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The Chanute times., 1912-12-06
Central America Needs Our Help in
Debt Adjustment.


In Central America the aim has
been to help such countries as Mica
rhgua and Honduras to help them
selves. They are the immediate bene-
ficiaries The national benefit to the
United States is two-fold. First, 1t is
obvious that the Monroe doctrine is
more vital in the neighborhood of the
Panama canal and the zone OF the
Caribbean than anywhere else. There,
too, the maintenance OF that doctrine
falls most heavily upon the United
States. 1t is therefore essential that
the countries within that sphere shall
be removed from the jeopardy involved
by heavy foreign debt and chaotic ma
tional finances and from the ever-pres-
ent danger of international complica-
tions due to disorder at home. Hence
the United States has been glad to en-
courage and support American bankers
who were willing to lend a helping
hand to the financial rehabilitation of
such countries because this financial
rehabilitation and the protection of
their custom houses from being the
prey of would-be dictators would re-
move at one stroke the menace of for
eign creditors and the menace of revo-
lutionary disorder.
The second advantage to the United
States Is one affecting chiefly all the
and industry of the south. The republics
of Central American and the Caribbean
possess great natural wealth. They need
only a measure OF stability and the means
OF financial regeneration to enter upon
an era of peace and prosperity, bringing
profit and happiness to themselves and at
the same time creating conditions sure to
lead to a fiourishing interchange of trade
with this country.
l wish to call your especial attention to
the recent occurrences in Nicaragua, for
| believe the terrible events recorded there
during the revolution of the past sum-
rner-the useless loss of life. the devasta--
ton OF property. the ombardment OF de-
fenseless cities. the killing and wound
ing OF women and children. the torturing
of non-combatants to exact contributions.
and the suffering OF thousands OF human
beings-might have been averted had the
department OF state. through approval of
the loan convention by the senate. been
permitted to carry out its now well-devel-
oped policy OF encouraging the extending
of hnapcial aid to weak Central American
states with the primary objects OF avoid
ing just such revolutions by assisting
those republics TO rehabiitate their
finances, to establish their currency on q
stable basis TO remove the custom houses
from the danger OF revolutions by arranR-
The Chanute times., 1912-12-06
FOREIGN RELATIONS is TAFT'S SUBJECT
Congress Is Told of Improvements in Consular and
Diplomatic Corps and Good Results of Un-
Gle Sans Efforts in Latin America

of war In Nicaragua; the hating OF
'internecine strife In Honduras. The
government OF the United States was
thanked for It's influence toward the
restoration of amicable relations be-
tween the Argentine Republic and Bo-
livia. The diplomacy of the United
States is active in seeking to assuage
the remaining ill-feeling between this
country and the Republic of Colombia.
In the recent civil war in China the
United States successfully Joined with
the other interested powers in urging
early cessation of hostilities. An
agreement has been reached between
the governments of Chile and Peru
whereby the celebrated Tacna-Arica
dispute. which has so long embittered
international relations on the west
coast of South America, has at last
been adjusted. simultaneously came
the news that the boundary dispute
between Peru and Ecuador had entered
upon a stage of amlcable settlement.
The position of the United States in
reference to the Tacna- africa dispute
between Chile and Peru has been one
of non intervention. but one of friendly
influence and pacific. counsel through
out the period during which the dis
pute in question has been the subject
of interchange of views between this
government and the two governments
Immediately concerned. In the general
easing of international tension on the
west coast of South America the tri-
partite mediation. to which I have re-
ferred, has been a most potent and
beneficent factor
China.
In China the policy of encouraging
financial investment to enable that
country to help itself has had the re-
suit of giving new life rand practical
application to the open-door policy.
The consistent purpose of the present
administration has been to encourage
the use of American capital in the
development of China by the promo
tion Of those essential reforms to
which China is pledged by treaties
with the United States and other pow
ers. The hypothecation to foreign
bankers in connection with certain in
dustrial enterprises. such as the HUI
kuang. railways. of the national reve-
nues upon which these reforms de-
pended led the department of state
early in the administration to demand
for American citizens participation in
such enterprises. in order that the
United States might have equal rights
and an equal voice in all questions
pertaining to the disposition of the
public revenues concerned. The same
policy of promoting international ac-
cord among the powers having similar
treaty rights as ourselves in the mat
ters of refopm, which could not be
put into practical effect without the
The Chanute times., 1912-12-06
Complete s7,ooo,ooo Dam.

