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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-06-28

the law under which same was organ
lied has not in any manner been af-
fected or repealed by any Article Of the
Constitution Of 1895, which in Sec. 5
Of Art. XI, thereof, especially excepts
the laws under which the several
Graded school districts of this state
were organized, from repeal.
Second. They admit all Of the alle-
cations contained in paragraphs First,
Second, Third, and Fifth of the Petit
tion of Relator to be true.
Third They deny that the Act Of
the general assembly of this state, en-
titled "An Act to enlarge the area Of
the School district of Yorkville to two
and one-half miles, approved the
18th day Of February, 1907, assailed
In paragraph Fourth Of the Petition
of Reiator is unconstitutional for any
of the grounds, therein alleged, al
though in this connection, they admit
as a fact, that no concurrent resolu-
ton by q two-thirds vote Of each
house of the general assembly was Of
fered and passed authorizing the in
PRODUCTION and passage Of the bill that
became the Act assailed in said Fourth
paragraph Of the Petition.
Fourth. Further answering the pc
tition, respondents aver and charge
that under the provisions or the orig
inal act Of incorporation, and all
amendments thereto anterior to the
Constitution Of 1895, Of the School
district of Yorkville, the respondents,
as the board of trustees thereof, are
required to order and hold an elec-
tion between the 1st day Of June and
the goth day of July Of each year for
the levy Of q local tax In support of
the system Of free graded schools
within said School district, and that
unless such election shall be ordered
and held within the time limit pre-
scribed, the financial support Of the
system Of free schools will be cut off,
and the schools must necessarily col
lapse, at the very least, for the term
Of one year, leaving the entire COM
munity without educational advanta-
ges.
For this all potent reason, the re-
spondents humbly pray the court for
an immediate decision.
Wherefore respondents pray that
the prayer of the Petition, be refused,
and the Petition dismissed.
Thomas F. McDow,
VIM. B. McCaw,
Attorneys for Respondents.
June Sth, 1907.
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Return of the Board Of Trustees to
the Petition of Relator.
The State of South Carolina,

The STATE Oh SOutn SurOliIu,
In the Supreme Court,
April Term, 1907.
The State ex-relatione, c. f. Spencer,
Petitioner, against VIM. b. McCaw,
Thomas F. Mellow, Withers
Adickes, w. Brown Wylie. VIM. d.
Glenn, and John E. Carroll, the
Board of Trustees of the School
District of Yorkville, In York Coun-
ty. Respondents.
The Return of VIM. B. McCaw,
Thomas F. McDow. Withers Adickes,
w. Brown Wylie, VIM. d. Glenn and
John E. Carroll, the board of trustees
of the School district of Yorkville,
above named to the Petition Of Rela-
tor. answering the same, for cause
WHY this court by it's order of injunc-
tion should not perpetually enjoin and
restrain the aforesaid board of trus-
tees from ordering and holding an
election for the levy and assessment
of a three mill local tax upon all tax
able property within the school dis
trict of Yorkvile, as enlarged by the
Act of the general assembly of this
state, entitled IAN Act to enlarge the
area of the School District of York
Vile to two and one-half miles, ap-
proved February 18th, 1907, respect
fully shows to this honorable court:
First That the Scnool district OF
Yorkville as created and organized
under an Act of the general assembly
of this state, approved December 22d.
1888, mentioned in the first paragraph
of the Petition of Relator, was and
still Is, a Graded School district, and
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-06-28
MERE-MENTION.

