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Jteaps and Jarts.
? John J. Kesel. postmaster at Syracuse,
N. Y., is awaiting word from the
postmaster general as to the disposition
jj>f a dead black eagle sent from
Washington to a Syracuse woman by
parcel post. Here are some of the
conditions that confront the postmaster:
First, it is illegal to kill an eagle:
second, game birds cannot be sent
through the mails:'third, it cannot be
delivered: fourth, the health department
will not allow it to be kept at the
postofflce; fifth, the dead letter office
will not take it. Aside from these, it
is a violation of the parcel post regulations
to sepd fowls or meat outside
of the second zone. In the meantime,
the bird is in cold storage under bond.
? Washington, February 10: The
Shackleford bill, under which the Federal
government would distribute $25,000,000
for good roads among the various
states, conditioned upon a dollarfar-dollar
appropriation by each
state, was passed by the house today
by a vote of 282 to 42 and awaits action
by the senate. Its passage followed
several days of debate, during which
most of the hundred and more speakers
advocated the project In the interest
of the farmers, while a minority
attacked the project as a dangerous
opening wedge for heavy future inroads
on the treasury. Democratic
Leader Underwood. Republican Leader
Mann and Representative Mlnebaugh,
of Illinois, the ranking Progressives in
the city, all voted for the measure.
Representative Mann declared that the
cities could well afford out of their
wealth to contribute taxes to aid the
country in their construction of roads
and -other improvements. Many of
those who voted against the bill explained
that their opposition was not
to Federal aid in constructing the highways,
but to the method proposed in
the pending measure.
? Washington, February 11: Without
a roll call the senate late today
passed a bill to provide a temporary
method for the nomination and election
of senators in states that have not
legislated to carry out the seventeenth
constitutional amendment for the direct
election of senators." An amendment
to make the measure apply only to
elections was defeated 37 to 16. The
law would*be effective only until the
various states provide their own machinery
for nominating and electing
senators. Where no such methods are
provided the bill would make the state
laws for nominating and electing the
state officers applicable to senators.
The only fight against the measure
came from southern senators who contended
that the Federal government
had no constitutional right to intrude
into such local matters as the nomination
of candidates. Senator Fall of
Movton wna th? onlv Renublican to
vote In favor of limiting the bill to
elections. %
? New York, February 10: A shipload
of negroes, mostly farmers, and
their wives from Oklahoma, waited
here today for Alfred C. Sam to lead
them to a new negro Utopia on the
Gold Coast of Africa. The negroes
were induced to come here, they said,
by Sam, who had been collecting colonizers
from Oklahoma, Texas and Mississippi.
More negroes were expected
from Galveston and the west, and it
was said that eighty-six were coming
from Boston. The steamer in which
the negroes expected to seek the Gold
Coast was the old Curltyba, of the
Munson Line, which formerly plied
between New York and Cuba, An
officer of the Munson line said today
that the Curityba recently was sold
to the Akim Trading company, in
which Sam is supposed to be interested.
Sam, according to the colonists
represents himself to be an African
chief. Sam could not be found here
today. The negroes talked in glowing
terms of a sovereign land where
they would have their own government
and their own religion. In the
absence of Sam, who they said, was
in Boston looking out for recruits,
the party is under the leadership of
A. Davis, an old negro Baptist clergyman.
Davis told them that they
are to form a new church in the
promised land to De cauea me unurtn
of God." Religious zeal seemed to
sway the party as much as their desire
to better their worldly circumstances.
? C. Hunter Raine, president of the
Mercantile Bank at Memphis, Tenn.,
arrested last Monday on the charge of
embezzlement after the discovery of
alleged defalcations of more than $1,000,000
has taken up the routine of jail
life. He slept well the first night and
his friends are sending supplies to his
cell. Raine has refused all offers of
bail, saying he is guilty and ready to
take his punishment. While first announcements
placed the amount of
Raine's shortage at about $500,000, figures
given out since show that this has
been increased to nearly $1,100,000, and
bank officials state the defalcation may
reach close to $1,500,000. Raine has
steadfastly declined to discuss the
bank's affairs further than to insist
that he alone is responsible for conditions
which wrecked the institution,
which was under state Jurisdiction. A
dramatic incident in connection with
Daine's arrest took place Tuesday
when a reconciliation was affected between
Raine and his brother, Gilbert
D. Raine, publisher of the Memphis
News-Scimitar. The two had been estranged
for a number of years, but
when the bank president was placed in
a cell one of the first to call upon him
was his brother Gilbert. The Tennessee
laws for bank supervision are not
at all strict, and Raine has been managing
to make his cash balance by the
use of his own checks as cash.
? Douglas, Wyoming, February 12:
"Doc" Middleton is dead. He died in
Jail in Douglas a few days ago. The
barrel of his "six gun" was so covered
with notches?there were 27 of them
?that there was not room for them
all on one side, so the redoubtable
owner had to turn the weapon over
and begin making marks on the other.
According to gossip?when old "Doc"
wasn i arouna?noicnes nau ueen cui
in that gun barrel in half the transMissouri
states. Four were cut in
one day. Time was when "Doc" was
"wanted" in half a dozen states, with
rewards aggregating probably $5,000
hanging over his head. The vigilantes
of Nebraska. Kansas. Colorado, Wyomingo,
New Mexico, Arizona, and a
few other states were always on the
lookout for him, and instructions were
that he be hanged without the formality
of a trial. "Be sure its 'Doc' and
then go ahead, and if there's any
doubt about it being 'Doc', go ahead
anyway," were the general orders.
He died of measles and pneumonia.
Middleton was the king of cattle
rustlers. He rustled cattle all the way
from Bonzeman to Toas, from Abilene
to Aberdeen, from Omaha to Ogden.
The vigilantes were formed primarily
to stop cattle thieving. The rustlers
formed an organization known
as the "Hoodoos," for the purpose of
protecting themselves from the vigilantes.
Dozens of rustlers and vigilantes
were killed. Near Sidney, Neb.,
one day the vigilantes got after Middleton,
who had been accused of stealing
a cow. This time Middleton was
innocent, it is said. He got word the
vigilantes were coming, so he saddled
his cow pony and took to the
range. The vigilantes picked up his
trail, and there was a running fight,
lasting half the day. > That evening
Middleton cut four notches in his gun.
Two days later he surrendered to the
sheriff, who put him in Sidney jail.
