Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-18
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS

SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS
- sam Hughey. negro. in jail At
Greenwood. charged with stealing
lliuuor from the Southern Express
COMPANY. and selling II. committed
suicide in the jail bathtub Monday
night.
- The first ballot for insurance com
missioner taken in joint session Oh the
general assembly on "Wednesday. re-
suited rs follows: w. y. McSwalh'
/ Newberry. So: :. L. Miller. Columbia.
IS: j. K. Fulmcr. Columbia. u; Harr!
G. Cokcr. Columbia. ~: W. y. Barton.
lGrccnyillr. .: sam NJ. Grist. iorkvtlle.
-.
| quite :. large number of chester
county farmers met III the courthouse
| There Monday 10 take steps toward
securing part OF the nitrate al SODA
that the government proposes I" Sc
cure for farmers of the Soutn. he-
cause Of lack OF full information thr
meeting could do but little. ana IN"
farmers Will meet again as soon aH
more tangibl. information Is afailahle'
- James Dial. Jerome Fisher. Law
renee Fair and Butler Moore. the four
negroes who were in the car tnat XIII
ed chef Water Tender sam Heath al
the United States navy, III GrecnNiliS
| on November IS last. were convicted
| last TUESDAY OF manslauGhtcr. The
three last named We're recommended 10
mercy The recommendation did not
| include Dial because he was the urN-
ar of the car. The negroes admitted
that they had been drinking WHISKY.
| The negroes were JOY riding without
the knowledge of the owner OF the car.
Col Edward MclNer. widely
known lawyer OF the Chrraw bar. Was
un last Tuesday elected judge oi me
Fourth Judicial circuit over Juhi'
Thomas ii. Spain. incumbent. OF Oar
linglun. and jennings Is. owens. f.s'l"
of Rrnncttsrillr. Judge |. W. Bow.
man. OF urangehurs. WAS reelected
for the First circuit. He WAS opposed
los r. J. Dennis. E.sq, member nt
the house from Berkeley county. ID
+. Hydrick Of Spartanburg. was re-
elected associate justice OF the state
supreme court tor u lo-lcar term.
without opp"srtion. Judge Hayne +
Rice. uf Aiken. to the Second circuit.
and Judge John =. Wilson. of Man
nlng. to the Third circuit. Neither
WAS opposed. All the circuit Judges
were elected for four-ycar terms.
columbia special Of January IL to
News and Courier: Ii developed In the
introducing bills III that body III the
name Of the Mays ana means COM
mittcc without the bills being first
presented tu that committee. As such
| methods are contrary TO the procedure
| Of the house. committee OF three
members OF the ways and means COM
miticc, Mcssrs. Lille, OF branScburG.
Crum, of Bambrrg, and Hcmphill. oi
Chester, WAS appointed tn in\eSil-
gate and ascertain who was disregard
ing the rules Of the house. 'ompan-
ion bills were introduced III the house
| tonight in the name of the ways ana
| means committee increasing the sal
aries of elective state officers On"
Of these provided that those officers
receiving less than $1,000 per annum
| arc To receive an increase, beginning
with January |, 1919, of $500. and
the others an increase OF 33 l-3 per
cent. This last measure was To he
| come Il law on approval by the gov
ernor On objection by Mr.. Lilies.
chairman Of the ways and means
committee. the bills were rejected 10y
the house, as they did not original"
In the committee. as stated on their
face.
- In presenting cases TO the Federal
grand jury for the Eastern District
Of South Carolina in Columbia last
Tuesday morning, Judge Smith de-
voted II great part of his charge To
those cases in which persons were in
dicte,, fot-ltseinpsne to-srt at Dgns
the wishes Of the government as vio-
lators of the espionage act and whis-
key selling. In this colossal tragedy
through which the world Is passing
We OF this country are little differ
ent from others Of foreign countries
who enjoy less liberty, and this liberty
that we have enjoyed for more than
century has taught US many things
| that peoples Of other countries Will
perhaps never know. One thing that
we have learned IL that the liberty
of law is not license and we must
earn our right to liberty by showing
that we can enforce discipline. II is
natural in time OF peace to voic"
your thoughts as you please. but tn"
most horrible and blaCkcst traitor to
the country is that one who at
tcmpts to make null and void the pro-
ccSses Of law and the wishes OF the
government. For this reason the local
enemies are worse than foreign, and
he who attempts by false statements
and false reports to cause disobcdience
Of the law is guilty of u disobcdiencc
to the law. Those who undermine
either or both arms Of defense of the
country by such thing as selling
liquor. setting up houses Of i'll fame
or by word Of mouth spreading dis
loyalty and discomfort are only the
deepest Of traitors and punishment
should be given accordingly"
Two bills were introduced last
Wcdnesday-one in the house and one
I'm the scnate-to abolish the state tax
commission. The house bill would
create state board OF assessOrs.
composed OF IA members, one from
each judicial circuit. The members
are TO be appointed by the governor
on recommendation of majority OF
the members Of the legislature from
the said circuit. The board IN To-
have and exercise all powers now
conferred on the state board of caual-
zation and the state tax commission.
Compensation Is fixed at IS a day and
actual expenses for each day mem
bers OF the board give to the duties
thereof. The authors OF the house
bill are Representatives King, Hamer.
iicmphill and Duncan. a measure of
somewhat similar import has been
introduced in the senate by Senator
Shelor Of Pickens. The substitute for
the state tax commission, the upper
house measure would create county
tax commissions. composed Of three
members each. and a state tax COM
mission composed Of seven members
one from each congressional district
Members of the county commission
ers are to be appointed by the COVER
nor upon the advice and consent of
the senate. Chairmen Of the various
county organizations are to meet i'm
Columbia and elect the seven mem.
bers Of the state commission. The
state tax commission shall in turn
select It's chairman. who shall then
be known as the state tax commits.
sioner.