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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-12

purchase liquors of any firm or dealer
who has a resident agent in this state.
An amendment was adopted making
IL a misdemeanor for any official con-
nected with the county dispensary sys-
TEN to accept any rebate or gift or
thing of value whatsoever, the provis-
ion also being made to apply to distil-
lers, dealers, ETC., who offer any sucn
rebates or gifts. 1t further provides
that 1t shall be unlawful for any distil-
ler manufacturer. brewer or dealer OF
spirituous or malt liquors to do busi-
ness in this state, by agent or other
wise, who is guilty of violating the law
in any manner, and further, that II
shall be unlawful for any county dis
pensary to display or offer for sale
the goods Of any distiller. brewer OF
dealer who is guilty Of violating the
law after the stock on hand Of such
goods has been disposed Of
Another amendment was ADOPTED
providing that the county board shall
have the power to close any dispensary
indefinitely, that is. close 1t up alto
gether. except the dispensary at the
county seat, II in their Judgment 1t Is
advisable for any reason.
The following amendment was ofrer-
ed to section s.:
provided, That in the counties OF
Abbeville, Dorchester. Sumter, Berke-
ley, Chesterfield, Orangeburg, Union
Newberry, Kershaw. Hampton, Rich
land. Florence and Aiken said county
board shall be appointed upon recon-
mendation of the members OF the gen.
eral assembly from said counties, or
ma ajority of the respective delegations.
The following amendment was oner-
cd to section "a:
Provided, That in the counties OF
Abbeville Bamberg, Newberry and
Union one-half of the profits shall 90
to the county and the other half to the
town or towns in which they are To-
Gated. That in the county of Kershaw
one-half Of the profits shall go into
the county treasury. for the purpose
of working the roads, and one-half to
the town in which 1t is located. That
in the county Of Edgefield two-fifths
of the profits shall go to the town and
three fifths to the general county
fund"
Senator Wells offered an amendment
to section 2, which makes 1t read:
provided, further. That In counties
which have heretofore voted upon the
question Of dispensary or no dispen-
sary under existing laws, such elec-
tions shall not be held prior to the
first general election held after four
years from the date said counties voted
upOn said question, except that In the
counties Of Union, Horny, Darlington
and Newberry such election may be
had during the year 1907, upon such
day as may be appointed by the coun-
ty supervisor. upon similar petition
and notice in the same manner and by
the same officers as above provided
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-12
E.QCAx. AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

M. NJ. Moore, Postmaster-Publish
q notice of especial interest to pa
irons of Routes and 5, r. F. D.
Bank Of Hickory Grove-Especially
solicits the business Of the farmers
of western York.
Carolina Realty and Trust Co., Bish-
opville, S. C.-Wants you to write
to 1t before buying farm or other
property.
I. w. Johnson-Tells !-'r Where to Sc
cure various kinds Of seaSonable
edibles for your table.
Thomson Co.-Reminds you that Its
10 per cent discount sale will end
next Saturday night, February 16
Loan & Savings Bank-Offers every
inducement coupled with sound
banking principles to Its customers
Strauss-Smith Co.-Has received q
shipment Of Walk Over and Reed
shoes for men and women.
Withers Adickes Co.-Wants good
butter and homemade lard. Of
fers seasonable edibles.
w. M. Kennedy, Agent-Calls your
attention to various kinds of gar
den seeds and seed potatoes.
G.. w. Sherer, the Butcher-Says II
is no use to lie to the ladies, as they
will catch you every time.
First National Bank-Secures your
deposits with It by $4,000 capital
$4,000 stockholders liability and
$4,000 surplus-$110,000.
M. w. White-Quotes well-known
financiers advice to young man
on the secret of success.
York Drug Store-Advises you to do
your spring house cleaning now.
It wants to furnish the paints, oils
and varnishes you may need.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-12
THE cAREY-cOTHRAN BILL.
Some Of the Provisions Intended to
Make IL More Perfect,