? Washington. February 12: What
was declared to be the most successful
convention since the organization of
the Boy Scouts of America, was
brought to a close here tonight with
a flourish of speeches. Business, addresses
and receptions had occupied
but a single day. The scouts and their
leaders, more than 100 strong, were
entertained by Secretary Bryan, personally
representing the president,
who was confined to his bedroom with
a cold; Secretary Daniels of the navy
department, and other officers of the
nation. Without exception the movement
was lauded as possessing great
possibility for good service to the
eoming generation. Chief Scout Ernest
Thompson Seton tonight declared that
already the Boy Scout movement was
jammed with boys and that many
were turned away because of the
scarcity of men leaders. "Give us men
to lead the boys and we will carry out
our work so completely that within
ten years the jails will be empty and
abandoned," he pleaded. The speaker
assailed business men for their apparent
lack of interest. "Talk of conserving
our resources!" he exclaimed.
"What resources have we to coirtpare
with our young men? The nation itself
is dependent upon them." Secretary
Bryan today praised the scout
leaders for the excellent work they
were doing in training boys in the
right direction and helping them to
develop those qualities of body, mind
and spirit which would make them
valuable citizens. Secretary Daniels
said.;k was the "greatest thing in the
world for grown men to keep in touch
with the enthusiasm of youth." With
the exception of religion, he added,
the two things in life worth while
were enthusiasm and initiative. James
E. West, chief scout, reported on the
growth of the movement. He said
he had learned that the national Socialist
party had investigated the
several scout organizations in this
country and compiled a circular favorable
to the movement. He recommended
that the country be divided
into eight districts with a field man in
charge of each.
?he ^otbi'iUe dtujuiro.
Entered at the Postofflce in Yorkville
as Mall Matter of the Second Class.
TORKVILLE. S. C.?
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 13,1914.
The Charleston Post has affected the
use of print paper with a decided pink
tint; but just why we do not know.
Pink is preferable to yellow to be sure:
but the Post is entitled to wear white.
It is up to the South Carolinians
who are interested in good roads to
lose no time in becoming: acquainted
with the conditions on which Federal
aid is to be obtained under the provisions
of the bill that has just passed
congrress.
In the last issue or Tne iunquirer was
published an account of Senators Tillman
and McLaurin shaking hands and
in today's issue appears the news that
Governor Blease and Mayor John P.
Grace have come to a' complete reconciliation.
What was it that the choir
was instructed to sing?
The general assembly on Wednesday
passed a joint resolution authorizing a
legislative committee to appear be'fore
the national committee today in behalf
of the establishment of a regional bank
in Columbia. A strong committee of
the South Carolina Bankers' association
has also gone to Atlanta for the
same purpose.
One of the correspondents has been
criticising legislators for being influenced
in their votes through a fear of
what the people back home would do.
The implication is cowardice; but we
do not think that it is fair. The only
cowardice shown is observable in the
fellow who dodges and will not vote at
all. It is the business of every legisla
tor to vote for the things he believes
his people back home want him to vote
for, and if he is in doubt, he should use
his judgment and go back home and
take his medicine.
The Sanders bill intended to abolish
segregated districts in towns and cities
has been finally shelved after a lot of
flllibustering. This bill is one that
would have probably passed if the
members could have been forced to a
direct vote. It was one of those propositions,
the righteous purpose of
which no one can dispute; but of the
practicability of which many are honestly
doubtful. Few of the legislators
believe the bill is calculated to accomplish
the results desired, yet they are
not willing to take an open stand for
fear of being misunderstood. We believe
the passage of the bill would be
for the best welfare of the state.
The News and Courier defends the
visit of the general assembly to Char
leston on Wednesday on the ground
that if the legislators should spend
half their time studying the state at
first hand "the output of legislation
would be smaller and better.' Now
while we admit that there might be
something in this proposition if followed
out literally, we submit that the
visit to Charleston is not to be taken
into consideration. When a legislature
or other body falls into the hands of
those Charleston people, there is no
time left to do anything. They are kept
too busy having a good time. But we
hope the News and Courier will not
understand us as objecting to this visit
to Charleston.
We have not yet been able to see
much use for all that row in connection
with the asylum: but we have
been trying to give the developments
as fully as practicable, more especially
because of the local interest involved.
It is impossible for The Enquirer to
print all the testimony, because there
is so much of it, and because we are
dependent entirely on the reports that
are Deing primea in omer papers. Although
we are doing the best we can
we are not satisfied with the presentation
we are making; but at the same
time we feel that it will enable our
readers to get about as satisfactory an
idea of the whole thing as is to begotten
from any other paper.
The Bulgarians recently defeated by
the Greeks, have started a newspaper
propaganda trying to make sentiment
against their conquerors on account of
alleged horrible atrocities practiced in
the war. The New York American is
leading the Bulgarian effort in America,
and the Greek newspaper Atlantis
of New York, is standing up for its
countrymen. We are printing an article
from the Atlantis on the subject
on another page of today's paper. From
such information as we have been able
to gather, it appears that while horrible
atrocities were committed on both
sides, the Bulgarians began it all, and
even at that the Greeks practiced forbearance
that was remarkable under
the circumstances.
, , ,
"South Carolina Legislators Opposed
to the Higher Education of Women,"
is the way the Augusta Chronicle
headed the story of the killing of
the bill to merge the Woman's College
with the State University. What bosh!
South Carolina has made more extensive
and more intelligent provision for
the higher education of women than
has any other state in the Union, and
she has not even thought of a hold up.
But then even South Carolina cannot
afford to establish and maintain every
new scheme that just anybody, especially
those Columbia people, sees fit to
suggest. It takes money and lots of it
to support these big colleges, and
South Carolina is just now calculating
that she should devote some of her
time and attention to upbuilding the
common schools.
This paragraph is for the benefit of
our exchanges rather than of our subscribers.
A representative of the Jacobs
Advertising Agency at Clinton,
called upon us yesterday with a proposition
that we turn over our foreign
advertising business to the agency on
a basis of 4 cents an Inch per thousand
circulation. Of course, recognizing the
fact that the representative was only
an agent, he was treated courteously;
but we hope he will go home and tell
Mr. Jacobs some of the" things we said
to him. There never has been a time
when a newspaper of a thousand circulation
could produce advertising
space at 4 cents an inch, and we do not
believe that there is such a paper in
the state today that can produce such
advertising at twice that figure. The
agent, however, said he had made contracts
with quite a number of papers.