A whole block of the Pine Beach
section of Norfolk, next to the James
town exposition, was swept by flre last
Wednesday. The loss is in the neigh
borhOOd of $250.000. Several men
were killed by a premature explosion
in a cut on the Tidewater railway near
Brookneal, Va. last Wednesday. The
dead include Foreman Sullivan anu
Edward Clark. $500. Four persons We're
killed and five were injured by the col
lapse of a scaffold at San Francisco
last Wednesday. go. The Georgia leg
islature convened in regular annual
session last Wednesday. 49,. The flrst
bale of new cotton was sold in front
of the New York Cotton Exchange last
Monday at 40 cents a pound. .Ihe
Nashville. Tenn, school board has de-
cided that hereafter only negroes VINO
were born. bred and educated in the
south. will be appointed as teachers In
the Nashville colOred schools. .......
d. Sect Oliver a young man of Pitts
burg. Pa, was killed in an automobile
race at Yale last Wednesday. Several
other young men were injured; but
none of them very seriously. John
ClOdfeltOn, a carpenter fell from
a ScaffOld thirty-One feet to the ground
at Newbern. n. c., last Wednesday and
was seriously hurt. Wellesley col
lege, Wellesley Mass, graduated 24I
young women at its recent closing
with the degree of bachelor of arts.
Irwin Lewis of West Chester, Pa, has
confessed to burying his five-year-old
step daughter in a sack, claiming that
she was dead. Physicians testify that
the child was buried alive and Lewis
is held for murder. r......A gold coin
known as the "Ephraim Brasher dou-
bloom" originally valued at SIG. was
sold at auction in Philadelphia re-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-06-28
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Mr.. w. S. Smith of Carlisle, lost
his life a few days ago by being
thrown from Il buggy by runaway
horse. Mr.. Smith was dashed against
a tree with the result that his skull
was crushed and three ribs were broK-
en-. The accident occurred on Monday
and the injured man died on Tuesday.
His remains were taken to Florida FOR
interment.
- Columbia special of June q, to
the Charlotte Observer: The Olympia
mill management had to call for ponce
protection today on account of party
of about forty loom fiXers and weavers
striking and trying to prevent other
operatives from going to work When
the mill opened. One woman striker
went into the mill and forcibly pulled
out half a dozen women. The mayor
was called upon and the place is now
guarded by police. In anticipation OF
further trouble tomorrow. which strik-
crs have threatened. the police will re-
main on duty. The strikers have been
discharged by the management. The
trouble started a few days ago over
the refusal Of the superintendent tn
| let a loom fiXer off to attend baseball
game. Refusal to allow him to go back
To work brought on Il strike of other
loom TXeTS anu THESE lllllutllCcu "SoN
ers to go out All is quiet tonight.
- Abbeville special of June 25, to the
News and Courier: l.. w. Perrin died
suddenly of apopleXy here this after
noon while watching the ball game be-
tween Abbeville and Greenwood. He
was sitting in buggy with w. :.
Cothran. watching the game in which
two Of his sons were playing and fell
over suddenly on Mr.. COthran's shoul-
der dead He was the oldest member
of the Abbeville bar and has been
master of Abbeville county several
wears. He was the oldest elder in the
PRESBYTERIAN church and Confederate
veteran. Mr.. Perrin was in his sixty
fifth year and has always enjoyed
good health. He is survived by his
wife and six children. r. NJ. Perrin of
New Orleans; Mrs. A. w. Smith of
Spartanburg: II. G. Perrin of Atlanta;
Mrs. r.. G.. White. l.. w. Perrin and
VIM. Perrin of this place. Mr. Perrin
was widely connected throughout the
state and his untimely end has cast
gloom over the entire city.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-06-28

THAT is a broad and proper view
that Mr.. P. H. Gadsden takes Of the in
consistencies Of the South Carolina Ia
Dor laws. These inconsistencies are OF
such long standing that most people
fail to take any cognizance of them ana
look on them as a matter of course.
The fact is that we still have, or try
to have one set of laws for the govern
ment of one class and other set Tor
the government of another class. The
result is that one class is very poorly
governed and the other class Is not
governed at all. The fundamental
principle of our constitution is equality
before the law for all men and the vio-
lation Of this principle nullifies the
whole system of Democratic govern
ment in both theory and practice. we
are quite sure that there are hundreds
of patriotic South Carolinians with
plenty of ability to straighten out the
situation; but until some kind or
start is made the presumption will con-
tinue in favor of the fear that there
are few who are brave enough to un-
dertake the task. But until this state
establishes more complete equality be-
fore the law, law will continue to feel
the lack Of much Of the majesty by
which it ought to be attended.
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LESLIE NOTES.
Conditions of the Crops-Mr. and Mrs.
T. r. Leslie Off For Asheville.
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Correspondence Of the Yorkvile Enquirer.
LESLIE, June 27.-Prospects are not
very favorable for q full cotton crop
this year. Cotton is growing SLOWLY
and is about three weeks behind same
date last year. Corn Is looking well,
where It has been worked out: rains
have interfered with the cultivation of
both cotton and corn. The oat crop,
both fall and spring is fairly. good IN
this section. Very little wheat was
sown, the yield will be light.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. F. Lesslie left for
Asheville, N. c., on Wednesday to stay
several months or possibly longer, on
account of the i'll health of Mrs. Less
lie.
Mrs. w. J. Leslie and daughter
Miss Julia, of Rock Hill, visited Mr..
D. F. Lesslie and Mrs. c. j. Lessile
last week.
Misses Nina Gettys and Mary Leslie
will leave for Kenilworth Inn, near
Asheville, n. c., on Friday, where they
20 as delegates from the Neelys S
Creek Y. p. c. A. society to the mis-
sionary conference, which will be IN
session at that place next week.
Mrs. H. ]. Millen of Rodman spent
a few days with Mr.. II. F. Leslie
family this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. L. Hoke, who have
been teaching the Greenbriar graded
school. near Rockton, S. c.. are at the
home of Mrs. Hoke's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. A. MilhOlen. Miss Ella Mil.
holen, who has been attending school
at the same place is at home.
Miss Lois Millen Of Rodman, is q
visitor at Mr.. IT. F. Lesslie's this week.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-06-28