San Antonio. Textile great dam
for the Medina irrigation project, 30
miles west of here has just received
it's finishing touches, after work of a
year and half. 1t is built of iron
and concrete and cost $7,0O0.O0O. An
other million is being expended on
lateral canals and syphons. The
dam stands 165 feet high. is 1,590 feet
across, and contains nearly 10000
cubic yards of concrete.
The Chanute times., 1912-12-06
DOCTORS" IN ROBBER GANG?
ALLEGED PHYSICIANS UNDER AR
REST IN CHICAGO.
Lived In Pretentious Brown Stone
House, to Keep Up Appearance
Much Loot Recovered.

Chicago Illinois.-Seven men now
held at three Chicago police stations
are declared by police to have been re-
sponsible for robberies totaling $780,
600. Property worth $4,000 and 60
pawn tickets have been recovered. ALI
the prisoners posed as mechanics or
physicians.
Three of the men formed what the
police call the lead pipe gang" The
others are known as Or" Nicholas H.
Kern, "Dr." Edward S. Stalhute, Jo-
seph Todd and Remus Dougherty.
The alleged physicians resided in a
pretentious brown stone house at S419
South Park avenue.
Two truck loads of valuables were
recovered by the police in barn near
this house in addition to the $4,000
worth of property recovered from the
lead pipe robbers.
The looting of residences and freight
cars has worried the police for months.
The first intimation of anything
wrong at the doctors" home was when
detectives were asked by an automo-
bile insurance company to investigate
the theft of a motor car "Dr." Kern
reported stolen from his barn.
Quietly watching the place for
months, detectives secured what they
believed to be sufficient evidence to
convict the men and arrests were
made.
Or" Stalhute is said by the police
to have a record in St Louis, where
he once was arrested on burglary
charge.
The Chanute times., 1912-12-06
zapata Killed Peace Envoy.

The City of MeXico.-Emiliano Ia
pata, the insurgent leader, carrying out
a recent threat that he would put to
death any additional peace ENJOYS sent
by the government to treat with him
passed sentence of death on two men
who had approached him on behalf of
the government One of the men was
shot. The other escaped.
The Chanute times., 1912-12-06
Taft Back to the Ranks.

Washington, d. C.-President Taft
has quietly informed friends that no
matter how active his participation in
a reorganization of the Republican
party may be, he is not to be regarded
or publicly referred to in political
speeches by Republicans as a possible
candidate of the party in 1916.
The Chanute times., 1912-12-06
Prlsoners Happy For a Day.

Leavenworth Kansas.-The 1.200
wards of Uncle Sam in the federal
prison were a happy lot Thanksgiving.
All work was suspended and the day
given over to jollity, feasting and
pleasure. the pleasurable feature be-
ing a three-hours vaudeville enter
tainment by the prisoners.
The Chanute times., 1912-12-06
Prison ncooktalIv Was Fatal,

Auburn, N. Y.-A cocktail which
two convicts in the state prison pre-
pared and drank caused the death Of
one of the men and drove the other
into convulsions which may result
fatally. The convicts, Walter King
and James Curtis, mixed the fatal
drink from quantity of wood alcohol
and other liquids used in the prison
furniture shops.
The Chanute times., 1912-12-06
Wandered. pemented, in Snow.

Wichita, Kansas.-While snow was
falling in woodward, Ok, Clyde Lewis,
"a years old, who is demented, disap-
peared from the home of Mrs. ]. A.
Patton. He has not been found. The
sheriff and a party are searching for
Lewis, who may have perished.
The Chanute times., 1912-12-06
,hi-e.e cirIn Arrested.

San Francisco. CaL-Four Chinese
girls were seized IS they were try
ire ~ lrrd fere from the steamship
Nippon Maru. just arriving from
Cfira. They wele secretly arrested
and VII be de7ofled.
The Chanute times., 1912-12-06
dominican President RESIGNS.

Santo Domingo, Dominican Repub-
lic.:The resignation of Eladio Vic
toria, president of the Dominican Re
public, was rendered and formally ac-
cepted. Many political prisoners were
shortly afterward released from con-
finement.
The Chanute times., 1912-12-06
Farmer Tired Of Life.

