Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-12-30
Scraps and fats.

ing, says an Atlanta ulSpatCH, DIS STU
ries pour in from Arkansas and ada
cent states telling of how the negroes
are planning to leave the fields by the
thousands, to join in a movement to
found a new republic in Africa. A
negro leader by the name and title of
king Sam" is leading the movement.
The United States authorities have is
sued a warning to the negroes who
have been asked to subscribe to the
movement, urging them to await in
vestigation into king Sans honesty
before taking up with the project.
The leader Is describing the proposed
republic on the gold coast in the most
glowing terms, and as result thou
sands of farms in Oklahoma and Ar
kansas tenanted by negroes, have al
ready been deserted.
- Kansas City Times: Jimmy Kel-
ly fell out with Jack Sirocco in New
York the other night over the privil-
ege Of furnishing gunmen and bandits
to guard the patrons Of the 6-day BIZ
cycle merry-go-round. These individ-
uals, respectively, head two Of the
most murderous, predatory, gun-tot-
ing bands Of cadets and stick-up men
in town. They fought out their affair.
twenty men to the side, about the
Madison Square Garden. This is
within a block Of Broadway, six
blocks from the Waldorf, block from
Doctor Parkhurst's church. three
blocks from the Colony-the finest
club for women in the world-and
fifteen minutes walk from Broadway
and Forty street. the most
densely populated, overfed and bedia-
monded amusement center on earth.
About seventy shots were fired. Pas
sengers in q street car thoughtfully
laid down on the floor, because one
gang used the car as shield. The
police merrily and eXplosively joined
in. No harm was done. Not even an
innocent bystander was hurt. So why
should New York worry
Vera Cruz, Mexico, December 2S:
Warnings have been sent TO Ameri-
cans at Tampico and the outlying dis
tricts, that in case they become en-
gagged in battle with either rebels or
federals, unless attacked, they need
expect no assistance from the Ameri-
can marines and bluejackets who will
be held off the coast. Intimations
also have been conveyed to the man
agement Of the companies employing
these men that any precipitate action
by their employees would render it ex-
ceedingly difficult to reach a satisfac-
tory adjustment Of subsequent war
claims. There are several hundred
Americans at the oil camps around
Tampico. They, as well as their en-
ployers, have been subjected to hard
ships, losses and indignities, which
they attribute to the state Of war.
They are we'll armed and have declar-
ed their intention Of resisting any at
tack, no matter from what source. It
is not believed generally, however,
that they will be attacked, since both
federals and rebels apparently have
scrupulously avoided coming in con-
tact with the Americans and others
employed on the oil properties, but
threats have been made of reprisals
in the way of damage to property.
Out Of the total Of 1,742 casualties
at sea during the fiscal year ending
June 80, last, the highest in the his
tory Of the hfe-saving service, only So
vessels were lost and 7S persons were
drowned, according to the annual re-
port of S. L Kimball, general superin-
tendent Of the service which has just
been made public. Through the eff
forts Of the service, vessels and their
cargoes, valued at $13,S60,000 were
saved. The crews Of the service with
the assistance Of revenue cutters and
wrecking vessels, assisted 1854 YES
sells, valued with their cargoes at $6.-
O32,935, and carrying 5,16S passengers.
The crews also warned 1S2 vessels
that were running into danger, prac-
tically all Of this work being done at
night. It also extended aid to 2SS
ships by furnishing emergency pilots,
carrying persons to and from ships to
shore and caring for injured officers
and men. The number Of accidents to
small and undocumented motorboats.
comprise 6S per cent more than two
thirds OF all the persons exposed to
danger from the sea being on board
this class Of craft. The danger in un-
skilled handling Of small pleasure
craft thus is shown to be excessive.
old styled cared craft is recommended
by the showing that of the 4,096 per-
sons endangered, 2,74S were rescued
in power boats.
- Sidney ]. Ferguson, a we'll known
citizen of Chester, was shot and al
most instantly killed last Thursday
on his farm in the Capers Chapel
neighborhood. Frank Grant, the IT.
year-old son of Will Grant, tenant
on the place is charged with the
shooting. Young Grant fed but was
later arrested at the home Of his pncle
Sam Varnadore. The arrest was made
by Sheriff Colvin and a a~number of
deputies. The sheriff having gotten
information as~to the whereabouts of
the fugitive, surrounded the house,
and waited some time without result
until at about o'clock one of the
deputies saw some one light cigar
ette in the gable Of the house. Sheriff
Colvin and several deputies then went
to the house and asked Mr.. Varnadore
if his nephew was there, and he said
according to the deputies, that he
would not tell lie about 1t, that he
was up in the gable. He led several
Of the deputies, it is said, to where he
was, and the youth was arrested
Grant, it is said, claims that Mr.. Fer
guson came to the barn and asked
where his corn was, and not getting a
satisfactory response is said to have
cursed young Grant and threw ham,
mer at him, which grazed his coat
Grant, it is alleged, said that he
jumped into the colt barn and shot
Mr.. Ferguson through the cracks Of
the door.
Columbia special of December 27,
to Charlotte Observer: Notices that
every person having a net income of
$4,000 or over is subject to the income
tax law have been sent out by Collec-
tor D. G. Hayward to all postmasters,
and will be posted in every postoffice
throughout the state. The income tax
law provides for corporations making
luelT TSluTIl, DdSSu upOu lIlclI OWA
fiscal year instead of arbitrarily upon
the calendar year. as under the old
corporation tax law, and therefore.
corporations desiring to render their
returns based on their fiscal year
should notify the revenue office in Co
lumbia at the earliest possible mo-
ment, according to Collector Hey
ward. For example il a corporation,
in accordance with it's bylaws, closes
it's fiscal year April 20, then notice
within not later than thirty days
thereafter should be filed with the
collector so that the records can be
changed accordingly. Since the pas
sage of the Federal income tax there
has been much interest displayed in
what disposition the general assem-
bly, is going to take with the law in
South Carolina. A bill to repeal the
state income tax law was ready to be
introduced in the general assembly
last year, but at that time the Federal
law had not gone into effect and the
bill went over until the next year.
There is little doubt but that an effort
will be made to repeal the state law
tayino incomes hut its massage is not