughly familiar with j his subject. He held the amused alj tention of his audience throughout the j discourse. At the conclusion of his j sermon in* response 10 n-iicimu v..! cures ho delivered, a sermonette "A. B. C.t" taking occasion to tell his audience that "I hardly ever deliver two sermons in the same day in a town the ; size of this; but generally confine my greater efforts to places as large as Newport." Award of Prizes. First place in the tiddlers' contest | was awarded by the judges to Mr. .J. j.I. .]. Robinson for superior skill with : his famous fiddle. "Mary Ann." Jt was | announced that; Mr. II. 13. McDaniel , was a close second. First honors in the banjo contest I were awarded Mr. J. X. Strain. The 'judges wore unable to decide between the guitar and harp players; hut .agreed that Messrs. Johnson and Harper wore tic-d. Equal awards were also made in the dancing contest between Messrs. Sherer and Cain. Cash ! prizes were awarded the respective winners. Noted Dancers Declined. : During the evening the. chairman an[nounccd that he understood there were j in the audience a number of gentle'.nicii?ivho in their younger days had .* * cut many a graceful figure at round dances throughout the country side. Messrs. Fred E. Quinn, H. E. Nell, B. M. Love, J. O. Allison, J. H. B. Jenkins, Jr., and any others "who felt inclined" were invited to come forth and take part in the dancing contest; but all of them declined. According to Pink 4. Smith, adjutant of Meech Stewart Post, the gross receipts of the evening i were $152.70. This money will be devoted to purposes of the Liegien. HIS INCOME TAX HEAVY Harding Must Pay Federal Government More Than $18,000. Warren G. Harding', as president of the United States, will receive something like $18,000 less compensation from the government annually than Woodrow Wilson has received. The treasury will pay Mr. Harding the same amount that it paid Mr. Wilson?$75,000 annually?but -internal revenue bureau officials say that Mr. Harding must return nearly one-fourth of this in income tax.President Wilson was exempt from the income tax under a supreme court ruling because he came into [office before the enactment of the 191a revenue laws under which taxes ^efe sought to be imposed on the salaries of the president and of federal judges. The supreme court held that the ;tax could not be collected in the case of incumbents because of1 the constitutional inhibitation against the reduction of the salaries of the executive and Federal judges during their term of office. The solicitor general has ruled that the tax could be collected from officials taking office after the law became effective because that would not bring about any reduction in salary during the term of office. Revenue bureau officials say that Mr. Harding, of course, will be allowed the usual exemption of $2,000 a year for a married man and may claim certain business exemptions. Placing: ms exemption at $2,000 yearly, however, they figure his normal Income fax at $5,480, and his sur-tax at $12,940, a : total oi $18,420. President "Wilson is understood to have paid some taxes under the 1918 law before the supreme court ruled on the section which a federal judge attacked, but revenue bureau officials will not say how much nor whether it was refunded, holding that under ,thc law euch matters are confidential. AFTER BACK TAXES '* Government Will Try to Collect $500,000,030 Due in 1918. The government expects to collect more than a half billion dollars back taxes for the year 1918, it was revealed recently, with the introduction into the house of the first deficiency appropriations bill of the present session. The information was given in the report of the house appropriations committee which recommended ,an appropriation of $8,000,000 to expedite the audit of tax returns for the year of 1918 and 1919. It is estimated, said the report, that the .additional revenue resulting from a careful audit of the returns is approximately $3.!,000,000 a month and that this sum can he considerably increased when the 191S returns arc reached. The bill also carries an appropriation of $1,000,000 for the enforcement of prohibition up to June 30 next. This is I in irlrlitirin to 1 )lf? S3.000.000 aDPI'Opi'ia- ' tion for the prohibition work at the last session of congress. The total carried, in the bill is $203,203,476.72. Included in this are a little more than $48,000,000 for subsistence, transportation and pay of the army and $G1,460,655 for the navy, which includes $400,000 for the dry dock at Philadelphia. The sum of $57,561,94S.39 is given the postofiice department to care for increased salaries granted by congress last session. BACK TO THE LAW Five Members of the Present Cabinet Will Resume Legal Practice. Five of the present cabinet members will resume the practice of law when the administration changes March 4. The attorneys and the cities in which they will practice are: Secretary of State Cobl.v, New'York. Secretary of War Baker, Cleveland. Attorney General Palmer, Washington. Secretary of Commerce Alexander, Gallatin. Mo. Alexander may run for the senatori i?il nnmiriMI inn in onnosition tO Jim Reed next year. Secretary of the Navy Daniels will edit his