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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-27

sued on account of the publication
referred to were the Charleston News
and Courier and the Charleston Post.
Both papers were among the few to
win out in the United State district
court; but the case is now in the
United States court of appeals and 1t
is quite possible that they may yet
have to pay very severely for their
very natural but no less innocent
error.
Now of this woman, Annie Oakley,
there is no reason to suppose that
either of the newspapers knew any
thing or cared anything, except that
because she filed a place in the pub
lie eye, there was reason to assume
that the public or some portion Of 1t,
would be interested in her adven-
lures. Neither newspaper could
possibly have entertained any malice
against her, and if they had had NAL
ice they would certainly not have
been small enough to have shown 1t
i'm the manner described.
But this incident is only mentioned
as illustration of how easy it Is for
a newspaper to lay itself open to
damage suit without even the inten-
ton of doing anybody injury, and the
necessity for reasonable and just
laws along this line is apparent.
If the plaintiff in this case could
show that either of the defendants
named had inflicted any injury upon
her by the first publication that was
not counteracted in the second publi-
cation, then we say that by all means
she is entitled to recover cash in lieu
of all the actual damages she may
have sustained. But a system OF
laws that allows one individual to
profit by a purely accidental slip up
on the part of another when there
h..s been no injury to the individual
so seeking to profit is not altogether
wholesome.
And as we see IL the principal in
terest does not centre in the news
papers so much as it does In the
public, for while a lack of a
proper statutory regulation as 10
what constitutes libel may tend to
make the newspapers very careful,
it is the public that will suffer more
In proportion than the newspapers.
The caution exercised by the news
papers tends more than anything
else to take the side of safety as
against the chance of running into le-
gal complication and the public Is
often denied information which 1t
could much better afford. to have.
Now, in connection with this mat
ter, we would not be understood as
suggesting that newspapers should
have unrestricted license. Far from
it. We think there should be
thorough revision not only of the
civil laws but also of the criminal
and the latter especially should be so
framed as to make all kinds OF edi-
tors very careful how they tamper
with the private rights of even the
humblest citizen. But by all means
the libel law should be so drawn as to
guarantee the protection of the news
papers in the discharge of their du-
ties to the public.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-27
LOCAL.. AFFAIRS
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