Horton, Kansas. = Fred Wolfe.
'rcsperous farmer, As vars old, liv-
'ag near Everest. six IT es west Of
here, committed sulci by taking
strychnine. He leaves widow and
two small sons.
The Chanute times., 1912-12-06

Denver. Col.-The Denver audi
torium will be used for a municipal
dance hall this winter beginning
-hout recember Is. according to an
announcement lust made by Thomas
custodian of the building.
The Chanute times., 1912-12-06
Set Fire 10 Herself.

Wichita. Kansas.-In an attempt to
kill herself while temporarily insane,
Mrs G. Deiterle of Halstead poured
coal oil over herself and set fire to
It. Her screams brought her husband,
who put the fire out.
The Chanute times., 1912-12-06
whIppina CAUSED suicide.

Norfolk, Nebraska.-Whipped for
playing hookyp from school. Gilmour
Nelight, u years old. son of John Ne
light, a pool hall proprietor at West
point, Neb.. committed suicide by
hanging himself.
The Chanute times., 1912-12-06
Girl Burned to Death.

South Haven, Kansas.-Teresa Dun
lap, five years old, was left alone in
the house in the afternoon while her
mother went to neighbor's house to
do washing. Her clothing caught FIRE
and she was burned to death
The Chanute times., 1912-12-06
Minister Rnhhed Graves

Poteau, Ok.-G. w. Adkins, SO years
old, a Baptist minister, was convicted
here on a charge of grave robbery.
The jury was unable to agree on a
prison sentence.
The Chanute times., 1912-12-06
commerce Commissioned ReappoInted

Washington, d. C.-President Taft
announced he would reappoint Edgar
e. Clark of Cedar Rapids, Ia, as
member of the interstate commerce
commission for q seven-year term.
The Chanute times., 1912-12-06

In the held OF work toward inc
ideals of peace this government ne
ROTATED. but to my regret was unabie
20 consummate. two arbitration treas
ties which set the highest mark OF
1be aspiration of nations toward the
s,,hstitution Of arbitration and reason
Tor war in the settlement OF interna-
tional disputes Through the EFFORTS
Of American diplomacy several wars
have been prevented or ended. re-
FER TO the successful tripartite media
tion of the Argentine Republic Brazll
and the United States between feru
sn5 Ecuador; the bringing of the boun-
dorv dispute between Panama and Cos
"a RIca to peaceful arbitration the
stevinS OF warlike preparations when
rayti and the Dominican Republic were
On me verse OF hostllities; the stopping
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-09-06
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mr.. s. B. Latham OF Chester, was In
Yorkville yesterday on business.
Miss Helen Lowry has returned to
Yorkvllle after a visit to Columbia.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. r. Bratton and son,
Mr.. Paul, Of Columbia, are spending
sometime in Yorkville.
Mr.. Joseph Maclain of Decatur, Ga,
Is visiting Miss Maggie Gist and other
relatives, in Yorkville.
Mr.. Richard Burris and family, Of
Lando, visited the family Of Mr.. w. L.
Baber in Yorkville this week..
Miss Mary Robertson Of Washing
ton, D. c., Is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Geo. w. S. Hart in Yorkville. -
Mrs. ]. H. Hardin Of Columbia, and
Miss Louise Simril Of Ebenezer, spent
several days this week with the fam
lily of Mrs. M. A. Simril Of Yorkville.
Miss Evie Lazenby Of Baltimore, has
arrived in YorkviMe and will have
charge Of Thomson Co.'s millinery de-
partment, again this season.
Mr.. F. ]. Berry who has been on q
visit to the family of Mr.. ]. ]. Gaul-
den Of R. F. D. No. 8, returned to his
home in Charleston Wednesday.
Miss Daisy Gaulden returned to
Charleston this week after a three
weeks visit to her fathers family, Mr..
]. ]. Gaulden on Yorkville r. F. D. 3.
Master julius Mood Burgess, son of
Mr.. A. Plumer Burgess Of Fort Motto,
and grandson Of DR.. Julius Mood OF
Sumter, Is a student in the Yorkville
graded school. He Is making his home
with his uncle, Rev. T. P. Burgess. in
YorkviMe.
Invitations are out to the marriage
Of Miss lone Plaxco of the Bethany
neighborhood to Mr.. Nathaniel Walk
er Craig. The ceremony Is to take place
at the home of the brides parents. Mr..
and Mrs. r. N. Plaxco, on Yorkville
No. /, Tuesday afternoon, September
10th.
Rock Hill Record: Mr.. Ira B. Dun
lap, cashier of the National Union
bank, leaves tonight for Detroit, where
he goes to attend the American Bank
ers' association representing the South
Carolina Bankers association on the
nominating committee. The convention
meets next Monday and Mr.. Dunlap
will be absent for about fifteen days.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-09-06
NEXT TUESDAYS PRIMARY.

