Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-27
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Governor Blease is quoted as ex-
pressing a purpose to use his influence
| with the commission in charge of the
state house and grounds to permit the
use Of the grounds as play place for
small children; but does not mean by
this that the larger boys will be al
lowed to play baseball there.
- Miss Myra Humphries, the eigh-
| teen-year-old daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. ]. Humphries, was drownad in
Broad River near Dravo dam, in
Cherokee county, last Saturday while
bathing. She and her little sister
went into a deep hole that had been
washed out near the river, and she
got beyond her depth. Her agoniz ID
able to help her.
- Governor Blease has offered a re-
ward Of 5000 for the arrest Of Mr.. T.
B. Fielder of Atlanta and his delivery
to the sheriff of Newberry county at
any point within the state Of South
Carolina. The charge on which Mr..
cheat and defraud the state of South
Carolina. In the proclamation 1t is
stated that Mr.. Fielder has been in
dicted on the offense named; but as
matter of fact this is not correct No
true bill has been returned by the
Newberry grand jury on the subject.
- Columbia, June 26: Because condi-
tions here are probably typical Of
those prevailing all over the state, a
large report made by experts from
Federal bureau of standards, following
a secret investigation here in April,
has statewide interest, as showing how
general weights and measures in use
are short and how effectually, II in
nocently, consumers are defrauded.
One butter print out Of IL tested was
found within per cent Of being full
weight. Conditions generally are con-
demned as very bad" Only half Of
the forty scales tested were correct
within 3 per cent. Ten per cent Of all
the scales tested were short weight
ing of consumers by more than IL per
cent. Spring dial scales were espe-
cially off. Scale weights ran 81 per
cent correct within three per cent.
Beans, peas and such commodities
were generally sold by liquid measure,
the consumer thus being defrauded at
the start to the extent Of IA per cent.
Butter prints averaged about one ounce
in the pound short. Out Of twenty
nine packages Of rice and sugar, six
~ pSi SSh' VI thCHl were SiOli-
weight.
Columbia Record: Governor Blease
Monday, in accordance with letters
received from sheriffs and supervisors,
removed twelve dispensary constables
in eleven dry counties. The following
are the counties in which the constab
ulary have been dismissed by the gov
ernor's letters mailed out Monday af-
ternoon: Dorchester Lee, Sumter, Or
angeburg, Fairfield, Darlington, Abbe-
vile, Berkeley, Saluda, Ctwo consta-
bles), Barnwell, Calhoun. In each
county, save Saluda, there was one
dispensary constable. Governor Blease
Monday explained his position In the
constabulary matter as follows Il
am trying to give the people Of the
state an economic administration, and
am naying more attention to this feat
ure than to any other one thing.
Where the local officers have given me
the assurance that they will be able to
enforce the laws, do not wish to give
the taxpayers any extra expense by
the appointment or the retaining Of
constables. If, however, the local Of
ficers do not enforce the laws, consta-
bles will be appointed wherever re-
quested." The removal Of the several
constables given about goes into effect
on July /. In Saluda it was pointed
out that the enforcement Of the law
against the Illicit sale of liquor being
carried on by white people was not
carried out as it should be. Two con-
stables had been employed in that