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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-21
License For Pool TabIes.-Hereafte

License For Pool TabIes.-Hereafter
pool tables maintained for profit will
have to pay q license of $100 a year
The law as passed by the general as
sembly is as follows:
Section l. That from and after the
first day Of April, 1911, every person
operating any pool or billiard table In
this state, outside of an incorporated
city or town, shall pay to the clerk of
court of the county in which such ta-
BILE Is operated, an annual license of
800, to be turned into the school funds
of such county: Provided, That this
act shall not apply to clubs or individ-
uals where the table is not operated for
private gain.
Sec. 2. That anyone violating the
provisions of this act shall be punished
by q fine of not more than 500 or i'm
prisonment for not more than 80 days,
for each day such table may be run or
operated without such license.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-21
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mrs. w. w. Dixon and children Of
Winnsboro, are visiting Mrs. w. F.
Marshall in Yorkville.
Miss Josie Carroll of Yorkville, is
visiting her brother, Mr.. John L. Car
roll in Thelma, n. c.
Mrs. John Bradshaw Of Amarillo,
Texas, spent Sunday and Monday with
Miss Marie Moore in Yorkville.
Miss Mary Land of Chicora college,
spent several days last week with her
parents on Yorkville r. F. D. l.
Mrs. ]. F. Youngblood, who has been
spending sometime in Raleigh, N. c.,
has returned to her home in Yorkville.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-21
South Carolina MuIes.-I. NJ. Smith


drove twenty three of his mule
colts to town from kinards yes
terday To show them, leaving thirteen
at home. 1t is certainly fine bunch
of the long-eared tribe, and they were
much admired.-Newberry Observer.
Just think of that, will you?
farmer residing within a dozen miles
of Clinton, raising on his plantation
thirty-SiX fine mule colts worth at
least 5000 a head, while so many OF
our people spend their money for
western mules which arc in no way
equal to the home product. OF course
the mule may live and thrive in al
most any climate. but the western
mule is certainly not so well adapted
to our climatic conditions as is the
home raised animal. And no doubt
Mr.. Smiths mule colts cost little more
than so many calves and are natur-
ally worth more than the Tennessee
or Kentucky bred. because they are
already at home on their natural soil
and don't have to" be acclimated.
Why not raise more mules and buy
fewer of them-ClintOn Gazette.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-21

his bed in one of the five special cars
on the train, Mr.. Gates was in very
cheerful mood upon his arrival here
and In as good a condition, DR.. Davis
said. as could be expected. He ex-
planned that Mr.. Gates suffered SIM
liar bruise two years ago and had had
so much trouble from infection that
this time he did not desire to take
the slightest chance in his present
trouble. He was removed tonight to
his. Madison avenue home. where a
consultation of physicians was held
over his case.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-21
Jury Reform,

We see it stated in The News and
Courier that Governor Blease Is hesi-
tating whether to sign the bill that
withdraws the privileges heretofore
enjoyed by so many members OF the
better educated and more informed
classes as to jury service.
Under the law as same has been in
terpreted by the supreme court, eX-
emption from jury service is a priv
ilege, rather than the Withholding of a
right and people exempted from SER
vice by statute have the right to serve
if they desire; but seldom have the op-
portunity for the jury commissioners
very rarely place their names in jury
boxes.
AS to what was the real original mo-
tive behind these exemptions we do
not know, of course; but it is a fact
that most men are inclined to feel flat
tered by anything that comes to them
in a shape that looks like a privilege,
and there has never been any kicking
the supposed beneficiaries of the law.
This supposed privilege, however,
has proved very expensive as has been
so widely evidenced in decreased ef-
ficiency in the administration OF the
laws of the land. AS to whether this
decreased efficiency was an original
purpose Of the law, we do not feel JUS
titled in declaring; but we have no
hesitation in saying that the effects of
that law have been sufficient to war
rant the general assembly in what it
is now trying to do.
If the governor signs this bill, we
think an eventual result will be to revo-
lutionize the administration Of the law,
and if he does not sign it, there will
be no strong reason to hope for an ear
ly change in present conditions.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-21

