Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-30
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 80, 1914.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

CURED in by both houses, and the bill
has been ratified and sent to the gov
ernor.
James B. Carlisle, a prominent
citizen of Spartanburg, and for sew
eral years clerk and treasurer OF
that city, died Tuesday night, tol-
lowing a long illness.
Aaron P. Prioleau of Charleston,
is the candidate Of the Republican
party of South Carolina, to succeed
Congressman Whaley in the First
congressional district.
%. B. Martin, national agent in
charge of the Boys Corn clubs. is at
tending the state fair in Columbia.
this week. Mr. Martin is a former
superintendent of education of South
Carolina.
There were two games of football
at the state fair in Columbia this week,
Newberry defeating Wofford, Wednes-
day, SO to 0, and Clemson defeating
the University Of South Carolina
Thursday 29 to s.
The house of representatives on
Tuesday by vote of &c to 29, pass
ed an act abolishing the oftiGe OF 5 als5
pensary constables in Richland ana
Orangeburg counties, over the veto
of Governor Blease.
The So members Of the Spartan
burg county Girls Canning CLUB, can
ned 7,776 cans of tomatoes and 4'zsZ
cans Of other products during the past
season. The value of the vegetables
canned was s1,2O3.25.
d. Luther Boozer and Isaac Ray OF
Laurens county, were acquitted In the
United States district court at Green
Vile, Wednesday, on charge OF peon-
age. 1t was alleged that the men rorc-
al tuyn work
Boozer farm against their will.
William Revels, the convict who
fled with William Hughes after
Hughes had killed Guard Robert Ste
phens of the Spartanburg chalngang'
last Monday, was captured Iuesuay'
and is being held as accessory TO the
murder. Hundreds Of armed men are
searching for Hughes, the murderer.
Two men, Luther Minmons, ne
gro, and Lewis Kennedy, white, ageo
25 and 19, respectively, were on tues
day entrapped beneath a gin press at
Goyan, and mangled beyond recognl-
ton. The men were in the act OF set
ting the press preparatory to packing
a bale Of cotton, when the folloW-olock
slipped, catching them
John Watts only son Of Associate
Justice r. c. Watts Of the state su-
preme court, was shot and seriously
wounded by E. H. Wilkes OF Laurens,
Thursday night. Thinking Watts, VINO
was in Wilkes yard, was burglar
the latter fired inf1icting probably Sc
rious injuries. Both men are prom
nent citizens Of Laurens.
The senate on Wednesday night
agreed to the free conference report
on the Clifton bill, providing for only
three boxes in the general election next
Tuesday-one for state and county OF
ficers, one for constitutions! amend
ments, and one for Federal otncers;
After the election Of next TUESDAY al
voting will be done in only two boxes.
The house on Tuesday passed the
hill reported from the ways and means
committee, providing for an appropria-
ton of $4,000 to be used for the pur-
chase of seed grain, to be sold to the
farmers at cost. The fund is to be ad-
ministered, provided the bill gets
through, by the commissioner or agrl-
culture, and the purchases are 10 De
secured by liens on the crops OF the
purchasers.
The McLaurin warehouse bill haV-
ing passed the third reading in the
house on Tuesday, was sent 10 tne
senate with amendments. The senate
refused to concur in the house amend
ments. and on Wednesday the bill was
sent to a committee on free confer
ence. the senate being represented by
Messrs. McLaurin, Clifton and Glnn'
and the house by Messrs. McSueeh'
Shirley and Haynesworth.
-By a vote of 81 to 10, the house on
Wednesday morning overrode the veto
by the governor of the act providing
that chairmen of the finance commit
tee and of the ways and means com
mittee should remain members OF the
sinking fund commission until their
successors are appointed or elected.
The same act was passed over the veto
on Tuesday by the senate. The ACT
was passed in order to clear up all
doubt as to whether the chalrmen Oh
the two committees Of the general as
sembly remained members OF tne CON-
mission in the interval between the
general election and the convening OF
the general assembly.
Twenty-seven arrest warrants
charging the selling of intoXicants.
were handed the chief of police OF
Anderson, Sunday afternoon. BY lO
O'Clock Sunday night, five or the war
rants had been served, the defend-
ants being placed in Jail. The oHl-
GERS have been engaged in serving
the other warrants this week, as
We'll as searching places in the busi-
ness district of the city where whls-
XIV is said to be kept.
y The South Carolina Optical as
sociation met in Columbia, this week
John r. Wise of Orangeburg, and T.
w, A. Elmgren of Columbia, were
elected president and secretary ana
treasurer, respectively, for the ensu-
ing year.
Columbia State, Friday: Mr.. Nc
Queen Of Marlboro, made motlon IN
the house last night that members OF
committee
state cotton warehouse be instructed
to revise their position in insisting on
including the Irby amendment, the
Dhrasing of which he held would make
the bill imperative on account or the
fact that the lessees OF warehouses 10
the state would not be guaranteed
payment Of rent unless the warehous-
es proved sustaining under state man.
aeement. Mr. BelSer of Sumter, agreed
with Mr.. Mcqueen that if the amend
ment were not stricken out the state
warehouse bill would be worthless.
Mr. Irby of Laurens, said that ms
amendment was intended to protect
the proposed warehouse system from
possible graft. Mr.. Irby insisted that
his amendment would not kill the
bill. The matter was left at TINS
stage when the filibuster to prevent
the ratification Of the cotton bond is
sue bill began.
BY the will of Miss Amelia b.
Southall of Harper's Ferry. w. Va
who died last August, $4,000 has been
beuueathed to the city of Charleston
for the purpose of erecting an orna-
mental fountain to the memory or
the fanatic John Brown, who was
shot at Harper's Ferry just before
the outbreak of the Civil war. The
will states that a life-size bronze
bust of John Brown be placed on the
fountain, bearing the following in
scription. Erected -- (date) by
Amelia B. Southall of Harper's Fer
nv. w. Va, to John Brown. pioneer
and friend of human liberty, patriot,
hero and myrtyr. This fountain is
presented to the Citizens Of Charles
TON. s c.. in token that a brave peo-
pie. abjuring the bitterness of the past
and welcoming a new era in national
unity and human enlightenment
now renders honor where honor Is
due" The city of Charleston mas
not yet announced its acceptance OF