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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-24

handling cotton, with speed and at
minimum cost, at which platform or
platforms all cotton sold in said market
or markets shall be weighed. 1t shall
be the duty of each weigher to weigh
fairly and promptly all cotton sold In
said market or markets, Issuing his
own ticket, showing the weight Of each
bale or package Of cotton weighed. 1t
shall be his further duty to adjust any
difference between sellers and buyers
as to moisture and mixed or false
packing. In case of inability from
sickness or other cause, and from the
first day Of March to the first day Of
September Of each year, a weigher
may appoint deputy, who shall take
before entering upon his duties, the
usual oath of the office in the manner
required of the weigher. The elected
weigher shall be responsible upon his
bond for the official acts Of his deputy.
Each weigher, or his deputy shall de-
vote his exclusive attention to the du-
ties of his office during the cotton
marketing season. Each weigher shall
test his scales once a month by the
standards in the office of the clerk Of
the court as provided by law: Pro-
yided, That the county board Of COM
missioners may, for good and suffi-
cient cause shown, remove any such
public cotton weigher from his office,
after first giving such weigher at least
ten days notice to show cause why he
should not be removed; and shall have
power to fill any vacancy occurring In
the office of public cotton weigher, at
the first regular meeting of said board
after meeting occurs.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-24
COTTON WEIGHER LAW.

According to the list of acts publish
ed in the News and Courier of Tues
day, the General assembly has amended
Section 1856 of Volume l, of the Code
of Laws of South Carolina, 1902, so as
to include York and Lancaster counties
under the general provisions of Arti-
Gle XIV, Chapter II relating to cot
ton weighers. The law on the subject
is included in the following:
Section 1852. Upon the petition of
fifty or more qualified electors, who
are growers of cotton, and who reside
within five miles of any place in which
there may be a cotton market, the
county board Of commissioners of that
county shall annually elect one or
more public cotton weighers for said
cotton markets, whose term of office
shall be for one year and until the
election and qualification of his or
their successor or successors.
Sec. 1853. Before entering upon the
duties of his office, each cotton weigh
er shall he legally sworn to discharge
the duties of the position, by some Of
ficer authorized to administer oaths.
and shall enter into bond in the sum Of
$500 for the faithful performance Of
his duty, which bond shall be approved
by the county board of commission
ers, and filed with the clerk of the
court of common pleas and general
sessions for the county In which said
cotton market or markets may be Sit
uated. Each weigher shall receive as
compensation for his services not more
than 10 cents for each bale weighed by
him, to be fixed by the commissioners,
the same to be paid in equal propor-
ton by the seller and the buyer, except
in those markets where the weigher
may be paid by individuals or corpor-
ations, at which markets the seller
shall pay nothing.
Section 1854. 1t shall be the duty of
each weigher to provide a platform
and scales with ample facilities for
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-24
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Misses Eunice and Mamie McCon-
nell of Yorkville. left last night for
New Orleans, where they will attend
Mardi Gras.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. O'Leary and Miss
Annis O'Leary Of Yorkville, left last
night to spend some time in Tampa
and Wildwood, Fla. ..
Mr. John Wallace of Wofford College
Fitting school, has been spending a
few days at the home Of his father, Mr..
G. R. Wallace, near Yorkville.
Mr.. j. Boyd McGill, who has been
in the west during the past seven years
is spending some time with his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Alexander Nc
Gill of Kings Creek.
Mr.. I. w. Johnson of Yorkville, left
yesterday morning for New Orleans to
take in the Mardi Gras, and will
make a visit to DR.. and Mrs. Paul 7.
Gordon at Eagle Lake, Texas.
Mr.. ]. w. Kirkpatrick of the Kirk
patrick Belk Co., and Mr.. S. c. Wood
Of the Thomson company, of York
vile, are now in the northern markets
buying goods for the spring trade.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-24