"Hustler''-Wants young men and
women for statesmen and salesladies
in dry goods house.
Nj. w. White-Tells you what wig
wagging is and how the game is
played and applies the moral to the
buying of stocks and bonds.
First National Bank-Has total as
sets of over 100000 and a board
of directors of good business men.
L. w. Johnson-Calls attention to a
fresh shipment Of hams, breakfast
strips, lard, and summer cheese.
j. N McGill and others-Give notice
of opening of books Of subscription
to the capital stock of the bank of
Hickory Grove.
l.. M. CRISIS Sons-Will furnish Prof.
Newman's book on gardening at
$1.lO a copy at this office.
York Drug Store-HaS choice variety
of turnip seeds. Fels-Naptha soap
makes easy washing.
York Hardware Co.'s showing a
big line of cream freeZers In small
sizes at low prices.
j. j. Keller & Co.-Remind you that
next month and the month follow
ing Is a good time to paint, II you
use Devoe paint.
Frank p. McCain-IS announced as a
candidate for the house of repre-
sentatives from York county.
G. M. Carroll and w. Il. Cain-Invite
the public to picnic at Gains
Spring school house on Aug. 4th.
w. Brown Wylie, Admr.-Will on
salesday in August, sell eight
shares Cherokee Falls Mfg. Co.,
stock to the highest bidder.
Foushee Cash Store-Will have spe-
cial sale of dry goods on Saturday
and Monday. New lot of shirts for
men and boys at 39c each.
Strauss-Smith Co.'s selling stand
ard calico at cents yard.
J. @. Wray, The Leader-Again in
vites you to his Clean Sweep" sale,
which ends next Tuesday night.
Thomson Co.'s taking stock and
tells you to watch its ads. in every
issue.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-27
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Miss Mamie Lee Grist is visiting
in Chester.
Mr.. Joe c. Rose is visiting friends at
Wilkesboro, n. G.
Mrs. Walton S. Neil and children
are at Cleveland Springs.
Miss Helen Riddle returned home
yesterday after a visit of several days
to Rock Hill friends.
DR.. w. NJ. Steinmeyer has returned
to YOrkville. after visit of several
weeks to relatives in Hampton county.
Mr.. w. b. Moore returned to York
vile Tuesday afternoon, after spend
ing several days i'm Philadelphia on
business.
Mrs. M. J. Clark Of cambridge, Tenn
is visiting relatives in York and Gas
ton counties, the guest of Mr.. Geo. l..
Riddle at Zeno.
Miss M. Lucille Van Law of Men,
dota, ILL.,, is in Yorkville spending a
part of the summer with her sister,
Mrs. /. Fl. Norris.
Miss Eunice Mcconnell of Philadel-
phia, is in YOrkville on a visit Of sew
eral weeks To her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. II. Mcconnell.
Masters Lawrence and Lennox Kirk
lanu ana Misses Elise anu mary hlh-
land of Camden. are guests of Capt.
]. X. Lindsay's family.
Mr.. r. c. McMackin of Gaffney, has
been spending some days in York
county on a visit to his brother, Mr..
II. f.. McMakin of Bethany.
Mr. j. r. Pursley and daughters,
Misses Iva and Zuba of Bowling
Green, X. +. ID. No. l, were visitors
in Yorkvillc on Wednesday.
Mr.. Walter Revels and sister. Miss
Fannie. and Misses Eula and Ola Jack
son of GuthrieSville. visited at Mr.. T..
A. McCarters of Glover, last week.
Mrs. H. II. Beard, returned last
Wednesday from an extended visit to
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Nicely Moore at
Lumberton, Miss, and Mrs. Moore
came with her to spend some time in
YOrkville.
Charlotte Observer: Miss Bell
Kennedy, who has been visiting Miss
Bell Peoples, in Providence, left
yesterday morning for her home in
Yorkville, S. c., accompanied by Miss
Rachel Wylie.
Master Johnson, the eleven year
old son of Mr.. ID. =. Leslie of Leslie,
jumped out of second story win
dow while walking i'm his sleep last
Friday night and was pretty badly
shaken up. He has been walking on
t.rutches since; but is getting along
nicely.
During his stay in Yorkville, Sena-
tor Tillman was entertained by Mr..
and Mrs. Walton S. Neil. The sena-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-27
A Proper Libel Law.

The constitution of South Carolina,
States, and most of the states of the
Union. guarantees the liberty Of the
press: but it is a fact that the South
Carolina Legislature has never Yet
seen proper to enact laws that are
calculated to give this provision of
the constitution proper effect.
We would not be understood as
holding that the press should be pro-
tected even to the slightest extent in
misrepresenting anybody. ridiculing
them or bringing them into con-
tempt through malice or otherwise:
but we do think it should be sur
rounded by proper safeguards that
will enable it To protect the public
interest without constantly laying it.
self open to the assaults of legal
highwaymen, whose only idea of the
justice of given cause is the proba-
bic chance of winning before a jury.
Some time ago a dispatch was sent
notorious woman show character had
been locked up by the police for dis
orderly conduct and the dispatch was
printed by hundreds of newspapers
throughout the United States. Later
it developed that the woman who
was locked up was only the same
name of the other and not the woman
for whom the published item took its
news Importance. Notwithstanding
the fact that. the newspapers gener-
ally made correction almost immedi-
ately. the show woman shortly after
ward brought suits against scores of
them, especially all that were consid-
cred of sufficient financial impor-
tancc. and got numerous large ver-
diets, amounting i'm the aggregate to
several hundred thousand dollars.
Among the newspapers that were
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-27
HICKORY GROVE NOTES.
High Water-Iee Cream Supper-In-
jured by Freight Train-Personal
.sl,ondence Of the YorkYille Enquirer.