It is very we'll that the voters Of
York county understand that although
the second primary for state offices is
off, the matter of nominating two
county commissioners commenced Au-
gust 27 will be completed next Tues
day in accordance with the original
programme.
If Messrs. Lyon and Peoples were to
be voted for next Tuesday the prob
ability Is that there would be a much
larger turnout than otherwise. The
outlook now is that the vote will be
small; but We hope that this will not
be so There should he full turnout
and every voter should vote for the
two men he prefers out of the four
men running.
1t is not the purpose Of The Enquir-
er to delay it's next issue on account Of
the election next Tuesday; but the
friends who so kindly assisted in re-
peating the returns from the first
primary are requested to telephone re-
suits at their respective precincts as
soon as possible after the closing Of
the polls.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-09-06
he knew whereof he spoke, and IL II

he knew whereof he spoke, and II 1t
should become necessary he would
prove any assertion he made. The
speaker, in most positive tones. mega
lively answered the oft-repeated
question, 'Is it necessary for tourist
town to be wide open in order to at
tract .tourists?" Mr.. Cawthon said
that a wide open town would attract
a certain class Of tourists, but not the
desirable class, and that 1t was the
duty of the people Of Hendersonville
TO throw the arm Of protection around
its institutions, homes and children.
The restraint of love and moral sua-
sion will go a long way In sup
pressing wickedness and IL these
methods are not effective, the law
should be applied, said Mr.. Cawthon.
He declared that the lawbreakers
should be prosecuted and he pleaded
with his congregation not to circulate
petitions asking for a light sentence
in case Of conviction. Mr.. Cawthon's
sermons are arousing considerable
comment among those who side with
him and also among the class to
which he says the hand Of the law
will be applied. He promises to give
further sermons along the line OF the
pressing needs Of Hendersonville.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-09-06
RESPONSIBILITY of Government.

The one redeeming feature about
political campaign the like Of which
this state has gone through, is that
most of it has taken place during the
dullest and most unproductive season
of the year from labor and business
point of view; but even with that the
expenditure of thought and energy
have been something tremendous.
AS this campaign was pitched the
campaigners went through the lower
part of the state first, stirring up the
people as they went with the people of
the upper part of the state getting
their information in the meantime from
the newspapers, and when the. cam
paigners reached the upper part of
the state the whole of South Carolina
attained a white heat or something
akin thereto.
While there are thousands Of people,
who take all this campaigning as q
matter of course with thorough enjoy
ment, and with a very inadequate idea
of its real significance, there are other
thousands, whose bent is more on the
material things of life, business, trade,
industrial development, ETC.. who are
made to feel quite serious on account
of the decentralization and heat that
are engendered.
But it is very well to remember that
the duty of government is a very press
ing and important duty under any
circumstances, and the individual re-
sponsibiities of government are
especially great. There are those who
have never tried to inform themselves
as to the significance of the problems
involved, and who feel that they would
be better pleased if they could escape
it all They feel this way without once
even realizing that they would selfish
ly shrink a responsibility that devolves
alike on all.
Many deplore the heat of the pres
ent campaign; but as to whether af-
ter all this heat is really to be deplor-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-09-06
EVANS APPEALS FOR AID.
State Chairman Asks for Money e
Pursue Investigation.

