Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-26
PALMETTO GLEANINGs
Current Events and Happenings
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The South Carolina Shorthand Writ
ers' association held a meeting in
Columbia yesterday.
]. B. Friday, for more than thirty
years in the mercantile business in
Columbia, died this week.
Candidates for admission to the bar
Of South Carolina will be examined in
the state house on December /.
| ]. T. Collins, who has conducted
department store in Chester for several
years, has filed voluntary petition
in bankruptcy.
The strike of operatives at the
Brogon mills in Anderson, has been
settled and 1t is understood the mill
will resume operations next Monday.
Carey Logan, a four-year-old white
boy was accidentally shot and killed
by his elder brother at their home
near Tucapau, Spartanburg county. on
Monday.
The National Guard association Of
South Carolina, proposes to meet In
Columbia tomorrow for the purpose
Of discussing preparedness as outlined
by President Wilson.
| A train Of coal, consisting Of 115
cars. arrived in Spartanburg over the
c. c. & o., Tuesday The train was
broken up there and the coal will be
shipped to foreign countries.
Hinton Purvis, cotton weigher Of
Williston, on Saturday night, killed
John Bolin, his father-in-law, and
himself received wounds at the hands
of Bolin from which he died on Sun
day. Bad blood had existed between
the two men for some time.
Rev. ]. L. Harley Of Spartanburg.
for the past eight years secretary Of
the Anti-Saloon league. has resigned
his position. Mr.. Harley Is said to feel
that his work in this state is finished
since the state voted dry" last Sep
tember
The case Of w. w. Huckabee, form
er sheriff Of Kershaw county, who
was deposed by Governor Manning
several months ago for alleged nom
enforcement of the liquor laws, was
argued in the supreme court Tuesday.
The courts decision has not been an
nounced.
"All things considered, the conclu-
sion is irresistible that the legislature
did not intend the right Of wholesale
druggists to handle alcohol under and
in accordance with the then existing
law" said the supreme court Monday,
In a decision by Associate Justice
Hydrick in the case Of E. NJ. Matthews
against the Atlantic Coast Line Rail-
way company. The whole question
In the case was whether the act Of
1915 prohibits a common carrier
from delivering a shipment Of grain
alcohol to a wholesale druggist to be
used for lawful purposes.
Spartanburg Herald, Tuesday: The
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session Of the general assembly, was
ruled unconstitutional in It's applica-
ton to interstate shipments by Judge
Wilson in the court Of general sessions
yesterday Upon this ruling. Judge
Wilson directed a verdict Of not gull
ty in the case Of B. L. Turner. under
indictment for transporting $50 pints
Of beer from Union into Spartanburg
county this past summer. The mo-
ton for a direction Of the verdict in
favor of the defendant was made by
defendants counsel, on the grounds OF
the unconstitutionality Of the statute.
The motion was resisted by the solici-
tor. Judge Wilson disagreed with de-
fendant's counsel as to the unconsti-
tutionality OF the act as a whole, but
agreed that 1t was not in accord with
the constitution in so far as II related
to movement entirely within the
state. Judge Wilson ruled that the title
Of the act does not conform to article
8, section II, Of the constitution,
which provides that every act or res
olution having the force Of the law
shall relate to but one subject and that
shall be expressed in the title. The
title Of the gallon a month law states
the subject Of the act to be that Of reg
ulation of alcoholic liquors into the
state, but makes no reference to ship
ments entirely within the state. Com
menting upon his decision last night,
Judge Wilson said that under his in
depreciation of the case, there could be
no prosecution Of defendants for ship
ment of whisky entirely within the
state until the act is amended by the
legislature. He intimated, however
that the defect could be easily reme-
died. B. l. Turner is alleged to have
bought about $50 pint bottles Of beer
in Union and to have checked them
in trunk as baggage. from Union to
a point near Landrum. and 1t was there
seized by the officers Of the law as
contraband. After the evidence for the
state had been concluded, the defense
made the motion for direction OF the
verdict, which was granted, Judge
Wilson also held that since the whisky
had not been handled by the defend
ant in Spartanburg county, the alleged
crime had been committed entirely in
Union county, and the case was there
fore out Of the jurisdiction Of the
Spartanburg county court
Who Am l?-I am more powerful
than the combined armies Of the
world.
have destroyed more men than
all the wars Of the world.
am more deadly than bullets. and
I have wrecked more homes than the
mightiest Of the siege guns.
steal in the United States alone
over 100000, 100000 each year.
spare no one, and I find my VIC
~;o o~l olita.