Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-06
TUESDAY, P R s, 1915
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS

SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS
&C. A. Robinson was yesterday, re-
elected mayor Of Winnsboro without
opposition.
approximately 5000 births have
been reported to the bureau OF vital
statistics since January l.
C. r Hendricks was on yesterday,
elected mayor Of Pickens, defeating
B. B. Laboon and 8. B. Craig.
"A ginnery at Allendale, the prop
erty Of j. II. Hewlett, was destroyed
by fire Friday. The damage is esti-
mated at $4,000.
A bald eagle, measuring Is inch
es from tip to tip, was killed by Paul
Wheeler in Black river swamp, near
Kingstree, last Friday.
IF. c. Felts has been appointed by
the governor as q special officer for
the Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio rail-
way In South Carolina
In the hottest municipal campaign
ever held in the little city, John Bar
rentine was reelected mayor OF Clio
yesterday, defeating P. II. Lipscomb.
Il. L Baker Of B%ishopvlle, has been
appointed state agent for the Boys
Corn club work in South Carolina He
succeeds Prof. w. H. Barton Of Glenn
son college.
DR.. James E. Daniel Of Greenville,
has been appointed q Red Cross sur
geon by the American Red Cross So
ciety and will enter upon his service in
Belgium within the next few weeks.
- Charles Carroll Simms, member Of
the Barnwell bar, and candidate for
governor in the gubernatorial contest
last year, has been appointed q special
Judge for Cherokee county by Governor
Manning.
The first shipment of seventy-five
carloads Of machinery to be used In
the erection Of the Southern rail-
ways monster coal pier on the Coop
er river, Charleston, arrived last
week, and laborers began placing 1t
yesterday. The plant will be COM
pleted by May 1.
"A band Of "~whitecaps' visited the
negro settlement Of "Bluford Town."
last week and severely whipped two
negroes living In that place. No par
ticular reason Is known for the action
Of the mob, none Of the members OF
which have been identified.
DIR. w. F. Flowers, Harmon Will
nams, Luther Brown and Bruce Fem
Of Easley, had a narrow escape from
death Saturday night, when an auto
mobile in which they were riding turn
ed turtle of a bridge near Easley and
plunged into q creek. All four Of the
men suffered cuts AID bruises; but
none are seriously Injured.
The United States supreme court
has affirmed the death sentence impos-
ed upon Joe Malloy. a negro convict
ed In Marlboro county In 1910, Of the
murder Of Prentice Moore. Malloys
contention before the supreme court
was that the method Of execution hav-
ing been changed to e~lectrocution after
he had been sentenced to death by
hanging, the court had lost jurisdic-
ton ove his case.
- Governor Manning and Mayor Crit
fifth are having some trouble about
putting q stop to the liquor business In
the city Of Columbia Some weeks ago
the governor told the mayor that the
Illicit liquor traffic had to stop, and the
mayor said he would do all in his pow
er. He gave strict orders to Chief
Richardson to get busy. Then later
the governor ordered Sheriff Mccain
to clean UP the town. On last Satur-
day the mayor and councilmen went
to the governor to see what the trouble
was. The governor said that he had
information that the tigers were still
active; but declined to give the source
Of his information. Chief Of Police Rich
ardson said that he va obeying the
mayor and had closed all the clubs; II
there was any liquor being sold at all
1t was by hip-pocket tigers. Chief
Richardson wanted to know OF the
governor whether the sheriff had ac-
| complished any nor in the way Of
law enforcement than the police had
accomplished. The governor said that
law enforcement was a slow process;
that he saw results after the police
first went to work; but later he had
been advised Of q loosening up and he
put the sheriff on the Job. The coun-
was tight"
There is no discount on the thor
oughness with which the Charleston
police have been going after the tigers
Of their city. In its report OF the
raids the News and Courier had the
following: Slot machines valued In
excess Of $4,000, have been battered
into junk by the Charleston officials,
according to information received at
the governors Office, and within q
week, Charleston will be dry as q
bone" Hundreds Of gallons Of whis-
ky and bee- have been seized M stor-
ed at police headquarters to be later
turned over to the Charleston county
junk that was once intricate, money
producing slot machines was sold to
q junk dealer for 81 in cash and 1t was
said he did not receive much Of q
bargain after all. Before crowds that
rapidly gathered, the husky police Of
ficials battered the slot machines to
pieces with axes, while bushels Of
trade checks, nickles and quarters
ratified upon the pavement as the ma
chimes fell apart. In the lobby OF the
police headquarters @ scene, resembling
the shipping department Of q whole
sale dispensary met the eyes Of the
curious. The results Of the wholesale
raiding included every class Of strong
and liquors to the cheapest beers and
rum. Not only are the tigers" de-
moralized, but 1t was stated On author
ity that the crap joints" and the
roulette establishments, as well as the
poker emporiums, have closed down
with much haste and little preparation
since it has become known the police
are out for the str1ctest enforcement
Of the laws the city has known In its
history Of many years. It is estimated
Charleston has at least 400 blind tigers,
and the work Of the police Is yet tar
from ended, though these officials ex.
pect they will not be forced to raid
this number because they will have
voluntarily closed down before they
are reached.
News and Courier, Monday: The
Cylde liner Lenape, Capt Kemele.
which arrived here yesterday, after
passing through the severest storm
known on the Atlantic coast In many
years, was one Of the first steamers to
catch the IS. o, s." call from the
Prins Maurits. Royal Dutch West In
dies liner that Is believed to have
foundered off Cape Hatteras Saturday.
Capt. Kemble gave 1t as his opinion
yesterday that the steamship had
%foundered. The Lenape. because OF
the severe storm, was laying at anchor
al o'clock Saturday morning, when
the wireless operator picked up an IS.
o. s." call, giving It's position as
latitude SO degrees 10 minutes, north,
and longitude "A degrees, west, be-
lieved to have been the Prins Maurits.