Of course it is none of our business
what other papers do, and equally of
course, it is none of our business to go
out of our way to offend a man who
may be making a living traveling for
Mr. Jacobs, but we would esteem it a
luxurious pleasure to tell Mr. Jacobs
himself what we thought of him after
he had made such a proposition to us
in his own proper person. No, don't
get the idea that we are offended on
our own account We recognize tht
advertising agent as a legitimate institution;
but as he is the agent of the
advertiser rather than the agent of the
newspaper, we insist that so far as we
are concerned, he must look to the advertiser
for his hire. We are not willing
to be a party to an arrangement
that enables him to "catch 'em a comin'
and a gwine," as Mr. Jacobs is evidently
trying to do.
MERE-MENTION.
George Howard, a private detective,
plead guilty to a charge of attempted
extortion in Pittsburg, Pa., Tuesday,
and was sentenced to six years in prison
Thomas Hardy, famous as the
author of "Far from the Madding
Crowd," now in his 74th year, was
married in London, Tuesday... .Maxi-!
mo Castillo, the Mexican bandit, charged
with responsibility for the Cumbre
tunnell disaster of last week, in which
forty or more lives were lost, has been
captured with most of his band of outlaws
Louis Bundy, aged 18 years,
has been sentenced to death at Los
Angeles, Cal., for the murder of a messenger
boy on December 19, who he
killed and robbed of $20 to buy a Christmas
present for his sweetheart... .The
Mexican gunboat Zaragosa passed up
the Mississippi river toward New Orleas,
Tuesday night. The purpose of
the visit has not been announced
Distinct earthquake shocks were felt
throughout New York, Pennsylvania
and the New England states Tuesday
afternoon. Slight damage was reported
at a number of places King
George of England, on Tuesday, opened
the British parliament. Home rule
for Ireland promises to be the most
prominent quesiiuu iu gunsiuciauuii,
and It is predicted that the Liberal party
will be successful after its thirty
years' struggle to give self government
to Ireland Herman Zastrow,
a well known Chicago dancing master,
is in a critical condition in a Milwaukee
hospital from a bullet wound, having
been shot while trying to burglarize
a residence... .Mrs. Elma Zimmerman,
32 years old, committed suicide in
Kansas City, Mo., Tuesday, by jumping
from the roof of a lj5-story building.
Her father and mother were suicides
"General" J. S. Coxey, leader
of "Coxey's army" in its march to
Washington in 1894, has announced
himself a candidate for governor in
Ohio Investigation of the alleged
dealings of Jack Johnson, the negro
pugilist and Federal court officials in
Chicago, has been ended without
bringing out anything of importance.
In a collision between a monoplane
and a biplane at Johannisthal,
Germany, Tuesday, one aviator was
killed and two more or less injured....
A riotous mob attacked tne Japanese
house of parliament Tuesday, as a protest
against the cabinet for its attitude
in connection with graft charges
against certain naval officers... .Lieut.
Hi. B. Frost, an army aviator, was killed
at San Diego, Cal., Friday, by a fall
of about 500 feet. Since 1908 aviation
fatalities are approximately 435, twelve
having been killed during the present
year Hans Schmidt, the Catholic
priest, murderer of Anna Aumuller
in New York several months ago.
has been convicted and sentenced to
die in the electric chair during the
week beginning March 2 Mrs.
Minnie Bond is suing United States
Senator Gore at Oklahoma City, Okla.,
for $50,000 damages for slander
Henry Vallmer, Democrat, has been
elected to congress from the Second
Iowa district Six hundred men,
women and children?150 families?
were driven to the streets by a fivestory
factory building fire in Xew
York, Wednesday morning Five
lives were lost Tuesday night, by the
burning of the Mississippi river packat
Gem, near Halmville, 40 miles from
Xew Orleans G. F. Armstrong of
Hazlehurst, Ga., committed suicide
Monday, because of an alleged shortage
with the Farmers' state bank. His
son. W. O. Armstrong, is under arrest
charged with misappropriating
$12,000 belonging to the bank at
Rentz Senator Bacon of Ga., is
quite sick in Washington Stock
exchanges throughout the country
were closed yesterday on account of
line Dinnaay anniversary ui Auiauaui
Lincoln Mrs. John Doe of Charleston,
W. Va., on Wednesday pave birth
to a perfectly formed, healthy baby,
weighing 20 ounces John Hanley.
aped 70. known to the New York
police as "The Ghost of the Past," was
j arrested Tuesday for pocket plckinp.
Hanley said he had been picking pockets
for forty-five years except when in
prison for plyinp his trade.
The Nigger in the Woodpile.?The
asylum investigation has brought to
j light nothing thus far, save rotten politics
and petty jealousy on the part of
the male assistant physicians, of the
woman assistant, who appears, from
the record, to be a hard working and
competent official, albeit rather officious
in the display of her ability and
efficiency, in comparison with the
methods of her male co-workers. The
male doctors seem to have resented
bitterly the individous comparison to
which they were daily forced to submit,
so they hatched up a little cabal
to rid the institution and themselves
of the irritating element that disturbed
their repose and robbed a sinecure of
its attractive features. Before the investigation
is ended some light may be
shed on the long hinted at real estate
deal that is supposed to be the real
nigger in the wood pile, but this may
be too big a thing to be touched upon
by a mere investigating committee,
and the probe may end without going
so far afield.?Sumter Item.
v_ ui u iiiljki. special ui r cui uai j %ft tu
the News and Courier: Declarations of
Capt. J. \V. Bunch, nephew by marriage
of Senator Tillman and appointed
by the latter in 1891 to his present
position at the asylum, that friction
between Dr. J. W. Babeock and his
subordinates of the state hospital for
the insane existed before Governor
Blease came into office, or the men
appointed by him on the board of reRents
took charge; that Fred H. Dominick,
during his service on the board
was one of the best presidents of the
board of regents he had ever known;
denial by Mrs. Bessie Sanders, formerly
Miss Bessie Allen, who served as
stenographer at the asylum, that Mr.
Dominick ever made a remark derogatory
to Dr. Babcock or that he had
said they were going to get rid of Dr.
Babcock. and corroboration of the testimony
of Governor Blease, given Saturday,
by Col. E. II. Aull, featured the
second session of the committee probing
into matters at the state hospital
for the insane.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Thomson Co.?Again calls attention to
its big Mill-Factory Syndicate sale.
Specials fcr tomorrow. Closes Monday
next.
Kirkpatrick-Belk Co.?Invites your ati
tention to winter goods that, it is offering
at substantial reductions.