correspondence OF the Yorkville Enquirer.
HICKORY, July 26.-As the result OF
the recent heavy rains Guion Moore
creek has been unusually high, and
most Of the corn on the bottoms Is
ruined. iif
Broad river was out In low places,
but did no damage to the corn, which
is unusually good.
The Ladies Aid society Of the Meth
odist church served Ice cream here last
Saturday afternoon. About SO was
realized for the benefit of the parson-
age fund.
DR.. and Mrs. C. C. Leech visited rel
atives at Blacksburg and Spartanburg
last week.
Miss Sallie V. Allison has been visit
ing relatives in Spartanburg and
Greenville the past two weeks.
Miss Jane McDill Of Chester, who
has been visiting the family Of her
brother Mr.. ]. N. McDill, left for her
home yesterday, after a several weeks
stay here.
A singing school Is In progress at
Mount Vernon Methodist church, un-
der the efficient management Of Mr..
Mason Stowe of r. F. d. No. l, York.
Vile.
While attempting to board a freight
car in pretty rapid motion last Tues
day, Tom Harris was thrown violently
to the ground, barely missing the car
wheels in his fall. He was pretty
severely shaken up but no bones were
broken.
Mr. Samuel Blair of Blairsville, and
grandson, Mr.. Mason Blair Of Chester,
visited relatives here last week.
Quite a number went from here to
the big picnic at Filbert last Tuesday.
Messrs. Frank Watson and Robert
Foster, who went to CASTOR Shoals
last week, returned Saturday. They
thought the work too heavy for their
teams.
A protracted meeting will be COM
menced at Mount Vernon tomorrow at
II o'clock a. m, to continue for sew
eral days.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-27

THE Newberry Observer is after
the Columbia Record with a pretty
sharp stick showing that the Record
is being distributed free for the pur-
pose of disseminating its preaching
in favor of the maintenance Of the
dispensary. The Record admits the
free distribution of the paper; but
explains that the free copies are be-
ing paid for by individuals especially
interested in the furtherance of the
work it is doing. There was not
much use in trying to dodge the as
sertions of the Observer, because
when Editor Wallace goes after any
body or anything there is pretty apt
to be something doing.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-27
LOCAL LACONlCS.
We Will Send The Enquirer

From this date until January 1st,
1907 for SS cents.
Purchaser Must Pay.
Judge Memminger has filed an inter-
esting and important order In the fore
closing case of Sam M. McNeel VS..
Henry w. Thomson. Lands belonging
to Thomson were sold under foreclos-
ure and bid off by Spartanburg par
ties. The Spartanburg parties failing
to comply, Mr.. McNeel caused the is
suance of a rule requiring them to
show cause. They undertook to claim
that the title was not exactly clear
In his order Judge Memminger holds
that the contention Is not based upon
reason; that the title Is good; that
even IL II were not good they had had
sufficient notice before the purchase,
and that their ground of non-compli-
ance Is trivial. He orders immediate
compliance or resale within ten days.
The probability is that there will now
be compliance; Otherwise the land
Der.
A Notorious Character.
MIR. E. H. Jennings, special examiner
of the pension department was here
yesterday looking up the case Of John
Dogan, the negro who is In jail on the
charge Of working the pension swindle
On ex slaves. Dogan, 1t will be re-
membered, was arrested by Policeman
Sanders and was sentenced to the
chaingang by Mayor Hart for carrying
concealed weapons, that being the only
charge on which the mayor was able
to handle him. After serving his sem
tence, Dogan was arrested by Deputy
Marshal Dobson on a warrant charg-
Ing him with impersonating pension
| officer and he Is now being held for
| trial In the United States district court
at Greenville. MIR. Jennings recognized
Dogan at once, as notorious negro
with record. He shot man in Au-
gusta, and was sent TO the penitentia-
ry for murderous assault. The man
afterward died, and had Dogan's trial
| been delayed he would have been
| hanged. He was later sentenced to
| two years for working the pension
swindle and Mr.. Jennings thinks he
must have escaped from the peniten-
tiary In Atlanta. Mr.. Jennings thinks
| that Ii was remarkable that the fellow
did not kill Policeman Sanders on the
occasion of his arrest by that officer.
Ais reputation for quickness with his
pistol Is notorious, and 1t was gener-
ally believed that he would die rather
than be arrested 1t was understood
at the time, however, that the only
reason he did not kill Mr.. Sanders was
because he couldn't, and the strange
thing about that incident was that
Sanders did not kill him. The proba-
bility Is that Dogan will go up for
good long term this time.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-27