News and Observer at Raleigh, N C. Ho says he will have fun doing it. Secretary of Agriculture Meredith will manage his farm maga/.ine at Des Moines. Secretary of Treasury Houston probably will take some educational post. Secretary of "Labor Wilson will occupy himself with labor matters. And Postmaster General Burleson will take it easy on his ranch in Texas. ? A man who recently died in Wheeling was rejected by a recruit' ing officer when he sought to enlist for I he Civil war because of his advanced age a I that time. KILLED BY A TRUCK Freight Depot Agent Fataliy Injured by Heavy Automobile; ' WAGES OF LABORERS REDUCED Farmers Feeding Cotton Seed to Gbws ?Many Planters to Abandon Cotton?No Foundation for Fort ; Mill Annexation RumorChamber ' to Stage Get-Together Meeting?Shortage of Eggs?Other News and Notes of York County Metropolis. (By a Staff Correspondent.) Rock Hill, Feb. 7?Mr. C. V. Hardin, freight agent for the Southern railway, was almost instantly killed about noon Saturday when he was struck by an automobile truck, the property of the Catawba Lumber Co., driven by Sam L. Pursley who was accompanied by J. L. Rhea and J. D. Boulineau. The accident which occurred at the corner of Main and Reid streets, was entirely unavoidable. Mr. Hardin was on his bicycle en route to dinner. Mr. Pursley driving the heavy Reo truck was going east and seeing Mr. Hardin approaching, turned to the center of the street to pass him. At'this time Hardin turned to cross into Reid street, not knowing of the closg proximity of the car following. Pursley then cut sharply into Reid street ^o avert a. collision and. unaware that this was Hardin's objective also. The car struck the curb and -the impact threw the heavy truck against the cyclist although the'brakes were , applied and both rear wheels stripped. Mr. Hardin's skull was crushed and he received bodily injuries'from which he died a few minutes after the acci aem. x ne ueceaseu wuu w&n ?i jiative of Grover, N. C.- came to Rock Hill from Spartanburg, little more than a year ago.' The body was carried to Spartanburg for interment The deceased is survived,-by his widow and two children. Moves to Rock Hill. S. C. Clinton for several years past a member of tjie firm.of Clinton Bros, and later the Farmers Hardware & Supply company of Yorkville, has moved to Rock Hill and accepted a place with the Metropolitan Life . Insurance company here. Mr. Clinton expects to move his family to Rock Hill as soon as he can; get a house. To Hold Annual Meeting. . Secretary Marie. Fewell of the Rock Hill Chamber. of Commerce has completed arrangements for the annual membership get-together meeting arid dinner to be held in the chamber of commerce hall here Friday evening. A. well known speaker has been engaged for the occasion and rfiusic will be furnished by thfe Rock Hill orchestra and the Chamber of Commerce Quartette. It was the original plan to hold the annual get-together meeting several weeks ago; but for good reason the meeting was postponed until Friday evening. \A/i!l Wrtf \/?ei+ Winlhrfln. Although this is the year for the biennial visit of the general assembly to Winthrop college, the lawmakers will not come this year, according to information received Saturday. It is understood, however that an invitation to a number of members of the house and senate . has been extended by President Johnson of Winthrop and those invited will probably accept the invitation and come here to inspect the state normal college. Pleased With New Commission. People of Rock Hill and Catawba township are pleased with the action of the county legislative delegation in' changing the township road system of tluvcounty so as to provide for three road commissioners in each township. Catawba township has between $3,000 and $10,000 to spend on her roads each yean and the new commissioners, Messrs. J. B. Johnson, C. D. Reld and, W. Hall Spencer already have under consideration plans whereby it is proposed to get the most possible roadwork for the money. The commission proposes to mploy a road overseer at n salary of $100 a month who will devote all of his time to those roads in the township that the commission will be expected to keep up. Leaving: aside those main highways in charge of the state highway commission, there are in Catawba township about 140 miles of roads that will be in charge of the commission. The road supervisor will be instructed to use the road-drag first last and all the time. The three members of the commission who live in widely separated sections of the township propose to see that this is done through personal inspection. "What we propose to do," said one of the commissioners Saturday, "is to keep the roads dragged, rounded and the ditches and drains clean. It is going to lake five years to do the work that we have in mind: but at the end of that time Catawba township will have roads worth while." Fight is Not Ended. Although the state hoard of election commissioners has upheld the Chester county commissioners in the YorkChester annexation case and declared null and void the election field January 11. the fight is not yet ended, according to several Rod; Hill citizens. There is a belief here that the people of