Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-11-19
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS

three divisions Of the Atlantic fleet ar
rived in port early this afternoon, be-
Ing welcomed by crowd of many
thousand people who lined the battery
and the wharves as the big ships came
into the harbor and proceeded to their
anchorage ground. It was a magnifi-
cent sight to see the ocean leviathans
as they steamed into port In single
column formation, the somber busi-
ness-like gray color being lightened by
the display Of the flags Of the various
feet and ship officers and the signal
colors as they floated in the breeze
The ships came through the new
straight channel with a neat tide and
north wind which did not add to the
depth Of the water, yet there was an
abundance Of water. The North Dako-
Ia and the Utah the heaviest draft
ships, drawing 29.4 and 25.5 feet, re-
spectively, came through the new
straight channel which is projected to
take the place Of the Cummins point
range, with its two turns. The ships
required no easing and that here was
more than thirty-four feet at the min
imum depth spoke well for the harbor,
and the fact was freely commented
upon by the officers. The dredging of
the channel Is still under way and will
prove especially useful to long big
draft ships.
Judge II. A. NJ Smith, Of the Unit
ed States court, has cleared w. Boyd
Evans Of the charge Of unethical con-
duct, brought by Barron, Moore, Bar
ron and Mckay, and P. A. Wilcox.
Evans had gotten q verdict against the
Atlantic Coast Line railroad for $4,000
in favor Of his client, w. D. Sturgeon
for the loss Of foot. The attorneys
for the defendant wanted a new trial
on the ground Of alleged unethical
conduct Of the PLAINTIFFS attorney in in
viting the men who had been drawn on
the jury to the hospitalities Of a club
in which Evans is an officer. and in the
alleged action Of Evans In having the
amputated foot, which had been pre-
served in alcohol, placed where the ju-
rors could see It. In the letters that
Evans had caused to be sent to the
Jurors were copies Of laudatory
write-up Of him that had been pub
lished in the Columbia Record. Evans
denied that he had invited the jurors
to the club with view to influencing
them and denied that he had anything
to do with placing the amputated foot
where It could be seen. The leaflets
complained of, had been placed In let
ters to the jurors by his stenographer,
under general instructions that one
should be sent to each correspondent.
Judge Smith showed disapproval Of the
whole matter; but did not think he
was called upon to discipline the at
torney. Mr.. Evans asked for new
trial Of the case on the ground that the
amount Of damages allowed was made
quate and the new trial was allowed.
-Greenville News. Monday: The
grand jury, In its presentment yester-
day to the court Of general sessions,
paid its respects to the primary system
expressed the opinion that restrictions
should be thrown around the institu-
ton. The portion Of the presentment
with regard to the primary Is as fol-
lows: The great dissatisfaction In re-
gard to the late primary election
throughout the state, regardless OF the
truth or falsity Of the charges Of ir-
regularity and fraud, which we neither
affirm nor deny, impresses US with the
conviction that the general assembly
should throw greater restrictions
around this institution. In our opinion
there can be no logical answer to the
proposition that the primary election
should, have thrown around 1t the
same, II not greater, Safeguards tndn
are provided for the general election.
SO far as the wealth and intelligence
and controlling power Of the state are
concerned, the primary election Is the
election. The general election simply
ratif1es what has been done in the pri-
mary election. 1t Is an illogical condi-
ton that a man not qualified to vote
in the general election, but qualified by
a more lax law to vote in the primary
election, cannot vote in the general
election to ratify what he himself has
helped to do In the primary election
How can he faithfully carry out his
oath, taken in the primary election, to
support the nominees in the general
election, when he is not qualified to
vote in the general election? The
launching of an independent ticket is
suggested and made easy by the fact
that so few who voted in the primary
election are qualified to vote in the
general election.