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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-17
What X Means to CharIestor,.-

What II Means to Charleston
The one element of danger which
threatens in the contest from Charles
ton which is to come before the state
convention at Columbia today-and
it has its threat for the rest Of the
state as well as for the people Of
Charleston-is that too many Of our
fellow citizens of other parts of the
commonwealth may take the view
expressed by the Sumter Item in its
statement that ut appears that the
rumpus in Charleston is only re-
motely connected with state politics,
the fight being for control Of the To-
cal machine"
The fight is for "the control Of the
local machine" but If there be any
considerable number of South Caro-
linians who think with the Item that
it is "only remotely connected with
state politics" they will surely find
in due season how sadly mistaken
they have been should their repre-
sentatives at the state convention
make a mistake in the deciding Of
this contest, or blunder by attempt
ing to compromise it in any manner.
The issue now confronting the peo-
pie Of Charleston and of the state as
brought to a head at the county con-
issue Of whether or not there shall be
built up in this community a political
machine analogous to Tammany Hall.
We are glad to believe that the people
Of Charleston have been at least par
TALLY awakened to the situation. Fu-
ture developments resting, how
ever, in large part with the state con-
vention, it is to be earnestly wished
that the delegates to that convention
shall not make the grave error Of
thinking that the whole matter is
simply "rumpus" over local fac
tional fight. No more important
matter will come before the Dem
ocrats of the state at their present
convention.
The merits of the controversy as to
what took place at the county con-
vention here and hence as to which
Of the opposing factions is entitled to
recognition will be threshed out be-
fore the state convention or it's auth
orized representatives; but it is en-
tirely proper. indeed it is vitality nee
essary, that the bearings of the sit
uation itself be taken into account by
the convention and the public if
the matter is to be fully understood
and its large significance realized
News and Courier.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-17

Just what is going to happen as the
result of the state conventions action
in the case of the Charleston contest
we do not know. If we were In closer
touch with the situation down there we
would lie able to form a better idea /;
but with such light as we have it would
seem that the Grace crowd will either
have to accept the ruling of the state
executive committee or get out of the
party. AS to whether the Grace crowd
really has a majority we do not know.
1t is pretty freely claimed that major
tiles do not always prevail in Charles
ton. 1t Is claimed that the right, or
rather the power to count" is of more
importance If there is split, then of
course the contest will go to the gen.
eral election, and there the right and
power to count the votes will be shift
ed from the executive committee to the
commissioners of election. If Charles
ton should elect an independent dele
cation to the general assembly. then
the general assembly would probably
begin to take Charleston in hand to a
greater extent than heretofore. We
fear the trouble has not been settled by
the convention; but we have no criti-
cism of the convention on that account.
We believe the committee on creden-
tials decided the whole matter as best
1t could. and that If it had decided the
other way there would have been trou-
BILE all the same. The situation has to
be worked out and that Is about all
there is to say at present.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-17
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mrs. Harriet J. Bratton has been crit
ically i'll at her home in Yorkville dur
ing the past ten days or two weeks.
Mrs. C. w. F. Spencer Of Rock Hill
Is the guest Of Mrs. c. E. Spencer, In
Yorkville.
Mrs. Boyce Whisonant Of wilkins
vile, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. L. A. Smith in Hickory Grove
Misses Nina and Alma Lewis and
Miss Cora Montgomery Of Winthrop
college, visited Mrs. r. E. Montgomery
in Yorkville this week.
Prof. Baxter Riddle, the popular
principal of the Yorkville Graded
school, has accepted the management
Of the Clover school, vice Prof. Spann
who declined reelection.
Rev. E. E. Gillespie Of Yorkville, and
Rev. w. B. Arrowood Of Sharon, are
attending the general assembly of the
Southern Presbyterian church, in ses-
sion at Bristol, Tenn.
Mr.. Sam M. Grist of Yorkville, at
tended the annual meeting Of the
South Carolina Fire Underwriters as
sociation at Greenville on Wednesday
and yesterday.
Miss Mary Rice of Landis, N. c., is
visiting Mrs. ]. A. Sherer and other
relatives in Yorkville this week.
Mrs. o. M. Spurlin Of Yorkville, is
visiting relatives and friends at Vass,
N c.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-17
MERE ENTION,