Landsford township in Chester county in the proposed area- to lie annexed want to come to Rock Hill and there is no question of tire fact that the Rock Hill people want them. Tl is said that the majority of them regard Rock TI ill as their logical market and do most of their business here and Rock Hill will not be satisfied until they^are brought in. An amusing incident in connection with the recent election was told here Saturday by a member of the Rotary Club. A meeting of the Rotary club was held here shortly after" the election.and a member made a motion to the effect that the president and, secretary of the organization write a letter of congratulation and greeting to the new comers. The motion was carried. Then it developed that the election would be contested and the officials did not write the letter of greeting. Feeding Cows Cotton Seed. * A number of farmers in Catawba township are feeding their cows on cotton seed alone and while they say that the milk Is not so plentiful as a result of the cotton seed feed, still the cows are doing very well. There are quite a number of farmers feeding cotton seed who are taking the posi 11 AT-?.-- ? ? ? UA ?>n1t?nKla Oft LlOIl lllUt LJiey nn; muic vuiuauic oa feed, than they are as a product for sale. H. F. Bookout, Oran S. Poe and several other farmers were discussing the feeding of cotton seed to cattle Saturday. "I told my overseer some time ago to begin feeding cotton seed," Mr. Poe went on to say. "He came back with the statement that the cows wouldn't eat them. 'All right,' I returned, 'let them do without eating.' The cows are eating the seed right along." Will Plant No Cotton. There are scores and scores of farmers in Catawba township who do not propose to plant a seed of cotton this year and indications are that the number who are coming to this point of view is on the increase. Congregated 6n the streets here Saturday were numbers- of groups of farmers who were discussing the situation and many of whom declared that they expect to plant no cotton whatever. "I do not expect to plant a seed of cotton on my f^irm," said Mr. John T. Roddey who was discussing the outlook with the correspondent. "I cannot see where I can grow cotton this year at a profit and I do not propose to try it." Roadc in Bad Condition. People from the Lesslie section who were visitors in Rock Hill last Saturday reported that the public roads in that section were In 9 very bad condition as a result of the rains and snow of the past ten days. According to Mr. Grier Lesslie.' if the rainey weather contlnues-much' longer,-' roads down his way will be well nigh impassable. The' chairigang IS still encamped near Roddeys and is putting in all time possible. Negro to Jail. Hezekiah Garner, young negro, was committed to the county jail at Yorltville last Saturday by Magistrate Wingate on a charge of larceny. Garner had recently completed a thirty day sentence on the city gang following his conviction of a similar offense. He was carried to Yorkville Saturday afternoon by Supervisor Hugh G. Rrown who was in the city for the day on business. City Has Egg Shortage. Rock Hill faced an egg shortage nrrca nro still JlhOllt ZLS lUOL ??CCJ\ UUU ? ? scarce here as they ever gee to be. One of the local restaurants was withoul eggs last Friday and housewives whe sent to the markets and stores foi eggs were denied because there were none. In addition to farmers of the surrounding f countryside, Rock Hil! depends largely upon .neighboring towns for her egg supply, particularlj Lancaster, Heath Springs, Rutherfordton, N. C., and other places. Dealers in those towns informed wholesalers last week that the supply was scarce because the bad weather hac prevented farmers from bringing then In. * Without Foundation. ' There was much interest manifes h$re last Saturday in a report cominj from Fort Mill and published in : number of nev. ^papers to the effec that the people of Fort Mill townshi] were discussing the matter of annex ing themselves to Mecklenburg coun ty, N. C. There were those who talk ed about the matter with a feelini that it was all coming about in a fe? days and there were others who look ed upon it only as a!remote possioilitj A Rock Hill banker called Mr. J. Le Spratt of the First National Bank o Fort Mill over the telephone Saturda; afternoon about it. Mr. Spratt in formed him that he had heard little^o no discussion of the matter. "Further more." he said, "not ten per cent o the citizens of Fort Mill townshi; would be willing: to join Mecklenburj county pven if the Mecklenburg peo pie would agree to exempt them fron all taxes." The Fort Mill-Mecklenburg annex ation bubble has burst. Laborers Reduced. Wages of day laborers have been re duced. Laborers employed on th street work in progress here are bein, paid $1.50 a day for their services am . the laborers are plentiful at that fig ure. No further wage cut, howevei is anticipated for some time. No Word of Major. Still there is not the slightest trac of the whereabouts of Pat W. Majoi Rock Hill citizen who disappeare mysteriously several weeks ago. Ther are those here who believe that Majo met with foul play. There are other who are under the . impression tha Major met with