Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05

Ice. Private Louis H. R Dewitt, head
quarters company. 120th infantry.
was given ten years on q charge OF
desertion and persuading two others
to desert. Corporal Oscar J. Gregory.
Clearfield, Tenn. was found guilty OF
desertion and stealing and was given
ten years.
- William Elliott food administra-
tor for South Carolina, has issued the
following statement Reports have
reached this office that farmers IN sec
tons Of the state are feeding cotton
seed to cattle and In some instances
using seed for fertilizer. Such policy
ON the part Of any producer is short
sighted when the prevailing price Tor
cotton seed Is obtainable and results
in All economic loss as well aS de-
stroying valuable food for man and
beast. The food administration would
like To see this wasteful practice ell
minated. Rule I OF the special rules
OF the United states food admins
tration prohibits the use Of cotton
seed for feed or fertilizers without the
written consent OF the state food adj
ministrator. IL is probable that lew
farmers who are thus practicinS tins
wlsteful method realize the loss both
to themselves and 10 their fellow men
resulting in the utilization Of cotton
seed i'll thus manner. America Is the
greatest food storehouse OF the world
today and we must all practice the
strictest kind OF economy. There
must be no waste of the essential
food products. The W which IL rx-
tractcd from the cotton seed is
food prdouct.
80 Chester. February :. The funeral
services OF \. g. Bricc. former Sena-
tor from Chester county. who died
here "Wednesday ut hIs home. follow
ing few days brief illness. We're
held at the Associate Reformed Pres
byterian church Friday morning and
was attended hy one OF the largest
crowds ever seen ut u funeral in
Chester. The pastor Of the late SEN
ator. the Rev. d. q. Phillips. ID. D..
presided. and the Rev. J. =. Mofratt
d. D.. president Of Erskine college
delivered the funeral sermon. and was
followed by the Rev. r. NJ. stevenson.
ID. D.. Of Due West: the Rev. W. w
orr. ID. ID, Of charlotte, y. g.: the
Rev. Il. K. White. ID. d.. OF Charlotte.
y. e.: and State senator r. II. Ketch.
ins OF Fairfield. all OF whom made
brief talks. The following committees
represented the general assembly.
Senate. Lieut.. Governor y. j. BE
thea OF Columbia; Senator T. a.
ketchins OF Fairfield: Senator Beam
guard uf York: Senator J. l.. Shcrard
Of Anderson: Senator q. VI. Nicklcs of
Abbcvillc: Senator Gordon Hughes OF
Union. and Senator J. Ii. Wharton Of
l.aurcnS Representatives Nunn Of
York: McCants OF Winnsboro: Allen
McFarlen OF Chesterfield. and Young
of Charleston. and }. NJ. Hamphill and
Elliott Hall OF Chester county.
In response TO telegram from
farmers OF Maycsrille saturday, Gov
crnor Manning advised that the gov
crnment had not fixed the price OF cot
ton seed. Inquiry was made AZ to why
oil mills were paying only $73 ton for
said seed and saying they could pay
no more. The telegram from the farm
crs reads: Can you tell us why all
oil mills In this state will offer only
$73 for seed and say they are not al
lowed to give morc?" Responding To
this query, Governor Manning telc-
graphed: Your telegram OF 30th has
been received. | can not tell you why
oil mills In the state will only offer $73
per ton for seed but can say that the
government has not fixed the price OF
seed. ! am informed that the High
land Manufacturing Company OF Rock
Hill and the Elba Manufacturing Com
ptlH ttit I"yIuB ga pei WI. IuNf
not been able yet to verify these state
ments. hut | am making inquiry and
will let you know as soon as | hear"
- Gaffney. February 2: w. c. Burgess.
one Of Chcrokee's good farmers. who
lives near Gaffney. said today that he
had recently caught dozen rats In his
cotton house I'm a trap and that all OF
them had their ears and tails frozen
off. Mr.. Burgess says he can not un
dcrstand how the animals were frozen
as there was plenty Of cover In the
house consisting Of peas. cotton seed
and cane seed.
The appropriation bill having been
lcouaplatel~4A- -A4ouBesf11 DYfdu5,
/ Is expected that the general assembly
will draw toward adjournment this
week. Two intensely heated discussions
were given out Friday night TO the
item OF $4,000 to support the state tax
commission and the proposed amend
ment of $4,000 as a fund to enforce
the prohibition laws of the state. Both
were rejected by wide margins, the
vote on the law enforcement fund be-
Ing 40 for with Sc against. The house
had passed a bill to abolish the state
tax commission and last Thursdays ac-
tion places dual responsibility on the
upper body. Should the tax commits
sion bc retained, II Will be necessary
to modify the appropriation bill by
inserting adequate support for the de-
partment. Consensus OF opinion Is
that the senate will refuse to de-
stroy the state tax commission and
that an adequate fund to hunt down
Iblindtigcrs will be appropriated. The
house has sent a hone dry" bill to the
senate. which will in all likelihood be
passed In the upper body. Belief In
that the senators will act consistently
and provide an enforcement fund. As
passed the appropriation bill calls for
n flexible levy around eight and three
fourths mills. Several items included
in pending bills are yet to be added. The
total amount In the bill sent to the
senate is $3.176,Sl6.37 or an increase
|by $22.057.52 over that recommended
by the ways and means committee.