Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-10
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1913
: SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS

-Jeff d. Gilreath has been made
chief of police Of the city Of Green
willie.
Charleston special Of October to
Greenville News: Solicitor Purifoy to-
day asked the grand jury to return
indictments In nearly 800 cases Of al
legged violation here Of the liquor law.
Evidence submitted was collected by
the Law and Order league agents OF
Charleston in a six months campaign.
The solicitor said more indictments
would be asked for tomorrow.
Columbia special of october 8, to
Charlotte Observer: Comptroller Gen
eral Jones said this morning that ne
was going to ask the legislature at Its
coming session either to provide for
flexible state levy on the true value OF
property in the state. or else a COM
mon per cent to be applied on all the
property value of the state. Next year
all real estate will be reassessed, ana
the comptroller general said this would
be the opening gun in his campaisn
for a true and reasonable assessment
of all property. This question WIN
likely cause heated and prolonged dis-
cussion in the general assembly.
Columbia State, Friday: The gen.
eral assembly of South Carolina VIII
he called upon to make final DISPOSE
t,on for the employment Of the sever
al hundred convicts now employed In
the hosiery mill at the state peni'en'
tiary. In the meantime the prisoners
will be used in the manufacture %
chairs and furniture and A. d. Martin'
of frankfort, KY, is to act as seliins
agent The contract was accepted
Yesterday by Mr.. Martin with the as
tinct understanding that 1t would hoio
good only until the next session OF the
general assembly when the entire mat
ter will be adjusted. The decision 10
engage In the manufacture or chairs
and furniture was reached yesterday
by the board Of directors on tne pent p.t
tentiary, following conference Witn
the governor and the attorney general
Striking at what they believe to be
the very heart Of the social evil PROD
lem. the ministers Of Spartanpurs are
trying to prevent the renting OF nous
es for immoral purposes. The spar
tanbure Ministerial union, composed
Of All the Protestant clergymen or the
city. has made public the following
resolution. passed at their last regu-
lar meeting: Resolved: By the MIN
isterial association Of the city OF Spar
taubiirg that we believe that tne
renting or the leasing OF properly 10
be used for immoral purposes, or al
lowing property to be so used; Wneh
possible to prevent 1t by lawfui means
is contrary to- the spirit ana teach-
ings of Jesus Christ, ana thau we
earnestly request our members heiet
to rent nor lease nor allow their prop
erty to be leased to be used In sucn
a way; and, that II any Of them hold
or control property that Is being SO
used. that they take steps as soon
as practicable to discontinue same.
-Columbia correspondence of the
News and Courier: Expressing conf
denca in his ability to defeat Governor
Cole L. Blease in the primaries next
summer. United States Senator Z. d.
Smith would comment no further on
the race than to say, II will succeed
myself." He listened to questions
about politics and showed that ne Is
keeping I'D with every development,
but would add nothing more. He had
nothing to say when told OF the con-
ference Of the Blease leaders, whlch
has been called for fair week to out
line the Blease programme for captur-
ing the state convention, and the Dem
ocratic executive committee next
spring. Senator Smith would not say
anything on the tangle over the ap-
pointment Of q United States district
attorney and marshal for South Caro-
lima. He gave 1t as his opinion thai
the bill, which has been introduced In
the senate by Senator Tillman and in
the house by Congressman Aiken. pro-
viding for the division Of the state
into two Federal districts, would be-
come law,