burg to entertain other than regular,
accredited delegates, the delegates
elected should apply to Secretary
Shannon for the credentials that he
is prepared to issue. He will issue
credentials to only thirty delegates,
however.
AS soon as delegates are elected and
provided with credentials, they must
write to John Wood at Spartanburg to
be assigned to homes.
Secretary Shannon hopes that the
various Sunday school superintend-
ents, and members of the association,
will lose no time about having dele
gates elected, as the longer the mat
ter is put off the greater the danger
Of confusion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-21
New Crop Mortgage Law.-Follow.

New Crop Mortgage Law.-Follow-
ing is the new crop mortgage law as
just passed by the general assembly:
Section 3,005. No mortgage of any
crop or crops shall be good and ef-
fective to convey to the mortgage any
interest in any crop or crops other
than the crop or crops to be raised
during the year In which said mort
gage Is given, and unless the land
whereon said crop or crops are to be
raised shall be described or mention
ed in said mortgage, which said mort
gage when so taken, when indexed or
recorded as required by law. shall con-
stitute a lien on the crops therein de-
scribed in preference to all subsequent
mortgages on said crop or crops.
The understanding Is that the bill
tightens up the giving Of mortgages
and to all intents and purposes the lien
law Is still in force and the terms are
more liberal than ever to the party
lending the money.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-21
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1911.

the fireman was made to get down
out of the engine and the engineer was
ordered to take his engine, now dis
connected. on to Lula, the next sta
ton ahead.
AS soon as information Of the hold
up was telegraphed abroad. Governor
Brown of Georgia offered a reward Of
500 for each of the five bandits,
which according to his advices con-
stituted the party. and the express
company offered a reward of $1,000.
Posses were organized at once, and
efforts made to follow the men with
dogs. One statement Is that the BAN
dts had put red pepper in their tracks
to throw the dogs off the scent and
another statement Is that back in the
woods from the train they had an au-
tomobile In which they escaped toward
tho north Georgia mountains.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-21
The marriage license law begins by

saying that 1T shall be unlawful for
any person to contract matrimony
within this state without first, procur-
ing a license" and ends by saying:
Nothing herein contained shall render
any marriage illegal without the is
suance of a license" Unlawful but
not illegal.-Pee Dee Advocate.
The bill as it passed is rather crude
IN some particulars; but if any indi-
vidual cares to presume on the SEEM
ing conflict referred to, we have an
idea that he will find it can be con-
strued to his discontinue with a
clearness that will be surprising.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-21

The people who are making the best
showing in milk deliveries at the
creamery will in a few years begin to
make still better showings on their
farms. The folks, if any there be, who
are now laughing at the people who are
studying the cows, will one day find
that it was they themselves who should
have been laughed at Watch.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-21
And after all, Governor Blease SUI,

And after all, Governor Blease sur
prised them some and saved enough to
make them little more careful the
next time. We will admit that it would
be difficult to show the wisdom Of any
specific veto. 1t is quite probable that
the veto in each case will result in
more loss than saving; but taken as
a whole that veto message will call at
tention to the fact that there should be
a slowing down in expenditures. And
something had to be done to bring this
about.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-21

Judge Klugh is sick and unable to
fill his appointments on circuit and
has notified the chief justice of the
supreme court and the governor as re-
quired by statute. AS to whether there
is going to be any conflict over the ap-
pointment of his substitute has not de-
yeloned
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-21

if the supreme court says that the Of
flee of trustee does not come within
the inhibition, then we have nothing
more to say, because that will be the
law, court-made law to be sure; but
the law all the same.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-21

