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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-24

return with his bride on next Satur-
day. He is to be married on the 26th.
Messrs. George Cartwright. Joe Hart.
Clark Adickes and Edward Finley Of
the University of South Carolina, are
spending the holidays with relatives
and friends.
Miss Amelia Kennedy Of Laurens,
Miss Emma Kennedy of Hardee-
vile, and Prof. Barron Kennedy Of
Lake City, are spending the Christmas
holidays with Mr.. w. NJ. Kennedy's
family.
The following came up from Win
throp Saturday for the holidays:
Misses Mary and Olive Walker, Carrie
and Mary Cartwright Helen Lowry,
Winnie Crawford, Bessie Pegram and
Fredrica Lindsay, Kitty Blair.
Judge John S. Wilson left last Sum-
day morning for his home in Manning
after having presided for four weeks
over the circuit court for York county.
This was Judge Wilson's first visit to
York in his official capacity. During
his stay, he became personally ac-
quainted not only with the members
Of the bar and the court officials; but
with a large number Of Yorkville and
York county people. The universal
verdict cannot be anything else than
that personally his honor Is a most
perfect gentleman. and as an official
he measures up to every requirement
Of conscientious efficiency. Already he
presides with the ease and dignity OF
veteran, and while no one has been
able to discover any particular in which
he seems to need development, 1t goes
without saying that his efficiency will
increase with experience. Judge Will
son was solicitor Of his circuit for
about sixteen years without opposition.
So thorough going, painstaking and
conscientious was he in the discharge
Of his duty that no man ever dared OPP
pose him. There were a number who
wanted his place; but they were una
BILE to see how they could possibly get
1t. A man so eminently qualified for
the position Of solicitor, naturally
makes a good judge.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-24

A COMMISSION appointed by the gov
ernor under u recent joint resolution
of the general assembly to investigate
the affairs of Cherokee county, has
made it's report and the same is pub
lished in the last issue of the Gaffney
Ledger. The commission consists of
G. w. Speer, chairman; w. G. Austell,
clerk, and n. w. Hardin, attorney. The
report is a very exhaustive one, and
seems to have been made without fear
or favor. Irregularities are noted in
all the different offices; but the clerk
of the court, the probate judge and the
auditor and the superintendent Of ed
ucation all come in for some especially
warm criticism. The clerk and probate
Judge are charged with having COL
lected fees to which they are not en-
titled by law, and the superintendent OF
education is represented as having
paid out funds that he was not au-
thoriZed to pay out. Altogether the
report seems to indicate that there is
room for considerable Improvement in
the affairs of the county.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-24
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

The North Augusta dispensary mud
die Is further complicated by the prep
arations the Aiken county board Is
making to open dispensary In the
basement Of Hampton Terrace Hotel
there, which is said to be clearly In
violation, Of the Carey-Cothran act,
which prohibits hotel privileges and
requires every dispensary to front a
public street with interior in plain
view of passers by. The situation Is be-
ing investigated by Auditor West. Man
ayers Of other hotels all over the state
have written him, wanting to know
why they cannot have the same
privilege.
Orangeburg, December %: Mr.. R.
A. Jeffcoat, a well known and wealthy
farmer of this section, who lives six
miles from North was yesterday shot
from the rear by an unknown person
near Swamp creek, three miles from
his home. His horse ran to Mr.. jeff
coats house and attracted the atten-
ton of his sons, who instituted a
search. They went to North, failing to
meet him on the way. On their return
trip he was discovered at the house or
one Of his tenants, one mile from the
scene Of the shooting. He was then
taken to North and thence to Colum-
bia, where he was operated on at the
Columbia hospital by DIR. Guerry. II
was found that he had been struck by
three buckshot, one entering his nip,
one his shoulder and one the back OF
his head, penetrating the brain. His
wounds are very serious and will prob
ably prove fatal The penitentiary au-
thorities at Columbia sent dogs to the
scene. but so far as known nothing
has yet been discovered. The dogs
were returned to Columbia tonlgnt
The sheriff of Orangeburg is still In
At late hour tonight MI.
Jeffcoat was resting easily and doing
as we'll as could be expectep.
- Kershaw, December %: What Is
to be the saddest tragedy
ever enacted in Kershaw occurred in
one of the barber shops at late hour
Saturday night. With Christmas ap-
preaching and everybody making prep
arations and entertaining bright
hopes and pleasant anticipations for
merry good time. sad gloom Is cast
over the community that time only can
efface, by the killing Of two Of the
most prominent young business men
and the wounding of p third. There
was an alteration between Mr.. S. w.
Welsh and Mr.. Berry Mobley in which
pistols were used freely. Mr.. Welsh
shot six times with a Colts revolver
and Mr. Mobley shot three times with
a Smith & Wesson. While the shoot
ing was in progress Mr.. T. L. Clyburn
sought to interfere as peacemaker with
the result that he and Mr.. Welsh are
both dead and Mr.. Mobley seriously
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-24
FINANCIAL OUTLOOK BRIGHTER.
New England Considers Trade Condi-
tions HopefuI.

