Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-20
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
TO provide free scholarships in
Clemson college for Jerry H. Moore Of
Florence county, and Archie Odom Of
Marlboro, Is the object Of bill intro
duced Tuesday by Senator Johnstone
Of Newberry. These two boys were
successful competitors in the boys
corn contests and especially Jerry
Moore's fame Is abroad in the land.
He raised something over 22S bushels
of corn to an acre.
Senator Hall of Cherokee, would
make it a misdemeanor to originate
and publish or to publish certain SLAM
derous and libelous matters, and to
provide for punishment therefor.
The bill has a political flavor, being
so worded: ANY person who shall
with malicious intent originate and
publish or publish any false statement
or matter concerning another, the ef-
feet of which shall tend to injure such
person in his or her character or rep
utation, or which shall be 80 published
with the intent to defeat any candi-
date for any public office in this state"
The offense Is made punishable by a
fine Of $4,000, or by imprisonment.
- Columbia State, Thursday: Mar
tin F. Ansel left Columbia yesterday
morning as a private citizen for his
home in Greenville. Governor Blease
went to the executive office during
the morning as governor Of South
Carolina. He is not a we'll man and
shows the evidence Of a serious Ill
ness. There were many callers at the
governors office during the day. Gov
ernor Blease spent several hours In
his private office in conference with
those desiring to see him. There
were 10 appointments made or no pc
titions for pardons acted on. Inc
day was purely formal with him and
no business was transacted. Alex.
Rowland, who is the private secretary
of Governor Blease, spent the day In
acauainting himself with the routine
work of the office and in getting
things about the office ready for busi-
ness It was announced by Mr..
Rowland that Governor Blease had
not made up his staff. 1t is expected
that the staff will be announced dur
ing the week. For the present Gov
ernor Blease will stop at Wrights
hotel in this city and will very prob
ably remove to the governors man.
sion before the end Of the week.
Ex-Governor Ansel left Columbia at
IL o'clock over the Southern railway
for Greenville. He was accompanied
by his family. Several days will be
spent in Greenville, after which ex-
Governor Ansel will go to Florida,
where he will take a long vacation.
He has already announced that he will
resume the practice Of law in Green
Vile. He has opened his office there.
- Anderson, January IS: The or
ganizers Of the syndicate to construct
and handle the interurban electric
line from Charlotte to tap the Sea-
board Air Line at Greenwood, Abbe-
Vile or Calhoun Falls, consisting OF
]. B. Duke, B. n. Duke, w. S. Lee,
E. A. Smythe, Lewis w. Parker, ]. P.
Arlington, u. v. Taylor and others,
came to Anderson on a special car
this afternoon and had a conference
with a large crowd Of local business
men. They outlined their plans,
which are to raise approximately
seven million dollars, OF which the
Dukes and their friends are to sub
scribe three-fourths and the territories
through which the line is to run,
raise the remaining one-fourth. The
apportionment Of Anderson county Is
$3.50, 900, the same as that Of Green
Vile county. At the meeting Capt.
Smythe stated that the Pelzer and
Belton mills had each subscribed 20
cents per spindle, representing $751;
600, and that his personal subscrip-
ton Of $4,000 was to be divided
equally between the appointments
Of Anderson and Greenville. Presi-
dent Kammett announced that the
Orr and Chiquola mills had likewise
made similar subscriptions, amount
ing to $25,750. Before the confer
ence adjourned other subscriptions
county stands very near the goal. A
committee Of business men will So
licit for the remaining part on the
tomorrow and will
likewise ask the shippers to sign con-
tracts. assuring the syndicates that
the new road will get at least so per
cent Of their freight business. pro-
vided the rates, service and facilities
are as good or better than other car
riers. The towns Of Pelzer, Piedmont,
Relton, Williamson and Honea Path
are also subscribing and these sub
scriptions are to be applied to An
derson's apportionment. The syndi-
cate organizers stated this afternoon
that construction of the road will be-
gin within thirty days after the local
stock appointments are raised and
after the assurances that SO per cent
of the freight will be given the new
road received.