Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-13
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- The trial of John ]. Jones, the
Branchville lawyer, who recently killed
Abe Pearlstine, was commenced at
Orangeburg yesterday.
Mr.. A. G. Brice Of Chester, has in
troduced bill requiring clerks of court
to enter upon the sessions calendars
the race to which indicted prisoners
belong.
DIR. NJ. P. Crawford, one of Lancas-
ter's most prominent and influential
physicians, died suddenly Tuesday af-
ternoon, in Chester, where he was un-
dergoing treatment.
Bud Hames, colored, who was to
have been hanged at Gaffney today for
the murder of his wife at a negro
church some months ago, has been
respited until February "a.
- Columbia State: Several county
treasurers Of the state may be charged
5 per cent per month from the time
they ought to have sent in the state
taxes, which was December 81. r. H.
Jennings, the state treasurer, has d.
rected a letter to Comptroller General
Jones calling his attention to the act
which imposes the fine. He asks the
comptroller general for a statement as
to the amounts held by the county
treasurers. He says that 1t Is neces-
sary for the officials to take some steps
to protect the credit Of the state. The
treasurers are required to file month
ly statement as to finances with the
COMPTROLLER general. The treasurers
that were reported are from AbbeVille,
Aiken, Darlington, Dillon, Dorchester,
Edgefield, Hampton, Horny, Kershaw,
Richland and Saluda. The last tax
money received from these treasurers
was during the month of December.
The law requires all tax money to be
paid by December 81.
Discussing the condition Of the
state department In general and MAX
ing several recommendations Of much
Importance, Governor Ma n F. Ansel
on Wednesday sent forth his last an
nual message to the general assembly
of South Carolina. He makes rec
ommendation as to the states finances
and suggests a manner by which the
state will be in a position to eliminate
the matter Of mortgaging the tax mon
ey each yeal for running expenses. He
has good words to say for all the state
colleges. He recommends continu-
ance Of the state hospital for the in
sane commission. He again recon-
mends not more than one dispensary
in the counties having the system ex-
cept where there are towns Of more
than $4,000 people. He reports the
death of J. c. Boyd and J. M. Sulli-
van, two state officials. He again re-
iterates his recommendation that the
salaries Of the state officials be in
creased. He says the necessity for a
supreme court building Is great. He
concludes by stating that he has tried
to be the governor Of all Of the people
of South Carolina for four years.
- Columbia Record President A.
D. Hudson of the South Atlantic
Corn exposition. which gave the splen-
did corn display here, met the d.
rectors Of the Chamber Of Commerce
Thursday morning for the purpose Of
discussing steps to get the great ma
tional corn show in Columbia. Presi-
dent Hudson will head a delegation
from his organization that will meet
the officials Of the greater show In
Columbus, Ohio. He wanted the
Chamber Of Commerce to send dele
CATION also before the final decision
Is made as to where the show will be
held. Mr.. Rutherford P. Hayes. son
Of the late President Hayes, first sug-
Carolina make efforts to get the next
national corn exposition. He was
very enthusiastic over the South At
lantic Corn exposition and being i'm
pressed with the fact that South
Carolina is coming to the fore in corn
growing he wanted efforts made to OBJ
tain the next meeting Of the national
show. The last meeting was held in
Omaha in January and the first of
February. The attendance was 100000.
- Comptroller General Jones stated
yesterday that more than 100000
acres Of land in South Carolina are es-
general will urge another survey Of
the state. the only atlas now available
being Mills. which is out Of date. he
says. In his statement, Comptroller
General Jones deals vigorously with
the tax matter.
The last report of the late Adju-
tant General Boyd to the general as
sembly was submitted last Tuesday. |
1.-THE discipline of our National Guard
leaves much to be desired. in many Of
the organizations It Is poor; In others |
lax, and in some few 1t Is good. The |
responsibility for this rests largely up |
on the immediate commanding officers. |
One Of the important essentials In Sc
curing proper discipline is a certain
amount to drill. The National Guard
of South Carolina is deficient In the
matter OF drill. The almost total neg |
lect Of the instruction Of enlisted men
when first entering service as recruits
manifests itself in the slouchy and bad
ly set up appearance of the companies |
when assembled for drills or ceremo-
nies. In but one company alone does |
1t appear that any attention has been
given to the setting-up exercises. More |
attention must be given at home sta
tions, the time allotted for camps OF In
struction Is too short to permit of any
portion being given to instruction that
should have been impaired before COM
ing to camp" There Is some criticism
of Col. w. T. Brock, who resigned from
the position of assistant adjutant gen.
eral. The report on this point at the
same time commends Capt. Isadore
Schayer of Daurens. The report reads:
Although nearly two months were
consumed by Col. William T. Brock
in making inspections, at the estimat-
ed cost to the state Of about $3.50,
no detailed report Of inspection has
been made by him In the required
manner. The only inspection report OF
any value to this office Is the excellent
one filed in this office by Capt. Schayer.
commendatory or otherwise,
upon the showing made at the annual
spring Inspections" The report asks
for $4,000 for the maintenance Of the
militia in 1911. Capt. Schayer calls at
tention to the fact that there Is not
an ambulance in the state" although
the law requires one ambulance for
each regiment on the march and three
to accompany it If operating separ-
ately. Capt. Schayer in concluding his
report says: THE above may not be
in the most acceptable and
recognized terms, but I have no apol-
ogies to make for it's purport." AS to
the medical property Capt. Schayer
says that this is only in fair condition,
some of the instruments (surgicaD be-
ing rusty. The supply on the whole,
he explains, is adequate. Detailed crit
icisms are made. This was with res
pect to the Third regiment, inspected
at Charleston, as to the personnel and
the property inspected at Elloree. "One
officer and five men answered the mus
ter" writes Capt Schayer. "The men
were not uniformly apparelled-no in
struction having been previously given
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