For many years past the South
Carolina Military academy has had
the distinction of being one of the
six leading military schools in the
United States and by reason of that
high position had the privilege of
sending one of its graduates to West
Point. AS the outcome of the last
annual inspection, however, it de-
velops that the honor has been lost,
at least for the present. There Is
no reason to think that there has
been the slightest lowering of the
standard of the Citadel; but the rea-
son of the loss of place is shortly to
be explained in a special report that
Major Mallory, the inspecting officer,
will make to Col. Coward. No mat
ter what the reason, the place should
be won back and the state of South
Carolina should not hold back any
necessary assistance to that end.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-27

tor came over from Rock Hill on the
$50 o'clock train Tuesday morning
and left on the same train Wednes-
day morning for Spartanburg. He
remained at Filbert only a short
time, only long enough to shake
hands with numerous friends and ad-
mirers, and deliver his speech. Quite
a number of people called on him
at Mr.. Neil's during Tuesday after
noon and evening. The senator was
glad to see his callers and made
himself very pleasant. Quite num-
her of his friends were sorry to note
that the physical vigor which form
erly characterized him seems to be
growing less, and they are very much
concerned about his health. He Is
evidently working too much.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-27
ROCK HILL AND VICINITY.
Gettys- s-Martin-New Buildinss-Per-
sonaI and Other Notes
i,orrespondeuce of the Yorkyille Enquirer

sonal and Other Notes
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer
Rock HILL, July 26.--Mr. John
Getty5 of Rock Hill and Miss Anna
Martin, daughter of Mr.. William Mar
tin of the Harmony neighborhood,
were married Wednesday afternoon
at the home Of the brides parents,
Rev. Oliver Johnson of Neely's Creek
A. r. P. church, officiating. Miss
Martin, who is a graduate of Win
throp college, has been teaching In
chat institution for the past year and
Is an accomplished young woman.
Mr.. Gettys Is the son Of Mr.. Gillian
Gettys of Leslie. He is a Clemson
graduate in the class Of 'o4 and since
his graduation has held position
with the Victoria Mill Of this city. He
Is a young man of fine character and
ability and stands high with his en-
ployers and all who know him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gettys are spending
their honeymoon in Asheville.
The Record has moved into Its
handsome new Office on the ground
floor of the building just finished for
Capt. Roddey.
The concrete building now In course
Of construction for Mr.. Paul Work.
man is almost completed. Both 1t
and the Roddey building face the
new street running through from
Main to Black street, between Hamp-
ton street and Railroad avenue; to
be known as Record place.
The Clemson car contingent was
taken for a drive over some Of the
nearby farms and TO the Catawba
Power company's plant while here.
They pronounced field Of corn on
the Winthrop college farm the finest
they had seen.
Mr.. Dewitt Johnson Is away on q
trip to New York city.
Misses Nan and Mary Johnson are
visiting in Mooresville and States
Vile. n. c.
Miss Emma Roach has returned
from a visit to the family Of DR.. Alex
ander Sprunt on Sullivan's Island.
Little Alexander Sprunt returned with
her to visit his sister, Mrs. James s.
White.
Mr.. Jno. r. Barron is in Philadel-
phia on a business trip.
Mr.. Lloyd Phillips has returned
from a visit to Saluda. N. c.
Jennings K. Owens, Esq, Of the
Bennettsville bar, is visiting his par
ents here.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-27
Friday, July q, 1906
Cape Cod and helrs back gate to keep

Cape Cod and helrs back gate to keep
us from II!
Mr.. Finley made few remarks; but
did not speak at length. He courte-
ously gave DR.. Strait all the time that
gentleman desired Mr.. F. H. Hyatt
spoke on good roads. All had close at
tention.
People who gave particular attention
10 that feature of the matter say that
although there were few private bot
ties Of whisky on the ground, every
body was well behaved, and there was
no disorder. Constable Jenkins was
about all day with his eyes open, and
kept such tigers as may nave been
lowering about the outskirts too scared
to do much business The crowd
broke up late in the afternoon and
everybody went home thoroughly well
pleased with the developments Of the
the day
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-27

DIsPENsARY Commissioner Tatum
has issued a statement in which he
shows that the dispensary is solvent.
The statement assumes that all the
liquor on hand, including a lot that
has proven unstable, is still worth
invoice prices. 1t is generally under
stood that the dispensary has thou
sands of dollars worth of liquor that
Is not in demand at any price. &.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-27

