Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-20
Straps and facts.

loon within 200 feet of a church,
wherefore one saloonkeeper, it is said,
decided to put his rival out of business
by building a church near him. The
property belongs to saloonkeeper and
was donated by him. The other man
saws he will build a church within 200
feet of his rivals place. The result
may be to force both out of business,
when their licenses expire.
- Dallas, Tex, September Is: A
form of bill of lading for cotton mod
elled in accordance with the recent
ly enacted Texas law is proposed by
the bankers of this state as solution
OF the pending controversy between
American and European bankers. At
tention was called to the form of vail
dation adopted by the Texas legisla-
ture in a telegram sent today by
committee of Texas bankers to the
committee of the American Bankers
association conducting negotiations
with the bankers Of Europe. The
Texas law provides that carrier or
receiver De nelu lldDlc lOl eIly pi' VI
lading issued by an authorized agent
and that the document bill shall be
incontestable The form and terms
of the valuation of bills Of lading are
to be prescribed by the state railroad
commission and approved by the in
terstate commerce commission so far
as they apply to interstate shipments
Severe penalties for unauthorized is
suing and procuring of bills of lading
are provided.
London, KY, September Is: BY
decisive majority of more than 1000
votes Caleb Powers defeated Congress
man Don c. Edwards for the Repub-
lican nomination for representative
from the 1lth congressional district OF
Kentucky in primary election today.
At the headquarters of Congressman
Edwards in this city it was conceded
early tonight that Powers had carried
all but four of the nineteen counties
which comprise the district. Con-
gresham Edwards is serving his third
term. Powers made his race on an
appeal to the voters to give him the
nomination as a "vindication" for his
alleged completely in the assassination
of Governor William Goebel in 1900.
Powers. who was secretary of state at
the time of the assassination, was con-
fined in Jail during eight years, his
first three trials resulting in convic-
ton and the fourth in disagreement
Last year Governor Wilson swept the
court records clear of all cases re-
naming untried in connection with
the Goebel murder by granting par
dons to Powers and several others.
The 4th district has a nominal Re-
publican majority Of 10000.
New York, September II: Search
was begun yesterday for the whole
sum or the greater part of the $780,
900 which Adolph Rothbarth, the
German hop merchant, is believed to
have secured from New York banks
upon worthless collateral which was
never investigated by the institutions.
The district attorneys office has also
continued it's investigation of Roth
barth's transactions in the expecta-
ton that further revelations Will
greatly swell the total which he got by
fraudulent methods and add to the
number of financial institutions which
were duped by the ambitious finan-
cier. Rothbarth was still without
bail today, but he was cheerful in his
cell in the Tombs and pleasantly re-
marked that of all the countries he
had ever been in America led them all
for easy marks among the bank
ers. They make you take money
here whether you want to or not
said the prisoner. 1T is the easiest
thing in the world TO borrow money In
the United States and the bigger the
bank the less bother you have in get
ting it. There is no trouble about Sc
curity. Just fix up some cock and bull
story and the bankers will swallow it
whole and come back for more"
Atlanta, Ga, September 16: The
fight between Congressman VIM.
Howard and Col. S. J. Tribble for the
Eighth district seat in the national
house will go to the voters in the gen.
eral election with both candidates
laying claim TO the Democratic nomi-
nation In the recent primary Trib-
BILE received popular majority of
more than 900 votes and on the face
OF the returns had a majority OF four
votes in the convention, under the
county unit system. The district eX-
ecutive committee. because of alleged
irregularities i'm Elbert county, threw
out 19 votes, thus changing Tribble
majority of four votes in Ebert coun-
ty to a majority of eight for Howard
and giving the latter the convention
vote The Elbert county executive
committee diSregarded the district
committee action and named Tribble
delegates to the convention. Howard
delegates were also named by the dis
trict committee. Today the conven-
ton met to canvass the vote and de-
clare the nominee. Tribble'S friends
took possession Of the convention and.
amid the widest confusion. nominat-
ed Tribble. who accepted in a brief
speech. Then Tribbles followers left
the hall and after call of the cOun-
ties showing Howard to have major
ity of four votes, he was formally de-
clared the Democratic nominee. He
too delivered a short speech of accept
ance and the convention was adjourn
ed. The campaign is bound to be
heated.
New York September 10: Mayor
William ]. Gaynor in a letter to his
sister Miss Mary GaynOr of Utica, n.
Y, which was printed this afternoon in
the Evening Post, tells in an interest
ing manner of his impression al the
time he was shot on the steamship
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. The may
or saws that he has not read line of
what has been published of the shoot
ing nor does he now remember the
name of the man who shot him. Going
over the incidents of the shooting,
Mayor Gaynor. after stating that Rob
ert Adamson. his secretary, pointed out
that the ship was dressed with flags
for him, said: My next consciousness
was of a terrible metallic roar in my
head. 1t filled my head which seemed
as though it would burst open. 1t