Boston, Dec. 22.-The opening or the
last full week for the year finds con-
servatism predominant in all New
England industries, but there Is no
feeling Of hopelessness apparent any
where, and the general sentiment ap-
pears to be that trade will partially re-
cover during 1908, though full re-
AS this city is the centre of the
wool, hide, leather, boot and shoe
machinery trades Of the United States
and nearly 100 cotton and woolen mills
have their head offices here the COM
mercial situation in the country at
large is usually accurately reflected
here. New England banks stood the
financial stringency better than insti-
tutions In other sections, only three
banks being compelled to close. OF
these one has resumed and a second Is
making arrangements to do so. 1t Is
generally admitted that the financial
outlook Is Frightening.
AS a natural outcome Of the imam
cial disturbance New England indus
tories are gradually going on full time
and a policy Of curtailment and re-
duction Of expenses has been adopted
in practically all branches OF trade.
Many manufacturers regard 1t ad-
yisable to restrict the output In order
to prevent slump in prices and a
great surplus of goods in the spring.
Curtailment Is general among New
England wooden mills, many Of which
are running but four days a week. It
Is estimated that $4,000 hands are af-
fected in the woolen trade by the short
time.
The machine shops, chair factories
and shoe factories have also been re-
stricting the output, but the shoe fac
tries are gradually going on full time
again, as that industry shows more
Improvement than most Of the others.
Hundreds Of establishments Will take
advantage of the holiday week and
close in part or entirely. Nearly all
will resume work next week.
While a gradual Improvement Is
looked for in 1908 1t Is estimated that
from 200, 900 to 250,000 employees OF New
England industries will be on short
time basis during the first part OF the
year. This number will be an increase
of about 125,000 over the number af-
fected last week. due to the arrange
ment now being made by cotton man
ufacturers to curtail the output 20 per
cent from Christmas until March l.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-24

No. no no. we have never claimed
that the county dispensary is any bet
ter in principle than the state dispen-
sary. 1t could not be otherwise than
that there was lots Of stealing in con-
nection with the state machine. The
stealing was larger because there were
larger amounts to steal from. There
is no dispensary in this county, and
therefore this county has no grievance;
but already there have been crimes in
other county dispensaries. Take the
case of Kershaw, for instance. The
people voted the dispensary out and
the officials would not let it go on ac-
count of alleged irregularities.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-24

THERE are being printed and mailed
of todays issue of The Enquirer 1900
copies, all for bona fide subscribers.
The subscription list Of The Enquirer
is larger now than it has ever been be-
fore in the history Of the paper. AL
though we do not propose to make any
fuss in case of dispute, we firmly
believe that the circulation Of The En-
quirer, the bona fide circulation, is
larger than that of any other secular
weekly or semi-weekly newspaper in
South Carolina. Just what the circula-
ton of the other papers is, we do not
know; but we do know the circulation
of The Enquirer, and we know that a
circulation of 1900 is something extra
ordinary for a county paper.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-24

regard success in business as honora-
BILE and content ourselves with sane
regulations that will punish wrongde-
ers without bringing wholesale disas-
ter to the innocent. 1 continue to be-
lieve that the surest and best way to
restore our merchant marine is by
return to discriminating duties, and
continue to believe that when we shall
have done this our flag will again soon
be flying over all the oceans. We
should take that step at once, but that
seems to be for the present impossible.
In the meanwhile there is no chance
for any kind of help except only that
which is in the nature Of bounties or
subsidies. 1t is that or nothing and
that is far better than nothing"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-24