The Southern Baptist convention met
in its fifty-seventh annual session at
Oklahoma City, Okla, Wednesday, for
a session Of one week. Nearly 5000
delegates are in attendance, represent
ing $4,000 churches, and 100000 mem
bers.. King Frederick VIII. of DEM
mark. died suddenly on the streets Of
Hamburg, Germany, Tuesday night.
His body was taken to a morgue and
was not identified until next morning.
He had been king since January 49,,
1906. He will be succeeded by King
Christian X...... Roosevelt and Clark
were the winners in the California
preferential primaries Of tuesday,.
Clarence v. T. Richeson, the murderer
Of Avis Linnell, was on Tuesday placed
in the death-house of the Massachu-
setts state prison at Charlestown, and
the execution will occur some time next
week unless the governor grants a
Communication Of sentence, which seems
improbable. A commission Of alienists
pronounces Richeson as sane. =. Wal
ter D. Sutherland, former cashier Of Q
national bank at Clintwood, Va, has
been sentenced to the Federal prison in
Atlanta for six years for embezzlement.
..... Ray Wheeler, an amateur avia-
tor, was killed, and Peter Glasser, a
companion, was probably fatally injur-
ed at ST. Louis, Mo-, Tuesday. Post
master General Hitchcock has ordered
an experiment to be made as to the
feasibility of carrying mail by aero
planes and tests will be made between
New York and Washington within the
next few days.. Both houses of con-
gress will make strong effort to reach
Ia point where the body can adjourn
before the national conventions. .....
IN
n. c., Tuesday, by lightning. .... The
city of Boston is looking for a chair
man for it's board of health at a salary
Of $4,000 and upwards. There are no
applicants fer the job. Two avia-
tors, one Of them an American, were
killed at Brooklands, England, Monday.
..... The lower house of congress on
Monday passed a joint resolution pro-
viding for an amendment to the con-
stitution making provision for the elec-
tion Of United States senators by di-
rect vote of the people. The trial
of Clarence S. Darrow, the Chicago
lawyer, for alleged jury tampering, was
begun at Los Angeles, CAL, Wednes-
day. Darrow represented the McNa-
maras, the confessed dynamiters.. 800.
More than 500 Mexican rebels were
killed in a battle. with federal troops
at Cuatro Cienges, Mexico, few days
ago. j. Bruce Ismay, managing
director of the White Star line, will
give 100000 to found a memorial to
the heroism of the crew Of the Titanic.
The United States supreme court
has handed down a decision which ex-
empts lands owned by Indians from
taxation in Oklahoma until 1926. The
decision will cost Oklahoma approXi-
mately $2,000,O00 a year in taxes.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-17

line road, where the trail was lost,
It is believed the men boarded a
freight train at this junction. Four
men are reported to have been seen
leaving the freight train when it ar
rived at Hattiesburg a few hours
after the holdup, but the authorities
have been unable to locate the sus-
pected quartet The safe in the ex-
press car was locked with a little
signal lock when the train left New
Orleans last night, and there was a
guard in the car in addition to the
regular messenger. 1t Is said that
there was a package of money repre-
senting the payroll Of the Alabama &
Vicksburg railroad at Meridian and
about 25 packages of money repre-
senting the remittances Of the agents
Of the express company at points
along the Vicksburg, Shreveport &
Pacific railroad. In addition to these
there were two or more sacks Of sill
yer, containing $1,000 each, other
packages of currency and several
packages Of jewelry, valuable stock
certificates and bonds. The holdup OF
the train was effected in true wild
west manner, but, notwithstanding a
tremendous fiourishing Of weapons
not a shot was fired. The passengers
were not molested.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-17

