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.. BALLON A MONTH LAW
HELD UNCONSTITUTIONAL
According: to the Abbeville
Medium Judge Frank B. Gary
held at the Court of General
Sessions this week that the
gallon-a-month law is unconstitutional
in the case of Weston
Richey. The decision is of
special interest in Greenwood
since a woman, who it is alleged.
aided Richey in bringing
a trunk full of whiskey from
Atlanta was arrested near here.
The arrest of the woman by
Sheriff McMillan and Deputy
Sheriff White at a flag station on
the Seaboard between Abbeville
and Greenwood will be recalled.
The woman was lodged in jail
but later released.
, The Medium gives the following
account of Judge Gary's
decision in the Richey case:
Judge brank tf. Gary, in the
case of the State against Weston
Richey, charged with transporting
liquor into the State in
violation of the law known as
the "gallon-a-month" law, held
that the Act was unconstitutional,
as it interfered with
interstate commerce. This decision
is in line with a recent
decision of the United States
Supreme Court in a case brought
up from Kentucky, which decision
held, in effect, "that until
a State decreed that the
drinking of whiskey was a crime
the amount that could be received
by an individual for a
lawful purpose could not be
limited." The Webb-Kenyon
law does not give the State the
right to limit the quantity received
when it is for lawful purpose?,
but says "that whiskey
cannot be shipped from one
State to another when such
liquor is intended by any person
to be used in violation of any
law of each State." Of course,
if the whiskey is to be sold in
violation of law, it is unlawful
to receive any amount, but the
effect of the decision is to knock
out our law whereby it was intended
to limit the amount of
whiskey that could be received
by any individual for any law
lul purpose. If he drinks it
himself he can receive any
amount desired.
This decision will be of great
interest and if upheld by the
State Supreme Court would make
the enforcement of the prohibition
law much greater, if
not largely nullifying it practically,
in the opinion of well
informed observers who discussed
the matter here this
morning. Governor Manning
has stated his intention tb enforce
the prohibition law with
every means at his command,
and it is known that the Enactment
of the gallon-a-month
law last session was paving the
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there has been intimations, that
in the next session of the General
Assembly a bill would be
introduced absolutely prohibiting
the transportation of liquor for
any purpose, and it is believed
that an "airtight" measure
could get through both houses.?
Greenwood Journal.
Interesting Revival at Pinevilie.
A very interesting series of
union revival services have been
in progress for one week at
Pinevilie, the meeting being held
in the Methodist church. Over
two hundred conversions were
recorded during the first week
the meeting was in progress, it
? having begun Sunday, the
twelfth.
Mr. Vance Fite, of Charlotte,
and other laymen are conducting
the meeting, Mr. C- A. Brooks,
of Charlotte, having charge of
the singing. The meeting is
arousing a great deal of interest
and is expected to result in great
good.
REV. MR. HAIR WRITES
OF TRlf> TC THE WEST
While in San Francisco there
were two serious wrecks on the
Western Pacific road between
San Francisco and Salt Lake
i City. The fact that our tickets
i read over that line did not make
' US hannv over the heodnnintr nf
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our return. However, everything
went well with us, except our
train, owing to heavy travel,
was three hours late, which
forced us to pass through most
of Feather river canyon at night.
The first eight hours of our trip
was through a pretty country
that seemed very productive. It
was used mostly for pasturage
and wheat, with some vegetables
and fruit. Before night we entered
into the canyon referred
to above and awoke next morning
for an entire day's travel
through desert. At first all the
land was fenced, as scant grass
was to be had for cattle. After
the pasturage, there was a large
area of saline desert which was
free from vegetation and so
white that it would hurt the eye.
Our train crossed the end of Salt
lake for a distance of 11 miles.
S ilt Lake City now lay out before
us with her paved streets
100 feet wide, perfectly straight
and through which fresh water
flows freely. The city is almost
level and the blocks are regular,
eacn loo ieet. it is one ol the
most beautiful cities I ever saw.
We went to the Mormon tabernacle
for the free organ recital.
