Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-22
souTH CAROLINA NEWS.

President Johnson or winthrop COL
lege, last week, received a fonation OF
$4,000 from ]. Pierpont Morgan, which
makes a total of $4,000 for the new
model school.
Hon. r. G.. Rhett Of Charleston, has
been assigned by Chairman Mack of
the national Democratic executive COM
mittee, to make campaign speeches for
Bryan and Kern in Iowa, Nebraska and
Illinois during October.
Union, September 21: Thomas c.
Duncan was arrested here today charg-
ed with obtaining money by misrepre-
sentation to the amount Of about $4,000.
The charge was made by the receivers
of the Peoples Bank, Of this city, which
several months ago went into voluntary
liquidation, and relates to certain
checks and drafts on the Bank OF
Spring City, Tenn, paid by the Peo-
pies Bank, but turned down by the
Spring City bank as Duncan had no
funds on deposit. He was released on
bond. Duncan is the son of the late
Bishop Duncan.
Columbia State: Following up let
ters from the war department, which
has issued strict orders on the term
of enlistment before encampment, as
published in the State yesterday, Ad-
jutant General Boyd has issued orders
to the state militia along the same
lines. 1t is stated by the war depart
ment that in many instances compa-
nies short of the necessary number
will take in raw recruits for trip OF
10 days and the government holds this
to be an absolutely useless expense.
The order Of Gen. Boyd, which goes
into detail on the subject, is given be-
low as follows: THE attention Of the
National Guard of the state is called to
the following extract letter received
from war department, division Of mill
tia affairs: 1T is profitless and an un-
necessary expense to the state and to
the United States to have men partic-
ipate in coast defense exercises, or
other field manoeuvreS or exercises,
who have not received previous in
Struction in the armOrieS in the school
Of the soldier and such other elemen-
tary instruction as recruits should re-
ceive before participating in such mill
tary exercises. So important is this
regarded that the department will not
hereafter approve the muster and pay
ment of enlisted men of the organized
militia from United States funds who
have not been bona fide members of
the organizations for at least six
months prior to the date Of the COM
mencement of the maneouvres or eX-
erciSes, and who have not been rea-
sOnably we'll instructed in the school
Of the soldier 'small-arms firing reg
ulatiOns' and manuel Of guard duty,
to include the following: Drill regu-
lations, United States army, edition Of
1904; paragraphs 80 to 81, inclusive;
paragraphs 80 to 79, inclusive; para
graphs "a to 157, inclusive. Small
arms firing regulations: paragraphs l
to Sc, inclusive. Manual of guard du-
ty: Paragraphs 1914 to 269, inclusive:
paragraphs 364 to 36S, inclusive; para
graphs 372 to $40. inclusive. 1t is here
by ordered that no regimental or COM
pany commander shall take in any
coast defense exercises, or other field
manOeuVre camp, any enlisted man
who has not been a bona fide member
Of the National Guard of South Caro-
lima for at least six months prior to
date Of commencement Of the exercises
or manOeuvreS, and who has not re-
ceived the prescribed preliminary in
struction outlined by the war depart
ment."
- Columbia special Of September 10.
to the Charlotte Observer: A great
campaign Of education" is now being
waged in North Carolina. but it is not
So much campaign for education.
Within the next six weeks much will
he written and said about the tariff,
trusts, railroad regulation, predatory
wealth. injunctions and other ques-
tiOnS of national concern, but there will
be little said about the duty Of the
state TO provide more money for the
elementary public schools. The legis-
lative candidates all over the state will
discuss learnediy the national issues,
but most Of them will betray great ig
nOrance about the actual conditions of
the public schools in North Carolina.
One party will. perhaps, speak about
extravaganza in office, and a waSteful
administration Of the public scaOOl
fund; the other party will make
counter charge of corruption and theft
wears ago: and that will be about as
far as the discussion of educational
matters will go. 1t needs not a prophet
or the son Of prophet. to predict that
the question of greatest importance 20
the people of North Carolina, the par
amount issue" will not be given full
and free discussion unless the people
themselves force It to the front. The
speakers will indulge in many glittering
generalities, but they will not offer
any specific plans for the Improvement
of the schools. That much has been
done i'm the last few years to improve
the public schools Of the state is admit
ted by all. That much remains to be
done is equally true. There are some
things about our educational work
which we would like to pass over in Si-
lence. but we cannot get away from
certain facts: and facts are stubborn
things About one third Of all the chill
dren in the state are not enrolled in
school. There are no houses or teach