Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-22
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.


meeting yesterday morning and heard
| suggestion from Captain William A.
courtney and DR.. Henry A. White as
10 the statue to be erected at q cost
CT $4,000. No definite action was
taken, however, and another meeting
VIII probably be held, this time at
clemson college, where several Of the
residents of that section were ac-
qualnted with Mr.. Calhoun. They can,
perhaps orer some valuable sugges-
lions among these are Col. Robert
A; Thompson and Major Aaron Boggs,
VINO knew the great statesman. In
this way the commission will be able
to decide the many little points and
traits necessary to know before the
statue can be made.
| - Columbia, March 20: The request
| blank feature Of the new dispensary
law, the failure to observe which
opened the way to so much Irregular
lty, graft and scandal UNDER the old
law, is to be strictly observed by the
new administration, is an opinion rem
dered directly to State Dispensary Au-
| ditor West and he will see to the en-
forcement Of the law. The opinion is
clear cut and positive. 1t quotes the
law to show that any dispenser or 9TH
sr dispensary official who fails to car
ry out this part Of the law Is to be
removed. The patron must sign or
make his mark in the presence Of the
dispenser or clerk, who must attest,
though the dispensary official may use
a rubber stamp to attest. According to
the opinion II Is the duty Of the au-
ditor to report to the governor any
failure to strictly enforce this and 9TH
,r features Of the law.
"A dispatch from Greenyille saws:
rhe suit brought by r. H. Jones
against the Woodside Cotton mill for
$3.50 wages and $50 damages occupied
the greater portion Of the day In Judge
Stradley's court. The suit Is one of
fourteen to come up within the next
two weeks. Able arguments were made
by Col. b. A. Morgan for the mill cor
poration and by Attorney ]. r. Martin
for the plaintiff. The case was heard
oy jury. which after half an hours
celebration brought in the following
| verdict: I'VE find for the plaintiff to
recover $3.50 wages and $40 Damages"
The hearing OF the suit attracted con-
siderable attention, the chief argu-
ments OF attorneys centering about
contention as to whether or not the
practice Of mills in giving information
concerning employees was malicious or
not. The plaintiffs attorney claimed
such practice constituted blacklist
Il
fense upheld the custom as harmless.
Colonel Morgan will, 1t is understood,
file notice Of appeal.
| = Walhalla special of March IS, to
the Columbia State: The Walhalla
Methodist church was the scene yes
terday morning Of most unusual and
highly dramatic service when Its pas
tor, the Rev. j. G. Tongue, with un-
suppressed emotions and deepest hui
mility, repudiated his recent utter
ances that have gone the rounds. of
the press In regard to the presiding
elders Of the South Carolina confer
ence and their percentage scheme.
The last annual conference sent Rev.
Mr.. Tongue here and since his arrival
he has made q most favorable impress
sion upon all on account Of his deep
| earnestness and scholarly sermons. 1t
is common talk, with no disparity to
those who preceded him, that he is
the ablest preacher that the Walhalla
charge has ever had. His people be-
lieve in him and when his articles ap-
peared In the papers they let II be
known that the great body OF the peo-
| pie were with him. One may imagine
the surprise to his congregation when
he, with trembling voice and fearful
cheek. standing, not in the pulpit, but
4
humble apologies for his recent acts
and said that he at one time believed
that he was right and was doing no.
BILE service, but now without any out
side influence his conscience was tell
ing him in no unmistakable tones
that he had done great wrong to those
whom he had charged as being ty-
rants and cutthroats. He said that
he still believed that there were
wrongs In the church that should be
righted, but he had not used proper
publicly apologies to Colonel r. T.
Jaynes chairman of the board OF
stewards and one of the district stew
ards that fixes the salaries Of the pre-
siding elder. Col. Jaynes replied that
he greatly sympathized with his pas
tor In his hour Of deep repentance, but
he believed that the great majority
were with him in his fight for reform.
Rev. Coke D. Mann arose and said that
IL certain reforms were not enacted
the Methodist church was going to
the bad in this state. Rev. @. f.
Clarkson stated that he believed that
Mr.. Tongue was wrong In his charges
and that he commended his course.
Mr.. Tongue stated that he will go i'm
mediately to see his presiding elder
and Rev. Mr. Creighton. The many
members feel that their pastor may
have been too profuse in his recanta-
tions, but do not feel like censuring q
man who follows the dictates Of his
own conscience. They have the great
est confidence in his piety and ability
and trust that he will continue to walk
and talk amongst them in the future
as he has in the past.
- Columbia special to Charlotte OBJ
/ a. l,.RA I'm.
which District Superintendent Loyal
before Railroad Commissioner Caugh-
man, the Southern's dead freight"
account last year totaled over q mil
lion dollars. According to figures he
gave Mr.. Caughman the Southern's
gross earnings for the first seven
months Of the last fiscal year ended
June 80 was in round figures $1,40O-
900 greater than for the corresponding
period Of the preceding fiscal year, al
though the net earnings were $780,
900 less-a remarkable difference OF
nearly three million dollars on the
wrong side of the ledger. OF course,
some Of the difference is due to In
creased cost Of material, to higher pay
| to employees and q number OF other
| things, but in the opinion OF Mr.. 10y
all most of II Is due to the alarming
increase In the dead freight" account.
The little town Of Fort Mill with a
population Of about 1000, had dead
freight" account last year Of $2,700.
A little station, also on the Southern,
called Sievern, on the Batesburg and
Perry branch had a dead freight ac-
count of over 5000, and this line shows
up q deficit every year, according to
the official reports filed with the rail-
road commission. But not all Of this
loss is due to stealing by employees.
Some of the. grating Is done by the
small merchants. so far as this state
is concerned, who take advantage OF
the South Carolina law, which not
only requires the road to pay for short:
age within a few weeks from filing OF
claim, but adds a penalty Of $50 for
failure to settle on time. There was
a case in the Richland court recent
ly where a man not only recovered
on a claim of 80 cents, but got his
$50 penalty as well. The roads have
for some time been trying to secure
a repeal or modification of this law;
but the last legislature, particularly
the house, was an anti-railroad body.
The bill seeking such a change was
promptly knocked out on the first