But the crop situation does not look
much worse than at this time last year.
Mr.. James SimriI has field of about
eleven acres Of oats on the outskirts of
Yorkville, which according to some of
the judges who have looked over them,
say will yield hardly less than fifty
bushels to the acre and possibly a good
deal more.
There is less corn planted up to the
present time than there has been for
years. AS usual people have been try
ing to get their cotton in first. Wealth
er conditions have been such that II
has been impracficable to get all the
cotton in, and therefore in some cases
there has been no corn planted at all.
Farm work generally Is badly behind.
On the way to Chester over the c.
& NV. railroad Tuesday evening the
writer noted one cotton field Of about
thirty acres, in which one-third showed
a pretty stand, one-third cotton just
coming out Of the ground and one
third not planted. The cotton which
has come to a stand Is already call
ing the laborers" who are to plant the
one-third that Is still waiting for the
seed.
Mr.. J. e. jackson Of Yorkville No. 1
developed habit Of laying eggs, which
for size would do credit to a goose.
Lately this hen has laid about half
dozen eggs that seem to be almost
twice the normal size. For some time
she had been conducting her operations
very much like other hens, producing a
single egg of normal size each day; but
about two weeks ago she adopted a new
wrinkle, and began to lay an egg only
every other day. While appearing to
dodge her full responsibility in fire.
quency Of production, 1t turned out
that she made up in size what she was
shy in numbers, for two out Of three of
the each-other- day eggs. have double
|yelks.
Elsewhere is printed an exact state
ment Of the meaning to the new sched-
ule which will go into effect on the
Southern railway on May 26. AS pre-
viously stated Yorkville Is not to be
affected except that the train which
now runs from Yorkville to Columbia,
will run seven days week instead OF
only six as now. But the people of
Yorkville and also Of other parts of the
county, especially along the line Of the
Southern to the east of Yorkville and
to the north Of Rock Hill in Fort Mill
township, would be very much pleas
ed to have these trains extended to
Yorkville. If the trains from Columbia
would come on through to Yorkville
and give the people Of the eastern part
of the county the opportunity to come
into the town, spend several hours and
get away. the schedule would meet a
demand that has existed for years and
which Is constantly growing stronger.
The people east Of Yorkville and north
Of Rock Hill are especially desirous of
a train that will enable them to come
in and out without having to remain
in Yorkville all day or all night.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-17

Columbia people are not greedy at
ALL Their latest proposition is to con-
vert the state house grounds into a
park, the state to bear a portion Of the
expense. The idea is one which could
originate nowhere else except in Co.
lumbia. we believe. That city now has
no park, having sold Sidney park some
years ago to the Seaboard Air Line.
OF course the people of that city de-
serve a park, but the state Of South
Carolina should not furnish it. If Co.
lumbia wants park, let her people pay
for it. The taxpayers Of the state have
no business furnishing a place Of
amusement for Columbians.-Bamb
Herald.
The Bamberg Herald, if it does not
know. should remember that Columbia
has been getting all that she wanted all
along, and if it can tell any reason why
this arrangement should be stopped
now. what it has to say would be in
teresting.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-17

One of the things We are at a loss to
understand is the attitude Of the two
factions of the Democratic party to-
ward the proposition Of making the
possession of a registration certificate
la prerequisite to the right to vote in
primary election. The Enquirer has
been in favor of such rule for years.
because it believes the rule Is right.
The reason is just this: We do not
think any man should be allowed to
vote unless he does something to help
support the government. By support
of the government we mean the pay
ment of some kind Of taxes, property,
poll, road, school or something. We
have never held or even suggested
that a mans political power should be
in proportion to the amount Of proper
ty he owns or anything of that kind.
We would restrict the vote so as to
guard against being governed by the
fellow who is here today and some
where else tomorrow. That has been
done and it is being done Governor
Blease has all along been oppos-
ed to any further restrictions on the
right to vote. We assumed that the
reason was that included among his
supporters are many factory workers
who are moving about from mill to mill
and not remaining in one place long
enough to register. But now that Gov
ernor Blease's opponents are also op-
posed to this restriction we are more
at loss to understand the situation
than ever, more especially when 1t is
so plain that the Jones forces who were
in control of the convention Wednes-
day, could have adopted such a rule
If they had so desired. While In CO.
lumbia' Wednesday, the editor brought
the matter up in conversation with a
prominent Jones supporter, who was
once strongly in favor Of making such
a restriction by statute. and asked him
what the trouble was. He declined to
say that he had changed his mind, but
claimed that now is not the time for
anything like that. He did not, how
ever, explain why. Of course it is too
late now. The state convention, the
only authority that could change the
rules having failed to do so. there can
be no change and nothing will be done.
But we still think that no man should
be allowed to vote in primary unless
he has a registration certificate. We
would not require that he necessarily
exhibit the certificate at the polls. It
would be sufficient to require an appli-
cant for membership in club to show
that he had been duly registered be-
fore allowing his name to go down on
the club rolls. But. as has been stated,
since both sides are opposed to this
arrangement. nothing will be done.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-17
AS to the merits of the political row

