Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-05
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

EfThe amended child labor law
which eliminates all children under
twelve years of age from the textile
plants Of South Carolina, went into ef-
feet last Tuesday. 1t Is estimated that
$40 children are affected.
- At the annual meeting of the Au-
dubon society in Columbia a few days
ago. Hon. Wade Hampton Gibbes Of
Columbia, was elected president and
Mr.. James Henry Rice was reelected
secretary.
- Columbia special of Tuesday to
News and Courier: Attorneys for John
Bell Towill, W. o. Tatum and L. w.
Boykin. the former dispensary officials
under indictment for label deal
during their connection with the late
dispensary, appeared before Judge r.
c. Watts in the Richland County court
this morning and demanded trial at
this term. Solicitor Wade Hampton
Cobb announced that he was author
lied to state that the state would be
ready for the trial of this case this
term, but said that Attorney General
Lyon was out of the city and asked
that the matter go over until next
Monday morning, when the date for
trial could be set. To this the defence
consented. This case resulted In mis-
trial at the last term Of court.
The Paris Figaro publishes a strik-
ing appeal to the world In favor or
peace written by Captain Louis Marie
Julien Viaud, best known as Pierre
Lott. the famous traveller, author and
| friend of the Mohammedan, In which
he fiays the rapacity Of Europe In re-
gard to the Mohammedans. ltaly's in
defensible seizure Of Tripoli and her
war on Turkey, says NJ. Lott, are man
| lifestations of this mockery or modern
civilization, which looks on TRANQUILITY
at massacre, at war and the spilling
Of innocent blood. M. Lott compares
certain Of the European powers to n.y.
enas waiting to fill their stomachs with
the remains Of the MANNED and dying
Turk. He declares that the time has
arrived for the Christian world TO
cease human butchery, for, he says,
the Christians are the greatest assas-
sins Of all, killing with words Of fra
ternity on their lips and destroying
with fire and shot the old worlds OF
Africa and Asia and treating like cat
tie the men Of the brown and yellow
races. NJ. Lott concludes: Wars of
conquest, on whatever pretext they are
undertaken, must be stopped or the
worlds peace, progress and arbitra-
tion will remain empty and derisive
and shame to humanity
" Washington special of January 4
to the Columbia State: II changed Ira
williams from the work he has recent
| ly been doing to special work under
my department because / thought 1t
best for the agricultural interests In
the section where he Is engaged, and
wish to say that have not yet named
his successor. I do not know when /
shall do so, but l would state that when
a new man Is named will do the nam
| ing of him and will choose someone
whom I believe best fitted to serve the
interests Of this department and the
people where he will work" This was
the statement made here today by
Bradford Knapp, in charge OF farm
demonstration work in the department
Of agriculture, when asked II he had
not yet chosen any one to succeed Ira
Williams, recently directed by him to
take up the investigation Of the boil
weevil and cotton blight investigation.
Mr.. Knapp, while saying very freely
why Mr.. williams had been ordered
to new duty, was very careful to make
| 1t plain that he did not altogether ap-
prove Of the suggestion that certain
persons in South Carolina were en-
deavoring to use influence In behalf
of those whom they desired to see ap-
pointed to Mr.. Williams place. Just
when the name Of the new appointee
will be made known Mr.. Knapp de-
clined to say, but gave the States cor
respondent to understand that when
he had thoroughly satisfied himself
that he had found the right man he
would give the public all the informa-
tion that might be desired on the sub
ject.
- Columbia Record: Pursuant to q
call adopted at the annual meeting Of
the union held in Columbia last July,
special session Of the State Farm
ers' Union will be held in Columbia,
Tuesday, January 16, beginning at 4
o'clock in the afternoon. The meeting
Is in the nature of a legislative session,
and the principal matters to be dis
cussed will be in reference to matters
to come before the legislature at the
session Of 1912, which opens next Tues
day. The meeting will be delegated
delegates regularly elected from the
various county unions throughout the
state. The next annual meeting Of the
Farmers Union will be held in Char
lesion in July. While nothing definite
lis known regarding what legislation
will be encouraged this year by the
Farmers Union, II Is thought that sew
eral matters will be brought up by
them in the nature of an effort to have
more public cotton weighers through
out the state, and something may be
discussed in conection with the effort
to have the number Of scholarships
to Clemson college increased. It Is
understood that a bill has been pre-
pared for introduction at the coming
session, though not directly originating
from the Farmers Union, in reference
to the so-called "validation" cotton
scheme, discussed by the farmers of
Marlboro county recently, and 1t Is
not doubted that some discussion in re-
gard to 1t may take place at the ses-
sion of the Farmers Union here. A
legislative committee has been ap-
pointed by the union, the members
being Messrs. w. A. Stuckey Of Bish-
opville and ]. H. Claffy of Orangeburg,
and DR.. w. c. Brown Of Newberry.
This committee will prepare and have
introduced Sucn DlllS as the union may
decide upon. Secretary ]. Whitner
Reid has recently sent out number
of charters to newly y-organized local
unions, among them being two in
Berkeley county, one In Horny and
one in Marlboro.
- Bennettsville, January l: Joe NAL
10y, charged with the murder Of Guy
Rogers and Prentiss Moore Thanksgiv-
ing, 1910, was given a preliminary be-
fore Magistrate S. ]. McInnis Satur-
day, and Is held to answer the charge
at the March term Of court Of general
sessions of Marlboro county. The
body of Prentiss Moore was found
lying on a ledge on the east side
of ditch and about two and one-half
or three feet from the top Of the ditch
bank. He was lying on his back, shirt
collar unbuttoned, some blood on his
shirt front and a quantity of blood in
the seat of his trousers, the wound
having been inflicted in the back of
little Moore. Guy Rodgers was
lying In the ditch on his knees
and head, his head being In the
water, a wound over the heart.
A double barreled shotgun was lying