ttMr. John Gary Evans, state chair
man, gave out the following to the pa
pers yesterday:
"The Democratic party. in this state
Is soreay distressed. For the first time
in our history white men are charged
with cheating and defrauding white
men In our primary election. The
elections in every county In the state
are contested and your executive COM
mittee Is in possession of sufficient
evidence and charges to warrant 1t In
making a thorough and complete in
vestigation Of these charges in so far
as in its power lies. The committee
has no machinery for getting at the
proof and must rely upon the good
and true men of the state who believe
In honest elections to assist 1t in its
efforts. II you know Of fraud and ir-
regularities, tell it; If you hear Of such
tell 1t and the committee will sift 1t.
We are determined that right shall
prevail and We care not for the per-
sonal interest Of any candidate or can
didates, but for the honor and life of
the party and the salvation Of the pri-
mary system. Help US preserve 1t.
Your executive committee Is with
out funds, the only source Of its rev.
enue being from assessments Of can
didates in the primary election. These
were made without any knowledge or
expectation of the present situation.
We must have funds with which to
defray the expenses Of our committee
and employ such assistance as may be
necessary to secure the evidence. Will
South Carolinians allow this investi-
cation to fail for lack Of q few dol
lars? I am sure that you will not II
you follow the lead Of q noble South
Carolina girl who earns her living by
her own endeavors but who loves the
fair name Of South Carolina She has
voluntarily enclosed her check for IS
to be applied to this investigation. Let
every patriotic citizen help in this
cause by sending to Willie Jones,
treasurer Of the party, at Columbia,
what he or she can give for the pres
ervation Of the purity Of the ballot
box.
"This Is not call to arms, but an
appeal to the virtuous men and wom-
en- of South Carolina to wipe out the
stain If any be found upon the fair
escutcheon of the state.
Act promptly and make true your
motto, animus opibusque parati.'
John Gary Evans,
Chairman Of Executive Committee"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-09-06

The Spartanburg Journal thinks that
Senator Tillman's letter to Mr.. Dial is
uncalled for, unnecessary and useless
because 1t has no connection with the
matter under consideration. We are
inclined to agree with this view. Ac-
cording to our way Of looking at 1t,
Mr.. Dial shows rather questionable
tact in contesting the senator's election
on a pure technicality; but still that
does not justify Senator Tillman in
what he said. And somehow too we
are unable to get rid Of the idea that
If Senator Tillman is correct in what
he states about young Dial, and he
used his power and influence for that
young man in saving him from conse-
quences that he had rightfully incur
red, then maybe the senator has moth
ing to brag about in connection with
the matter either. But Of course, ac-
cording to present day standards. there
is room for difference Of opinion on
that point.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-09-06

1t matters not whether you are
among the victorious or the vanquish-
ed, let all Of us forgive and forget Life
is entirely too short, and has enough
vicissftudes from other sources, for us
to allow politics to separate US from
our friends, or to create family
breaches, neighborhood feuds and 9TH
ed unpleasantness. We always pay too
dear for the whistle when enthusiasm
and prejudiced partisans Of us, losing
sight altogether of our own interests.
After all, the average politician has
little or no interest in the individual
citizen beyond the point Of securing
his vote, and, whether elected or de-
feated, it will not be long before your
political favorite will pass from the
stage Of action, while you, having a
fixed habitat, must continue to dwell
in the same community and surround
ed by the same neighbors. Therefore,
lit behooves you to seek first their
abiding friendship, confidence and es-
TEEN. Figuratively, not literally, let
us all kiss and be friends" and If we
will ply our several vocations as assid-
uously as we have endeavored to
promote the interests of politicians for
the past three months we can all be
riding in big, bright, brassy automo-
biles before another election day rolls
around.-Edgefield Advertiser.
There is a lot of sound, wholesome
truth in the foregoing and the advice
Is good. The only drawback Is that
there are many who cannot fully ap-
preciate the truth as here laid down.
If men would only consider how they
themselves happened to take one side
or the other, they might be the better
able to account for the position Of
neighbors and friends on opposite sides.
AS long as men are liberal enough to
try to understand and tolerate each
others political views there is hope of
harmony; but when one man takes the
position that he is everlastingly right
and the other fellow Is everlastingly
wrong there is but little probability of
change. The Advertisers estimate of
the average politician is strictly cor
rect, but 1t takes the average individ-
ual a long time to realize the fact.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-09-06

get through the joints Of the main
pipe, grow into a matted mass and
clog them up. The only temporary
remedy is frequent flushing, and from
timef;to time 1t Is necessary to do q
lot of dragging. The private drains
are suffering from this annoyance to a
greater extent than the main sewer
lines. They are not 30 deep in the
ground, are more open and the roots
get into them more easily. 1t Is
q common thing to have to dig up
these private drains on account of this
trouble, and the practice now Is to re-
place the. terra Gotta with iron pipe,
with lead cemented joints. That Is
about the only permanent remedy,
though the experiment Of mixing salt
with the cement used for closing the
joints Of the terra Gotta pipe has been
found to give good results. A trouble
with the terra Gotta pipes Is that the
elm roots will go into the slightest
cracks even where you could not force
a hair" Mr.. DuPre repeated the state
ment that the water supply Is fully
adequate to all reasonable demands Of
the near future, regardless Of the
amount Of water required for flushing
the sewers.