Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-07-28
Scraps and facts.

Institute of Homeopathy and the
American Association Eclectic Medi-
cine Bellevue hospital, New York, or
the Cook County hospital, Chicago, are
suggested for the contest. The plan
is to apportion 500 patients equally
among the four schools, patients suf-
fering from typhoid or pneumonia pre-
ferred. The school which has the most
patients alive when the last subject
has been buried or discharged shall be
awarded the prize.
The mystery surrounding the death
OF William H. Schmidt, a street car
conductor, who was struck by an auto
mobile early last Saturday on Belle
dere avenue, Baltimore, near the city
limits, was cleared up last wednesday
night. Five young men who were in
the automobile which killed Schmidt
were arrested. The boys decared they
knew when they struck Schmidt, but
were so afraid of the consequences
that they allowed the body to remain
in the road and kept on their way.
Questioned by his father, young Boy
den admitted that he was driving the
machine, and also gave the names OF
the young men in the car with him.
We were trying to make up time we
lost by having to go out OF our way.
When il happened l was so scared /
was afraid to STOP" said young Boy
den, knew we killed him, but we kept
on" The others bore out Boyden's
story.
Fixing good character as a requis-
ite for qualifying to vote and de-
termining good character" by the test
of the respect of good womanhood,
bill was introduced in the general as
sembly of Georgia last Wednesday,
chise laws of the state. 1t was found
that a constitutional amendment was
necessary and a substitute bill pro-
viding for such an amendment was
submitted to the constitutional amend
ments committee, by which, it is said
it will be favorably reported. ]. ].
Slade of Muskogee county, author, or
the proposed bill declared that 1t will
have the effect of disfranchising every
negro in the state, regardless OF what
ever other qualifications he may pos
sess. Referring to its effect upon
white citizens, he said: ANY good
white man can get a good white wo-
man to testify that she would trust
him in the dark. If any white can't
the scoundrel should be disfranchised."
The bill in part reads: NO person
shall however be entitled to register in
this state who is not declared to be OF
good character and understands the
duties and obligations of citizenship
under a Republican form of govern
ment; and such good character is here
by defined to be of those who nave
what is generally termed good char
acter, including such character as they
may be trusted by a modest, chaste
and virtuous female, with a feeling OF
security to her person, when not at
tended by an adequate protector, In the
dark, or in other places of seclusion."
1t provides that If the registrars 1udg-
ment is questioned by an applicant, the
word OF two "chaste white women" of
good standing before the registrar will
be sufficient.
Havana, July 90: Not since the
establishment Of the Cuban republic
have there existed such peculiar poll
tical conditions as have prevailed for
the past few weeks-conditions
fraught with great unrest and much
peril to the stability Of the republic
and apparently not assignable TO any
more specific source than the nervous
tendency Of the Cuban people to yield
to alarm on insufficient provocation.
This eniency has been stimulated in
the present instances by the action Of
the government in making ostenta-
tious military preparations for de-
fense and indulging In expressions or
its determination to crush mercilessly
an yattempt at revolution at the Sme
when 1t was apparent that from one
end OF the island to the other there
was not visible the faintest symptom
Of any tendency to disorder. The re-
suit of this policy on the part OF the
president and his advisers has had an
unhappy effect. Already confidence In
Il Las oh
the administration has alienated many
of its supporters. Added to this un-
rest has been renewal of the agitation
regarding the succession to the presi-
dency. Despite Gen. Gomez's reitera-
tion that he would never accept re-
nomination, many OF his supporters
continue to campaign actively in his
behalf There is no reason to Deleve
that Vice President Zayas has the
least idea Of renouncing his claims to
the nomination which was accorded
him in the last campaign as the price
of the support of his faction in the
election of Gen. Gomez. Still another
probable candidate for the presidency
whose popularity is in the labor ranks
Is Gen. Carlos Garcia Velez.
1t became known in Washington
Wednesday that James Wilson, secre-
tary of agriculture, in a report to
President Taft, had recommended
that DR.. Harvey Wiley, the pure food
expert. be admonished, but not dis
missed Secretary Wilson, it is un-
derstood, declared leniency must be
shown DR.. Wiley because of his valued
services to the government in the past
and his usefulness for the future. Un-
der the recommendation the president
will be able to retain DR.. Wiley in his
position as 1t had been developed at
the time that he would do, without
seeming to ignore the advice of his
attorney general. Thus an embarrass-
ing situation will be avoided Secre-
tary Wilson declines to discuss the
nature of his report before the presi-
dent sees fit to make it public. What
little he has had to say has indicated
that he had Lot advised turning
down" fatty the recommendation of
the department personnel committee
and Attorney General Wickersham that
the pure food champion be allowed
to resign. From what was learned
today 1t appears the secretary upholds
the charge of the committee that Dr.
Wiley committed a grave error and
violated the law. but suggested in
view of the doctors splendid work in
the past and value to the department
he should be admonished and retain
ed in the service. The personnel
committee composed of Willet NJ.
Hayes. assistant secretary; George P.
McCabe. solicitor. and G. c. Clark,
chief clerk. charged DR.. Wiley with
permitting an agreement to be made
with DR.. H. F. Rusby of Columbia
university New York, a noted chem
list. for compensation in excess Of the
maximum allowed by law.
- Bobby Leach. 49 years old, of Nj
agara Falls, Ont, on Tuesday after
noon went over the Horseshoe falls
i'm barrel and still lives. Though he
was severely battered and bruised in
the drop of 15S feet over the brink
of the cataract he sustained only su-
perficial injuries and tonight is able
to be about his house. This is the sec
Ond time in the history of the river
that the cataract has been successfully
navigated. Mrs. Anra Edison Taylor
Of that city made the trip in a barrel
October "a. 1901, and came out alive.
Harassed by the police on both sides
of the river, Leach was forced Tuesday
afternoon to make his start from La
Sale. two miles and half above the
cataract on the United States side.
Two rivermen took him in launch to
Nay-y leland whore Leach was placed