The full text of the Carey Cothran
bill as it then stood was published in
The Enquirer recently; but during last
Friday and Saturday numerous amend
ments were adopted making 1t more
acceptable to it's authors and friends
as well as some who first opposed It,,
says the Columbia State of yesterday.
The feature relating to the establish
ment of distilleries was stricken out.
Under the amended bill no new dis
tilleries or beer bottling plants can be
established within the state hereafter,
and the counties in which are now To-
Gated distilleries and bOttling plants
may vote them out at any time.
The feature in the original bill which
provided that druggists could purchase
alcohol and liquors for the purpose Of
compromising medicines was also
Knocked out. with the exception that a
druggist may keep on hand a limited
amount of alcohol to be used only in
compromising medicines. etc. that can
not be used as a beverage.
The provision relating to the licens
ing of clubs as they are at present
operated was stricken out. A higher
license. graduated. was placed upon
all distilleries now in operation and on
all beer bottling plants.
An amendment was inserted which
provides that no county board shall
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-12

AFTER THE NEwsPAPERs.-Presid
Roosevelt has written the postmaster
general making inquiry as to whether
II is practicable. under the law to bar
from the mails newspapers that have
published in full the more revolving
parts of the testimony in the Thaw
case The president says that II these
papers can be barred from the mails
he would like to see such action taken
United States District Attorney Stem
son of New York. has sent out to the
newspapers of the city the following
notice:
information has been brought to
me indicating that some of the news
papers. of this city. under the guise
of reports OF the pending Thaw trial.
have been sending through the United
States mail. leud, lascivious and OBJ
scene matter, in violation of section
1898 of the revised statutes. / beg to
advise you that the mere fact that
such matter purports to be an account
Of "a judicial proceeding furnishes no
excuse for violation of the statute In
question in regard to the mails and
that propose to bring before the Fed
eral grand Jury Of this district for
criminal prosecution all such viola
tions which may occur"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-12
LOCAL OPTION PASSES.
BY a Vote Of q to is Senate Kills State
Dispensary.


The Carey Cothran bill will become
law. The senate by the decisive vote
of 81 to Is Saturday passed the bill tt
third reading, and II would be par.
liamentary miracle II the bill shoulc
now fail. The senate has inserted
number of amendments, but these VII
be agreed to by the house when the
bill Is sent over. It has yet one read
ing in the senate, and there may be ar
attempt to defeat II on that reading
but such an effort would be entirely
useless.
When II comes to him Governor An.
sci will sign the bill. 1t carries out
his platform, and is In accord with his
wishes as expressed In his inaugura
address to the legislature and the peo'
pie Of the state.
The vote was 81 to Is. There were
two pairs. Senators McKeithan and
Christensen, in favor of the bill, were
paired with Senators Townsend and
Griffin, opposed. Senator Bass, who
was absent had been paired with Sen.
ator Weston, but Senator Weston Ole
not consider that he was paired fol
the remainder Of the session, and Sem
ator Bass later secured a pair WIFI
Senator Graydon. But on Its final pas
sage Senator Graydon voted for the
BILL and in this way Senator Bass was
not recorded as voting on the bill
Counting Senator Bass the vote. II the
entire senate had been present, would
have been: For the Carey Cothran bill
"a, against II.
The aye and nay vote on the pas
sage Of the bill was as follows:
Ayes-Appelt, Bates. Bivens. Brice
Brooks. Carlisle, Carpenter, Crouch
Graydon, Hardin, Haynes, Holiday
Mauldin, MCGOWAN, Otis, Sinkler
Smith, Sullivan, Talbert. Toole. Will
liams-21.
Nays-Black, Blease, Clifton. Earle
Efrd, Hough, Johnson, Kelly Laney
Raysor. Rogers, Stackhouse, Walker
Wells. Weston-15.
AS noted above, McKeithan, voting
ave, was paired with Townsend. voting
nay. Christensen. voting aye, was
paired with Griffin. voting nay. Sena-
tor Bass, who would have voted aye
was absent and not paired.-Columbia
special OF Saturday to News and Cour-
Ter.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-12
MERE M ENTioN.

