Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-04-21
Straps and faets.

New York, April 90: Against the
advice of Superintendent Hotchkiss of
the state department of insurance and
of it's trustees, the Equitable Life AS
surance society by vote of it's board Of
directors today elected William A. Day,
]. Pierpont Morgan's candidate, to
succeed the late Paul Morton as presi-
dent OF the society. at salary Of $780,
600 a year, against the $4,000 a year
paid to Mr.. Morton. The board also
went on record in favor Of mutualiza-
ton, continued the present committee
on naturalization and instructed 1t to
cooperate with the state department
of insurance, the trustees and Mr.. Nor
gan. The vote stood 26 for Mr.. Day
and three against, and later was MADE
unanimous. Thomas Spratt, chairman
of the committee on reorganization,
said that there had been no opposition
to Mr.. Day on personal grounds. but
that the trustees and Superintendent
Hotchkiss believed the election should
naturalization plan had been effected.
- Washington, April 10: Members
of the supreme court of the United
States today put their heads together
to determine whether a pretty woman,
particularly a pretty New York wo-
man, may prevent the use of her pho
tograph for advertising or trade pur-
poses. Photographers, newspapers and
moving picture men are said to be
vitality concerned. The court was con-
sidering the case Of Mrs. Ada I.
Rhodes of Brooklyn, N. Y. One day,
arrayed in her wedding gown, she had
her photograph taken for a birthday
present for her husband. Not long af-
terward. her sister-in-law remarked:
81 saw your picture today in the WIN
dow Of trading stamp store" Mrs.
Rhodes obtained from the company
exhibiting her photograph a $1,000
Judgment. Now the supreme court Of
the United States Is asked to annul as
unconstitutional the New York statute
of 1908, making it a misdemeanor to
use a name or photograph for adver-
tising or trade purposes without the
consent of the subject.
Washington, April 10: Former
Speaker Cannon, Representatives Gud-
ger of North Carolina, Hubbard of
Iowa, Hanna of North Dakota, Nelson
of Wisconsin and Sloan of Nebraska,
attacked the Canadian reciprocity
agreement in the debate on the recip-
rocity bill in the house today. Mr..
Cannon, fortified by a large map Of
the United States and Canada, played
the role of school master to a crowded
floor and filled galleries. He attack
ed the proposed agreement as danger
Gus to American trade. inimical to the
best interests Of American farmers and
certain to result in depreciation Of
American farm lands. Representative
Gudger characterized the bill as Re-
publican measure. He attacked his
colleague, Representative Claude
Kitchin for his speech of Saturday.
declaring Mr.. Kitchin was marching
side by side with the Republican
stand pat" leaders and that he had
impugned the motives Of at least three
members Of the North Carolina DEM
ocratic delegation who proposed to
vote against the measure. Mr.. Sloan
referred to the house supporters Of the
reciprocity bill as a "Tammany and
Dixie combination against the welfare
of the country"
Lexington, KY, April II: Lawless-
ness was triumphant in Jackson, KY,
the seat of Breathitt county, on Sat-
urday night, according to persons ar
irving here by train late today, who
brought the first news Of the disturb
ance. Friends of Jason Deaton, who
was killed in a feud fight with the
family Of Anse White a week ago,
shot up" the town in western border
style, according to reports. riding
through the streets and firing pistols
into houses Unfortunately. No one
was hurt, according to the informa-
ton brought here, but as a consequence
of the raid the guard about the Jail, in
which members of the White family
are held, has been increased. Reports
continue current that the Deaton fac
ton is planning to raid the jail in an
effort to wreak summary vengeance on
the Whites. The persons who gave the
information of the situation asked that
their identity be kept secret as they
feared the effect upon them on their
return to Jackson. They also said
that none of the newspaper CORES
pondents in Jackson dared send out
reports of the occurrence by wire, as
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any such items to outside points.
Chicago, April 10: Two men met
today at the inquest over Michael H.
Ahern, SO years old, former real es-
tate dealer of Creston, Iowa, and
learned that Ahern for fifty years had
been the father of two large families.
neither of which knew the existence of
the other. At the inquest each of the
two men stepped forward and identi-
fled the body as that of his father. A
conversation between the two con-
vinced both, however; that each was
right. Ahern died suddenly at a Chi
cago hotel on Tuesday. The sons who
met today for the first time are Will
liam Ahern, so years old, who lives in
Chicago, and Matthew Ahern of Cres-
ton, Iowa, 40 years old. William
Ahern declared that his father had left
a wife with four small children in Ire
land fifty years ago, and had come to
America. The younger man, taking up
the story, said his father had married
in Galesburg, Ill.,, in 1865 and seven
children had been born, all but one Of
whom still are living in Illinois and
Iowa. His mother, he said, had been
dead for nine years. The elder man
then told of coming to America with
his mother, who still is living, after
the four children had become of age,
and finding the father in Chicago.
Ahern divided his time between the
two families, keeping each in ignor-
ance of the other.
Washington. April 90: Congress is
in no temper to meddle in the internal
affairs of Mexico and in the senate
a majority on both sides of the cham
her will endeavor to prevent open dis
cussion of the travail through which
the Mexican republic is passing. This
was made clear toGay following
speech on the Mexican situation by
Senator Stone of Missouri, who advo-
Gated the empowering of the president
to use the army and navy in any way
he might see fit to protect American
lives and property on the border and
coasts. The Stone resolution was re-
farred to tho foreipn relatiO commit