Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-06-07
Scraps and fatts.


The millionaire Tramp" who arrived
here to arrange for the holding of the
second annual convention of tramps
throughout the country. Ridder made
II clear that he will bear half the eX-
pense of the convention himself. AS
sisling Ridder will be General Coxey
of Ohio, of Coxey's army fame, who
will arrive later, and who will take
charge, when required, of the aggre-
CATION. The first convention of the
kind was held two years ago in Mil
waukee, and was voted huge sue
cess by those VINO attended. The
success of the first so impressed Rid
der that he has decided to hold one
every year hereafter. There Will be
no trouble at ALL" said Ridder.
"Squeamish people who dread the
rame of tramp need have no fear.
They will all behave themselves as
we'll as other gentlemen.
- Capt. Arthur H. Rostron, of the
S. S. Carpathia, which brought INTO
port the survivors of the Titanic dis
aster. was presented last Monday with
a draft for $4,000, fund subscribed
by the readers of the New York
American. Captain Rostron said that
whatever part he played in the Titanic
tragedy was due to the loyalty Of his
crew. It embarrassed him, he said, to
feel that honors were being thrust up
on him through the suffering OF
others. He was speaking previously OF
his plans for the education of his three
small sons, when 1t was suggested that
he was a great hero, the captain
shrugged his shoulders and said:
"A hero-no; but my men were ne
roes-my crew, my passengers, my OF
ficers were heroes and what l did was
only through that splendid spirit that
swept like a flash from the heavens
through the Carpathia when the word
came that the Titanic was wrecked.
l was only an instrument in the hands
of an impelling fate. All the ambition
I have for my boys is simply for them
to do their duty and be men. Heroes
are accidents Of fate. No man can
be a hero of his own volition. A pow
er greater than his makes of him
hero, but every man has the power to
live up to the best of his methods and
faithfully perform his duty as he sees
it,"
"A way, of degeneracy Is sweep
ing the land, and it's development
threatens the physical vitality of the
nation" declared DR.. T. Alexander
MacNicholl of New York, ex-surgeon
of the New York Red Cross hospital,
and who was sent abroad by former
President Roosevelt to investigate
the subject of alcoholism and narcot-
les. The declaration was made at
Atlantic City, N. j., last "Wednesday.
The doctor went on: "Withln a
period of fifty years, the population OF
the United States increased $50 per
cent, while the number of insane and
cent
according to the recent census. Prac-
tically all Of which is due to the
chronic and excessive use OF alcohol
in one form or another, and narcot-
les. Degeneracy is shown In the less
ened fertility Of the nation. In hve
years the birth rate in the United
States fell off thirty-three and one
third per cent" asserted Dr. Mac
Nicholl in an address before the Amer
lean Medical society on the subject OF
alcohol and narcotics. DR.. MacNicholf
then compared statistics collected oy
himself, in which he showed that or
abstainers, 80 per cent of the chill
dren were normal, as against per
cent Of those belonging to alcoholic
parents.
Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, the
famous English suffragist, and Mr..
Frederick P. Lawrence, London par
rister, and his wife, joint editors or
Votes for Women" were brought 10
trial in London a few days ago on
the charge of "unlawfully conspiring
to commit damage and injury to prop
erty," and Of having aided and
abetted and procured offenses against
the malicious injuries of property
act" The injuries to property were
the breaking of windows; and the ac-
ton was brought in this form because
IL was believed that by securing a
conviction under this section Of the
law the responsibility Of the organiza-
ton under the direction of the defend
ants could be established and the or
ganization held responsible for the
damage caused by the raiders, which
amounted to several hundred pounds.
The trial was conducted with great
consideration for the defendants, VINO
did not attempt to controvert the evil
dence of their participation in the de-
struction of the windows, but urged
that their offenses were political and
not criminal. Mrs. Pankhurst declar-
ed that she had not had fair trial
because women have no voice in the
making of the laws. She assailed the
motives of the government in bring
ing the prosecution under the GRIM
inal section of the code, and protested
against q trial before a male maglS-
trate and jury. The defendants were
found guilty by the jury, but leniency
in the imposition of sentences was
recommended. They were sentenced
by the court to nine months impris-
onment without hard labor.
Chicago, June 6: Publicity will
govern the Republican national COM
mittees deliberations upon the con-
tests for seats in the national con-
vention. This was decided without
opposition at the opening session Of
the committee today in accordance
with the expressed wishes Of Presi-
dent Taft and Col. Theodore Roose-
Welt. The public and the newspapers
will be represented by the five press
associations recognized by admission
of their reporters to the floor OF the
national house of representatives at
Washington. Two men from each
such press association will be per-
mitted to be present during all de-
liberationS and decisions of the COM
mittee. There will be no executive
sessions. Thus declaring emphatically
for publicity in all its proceedings, the
committee also elected Victor Rose
water of Omaha permanent chairman
and adopted the rules Of four years
ago which are to govern the hearings
preliminary to the national conven-
ton, which begins June IS. Mr.. Nc
Kinley, Mr.. Tafts, manager said to-
night: I'm the face of the analysis
Of the delegations by states. as they
have been elected to the Chicago con-
vention, the utter absurdity of the
claims of Mr.. Roosevelt and his
managers that they control the COM
ing convention is apparent. They will
have in fact, all the difficulty possi-
BILE in managing the socalled Roose-
welt sure delegates who already rea-
lize that they are being led into a
ditch, if not into an actual bolt by a
lost cause United States Senator Dix
on, when told of the committees action
in voting for sessions open to the press.
stated that the decision was victory
in the committee for Colonel Roose-
welt. In this connection he said: This
is the first time we ever have had any
publicity Of these matters at all, and
it is the result of the demand made
by the friends of Colonel Roosevelt" "
He said in conclusion that beyond
question we have the legitimate votes
to nominate Roosevelt by a safe ma
jority."
- Orangeburg Sun. Tuesday: Much
interest has been manifested all over
the state in the candidacy of the Hon