Two passengers were killed and ff-
teen were injured in wreck on the
Frisco road near Pratt City. Ala, Sat
urday. Representative Rixey OF
Virginia, died in Washington Wednes-
day as q result Of tuberculosis OF the
throat and lungs. A band ccmpos-
ed of 325 pieces, gave q colcert in
Mechanics hall, Boston, Sunday night
It was the greatest military band ever
assembled under one leader. Frank
Bohannon. colored, was hanged al
Greensboro, N. c., last Friday, for
the murder Of r. E. Beacham. Bohan-
non confessed his crime. .... John H.
Hodges, white, wife murderer, and
Freeman Jones, colored, burglar,
were hanged on the same scaffold at
Durham, N. c., last Friday. -. AS the
result of an explosion on torpedo boat
No. 339 Of the French navy last Fri
day, nine men are dead and two se-
riously injured. {. . Daniel and Robert
Jordan, brothers, were run over and
killed by Norfolk and Western freight
train near Norfolk last Friday. ). -Four
passengers were killed on Birming-
ham, Ala, street car last Friday, as
the result Of a string OF wild box cars
running into the street car. 80. The
Illinois senate has passed a bill pro-
hibiting persons under eighteen years
of age and pupils in the public schools
or universities smoking cigarettes In
public places. .... The minister Of f.
nance of France Is advocating the pas
sage of a law requiring the payment OF
4 per cent tax on all incomes OF
$1,000 and over. .... The house OF rep
resentatives has passed the rivers and
harbors bill carrying appropriations OF
$50, ZOO, 900. Baltimore city 81 per
cent bonds sold at $97 last Friday,
This wSs the first time in thirty years
that the city's bonds had sold below
par. Ex- Governor Durbin of Indiana,
says President Roosevelt Will be NOM
mated for another term, despite Roose-
velt's announcement to the contrary.
Robert Corese, a Patterson, n. j., JUS
tice Of the peace, was killed by an in
fernal machine in his office last Friday
night Alabama's legislature has
passed a, drastic anti-lobbying law. -.
I.yndhurst, the country home of for
mer Postmaster General John Wana-
maker, at Cheltanham Hills, Pa, was
destroyed by fire last Friday night.
The loss was $1,500,000. :. More than
200 Western Union telegraph opera
tors OF Chicago and vicinity are threat
ening a strike because the company
discharged operators who Joined un-
ion. .... Charles TAFT, mayor OF
Kingston, Jamaica, died in a Kingston
hospital last Sunday from injuries sus-
tanned In the recent earthquake. .....
The William and Mary's college at
Williamsburg, Va. has been suspend
ed for some days because Of case Of
smallpox that broke out on one Of the
students. . New Orleans Is full Of
visitors on account Of Mardi Gras cele-
bration. Nicaragua and Honduras
are about to go to war. Both repub-
lies are concentrating forces on the
Honduras frontier. 49,. An earthquake
Of considerable violence was felt In
Charlottesville and Richmond, Va,
yesterday and throughout the country
... The North Carolina
Legislature has passed an act to put
the whisky people Of Marion out OF
business.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-12
THE THEW TRIAL.
Remarkable Murder Case Now In
pro1ress In New York,

The trial Of Harry K. Thaw fov the
murder of Stanford White, in progress
in New York, Is engaging the close
attention Of newspaper readers every
where, and the public Will probably
not drop it's interest until after Ver-
dict has been rendered.
Much Of the testimony that has de-
veloped Is unfit to be printed In
newspaper; but many OF the papers
are publishing 1t practically In tull,
occasionally inserting a declaration
of "unprintable" as to certain pas
sages; but leaving very little to De IN
ferred by even the dullest reader.
The most striking feature of the
trial probably is the unprecedented
manner in which the rules OF evil
dence are being set at naught py MI
Delmas, the leading counsel FOR the
defense, he having so far been able 70
introduce an almost interminaole
amount Of testimony which seems 10
be really and properly irrelevant: put
which must leave its effect on the
verdict of the jury.
One of the pleas Of the defense Is
insanity: but as yet there has yet
been no serious effort to prove insan-
ity and the probability is that there
will not be. The insanity plea seems
to have been set up merely for the
purpose of giving an opportunity to
bring out through Mrs. Thaw lot OF
terribly damaging testimony against
the life and character Of the deceas-
ed, Stanford White.
Except under a plea Of insanity for
the defendant, the claim that he was
made irresponsible as the result or
the stories that his wife told him
about White. the testimony could
have had no legal relation to the ac.
tual killing. Even granted that all
the things recited were unquestiona-
bly, true. they would have furnished
no justification for the subsequent
act of Thaw: but that is not the point.
According to the testimony OF Mrs.
Thaw. White was a monster who did
not deserve to live. and while Thaw
may be but little better, no juror who
believes Mrs. Thaw's story will ever
And a verdict against Thaw for KILL
ing White.
The defense up to this time has
made q most remarkable case: but
the trial lacks a great deal OF being
over yet 1t is just possible that Mrs.
Thaw's entire story had been written
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-12