J. M. Stroup?Wants to supply your
garden and flower seed needs. Also
has garden tools, poultry wire, etc.
York Supply Co.?Talks about various
kinds of fertilizers and wants to furnish
you. All kinds of garden seeds.
Lyric Theatre?Programme for today
and tomorrow. Last Days of Pompeii
comes on Monday for three performances.
James Bros.?Are selling more mules
and better mules than used to be
sold here. They invite you to see
them before you buy. ..
Vnrirviiio r Mr M. Co.?Has Melrose'
flour, which Is growing In popularity.
Farm hardware. A few horses
and mules for sale.
Geo. W. Williams?Has a variety of
real estate offerings, Including town
and country property.
First National Bank, Sharon?rGlves
pointers on a convenient way-el
making use of the parcel post T>y
having a bank account.
First National Bank, Yorkville?Reminds
you that you will be glad one
of these days if you wili start a savings
account with it.
Bank of Hickory Grove?Especially
emphasizes the benefits to farmers
of doing business through the bank.
It solicits accounts of farmers.
Quinn & McGill, Clover?Will receive
a car of mules tomorrow and want
you to see them before buying.- A
few "exchange" mules for sale or
exchange.
Palmetto Monument Co.?Continues to
put its best efforts into the production
of high grade, artistic monuments
at reasonable prices.
The Federal income tax returns
should be made from January 1, to December
31, and should be filed with
Hon. D. C. Heyward in Columbia, by
March 1.
The Rock Hill Record reruses to Delleve
that Mr. J. J. Keller committed
suicide. We have no hesitation in sas?i
ing that there is much mystery about
the case; but from all the evidence
available there appears to be no other
conclusion.
Although it it only one month until
The Enquirer club contest closes, it is
not too late for new clubmakers to
come in after the smaller premiums,
and we will say that clubmakeru who
have been working from the beginning
can still find names to add if they will
go after them.
According to the figures of Commissioner
Watson, fully 12 per cent of the
population of York county, and close
to 25 per cent of the white population
is connected with the cotton mills. This
is a development of the last thirty-five
years. Previous to then the county had
no mills.
Some Tunny imngs nappen in me
courts. The Ware farm was being sued
for damages sustained by a negro boy
who was caught in a gin belt. One of
the negro witnesses for the plaintiff
went over to the defense, and denied
certain statements he was alleged to
have made in behalf of the plaintiff.
After he was through the attorney for
the plaintiff asked if there was anything
else, and the witness said no, except
that plaintiff had offered him $20
to give the testimony he had denied.
Attorney for the plaintiff asked, "Where
was that?" The witness replied. "In
your office, and you said you would see
it paid." The plaintiff's attorney went
on the stand and contradicted the negro's
testimony.
CIRCUIT COURT
In the case of R. R. Hafner vs. the
Southern Railway, the jury returned
the following verdict: "We find for the
plaintiff the sum of three hundred and
nil) UUliaio, actual ucwucfrgco.
A verdict for the defendant was returned
in the case of Mackorell Bros.,
vs. W. C. Lipscomb.
There being no other cases ready for
trial, the jurors were discharged Wednesday
afternoon, and the court adjourned
sine die.
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ABOUT PEOPLE
Mr. William Oates of Gastonia, visited
friends in Yorkville, this week.
Dr. W. G. White, Jr., of Chesterfield,
is visiting relatives in Yorkville.
Miss Alice Craig of Yorkville R. F.
D. 6, visited friends in Chester, this
week.
Rock Hill Record: Mrs. Ma-tin Moss
is visiting relatives in Yorkville, this
week.
Mrs. Janie Parish, who has been
trSoiHnrr frSon/lD in VnrlrxHllo fillH Tlr
zah, left yesterday for Lancaster.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Quinn of Yorkville,
left Wednesday afternoon for a
short visit to Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Long,
in Greenville.
Mr. Robert J. Love, of Clover, made
a trip to his old home on Clark's Fork
last Sunday, and returned Wednesday.
It was the first time he has made the
trip in quite a while.
The following were among the Yorkville
people who attended the funeral
of Mr. J. J. Keller in Rock Hill, yesterday:
Mrs. J. M. Ferguson, Messrs.
J. E. Stroup, Quinn Wallace, J. R. Logan,
Logan Moore, W. L. Williams, J.
R. Lindsay, J. D. McDowell, W. W.
Lewis, A. M. Grist, J. P. McMurray,
W. B. Moore, G. F. Grant. J. R. Hart,
J. E. Hart, B. F. Smith, F. C. Walker.
Capt. John Boxtell of .the Southern,
is wearing five gold bands on his coat
sleeve, indicating twenty-five years of
continuous service, and next month
he will add another band to represent
another five years. Capt. Boxtell began
his railroad career in the west as
a brakeman, and his first service as a
conductor was on the old South Carolina
railroad.
Mr. A. J Qulnn, of the firm of Qulnn
& McGill, Clover, returned home Wednesday
night from St. Louis, where he
has been buying mules. Mr. Quinn said
that there was four inches of snow in
St. Louis when he left, and it was bitter
cold in Atlanta, also. He was very
much surprised at the rapidity with
which the temperature seemed to moderate
as he neared home.
WITHIN THE TOWN
? The heaviest snow of the winter
began falling last night and now covers
the ground to the depth of about
two inches. It is in the form of sleet.
The weather was rather cold on
Tuesday, warmer on Wednesday, and
is now colder.
? Sarah, the two-year-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Laws, died at
the home of her parents in Yorkville,
fnl 1 i n rr on illnoQQ with
cuncoua,y, iunuw4i>b ??.?* ? ?%,*?*? i. <vu
pneumonia. The interment was in Rose
Hill cemetery yesterday afternoon, after
funeral services at the home conducted
by the Rev. E. E. Gillespie.
? Yorkvllle correspondence to Columbia
State: The following officers
have been elected among the Yorkville
Graded school boys for the season:
Track?Robert Finley, captain; Lewis
Grist, manager, and States Finley, assistant
manager. Baseball?Lewis
Grist, captain; States Finley, manager,
and Robert Finley, assistant manager.
? The organization of the Yorkville
Boy Scouts has been perfected with 32
members. Quite a number of boys under
the age of 12 years are anxious to
join and the outlook is that as soon as
the movement becomes more generally
known In Yorkville a number of others
will come in. Rev. J. L. Oates, Scout
Master, had arranged to take the Scouts
on a hike tomorrow; but owing to the
weather the trip will have to be postponed.
