Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-09-20
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yeritable mob of grown men ana
boys lined the Peachtree curbs. When
a man came along with a straw nat
on his head they got his hat and got
him too If he tried to put up ngnt.
The street was literally strewn with
fragments of torn summer lbs. some
men submitted gracefully. Others
squared off and fought. The result
was the same in both cases. The edlct
had gone out that the police would
not permit any smashing Of straw hats
on the street this year, and as II IN
open defiance Of the rule, the SMASH
ing was more general than ever De-
fore. There were dozens OF fights,
but no fatilities.
New Orleans. September IL: John
P. Didpah, diplomatic adviser OF the
Mexican revolution, declared mere To-
night. lust before leaving for Mexico,
that Americans, including Charles +.
Taft, brother of President Taft, Hen
ry Clay Pierce of the Waters-Plerce
Oil company and representatives Oh
the Hartman interests had furnlsneo
money to President Madero OF Mexico
to finance his revolution against Daaz' 1
He said that $5,00O,000 had been ad-
yanced and that the loan had been
repaid with a $4,000, 900 premium.
Mr Didpah reaffirmed the report
that washington had sent an ultima
tum to Madero that the revolution
must be stopped in thirty days. He
declared the revolution would not be
stopped "even If have to lead 1t my
self" He added that new ounta
would be formed to replace the one
which has been broken up through tne
arrest of its members by Onlteo Stales
officers.
Rome, September 1S: The most
saneuaniary engagement OF the war In
Tripoli was fought, yesterday near
Derne. a town on the Mediterranean
coast, 14O miles northeast Of Bengazl.
The Italians lost 81 men and ll3
wounded. The Turks and Arabs LETT
more than 500 dead on the field.
Forty-one prisoners, including an
Arab chief, fell into the hands or the
Italians The battle opened at Day
break when a force of Turks ana
Arabs surprised and attacked the
Italian lines. The fight ragged for Lour
hours, but the superior Italian artillery
supplemented by brilliant bayonet
charges won the day and the Mus
sulmans fled in disorder. General
Reisoli, commander Of the Italian
army i'm Tripoli, in his report to the
war office estimates that the Turks
and Arabs must have lost 1000 men
killed, including those who were car
ried off and that more than l,OOo
others were wounded.
Columbia State: w. H. Gibbes,
mayor of Columbia, yesterday regis
tered as a student Of the university OF
South Carolina, taking the law course.
Mayor Gibbes will pursue the same
studies as any other member OF the
Junior law class. Mayor Gibbes was
formerly a student at Carolina, nav
ing attended the institution in 1880.
He was there for one year as special
student At that time, owing to the
small number Of men at the college,
the Euphradian and Clariosophic So
cieties did not carry on their work
separately but combined for the time
being under the name Of the Nameless
Debating society. Mayor Gibbes was
president of this organization. Later,
the number at the college increased
and the two societies again took up
their individual work. Mayor Giboes
SAYS that Of course his first duty Is to
the city of Columbia and that he may
be compelled to miss some classes but
that he intends to take the two year
course with the object Of getting the
LIB. degree. Being in charge OF the
legal department Of the city govern
ment. the mayor thinks that the
course will fit him better for his work
and be Of great assistance to him.
Washington, September IA: Stir
red by failures Of national banks
during the last few months, Lawrence
]. Murray, comptroller OF the curren-
cy, yesterday announced that ne woulo
take vigorous steps to make banking
safer. Federal examiners will be IN
structed to make diligent inquiry,
n fy,fn
centration Of the funds Of bank In
companies controlled by its officers
and directors. The comptroller said
he would insist that the books OF such
concerns be open to the examiner so
that he may determine whether they
are money-making ventures. Many
national bank failures have resulted,
he declared, from the investment OF
bank funds in unsafe institutions In
which the officers or directors were
interested. In the past, the only In
formation obtained by the examiners
as to the stability of these concerns
has been the mere word Of the Off
GERS. In empowering the examiners
to inspect the books Of such compan-
les, the comptroller declared that he
was making a final administrative ef-
fort to make the examinations effect
i've. In the examination Of all coun-
try banks he would insist that the
boards Of directors be convened and
the examiner investigate their assets
in their presence and with their CO.
operation. The comptroller will meet
national bank examiners in various
parts Of the country for extended con-
ferences.
- New York, September IS: Gen.
Emiliono Zapata, the rebel chieftain
who is threatening to attack Mexico
City, gives his reason for his uprising
against Madero, in statement for
warded to the Herald from his camp
at Yautepec Morelos. He says: so
that the people Of the United States
may know why the revolution is going
on against Madero in southern Mexico,
make this statement. / charge Ma
dero with making promises to reduce
taxes to induce the people to follow
him against Diaz. He has kept none
of these promises. / charge him with
promising to increase the taxes on
large lands, so large landowners will
have to cut them up and thus give the
poor a chance to buy little farms. He
has not kept this promise. / charge
Madero with ignoring the men who
helped him win and with putting into
places of trust at large salaries seven
ty-three of his relatives. | demand
that Madero resign the presidency;
that he and his family leave the repub-
lie forever. The government must not
give them a cent. I do not want the
presidency, but 1 do demand an honest
election, at which will agree not to be
a candidate. Immediately on the elec-
ton the laws must be revised from
top to bottom so as to give the poor
man a chance. l have $4,000 men un-
der arms in eighteen states of Mexico,
while Pascual OroZco, with whom /
have no connection, has control of two
states, making twenty states under
arms. If l am victorious l shall drive
Orozco from the country" Accom-
panying the statement is the following
declaration regarding the rumors of
pending Intervention by the United
States: IF intervention comes l will
kill every American in Mexico. Then
will enter Mexico City, but 1t will be
to join the federal army to fight the
northern invaders
Union, September IS: Union
county, which was the third county
in the state to vote for prohibition,
must again vote on the liquor ques-
ton, as to whether prohibition hall
coptipue or county diSpenSary be