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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-20

Through the efforts of DR.. T. ].
Strait, the general assembly has ap-
propriated the sum Of $4,000 to be-
come available when the State Medical
association raises an additional $4,000
and the whole is to he used for the
purpose of erecting a statue of heroic
size on the state house grounds to DR..
]. Marion Sims, the world-famed sur
geon and gynecologist. DR.. Sims was
born i'm Lancaster county on January
25, 1913, and was reared there. In his
work as a surgeon and gynecologist, he
made discoveries that gave him world
wide fame. and carried him to New
York, where he filled out his great ca
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-20

Mr.. ]. P. Carey Of Pickens, is one of
the ablest and most conservative men
in the general assembly. Recently re-
ferring to the fact that he house was
acting more like a political conven-
ton than a legislative body, he exhort-
ed the members something like this:
Gentlemen, we have been sent here to
attend to the public business, not to
play petty politics. Let US attend to
such business as we have in a broad,
patriotic manner and leave the politics
until we get home" Now the editor
of The Enquirer did not hear Mr.. Ca
rey say this, nor did we see it in a
newspaper. A Yorkville gentleman in
whom We have confidence told us that
while on the floor of the house not
long ago, he heard Mr.. Carey say it.
and the statement will stand unless we
get word from Mr.. Carey that it is a
mistake.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-20

That suit of the Carolina Glass
company against the old dispensary
commission personally for 100000
sounds ominous, but there is really
nothing to it. AS to whether the glass
company has a good case we do not
know; but that is not the point.
Whether the commissioners made a
mistake or whether they didn't, they
were acting for and in behalf Of the
state, and the state will, no doubt, foot
the bills, whatever they are. The de-
fense of the suit could very we'll be
left to the attorney general, with dis
cretion to get such assistance as he
might deem necessary.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-20
ANOTHER WINplN0.UP.
House Passed Senate Resolution on
Last Saturday.

Last Saturday.
The house passed to third reading
yesterday morning the senate joint
resolution to conclude the winding-up
of the affairs of "the late state dispen-
sary" The measure provides that the
present state dispensary commission
be abolished. This commission, ap-
pointed by Governor Blease, cost the
state over $4,000 during 1911, but did
not collect a cent or do any winding
up" which brought money in to the
state treasury.
The Joint resolution further author
ICES the attorney general to settle all
claims Of the state which arose out
dispensary, thus comforting the pow
ers of the state dispensary commits
sion upon the attorney general. The
amount agreed upon to be paid to the
state Is to be fixed by the attorney
general, and the chairmen of the
finance committees Of the house and
senate.
The last section of the joint resolu-
tion reads:
That the attorney general shall take
charge Of the defense Of the suit In
the federal court instituted by the
Carolina Glass company against w.
j. Murray, John McSween, Avery Pat
ton, A. N. Wood and ]. s. Brice, for
about $4,000, and any other like suits
that may be brought against former
state dispensary commissioners for
official acts. and may retain as asso-
ciate counsel In the case now pending
the attorneys who have been employed
by the chairman and majority Of the
former commission to file their answer
the cause, and pay them reasonable
ompensation for their services, and
he same shall be paid on the warrant
of the comptroller general by the state
treasurer and charged to the fund In
hand realized from the assets Of the
old state dispensaIy."
When the joint resolution was taken
up, Mr.. Stevenson said that the set
tlement with the Richland Distilling
company was the only one now pend
ing of which he knew and that the
matter would probably be facilitated
by the passage Of the joint resolution.
BY vote Of "a to s the house laid on
the table Mr.. Sawyer's motion to strike
out the resolving words.
Mr.. Stevenson moved the previous
question. K. p. Smith protested that
he be allowed to explain his amend
ments. Mr.. Mower, acting speaker, in
dulged him in a short conversation.
Mr.. Stevenson withdrew his motion for
the previous question.
K. p. Smith said his amendments
provided that no attorney who was q
member Of the present general assem-
bly, should be employed In settling the
affairs Of the state dispensary, and that
the fees should not be more than 10
per cent Of the amount collected.
Mr.. Stevenson stated that for years
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-20

