Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-12-20

He produced 207 bushels to the acre at
a net profit Of $3.50. Jerry Moore. In
1910. produced 228 bushels and three
pecks to the acre, at q net profit or
$130.70. The yield Of e. M. Joye was
the largest in the contests held by the
statements one acre, mems five-acre
and boys one-acre.
Spartanburg, December 10: The
Enoree Presbytery composed Of the
Pre- sbyterian churches Of Spartanburg,
Laurens, Greenville and Union counties,
at a meeting held at the First Presby-
torian church in this city today, to con-
slider the matter Of removing Chicora
college from Greenville to Laurens vot-
ed to retain the college in Greenville.
The vote was sixteen to nine. The
discussion of the matter consumed
more than five hours. The meeting was
largely attended. The action here to-
day speaks on'y for this Presbytery.
All other Prcsbyteries In this state
must vote on the question.
= Columbia special to News and
Courier: The military board at a
meeting last night apportioned the
$4,000 appropriation among the Ma
tional Guard for maintenance. Each
company of the National Guard was
given 1925. an increase Of $25 over last
year, this including also the companies
Of coast artillery and naval. militia.
One hundred dollars was apportioned
to each of the regimental bands, 500
each to regimental and naval militia
headquarters. $25 to the ordnance de-
partment, $25 to brigade headquarterG.
$25 to the major of coast artillery, 500
to the field hospital corps. The mill
tary board Is composed Of the govern
or, Adjutant general, Gen. Willie Jones,
CO.. Julius E. Cogswell, Of Charleston,
and Col Oscar w. Babb Of Columbia.
- Columbia Record. Wednesday: That
Douschka Pickens Tillman and Sarah
Stark Tillman will spend Christmas
day with their mother, Mrs. Lucy Pick
ems Dugas, at Edgewood, and then go
to their father, B. r. Til!man. Jr., at
Trenton, to spend one week with him,
beginning December 26, was what is
learned here yesterday. After falling
to agree on these and other matters
Monday, attorneys for Mr.. Tillman and
his divorced wife, Mrs. Lucy Pickens
Dugas, held an informal conference
with the supreme court justices Mon
day afternoon and the disposition OF
the children as indicated above. was
made. The supreme court justices nave
all gone to their homes for the Christ
mas recess, and II is not believed that
they will make formal order covering
the minor disnuted points In this case
until after the holidays. The little
TiIlman children have been awarded to
their mother. with the exception of two
months In the summer. one week In
the spring and half Of the Christmas
holidays, when thew are to be with their
father. The children must not he TAX
en- beyond the Jurisdiction Of the su-
preme court. and each parent must
give bond Of $4,000 that they will carry
out the courts decree.
Kings Mountain special Of Decen-
ber IS to the Charlotte Observer: Dep
uty Sheriff Lindsay, accompanied by
Mr. Raymond Miller, on ramble
through the mountains near this place
yesterday, ran across an Illicit still
which had hardly gotten cold. They
tore It out, fastened 1t to their buggy
and brought It to town yesterday after
noon, placing 1t In the town guard
house for safe-keeping. Last night
about IL o'clock Deputy Lindsay nap
pened to walk by the guard-house and
hearing noise therein, proceeaea 10
Investigate. On going in and turning
on the light he discovered two mel
making preparations to carry Off the
still, which he had captured during
the day. He made an attempt to close
the door on them when one gave hirn
a terrible blow across the nose ana
eyes, with stick. Mr.. Lindsay then
opened fire on them, but they made
their escape, though one Of them lett
his hat. It Is not known at this time
whether either was hit by bullets or
not. Mr.. Lindsay recognized his as
,ai'ants, but refuses to give their
names at this time, and says II VIII
only be day or two until they are In
he clutches of the law. .a' pr rt
- Columbia special Of December IL to
.he News and Courier: Gov. Blease
has sent Governor Donaghey, Of Ar
Kansas. who liberated $50 convicts In
that state, a telegram OF congratula-
tion. "He has put me out of business y
said Governor Blease, who was making
up the list of Christmas pardons and
paroles. IF the next legislature does
not abolish the hosiery mill at the pen
,tentiary, South Carolina can look out
COR a similar experience to that Of Ar
Kansas" continued the governor refer
ing to the liberation Of the $50 con-
victs In Arkansas. He says In sub
stance, that unless the legislature
abolisfes the hosiery mill at the peni-
tentiary, which he has fought SO long
and bitterly, clubbing 1t "a tuberculo-
sis incubator" he will follow the Ar
kansas governors example and liber-
ate the convicts. You can say for me
hat will assuredly veto any compul-
~ry education law that the legislature
night pass" said the governor this
morning in commenting on the propos-
ed compulsory education bill, which
Senator Hall will introduce at the COM
ing general assembly. The governor
referred to the fact that opposing a
compulsory education law. was one OF
the planks in the platform on which ne
won his race for reelection and he said
that he proposed carrying out that
plank.