WE move that the Southern railroad
and the Atlantic Coast Line provide
some sort of accommodation to the
people who have to wait on trains at
Camden Junction. That wait Of two
or three hours out in a swamp with
absolutely no amusement or diversion,
no refreshments Of any kind, nobody to
talk to even, is very trying. The rail-
road people could make conditions
more tolerable If they would, and the
people who have to wait at the junction
would be very grateful.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-24
THE SESSIONS RECORD.

of the fall term, Clerk Tate made up
and sent in to the solicitor a statement
of the cases tried in the court Of gen.
eral sessions during the year, giving the
name of the defendants, the offenses
charged, the events of the trials and in
cases of guilt, the sentence of the court.
This is in accordance with a statutory
requirement.
The total number of defendants tried
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-24

FRIENDS of George Johnstone OF
Newberry, say that he will also be In
the race for the United States senate,
and it looks as IL when the lists are
closed, we are going to have pretty
nearly the same crowd that we had be-
fore.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-24

Oh yes, yes. there are people who try
to discourage the custom of giving
presents at Christmas time; but then
folks who think differently need not
pay any attention. The Christmas
present custom is one Of the best that
Is identified with the season.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-24

NEXT year is leap year, and all the
girls who have not already hurried
their best fellows into something def
mite, will be free to order matters as
they might wish.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-24

SEE to 1t that Santa Claus contrib
utes to the happiness Of every child
in the land.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-24

THE Enquirer hopes to visit you
again before New Year.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-24

WE beg leave to remark to our
friend, the Charleston Post that Its
candidate for the United States senate
is still the best in sight.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-24

COMPLIMENTS of the season!
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-24
The alorkrille enquirer.
YORKVILLE, s. c.:
TUESDAY, DECEMBER "a, 1907.

MERRY Christmas to you!
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-24
At Wright's Ferry.

1t is commonly reported that there is
to be quite lively time at Wright's
Ferry tomorrow The foot race may
not be as interesting as the public has
been led to believe, but 1t is said that
there will be other attractions, hardly
lpaa exciting
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-24
Tax Collections.

The water in Allison creek arose to
within eight inches of the bridge on
the Armstrong Ford road last Monday
morning. The rise was because of the
heavy rain that set in shortly after Z
o'clock Sunday night. The creek was
unusually high.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-24
News From the chaingang.

Fort Mill Times: The county chain
gang received four new prisoners dur
ing the past week. Three Of these
were negroes sent up from the circuit
court at Yorkville and the other, a
foreigner from Grattan, sent up for fif-
teen days by Mayor Hall for drunk and
disorderly conduct on the streets. The
gang now has about twenty-five con-
victs I'm line" and Is engaged In work.
ing the Doby's bridge road, south OF
Fort Mill.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-01-14
JAP EXCLUSION
HOODLUM ACT.
Says Californian in
Discussing Such
Measure
lAWLEssNEss NO REMEDY
Trade Competition Not Race
To Govern Pacific Coast
Scares Disturbers

San Francisco, Cal. Jan. 14-"No
congress could pass Japanese ex-
clusion act" said David Starr Jordan,
president of Stanford University in
addressing a meeting at Equity Hall
last night of Socialists by whom he
had been invited ito speak on the
Asiatic problem.
"And no President would sign one
because it would be hoodlum act"
Nation Should Be Gentleman.
Mr.. Jordan quoted President Roose
velt as saying that as general rule.
"it paid for a nation to be gentle.
man. and he was of the opinion that
the remedy of immigration troubles
did not lie in lawlessness, nor yet in
mass meetings denouncing the Jap
anese as a nation because they did
not go to the same Sunday School as
we attend
About Mastery Of Pacific.
1t is all nonsense, he said, that we
have to- fight with the Japanese to see
who shall have mastery of the Pa
cifc. That country will have the sll
premacy which has the best goods to
sell, wrapped up in the most attrac-
tive parcels and for sale at the cheap
est prices. He said he believed the
Japanese were sincere in their desire
to stem the unskiled labor immigra
ton to this country.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-01-14
SESSION OF
SUPREME COURT
Several Cases Taken Up-Oklahom
Attorney Admitted to Practice
Profession.