James PursIsy Of Glover has Joined
the Boys Corn club. Other names
should be sent in on or before the first
Of March.
Mr.. w. M. Setter of Yorkville No. s,
dropped into The Enquirer Office Fri
day to say that he had just killed two
hogs that weighed 672 pounds, and he
thought that would beat rabbit hunt
ing.
Tho effort to make good yields Of
corn need not be confined to the boys.
The ability and capacity Of almost ev-
cry farmer In the county will be judged
next summer by the appearance Of
his corn patches.
Manager Dorsett Of the Star Thea
ter, has secured the motion pictures
showing the raising Of the battleship
Maine from Havana harbor. That Is
something worth while, and hundreds
of people will take advantage Of the
opportunity to go out and see 1t.
Mr.. John Anderson says that, If his
judgment is any good, the cotton acre
age reduction promises secured by
Commissioner Watson and himself on
their recent trip are the real thing.
The people who promised to reduce,
he feels sure, will reduce.
Although there 10 no big money in
selling worm killed pine trees at SO a
cord, especially since the sticks have
to be stripped Of their bark, 1t Is worth
the while Of the owners of such timber
to put as much Of 1t into the market as
possible Among other things this Is a
good way to get rid Of the worms.
Magistrate r. L. A. Smith Of Broad
pRiver township, has sent up eleven ne
groes since January 1 for housebreak-
Ing. Three broke into the store Of j. 8.
Wilkerson at Hickory Grove; two
broke into the store of L. H. Good &
Co., of Sharon, and six made an at
tempt on the store Of g. w. Whitesides
& Co., at Sharon.
Tho secretary Of the Greenville
Board Of Trade Is canvassing Green
willie county to drum up membership
in the Boys Corn club. The York
county boys are better educated than
that. They send their names In and
then get busy on their corn patches.
However the corn club now includes
only twenty eight members, and there
should be not less than hundred.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-20
The Protest of Mr.. Brice.

In another column Is published
quite a remarkable broadside from
the Hon. J. S. Brice, which, in our
opinion, seems to indicate very pro-
nounced misunderstanding as to our
position in various matters.
Notwithstanding the fact that Mr..
Brice appears to be somewhat over
wrought, as we have the utmost re-
spect for his sincerity, integrity and
patriotism, we shall be very careful
to refrain as far as possible from
replying in kind.
The editor Of The Enquirer has
never at any time discussed the dis
pensary in any shape or form with
his friend, Senator Tillman's attor-
ney general in 1892 and 1894"
However it may have appeared to
Mr. Brice, The Enquirer does not
want to belittle the Ansel winding-ur
commission, or to represent its mem
bers as tools in the hands Of Mr.. Eel
der. All that was meant by the ex-
preston that Mr.. Stevenson was the
only man Fielder had occasion to fear
was that, Mr.. Stevenson, being an at
torney only, rather than member OF
the commission, was free to try to
get a share of the big fees that were
being shaken down.
The Enquirer has said several times
that it disagreed with the manner in
which the winding-up commission
went about it's work. According to
the view of The Enquirer, instead OF
directing itself primarily to the re-
covery Of the money that had been
stolen, the commission should have
given itself over to the single idea OF
putting all the grafters in the peniten-
tiary. 1t is our belief that II this had
been done the people Of the state
would have been willing to stand fol
all the loss that had been incurred and
put up as much more for further ex-
penses. 1t has been our belief, and
Is still our belief, that the failure OF
the commission to pursue this policy
was the main cause that resulted In
the recent change in the control OF
the executive end of the government
We may be mistaken, but that Is our
view. So far as Fielder is concerned
we have never denied the proposition
that he was entitled to every cent he
got and we do not deny 1t now. We
agree that Fielder is the only man who
could have gotten this money; but we
dissent from the idea that the getting
of the money was the most important
thing. But Mr.. Brice has not seen
proper to say that Mr.. Stevenson is
justly entitled to every cent that he
got. That is the proposition that pro-
voked this controversy, and IL Mr.
Brice says he does think so we will
not agree with him.
If it gives Mr.. Brice pleasure or sat
isfaction to refer to Governor Blease
as ''our friend" that is his privilege
The editor of The Enquirer has seer
Governor Blease, but has never met
him or had any kind Of communica-
ton with him. We disagree with him
wholly and altogether in his attitude
toward the whisky question, and to-
ward the Ansel winding-up commits
sion. We think his removal Of that
commission from office was a high
handed and unjustifiable action, and
we do not believe any charge or
insinuation that he has made
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-20

