Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-11-21
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS

- Sudie Adeline, 5-year- Old daught-
ter of a. F. Wood of Lexington county
was burned to death Tuesday when her
clothing caught fire.
Twenty-four soldiers of Camp
Jackson, Columbia convicted before
court martial there of various offenses
were taken to Fort Leavehworth, Kan,
! Thursday to begin service OF their SEN
! tences. '"'' - -'..'
At a meeting Of fhe city democrat
ic convention of Charleston yesterday
John p. Grace was nominated to be
mayor of Charleston over Tfistram T.
Hyde. the present mayor by vote OF
1853 to 121.
- Nineteen prsons were convicted
at the recent term Of the court Of gen.
eral sessions for Greenville county of
violation of the liquor laws and all Of
them were given jail sentences without
the alternative Of fine.
- Eugene S. Blease, brother of For
mer Governor Cole l.. Blease and
Eugene ]. Lanford are the only candf-
dates for the Office Of mayor of New
berry. Both are waging a spirited
campaign and much interest centers in
the outcome. .-s
Rev. L. z. Virgins, pastor of
Green Street Methodist church of
Columbia who was transferred to
Fountain Inn by the action of the re-
cent conference is to be allowed to
stay in Columbia another year. Pres
sure was brought to bear on Bishop
Darlington by the Columbia congre-
cation 10 let the pastor remain.
- Curtis w. Pearson, whose home Is
in Muskogee, Mich, died at the police
station in Florence Wednesday after
noon after drinking wood alcohol. He
was about As years old. H.~had lived
here several months and worked In
cafes about the city. Pearson is sup
posed by the police to be the man who
sold wood alcohol. to Laurie Adams,
a young white boy, causing the latter's
death Saturday. Before he died
Adams told the physicians that he. had
bought the poison from a man in a
cafe. The police were on the lookout
for Pearson when they found him
down in the street, apparently in a
dying condition. He lived only q few
hours after being carried to the, sta
don. 1t is stated that Pearson claim
ed to be able to remove the poison
from wood alcohol and that he had at
tempted to sell the stuff to several
negroes, making them this guarantee.
He had small phial of essence Of
peppermint in his pocket when he was
found by the police. Little is known
OF Pearson, and though numerous tele-
grams have been sent off to names
found in letters on his person, the au-
thorities have not heard so far from
any of them.
- Columbia, November 10: Fuel
shortage in South Carolina Is begin
ming to prove emtarra ssing to cotton
SEED crushers in South Carolina. j. j.
Lawton of Hartsville, president Of the
South Carolina Cottonseed Crushers
a association, yesterday sent telegram
to Governor Cooper emphasizing that
many Of the mills have supply of fuel
for only q few days more. Mr.. Lawton
urged the governor to appeal TO DIR.
Garfield, federal fuel administrator in
Washington, and in compliance with
Mr.. Lawton's request. Governor Cooper
Yesterday sent telegram to DR.. Car
field asking that immediate relief be
provided. Mr.. Lawton says delay in
the crushing of the seed may.
cause serious loss to the crushers in
spoiled seed. He also said ii, is likely
10 advance the price of fats to 81 "a
~orrnG. Trare is great depreciation in,
the seed, following heating. Mr. Law
tons telegram TO Governor Cooper fol-
lows: Government withholding ship
ments of coal to oil mills. Mills are
oa ded with seed which are becoming
in some instances hot and If seed spoil
the oil will not be fit to eat. If this
condition continues the price Of fats
nay go to 81 per pound. The oil mills
ire withdrawing from the market in
ouying seed on account Of these condi-
ions. Will you not please take this
natter up with DR.. Garfield, fuel ad-
and try to get relief for
,il mills in South Carolina. Some mills
nave only a few days supply of coal
IN hand and unless they get immediate
'elief they will be badly damaged. The
situation is urgent and needs prompt
'Cmcty." I l.