The Supreme Court of New Mexico
continued its session at 10 o'clock this
morning in the chambers at the CAPT
tol building. There were present
Chief Justice William ]. Mills, As
sociate Justice John r. McFie, Asso-
ciate Justice Frank w. Parker, Asso.
ciate Justice William H. Pope, Asso.
ciate Justice Edward A. Mann and AS
sociate Justice Ira A. Abbott. Jose D.
Sena, clerk of the court, was at his
post. The Territory was represented
by Attorney General w. C. Reid.
United States Marshal Creighton NJ.
Foraker and Deputy United States
Marshal H. F. Bogh were in attend
ance.
The following cases came up today
for consideration:
No 1l65. Eduardo Chayes, appellee,
VS.. John D. Torlina, appellant. Ar.
gued and submitted
No. ll66, D. NJ. Reade appellee, vs.
Pillar S. de Lea, appellant. Argued
and submitted.
Attorney c. J. Pratt of Oklahoma
City Oklahoma, member of the law
firm of Pratt & Clark, was admitted
to practice law in New Mexico this
morning. This was done in order that
he could appear in the case of the
Territory of New Mexico appellee,
VS.. Elmer L. Price, appellant, case
taken on appeal from the district
court of Roosevelt County.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-01-14
GRAVE CHARGES
AGAINST PIERCE
Alleged United States Minister to
Norway Was Guilty Of Treach-
cry to Government.

Washington, d. c., Jan. l4.-Sensa-
tional charges against Herbert II. D,
Pierce. United States minister to
Norway, who formerly was third as
sistant secretary Of state. were made
before the House committee on ways
and means today by Professor H. W
Elliott of Cleveland, Ohio, in connec-
ton with the hearing on the reso'u
tion for further protection to fur
seals Prof. Elliott states that while
Pierce was representing the United
States before the Hague tribunal in
the settlement of claims growing on.
of the seizure of the sealing vessels
of ]. Hamilton Lewis by the Russian
government upon the charge of
piracy, he represented the owners of
the vessels and even instituted ac-
tion in the United States district
court for the District of Columbia TO
insure the payment of his fee out of
the money awarded to the vessel own
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-01-14
SPOKANE RAILWAY
RATE HEARING
Before Interstate Commerce Commits.
sioners Prouty and Lane-Grave
Allegations.

Spokane, Wash, Jan. 1.-THE bat
tie over freight rates, the result of
which may affect wholesale centers
all over the nation, began at the court
house here this morning before In
terstate Commerce Commissioner
Charles A. Prouty and Franklin r.
Lane of Spokane, the chamber of
commerce and the Spokane Jobbers
Association against the Great North
ern, the Northern Pacific, the Oregon
Railroad and the Navigation and al
he'd railway lines. The complaint
charges unjust discrimination in
freight rates on goods shipped from
Eastern points TO Spokane are based
IN through rates from the east to
The Pacific coast plus the return rate
from the coast to Spokane. The hear
ng is expected to last two days
and may be followed by supplement-
ary hearings in the coast cities.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-01-14
BRIGHT ATTORNEY
TO NEW MEXICO
C. j. Roberts, of Trinidad. Colorado,
Admitted to Bar Here and Will
Locate in Ration.