Mr. Oates has divided the
scouts into four patrols, as follows:
Eagle Patrol?Russell Montgomery.
Leader; Audrey Ininan, Assistant
Leader; Jesse Moore Burris, Robert T.
Allison, Jr., Robert Bratton, Henry
Herndon, Floyd Allison, Andral Sherer.
Wolf Patrol?John Lewis,"Leader:
William Marshall, Assistant Leader;
Rudolph Logan, Theo Mackorell, Withers
Adickes, James K.lox Ewart, William
McCorkle, William Glenn. Owl
Patrol?Lesslie Thomasson, Leader;
Joseph Herndon, Assistant Leader;
Joseph Wardlaw, Thomas Woods,
Thomas Speck, J. W. Quinn, Jr., James
Mcl tar land, Donom Spencer. Panther
Patrol?William Draxeford, Leader;
William Jones, Assistant Leader; Normal!
Walsh, Willie Plaxco, Tracy
'Wa sh, Callie ' Plaxco, Roy Whitener,
Shelton Mull.
MAIL OftDER BUSINESS.
From time to time we have comnlnintn
nhmit the oncn and ernwth
of the mail order business in this comVmmity.
S3me local business people of the
county complain that outside foreign ers
sell goods to our own people, which
goods are carried in stock by home
dealers in better quality and at lower
prices.
We know it to be a fact that there
are few things that the local dealer
cannot furnish to better advantage
than they can be obtained from the
foreign dealer,
T ut the remedy for t tie situation compla
ned of does not He in complaints.
Tt lies in going after the business, just
like the mall order people go after it.
Mail order people go after business
by advertising In the newspapers and
mn razlnes and by circularizing. Except
for the newspapers and magazln?s,
the foreign mail order houses
could not exist.
Every business man. whatever his
linn, who desires to extend the range
of his business beyond the limits of
his immediate personal acquaintances,
shculd try newspaper advertising.
I'Vioro la nn hotter tnrnl mpdhim for
advertising in the state of South Carolina
than The Yorkville Enquirer. It
covers its field with a thoroughness
that is remarkable, arid the per centage
of its subscribers who love It, and who
have faith in it is as large as is to be
found in the case of any other newspaper
anywhere.
People who keep their names and
businesses before the people in the columns
of The Yorkville Enquirer, get
favorable consideration from the people
who read the paper, and all things
being equal, when It comes to trading
they get preference above other people
who do not do this.
Scores and scores of business people
have told us of many instances to back
up the above statement and we know
what we are talking about. The business
people who read this know it is
true, and a large per cent of our general
readers know it is true.
The best way then for business people
to fight the competition of the foreign
mail order houses, is to keep their
names and their business before their
own people in the columns of The
Enquirer.
CHARTER AMENDMENT
The proposition of the Board of
Trade to ask the town council to adopt
a schedule of licenses to be imposed
upon the various businesses of the
town, with the understanding that the
proceeds from said license be used to
pay the town's half of the expense necessary
to concrete the Liberty street
sidewalks from Congress street to the
Southern depot, has provoked ouite a
lot of discussion and the sentiment is
by no means all one way.
From such information as The Enquirer
has been able to gather, no one
disputes the desirability of making
such improvement; but there is very
considerable difference of opinion over
the wisdom and justice of the plan under
which it in proposed to raise the
necessary funds. Among other things
it is pointed out that while there seems
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to he no question 01 me power or wc
town council to impose and collect a
license tax on businesses of all kinds,
or to provide that such tax shall be
used for street improvement, if the
council should by ordinance specify
that all the proceeds of such a tax be
spent upon ar.y particular street, the
effect would be illegal discrimination
that could not be upheld in the courts.
Among those who are opposed to the
license tax are some who argue that
they have no objection to the proposed
improvement; but they think that the
necessary funds should be secured by
increasing the tax levy, and since the
tax levy is already up to the limit authorized
by tfc.e charter, ten mills on
the dollar, the charter might be ame .:ded
so as to increase this levy. This,
they say, can be done under the Act 01
1899, which reads as follows:
Be it enacted by the general assembly
of the state of South Carolina. That
on and after ihe approval of this act,
the charter or articles of incorporation
of any city or town in this state,
whether such city or town was origin
ally incorporated by act of the general
assembly or under the general law u,
the secretary of state, may be amended
in any particular, not inconsistent
with the constitution and laws of the
state, in the iollowing manner: A petition
shall first be submitted to the
town or city council by a majority of
the freeholders of such town or city,
praying that an election be ordered, to
ascertain whether such amendment or
amendments ought to be made or not:
whereupon the said coucil shall order
an election, after not less than ten
days' public advertisement. At such
election, each amendment shall be voted
upon separately, and the tickets or
ballots shall be prescribed by the said
council in such way as to plainly express
the will of the voter as to each
question submitted. At such election
the qualified electors of the municipality
shall be allowed to vote on the
question or questions of the proposed
amendment or amendments, at the
usual voting places, in a box provided
for the purpose at each voting place.
If a majority of the votes cast be ascertained
and declared to be in favor
of any or all of the proposed amendments,
then the said council shall publish
the result of said election, and declare
the adopted amendment or
amendments to be a part of the charter
of incorporation of such city or
town, plainly showing the reading of
the parts involved as amended, and
shall forthwith file with the secretary
of state a copy of such declaration;
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wnereupon suun uuupicu o,uu umncu
amendment or amendments shall stand
as a part of the charter of incorporation
of such city or town.
That all acts and' parts of acts inconsistent
with this act be, and are
hereby, repealed.
Approved the second day of March,
A. D.. 1899.
J. J. KELLER A SUICIDE
Mr. John J. Keller, formerly of Yorkville,
but for the past seven or eight
years a resident of Rock Hill, committed
suicide in that city last Tuesday
afternoon, by shooting himself in the
head, using for the purpose a Colt revolver
of the military pattern.
Mr. Keller had just returned to Rock
Hill after a brief visit to Columbia,
and had been about his office all the
morning attending to business in the
usual way. The testimony of all those
with whom he was associated was that
he showed no signs of depression or
trouble, and was tn good spirits generally.
He left the office at dinner time,
went straight to his home, passed
through the house to an ambulance
shed, and a few moments after he entered
the shed a shot was heard. A
negro man employed about the house
called to Mrs. Keller to know what the
boss was shooting at, and when Mrs.