Gently for $4,000. There are only six
of the coins in existence. Mall ad-
vices from China are to the effect that
the uprising in the southern part OF
the empire is very serious, most or the
revolutionists are armed with French
magazine rifles. The United States
cruiser Milwaukee, has been sent To
Salvador, because of probable war De-
| tween Nicaragua and Salvador. 80.
Ten wealthy men. most of them mil
| liOnaireS, have been arrested at Den
yer, Col, on charges of conspiracy tC
defraud the government of coal and
| timber lands. 49,. The donations tC
| Yale university during the last schol-
astic year amounted to $3OOO,OOO. =:
General Manager Stuart Of the Erie
railroad claims that his road has paic
! representatives of the lnternationa
| Machinists' association $1O,O yeal
| to keep the peace and prevent strikes
and that when payments were stopped
strikes begun. go. -Four persons were
drowned and a score injured by the
breaking of gang plank while loading
a steamer at Tacoma, Wash, Tuesday
| Hon Seth Low of New York has
been elected president Of the Genera
Education Board, vice Robt. c. ogden
who resigned on account of Ill health
| IA girls dormitory, costing $4,000
| is to be erected at Booker 7. Wash
ington's Tuskegee institute in memory
Of Alexander Moss White Of Brooklyn
IN. Y.... Richard Croker's horse
Orby, winner of the English Derby
won the Irish Derby at Dublin, Ireland
Wednesday. .... The first bill intro
duced in the present session of the
Georgia legislature, was for total pro-
hibition throughout the state. .Busi-
ness has been paralyzed in San Fran
cisco and the west, by striking tele-
graph operators. -. Harry K. Thaw Is
reported as being desperately Ill In the
Tombs prison, n. Y...... The engineer
was killed and a brakeman seriously
hurt by the derailment Of Big -Four
passenger train at Lafayette, Ind.
Wednesday. .... One man was Killed
and three were injured, by the over
turning of an automobile at New Ha-
ven, Conn, Wednesday. ..... Over lou
persons were killed and 600 were
wounded by soldiers Tuesday. while
attempting to put down an uprising
against the government in several
cities of Portugal. =. Dan Hanna, who
was divorced from his wife, Daisy
Gordon Hanna at Cleveland. Ohio, last
Friday, was married again on Monday
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-06-28
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Rev. ]. S. Grier of Sharon, has gone
to Asheville for ten days.
Mrs. Thos +. McDow and children,
are at Piedmont Springs.
Mrs. w. p. Harrison and children,
left Yorkvile last Tuesday evening
for Columbia.
Col. w. w. Lewis and Capt. ]. R,
town exposition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Caldwell Of
Wildwood, Fla, are in Yorkville on a
visit to Mr.. and Mrs. r. ]. Caldwell.
Masters James d. and Lewis M.
Grist of Yorkville, left last Tuesday af-
teInOon for the jamestown exposition.
Miss Emily Riley of Yazoo City,
Miss, is visiting relatives and friends
in this vicinity, and is the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Pegram.
Mrs. j. l.. Rainey and Mrs. j. H.
Saye and two children, of Sharon,
spent Tuesday in Yorkville, the guests
of Mrs. S. A. Carroll.
Miss Eunice Mcconnell arrived in
Yorkville on Thursday from Philadel-
phia, Pa, for visit to her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Mcconnell.
Mr.. j. G. Allen says he was not an
applicant for the principalship of the
Batesburg school to which he was
elected some time ago. He has had
the offer of several nice school posi-
tions: but he has about decided that
he will not teach any more.
Messrs. Lucius and George and Miss
Martha Gage of Chester, and Mr.. and
Mrs. J. l.. Castor of Montgomery, Ala,
stopped at the Shandon hotel last
Tuesday night, on their way to Judge
Cages summer home at Blowing Rock,
n. G. They were making the trip
through the country.
Rev. w. II. Stevenson, who has been
preaching in Fairfield county, was
stricken with appendicitis on Monday.
and was operated on in the Chester
hospital Tuesday afternoon. Rev. DR..
Stevenson of Glover the young mans
father was present. The understand
ing is that Rev. Mr.. Stevenson went
throught the operation in satisfac-
tory manner and he is getting along
nicely.
Abbevile Press and Banner: DR.. j..
s. Moffatt president of Erskine col
lege. was i'm town one day last week.
He inspires one with the belief that
the Associate Reformed church and
the colleges at Due West are taking on
new life He expects an increased num-
ber of students at the colleges, and we
believe he will not be disappointed.
The synod did the right thing in elect
ing him president Of Erskine, but the
authorities have not yet fully done the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-06-28