Attorney C. J. Roberts, of Ration
who recently was admitted to prac
tice the legal profession in New Mex
leo, is assistant counsel of the Yam
kee Fuel Company, and its allied in
| terests in ColfaX County He is also
president of the Trinidad Publishing
Company, which owns the Trinidad
Advertiser. He was until few
weeks ago the business manager OF
the newspaper but resigned that po-
sition to enter upon the practice of
law in Ration.
Mr.. Roberts is a native of Indiana.
Prior to his departure from the
Hoosier State he was practicing the
legal profession at Madison, Jeffer-
son County. He began his career as
full tledged lawyer in 1894. When
he hung out his sihngle with "attor-
ney at law" following his name, his
capital consisted of a suit of clothes
and $G5 cash. But he had an unlim-
lited amount of nerve and was filled
with the energy of youth which made
up for the lack of worldly goods and
he was successful from the very start.
Held Position of Trust.
From 1897 to 1899 he served as
district attorney of the Fifth Judicial
Circuit of Indiana. In 1900 he was
elected county attorney of Jefferson
County and of which Madison is the
county seat. He held that position
until last year having been reelected
after he had come out west.
Failing health caused him to seek
a change of climate about year ago.
He had been so engrossed in his law
practice that his health began to suf-
fer and he was advised by his physi-
cial to take a needed rest of few
months in Colorado. In December,
1905, he arrived at Denver and after
remaining there for three months
went to Trinidad. The Trinidad Ad
vertiser was on the market at that
time and he leased. the plant.
Although he had never been en-
gagged in the newspaper business pre-
viously he finally succeeded in mak-
ing it paying investment and last
July organized a stock company un-
der the name of the Trinidad Publish
ing Company. He was elected as
president and business manager.
Will Locate in Ration.
"A few weeks ago he was offered
his present position as assistant coun
sci and accepted. This necessitated
his removal to Ration. His wife and
children are still residing at Trini-
dad but will make their home at
Ration as soon as Mr.. Roberts is
able to find a suitable residence.
Judge Jesse G. Northcutt, of Trini-
dad, is the general counsel of the
Yankee Coal Company and the cor
porations affiliated with it. He was
until recently on the district bench
in Colorado but resigned his judge
ship to accept this responsible posi-
tion. Judge Northcutt and Mr. Rob-
erts have formed a law partnership
and have opened an Office at Ration.
Mr.. Roberts left Yesterday for Ra-
ton after several days spent in San
ia Fe
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-01-14
EARTHQUAKES
WERE TERRIFIC
In South Sea Islands
---All Records
Broken
LASTED FOR THREE HOURS
German Scientists Report
Point of Disturbance was
900 Miles Away.

San Francisco. Cal. Jan. 14.-Quak,
ing of the earth crust more severe
than any that have ever been recorded
there is reported as felt at Apia on
December q, according to a report
brought by the Australian liner Ven
tura, Just arrived here.
Shocks Lasted for Three Hours.
For three hours the seismograph Of
the German scientists stationed at
the South Pacific islands recorded a
shock that for violence never has
been equaled so far as has been reg
istered.
Center of Trouble Submarine.
II is estimated that the center of
the disturbance was 900 miles south
of Apia. The point was submarine.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-01-14
CALIFORNIANS
ON WAR PATH
Committee in Washington to Oppose
Modification of Chinese Ex-
clusion Act.

Washington, D. c., Jan. 1.-THE
House committee on foreign affairs
granted a hearing today to the re-
ports of Kahn, Mckinley and Hayes,
all of California, which committee
was named in Pacific Coast reports to
be opposed to the efforts to modify
the Chinese exclusion act and to work
for Japanese exclusion. 1t was stated
by the Caifornians that they will
fight vigorously the bill under consid
GRAFTON by the committee to amend
the Chinese exclusion act by having
an inspection Of Chinese at all ports
in China from which they sail as well
as in the American ports where they
land The bill is regarded by Califor-
mans as d relaxation of the exclusion
act. 49,
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-01-14
MILLION DOLLARS
INCREASED PAY
About to Be Given Engineers of lii
nois Central Railroad BY
Arbitration.

Chicago ILL.,, Jan 14.-iAfter more
than two weeks spent in a daily con-
ference over wage agreement the 10
comotiye engineers and general man
ayers committee of the railway com.
mittee are within sight of a settle
ment which will add one million dol
lars to the annual incomes of the en-
ployes. l.. G. Rawn, general mana
ger of the Illinois Central said yes
terday that it was possible that ne
gotiations would be closed today. It
is understood the "eyesight" rules
of the road and the eight hour day
contention of the men are practical
ly the only subjects of difference re.
manning.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-01-14
FIGHT FOR
BALLOT BOXES
In New York Mayoralty Contest Still
Continues--Another Court
Order.

New York, Jan. 14.--The ballot
boxes containing the ballots cast for
mayor in the city election of 1905
were today ordered by Justice Leven-
tritt to be placed in the custody of
the New York City Board of Elec-
tions. He vacated the order granted
by Justice Hendrick which gave the
boxes into the custody of Attorney
General Jackson.