Keller went to the house to investigate
she found her husband lying unconscious
on the floor. Death followed
in about thirty minutes without there
having been any return to consciousness.
Up to this time the probable motive
of Mr. Keller's rash act is a mystery
for which there has been no reasonably
satisfactory explanation. Mr. C. K.
Chreitzberg, who is connected with the
Rock Hill branch of the business of J.
J. Keller & Co., told the representative
of The Enquirer yesterday that he could
conceive of no reason whatsoever why
his friend and co-worker should desire
lo iu.ke ma uwu me. i/uimg luc iuuiuing
Mr. Keller discussed with Mr.
Chreitzberg in. a clear and reasonable
manner arrangements for the interment
of a member of the Ivy family
who had died in California, in Laurelwood
cemetery, and had been busy
wth the ordinary affairs of the concern.
When the dinner hour arrived
Mr. Keller was talking over a business
matter with a prospective patron, and
on leaving said to him in a pleasant,
Jocular, but hospitable way, "Come go
home with me and let's see what the
neighbors have sent in for dinner for
two."
There have been rumors or rather
suggestions of financial troubles; but
nothing could be ascertained yesterday
to give any substantial color to these
rumors. One of the bank cashiers said:
"We have some of J. J. Keller & Co.'s
paper of course; but have not been
concerned about it. On the contrary
we would have been glad to take more
and Mr. Keller very well understood
that we stood ready to let him have all
the money he needed; but so far as we
have Information he did not need any."
Before moving: to Rock Hill Mr. Keller
had lived in Yorkville about ten
years. He formed a partnership with
Mr. John R. Logan under the firm
name of J. J. Kellar & Co., a short time
after his location in the town, and the
partnership has continued up to the
present time. During the early days
of the firm, a woodworking plant was
erected here, and much contracting
work was done here and at other
points throughout the state. The firm
has all along enjoyed a first class reputation
for reliability and efficiency.
Mr. Keller, like his partner Mr. Logan,
was held in the highest esteem as a
citizen above reproach.
The funeral took place In Rock Hill
yesterday morning and was conducted
by the Masonic order of which the deceased
was a highly esteemed member.
There was an unusually large turn-out
at the funeral, not only from among
the people of Rock Hill; but from the
country and various surrounding
towns.
The deceased leaves a widow and
two adopted daughters. It is stated
that he left a considerable amount of
life insurance, a part of it in favor of
Mrs. Keller and a part of it in favor of
his estate.
LOCAL LACONICS
Militia Inspections.
The revised order for the annual inspection
of the South Carolina National
Guard, as it relates to York
county organizations, is as follows:
March 31, Yorkville hospital corps detachment,
1st infantry; April 27, Fort
Mill, Co. K.; April 28, Rock Hill, Co.
H.; April 29, Yorkville, headquarters
1st infantry; Co. L., 1st infantry.
Former York County Man Dead.
Rock Hill Record:. Mr. M. B. Garri
son, a iormer resident 01 tnis county,
and better known to his friends as
"Brown Garrison," died at his home at
Warren, Ark., last Saturday of paralysis.
Mr. Garrison served throughout
the Civil war and had been a resident
of Arkansas for quite a number of
years. He was a son of the late Peter
Garrison of this county, and leaves two
brothers here, Mr. "Gene" Garrison of
the Newport section, and Mr. Ed Garrison
of this city.
Raising the Funds.
The board of deacons and three ladies
of the congregation of Bethany
A. R. P. church recently appointed as a
(lnnnrp committee to solicit funds for
the new church building, are meeting
with much success. It will be remembered
that the congregation at a recent
meeting decided to build a new
brick church to cost between $8,000
and $10,000. The committee has already
secured $5,200 and the outlook is that
the balance will be raised in a short
time.
Filed Petition in Bankruptcy .
Gastonia Gazette: Mr. J. Flem Johnson,
half owner of the Gastonia Ice &
Coal Co., and general manager of the
company's plant, has filed a voluntary
petition in bankruptcy, and it is expected
that Referee in Bankruptcy W.
S. O'B. Robinson, of Charlotte, will
within a few days announce a date for
the first meeting of his creditors. This
will probably be held the latter part of
this month. Mr. Johnson's liabilities
are estimated at about $35,000 with apparent
assets of something like $27,000.
As noted in these columns previ
ously, Mr. Johnson recently turned over
all of his business to Mr. A. C. Jones
as trustee. The announcement of his
petition in bankruptcy was not altogether
unexpected by those in close
touch with his business. It is understood
that his present financial condition
came about largely as the result
of endorsing heavily for other parties.
Bi-Chloride Poisoning.
There Is a case of bi-chloride of mercury
poisoning down near Guthriesville,
that is exciting some local interest.
The patient is a negro named Jim
Guess, living on Mr. D. P. Curry's
place, and Dr. N. S. Stirewalt has
charge. Guess was troubled with an
ugly sore, and Dr. Stirewalt gave him
some bi-chloride tablets with careful
instructions as to external applications
only, the stuff to be used as an antiseptic
wash. But the ignorant negro,
it seems, thought what was good for
outside must be good for the inside,
and began taking the tablets inwardly.
Wo cnmmpnred Tuesday of last week.
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and taking only a little at a time, used
one whole tablet and three quarters of
another before the doctor found out
what he was doing. Since last Sunday
Dr. Stirewalt has been doing all he
knows to eliminate the poison from the
negro's system; but what the outcome
is going to be, he does not know.
Mrs. Johnson Cameron Dead.
Mrs. Johnson Cameron was found
dead beside her bed at her home on
Yorkville No. 3, yesterday morning, the
cause of her death supposedly being
heart failure. Mrs. Cameron was in her
| usual good health and spirits Wednes
day night and retired at her accustomed
hour. When her son went Into her
room next morning to'kindle a fire he
found his mother lying dead on the
floor. Mrs. Cameron was about fortyeight
years of age and on account of
her kindly disposition and character
had the affection and friendship of her
entire neighborhood. She has for many
years been a member of the Yorkville
Baptist church. Besides her husband,
she is survived by a number of children:
Messrs. John, William, David,
Toby; Miss Angle Cameron and also
two small children Ave or six years of
age. Mr. William Cameron lives in
Florida, and the funeral which is to be
at Philadelphia, will not be held until
mmnrniw mornlnfir in order that he
may reach home.
Fort Mill Association.