The general assembly wants to put
the election of commissioner Of agri-
culture in the primary and take II
out of politics" They used to tell us
that it would not do to allow the peo-
pie to elect judges because 1t would
mean too much politics. Why the diff
ference? AS a matter of fact there is
more politics in the election of judges
by the general assembly than would be
possible in a primary. The plots, coun-
terplots and intrigues Of the general
assembly are simply horrible.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-20

reer, and where on the north side of
Bryant park there is a splendid mon
ument to his memory. The full mean
ing of DR.. Sims's discoveries may be
comprehended in the undisputable
statement that because of them there
are living today thousands of happy
mothers who would have otherwise
been dead, and there are also living to-
day thousands of men and women who
would have died in infancy. This Is
not a matter of conjecture, for one
cause of mortality that was simply ap-
palling before his day is now practi-
cally unknown in communities where
there are physicians who have infor-
nation of his more important discov-
cries. There should be no trouble
about raising that $4,000 subscrip-
tion. The people Of South Carolina
should be willing to make enough sub
scriptions in dimes to furnish material
for a statue of heroic size Of coin sill
yer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-20

Senator Christensen's bill to prohib-
lit citizens of other states from vot-
ing in the South Carolina primaries has
passed both houses. 1t is a good bill
We sincerely hope the state Democrat
ic convention will amend the rules OF
the party so no man can vote in the
primary unless he has a state regis
tration certificate.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-20
The resolution offered by Sena

The resolution offered by Senator
Young of Union, recommending tho
pardon Of w. T. Jones, was by way OF
sarcasm. From the manner in which
we first saw it printed, without any
connection we confess We took 1t Sc
riously. Senator Weston Of Columbia
had tried to jolly the senate into re.
lieving Supervisor Owens Of RESPONSE
bility for his shortage, and Senator
Young came back at him with the w
#. Jones proposition.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-20
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1919.
ENQUIRER Indignantly protesting against

Enquirer Indignantly protesting against
your position in the race between
Blease and Jones, and, commend to
your careful consideration the follow
ing from the News and Courier: do
the people OF South Carolina want for
governor a man whose veracity In con-
stantly being impeached and the in
tegrity Of whose motives and methods
is continually being impugned? Are
they so insensible to the humiliation
Of such a condition Of affairs that they
are willing that II shall be continued
indefinitely? We don't believe Il! We
don't believe that anybody believes It,"
]. 8. Brice.
Yorkville. s. c.. February 18th. 1912.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-20
WILL STAY IN YORK.

From some facts gathered from Mr..
w. S. Wilkerson, road supervisor of
Broad River township last Saturday, 1t
is fair to assume that there is not
nearly so much in that alleged de-
sire of some of the people in the west
ern part of Mr.. Wilkersons township
to secede from York county as has
been generally supposed.
The people In the alleged disaffected
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-20

Ed De Camp of the Gaffney Ledger
is one of the best fellows in the state
even if he does appear to be little
raw with The Enquirer sometimes
Speaking personally, we will say that
we like him, and we just can't help It
We do not want to help 1t.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-20

When it comes to winding, the old
fashioned Waterbury watch was not
in it with the dispensary commission.
There was such a thing as winding
the Waterbury to q finish.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-20

We have never admired Hoke Smith;
but we are not going to run away
from Woodrow Wilson because Mr..
Smith has come out for that gentle
man.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-20

Why cannot South Carolina politics
be put on a bigger and broader plane?
Surely the fault cannot be all on one
side.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-20

The senate on Saturday killed the
Joint resolution submitting to the vot-
ers of the state the question of voting
on million dollar bond issue for the
state hospital for the insane.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-20

The general assembly has taken a
recess until Wednesday night. What
will be done after that time remains
to be seen.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-20

The appropriation bill is going to be
as big this year as it was last year, and
the understanding is that Governor
Blease Is going to trim 1t again.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-20
CHE Nurkrills Gnqairsr.
Entered at the Postoffice in Yorkville
as Mail Matter of the Second Class.
YoRKvILLE. o. CErO
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1912.