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Miss Addie Caveny-Requests SUBJ
scribers to The Enquirer on her
club, to pay her or at the office.
Church Home Committee-Win pre-
sent Uncle JOSH" an engaging
drama, by all home talent, at the
opera house next Tuesday night.
D. M. Hall, Yorkville No. 1-Offers a
lot of pigs and shoats for sale.
]. Bolivar Scott, Yorkville No. 3-Can
furnish limited quantities of Cooks
cotton seed and Cox's prolific seed
corn.
Star Drug Store-Sells and recon-
mends Landreth's garden seed as re-
liable growers.
Yorkville Creamery Association-In-
sists that you are losing time and
money by doing without a De Laval
hand cream separator.
John X Allison-Asks Enquirer sub
scribers on his club to make settle
ment with him or others named as
most convenient.
Lewis Quinn, Glover No Has mule
recently taken up and wants the
owner to come for 1t.
Miss Clara acknowledgements En-
quirer subscribers on her club to
pay her at the office.
Yorkville Monument Works-Can fur
nish you with iron fencing, vases.
settees, hitching posts, etc. Prices
are reasonable.
7. w. Johnson-Is selling hams at 18c.
a pound and offers Red Band brand
candies at 10c. a pound-the best
ever.
]. M. Stroup-Tnvites you to see him
for dry goods. hats. clothing, shoes.
hardware and groceries.
]. Frank Ashe. Pres.-Prints a sched-
ule Of annointments in York county
for Mr.. ]. r. O'Neal Holiday. dep
utv organizer Of the Farmers I'm
ion.
L. M. CRISIS Sons-On page fonr have
something to say about rebuilt type
writer's.
National Union Bank. Rock Hill-Tel's
farmers that thew can bpv cheaper
for cash and offers to loan them
money with which TO paw cash.
York Furniture Co.'s prepared to
frame YOUR pictures and portraits
and saws It will surprise you with
results and nrices.
Kirknatrick- Belk Co.-Annonnces that
its buvers are in the northern mar
kets selecting goods for the spring
trade. New spring clothing for men
and hovs Is arriving.
First National Bank. Yorkville-Ins'sts
that II Is to vonr personal interest
to nay Your bills with checks In
stead Of with cash, as the Cancelled
chects are receipts for all you pay.
It wants your business.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-24

The Charleston papers are not con-
cerned over the veto of the bill that
allowed the city to vote on the adop-
tion of the commission form of govern
ment. If there is city in the state
that needs a commission government,
we are inclined to think it is Charles
ton; but we have no idea that the veto
of the bill makes much difference. AL
though the petition for the bill was
signed by $500 qualified voters, there
is no reason to believe that the pro-
visions of the bill would have been
put into effect unless such was the
desire of the handful of politicians that
mark up Charlestons vote whichever
way they want it to be counted. But
even if the commission form should he
these politicians would con-
tinue to control things as they have
been controlling them, and there you
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-24

There has been discussion in the
Boys Corn club as to whether in Of
fering corn prizes there should be a
handicap on bottom corn land as COM
pared with uplands. This question Is
a very natural one, especially since 1t
has grown out of we'll established ira
dition that bottom lands are more ad-
vantageous for corn production. 1t is
a fact, however, that the experience
of the last half dozen years and
actual results obtained, seem to
have proved conclusively that if there
is any difference that difference is in
favor of uplands.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-24
HICKORY GROVE NOTES.
Consignment Of Military Rifles Causes
Speculation-PersonaI and Other
Matters.

Matters.
Correspondence The YorkvIlle Enquirer
Hickory Grove, February 22.-Con-
siderable interest and some excitement
have been occasioned here by the arri-
val of some military rifles, consigned
to S. c. Hinsley, who Is unknown In
these parts. There was much specu-
lation as to what 1t might mean and
Magistrate Smith wrote the governor
to know what to do. He received a
telegram on Tuesday to seize the rifles
and the suspicious shipment Is being
closely guarded in the hope Of finding
out what 1t all means.
had a pleasant ride with Mr.. Tom
Smith over his plantation a few days
ago. I was so impressed with Mr..
Smiths extensive operations and his
splendid equipment Of farm machinery
that I asked him to give me some
pointers that l might write for the
public. He told me. however. that he
had been trying all his life without sue
ceeding in doing much Of anything and
had nothing to report. However, IT ne
should ever do anything that 1t would
be worth while for the people to know,
he would gladly tell me about 1t.
Misses Ruth Martin and Clara Nc
Elroy, who have been out Of school for
some time, are improving. MISS NC
Elroy resumed her work today, and
Miss Martin hopes to be back by the
9th instant. Miss Martins mother,
who lives in Due West, has been with
her most Of the time during her ILL
ness.
School work has been severely inter-
ferred with Of late by an epidemic of
mumps.
The Hickory Grove school Is pre-
pairing to win the pennant from the
other schools Of the county in the ap-
preaching athletic and baseball con-
tests Of the present season. All the
boys ask Is that their competitors be
school boys
Mr.. C. B. Slaughter has gone to
Smiths Turnout to organize Wooo-
man camp.
Miss Eva Wylie. who has been teacn-
ing at Gaffney, is expected home to-
night.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-24
MERE-M ENTlON.

