Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-05-13
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

james Stanley Newman, one of the
best known agriculturalist in the south,
formerly professor Of agriculture at
Clemson college, and for the past five
years living In retirement on pension
from the Carnegie Foundation, died at
his home in Walhalla last Wednesday
Georgetown Item: Since the su-
preme court has refused to grant Big
ham and Avant new trial, speculation
in this city Is rife as to DR.. Bighams
whereabouts, and it is believed that
this physician, who has been enjoying
his freedom from durance vile the past
several months, will never serve a day
Of mis- sentence imposed upon him by
the court. The outcome of this case is
being watched closely by those who
have kept up with it, and will learn in
time whether the above prediction is
well founded.
-Asheville, May 10: By a vote Of
II to 6 the appeals committee Of the
general conference, at a session held
today, sustained the decision of the
South Carolina conference, which re-
Gently expelled Rev. C. w. Creighton Of
Greenwood, from the ministry of the
church on a charge of disloyalty. This
action Of the general conference COM
the deposed minister grew out of his
publication Of a paper in Greenwood
known as the Christian Appeal, in
which were antagonistic articles relat-
ing to church matters.
- Spartanburg, May II: Senator B.
r. Tillman was in Spartanburg for a
few hours today returning to his home
from Clemson college, where he at
tended an agricultural conference. To
one who inquired as to his health, the
senator replied: II am feeling good,
but as you see / am quite weak" and
that the senator is very weak Is appar-
ent. He walks with a stick and very
slowly. His voice has none of that
ring in 1t so familiar to South Carroll
mans who knew him in former days.
The senator was accompanied by Mrs.
Tillman.
-Gaffney, May 10: All Gaffney was
shocked yesterday afternoon, by the
report on the streets that Mr.. c. Lee
Lipscomb, son of Mr.. M. c. Lips
comb, had been drowned in Thickety
creek, about eight miles from Gaffney
while engaged in seining. While none
Of the particulars arc yet obtainable.
there is no doubt but that the report
Is true, and that the young man lost
his life. Mr.. Lipscomb was about 80
years Of age and was the eldest child
Of a large family, which is very prom
inent in Cherokee county. A phone
message from the neighborhood where
the accident happened has just reached
Gaffney confirming tine report of Mr..
Lipscomb's death and the further in
formation that Mr.. ]. R. Graha who
was with him, had a narrow escape
from drowning also. Mr.. Lipscomb is
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Williams) and two small children.
- Greenville, May 12: In less than
an hour the Jury in the case Of ]. G.
Lindley, charged with the murder of
Ben Allen, returned a verdict of guilty
in the first degree without recommen-
dation. This means that Lindley will
hang unless a new trial is granted,
and this appears improbable. The cir
cumstanceS of the case were unusual.
Lindley was a boarder in the Allen
home. One morning about two weeks
ago Allen was found dead in his room
with a bullet hole in his head, the pis-
tol lying close by with the barrel
pointing toward his temple. Lindley
slept in the next room on a pallet. In
the room where Lindley slept were
Mrs. Allen and their children with
measles. Lindley had been acting as
nurse while Allen slept. At the coro-
ner's inquest testimony pointed TO AL
lens suicide. But later Mrs. Allen
made a statement to the sheriff that
she saw Lindley creep back to his cot
after hearing a pistol shot in the next
room. On this evidence Lindley was
convicted. The case was the quickest
ever tried in this county.
- Columbia special of May II to the
Charlotte Observer: That $1,S00,00O
is the amount involved i'm the test
case that will be brought before the
supreme court Monday on habeas cor
pus proceedings in connections with
the alleged violation of the cotton tare
act, makes this case assume tremen-
dous proportions in South Carolina.
Heretofore, the amount Of tare allow
ed on cotton was 90 pounds TO the
bale. But under the enactment Of
1910 the 6 per cent that would be al
lowed if the act is declared conStitu
tional would mean 30 pounds to each
500 pounds bale, a difference of 10
pounds to the bale. Who will pay this
difference is the question that is now
agitating both farmers and buyers of
cotton. There was a 100000 crop in
South Carolina last year. BY adding
10 pounds of tare to each bale the
amount involved is 100000 pounds,
cents pound is $1,S00,000. Other
states do not have statutes providing
for the amount Of tare but 20 pounds
Is the trade custom, II Is stated The
declaring of the 1910 cotton tare act
would put South Carroll
ma out of line with other southern
states according to cotton men. The
result of this would be that someone,
either the farmer or the cotton buyer
would have to pay for this additional
10 pounds cotton tare. That the far
mer would finally pay for ii Is a rea-
sonable deduction because the possbil-
ity is that the price Of cotton in this
state would be above one quarter cent
lower a pound than in other states in
order to make up for the difference In
the tare.
- Clemson College. May IL: Emu
meratinS a programme of progress for
all agricultural and educational agen-
cies OF South Carolina. DR.. Mitchell.
president of the university of South
Carolina. yesterday delivered the con-
Guiding remarks at the first aGricultur-
al conference in the history of the
state when perfect harmony prevailed
and a conference which has marked Il
i'm the progress of the state
and gathering significant of u new
era for the people. The conference
was called by the department of edu-
cation and the officers of Clemson col
lege for the purpose of discussing the
agricultural problems that confronted
the people of the state today. Every
man present was asked for his views
;IS to the situation and answers were
given by leaders of the agricultural
cause i'm this state. At the opening OF
the conference Gov AnSel was asked
to act as chairman. Commissioner
Watson was afterwards unanimously
elected secretary. After some discus
sion as To the personnel of the confer
ence. ii was decided tn hold two con-
ferenceS each year. one In Columbia
during the month of December and
the other during the month of May at
Clemson. The time of the two meet
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