This is given every day at noon
and lasts 35 minutes. The organ
is said to rank second in size and
first in tone. It was a real treat
to hear it. But after listening
to a feeble Mormon lecture from
a ranchman, we felt that we had
paid for our musical treat, and
understood why they so generously
gave the free organ recital.
The church is not only a spiritual,
but also a great financial institution.
We saw their temple which
cost several million dollars and
was about 40 years in construction.
No one is allowed in this
temple except Mormons and they
seldom, only on the occasion of a
marriage. When they founded
this city a few years ago about
100 per cent, of the population
were Mormons, now they only
claim 40 per cent. There arc
many strong Protestant churches
in the city. We greatly enjoyed
a bath in Salt lake. We had been
told that one could not drown.
We found that while the feet
and body would not sink, the
head would and some effort was
necessary to keep the head on
top. The additional fact that
the water is not more than four
feet deep makes the thousands
who bathe there feel safe, even
if one is like Mr. Coats, unable to
swim.
From her* we went north1
three hundred and twenty-eight
miles to Yellowstone National!
Park. The trip through the j
park is made in hacks. Our
| first night brought us to camp in i
the geyser region. There were
twenty-six geysers and numerous
hot springs in one half mile of
camp. Before supper we saw
: a ~ 1 n_! *
xviver&iue anu i^aisy piay. 1 Tie
first geyser played twenty
minutes and the last less than
five. We were next taken J
through the geyser region and
our guide gave us the name and
history of all the geysers and
told us much about 1 he hot
springs. We then listened to
an able lecture on the geyser
and hastened to see Old Faithj
ful play sunder a strong search
j light, which was very beautiful,
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on Pagn 4.)
YORK COUNTY'S FAIR
WILL BE SOME AFFAIR
Rock Hill, Sept. 17.?That the
York County Fair is to be the
J nearest in size and quality to the
State fair of any of the county
fairs in the State, is a fact that
is borne in upon anyone who
J visits the headquarters at this
time. Inquiries are coming to
the office more than ever before,
and the two farm demonstrators,
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i immui Diair ana a. MCKeown.
state that they are finding enthusiasm
for "Our Fair" at a
greater pitch than they have
ever seen it a month before the
opening day. The dates, October
13. 14, 15, lfi, are well
known throughout the county
by this time, and Messrs. Blair
and McKeown say that exhibits
are sure to be here in much
larger numbers and in better
quality than in the past. Having
the opening date on Wednesday
is going to be a boon to
the farmers and their wives, as
they will have two full days in
the week to be putting the final
touches to their individual exhibiis,
and in getting them to
Rock Hill and in their places at
j the grounds.
i Too much cannot be said about
getting the exhibits in place
well before the opening of the
gates for visitors. It is always
the habit of some people to wait
until the last moment before deciding
to place something in the
fair for competition, when if
they put a little thought on the
subject beforehand, they could
easily have their materials in
place in time to secure the best
space and therefore the best
opportunity for showing them to
an advantage.
This point is particularly notable
this year because from comparison
with the past, there is
going to be difficulty in placing
the large number of exhibits,
which will range from the pet |
rabbit of the boy to the nicest
doll of the girl, and from the'
pickles and preserves, and
needle-work of the wife, to the
pigs and alfalfa of the husband.
The premium list which is now
off the press and is being distributed
shows $2000 in premiums
to be given, and no one
knows but what the result of
his labors are the hest in
county until he has an opportunity
of comparing with others
at the fair.
If you have not received a
copy of the premium list you
may get one at any time by
writing or notifying Secretary
Wm. R. Timmons at Rock Hill.
A copy will be sent you by return
mail.
For Bankers to Determine.
President Wilson "feels that
the whole maintenance of the
cotton situation depends directly
and immediately upon Southern
bankers and they have only
themselves to blame, if it does
not come out satisfactorily," according
to a statement in a letter
from Secretary Tumulty to John
L. McLaurin, ^State warehouse
commissioner, made public in
Columbia Saturday night.
Mr. McLaurin made Secretary
Tumulty's letter public including
one of his own addressed to the
President in regard to the hand
ling of this season's cotton crop.
Secretary Tumulty's letter was
in reply to the one to the Presidient.