The railroads operating in Georgia
and making reports to the railroad
commission of that state, show net
earnings Of $13,S33,340 for 1910, a gain
of $2,6SS,371 over 1909. "A gang of
thieves entered the room of Mrs. j. W.
Brooks at the Van Corlandt hotel, New
York, early Tuesday morning, bound
and gagged her and got away with
$4,000 in money and jewelry. .Yegg-
men blew open bank safe at Amite,
La, Monday night and got away with
$2,50O. .... The police of Chicago have
arrested twenty-siX boys, who had or
ganized. for hold-ups and robberies
Twelve of the gang were arrested after
a sharp battle in which knives and
pistols were used. ..... Lady Tennessee
Clafiin Cook of London, is making a
tour Of the United States in aid of
the woman suffrage cause. Two per-
sons were killed, four fatally and eight
slightly injured in a wreck on the
Sante Fe road near Saltwater, Okla,
Monday night. w. NJ. Ackworth, a
leading railway expert OF England, al
ter a tour of the United States, says
our railroads are the most efficient and
best in the world. ..... In the Federal
court at Boston Monday, the Western
Union Telegraph company got YER
dict for s2,559,914 against the Bell
Telephone company for rentals, royal
ties. etc. Mr.. Roosevelt made four
addresses in Chicago Wednesday,
Washington's birthday. ..... VIM. r.
Montgomery, former president of the
Hamilton bank of New York, was sem
fenced Monday to serve not less than
twenty-six months in Sing Sing prison
for larceny of bank funds. The boil
ermakers of the New York Central
railway system are on strike. ...::
The legislature of New York Is still
deadlocked over the election of sue
cessor to Senator Depew.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-24
Governor BIease and III

Governor BIease and the Criminals.
Mr.. Blease who Is filling the exec
utive chair of the proud old state Of
South Carolina, Is making q record
which will link his name with the
worst element in the state. He will
go down in history as the friend of
criminals, and the lawless Of all class
es. He is certainly standing by his
friends and at fearful cost to the
cause Of good government. Every day
brings news Of the pardon Of some one
who is serving sentence In the pen.
itentiary. At the pace he Is setting, 1t
will not be long before the peniten-
tiary will need no superintendent or
guards, and every jail in South Caro-
lima will be empty.
He is not disregarding his friends In
any part Of the state. His clemency
reaches from the mountains to the sea-
shore. He Is as true to his friends In
Greenwood as he Is in Newberry,
Spartanburg, Greenville, Charleston or
Columbia Wherever they are in trou-
BILE, 1t matters not how guilty, he Is
using the power which has been placed
in his hands regardless OF the fearful
cost to give them relief.
Some months ago, a man was con-
victed In the court at Greenwood for
violating the law in handling whisky
at Bradley. So fragrant and annoying
had his conduct been to the people OF
that community that they determined
to put an end to 1t, and when con-
victed the Judge imposed q sentence
upon the chaingang. Now Blease
comes to the relief Of Will Irwin and
commutes his sentence from a chain
gang sentence to fine.
Any one can see what our state and
county is coming to. We have had,
heaven knows, enough lawlessness and
disorder in our state, but with such an
executive there Is no telling what to
expect, This newspaper tried tc take
a hopeful view, and hope against hope
that Blease would make a good gov
ernor, but 1t has reached the point OF
despair. What Is there to enable any
good citizen to hope for anything that
Is good. It looks like dark days for the
old state. This Is written without
one iota of bitter feeling or OF malice
for any one, but in sadness, humilla-
tion and sorrow. Truly 1t Is time for
all good men to mourn; for everything
indicates that the goddess are In au-
thority.
power! No wonder he wishes to set
aside the prerogatives of the supreme
court, and have the appointment OF
special judges in his own hands. 1t
would, no doubt, be to his liking to
wipe out every judge, solicitor and OFF,
Ger in the state, as he did the notaries.
in order that he might fill their places
with his friends. He has the friends
and he wants to stand by them. How
can he do 1t without getting rid Of the
people who are Objectionable to him?
Truly the Patterson reign has been
transferred from Tennessee to South
Carolina, but Tennessee is free and so
will South Carolina be some day
Greenwood Journal
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-24
A correspondent who represents that

