Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-16
Scraps and fatts.


washington to the men who died on
the ill-fated liner. Mrs. Archibald
Forbes, a New York social leader. Is
the woman to whom the debt was
paid. Her letter, forwarded to Mrs.
John HAYS Hammond by Mrs. Thom-
as j. O,Brien, wife of the American.
ambassador at Rome, inlosed dollar
bill that was handed to her by Col.
Astor when the party Of which they
were members settled up for the last
bridge game played in the social sal
oon before the Titanic sank on the
Newfoundland banks. Mrs. FORBES
said that when Col. Astor handed over
the dollar, the only money she ever
won at cards, he made a jesting re-
mark about the luck Of beginners.
Mrs. Forbes luck held, for a rev
hours later she was afioat In lire
boat, while Col. Astor and the other
men of the party had paid the price
of self sacrificing bravery.
Washington, July 10: President
Taft will be officially notified OF his
nomination at the White House Au-
gust /. This was decided today py
Chairman HilleS of the Republican
national committee and Senator Root,
chairman of the committee on notln-
cation appointed at Chicago. 1t was
President Taft's wish that the cere-
mony of notification be performed IN
Washington because of the ease WIN
which members of the commlttee
could get here and because OF ms as-
sire to entertain them. The notln-
cation will be given in the morning
and the committeeman will be the
presidents guests at luncheon IN the
White House. The president VIII go
to Beverly probably the night ne Is
notified and II congress Is adjourned
will stay there until late In the 1ali
In keeping with the announcement.
that he does not expect to make any
campaign trips this fall, the presi-
dent told visitors that he expected
to go to Hot Springs, Va. late In tne
rall and it is possible that ne VIII
be there or in Washington on eiec-
ton day. He has one or two non
noliticai engagements in the next few
months which he will keep, but aside
from them he will spend his time
playing golf and resting as much as
possible.
Gossipy Atlanta girls whom the
nolice assert are members OF bana
known as "the white stockings.
and an auxiliary organization OF
"the white caps composed Of youths
ranging from IS to 20 years or age
proyed to be the undoing OF seVerai
members Of the alleged gang ana a a
number. of the latter now are In !ai,
charged with having been connected
with several attempted burglaries.
II is the theory Of the police that
the boys are responsible Tor zo per
cent of recent burglaries ana otner
crimes in Atlanta, and they nope py
reason Of the disposition OF seVerai. 10
make confessions and accusatlohs
against others to escape severe pun
isbment. to wipe out the organizations
of Youthful criminals. 1t is said the
bovs spent money lavishly on their glrI
friends. and that many OF the doliars
that went for moving picture SHOWS
"iov rides" ETC., came from the pock-
cts and homes of victims OF tnelr
criminal acts. Several of the youths
hastily left Atlanta yesterday ana tne
police declare that a number OF young
girls in the city are fearful OF the pos
sibility of being arrested, charged "ltn
having. criminal knowledge or, II no.
having actually participated, in some
Of the robberies.
- London, July 13: The disclosures
as to the state Of affairs In the rupDer
industry in Peru published IN the
Rlue book, Just issued by the foreign
office as the result of Sir Roger
Easements Investigations. attract
great deal of attention and nave
caused comparisons to be drawn De-
tween these wholesale atrocities anu
those at one time reported from the
Congo Free State. The British Con-
snI General at Rio Janeiro fully con-
arms the charges brought against ma
tive agents Of the Peruvian Amazon
company, British concern FORMER
ly engaged in rubber collection In tne
Putumayo district. The gruesolie
story was first published In the ohi.-
ed States and was brought to the at
tention of the British foreign ofi-
ces by the Washington state de-
partment. Sir Roger Easement was
sent to Peru, a year ago and founo
overwhelming evidence OF the murqer
and torture Of defenseless Indians: he
discovered that kerosene had peeh
poured over men, women ana cnll-
dren who had been tied to stakes
and were then set on fire. The brains
of children had been dashed out, the
limbs of Indians had been cut on
or broken. and they had peen iels
TO die. The tortures also lncluueu
deliberate starvation OF many people.
The foreign office says tnat ai'et
MANY months of futile attempts 10
measures to prevent the recurrence
Of such horrors and to punish the
guilty persons. it had decided with
the cordial acquiescence or the oni-
ted States government that the only
course to take was to publish the
facts in full.
Washington, July 15: The end OF
the Lorimer case and the dlsposltloii
of the senate to postpone until au-
tumn the impeachment trial OF Judge
Robert w. Archibald Of the commerce
court. forecast an earlier adjourn
ment of congress that has heretofore
been indicated. The Panama canai
bill. despite Great Britain's request
for delay. has been made the unnnlsn
ed business Of the senate. II must
go to conference with the house, now
ever and the British government even
tuaIlv will have an opportunity. to
fully state it's objections to the proVi-
sjons of the bill before the meas
ure is finally acted upon. The British
contention that the provision which
practically gives free tolls to certain
American ships is in contravention
of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, is not
without support in both houses ol
congress. The Democratic tariff bllls
and the supply bills are not expected
to take much of the senates tiihe,
The Beall bill to prohibit gamphng
in cotton futures and the bill to Gre
ate a department of labor with sec,
retary in the presidents cabinet, VIII
come up in the house this week ana
both seem assured Of passage. Ine
Lever bill. much the same as the Beall
bill, but drawn against trading In fu-
lures in wheat and other grains, may
also come up. Western representa-
tives have prepared a sharp opposl-
tion to it. They say it would destroy
the Chicago board Of trade and other
grain exchanges, which they claim are
necessary as clearing houses oy
which crops are moved. The Stanley
committee which investigated the So
called steel trust meets tomorrow TO
discuss the report drawn by Chairman
Stanley. At least two and probably
three reports from the committee are
expected House Democrats Will go 10
Seagirt, n. j., Saturday to visit Gov
ernor. Wilson. The house probably
will adjourn from Friday to Monday
to permit the pilgrimage.
The Lorimer case came to vote In
the senate last Saturday and resulted
in the unseating of the Junior senator
from Illinois by vote of SIS to %. The
moe on known the