Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-17
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business or even discuss ordinary az
fairs, is the substance Of testimony oy
Urban H. Broughton in the supreme
court this afternoon, and corroborateo
by II. Rogers, Jr.. who testified that
his father has signed but three cheeks
since July 22. The cause Of the inqui-
nv into Rogers condition was his alb
sence from court when the suit against
Rogers instituted by c. M. Raymond
for S50,000,0OO in royalties on petro-
leum patents was called.
- Charles E. Litten, chief clerk OF
the office of the first district tax COL
lector of New Orleans, who disappear
ed some days ago. leaving a shortage
OF 100000, was captured last Thurs-
day on the banks of the Mississippi
river. While the police Of half doz-
en- cities were on the look out for hlm'
he was hiding among the weeds OF tne
river bank, trying to make up MS
mind to commit suicide by drowning.
He was unable, however, to muster up
the courage A man who discoVereu
his presence, reported to the ponce
and they found him sitting under an
umbrella reading the newspaper ac-
counts of his defalcation. He con-
fessed that nearly all Of the money ne
had stolen had been squandered on
negro woman in the French quarter
of the city.
New Orleans, Sept. IA: The cotton
holI weeyil, which Is about to begin
its annual migration eastward has TO-
day reached a point in louisiana
twenty-six miles from the Mississippi
river according to kilograms from the
state crop commission to Governor
Blanchard. In the destructive migra-
tion of this pest eastward for severai
wears past, across all Texas and Lou
is,ana. the Mississippi river has been
q most interesting milestone to cot
ton interests and to scientists. Ihe
scientists declare that the great river
will prove no barrier and will not stop
the advance of the costly pest into the
eastern cotton belt. Today's news Is
regarded as making it entirely proba-
BILE that the first attempt at crossing
of the weevii will be made this sea-
son. The weevil as reported 10 the
governor were found at Leland post
office in Catahoula parish.
Mrs. Carrie Myers. SS years, OF
Springfield, Mass, professional pal
,oonist, fell from a parachute l'ooo
feet above the fair grounds at Olean'
N. Y, last Saturday, and was dasheo
70 death in view of 5000 persons. Mrs.
Myers made her first ascension mere
on Wednesday, when she sprained her
left wrist On Friday she made an
other ascent, using a life belt attach
cd 10 the parachute trapeze as pre-
caution. Mrs. Myers was asked 10 use
the life belt again Saturday out re-
fused, saying her wrist felt strohs'
When about 1000 feet above the tair
grounds this afternoon Mrs. Myers cut
loose from the balloon with double
parachute. The web Of canvas spread
out and Mrs. Myers was seen TO re-
lease her right hand to release the
second and smaller parachute, holding
on to the trapeZe rope with her lame
hand. Just as the canvas spread out
and the rapid downward flight OF the
parachute was suddenly checked. Mrs.
Myers fell over backward. 1t Is
thought the sudden jar hurt her lame
wrist. Her body struck just outside
the fair grounds fence.
- Outing Magazine: These figures
are grimly eloquent. There Is stand
ing army, as the phrase goes, Of $4,000
unemployed; add: still, 10000 women
very badly employed indeed; and 49,
900 homeless adults; and $4,000 wan
dering children Of the slums; and 49,
900 free criminals, and you have be-
fore you a statistical summary Of the
situation in the greatest city In Chris-
tendon. Interesting. is 1t not? And
with those who do not walk the streets
o. night things are only a degree bet
ter. 1t is a fact that 80 per cent OF the
producers Of the actual wealth OF Lon
don have no homes they can call their
own beyond the weeks end and no 9TH
er possessions than the few sticks of old
furniture that will go into hand-cart
for trundling from lodging to lodging.
And 100000 people live in one-room
tenements, in which decency is impos-
sible. Every night 10000 Londoners
sleep in four-penny lodging houses
the four-penny "Doss"-and every
night 1900 sleep in the casual wards.
Where should they sleep, these sec
ondary millions? In London there are
l,292,737 workers who get less than IS
a week per family. The week l write
of there were 99,S20 persons in work.
houses, hospitals and prisons OF the
great town.
Washington, Sept 13: In his forth
coming annual report Secretary Of
War Taft will ask that congress au-
thorize an increase of five or six hun
dred officers in the army. The present
situation in many of the commands,
owing to a lack of officers, is a handi-
cap to the efficient work of the war
department. There is scarce a regi-
ment which has a full complement Of
officers, and there are scores of COM
panies which are one and two officers
short. and in several instances there
is only one officer to two companies.
The cause for the shortage is that 600
officers are detailed on special duty.
Many are doing executive and admin
istrative duties away from their COM
mands, some in the Philippines, others
in Cuba. others are assigned to re-
cruiting duty, many are detailed to
National Guard work and instructions
at military academies and schools.
This situation has been a source Of
great annoyance for long time. The
only remedy is in authorization for an
increase of officers. Gen. Bell, chief
of staff, is now preparing a statement,
which Secretary Taft will include in
his annual report, showing the con-
dition of the army in this respect.