A correspondent who represents that
he pays SS a year in taxes, calculates
that by the veto of the items in the ap-
preparation bills the governor saved
him cents. That is about right may
be; but he won't realize on the saving
this year, because the veto did not
change the levy. However, that is not
the point. The legislature should be
impressed in some way that it is not
wise for the state to live beyond its
income. If the issue is to be fairly
joined next year, let the general as
sembly throw down the gage by max
ing the levy big enough to put the
states financial affairs on cash basis.
Then the people will begin to take no
tice
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-24

ocrat ever had voted for him except
from pure and unadulterated friend
shin" He asserted that he had receiv-
ed in his district $500 more votes than
President Taft.
rs that an evidence of corruption?"
demanded the senator. IF so I have
a trail Of Democratic votes following
me for the past quarter century. If
had bought them 1t would have cost
me a million dollars.
1T Is an easy matter to charge
wrong doing and I regret to say that
1t Is an easy matter for many to be-
against a senator or member is more
serious than that Of depriving a man
of life or liberty. Not even the Chica-
go Tribune has dared to charge me
with bribery or corruption. Never
have used one dollar, nor had the re-
motest knowledge Of the use Of one
dollar, to promote an election of mine
either to the lower house or to this.
II senator's even suspect that did have
knowledge Of corruption In any degree
I am very sorry because on my word
as a man there never has been time
that have been guilty Of that act; and
I never did give or know Of any per-
son giving for me any promise, or any
money, or anything else for any one to
vote for me; and my regret Is that
anybody should think 80. I claim for
myself no virtues more than those Of
other men; have always tried to live
80 as to retain the confidence Of the
decent citizens Of my community, and
my state.
II say may not have succeeded. but
I have tried. If I have succeeded, no
man will come to my door and lay the
charge Of bribery or corrupt practice
in my election, be 1t for myself or
anybody else. I regret therefore that
there are senators who feel that they
have been able to find anything at all
in my business life, in my political, So
cial or family life that will justify him
in having even a suspicion that have
been guilty of the charges they would
lay at my door,
II say again, on my word as man
and as a senator, that am not guilty
and that have no knowledge in the
remotest degree that bribery and cor
ruption were practiced to gain a seat
for me in this body and I do not be-
lieve, whatever the Chicago Tribune
may say, or may have been able to do
by coercion, that votes were bought
to send me to this senate"
With this peroration Mr.. Lorimer
closed his speech, which evidently had
made a deep impression upon the
crowds Of spectators, whether or not
upon the senators who will have to
vote upon his case. Applause broke
forth in the galleries when he finished.
1t met with the inevitable rebuke Of
Vice President Sherman In the chair.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-24

"Gaffney is coming. They have or
ganized a Board Of Trade there
Yorkville Enquirer.
Just as well to keep things straight.
The ENQUIRER should have said that
Gaffney had reorganized their Board
of Trade.-Cherokee News.
But that does not change the fact
that she is coming, does ito
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-24
Zach McGhee Passes.-Zach NJ

Zach McGhee Passes.-Zach Nc
Ghee, Washington correspondent of the
Nashville Tennesseean and the Colum-
bia State, died here today of anemia
after an illness of six weeks. He was
a magazine contributor and the author
of one book, THE Dark Corner" dis
closing the life of the backwoods peoo-,
pie of the south. He is 80 years old
and was once assistant superintend-
ent of education for the state of South
Carolina. With him at the time OF his
death were his brother, ]. r. McGhee
of Greenville, S. c., and his two sis
tiers, Miss Mary and Miss Helen Nc
Ghee of Greenwood, S. c. The BODY
will be taken to Greenwood tomorrow
for burial ay.-Washington dls-
patch of Feb. %, to Charlotte ohser-
yer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-24
What Is InfantiIe Paralysis?-A

