Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-02-04


witness for the defense; she has stead
fastly maintained that she was not at
tackled by her husband. Prospects were
tonight that the trial would consume
not more than two days. The jury will
be selected from a venire OF twenty
six men, most of whom are farmers. In
spite Of the publicity given the case in
the newspapers, little trouble is antici-
pated in securing jury. Prosecutor
r. L. Gunter declared tonight that he
had a prima facie case against Beach
but the large array OF legal talent
which the latter has mustered In his
defense, expressed confidence in their
ability to establish Beach's innocence.
Columbia Record, Friday: The
South Carolina Farmers Union ware
house bill to establish warehouses for
storing cotton was endorsed by the
National Farmers Union in session
last night at lie Conte college at the
University of South Carolina. "a re-
quest was made that copies Of the bill
be furnished for a campaign of educa-
tion on the subject to be waged in all
the cotton states. Charles S. Barrett,
national president, was instructed to
telegraph to the proper committees of
congress q request for immediate fa-
vorable action on the Farmers Union
vidng for a division Of markets. The
conference heard interesting reports
from Mr.. Barrett and representatives
from several states, and listened with a
great deal Of pleasure to an address by
Mr.. Dornblazsr of Texas, a member Of
the national board of directors.
Washington, February 3: Direct
taxes on the incomes Of citizens Of the
United States, whether derived from
idle capital or from the conduct Of bus
mess, were made possible today by the
ratification Of the 18th amendment to
the Federal Constitution, Delaware,
Wyoming and New Mexico indorsed an
income tax amendment through their
respective legislatures, completing a
list of thirty Eight states that have ap-
proved it, two more than the three
fourths necessary for its final adoption.
Following Is the list Of states which
ratified the income tax amendment:
Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Califor-
MIA, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho. Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
Maine, Maryland Michigan, Minnesota,
Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Ne
braska Nevada. New Mexico, New
York, North Carolina, North Dakota,
Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina
South Dakota, Tennessee. Texas
Ohio, West Virginia Wyoming. The
following rejected it: Connecticut, New
Hampshire, Rhode Island, Utah.
Columbia special Of February to
the News and Courier: Nothing has yet
been done on the matter Of the compul-
sorry education. There are several bills
pending, particularly that Of Senator
Hall, which provides q general scheme,
and those which are known as local op-
tion compulsory education. The Law
McCravy bill has the endorsement Of
Superintendent Swearingen. Along this
same line Mr.. Mitchum, an enthusias-
tic educator, has a bill to provide for
the education of destitute children that
has considerable merit in II, and which
is regarded with favor by the commit
tee. Mr.. Ashley has bill, which while
II does not bear directly upon the sub
ject, he thinks Is in the right line on
this issue, and II is by offering encour-
agement that he hopes to secure the
results According to his bill, If child
over 10 years Of age can show certifi-
cate that he or she has attended school
for ten months, then the child Is to be
permitted to work in cotton mill dur
ing the vacation. None Of these bills
has yet had more than committee con-
sideration, and the temper Of the law
making bodies not yet has been tested
Washington, February l: The or
ganization of the inaugural parade was
announced here today by Maj. Gen.
Leonard Wood, the grand marshal in
a preliminary report. There Will be
eight grand divisions, each in charge of
an army officer and division command
er. The first division will be made up
of the regular military and naval
lo1 hx, To-
Wortherspoon. In this division will be
cadets from West Point and the Anna
polls midshipmen. The division, in
which will be included the various
schools. A battalion from Culver Mill
tary academy Of Indiana will form the
personal escort Of Vice President
Thomas R. Marshall. The various civic
organizations will be in the fourth di
vision which also will contain most of
the Democratic organizations, of which
many will be present. The make up of
the remainder of the divisions has not
vet been determined but one Of them
will contain large number Of Prince
ton students who will escort the presi-
dent from his home to the ca 'tal
March 8. In the same division pr JaO-
ly also will be men who were members
Of Gov. Wilson's class at Princeton and
who are to be in Washington the even
ing of March for the Princeton smok-
er. 1t is said nearly $50 graduates Of
the class of '79-Gov. Wilson's class
viii be present.
Washington, February 2: The con-
stitutional amendment which would re-
strict the president of the United
States to a single term, and would bar
Woodrow Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt
and William H. Taft from again seek
ing election was approved by the SEN
ate today by the narrow margin Of one
vote. After a three-day fight, in which
the Progressives joined with many Re-
publicans in opposing the restricted
presidential term the senate adopted
the original Works resolution by vote
of AZ to 23. The language which it is
proposed to insert in the Constitution
in place of the first paragraph Of ar
ticle is as follows: THE executive
power shall be vested in a president Of
the United States of America. The term
of president shall be six years, and no
person who has held the Office by cleo
ton, or discharged it's duties or acted
as president under the Constitution and
laws made in pursuance thereof, shall
be eligible to hold again the office by
election. The president, together with
a vice president chosen for the same
The resolution proposing the constitu-
tional amendment goes to the house for
its approval. II ratified by two thirds
vote 1t will be submitted to the legisla-
lures Of the states and will become ef-
fective when three-fourths of the vari-
Gus states of the Union have officially
approved it. The adoption of the reso-
luton came at the close of three
days fight, in which repeated attempts
were made so to change it that it would
not affect past presidents or the presi-
dent in the office when 1t may finally
be ratified by the state. All these eff
forts failed.
- Washington, February 2: Post
master General Hitchcock in his annu-
al report made public today, says in
part: In 1911, for the first time since
1883, postal receipts exceeded postal
expenditures, leaving a surplus instead
of a deficit. A heavy loss of revenue
in 1912, due to the extraordinary
amount of franked matter mailed in the
political campaign, created temporary
deficit, but since the close of the fiscal
year the income of the department has
again outstripped expenses. The year