Fort Mill Times: The Fort Mill
Township Sunday School association,
a branch of the York county association,
was formed at the local Methodist
church last Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock by the election of the following
officers: President, W. M. Carothers;
vice president, S. L. Meacham; secretary,
J. N. Atwater; supt. adult department,
J. Hv McMurray; supt. home
department, J. T. Garrison; supt. elementary
department, Mrs. S. L. Meacham.
This board of officers will at
once take up the work of completing
the organization of the association in
the township. Present at the meeting
Sunday was Dr. J. E. Walmsley, of
Winthrop, president of the York county
Sunday School association. Dr.
Walmsley presided over the meeting
and explained in detail the intent and
aims of such an organization. Mr. J.
T. Fain, secretary of the county association.
also was present and made a
hiirhlv interesting talk of the accom
plishments of the association and
pointed out in detail the several different
phases of the work that confronts
the local organization. The purpose
of the Sunday school association,
which is inter-denominational, is to
stimulate Interest in the schools and
to increase the membership and attendance.
It is needless, perhaps, to say
that under the direction of the above
set of officers the local association will
in the near future rank with the leading
associations forming the county
organization.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEW8.
? N. H. Littlejohn defeated J. Q. Little
for mayor of Gaffney in the second
primary election last Tuesday, Littlejohn
received 300 votes and Little
271.
? The house has killed the proposition
to transfer the Colujnbia college
for women to the trustees of the South
Carolina University. The vote was 65
fA Ofi
? The primary reform bill has been
killed in the senate. The vote on the
adoption of a favorable committee report
was 20 to 19 in favor; but when
one senator explained that he had voted
yes, with a view to moving Indefinite
postponement, it became clear that
the bill could never become a law, especially
over the signature of the governor.
? The disbarment proceedings in the
case of C. P. Sims, the Spartanburg
attorney, who has been under fire for
several years past, occupied the time
of the supreme court on Tuesday and
Wednesday. There was quite a lot of
damaging testimony against Sims, and
most of it was denied. It was agreed
to submit the case to the court without
argument.
? The senate passed to a third reading
Tuesday morning the bill introduced
in the house of representatives
by Representative P. T. Youmans of
Richland county, which amends section
3083, volume 1, code of laws of
South Carolina, 1912, relating to mu
nicipal government. This bill provides
that no official connected with
the city government shall be directly
or indirectly interested in any of the
city's public utilities, or in any work
for the city in any way that personal
profits therefrom, other than stipulated
salary, can be realized.
? The senate donated the greater
part of Tuesday night to the discussion
of the McLaurin warehouse bill,
and Senator McLaurin made what will
probably be the last speech on the
measure. The bill was finally advanced
to a third reading with the understanding
that the test vote would be
taken then. In reply to inquiries on
Wednesday, Senator McLaurin said
that he thought that the bill would
pass the senate, but that he was not
sufficiently acquainted with the conditions
in the house to say, as he had
been too busy to inform himself. But
that Mr. McQueen believed that if the
bill was acted favorably upon in the
senate it would undoubtedly go through |
the house. "I am satisfied that I made
some converts last night. I knew the
other day when Senator Young was
making his speech that once he caught
on to the underlying principles of the
bill that he would be favorable to it.
A great many of the objections to the
bill are mere matters of detail and will
be Derfected without impairing the ef
ficiency of the bill in a conference committee
of the two houses. I have been
a member of legislative bodies oft and
on for 23 years, and I have never_ yet
seen any good legislation that did not
come from the deliberations of a committee
of conference."
? Columbia special of Wednesday, to
the Anderson Daily Mail: CoL E. H.
Aull asked the asylum investigation,
committee yesterday to make an additional
statement but they could not get
to him. Tonight he gave out the statement
bearing on what Dr. Babcock
had said was a vital point, concerning
a confidential conversation between
them; it follows: "I have had a talk
with Dr. Babcock since the adjournl.ient
of the committee yesterday afternoon,
and he has informed me of
what was the vital thing that I said
to him in connection with the two letters
of Gov. Blease at the time I was
endeavoring to withhold the demand of
Gov. Blease for a special meeting of
the regents. Inasmuch as he seemed
to think that what I said was of such
vital importance to this investigation
I want to state what he says I said. I
do no recall having made the remark
but if I did I do not see that it is vital
to this investigation, nor do I see where
it is germain to the inquiry which the
mmmlttofi Is now maklner. However.
I have no desire to withhold anything
that may help to clarify the situation.
He says that I said that the State
newspaper would give a good sum for
possession of the two letters, and if
they were published they would defeat
Gov. Blease for the senate and elect
Smith. I do not deny this recollection
but I do not recall the remark. If I
said it, it would only be an opinion and
could have no connection that I can
see with the management of the institution.
I do recall now that I remarked
when I read the letters that one of
them at least reflected upon Dr. Saunders
or if it did not it was unfortunately
worded and I made this remark
to Gov. Blease. He said he had no intention
of reflecting upon Dr. Saunders.
I have had a great many conversations
with Dr. Babcock during the
three years I have been coming to Columbia.
I have been here at least once
a week during that time and have been
with him at each time. We have talked
about Stale Park and the asylum
and it would be impossible for me to
recall all of those conversations. I have
been his friend and have tried to do
what I could to serve his interests and
would not now do him injustice if I
knew it. I have asked the committee to
permit me to make this statement because
it seemed to me that Dr. Babcock
in the 'grilling' which he gave me as
one of the newspapers stated, was endeavoring
to make it appear that I had
a convenient memory. I have nothing
to conceal. What I did I thought was
in the interest of harmony and for the
good of all concerned."
LEGISLATURE IN CHARLESTON.
City By the Sea Capital of the State for
a Day.
The city of Charleston, to all Intents
and purposes, was the capital of South
Carolina, Wednesday. This was by
reason of a visit of the governor, general
assembly, attaches and other state
officials. There were about 400 people
in the visiting party, and the principal ^
object of the visit was to inspect the
new Medical college, and the Citadel,
and meet the Charleston people and
enjoy their hospitality.The
legislators were met at the union
station with a long string of trolley
cars, taken to various places of interest,
including the Citadel and the Med
ical college, and were afterward treat
ed to an excursion around the harbor
and to the navy yard. At night there
was a great banquet at the Charleston
Commercial club and the unexpected
and somewhat sensational feature of
that banquet, was a burying of the
hatchet between Governor Blease and
John P. Grace, who less than two
years ago were fighting each other
with all the vigor and bitterness that f
they could bring to bear, both person
any ana politically, me ionowing is
made up from the News and Courier's
report of the banquet:
Governor Blease having been Introduced
by the mayor, said:
"No man can be mayor of Charleston ^
and be a small man. Judging from the m
standpoint of mentality." The governor
added that such a man may make
his mistakes, but when he writes his
name as mayor of Charleston he does
so with the endorsement of a people
who take no lessons, but teach others
what true hospitality Is."
