Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-08-24
Scraps aud faets.


the possession even Of liquor except In
private residences makes the accused
party prove his own innocence oefore
any evidence against him is introduc-
ed. makes the use of the word saloon,
a crime, bars the advertisement OF IL
uuors from bill boards and signs, and
holds that even the possession or
Federal liquor license is absolute proof
of guilt in selling intoxicants. The bill
has a dozen other nearly as strong
clauses. and the only amendment
made was the one striking out the
clause forbidding the sale in the state
of all newspapers or magazines which
contained liquor advertisements. The
bill was passed by the house during
the previous week.
Bluefield, w. Va, August Il: The
presence of mind of a negro driver
thwarted the attempt of ten alleged
italian highwaymen to hold up the
Pocahontas Consolidation Collieries
companys pay wagon containing $l5,-
600, between Norfolk and Shamokin
collieries this morning. The robbers
opened fire on the wagon under cover
Of the coke ovens which line the
mountain rad. The driver fell back
ward in the wagon to escape the fire,
but before he did so, he whipped up
the team Of mules, causing them to
run away. When the robbers saw they
had failed to stop the wagon they fled
into the mountains, but three Of their
number were captured later at Anna
walt, w. Va. A large posse Is In pur-
suit of the others. The captured men,
now in Jail at Welch, have been fden-
titled as Angelo Akorne, Angelo De-
mare and John Periott. Payroll Clerk
]. B. Crawford was slightly wounded
in the shoulder by one of the bullets
fired into the wagon. Joe Golfer, his
assistant, was the only other occupant
of the wagon, besides the driver.
About one year ago, similar attempt
was made on the United States Coal
and Coke company's pay wagon in the
same locality and the robbers secured
about $1,000.
During the past year the depart
ment of agriculture has brought into
the United States over 1000 carefully
selected plants from various countries
in different parts of the world, with a
view to diversifying the products OF
the soil in this country. Especial
regard has been paid to the introduc-
ton of plants that will grow in sec
tions in which either the drought or
the severe cold has made it nearly i'm
possible to obtain crops of any kind.
These plants have been placed in the
hands of private experimenters and
official plant breeders. The results
thus far obtained In domesticating
them has been very encouraging. Some
Of the most important Of the plants
have been gathered from arid portions
of China, and it is believed they can be
adapted to the dry states of the south
west. Among these is Chinese date
palm that resists drought and pro-
duces a valuable fruit. New seedless
persimmons have been brought here,
pears, apricots and cherries of especial
value being among other importations.
A new clover from the Himalaya
mountains can be grown in the hot
test portions Of the southwest. Bam-
boo from the Orient has been planted
In the gulf states and 1t Is believed its
cultivation will prove successful. Trop-
ical plants, hitherto unknown to the
soil of the United States, are being do
mesticated in the south. Officials OF
the department declare that only the
imagination can foresee what will be
the result Of this policy Of the intro
duction Of adaptable plants from every
quarter Of the globe.
A positive proof that the people of
the south are prospering Is the large
amount of deposits in the banks OF
this SEXTON Of the country. 1t shows
not only that the southern people are
making money but that they are saw
ing It as we'll. That they are doing
both is shown by the last report OF
the comptroller of the currency, which
gives the compiled conditions of ma
tional banks on June % last. In the
call for this report request was made
for a statement Of the savings depos-
it's held by the national banks. The
reports by states" says The Southern
Banker. Shows Alabama national
banks to hold s2,2S4,941, Florida s3,-
66S,901, Georgia s4,13S,735, Kentucky
$1,S64,166, Louisiana s2,163,219, Mis-
sissippi s247,352, North Carolina ST.
224,653, South Carolina $5,033,646,
Tennessee $3,964,3S7, Virginia s13,-
359,339, West Virginia s3,369,S2O,
Texas $2,343,147 and Arkansas 1885,
0S9, total of s44,04S,395." Savings
held by state and private banks would
greatly increase this amount and
would demonstrate further the rapid
growth in wealth the south has made
The fact that the people Of the south
are saving money and keeping it at
home is of more importance than the
increased capacity for making 1t, be-
cause this condition more fully repre-
sents the increase of wealth than
would the mere capacity for turning
resources into cash.
Charlotte Observer: Mr.. Flynn
Wolfe, who returned from the noun
tains of western North Carolina yes
terday where he and party of Char
lotte young men had been on camp
ing trip, brought back an exceedingly
interesting story of young lady's
strange mishap there, Miss LoZa Olds,
of Columbus. O., by name. In the
Charlotte party were Messrs. Battle
Irwin. John Kirby. Graham Ross and
Ed Andrews, and they were at Cold
Spring. near Upper Creek falls, in
Mitchell county, twenty-five miles
from Morganton. At Loving's hotel
there were many guests. Miss Olds be-
ing one of the number. A small COM
pany last Thursday morning left the
hotel about 10 o'clock to go fishing
and Miss Olds accompanied them.