Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-04-01
Scraps aud faets.

son, who was stationed there to pre-
serve order. A combat followed De-
tween the negro and the officer dur
ing which the former got possession
of Wilson's revolver and began nrlng.
Officer Eskridge, who came to Will
sons aid, was struck by bullet ana
killed instantly. In the CONFUSION
name is Ivey Terrence, made his es-
cape. He is still at large.
Whether the conclusion from the
fire of the great naval guns kills
chickens and geese in the eggs is a
question Secretary Daniels Of the navy
department has been called upon to
answer. He received letter Satur-
day from woman on the virginia
coast near Cape Henry, charging that
the target practice OF the battlesnip
fleet in Chesapeake bay and even In
the open ocean outside was destruc-
tive to all poultry life In egg form.
She estimated that she had lost $io IN
eggs. The inspector OF ordnance al
Indian Head has already reported that
the heavy gun fire daily, apparently
did not In the slightest degree affect
the fowls which were Matched ana
raised in great numbers as close as
400 wards from the muzzle OF the
guns.
Hereafter postmasters in the larg-
er offices Of the country are to be hela
strictly accountable for the time ana
personal attention they give their OF
ficial duties Postmaster Burleson an
nounced last Friday that he proposed
not merely to discourage, but 10 stamp
out the practice said to be followed py
many first and second class postmas.
ters Of imposing a considerable part OF
ctihnr6inQtPS In or
der to utilize their time for personal
ends. Furthermore the postmaster
general in making recommends
tions for appointments to these
offices will require In addition 10
the usual qualification an assurance
from the applicant that his wnole
business time will be devoted 10 the
duties of the postofhce. IL is the pol-
lev of the administration" said a
statement issued from the department,
sto REQUIRE in all cases conscientious
and efficient service from Its ofncers
and employees. Clerks and carriers
are required by law to serve elght
hours daily and the postmaster gener-
al sees no reason why the postmaster,
who is the highest paid employe In
the office, should not give at least an
equivalent in time and effort.
Woodrow Wilson received his first
nav check as president OF the Un1teu
States yesterday, when Secretary NC
Adoo presented him with a treasury
warrant for s5,625, representing MS
salary from March to 81. ON pay
day hereafter, however, the president
will receive $6,250, full months pro-
portion of his $4,000 annual stipend.
The treasury department contem-
plates establishing a precedent In the
method Of paying President Wilson.
Since the days of washington, the
president has been paid by what ls
known as an accountable warrant
which means money to be accounted
for. A settlement warrant whlcn
closes an account has been given tne
president only on his last pay day
when his services are debited on the
books against the credits which have
been made to him during his term OF
ofice. Mr.. Wilson, however, probably
will be given a warrant" each month
and his salary account with govern
ment balanced monthly as his term
transpires. No one today knows why
the president always has been paid
by IAN accountable warrant" which Is
issued in other cases only In connec-
ton with advanced money.
"A bill introduced in the lower
branch Of the Colorado legislature was
laughed to death last Saturday, 1ol-
lowing the onslaught on 1t by Mrs. Ag-
mes Riddle, the female member Of the
Colorado house of representatives. In
this bill Representative Biles, the au.
thor, advocated the segregation OF all
fallen women, making ii crime Tor
them to live outside Of this district.
The bill had the support OF many men
members of the legislature when hrst
introduced. Mrs. Riddle arose and
stated that II the fallen women were
to be segregated, she saw no reason
why fallen men should not also De
segregated. Representative Biies then
expressed his willingness TO insert
such a clause in his bill. But there
would be no men left them" interject-
ed the woman legislator. The house
burst into laughter. The secretary
was ordered to call the roll. Before
the first name was called, Mrs. Riddle
arose in her seat and said: Let MIN
among you who is without sins cast
the first vote Not a single vote was
recorded In favor Of the bill after this
warning by the woman and the pilrs
funeral was conducted amid LOUD
shouts Of laughter and applause 1or
the woman legislator.
Eight hundred thousand meals
will be furnished by the Federal gov
ernment to the Union and Confeder-
ate veterans Of the War Between the
Sections while they are in camp on the
battlefield of Gettysburg next July,
when the semi-centennial Of the his
toric battle will be celebrated by all
the states that participated in the
struggle. The preparations for the
establishment Of the great camp,
where will be quartered the survivors
Of the battle, are well under way.
They are in charge Of Capt. H. F. Dal-
ton Of the quartermaster's department
Of the United States army. This camp
is to care for 10000 veterans and will
open at supper June 29 and close ar
ter breakfast on July 6. Allowance
will be made for twenty meals for
each veteran. This will require 500
cooks and as many helpers and 125
bakers the baking to be done In field
bakeries, and the preparing OF meals
in field kitchens. The feeding Of this
army Of veterans will require 10000
mess kits. comprising one plate. cup,
knife, fork and spoon for each man.
In the camp will be more than $500
tents, which will be pitched in fields
not far from the scene OF Picketts
charge The camp will be exclusively
for veterans. Pennsylvania will allot
space in the camp by states, the COM
missioner in each state being In charge
of the space assigned to him.
Dayton, Ohio, March 2s.-Mayor
Edward Phillips, who was reported
drowned with his family, was maroon
ed more than sixty hours in his home
on Mount street. He was rescued by
boats. The water caught us early
Tuesday morning" Mayor Phillips
said. During Tuesday the water was
fourteen feet deep around the house
and that night l chopped a hole
through the ceiling Of second floor
room and we spent the night in a lime
attic. The big west side fire was just
two blocks from US, and when the
wind began to carry burning embers
in our direction it looked serious.
watched the roof nearly all night. Late
Thursday afternoon my wife, daugh-
ter, son and myself were taken out by
boats" How five people clung for SO
hours on a telegraph pole where they
had climbed from a moving wagon,
how a physician, his 4-year-old boy