Columbia, February 20: Governor
Blease today granted parole until
July l next, to G. Wash Hunter, the
Laurens county man who was convict
ed in Greenwood county Of killing an
other man in poker game and sem
fenced to eight years in the peniten-
tiary. Hunters case had gone as high
as the United States supreme court
but in each instance the verdict of the
first court was sustained. The parole
is granted pending the result of mo-
ton for a new trial.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-21

There are many people to whom
hard work, economy, frugality and
persistent attention to business do not
appeal; but this is a strong combina-
tion and wins oftener than anything
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-21

Anyhow, train robberies have been
more common in the New England and
middle states than in the south, and
it is no wonder that bandits had to ex-
plain to the trainmen that lit was a
holdup"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-21

Since writing the remarks that ap-
pear elsewhere on the subject, the
news comes that Governor Blease has
vetoed the bill relating to exceptions
from jury service.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-21

Greenville has been having a pretty
rough time during the past week; but
the town is not to be blamed for that
murder that was committed by the
ruffian who wandered in from abroad.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-21
The alurkrillr Gnquirer.
Entered at the Postoffice in Yorkville
as Mail Matter of the Second Class.
YORKVILLE. s. c.:
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY q, 1911.

Now that the general assembly has
adjourned, the country can get down
to business again.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-12-04

of all took place at Los Angeles.
Mrs. Robert Balm, wife of the first
permanent juror accepted by both
sides in the Mcnamara trial, said
that she accepted $500 as earnest
money for a bride which was to
total $1,000 if she influenced her
husband to disregard evidence
against James B. Mcnamara and
to vote for an acquittal.
It is said that District Attorney
Fredricks is withholding evidence
of the grayest character in con-
nection with the bribery of jurors.
One report says that Fredricks
is merely waiting until another of
the accepted jurors who received
money comes forward and con-
fesses.
Mrs. Balm says she was given
the $500 after her husband quail
fed as juror. She turned the
money over to the district attor-
ney to be used as evidence: She
says she cannot tell who gave it
to her. -- -- ->,a
George N, Lockwood, the pros
pectiye juror who worked with
the district attorneys detectives
in bringing about teh arrest for
bribery of Bert Franklin, has
identified picture of man high
in the counsels of the Mcnamara
defense as man who joined
Franklin few minutes after the
money was passed to lockwood.
Samuel Gompers, president of
the American Federation of La
Dor, today declared the suspicious
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-12-04

be, our duty to investigate" he
said. "There has been lot of
vaporizing and tuning about all
these suspicious. But there has
been nothing definite. IL
'In the Los Angeles case, you
see what labor does when it finds
proof of guilt. 1t repudiates and
reviles the unauthorized murder
ers.
"But of all the hundreds of dy-
namiters over the country, not
one has ever been proven to have
sprung from labor unions coun-
CID" ~,
Asked how he came to permit
Edward Nockels, secretary of the
Chicago Federation of Labor, to
attend the conference of labor 7
leaders at Los Angeles to con-
slider the McNamaras' guilt
Gompers replied
81 was at Atlanta when OAR
rows telegram arrived 1t mere
ly asked that some representative
come to Los Angeles. l was very
busy, and handed the message to
some one else"
Semi-oficial information at In ;
dianapolis says that at least ten
or twelve prominent labor head
ers will be arrested on indict-
ments charging them with com7s
plieity in a plot for the illegal car
rying of explosives on passenger
trains. 5
Do+oots,a Drr,,e MA hoe haa,,
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-02-16

iich and brilliant and, therefore.
was able to hire bands OF ruffians
TO protect him and assist him in
carrying out his plans.
His oldest son, Francesca, and his
daughter, Lucretia, have figured al
most equally in the history and
with very little more respect. Cae-
sar, jealous OF his brother Frances
co, who was a favorite of the faith
er, assisted by gang of his bravos,
murdered him and threw his body
into the River Tibre. Lucretia was
married to a prince, but her hus-
band died in a mysterious way, and
IL is thought that he was poisoned
10y his wife. She married again, but
caesar wanted her to be the wife
of the Duke of Ferara, so he muir
dered her husband and married Ter
10 the Duke. This was her last
matrimonial venture, for she died
soon afterward, in 1923.
Several modern wriers defend
Lucretia, maintaining that the
charges which have been made
against her are false or exaggerated.
She was the last surviving member
of the famous Borgia family whose
career will ever remain one of the
greatest of historical mysteries.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-02-16

