Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-17
Scraps and faets.


from reports received by Postmaster
General Hitchcock from 1854 out OF
The 1850 postottices having city de-
livery service and estimates made
from scattering reports OF the remain
ing postotfices of the country. Inc
returns show that during the first sew
eral days 5,06S,S24 packages were
handled in the city delivery offices
which have submitted reports. or this
number 1O7,561 packages were insur-
ed. AS all of the offices were closed
New Years day and Sunday the re-
ports covered only five days.
Richmond, Va, January 10: Fol-
lowing the refusal Of the supreme
court of appeals to reopen the case of
Floyd Allen and son, Claude swanson
Alien, who are under sentence to die
Friday, for their part in the HillsVille
court murders, March IA, 1912, Gov
ernor Mann tonight announced that
he would take no action in the matter
of granting a respite or reprleVe De-
fore tomorrow. The governor has
given no indication whatever as to
his attitude toward the condemned
men, although it is probable that he
will be strongly urged to respite them
for thirty days. The supreme court,
in an extended opinion, announced
that the verdict of the lower court
must stand, declaring that the so-call-
ed after discovered evidence" was
not material On yesterday Governor
Mann granted the condemned men a
respite until February z.
Washington, January IA: A news
paper story, discussing the per capita
circulation Of the money in the United
States, in a humorous vein has flood
ed the treasury department with ap-
plications for $34.72, which is the ma
tion's. wealth, were it divided equally,
would be the possession Of every man,
woman and child. The story face
money to draw upon the government.
Dozens of letters today swamped
George E. Roberts, director Of the
mint One woman wrote: kindly
send me by parcel post my dividend
of the $3.50, ,727,000, which is $S4.72,
in one dollar bills and 70 PEN
MES" Another applicant said he was
a married man with a family and he
hoped the government would not be
offended by his request for his own.
Mr.. Roberts has drawn circular let
ter in which he must disappoint the
applicants with the information that
the treasury department monthly
computes the per capita circulation
control over its distribution.
New York, January IA: Fifty
lawyers who hope to obtain for their
clients more than $10,000,000 dam
ages for loss Of life and property on
the steamer Titanic, were arrayed
against attorneys for the White Star
line in the United States district court
today, the expiration Of the time linn
ii set by the court for filing suits.
The limit was extended to February
IL. The White Star line contends
that its entire liability is limited un-
der the United States statutes to less
than 500, 0,000-the value Of recovered
wreckage and passage money. Ameri-
can claimants allege that the line can
not claim this limitation, because 1t
was itself responsible for the loss OF
life by reason Of personal negligence.
II their assertions in this respect are
sustained, the claimants will recover
full damages. But even If this claim
is not upheld, the contention of A. l..
Broughman, representing 200 claim
ants, is that the White Star lines
liability can only be limited by the
provisions Of the British law which
would compel the company to pay the
total damages Of about sS,0O0,00O.
Columbia State: Following the
information furnished by Attorney
General Lyon, the supreme court Of
South Carolina issued the following
order yesterday: 1T is considered by
the court that the public interests re-
quire investigation Of the charges
against Barnard B. Evans, an attor-
ney, presented in an information filed
by ]. Fraser Lyon, attorney general,
on the 9Th day Of January, 1918.
Thnrafnra ~ 10 nrlnrn1. That
nard B. Evans do show cause before
this court on the 3rd Of February,
1913 at 10 o'clock a. m, why he
should not be disbarred on account
Of the matters alleged against him In
the information, and that he file a
copy Of his return in the office of
the clerk Of this court on or before
January 29, 1913. Ordered further:
That the sheriff of Richland county
do forthwith serve certified copy of
the information and of this order on
Barnard B. Evans. Ordered further:
That evidence and argument in sup
port of the information and return be
heard on February 8, next, in open
court"
Washington, January 16: Col
George Goethals, chairman of the 18TH
mian canal commission, told the house
committee on appropriations today
about the progress of the Panama ca
nal over which he expects to send
ship or two eXperimentally next au-
tumn. He and half a dozen bureau
chiefs Of the war department spent the
day at the capital explaining the Off
cial estimates of $6,700.0O0 that the
government wants provided for in the
coming sundry civil appropriations bill
to cover Notifications, batteries, camps
and the like during the next fiscal
year. 1t is estimated that ultimately
for Notifications expenditures will be
$15,000,000. The date set for opening
the canal to commerce is January l,
1915. A host of details must be work.
ed out between the time the canal is
finished and it's opening. Pilots will
be needed, vessels will make expert
mental trips to test the working ef-
ficiency of the waterways cross cur
rents that may be encountered by the
running in of the Chagres river be-
tween the locks of Gatun and Mira
flores will be figured out and many
things must be adjusted in the prelim-
mary period leading up to the actual
opening of the canal, Colonel Goethals
is going to confer with President -elect
Wilson at Trenton and will meet the
committee again Monday.
Chicago, January 15: With the in
dictment today of Joseph Clarke for
an alleged attempt to bribe an assist
ant states attorney not to prosecute
an arson case as a text, A. A. Bach,
chief deputy state fire marshal, told
remarkable story Of organized incen-
diarism. Ten per cent of Chicago's
fires are incendiary," Bach said.
There are three men in Chicago
known as insurance adjusters, who Of
ten get to fires before the firemen.
They sleep with their clothes on, have
automobiles in readiness and receiving
tips that fire is about to be started,
are on their way almost before an
alarm comes in. Often we are in
formed days in advance of when fires
are to be started. In that way we
are able to prevent many blazes We
have had tips that have led US to
buildings with the basement filled
with excelsior, the floor saturated
with oil and the stock packed in COM
bustible material. All that we could
do was to notify the insurance COM