AS to the merits of the political row
in Charleston The Enquirer has very
indefinite notion. The newspapers have
printed a good deal on the subject; but
they have left out a good many facts
that are important; but which they
have not felt warranted in handling.
The subject Is too hot. For instance,
while in Columbia Wednesday, the ed
itor of The Enquirer heard story like
this about the recent dual county
convention. Both the Grace and anti
Grace crowds sought to control the
convention. Dan Sinkler was the chos-
en- leader of the Grace forces and Jos.
w. Barnwell was the leader of the anti
Graces forces. After the issues were
joined and it appeared that neither side
was going to bulge, Mayor Grace told
the chief of police to arrest Barnwell.
The chief of police said that it was i'm
possible: that it would take a hundred
policeman. Mayor Grace then ordered
the chief of police to proceed with the
arrest, no matter what force might be
required. The chief of police positive
ly refused to try to execute the order.
The belief was that Barnwell would not
be taken out of the hall alive and an
attempt to arrest him would precipi-
tate a riot. This, as stated, is hear
say; but there is no question of the
fact that the feeling between the two
factions was and is intense. OF course
the real issue is the same as it was in
the recent municipal election, the ques-
tion of political control of the city gov
ernment. The anti Grace crowd is not
willing to give up that 1t has been lick
ed and the Grace crowd will not sur
render what it has. While of course
there is a question Of right and wrong
involved, just as there is in Mexico. 1t
seems that the problems involved in
the one case are hardly less difficult Of
solution than the problems involved in
the other case
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-17

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

E. N. Stephenson, Yorkville No. 5-Has
five milch cows for sale or exchange.
A. D. Dorsett-Wants to buy good
plug horse.
Mrs. Lee, Teacher-Invites the public
to an ice cream supper at the York
Cotton Mill school tomorrow even
ing.
York Supply Consists that you use
good field seeds and wants to furnish
you with the right kind.
D. E. Boney-Writes life, fire and live
stock insurance on town and coun-
try property.
Shieder Drug Store-Calls special at
tention to its sanitary fountain, and
publishes standing of highest work.
ers In piano contest.
Herndon & Gordon-Talk about hard
ware, groceries, notions, etc.
|J. G. Wilborn-On page four offers a
desirable farm Of 130 acres in Eben-
ezer township.
Standard Oil Co-Gives further infor-
nation about Perfection oil stoves on
page four.
w. A. Bolin-Will on June Is apply to
the probate court for discharge as
administrator Of estate Of Monroe
Dixon, deceased.
Star Theatre-Will have especially fine
. PiStoiSo Oh lOhi6hI lohioilo"
night.
First National Bank-Says that pro-
gressive people know the advantages
of a checking account and invite you
to have one with 1t.
Cloud Cash Store-Sells Ferguson &
Mckinney guaranteed shirts for men.
Priced, soc and upwards.
National Union Bank-Tells the young
man who expects to succeed in life
that he must save a part Of his earn
ings. 1t will help you to save.
Kirkpatrick Co.'s showing a
big line of mems and boys clothing,
pants, furnishings, etc.
Thomson Co-Makes special mention
of hosiery for men, women and chill
dren; mems shirts; colored muslins,
etc.
York Furniture Co.-Suggests that now
Is good time to paint. 1t has the
paints brushes, etc.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-17