The political element which in this
county last summer advocated the
abolition OF the state dispensary and
the substitution of a county dispensary
system under local option conditions,
will hardly be the people who will vote
and work for the establishment Of a
county dispensary in case the question
should be brought up. It was not a
county dispensary that these people
wanted; but the death of the central
grating machine.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-12

CHARLESTON continues to complain
that the railroads are discriminating
against her, and by way of proof 1t is
held out that while the city's exports
are diminishing her imports are in
creasing in volume. Ships that bring
full cargoes to Charleston. have to go
to other ports that better railroad ad-
vantages may get return cargoes. We
are unable to account for the situation,
but II seems that there should be some
kind of a remedy.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-12

The county supply bill, as read In
the house for the second time last Sat
urday provided for state levy Of A
mills against mills last year and a
levy Of mills for York county instead
Of the II mills asked for by the county
board Of commissioners.
There was a nixup in the schedule
of fertilizers to be used under the Will
hanson plan as given by the York
Supply company in their advertise
ment last Friday. The mixup was the
result Of errors made in this office,
and we take pleasure in calling atten-
ton to the fact that the figures have
been corrected. The York Supply Cos
ad tells just how to go about making
fifty bushels Of corn to the acre at the
least possible cost.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-12
WITHIN THE TOWN.

Chief of Police Love and Deputy
Sheriff Quinn arrested two blind IT,
gers in the lot behind Louis Roth's
store last Saturday night. The tigers
were both negroes. They had been
quite bold about the matter. Mr.. Roth
had got on to them on a previous oc-
casion and run them out. 1t seems
that they came back and Chief Love
and Deputy Quinn rounded them up.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-12

Average cost per bushel IS cents.
In the first table you will see have
counted three horse or mule teams al
SO per day and two mule teams al
$3.50 per day and one mule team al
81. so per day and labor at rs cents pei
day, which. i think Is q very fair price
on all Sides,
In table No. 2, I have taken the far.
mers' teams and tools, which most
farmers have in sufficient amounts tc
do their work. and have counted only
enough labor to do the work at 7t
cents per day.
farmers in York county can cultivate
corn for less per acre than have es-
timated, but I have tried to be over
rather than under the actual cost In
my calculations.
Another thing to consider Is the fact
that a great many will make over SO
bushels to the acre, which will still
further reduce the cost per bushel.
For bedding and cultivating ! use q
cultivator which does perfect work
and beds or cultivates a row at q
time. This is a great saving of both
time and labor at time when they are
most valuable. Where the work has
to be done in the old way. with a mig
ger and a mule" the cost would be a
little more.
! It would take about four days to
bed instead Of one and for the first two
workings 1t would take two days each,
or four days, making total OF five
days extra work over amount l have
given In the foregoing table. How
ever, this does not affect the calcula-
tion as II only amounts to 62a cents an
acre. I know corn can be raised at
the above cost for I have made the
experiment and know whereof / speak.
I raised mine for less for got my la
Dor for less. Now. can any farmer
afford to buy corn at 75 cents when he
can raise 1t for 25 cents IL the ques-
ton. II some one will make the cal
culation and see what the difference
would be in dollars and cents In the
amount Of corn shipped into York
county in a year and sold to the farm
ers at high prices and the same amount
Of corn raised on the farms at % to
40 cents per bushel 1t would open
somebody's eyes.
C. C. HUGHES.
February, 8, 1907.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-12
HE TOOK ORDERS.

Just how The Enquirer did not hap
pen to get on to it at the time, cannot
be explained but it is a good story all
the same. and is still worth publishing
although the incidents that go to make
1t up occurred more than month ago.
Shortly before Christmas a young
man who represented himself as the
agent of q North Carolina liquor es-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-12

have fine homes in the immediate
neighborhood. Real estate dealers and
property owners have long been care
full to exclude negroes from the eXclu-
sive districts. The decision in the case
will be of immense Importance because
II Ware loses 1t will be regarded as
justifying a clause in conveyances ex-
cluding undesirable persons from pos
sible ownership.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-12
LOCAL lACONlCS.
Death of Alfred Walker,