Did the general assembly do any
thing with the Torrens system? Nit.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-20
LOCAL LAcoNIcs.

Sman fire.
A small tenant house on the Miller
place, two and one-half miles south
east of Yorkville, occupied by Mann
Tate, colored, was destroyed by fire
last Sunday night. There was no.
body in the house at the time. Every
thing was burned. The loss was about
$3.50.
ParoIed by Governor.
Columbia special to the Greenville
News: John Brown, convicted In York
county in November, 1911, before
Judge Watts. of assault and battery
Of a high and aggravated nature, and
sentenced to one years imprisonment,
has been paroled during good behav-
ior
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-20

mission SOLO the liquor ana supplies
on hands, the liquor houses proved
debts against the state to the amount
Of about 100000, and there was not
enough money on hands to pay the
costs of the administration and the
liquor house debts, and, when Fielder
appeared with his evidence and show
ed by competent and indisputable evil
dence that the state did not owe them
half this amount, the liquor houses
went into the United States court In
order to get their 100000. And right
here l must say that I have always
been surprised at the large number Of
our citizens, many Of them good, hon
est men, loyal citizens, but so blinded
by their love for the state dispensary
system that they almost prayed that
the United States court would acquire
Jurisdiction and wind up the affairs
of the state dispensary. OF course II
the supreme court Of the United States
had sustained the judgment Of the
United States circuit court and Of the
United States court of appeals, then
Fielder would not have received cent
and all the time and all the money
and all the services he had spent
would have gone for naught. And 1t
has been conservatively estimated
that the costs Of the administration in
the United States court. and which the
state Of South Carolina would have
paid, attorneys fees and all, under
these circumstances, would have been
over 100000. Now while you, pos
sibly. like Teddy Roosevelt, would
have been d-e-l-i-g-h-t-e-d, because
thus Fielder would have received moth
ing, I do not believe the taxpayers Of
South Carolina would have been de-
l-i-g-h-t-e-d when the United States
court called on them to pay a dispen-
sary deficiency Of from two to three
hundred thousand dollars.
Therefore, Mr.. Editor. so far as
am concerned, you can abuse T. B.
Fielder; you can belittle the Ansel
winding-up commission, and thus aid
and assist one Cole L. Blease in his
campaign, II you see fit so to do.
can assert, however, II you put your
ear to the ground you will hear the
people who are the real friends of The
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-06
Hangings at Penitentiaries

tBf UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
SAN QUENTIN, Dec. 6.-Willie Luis.
Chinese. who killed his fathers Chi
nese-American wife in San Luis Obs
po county, was hanged at 10 this
morning. AS Luis was brought to the
death chamber T. E. Christensen of
san Francisco, visitor, shouted: 81
protest against this hanging, in the
name of Jesus Christ" Turning to
Warden Hoyle, Christensen declared
"lou have no right to take away some !
thing you cannot return. Jesus would
not do this thing"
Two husky guards seized Christen-
sen and hustled him from the room
and the hanging proceeded. Luis died
stoicly
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 6.-Edward
Delehante, a negro, who murdered Viii
liam Kaufman, fellow convict, in San
Quentin, was hanged this morning in
Folsom prison. An unusually high pulse
was the only abnormal condition when
he assembled the scafrold.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-06