There was much remark on the
prosperous and intelligent appearance
of the membership of the state Demo-
cratic convention. Somebody said:
Without asking for the slightest
change in the personnel | would trust
that body to revise the constitution"
1t is not to be disputed that it was a
fine looking body of men, nor is it to
be disputed that it included many of
the brainiest men Of the state: but the
fact remains that it was a political
rather than a law-making body. Prac-
tically all of the leaders were profess
sional men, most of them lawyers, and
sorry constitution it would be that
would emanate from such body. The
way the producing and commercial
classes would be exploited as the result
of such an arrangement would make
them take additional notice, and if they
ever got chance to elect another con-
vention, the personnel would be decid-
edly more representative.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-17

Gen. Willie Jones is no longer state
chairman. 1t was generally understood
that Notwithstanding the clamor
against him on account of Seminole
and other matters, he would probably
have accepted had he been able to
control a sufficient majority. But va
rious circumstances have operated to
turn the general down. For one thing
Blease favored him all along, and that
was a questionable asset with the ma
jority. For another thing, the element
in control of the convention wanted a
man of unquestioned hostility to the
governor. Mr.. w. +. Stevenson of
Chesterfield, wanted the place and was
understood to be leading candidate
for it: but there were those who
thought that Hon. John Gary Evans
could manage the situation better, es-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-17
Mayor Grace of Charleston said in {

Mayor Grace Of Charleston said in a
speech the other day that legislatures
don't make laws; that the laws are
made by public sentiment. 1t really does
look like that is the rule down in
Charleston, although many people have
always thought that laws made by the
legislature should apply to the whole
state. When the mayor issued an or
der the other day prohibiting the sale
of liquor on Sundays, some people
wondered what he did it for and 9TH
ers are simply wondering whether
Charleston recognizes the sovereign
power of the mayor or the state OF
South Carolina.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-17

May Be a MistriaI.-The jury delib-
Grating the fate Of Floyd Allen, Of the
mountain clan that shot up the court
Of Carroll county, was locked up at 8
o'clock last night after six and a half
hours Of consideration of the case.
The case went to the jury early yes
terday afternoon when Commonwealth
Attorney Wysor concluded his argu
ment. After three hours deliberation
the jury returned to the court room.
The foreman announced that no YER
dict had been reached, but that Juror
w. T. Williams desired to ask further
instructions regarding the possibility of
a verdict for lesser crime than first
degree murder. The court outlined the
law at length and the jury again retir-
ed.
After a two hours recess for dinner
court was again convened. At o'clock,
the jury having failed to agree, Judge
Staples decided to adjourn court, pre-
venting the announcement Of q verdict,
should one be reached, until today.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-17

South Carolina Leads-South Caro-
lima is leading the southern states in
the cotton manufacturing industry.
The census bulletin Of the depart
ment Of commerce and labor shows
that $113,235,945 are invested in cot
ton factories, while sixty years ago
but $7,045.477 were invested.
The Textile Manufacturer says:
South Carolina has been the most
prominent state of the south in cot
ton manufacturing for a number of
years, and has been largely influen-
tial in the gaining for the south its
present reputation for progressive
ness. Most Of the south's largest
mills are in this state, and most Of
the experiments along new lines Of
manufacture are first instituted here.
Some of the facts brought out in
the bulletin Of the thirteenth census
Of the department Of commerce
and labor Of the manufactures Of
South Carolina will be interesting:
I'm 1849-50 the total value of the
manufactures of the state, including
the products of the neighborhood and
hand industries, amounted to only
$7,045,477, while in 1909, exclusive
Of the value Of the products Of neigh
borhood and hand industries, it reach
eu 9llo' SoO,ofO, ltpItSciltiH6 oil III
crease Of fifteen fold"
The manufacture Of cotton goods
Is the most important industry in
the state from a point Of value Of it's
products. There are lat establish
ments employing 45,454 wage earn
ers. The value Of the product, which
includes cotton, small works, Is $685.
100000.
"The cotton goods industry has
been the most important factor in
the development Of manufactures in
South Carolina. Its history in the
state dates beyond 1S39-40, when Is
establishments were reported, en-
ploying an average of $40 wage earn
ers and turning out products valued
at $359.000. Beginning about 1869
the industry developed rapidly, and
became more firmly established on
a factory basis"
THE largest proportionate increas-
es shown are in the Quantity and
value Of fancy woven fabrics.