Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-02
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.


SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
- The war department has allotted to
the militia organizations Of South Car
olina, the sum Of $4,000, being this
states share OF $4,000.000 appropria-
ton apportioned out according to the
militia strength Of each state.
Governor Blease has announced
that In the counties that have just vot-
ed for dispensaries, he will not appoint
as members Of boards of control any
body except those who voted for the
dispensary, and who are free from the
liquor habit He insists that the new
county dispensaries must be managed
by their friends. ~ aei. eshs
- Columbia special Of August 80, to
Greenville Piedmont: Gov. Blease
addressed warning today to the PEN
itentiary board not to lease any con- 5
yicts to private parties or corpora
tions to take the place Of the hosiery
mill He warned them Of his right to
remove them and intimated that he
would do SO if they leased any Of the
prisoners to anybody for any class OF
work. The board has, called for bids
for such lease on September 10.
- Lancaster special Of September l.
to Charlotte Observer: Under proceed
ings held In Spartanburg county In the
case Of the Carolina Mutual Fire Insur-
ance company against various parties
In Lancaster county. several tracts OF
land were offered for sale today by the
master of Spartanburg county, Notice
was given by II. Hines, d. r. Williams,
7. Y. Williams and e. d. Blakeney, at;
torneys,I that the sales were irregular
and that any one buying; any one- Of
these tracts would be involved In hti-s,
cation. There were, consequently, no
bidders, except the receiver OF the de-
funct company, who bid In each tract
for the amount of the alleged pay
ments. Suit will be instituted at once
to set aside the entire proceedings.
= Governor Blease was in Charles
ton last Wednesday and when inter-
viewed by the Post, commented brief
ly on President Wilson's message to
congress In regard to the Mexican
situation, reiterated the statement
that he would be the next United
States senator from South Carolina,
and spoke at some length OF what he
thinks Is the decadence Of newspaper
influence upon the masses and gave
his reasons for this belief. That
part of President Wilson's message
where he advises Americans to leave
Mexico, I do not understand at al"
said the governor. "a great many Of
those people have spent their lives.
have invested their money there and
for them to be told to run away and
leave it. the governor thinks, is all
wrong. He says what President Will
SON should do is to tell the Americans
to stay where they are and IL one life
Is taken, where the government Is re-
sponsible, he will come down and get
Mr.. Huerta. "As matter Of fact"
said the governor. II believe Wilson Is
afraid of Mexico: I think he realizes
the United States Is not In position
to 60 to war with Mexico or anybody
else. It looks that way to me-" Gov
ernor Blease further remarked that II
Roosevelt had been in Office, Huerta
would have been out Of office and the
trouble settled long ago. "Of course.
said he, war Is an awful thing and
am as much for peace as any man,
the United States telling Americans to
run from anybody. Secretary Of State
Bryan came in for rather severe
fiaying at the hands Of the governor,
who referred to him as broken
down politician" who has gone to
preaching religion and prohibition.
He said that Is one unfailing charac-
teristic of a broken down politician,
and that he had seen Instances OF 1t In
this state. at
Columbia State, September 1: The
financial board of South Carolina yes
terday announced that the bid Of the
Palmetto National bank for loan OF
$500, 900 for current expenses OF the
government had been accepted. Five
notes. one for 100000 and four for
oiO hv a
ernor, the state treasurer and the
general, members Of the
financial board and have been turned
over to the bank. The money, 1t was
said yesterday, will be available this
morning to meet the demands Of the
state government. For the past fifteen
days the state treasury has been de-
pleted and all bills for warrants, pre-
sented at the comptroller generals
office. have been turned down. Four
Union Of Rock Hill,
the Peoples bank Of Columbia, the
Peoples National bank Of Rock Hill,
and the Palmetto National bank Of
Columbia-submitted bids for the
loan. 1T would appear on the face
Of the bids that the Peoples bank
Of Columbia offered the lowest rate,
which was 4.45 per cent, but as
matter of fact. the Palmetto National
banks bid amounted TO $5O3.88 less
interest than the Peoples bank. and
was $225.2S less than the Peoples
National bank rate. The calculations
were made by myself and Comptroller
General Jones and two disinter-
ested expert bankers and they found
that the interest charged by the vari-
Gus banks would be as follows: Ma
tional Union bank of Rock Hill, be-,
tween $500 and $4,000 (the condi-
ton stipulated by this bank was such
that 1t had to be estimated): Peoples
bank of Columbia, $4,969.17; Peoples
ban kof Rock Hill, $4,690.67,
and the Palmetto National bank,
$4.465.29."- This statement was made
by s. T. Carter, state treasurer and
secretary Of the financial board. when
asked yesterday as to the loan.
u. B. Harter, chief Of police of
Allendale. was shot and killed at the
railroad station of Lena, Hampton
county last Saturday afternoon by
Joe Walker, section master Of the
Rev. w. J. Lanston, former
Iy pastor Of the Baptist church IN
Yorkyille was the only eye witness,
At the inquest he gave the following
Of the shooting: II was sit
ting talking to Mr.. Harter at Lena
and this man walked up swiftly, very