Borgia Fs,nily's Career Was Marked |
By Many Sudden Deaths.

ny many Suuuen DeatnS.
HISTORY presents no parallel in
crime to that represented by the
Borgia family, of Spanish descent,
but whose lives were subsequently
interviewer with the history of Italy
during the latter part of the fif-
teenth century. Murder seemed to
them to be but a mere incident of
their daily routine, and high and
low as well. for the merest excuse,
we're dispatched in their eagerness
to hold absolute sway. All who
dared dispute them were sure to
fall victims of their hloodthirst.
After a period of such crimes,
covering a dozen years, it was but
natural that they surrounded them
selves with persons who lived con-
in fear of them and await
ed an opportunity to rid the coun-
try of such tyrants. Thisopportun-
ity came in August of 1903 with a
mysterious ending Of all of the
hopes Of Roderigo, the father, and
Caesar, his second son, whom his
tory credits with being even more of
n rascal than his father.
An elaborate banquet was to be
given in the Vatican grounds to sew
eral cardinals. During its progress
Roderigo became violently i'll and
died in a very short time. On ac-
count of the yOuth and strenpth nf
Caesar. he was able to recover from
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-02-16

his attack, but emerged gray-hair-
ed nsd feeble. In the meantime a
new pope had been chosen and the
Borgia family were in disgrace. Gaze
sar was forced to flee from the city,
but in vain trying to recover his
lost ground he was killed in battle.
A number of different causes
have been brought forth as to the
death of the elder Borgia, and, sup
erstition being ripe at the time, the
common people, and even many of
the mobiles, believed that Satan, in
the form of an ape, had snatched
the soul of Rodreigo and had wreck
ed the health and plans of the son.
Another theory Of the mystery is
that they suddenly succombed to a
violent attack Of the Roman few
re- so prevalent in the Holy City
at that period of the year. Still an
other version is that poisonous
wine, intended for the visiting car
dinals, was by mistake exchanged
for the wine the father and son
lad reserved for their own use. And
still a fourth explanation was that
enemies Of the Borgias had bribed
the chief butler of the family to
poison the wine. No true reason
for their sudden and fatal illness
has ever been discovered.
Roderigo Borgia was undoubtedly
man of remarkable genius, other
wise he would have bene unable to
succeed in gaining the confidence
OF the cardinals to place to place
him on the papal throne. He was
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-02-16
Is IL Il Bargain You Want:

We have it; farm containing
80 acres of the best improved and
productive land in the Pee Dee sec
ton. Fields wired, good pastures,
fair timber, and the land itself
drained. We have this listed for
quick sale and low price to quick
buyer. Don't get the idea in your
head that there's time enough. Be
quick and write us now for terms.
Puckette & Richardson, Real Es-
tate Brokers, Lake City, S. c.
2-9-4t -
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-02-16
FLORIDA-CUBA.

Why not take a trip to Florida or
Cuba? They have been brought
within easy reach by the splendid
Through Train Service of the Allan
tic Coast Line Railorad. Write for
booklets, rates or any
other information, which will be
furnished.
T. &. White
General Passenger Agent,
Wilmington, n. c..
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-02-16

100 engraved visiting cards, with
handsome aluminium card case COM
plete, $50 at The Herald office.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-02-16

The Dillon Herald. $3.50 a Year.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-06-20
POLITICS..

