Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-12
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

~ ia" citadel. Charleston, with men
Ing!,is HIS condition L. inrroNng.
IN" senate DI. Friday killed ii
proposition 70 submit 10 the people
III" question Of calling "a constitution
al convention
In. faculty aI.I "aH''s OF the
Citadel haS" been pat under quar-
antinr l."cnuSc Ut the development, OF
~Iunal meningitis.
SO Charleston offers IN" On!! sit" Tor
Il first class navy yard between itat-
t.ras and k"y West. IN the opinion vi
the commission Uu nay! yards and
naval bases. headed 10y Rear Admiral
iiclm. Tn" commissions sixth pre-
nrninary report. submitted ~ III" sen.
:,t, last FRIDAY. sand that all sites on
the gull az" 'TcunO'" from waters
hUrdcIing on the ITdward ISLANDS
and Tho t"i iIbb"an SEA, where IL ID
thought future. naval hOstIlitics ar"
likely to take place" but added be-
cause Oi IN" possibility that IN" Meet
communication with northern !ards
aud resources might bc interrupted. "a
has. of supply. with ampl" docking
and repair facilities on the gull oil
Mexico might become "i vital import
anCc Hurricanes along TIA" south At
antir and gIli coast would bc hctri-
Incnts To navy Yards. tn" commission
reported. and storms Oi r"c"n, years
would have damaged even In" largest
vessels But even had Il s,Ntahl" To-
cation for - iirs,- class HHid been h'-
CiIcd upon. It's establishment Woulh
not D." necessary. aS III" commission
.rs hrlirl, the Charleston plant could
take, care. uf all work the navy needs IN
,hos,. waters. From study Oi
stratc.lral requirements. th" report
continues "th,. commission IL l"d 10 De
hcy,. that the, iirSt line al special d'-
fcns' tor tn" gull "i M"Xl'" Hhphih J."
in tn" Florida straits and IN" ucatah
channel IN operating hiS' VIII p'
necessary iUT Submarines. d"StfoE'TS,
auxiliary vessels and aircraft assigned
,o thrs. localities. Key West seems
to br hrtt'r located Stra'"SnaiS ioi
this purpos.. than any other sit" avail
,,hIr n will h,. necessary 10 construct
an artificial haIbUT for Vessels btS'h
thereon ~ protection against hurTl-
canes" Th,. commission was hppoint-
ed 10 study conditions on tn" Paciiic,
Atlantic. and guilt COASTS hud has al
ready reported on several ch"S'
Florence. February \: Wiiila,n
lIdcrtUn Il phN STEFAN. WAS kiIh'd anu
4 Wilbur Hicks. an attorney. serious
1, yo,Ind,d IN u shooting atfraN whirh
orcurrrd at noon to-day III tn" hall nI
th,. E'lurruc,. county courthouse. BotlI
,r,. we'll known citizens OF TINS cl'E,
C;rddingS Ili"rtnn, ii sou "i til' u''"
physician, participated IN thr Shoouin%'
firing ihr"t. shots at hIS father. ih'H
happcncd Just after tn" Ju"S" ol pr"-
bat.. had pushed III" hall rt;tHcd man
AWAY from the pr0Strat" form "i 'h'
:,,,oru.y. whom hr had shot down
III,rron and Hicks rmpti"d their re-
waivers at each other. Hicks WAS
s,ru,L tnvn and lldcrtUn WAS IN IN"
act ui attempting To club nm III lh'
h,.ud with III" butt end al ms riS'"i
when Nj. lirunSon. who had f"S,'u
into the hall from his oiilc". lh'SI'"
him awLN. Just then young iid,,rl"h
entered thu. hall from tn" front. nrihS
as hc came. The "S"ap" oi MI h,""
son from harm - deemed miraculous.
uL,r,nu MAS shot iiv" times AMI
either uu,. uI two Or three bllll''S
wurIll have. proved fatal. bn" cnt"lru
th,. heart. Hicks WAS shot IN th' h'au
and i'm the. abdomen. hut IN" CAVITY wis
not pierced and h" Will recover iouh1
Ud,rton W:iS unharnrd. Ih' HhootilS
grew out uI had blood between the a'-
,orurv. who waS representing MIS-.
Ildrrtun Is - suit Tor hliinohE' anu I"'
dead man. Dr. and Mrs. lld"rt"h
s,nurutcd three. years ago. To-Day NiH
sci for the first hearing In the case De
fore. the master. II. y. I'runSon. acting
M referee Mr. iirunSon postponed lh'
,,s,. on account oG the fact that lldrr-
ian nul.arrd To hr drinking. lilchS
and Ildrrton came together IN thc nan
or the courthouse later and Inc Sho"'-
inu bc.an. IldcrtOn cam" 10 Florence
from Dorchester county. Al one .l''''
IA. WINS prominent in county politics.
s<~crnfer 4 rrfr,-
for Florence county. He was about oo
yrors old, The verdict oi the coroner
iurv was that !ldrrton cam" 10 ms
death from SLiiShOt wounds III 'n'
hands of i. W. Hicks aud G"ddlnSS IL
dcrton.
Columbia special uf February 10
the i;rrrnvilr News: y personal "h
counter between A. y. Richardson,
former chief gam" warden anu H.
Hryrrly Herbert, uf t"lumhia. attorney
ror I;ov. Manning. was narrowly avert
,,J ,,ur,n,. th, course al the senate COM
,ni,trC's Investigation int" In" charges
contained IN In" governors veto lh'S-
snl.,. against the administration "t Mr
richardson The incident happch'u
during the probe into the alleged com
promis, mad" 10y NJ. u. hutchinson. 'h'
Columbia rrprcscntativ" OF IN" NiE"'
Steamship Company; l, !. iiE"'' 'I
or Charleston. and Mr. IaHl"r' "'
columbia, former president ol ln'
Audubon Society. with Mr.. Richara-
SON nr,rr the party had been ar
rairn,d hy Game Warden sloan
q, charleston county. for hunting
ma, ui season. MIR. Richardson had
nrnduccd Il series "r documents ana
letters relative to the cas-" when Mr'
Hcrhrrt. who said that Is oIlch
I'm, case with an attorney 'ht h'
has To do something III inc Su"'se
of his duties which is diStastcful 10
him. pointed ont 10 IN" c"'h!hN''r
Thai one OF th documents appeared
to have rrrshrr pencil marks ON
Than the others and wanted To KNOW
II its appraranc" SnSEcs'cu .'a. "
had hrcn filed. II max" no r'hcr
lion: | maxi" no charges; ! MAKE
no insinuati"ns, declared thH u,
torncy: Il merely raIi W''hlion W
Richardson Ept