In his letter, Mr. McLaurin
charged that "certain Southern
bankers, working through
those of New York, were striving
to force the sale of cotton at 10
cents a pound."
Six members of the local military
company are spending the
week on the State rifle range at
Styx, near Columbia.
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ALLIES WILL WIH OUT
SAYS TOBACCO KING
Mr. James B. Duke is thoroughly
convinced of two things
about the great war that is now
being waged abroad, says the
Charlotte Observer. First, that
the Germans will be overcome,
and second that the United States
of America will emerge the
greatest nation on earth when
the great struggle is over. '
Mr. Duke spent last week in
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v_ narioue and while here visited
ed a number of points in Piedmont
Carolina where the Southern
Power company owns properties.
In connection'with these
visits he saw many prominent
cotton mill men throughout this
section and chatted with them
quite freely about the great war
that is convulsing Europe and
making almost bankrupt some of
the wealthiest nations of the
globe. Mr. Duke is well qualified
to talk because he is probably
as close to the great movements
of international finance
and politics as any man in the
country and by reason of his associations
and connections has
intimate knowledge of conditions
at home and abroad. And better
still, until last fall he lived in
London where he was chairman
of the board of directors of the
great British-American Tohacco
company and as such came in
contact with the leaders in finance
throughout the world. Mr.
Duke managed to return to
America after war was declared
but he had a mn?t
ii.vwv Uiiuvuit II1IIU
of it.
Misses Ruth and Esther Meacham
left yesterday morning for
Chieora college, Columbia.
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LEGISLATOR BRADFORD
WOULD REGULATE MOVIES
Columbia. Sept. 18.? "My present
intention is to introduce some
legislation relating to motion picture
control," said, last night,
W. R. Bradford of the York delegation
in the general assembly.
"I have been gathering information
as to the necessity, the
methods and the practicability of
such censorship for some time
and am hopeful of being able to
present some pertinent suggestions
to the legislature at its
next session."
Capt. Bradford has been in
vestigating since last winter the
matter of an official supervision
ol' some character over motion
picture exhibitions. Greenville
has in operation an ordinance on
the subject. Recently prominent
women of Columbia have actively
shown their interest in the
movement. Public attention has
been further attracted to the
problem by the "Hypocrites" incident,
which culminated in the
exhibition of a play featuring a
nude woman in the Ideal theatre
last night, after adverse reports
had been made upon the production
by two unofficial committees
of censorship, one composed of
women, the other of men, chosen
bv the management of the house.
Capt. Bradford is of the opinion
that parents indulge a false
security when they rely on the
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Hoard of Censorship." "My
understanding: is," Capt. Bradford
said last night, "that this
board has no authority of law
and is without official standing.
Its standards are also decidedly
'broad;' too much so, in my opinion,
and in that of many thoughtful,
reasonable persons, men and
women, with whom I have discussed
the question."
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BETHEL PRESBYTERY
ADJOURNED THURSDAY
Bethel Presbytery, in session
in this city the last week, completed
its work and adjourned
Thursday, after selecting Black- ?
stock as the place for the next
meeting, and most of the delegates
returned to their homes on
the afternoon trains.
Wednesday morning's session
was given over largely to matters
of business. In the afternoon
a conference on the promotion
of Sunday school work
was held under the direction of
the Rev. F. W. Gregg of the
First church of Rock Hill and
final committee reports were
received and acted upon.
At Wednesday night's session
the subject ot home missions was
taken up and addresses were
made by the Rev. James Russell
of Van VVyck and the Rev. A.
D. P. Gilmour of Chester. The
Rev. S. C. Byrd, D. D., president
of Chicora college, addressed
presbytery upon the
work, accomplishments and prospects
of the college since its removal
to Columbia, and the Rev.
W. A. Hafner read the report
from the Presbyterian College
of South Carolina.
Thursday's session was most
interesting in several respects.
The matter of evangelistic work
in the mill villages was taken up
and the subject was discussed
in a comprehensive manner by
the Rev. A. D. P. Gilmour, D. D.,
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D. D., and the Rev. E. E. Gillespie,
D. D.. bringing out the
system and development of the
work in a number of mill villages.
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