THE murder of young Estes by
Judge Loving in Virginia recently Is
not a pleasant subject for discussion.
Much of the testimony has been pub
lished; but every individual Of reason
able intelligence knows that 1t is
very difficult matter indeed to draw
even a half way satisfactory conclusion
as to the real facts. There is one
thing, however, in this connection that
we think is deserving Of especial con-
sideration. 1t will be remembered that
EVELYN Thaw was permitted to tell
horribly blood curdling story, not as
evidence in justification or harry
Thaw; but on the claim that she had
told Thaw the same story previous to
the murder and it was admitted in the
testimony in order that the jury might
find palliation on account Of the effect
II may have had on her husbands S
mind. 1t was held that the prosecution
in the Thaw case could not even In
quire into the truth or falsity of this
story, as that was matter OF no con-
sequence, the only question being was
the story told to Thaw in the first
place, and in the second place, what ef-
feet was it likely to have on his men
tai condition. 1t is quite clear that
there was no way of proving whether
or not the story was really told, as
claimed. There is good ground for
grave doubt, of course; but that Is not
proof. However, that is not the main
point. 1t seems that the law errs in
ruling out the question of truth. If
Mrs. Thaw's story was true, she had
right to tell it. If it was untrue, then
whatever allowances might be made on
account of Thaw, she should be pun
ished as the instigator of the crime.
The same reasoning seems to apply to
the Virginia case. 1t appears to nave
been patterned after the Thaw case
Maybe the story told by Miss Loving
is true. There is other testimony that
seems to discredit it. 1t is quite possi-
BILE that while there is more or less
truth in the story, there is also great
deal that is more or less doubtful.
Somebody is responsible for the MUIR
der of Estes. If Miss Loving's story is
true, and her father is not guilty, then
the responsibility rests with her in a
very large measure. We are not pre-
pared to say either that she would not
be altogether unjustified. But If it can
be shown to be a fact that the worst
part of the story has been manufac-
tured for the occasion, and this does
not seem to be altogether out of the
question, then it would be very well
not only to convict the father; but to
severely punish the daughter on the
charge of perjury. This so-called high
er law business may be fairly good
thing under really justifiable circum-
stances; but when the public allows an
individual to hoodwink it by making
of the higher law" a false cloak to
other motives, it does both itself and
the so-called higher law" a very grave
injustice.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-06-28
CLOVER CUlLINGS.
Trouble With a Big Transformer
Cashier Page at the Isle of Palms
SI SSiot 70
OF the Yorkville Enquirer.