where the air and moisture of the soil
meet the post rots off. He explained
that this rOtting process takes place
where there is just the right mixture
Of air and water for that purpose, and
that same proper mixture of air and
water is essential to liberate the plant
food in the soil, and to have the soil
saturated with water is Just as bad as
TO have an insufficient supply.
He urged the farmers of the valley
to plow deeper that they might break
up the finer silt formation through
which wafer does not readily pass, and
Then to thoroughly cultivate the soil
after irrigating it.
He declared the people of this valley
have no conception of the riches that
lie in a soil of this character when If
Is handled to get the best results, and
he urged the farmers not to be content
with doing fairly we'll and never to be-
lieNe that however we'll they do they
cannot do better.
Z. +. Waniland chief Of the land
sales department of the Southern Pa
ciiic company, made a brief address o.
behalf Of the company. which is bear
ing the expense Of Professor Camp
bells tour. the railroad company real
izing the benefit to be derived from
increasing the productivity of the soil.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-06
PROF. CAMPBELL'S LECTURE
DREW THOUGHTFUL CROWD

The lecture given yesterday after
noon by Prof. Hardy w. Campbell, th"
famous soil expert was listened TO
most attentively by select body OF
intelligent farmers who had gathered
from all parts of the valley. The com
ment was made by person of wide
acquaintance, that those present were
among the most successful farmers.
and not the ones who most needed the
instruction to be gained.
Professor Campbell is first of all a
practical man, and one of the most in
teresting features of his talk was his
account of his personal experience in
South Dakota. which turned his mind
toward solving the problem of handling
the soil.
A neighbOr formed the habit of tax
ing his eight horses and equipment
back and forth diagonally across Prof
Campbelrs grain field, until the who'll
diagonal strip was trampled down and
he made his neighbor quit trespassing.
But that diagonal strip of land the next
year produced three times as much
grain as the rest of the field. and he
sought for the reason.
This and further experiments led to
the discovery that to get the best re
suits, the seed must be placed in
compact stratum of soil, while on the
surface there should be mulch of pull
verified soil to prevent evaporation.
He told of surprising experiments
made in the quantity of water that will
rise from the ground through capillary
attraction and evaporate from the sur
face, and made it clear to his hearers
that with his method Of cultivating the
moisture will rise to the mulch and re-
main there, the seed being furnished
with continuous moisture.
He cOmbatted the idea many persons
have that with irrigation it is not neces-
sary to be SO particular in the cultiva-
ton OF the soil. He said that a fence
post remains good above ground and
below ground, but just at the point
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-06
Comedy i'm Trial

fBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 6.-Comedv
was injected into the trial of the iron
workers charged with Illegally trans
porting dynamite when NJ. l.. PenneII.
one Of the defendants, chewcd gum
so violently on the witness stand that
his facial cOntortions disconcerte1 /
Prosecutor Miller. Miller appealed to
Judge Anderson, whereupon Pennen,
with IN ghty effort, swallowed the
gum and the case proceeded PennelI
was cross examined regarding eXpln-
sinns IN Springfield. LII.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-06
More Frost Comma

tBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONSl
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 6.-The wealth
er prediction is: Fair tonight and Sat
urday: heavy frost Saturday morning ::
light north wind
AVALON, Dee. 6.-Seyeral launches
ana fishing boats We're reported miss
ing yesterday evening when the early
morning wind, which reached an e.ti-
mated velocity Of 80 miles an hour- be
@an To subside The wind. blowing
from the northeast for the first time
N many years, during high tide, did
great damage. uprOoting trees and
Strewlng the beach with the wreckage
% small craft 1t also prevented the
steamer Hermosa from making its reg
ular trip from Los Angeles harbor
across the channel to this port.
SANTA ANA, Dec. 6.-The fruit on
many of the trees undoubtedly has
been scared from slapping of the
branches of the trees against the
oranges. The exact extent Of the dam
age will not be known until all the
fruit has been picked and ready for
packing. There will be a great many
oranges that can be used which were
blown from the trees by the wind We'd
nesday night. Many of the trees were
protected by wind breaks formed by
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-06
Took His Life in Public

icy UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS1
NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-Hundreds saw
Maj. John c. Mallory, retired army
officer. commit suicide today by jump
lDg from the ninth floor Of the Man
haitian hotel. Illness is believed to be
The cause. He was instantly killed ami
his body mangied. lie barely grazed
two women on the sidewalk when he
dropped.