financial reverses an being unwilling to "face the music, 1 (Continued from Page Two). HE GETS THEM TOLD Charles G. Dawes Launches A , Secostf Broadside. MAKES HIRING VERY INTERESTING : "| ? Cussing. Brigadier Tells Congressional Investigating Committee WJiati;H&i. . Thinks Without Mincing' Wordsr-\ Charges Attempt to Blacken Ns'fheV of American Army. ,'J. Another broadside was let loose v- ife Charles G. Dawes last Thursday;inWashington, against the congressional*'' ' Q methods of investigating the condi^lt^' *.Jn of the war. ']<. ' r Attacking what he characterized aa' * 1 ' partisan attempt to blacken the na^e; of the whole American army because'; ; yj? of the blunders of a few, the farm#?."' A-^b brigadier general in charge of supply:' /{: and procurements In France, declared: . Ik house committees could serve a more , useful public service by turning the ~'-0, searchlight upon the waste of millions # of government dollars right under their.nose. A group of women in the crowded " . committee room failed to prevent Mr.-Dawes .from swearing like a "buck" ;y| private. He strode around the commit-. tee room, hitting harder than hej w4?- ' hit, and swearing madly every time tieconstrued the questioning as reflecting on any part or parcel of the fighting outfit of which he was a part. Choir- \ man Jorfnson, himself a former service \ -*J' -. man at the front, told Mr. Dawes at the end of the hearing he wished there had "r'rA'\ been other witnesses as truthful and as' ; .V * . . * ' ' *7..!, unafraid to speak out in meeting. * ; - Mr. Dawes made no attempt to cohr t ceal the feeling that he was having'**-, very good time. At times the room'wils In an uproar of merriment, and the echo of oaths swept down the long cor- . ridor of the big building as he turned, his wrathful language Upon critics- of. the war who stayed at home. '* \ ' * :*." . %/ J , \ Sick of Investigations \ T-.' , .7 if . 1 , ? Referring to numerous lnyestigutiojia by the house, Mr. Dawes - said - he ^ thought the people were Sick of theiji. "Why, there is no longer;any newji;-jn it,'' he shouted. "If I wasn't here^'stvut-' . / v " ?; ting arbund and swearing^ be no news In this. 1 '>:$$ It was an American war, npi;.a Repli^; lican?or Democratic --war-andr^th ord. of ithe glorious, workvO^tOUr^ftJ^-5 . committee is dead' and gone a?id:|$y|gotten." i Whon tha name of General Pehrhinir i was brought into the discussion,'; ' Dawes could, scarcely control "There were hounds in th}9^^hfyy<?' he declared, "who tried to spread t)ie false news that Pershing was at d. atre the night of the armistice, lie tta?'there, like hell. He was at his. office, starting the work of cancelling vast ; war contracts to save money, tt , take 25 or 50 years for Pershing to ^8? ">. his place in history, but let me tell ypu> the time, will come when every ddiilm*.. , boy overseas will be jjroud to . , was one of Pershing's men.' Doesn't Mind Kicks. -f/V: V . "ITou can try to give me all the.-h^u":": | you want?I like it. You kick bddkli|$]; I sold a lot of second hand Junk tp:tl\?r | French government for $400,000,000,. Cn| stead of keeping 40,000 soldiers there .tb'' guard it while we tried to peddle U?'.; ' My conscience hurts me sometidiir when I think we charged, theni ida much." "Ufitfr'. Mr. Dawes said he was a Republlc&n,. but was broad enough to give the l department full credit for its work:?r: getting more men to the-front thdit -: France arjd Great Britain put there in the same period. Then he jumped ufcit on the department and denounced it for its refusal to permit promotion of ihdh ' in the ranks?for privates and sergeants !" I who had the grit of generals. The rtije 1 by which men, eager to go overseas, 3 but kept at home, were required . to wear silver stripes was. characterised as one of the disgraceful acts of.the war. _ j * The award of distinguished service- j medals came in for a fierce attack.' :Jt ? broke more hearts, Mr. Dawes said,p than anything else because thousand f of men entitled to the medals were . passed by. Mr. Dawes said it was alt right for congress to go ahead and try to find and punish men who made mUftakes in the stress of war, but told tile f committee it would get no wher^ and that the public was not concerned >*ith ' those mistakes now. . , "And they are trying to say thatPern shing permitted the sacrifice of th'ouj sands of lives on Armistice day. ^ts - - XX ? [ the most damnable lie ever uiierea ?uiu its all right to sit back, here viewing from a partisan standpoint tlje work overseas, when if you people so free to condemn had been there you might v have done just as we did or worse, Liquidation? Why, hell men, we liquidated everything. There wasn't any wil. ful destruction of property in France as this committee has tried to show. The junk we could not sell was given away ?it was cheaper than burning or buryr ing it. They pinned one of those med^ als on me, but it had a damned sight e better gone to some poor devil in the ? ranks who better deserved it." r Judge W. B. Parker, who had much "t to do with the liquidation job in France and who was described by Mr. Dawes ? as a "hard boiled *egg" as an army trader, was to be heard Friday by the committee. ' - -