Cashier Page at the Isle of Palms
Personal Mention.
Correspondence Of the Yorkyille Enquirer.
CLOVER, June 2S.-The local physi-
clans report that the general health OF
this section is unusually good at this
time, there being little sickness Of any
kind. 49, -
The transformers originally installed
at the cotton mill were found not to be
of sufficient capacity to properly han
die the powerful current necessary TO
drive all the machinery when the new
mill was added on to what was already
being operated about two months ago,
and ii was necessary to install more
powerful ones. This work was COM
pleted a few days ago. On the after
noon Of the day they were started,
Superintendent Williams discovered
that there was something radically
wrong with one Of them as 1t was
badly heated and the ground for more
than so feet around was charged with
electricity, causing telephones to ring,
etc. The fifteen barrels Of oil neces-
sary to fill the transformer were drawn
off and a steel wrench, accidentally
dropped into one of them by the work.
man, who installed 1t, was discovered
and taken out. The wrench was In
SuCn Il DOSlllOu Dis W CttuSt d I'll
cult, hence the trouble. Since the
wrench was removed, everything has
been going smoothly.
Mr.. Jas. A. Page, cashier OF the
Bank of Glover, has been attending
the annual meeting Of the State Bank
ers association at the Isle of Palms
this week. During his absence his
job was held down by Mr.. Jas c. Har-
din.
Mr.. Mason Stevenson, one of Glow
ers most highly esteemed young men,
and who has been engaged for some
time in installing electrical appliances
in the dwellings and business houses
here, has accepted a position with the
Gastonia oil mill as bookkeeper and
will enter on the duties of his new
position on Monday next.
The local lodge of the Junior Order
will spare no effort to make success
of the Fourth of July celebration next
Thursday. The Sharon band has been
engaged for the occasion.
The Glover baseball cranks-and
they embrace most of the population
are entirely satisfied with the out
come of the game at Yorkville yester-
day afternoon.
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WITHIN THE TOWN.

A game Of baseball between Glover
and Yorkvile was called in the 8th In
ming yesterday afternoon on account
Of rain, the score standing II to ir
favor of Clover
The municipal election held last
Wednesday on the question OF eX'
empting newly established manufac-
turing enterprises having a pay roll OF
$50 a week, from municipal taxation
for a period of five years, resulted In
exemption by vote Of "a to IA. There
was very little interest in the PROPOSE
tion, and only about one-third OF the
total registered vote was cast.
= Fire broke out in the picker room
of the Tavora Cotton mill last Tues
day afternoon. 1t Is supposed to have
originated from q match. The auto
matte sprinklers worked nicely, ano
they were quickly assisted with hose
from a hydrant. The fire department
answered promptly; but the fire was
already pretty well under control, ex-
cept that 1t swept over pile OF loose
cotton once or twice afterward. The
loss was in the neighborhood of $500. ,
- The special election for the pur-
pose of voting on the levy of mil
tax on all the property in Yorkville
school district is called for next Fri
day, July 5. The Yorkville school dis
trict by authority Of the recent act OF
the general assembly, now embraces
all the territory within radius OF
two and a half miles Of the court
house. The election Is to be held from
~ o'clock m. to o'clock p. m. All
qualified voters within the district have
a right to vote upon the presentation
Of state registration certificates and tax
receipts. If the election results In IA
vor of the special tax, the territory
specified will be included in the levy
and the total amount raised will be
very considerably greater than here
tofore. If the election fails, the school
trustees will have available almost as
much money as heretofore because OF
the availability OF the constitutional
tax on the territory recently brought
into the district. Children living two
and a half miles from the Yorkville
graded school building, and nearer
some other school, may be transferred
with their per capita if they so desire
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CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS.

Mr. Walter J. Beamguard Of Glover
writes that the name Of his grand
father, Samuel w. Beamguard was
omitted from the list Of Confederate
dead buried in York county as pub
lished in The Enquirer Of May 10
Samuel w. Beamguard was buried ir
Centre cemetery. The same cores
pondent also writes that j. c. Watson
and Samuel Watson, both Confederate
veterans, are omitted from the Beer
sheba list.
Mr.. w. A. Bolin calls attention. tc
the fact that J. L. Bolin and w. j. Ly-
tie are omitted from the list of Con-
federate dead buried in Adnah ceme-
ter-y
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man, who were driving along the same
road, until they entered a respectable
house. Then the young woman had the
attention of the lady in charge, while
a doctor was sent for 1t was testified
that Miss Loving had previously TAX
en- whisky with Estes and others and
it was contended that on this occasion
she merely took too much; that she
was drunk and that was all. 1t was
testified that the whisky left in the
bottle after Miss Loving and Estes
had helped themselves was given to a
man on the road and this man testified
that he drank the whisky without bad
effect The defense has set up drunk
enness and temporary insanity. Ihe
prosecution is anxious that the jury go
over the whole road along which the
buggy ride was taken.
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right thing for him and the professors
in Erskine. They were given a little
raise in salary, when the pay should
have been doubled. The president and
professors deserve more pay, and the
pride. If not the vanity, of the church,
should see to It, that Erskine's profess
sors and president receive from $4,000
to $4,000