Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-04-29
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

-Greenville, April %: In the United
States court this afternoon, Joshua w.
Ashley was acquitted of the charge
Of peonage. The jury returned the ver-
dict after thirty inmates deliberation.
This Is the second trial of the case, the
first resulting in a mistrial one year
ago.
Columbia, April q: the state of
South Carolina has borrowed $2OO,O0O
in running expenses for the year. The
money was secured in New York and
through the Palmetto Bank of this
city The interest Is 4 per cent, which
Is considered low. The rate last year
was 3 per cent. 1t Is estimated that
the state will have to borrow $6OO,OOO
before the end Of the year.
ALL agencies working for agricul-
ture in South Carolina will meet at
Clemson college on May 8, wnen the
work in this state will be discussed In
detail Dr. S. A. Knapp. head OF the
United States office of farm demon
stration work of the department Of
agriculture, will deliver an address to
the students and visitors on May 9.
DR.. Knapp Is known as the grand old
man Of agriculture" and during the
past several years has done much for
the south.
Columbia, April 26: w. H. Gibbes
was chosen mayor of Columbia in the
Democratic primary today over DR..
Fort Sumter Earle by majority OF ia
votes, while Robert W. Shand was
elected commissioner on the first ballot.
The remaining twenty candidates to fill
the other three vacancies on the COM
mission will contest again In second
primary. In the primary today Gibbe5
received SS2 votes and Earle 1853. These
were the only two applicants for the
position Mr.. Gibbes Is at present coun-
ty auditor, while DR.. Earle Is member
Of council and mayor pro tenn. Intense
interest was excited in the mayoralty
contest.
Charleston, April 81: The 14th an
nual session Of the state convention OF
Kings Daughters met at st. Andrews
Lutheran church in this city at IL
o'clock today, there being in attendance
the largest delegation in the history of
the organization. The opening session
was marked by an excellent address OF
welcome by Miss Elizabeth Horlbeck.
response by Mrs. David II. Laird. and
the annual report of the state secretary,
Miss Eta Trott Of Mt. Pleasant. The
officers present today were Miss Eta
G. Trott, state secretary; Mrs. n. X.
Aiken of Laurens, assistant state sec
retary: Miss f. ]. Ladd Of Summerville,
recording secretary, and Miss Lula Lee
of Charleston, treasurer; Mrs. j. b.
Johnson Of Rock Hill; Mrs. w. r. Cor
nell Of Charleston: Mrs. j. X. Hananan
of Charleston, and Mrs. |. j. Nickel or
Edisto Island, members of the execu-
tive committee.
Columbia, April 27: The matter
ha mi n
under the pure commercial food stuffs
act The size Of the packages as re-
uuired under the act is 25, so, 70, lOO,
l25, $50, 175 and 200 pounds The
following excerpt from a letter receiv-
ed from a well known feed house IL
lustrates this point: I'VE want to con-
graduate you and the state or South
Carolina on enacting law that en-
bodies in II such a wide protection TO
the consumer. Particularly Is THIS
true in your making part OF the law
the Grain Dealers National assocla-
ton rules for the grading or grain. IL
YOU would go a little bit further ana
compel every shipper of sacked grain
to brand on every bag the amount OF
grain contained therein you would
confer another great favor upon the
consumer. Merely as matter or IN
formation we are enclosing a card, one
of which we put in every bag or corn
that leaves our plant, and II all the
states who have to import grain would
require the weight to be branded on
the sack 1t would make 1t mighty nara
for the short weight crook to reap the
harvest he has been reaping FOR
years"
Columbia State: The effective date
of the firemen's pension act whlch was
passed at the last session OF the gen.
eral assembly, was discussed at con-
ference yesterday between Attorney
General Lyon, A. T. Smythe. represent
ing several Of the fire insurance COM
panies: Geo. F. Won Kolnitz, represent
ing the city of Charleston: Chief w. }.
NAV of the Columbia fire department
and Insurance Commissioner McMas-
fer. AT the conclusion of the confer
ence Attorney General Lyon announced
that he would give an opinion in the
case within the next few days. The
question under consideration was
whether the act went into erect oO
days after it's approval. 1t Is also
asked whether the tax of | per cent or
the gross premiums collected by fire In
surance companies in towns to benent
under the act begins go days after ap-
proval, or 60 days after the municipal
tiles submit proof of $1,000 worth or
or whether the tax Is
collected at all this year. The question
Of the constitutionality of the act was
raised before Gov. Ansel approved the
act, but ne did not consider the obJec-
tions of the attorneys for the fire IN
surance companies. 1t is thought that
a case will be brought to test the con-
of the act.
- The Columbia correspondent or
the Greenville News forecasts the com
ng political campaign as follows:
Whether it be a prohibition platform,
ocal option or independent, the next
administration in South Carolina from
he viewpoint Of the governors office
S going to be one of business. 1t is
he demand of the people and the cry
.omes from all sections of the state.