Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-09

liar bill Is now on second reading in
the house and this may pass ere the
end of the present session Of the gen.
eral assembly. Senator Young stated
that he had intended to introduce the
bill. but was late in getting 1t from the
engrossing department, and now the
session is 80 far advanced and there
are so many bills already on the sem
ate calendar that 1t will, IL introduced.
have little chance of any consideration
this term. The author said today that
tthe bill would probably lie in his desk
until next year. The house bill may
reach the senate before adjournment,
and II 1t does there Is possibility Of its
being passed. However, the chances
are slim. Both these bills were draft
ed after the pattern Of bills now in
force In New York and many other
states In the Union. 1t has been found
that such laws are great factors in
the preservation Of property from de-
struction by fire, and 1t is thought that
in time the bill will become law in this
state"
Columbia, February 6: The general
appropriation bill will be taken up In
the house probably on Wednesday, and
will be sent to the senate perhaps by
Thursday night. Unless there Is q
protracted consideration Of the bill,
by that body, the general assembly
ought to be ready for adjournment by
Saturday, the 18th, which will complete
the forty days which the legislature
usually sits. 1t is safe to predict that
after last years experience, when the
governor sprang surprise by vetoing
twenty eight items in the appropria-
tion on the final evening Of the ses-
sion, there will be an unusually large
attendance Of members at the final
adjournment. For many years In the
house the motion to adjourn sine die
has been made by Mr.. Fraser OF Sum-
ter, who will not do 80 this year, hav-
ing been elevated to the supreme
bench. Another member Of the house,
Mr.. Frank B. Gary of Abbeville, has
been made circuit Judge, and has also
resigned. Another veteran legislator,
Mr.. ]. Walter Doar, Of Georgetown
will not return, as he is to be appoint
ed county superintendent Of education
to succeed the late Josiah Doar. Mr..
resourceful and valuable members Of
the house, though he speaks seldom
on the floor.
Charleston, February z: His atten-
tion having been called last night to
criticism Of his action in ordering that
the American Salvation Army discon-
tinue Its operations In this city, Mayor
Grace declared that the organization
had been perpetrating fraud in Char
lesion, and enacting a farce In the
name Of religion. THE American Sal
walton Army has been guilty Of all
kinds Of fraud" said the mayor. II
am ready to prove that their conduct
In Charleston has been such that my
action is justified. The English Sal
walton Army may have some bad MEM
bers, Just as there are bad men in
nearly every organization, but they are
not all bad, and I do not know Of q
single instance where any Of their
members have practiced such imposi-
tions as have been practiced here by
members Of the American Salvation
Army. The English Salvation Army
does the best that It can. and believe
1t reaches and helps a class which the
churches do not reach. The American
Salvation Army Is based on fraud. 1t
has appropriated the livery of the
English army to serve the devil, and
enacts this farce In the name Of re-
ligion. They have been run out Of
number Of cities, and I have nothing
to fear in saying that they must cease
their operations in Charleston"
Gastonia, February z: Hard yarn
spinners from North and South Caro-
lima, Georgia, Alabama, and other
southern states gathered here yester-
day for the purpose of reorganizing
the Hard Yarn Spinners' Association
Of the South. About 100000 spindles
were represented. Many delegates were
delayed on account Of late trains and
the business session did not begin till
1.30 in the afternoon. The meeting
was called to order by Mr.. Walter
Moore, of Yorkville, 8. c. A temporary
Organization was effected by the elec-
tion Of W. B. Moore chairman, and
Mr.. Hart Of Yorkville, s. c.. as sec
retary. Mr.. ]. H. Separk. secretary Of
the Gray Manufacturing company, well
coined the spinners on behalf Of the
city, and Mr.. Andrew e Moore. sec
retary and manager Of the Loray mills,
welcomed them on behalf Of the Cas-
tonia spinners. He reviewed very
briefly the conditions which have pre-
vailed for the past three or four years
In the hard yarn business, and said
that the skies seemed to be bright
ening now for the hard yarn spinning
interests, the most necessary thing
to make the future sure and the busi-
ness prosperous Is cooperation. Mr..
Robert 8. Rhinehardt Of Lincolnton,
RESPONDED to the address Of welcome
in a very brief but witty and inter-
charge had been made that hard
yarn spinners would not cooperate, as
do the soft yarn spinners, and to this
fact Is attributable many Of the diff
cult problems they have to face. He
stressed the necessity Of cooperation.
He made the very significant state
ment that the hard yarn business Of
the south and Of the United States Is
controlled by the hard yarn mills
within a radius of fifty miles Of Cas-
tonia, this town, by the way. having
been the pioneer in hard yarn spinning
in this section, as was mentioned by
Mr.. Moore In his address.
Columbia, February Z: On the
between w. w. Dixon and F. M. Bryan
and Todd & Benson was illegal, the
ways and means committee, through
L. ]. Browning, chairman, reported
unfavorably last night on the question
Of paying $13,550 to the Charleston
architects as the first installment on
the plans they drew for remodeling
the state house under an. agreement
entered into last September in the
governors Office by the firm and the
subcommittee from the committee on
Statehouse ana GROUNDS. Tne report
will probably be considered today. It
follows: I'VE, your committee on
ways and means, to whom was refer
red the report Of the committee on the
state house and grounds published in
the journal Of Thursday, February 1,
1912, beg leave to report we have gone
into the matter as thoroughly as pos
sible, and submit the following report:
We desire to call your attention to
message No. 8, page 251, Of the Jour-
nal Of last year, which called the at
tention Of the general assembly to the
approaches of the ground floor Of the
Capitol. in the following words: I
think some arrangement should be
made by which carriages can be driven
to the side entrance, and that the en-
trance be so arranged that persons
can alight from their carriages and
enter the state house with convent
ence, either In bad or good weather.
I have heard many strangers remark
about having to pass through water
closets in order to enter our state Of
fees, and I hope that you gentlemen
will take some steps to relieve the sit
uation.' We also desire to call your
attention to the concurrent resolution