Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-22

The house OF representatives on
last Thursday night by vote OF 6S TO
~. ratified the proposed prohibition
Amendment 10 IN" constitution of the
Cnitci States. The resolution had al
ready been ratified in the senate. and
II Is practically certain that IL will be
ratified in Joint session.
ON" hundred cars Of coal rolled
INTO Sparianburg last Friday over the
clinchii"ld railroad. and Fuel Admin
i1tr;tOr IL. r.. Greer. who was in the
city Tor the purpose, promptly dis
trIbuted IL to various towns through
out the stat" that were suffering from
cold
Both houses Of the general asscih-
hiy adjourned last Friday until today.
This WAS partly in accord with usu-
ai custom during tl.. early Jays OF
The. session and partly becaus" OF the
closing down Vi III" job printing Of
n..,.S in OiTdlciI"' to the order Oi the
iu'l administrator which made II i'm
possible 10 get bills and Journals print
cd
John T. Miller. Il well known print
or of Columbia. who has for years
hccn prominent In IN" labor circles Oi
the state. died in the Columbia hos
pitm last Friday morning Of pn"u-
monia Mr. Miller had served In the
general assembly and at the tim" OF his
death was - cnndidat" for on" OF Two
vacant scHts in IN" lsichlhnd dele
cation.
The. Fifth District Medical society
OF South Carolina. composed OF Ian
easter. Chester. Cherokee. kcrshaw.
Fairfield aud York counties. held IT'S
annual meeting in Lancaster last Fri
dav morning II is said that this was
on. al tn" most interesting anu proh'-
ahl" MEETINGS In the history OF IN" as
soriatiOn Tho meeting was h"ii III
the Masonic hall and the followhG
prugrainIn" WAS carried out: Ihc goon
derived from medical societies.. Dr. r.
n. MrI.cnd of Florence. president m
the south Carolina M"dica! 3Ssocia.
tion: Gastric duOdcnal and Joafh;'i
nicer and gastric carcinama, hy Dr:
r,nnrll Of Rock Hill: THE urgency or
material and child welfare work In
the war" Dr. r.. \. Hines OF seneca
secretary nf In" South Carolina Neil
cal society: "X-ri finding in inaliG
nan, diseases of tn" stomach ana
,,unJcudum," Dr. e. \. MOhlcy OF ltock
I'm. ..rbr common cause and treat
mont" Dr. =. H. Kos"T of Chester:
"r.chniuu, oi frozen section In dla%
uosis ui malignant diseases or stomach
nud ,Iuudcndum." Dr. &. VI. Rakestraw
of Rock IIill. The visiting members
nI th. Snci,i, w"r" IN" guests oi
Lancaster PHYSICIANS and the SotnIl
features of the occasion wcr" cafci"iis
looked after.
Thr Stal,. saturday: David ScheTr
and Solomon Schcrr. from IN. upper
,,,rt ui IIuTry county were Yesterday
iuund guIitl ui Il violation OF tiic law
iu bankruptcy and in Federal court
-.
tL,. Federal prIsOn AT Atlanta, ana SOL
nn,on Srhrrr will serve three mohthS
IN the. llurTy county jail. IN cntt'
,lay WAS consumed in the trEtl VI III,
ease. The testimony was thal DaNiu
Schcrr who operated Schrrai "i'i
ch;udi.,, store Was adJudScd pi'h
rut,t and trustees were appoiN'N
Amer that. however. great u'ai vi
lin. ..ouds were found scattered aboul
the county at the houses oil FARMERS
where II had been put. according lo
tn. statement ui David Schcrr ioi
SnIn,non Srhrrr, who was pcddier'
n vns for tins reason that SOLOMON
S,hrrr MAS a Cu-dclcnditnt III nv
case. the TACT that he was aiieScu W
b,. in the position ol an accoIipilIe
r.usrd thu. issuance oil Warrants ioi
both oil them on the charge ot CON
spii;tcN. Much testimony was ih'io
~
rndiu" oi the different quantities oi
Goods nj the Various farm houses anu
H.. in,ruduvtiun OF testimony that IL
mad b.cn left there by David Scherr
o. Snlu,nQn
- Jnmcs Dial. confessed driver ot
tn. automobile which ran over anu
killed Chief Samuel Heath: ha'"i
recruiting officer, IN Greci\ii'" n
November 10Th last. and found gum!
i'm court oi general SESSIONS ot H''"-
slaughter, last Wednesday ailvrno"'
MAS sentenced by Judge Johh - WI
son 10 serve eight years at hard iah"t
,.;,,r uu tue county ChanSahS or III
thr state pcnitcnt:ary. Jcronh" tlSh'''
Lawrence Fair and Butler Moore
vino wcr. passcngcrs IN the car Win
mai rt the time chief Heath Mas
killed, and who were iouhu Su,''E
nr manslaugh,cr. but r"commendc"
to the mercy of the court. were EN'h
each four Years ON the chaihSahS VI
IN thu. pvniirntlary. lhc SSht'''''H
w,r,. uassrd lat" yesterday. In pass
my sentence on the four men. Judge
Wilson took occasion to invoke cen
Sur,. ui,u reckless drivers ot auto
n,nhiIrs citing several personal cN-
,.rirnr,s where the PERSON Win
Nho,u hc MAS riding failed 10 opScr\'
the proper care in handling ms au'"-
mobile, with more ar less serious re-
suits Judge Wilson adnittr" 'hl.
automobiles have come To 10" ai'l"H'
a urr,SSi,y. hut stated that there -
entirely too much CarclcsSncss anu
lack uf caution III operating th'm'
Jumcs l.. llanahan and h. I.
Hardin ul Columbia. were convicted vi
monSlaughtcr before Judge McnininSer
last SATURDAY. and sentenced TO hvc
ln EhninnnnE a.
the state neutrality-suspicious. 10
iiyr wears and Hardin to two. Both
nup,nlrd Tor Il new trial and bonuS
were, fixed at $4,000 for iianahan ana
e. uOu iur Hardin. The case grew out
of the killing Of II little boy naincd
Leonard Shaw. near his home on Di-
vine street, Shandon, on the nlsnt vi
October last. From the testiinon!
II npprars that the boy was at tho
head ui Il hons" hitchcd 10 a wagon
Hanahan came along in Fora' ne
said. at the rate of about Il miles an
hour others SAID faster. AS he got 10
IN, wagon the horse backed into the
car. and there WAS conSlderanic yoi'
os III, result OF the collision. The
bo, WAS badly injured and the car
stopprd within ten feet or such
matter. The wagon was moved apou'
it's length Hardin came alohS pc
hind IN Il ing NaullIilC auu '.'
Uonohan's car He testified that ne
,ri.,I In uass between the wagon anu
n street car Both cars were injured.
Uanahnn cot out To see about the IN.
i,rcd hoy. Hardin did not get out
then: hut went next morning 10 eS-
nr,ss his sympathy and regrets TO the
bn>.s mother. He did not feel any re-
sponsihility in connection with the
killirS. There WAS some testimony 10
the effect that lianahan was drunN'
or drinking; hut this was not conciu-
siy. ur denied being under the IN
fucnc, of liquor, hut said he was Ter
rihly excited because of what had nap
ncnrd DIR. uanahan is druggist
who formerly owned the York Drug
store in Yorkrillc. Hardin is the SUI
nerin,rndcn, of the Royster Guano
Company i'll columbia: In sentehSnns
Tho two men. Judge Mcmminger gave
w. ;n,nr,ssiyC lecture. Both oil the
,,irira ~" men arc prominent and well