Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-07-18
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.


the board Of penitentiary directors
concerning the hosiery mill matter, is
a direct refusal Of the demand Of Gov.
Blease that the plant be abolished.
The report, which Is written calmly
and without evident bias declares the
conditions obtaining In the hosiery
mill are thoroughly sanitary, and the
boards reason for refusing to nullify
the contract with the lessee are plainly
and most reasonably stated. Governor
Blease, In a threat sometime ago de-
clared that unless the board abolished
the mill he would pardon every one
ed therein. The board has accepted
his challenge without fear, and the
outcome of the controversy Is over SO
far as the directorate personnel Is con-
cerned. The matter will go before the
next session Of the assembly where II
will probably be finally adjusted. -.
Columbia, July II: Replying to an
Inquiry from Governor Carroll Of Iowa
as to the penalogical affairs Of this
state, Governor Blease took side shot
at the penitentiary situation. He said
in part: Our prison labor Is employ
ed in part, regret to say, In a hosiery
mill inside the walls Of the peniten-
tiary, which mill Is a common nuis-
ance and a death trap Of tuberculosis,
this fact having been reported by the
state board Of health and condemned
by my having called attention to 1t at
the last session Of our general assem-
bly,. I am now doing my best to get
rid of the hosiery mill, but 1t seems
there Is too much money behind 1t,
and am having hard fight. How
ever l have not lost hope, and have
appealed to the solicitor Of the circuit
and asked him to bring suit to remove
the nuisance. Why the board Of direc-
tors are fighting me on this matter /
am unable to say, unless 1t Is personal
political prejudice. I would not care
to state II this is not the reason what
and a good many people believe Is
the reason but anyway their action Is
certainly peculiar, knowing as they do
that it is a death trap and a menace
to our people"
Anderson Daily Mail: The assets
of the insurance fund for state insur-
ance of public property on June 80
amounted to $73,773.42. This amount
Is an increase of $4,000 over the assets
in January. The insurance department
of the sinking fund commission was
created in 1900 as a result of measure
introduced by NJ P. DeBruhl, then rep
resentative from Abbeville county and
now assistant attorney general. His
measure was amended in several par
ticulars. The measure provided that
an insurance feature Of the sinking
fund department be created to insure
county court houses, jails and aims
houses. 1t also provided for insurance,
to the extent of 30 per cent Of all state
colleges, the remaining 70 per cent to
be placed with old line insurance COM
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all losses have been promptly paid by
the department and the surplus is in
creasing each year. A feature Of the
law Is that only per cent new bus
mess can be taken on for every rs per
cent increase in the surplus, which
places the department on sound ba-
sis. The buildings are rated on the
same basis as those of the Southeast
ern tariff association.
Columbia, July Is: Just what ac-
ton is contemplated by the dlspensary
commission which Is working under
the direction of the governor Is not
known. The commission was organ
lied several months ago and nothing
of a material nature, as to work ac-
complished, has been announced by
the members. When the commission
meets there Is a cost Of about $3.50 at
tached. Numerous meetings have been
held and the commission has so far eX-
pended over $4,000. II Is understood
that the commission has under con-
sideration the question Of asking Gov.
Smith Of Georgia, to honor requisition
papers for T. B. Fielder, who Is wanted
in this state by the governor on the
charge of attempting to bribe a state
official and with conspiracy to defraud
the state of South Carolina. The COM
mission will very probably await the
clearing up Of the political situation In
Georgia before further attempt is
made to bring Mr.. Fielder to this state.
The Commission has employed an &c.
countant to make an investigation or
the vouchers of the old commission.
No announcement has been made as to
the report of the expert on the
vouchers
One of the most romantic mar
riages which has taken place In Spar
tanburg in some time was solemniZed
Sunday Of last week, says a CORES
pondent, when Miss Dimple Alsbrook,
the accomplished daughter Of Mrs. E.
C. Alsbrook of North Church street,
became the bride Of Mr.. Harry B. En-
mis-, Jr., of Milledgeville, Ga, whom she
had known only three weeks. They
met on an ocean steamer coming from
New York to Charleston. It was love
at first sight. Mr.. Ennis ardently pros
ecuted his suit for Miss Alsbrook's
hand, and though fearful of parental
opposition because of the unconven-
of a wedding on such short
Miss Alsbrook finally |
yielded to his pleading and consented
to marry him. They obtained mar
riage license last week, but swore Pro-
bate Judge ]. ]. Burnett to secrecy. |
Later, however, Miss Alsbrook confided
her intention to Mrs Alsbrook, and the
ceremony was performed at her home
Sunday morning, Rev. S. A. Nettles, !
editor of the Southern Christian Advo-