Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-12-10
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.


fort has taken unto himself wife, his
bride being Miss Katharine Wales
Stratton, Of Boston. The ceremony
took place at the residence Of the
brides parents in Boston last Wednes-
day.
A dispatch from Columbia states
that T. H. Wannamaker, Of Columbia,
has succeeded B. Sherwood Dunn, as
state executive committeeman Of the
Progressive party and that a weekly
newspaper is to be issued In the party
interest
Governor Blease on yesterday gave
out to VIM. F. Caldwell, for transmits
sion to the daily papers he represents,
a stenographic copy Of the Richmond
speech that has been making such a
great sensation in the newspapers. He
also told the correspondent that he
would give the newspapers copies OF
the letters and kilograms he Is receiv-
ing in commentator Of his speech,
provided the newspapers would pub
lish the same.
- Columbia State: T. U. Vaughan,
who was sentenced to death In Green
vile county several weeks ago, has
been removed from the death house at
the state penitentiary, following notice
of appeal to the supreme court. He Is
occupying a cell in the main prison
building. The appeal has not been fl
ed with the supreme court. The cases
from the Tenth circuit will be taken
up on February 5, when 1t is expected
that the case Of Vaughan will be ar
gued. Vaughan was sentenced to be
electrocuted on December 20. The ap-
peal to the supreme court automatical-
ly stays the execution.
Columbia, December 9: B. R. Till
man, Jr., son of the United States sem
ator from South Carolina, and Mrs.
Lucy Dugas. formerly the wife Of Mr..
Tillman. will share the custody Of their
two children, according to decision
handed down here today by the su-
preme court. The two girls have been
In the care Of Mrs. Dugas since 1910.
at which time they were placed in her
custody by the court. Today's decision
was the result Of habeas corpus pro-
ceedings Instituted by Mr.. Tiilman in
which he sought to secure possession
Of the children. The decision Of the
court gives the father possession Of
the children during twos months Of the
summer season, during half Of the
Christmas holidays and during one
week in the spring Of each year. The
mother Is to have possession OF the
daughters Douschka Pickens Tillman
and Sarah Stark Tillman, the remain
der Of the time. Both the father and
mother are required by the decision
to give $4,000 bond each, that the chill
dren will not be removed from the
courts Jurisdiction, which will exer-
else general supervision over them.
Counsel for the two parties will submit
to the court for approval, an order
carrying out the arrangement.
- Columbia, December 8: "Will there
be horse races in Charleston this win
ter?" a reporter this morning asked
Attorney General-elect Thomas II.
Peoples Of Blackville. who is in the
city on business. IF you look at the
statutes Of 1911 you will see that the
anti-racing law is stringent one;
that law will be enforced" replied Mr..
Peoples, and that was all he would say
at this time in regard to the matter.
The anti-raeing law as passed last
session by the general assembly pro-
vides in brief, that there shall be no
state. The racing question Is becom-
ing an interesting one, since the time
set for the Charleston meet Is only
about month and a half of. Much
speculation is being INDUCED in, as to
whether the race meet will be held. II
no betting Is allowed 1t would seem
that the races would not be held, for
1t is plainly evident and has always
appeared so, that betting Is the life OF
the kings sport" The attorney gen.
eral-elect says the anti-racing law will
be enforced, though the racing inter-
ests are going ahead with arrange
r,oopfo for q roaat IN, Tha IN ha-
gin in January.
clering that If one of his immediate
relatives had been a victim, he might
nave gone to extremes which would
nave shocked civilization to punish
the BRUTE" United States Senator
elect James K. Vardaman, former
governor of Mississippi, tonight COM
mented on the mob law speech de-
livered by Governor Blease Of South
Carolina, before the recent governors
conference at Richmond. Thousands
Of good, law-loving, ome-building,
God-fearing white men, both in the
north and in the south down deep In
the black flend, close akin to the sem
timent expressed by Governor Blease,"
said Senator-elect Vardaman. II have
been governor of Mississippi and was
called on repeatedly to enforce the law
and I did 1t as no other governor be-
fore or since, in the south ever has
done, to protect the black despoiler
Of the white mans home. And yet I
felt when doing it, that II one Of my
loved ones had been the victim, that
would have gone. to extremes that
would have shocked civilization to
have punished the brute. A splendid
opportunity was lost by the governors
Of the southern states in the Rich
mond conference" continued Senator
elect Vardaman, ito teach the unin-
formed nation the truth regarding the
anomalous condition existing in the
south, which condition made 1t pos
sible for Governor Blease to make
the extraordinary speech accredited
to him. Instead Of commenting on
and condemning the ebulition Of tenn
per manifested on the part Of the
South Carolina executive, 1t would
have been better to have brushed aside
his intemperate utterances with an ex-
preston Of depreciation II they felt
like 1t and then proceeded to explain
to the American people the reason"