Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-08-13
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banking corporations which are re-
ferred to as the guaranty fund plan
and the bond security plan" respec-
lively. The state banks by vote OF
their stockholders may decide which
plan to adopt In the event that a
bank fails to adopt either plan, the
state commissioner of insurance and
banking Is to institute suit to forfeit
its charter.
Washington, August 10: Discuss
ing the prediction of Orville Wright
that within a comparatively short
time the mails may be carried by aer-
oplane, First Assistant Postmaster
General Grandfield said today: From
the rapid progress made in perfect
ing the flying machine, the prediction
of Mr.. Wright may be realized sooner
than most people think. AS soon as
it is possible for an aeroplane Or 9TH
er aerial machine to safely, promptly
and swiftly carry mail, you may be
sure the department will take the
matter up, for it has always been the
policy of the department to keep
abreast of the times. When this may
come we do not know, of course, but
it should not be so very far in the fu-
ture. Transmission Of the mails by
aerial machines will effect a great
saving in the handling of the mails.
1t is possible that the department may
have a fleet of airships built especial
ly for mail purposes"
White Plains, New York, August
IL: The state Of New York won
complete victory over Harry K. Thaw,
when Justice Isaac n. Mills decided
that the slayer of Stanford White is
still insane and sent him back to the
criminal insane asylum at Matteawan.
Not one Of the many contentious made
by Thaw during his recent hearing
were sustained. He is, however, some
what better off than before, because
Justice Mills in his decision suggests,
and the suggestion amounts practic-
ally to orders, that Thaw at Mattea-
wan be restored to the privileges that
he enjoyed during the first three
months of his stay there, and that his
mother be allowed all possible privi-
leges and be treated with every con-
sideration when she calls to see him.
Thaw took the decision coolly. In the
formal decision Justice Mills dismiss
ed the writs of habeas corpus and re-
manded Thaw to Matteawan. In con-
Guiding that Thaw is now insane, the
court gives the first importance to his
family and childhood history. Thaw
evidently made bad impression on
the judge by actions, both on and off
the stand. The court said that it was
more convinced by the testimony of
alienists called by the state than by
that Of the prisoners experts.
New York, August IL: Donald L.
Persch, an ambitious young financier,
whose offices" constituted merely desk
room in a downtown note brokers' Of
fee, is in the Tombs in default of $780,
900 bail. Thereby hangs a tale Of tan
gled finance through which somebody
in Wall street caught F. Augustus
Heinze, one time copper king, for $4O,-
900. Persch is charged specifically
with the larceny Of $4,000, a profit
obtained by the sale Of $1,000 shares
of Ohio Copper common which an
agent for Heinze placed with the
Windsor Trust company. of this city,
as security for loan of $4,000. The
stock was not held by the bank, but
was turned over to a clerk acting for
Persch and, at Persch's order, was
thrown on the curb market and sold
for approximately $4,000. How Persch
obtained the capital to carry through
the deal and why the stock was relin-
quished by the trust company are
points to be cleared up. 1t is believed
he is not alone in the transaction but
that investigation will reveal a sys-
tematic scheme worked here, and in
Philadelphia and Boston, whereby
stocks supposed to be in bank vaults,
have been turned over to brokers who
sold them. 1t is believed that many
have suffered by the scheme.
Washington, August 10: Bronze
statues of George Washington and
Robert E. Lee, Virginia's contribution
to the nations Hall of Fame" were
today placed in Statuary hall at the
Capitol Formal ceremonies attend
ing the unveiling will take place at
some time yet to be determined. Both
statues are beautiful works Of art. Lee
is pictured in the uniform Of the
south and his statue stands between
those of Robert Fulton, inventor Of
the steamboat, and ]. L. NJ. Curry of
Alabama. Near the statue of Lee are
those of Gen. James Shields Of 1lli-
nois and General Philip Kearney Of
Union army. The Lee statue was de-
signed by Edward V. Valentine, Of
Richmond, Va. Washington's statue
was placed in the southeast end Of
the hall, between the statues Of Gen.
Ethan Allan Of Vermont and Gen. Pc
ter Muhlenberg Of Pennsylvania, a
distinguished soldier and statesman
of Revolutionary times, and a broth
er of the first speaker Of the house Of
representatives. The Washington stat
ue is a replica of Houdon's famous
masterpiece now at the capitol in
Richmond. Elliott Woods, superin-
tendent of the Capitol, today said that
formal acceptance Of the two statues
is not required, although presentation
of the statues may be formally made
with elaborate ceremonies at the in
stance of the Virginia statue commits
sion, and with the permission Of con-
gress.
Spokane, Washington, August 10:
Clifford Pinchot evidently found out
where he stands at the National Irri-
CATION congress today, when the 1900
delegates in the big armory cheered
him for fully five minutes, winding up
with a tiger. Silence fell upon the
congress when Mr.. Pinchot directly
charged that there was a water power
trust in process of formation. Not
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