"You have heard what the mayor
has said," continued Governor Blease.
"In 1890, when but a beardless boy, I ^
entered the South Carolina legislature.
where I found the biggest-hearted and
truest Irishman I have ever met." He
went on to state that the member was
from Charleston county and that he
was later his host during visits, when
he came to his home with a little red- ^
headed girl with her hair hanging GQ
down her back because she didn't know
how to fix It otherwise. "He made her
and me feel at home, and I grew to
love that man more and more as time
went on.
"I love him yet, in death," continued
Governor Blease, feelingly, "and whatever
I may think of Mayor Grace, privately
or in his public life, when John *
Grace stood up before God and man ~
and took the daughter of Dan Sullivan
to wife he did something which no conditions
can ever make me strike at
him. Her father was the manliest politician
I have ever met In twenty-flve
years of political experience." 1
Governor Blease stated that himself
and the mayor have not differed so
much In principle. "His political fu
ture and mine have stood side by side,"
he shouted. "Some people misled John
Grace for a while, but I have always
said not to speak harshly of him.
"Tonight you are in the grandest city
in the world," said the governor, straying
from the personal temporarily, and
added that the Calhoun family loved
Charleston best. "Charleston has got
something no American country ever
had," said the governor. "The old
countries had kings and today some
countries have even kings and queens, A
but Charleston has the King of Market ^
Street, Vincent Chicco." Alderman
Chlcco was in the hall, and shook
hands with the governor after the
speaking was over. Mrs. John P.
Grace was also seated at one of the
tables in the hall through the speaking.
"The grand juries are afraid to touch
him and the petit Juries do not get a
chance," continued Governor Blease,
speaking of Alderman Chicco.
"Charleston has more than that to be
proud of?you have a military academy.
I'm not taking one thing from
any man in the delegation, but the
Citadel academy is the greatest military
institution in the American academies.
It has challenged West Point, M
but West Point has refused on the
grounds that it would not be dignified
for West Point to drill with a private
school
we love u-ra.ce: interrupted a
shout. The person who was out of order
was roundly hissed. 9
Governor Blease characterized the
Medical college as "another institution
destined to be the greatest institution
In South Carolina. We hear all kinds
of talk about pellagra, hookworm, cattle
tick, tuberculosis," he said, "but less
than five years from now the Medical
college will be turning out men to
stamp out diseases that can be brought
into the country. "It will have at its
head a man," he added. "Give Robert
Wilson every dollar he wants, and If
he misappropriates one cent and you ^
can prove it, I'll resign."
"While Charleston is not yet annexed
to South Carolina, South Carolina loves
Charleston," continued the governor.
Returning to Mr. Grace, he stated that ^
they were once friends, once political ^
enemies, and, he was glad to say, once
again friends. Governor Blease stated
that he had his own ideas about laws.
"Please quote me correctly," he shouted.
"Charleston is simply carrying out
vrntriesion s aoom,' continued tne governor.
"I have never seen a blind tiger
in Charleston," he added, stated that
all he had ever been in were aide open.
He stated that he went into the Charleston
hotel the night before, kind of w"
tired, and wanted a little drink, and
never saw a better barroom. "Why
don't you shut it up?" Governor Blease
demanded, adding, "You don't want to
shut 'em up!"
Governor Blease next took up the
Law and Order league report recently ^
issued. After excusing himself to the j
ladies, lie said: "That book would be
an insult to hell, much less to Charleston,"
adding that the people who got
it up should be driven out of the city;
that t'.iey were advertising shame and By|?$k3B|
infamy, and that instead of ministers iSggraigjlSp
preaching politics and antl-Bleaslsm, V
they should have been appealing to
spread the religion of the Lord Jesus
Christ. Governor Blease said that
money had been spent advertising hellholes
to young men that they might go
there to satiate their lust. "Some of
you ladies may leave," called the governor
to some ladies who left the hall
at this point. "If the shoe pinches, I
don't care?your husbands are .wearing
them."
"I am glad to be with you," he continued,
"and glad that Charleston is
the greatest city in the world." Governor
Blease stated that he went out
to the race track in the afternoon and
never saw finer racing in his life. He
said he used to ride horses himself, but
when he weighed in vesterdav he
weighed 166J pounds and there was no
steeple-chase or gentlemen's race so
he could not ride.
"There is no use making out Charleston
the wickedest city in the world,"
continued the governor. "Go In the
Jefferson or the Imperial hotel in Columbia
and if you And any worse blind 9
tigers here I'll give you a silk beaver
and a Prince Albert suit." He stated
that liquor was being sold wide open in
Newberry, Anderson, Greenwood, Spartanburg
and Sumter, and that he had
never been in any place In the state
where liquor could not be obtained. ?
"Why damn Charleston all the time?"
he asked, stating that it was because
some people in Charleston don't know
there is anybody in South Carolina
above Ten-Mile Hill and are too narrow
minded to realize that fact.
"In 1910 Charleston elected me," said
the governor; "but in 1912 went for the
other man. Sam Rittenberg says they
cheated him in, and while they were
cheating him in they cheated me out."
"I've accomplished my life's work?
God knows that," he continued, and
stated that he had told a friend that
he was not going to run for governor
again. "I want peace in South Carolina
and if I believed my withdrawal
irom pontics wouia oring peace I'd go
back to Newberry the happiest man in
South Carolina, but it won't bring it
My father told me on his death bed to
become governor. I fought to be, 1
lived to become governor, and if I had
died before, I would have been the
worst disappointed man ever seen. I
could die and let the historian write
what he pleases, he's got to write that
Henry Blease's son was governor of the AM
greatest state in the world!"
To show that there was no malice, as
he said, the governor offered his hand
to Mayor Grace. Mayor Grace stood
up and grasped the extended hand, and
they gripped heartily for a moment.
while the crowd cheered. The governor
took his seat.
"The governor has exacted no terms
of peace," said Mayor Grace, remaining
standing, "so that I wish to say in the
truest spirit of magnanimity that if the
governor of South Carolina can get
along with the government of the city
of Charleston, there will be peace indeed."