Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-09
TUESDAY, JULY 9, 1912.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.


He was released under bond Of $500.
1t Is said Lawson will resume his bus
mess and in that case Sheriff Buford
says he will arrest him again. Lawson
first began his near beer" business In
the town of Newberry but when the
council fixed the license for such a
venture at $500 he retired just out
side the city limits. June the goth he
secured a temporary injunction from
Judge Gary at Abbeville restraining
the officers from interfering with him.
The order was returnable at Laurens
today but was postponed until Fri
day. 1t Is understood that the sher-
iff conferred with the solicitor and the
governor and secured affidavits 10
the effect that the beverage sold Will
intoxicate. A bottle Of the near
beer" was sent to Columbia for ex-
animation but the result of the exam
ination Is not known yet.
Bennettsville special Of July 6, to
News and Courier: Joe Malloy was
found guilty of the murder of Prem
en- to the jury at 4.45 this afternoon
and the verdict was returned at 3
o'clock. Judge Spain sentenced NAL
10y to be electrocuted August 9. The
defendant made a motion in arrest OF
judgement and asked for a new trial.
The main point raised Is that the act
of 1912, providing electrocution and
abolishing death by hanging, is expost
facto as to crime committed in 1910.
Judge Spain overruled the motions,
saying that in the absence Of a case In
this state on the specified point the
question was doubtful. and he would
follow the rule and construe the act
in favor Of its constitutionality and al
low the higher court to settle 1t. NAL
10y was ably defended by Stevenson.
Stevenson & Prince. w. F. Stevenson,
ESQ made perhaps the most masterfui
argument before the jury that has
been heard in years In criminal
court in this county. Solicitor spears
closed for the state in a strong speech
and telling appeal T. I. Rogers COW
cred the facts in a speech of one hour
and thirty minutes for the state. The
case will be taken to the supreme
court of the state and, If judgment is
sustained, will doubtless be taken to
the United States Supreme Court
The Chesterfield correspondent Of
the News and Courier, writing under
date of last Saturday says there were
about 300 people present at the meet
ing on that day for candidates for the
United States house and senate Moth
ing out of the ordinary deve Jped as
between Coils. Talbert and d, Al. The
correspondent goes on to say: About
the only spice injected into the meet
ing today came from two Of the candi-
dates for congress. Mr.. G. w. Ragsdale,
who Is one Of Representative d. p. Fin
ley's opponents. who besides advocat-
ing the policy of rotation in off1ce, at
tackled Mr.. Finley for supporting the
Bristow amendment to the measure
providing for direct election Of United
States senators, the alleged objection
able amendment placing control OF
such elections with the Federal gov
ernment, Mr.. Ragsdale also thought
the incumbent had held ONCE long
enough and should give way for anotn-
err Mr.. Finley presented spirited de-
fense Of his vote in favor of the Bris-
tow amendment, which explanation ap-
peared to satisfy the audience. He call
ed attention to his work in the lower
chamber Of congress and made special
reference to the high places he has
reaCneQ on mousse MI.
ly did not agree with his opponent tnat
because he has held the Office num-
Der of years he should now step down,
but argued that the longer compe-
tent man was kept in the place the
more useful he would become to his
constituents. w. p. Pollock, Esq, the
third candidate for congress, was not
present, having accepted an invitation
to deliver an address in Kershaw coun-
ty today"
-Greenville News: Greenville has
been chosen as headquarters for the
dairy work of Clemson college, and
Mr.. r. H. Mason, of the United States
department of agriculture, dairy divi-
sion, is here now looking for home.
AS soon as he succeeds in finding one
he will bring his family here and then
proceed to conduct the dairy work Tor
the state of South Carolina from this
city. Mr. Mason will devote the great
er portion of his time during the sum-
mer months to inStructing dairymen
throughout the state in the building of
silos. This is the time Of year for the
building of silos, and hence Mr.. Mason
will turn his attention more to this than
any other branch of the work for the
next few months. AS Is generally
known, the United States department
of agriculture has sent experts in va
rious branches of agricultural work to
this state to instruct the farmers in
various lines of their calling. Prof c.
B. Haddon, who Is very well known to
Greenville county people, is one OF
these experts, and Prof Mason Is the
other. Prof. Haddon has charge of the
Boys Corn Club and the Girls Tomato
Club work of the state He goes about
from place to place in South Carolina
giving instructions in the planting Of
corn and the raising Of tomatoes. Prof.
Mason will give instruction in dairy
ing These experts, as Is generally
known, work in conjunction with the
authorities of Clemson college. Mr..
Mason will make his headquarters In
Greenville rather than at Clemson COL
lege because he finds that he can get
out over the state and back home again
so much easier than from any other
point. His coming to Greenville will
ba a source of qualification to those
interested in the general development
of the community. 1t will be Of benefit
to Greenville to be the headquarters of
the dairy work of Clemson College. Mr..
Mason Is originally from Missouri. He
has been at Clemson College for about
a year, and will move to Greenville
within the next few days.
News and Courier, Sunday: Gov
ernOr Cole l. Blease's threat to do his
best to fasten upon Charleston me-
tropolitan police and government by
Injunction If this city voted for Jones
in the coming primary echoed and re-
echoed over Charleston yesterday. 1t
was in the public mind the great and
outstanding feature Of the campaign
meeting on Friday night, at which 1t
was made. 1t was discussed countless
times all over the town yesterday, and
many were the comments made upon
it. These comments were most of them
Of one tenor. 1t seemed to be almost
unanimous opiniIn that the governor
had made a great mistake from the
viewpoint of his own interests when he
thus attempted to frighten Charleston
into line by swapping the whip over her
head. Some Blease men, however,
when asked their opinion, made light Of
the matter, stating that they were al
ready Blease supporters and that,
therefore, the governor was not threat
ening them. but there was noticeable
on the other hand feeling of hot re-
sentiment mingled with the conviction