Mr.. Alfred Walker. a we'll known
citizen Of Kings Mountain township
died at the home of his son, Mr.. o. j.
Walker on February 3, and was buried
at Union on the day following. Mr..
Walker was born on June 26, 1893, and
was a Confederate soldier. He served
full four years In the war between the
states. He leaves two sons and three
daughters. The sons are Messrs. o. j.
and <. F. Walker and the daughters
are Mesdames Lou Whitner Dulcinia
Smart and Susie Harper, all widows.
The County Pension Board.
The county pension board held the
first meeting Of the year In the oftice
Of Mr.. Joseph F. Wallace. the COM
missioner, on the first Monday In
February. The following were pres
ent: Iredell Jones. chairman; ]. P.
Blair, w. 5. Wilkerson, Joseph F.
Wallace and DR.. w. G. White. There
were twenty new applicants, sixteen
males and four females, and 1t deVel-
oped that since last year there have
also been sixteen deaths. The final
meeting of the board will be held on
the first Monday in March.
The Calhoun Statue.
Miss Maggie A. Gist of Yorkville, has
received letter from Senator j. 5.
Brice, stating that the Calhoun monu-
ment bill has been ratified and signed
by the governor, and Is now law,
The commission consists Of Governor
Ansel, w. L. Mauldin Of Greenville,
chairman Of the finance committee: j.
r. Banks of Orangeburg, chairman OF
the ways and means committee; Mrs,
Virginia Mason Bratton Of Guthries-
vile. state regent of the South Caro-
lima chapters, D. A. r., and Miss Mag
gle A. Gist, the historian Of the King s
Mountain chapter D. A, r, As soon
as possible after the adjournment OF
the general assembly, this committee
will meet and the work of securing
the statue will begin.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-12
Chr 4lurkrille enquirer.
YoRKvILLE, s. c.:
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY II. 1907.

Now, that Senator Tillman Is no
longer burdened with the responsible
ity of the bad baby that has been giv-
ing him so much trouble at home. he
may attend to his national duties in
Washington with better effect and less
prejudice
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-12
COST OF PRODUCING CORN.

Some Interesting Figures That May Be
Of Practical Value.
In compliance with a, personal re-
quest for some information as to the
cost of producing bushel Of corn, Mr..
C. c. Hughes, a farmer who has had
much success in this particular has
handed in the following:
Approximate cost of cultivating six
acres Of corn by the Williamson meth
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-12

PRESSURE ON THE SPBAKER.-'fhe
Boston Herald urges the congressman
of New England and the south to
show their teeth to Speaker Cannon.
A well-organiZed filibuster, when the
appropriation for forest preservation
and irrigation In the west comes be-
fore the house. maintained until the
speaker consents TO vote on the
White mountain and Appalachian re-
serve bill, might appeal to him with
peculiar eloquence. A pachyderm
ought to be affected by the appeal to
reason made to the speaker by a dis
tinguished group of business men
from the north and south, which In
cluded this true statement:
The bill has unanimously passed
the senate; 1t has been unanimously
recommended for passage by the
house committee on agriculture; the
president of the United States earnest
ly advises its enactment; seven state
legislatures have recommended its
passage: the national board of trade,
representing over seventy boards Of
trade and chambers of commerce,
strongly favor 1t, as do also the en-
tire cotton mill industry of the United
States. the National Wholesale Lum-
Der Dealers association. the Ameri-
can Paper and Pulp association. the
Association for the Advancement Of
Science. the civil and electrical engi-
neers. and. in fact. every national
body whose interests are directly af-
fected by the preservation of the for
ests and water powers. while the press
Of the country Is a unit I'm its favor.
The country would view with indul-
gence a resort TO any means Of COM
pulsion within the range of house pre-
cedent to bring the Obdurate speaker
to his Senses.-New York Times.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-12

Average cost per bushel. 25 cents.
Actual cost of cultivating six acres
by Williamson plan where a farmer has
his own stock and tools.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-12

The North German Lloyd ship.
Wittekind. arrived at Charleston last
Saturday with another cargo Of immi-
grants, about 40 I'm all The immi-
grants consisted mainly of Austrians.
1t is explained that about $50 people
had expected to come on the Wittekind
but the sailing Of the vessel was de-
layed because of ice and other cOnsid-
eratiuns. and many Of those who had
expected To come went elsewhere. All
of the immigrants except about half a
dozen were passed and most OF them
got positions in Charleston. Some
went to Columbia. and others were
scattered among various towns in the
Piedmont.