Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-11-21
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 81, 1911.

terest through the state. He re-
ferred to the Honea Path incident.
but stated that he could not discuss
| Ii on account of the presence OF wo-
men. Some one in the audience asked
that he express himself on the Ander-
son speech, and the governor replied
that, Governor or no governor, when
a negro brute puts his hands on a
white woman the quicker he Is put
six feet under ground the BETTER"
were his sentiments He touched up
on his pardon record, and defended
1t, and stated that while sitting in
an office in this city today woman
had approached him asking that ner
husband, who Is now serving a sem
tence on the chaingang, be released
with a fine, and that just as quickly
as he could return to Columbia he
intended pardoning this man. Again
referred to the women present when
the Hasty case was mentioned, he
said he could not discuss his reasons
for pardoning the man who killed the
two actors In this city on account of
the women. The address was on the
whole, Of a very conservative nature.
and came as something Of surprise
to some Of the audience. Governor
Blease was followed by Albert E. Hill
and Ira G. Blackwood, both attorneys
OF the Spartanburg bar. They de-
voted their time to the order of Red
Men.
Columbia State: That the move
ment inaugurated In South Carolina
two years ago to improve the corn
crop and eliminate the "one crop
idea" prevailing among farmers has
Deen efrective Is shown by the prelim-
mary estimate received by Commits
sioner Watson from the United States
department Of agriculture. The re-
port shows that while the corn crop
In this state In 1910 was 44,733,000,
the crop this year was 45,522,000. The
average yield per acre last year, as
estimated by the Federal government,
was 1876 bushels, and the average
yield this year 1871. The average yield
for the past ten years has been 1913.
i will not challenge the estimates of
the United States department Of agri-
culture this year, as ! did last year"
said Commissioner Watson, "but am
satisfied that the average yield per
acre Is at least 20 bushels I have
travelled through the state more than
all Of the agents Of the Federal gov,
ernment, and know that the average
yield Is above IS bushels. have re-
ceived many reports from various
sections Of the STATE that would indi.
cate much larger yield. The report
issued by the Federal department of
agriculture shows the corn crop for
the country to be 3,125,713,000 BUSH
els for last year, as compared with
2,776,301,000 for this year. This re-
port shows that, while the corn crop
decreased for the entire country, yet
the Increase In South Carolina alone
was about 100000 bushels"
- In the United States circuit court
at Charleston last Saturday, an or
der was signed by Judge Smith, re-
straining the proposed consolidation
Of the Maple, Dillon and Hamer mills,
in the case Of ]. H. Lane & Co. and
John M. Tallman against the Maple
order Of the court the defendants
are enjoined from transferring or de-
livering any Of the property and as
sets Of the Maple mills to the Dillon
and Hamer mills and from consolidate
ing or commingling the property and
assets Of the Maple mills with the
property and assets of the other cor
porations In pursuance of any pur-
pose for effecting or carrying out the
consolidation complained Of, The de-
PENDANTS are further restrained from
making signing or executing delivery
Of any bill Of sale, deed, order or In
strument Of assignment or convey
ance Of the property, assets and fran
chises Of the Maple mills to the other
mills to carry out the proposed con-
solidatipn. The compl ainants are re-
quired to file In ten days bond for
$500 10 cpyer any damage which may
be done individually or collectively
to the defendants under the restrain
est in cotton mill circles, sustaining
as it does the contention of the com?
plainants that the franchise and
property Of growing corporation
cannot be transferred, as was pro-
posed In the organization Of the Ha-
mer mills merger. Many interesting
questions Of law are said to be In
volved in the case, as has been pointed
out, and probably more will be heard
Of the case later On, on account Of
Its probable effect upon the mill meF=
gers which have been effected during
the past year.
- Columbia State: Over 100000
will be required for the state govern
that the tax levy will approximate five
and three-fourths mills. The appro=
priation bill will be made UP by the
ways and means committee OF the
house and passed upon by the finance
committee of the senate. At the last
session of the general assembly an
act was adopted to require all heads
Of departments Of the state govern
ment and the heads Of the institutions
assisted by the government to file q
report with the comptroller general
made for the use of such office. This
report must be filed by the first Tues
day in January. The report will as
sist the comptroller In making his
annual estimate of expenses to the
ways and meana committee cf the
house. The fees from several of the
state departments will be increased
this year. and the reports from the
county auditors show an increase Of
value Of the property Of the state At
the last session Of the general assem-
bly, the asylum commission was au-
thorized to expend as much as $780,
600 during the year on new buildings
and lands at Estate park" to relieve
the congested condition Of the State
Hospital for the Insane. -. This money
was borrowed from the sinking fund
commission of the state. There will
have to be some provision made at
the. approaching session for a con-
tinuance Of the work. All Of the ap-
preparation has not been expended by
the commission. 1t Is very likely
that some provision for the future
work on the buildings will be made
at the coming session.
- Greenville, November II: Mr.. w.
D. Mayfield, a resident Of Ell Paso,
Tex, but a native Of this county, and
at one time state superintendent Of ed
ucation of South Carolina, appeared
before Magistrate Samuel Stradley
this morning and gave bond for his
appearance at the January term Of
the court of common pleas to answer
charges of breach of trust with
fraudulent intent" preferred against
him by Mr.. r. G. Stone, Of this city.
as administrator of the estate of John
Bannister. In an affidavit subscribed
to before the magistrate the deponent
alleges that las appears from the rec
ords in the probate COURT W. d. May
field was the executor of the estate
of John Bannister, deceased; that
some four or five years ago, as he Is
informed and believes, said W. p.
Mayfield left the state Of South Car
olina and located at FL Paso, Texas,
without any notice or any accounting
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