ONE of the principal questions be-
fore the Pan-American conference
now in session at Rio Janeiro, Brazil.
is the settlement of the Drago doc
trine. This in brief, inveighs against
the justice of a government attempt
ing to collect the claims of its cit
izens against another government by
force The Drago doctrine was made
especially prominent by Great Brit
ain, France. Germany and Italy
some years ago, in holding up Vene-
zuela on account of debts that this
country owed to citizens of the va
rious countries interested. The Uni
ted States has never committed her
self officially on the Drago doctrine,
and what the outcome of the present
conference will be further than that
the question will be submitted to the
Hague cannot be foretold with any
degree of assurance.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-27

THE warmest feature Of the cam
paign is the race between Messrs.
Ragsdale and Lyon. Mr.. Ragsdale
has been holding that the investigat-
ing committee did not develop any
testimony and also he has been try
ing to taunt Lyon for not beginning
prosecution. At Bennettsville. Rags
dale stated that there was corruption
in the dispensary and that everybody
was aware of the fact before the COM
mittee began work. Lyon wanted to
know why Ragsdale did not come be-
fore the committee and give 1t the ben
eft of his knowledge and Ragsdale
lost his temper. There was lots of
cheering during the controversy; but
most of it went to Lyon. There Is a
growing belief that there will be a
personal difficulty before the end of
the campaign and that it will be pro-
voked by Mr.. Ragsdale; but it is sim
cerely hoped that there will be moth
ing Of the kind.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-27

These figures alone made the thing
appear visionary and the report OF
the Little Rock chemist confirms this
idea. The success of cotton seed pro-
ducts is. probably largely responsible
for this scheme 1t is we'll that the
erroneous conclusions should be eX-
posed before the people begin to in
vest their money in so doubtful a
proposition. We don't know any
thing about it, but we should say the
soil is entitled to the cotton stalks,
and while the timber supply of the
country for paper-making is as plen-
tiful as at present, it would seem that
the cost of labor alone would pre-
clude the use of cotton stalks, even
If suitable.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-27

- Messrs. Lyon and Ragsdale had
been perfectly companionable with
each other previous to the meeting
at Bishopvile Tuesday. Here there
was a sharp spat. After the speaking
Ragsdale opened a box Of cough
drops and put one in his mouth.
Lyon reached for one and Ragsdale
refused to allow him to take II, cap
tiously advising Lyon to remain on
his own side.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-27

YORKVILLE, S. c.:
FRIDAY, JULY ~, 1906.

PURIFIcATIoN of the state dispen-
sary involves it's separation from the
LIQUOR business.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-27
MERE-M MENTION.

The Georgia house has passed a
bill which will close all the bucket
shops in the state. "A negro was
arrested i'm Chicago last Tuesday in
time TO save him from a mob who
was following with the intention of
lynching. He had eloped from Ken
lucky with a white girl. The
Philippine commission has adopted
resolution providing for the taking
of Filipino laborers to work in the
sugar plantations of Hawaii.
Reports from different parts of MeXi-
60 indicate that trouble is brewing
i'm that country looking toward revo-
luton. The MeXicanS are said to be
getting very impatient at the increaS-
ing number of Americans in the
country and are raising cry of
Mexico for the Mexican" The
dead list as the result of the headon
collision on the Seaboard at Hamlet
last Saturday has been Swelled to
thirty people, nearly all negroes. 80.
John Sharpe Williams Of Mississippi,
has been renominated for congress
by the Democrats of his district. ....
Walter Wellman. the Arctic explorer,
has established a station about 600
miles from the North Pole. He is
now building a tremendous balloon
house and it is his purpose to set out
for the pole about the middle of Au-
gust.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-27

- Greenwood is the only county in
the state that does not show an in
crease i'm taxable values this year.
- Columbia State. Thursday: Pur-
suant to a call issued by State Sec
retarv Nesbitt of the South Carolina
Farmers alliance, a meeting of that
organization was held last night
there being about fifteen present
The alliance exchange fund having
been distributed according to an or
der of the supreme court the mem
bers decided to formally disband
thus ending an organization that was
at one time one of the most powerful
in the south.