The Newburyport News thinks that
there is too much politics, not only
in the national Congress but in the
State Legislatures. The News voices
complaint that is often heard in
these islands when il says:
IT'S politics, politics, politics all the
time. and the greater part of it is fool
ish politics, trimming for public fav-
or, trucking, agitating, posing" which
Is true, but what can we do about II ?
The News further declares, when we
get stop to this, business will be the
better for it," Possibly, but If bust
ness waits until politics stops, there
will not be much business doing.
Politics has been well described as
'the science of government; that part
of ethics which has to do with the
regulation and government of ma
ton or State, the preservation of its
safety, peace and prosperity, the de-
Tense of its existence and rights
against foreign control or conquest,
the augmentation of its strength and
resources, and the protection of its
citizens in their rights, with the pres
ervation and improvement of their
morals"
What is there wrong in that? Not
thing, 1t is just what must be in a
government by the people.
In bad sense politics may come to
mean artful or dishonest management
to secure the success of political can
didates or parties, and all sorts of
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-06-20

1t is also apparent in what was not
done to provide money to guard the
Territory against pests and fight
what are now in the islands.
As noted in these columns a day or
two ago, the Legislative committee
having in charge the first apportion-
mcnt of funds under the conservation
tax, included in their estimate $4,000
available for the experts of the Terri
tory to fight pests.
Then the items we're passed upon by
the Conservation Fund Apportionment
Board, made up of Messrs. Campbell,
Cooke and Wilcox, who with their ex-
pert knowledge of the situation are
now credited with having wiped out
the $4,000 item. The Mediterranean
fly and other pests were within the
Islands ut that time. But San Fran
cisco having declared no quarantine
against Hawaii's fruits, the pest did
not apparently force itself upon the
attention OF these financial experts.
Had the California quarantine been
enforced while the Legislature was in
session, there would have been no
necessity for further argument to
make the pest fighting fund $4,000
instead of $4,000.
SO 1t appears from this that II isn't
always the "cussed Legislature" that
is entitled to all the cussing, for hav-
ing hindsight better developed than
its foresight
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-06-20

almost everv mart or ,owp Th,s 4,
especia,Iv noticeab,o in Ian,,aso and
Chinese dis,ric,s wboro hr,nn, and
rake are beinp n,ied with unwor,od
yipor. and the burden =, tho trash
collectors thereby greatly ancmon,od
The Jopanese paners have hoon mrr.
inc this wort abo,d os t,mo am aharo
been nron,isiny % nuh,,sb Tho nan,,s
of al, who arc doI,r,ron, IN ,h,s dr,v
whom insnhction 60 mad on sa,urday
Mercb,n,s, Isso.i,,,on WIN, n,s.,ss
C,o,,U,, H.,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-06-20

just as pleasure or anything else that
draws attention away from the avoca-
tons of life. Looking over the re-
turns of elections, the conclusion must
be that there Is not enough politics in
the public mind. If there was more
of the kind of politics described above
in the minds of citizens, principally
of the wealthy class and men of leis-
ure, as well as those who are en-
crossed In business, there would be
less of the political trickery that is
justly complained of.
When out of 10000 registered vot-
ers 1000 stay at home, not caring
enough about voting to take the trou-
BILE to go to the polls, what else can
we expect than that politics shall oc-
casionally go astray and men get into
Office who care more for themselves
than they do for the public? The man
who will not take the pains to cast a
ballot Is not one whit better than
those just described, for he cares more
for himself than for the public good.
The only hope for better things is
that the men who are willing to bear
their share of the public burdens for
the public good may realize their re-
sponsibility and persuade others to
do the same. No wonder that they
sometimes become discouraged.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-06-20

political trickery. Both kinds of pol
itics have held sway at times, even
during the administration of WASH
inGton, and from his day down to
the present time we have politics oc-
cupying more time than 1t should.
But to stop 1t is impossible It was
so in the beginning of the nation, and
even during the colonial period, is
now and ever will be to the end of
time.
Politics is an instrument for good
or for evil, for good when It helps us
and for evil when II disappoints MS.
II is useless to decry II or to declaim
against 1t. II is here to stay and as
much IA part of national life as blood
is of animal life.
Politics interferes with business