What Is Infantile Paralysis?-A
great many people are asking this
question and unfortunately the doctors
are not yet ready to give an answer.
The medical profession is not yet able
to treat it as they handle diphtheria
with anti-toxin, or smallpox with
vaccination. Meanwhile, the scientists
of the Rockefeller institute are hard at
work and regardless of expense in the
effort to produce an anti-toxin for IN
fantile paralysis, such as they nave IN
spinal meningitis. AS against TINS
dread disease which Is so little under
stood, the advice is given to parents
keep your children healthy and that
means good food, good air and sun
shine-plenty Of fresh air at night III
the sleeping room and sufhclent eHer-
cise.-Augusta Herald.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-24

The governor did we'll in vetoing the
appropriation for the aid of the state
fair. The legislature has no business
appropriating the states money to any
fair or other amusement enterprise.
The legislature might just as well
have made an appropriation to the
Columbia baseball team.-Spartanburg
Journal.
Surely you would not have the hard
ihood to suggest that there would be
impropriety in an appropriation for
baseball team.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-24

PENNSYLVANIA, who was acting as
speaker, was madly balaboring his
desk with the gavel and calling upon
the sergeant-at-arms tc preserve or
der. The historic mace Of the house,
the emblem of authority, was lifted
from its marble pedestal and carried
to the floor OF the house. Members
had taken the matter in hand and
had succeeded in bringing both Mr..
Wickersham and Mr.. Mondell to a
cessation OF hoStilities.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-24

No, we would not have Mr.. Lorimer
condemned unjustly. No, thousand
times no, nor do we think for a mo-
ment that even if he has gotten his
place through corruption he is the only
one who owes his elevation to the same
means. But we are frank to say that
the whole thing looks very fishy to us,
and that we have but little doubt that
there is something bad wrong with that
election. The greatest question or
problem is, whether the senate is clean
enough to purify itself.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-24

That story that Senator Lorimer
tells about thirty-four Democratic
members of the Illinois legislature
having voted for him, Republican,
through considerations Of personal
friendship But really how does 1t
strike you?
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-24

These dull times when there is moth
ing doing to sharpen the wits, almost
any editor is excusable for wishing he
could turn out long string of short,
crisp, pungent paragraphs of the kind
that seem to be without limit In the
office Of the Anderson Daily Mail.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-24

The 7 per cent penalty attaches to
unnaid taxes after next Tuesday.
II is too earIv. of course. to predict
that there will be no fruit this year:
hut there is no denying the fact that
the peach tree buds and blooms went
through a trying eXperience TUESDAY
night. There Is still chance for
some fruit, however.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-24

President Taft has stirred congress
again by submitting to the senate the
text of a new treaty with Japan to
take the place of the treaty of 1894,
which expires next year. The immi-
grafton question is not referred to In
the new treaty and this makes it par
ticularly dstasteful to the western
senator's
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-24

The governor gave as a reason for
vetoing a number of rural police bills,
the fact that he was not permitted to
appoint the policemen. The bills pro-
vided that the rural police or deputies
be appointed by the various county
sheriffs
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-24

Is not the admiration of Illinois
Democrats for Republican senatorial
candidates something tremendous? If
Senator Lorimer's story is true, 1t
should be taken as evidence of the
millennial dawn, when the lion and
the lamb lie down together.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-24
YORKVILLE. s. c.,
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY "a. 1911.

But after all there will be nothing
decisive on this holding two offices
question unless somebody moves
Laws do not generally enforce them
selves.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-24

Robbing a Southern railway train Is
like taking candy from a baby; but
then to the credit of the civilization OF
the day, the robbers find it more diff
ficult to get away with it.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-24
TOWNSHIP ROAD SUPERVISORS.

At the instance Of the county dele
cation in the general assembly, Gov
ernor Blease has appointed township
supervisors Of roads In York county.
The list Is the same as last year ex-
cept in Bethel and Bullock's Creek
townships, and is as follows: