Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-03-18
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sioners. In pronouncing sentence
Judge PEBBLES instructed the county
commissioners to hire the prisoner;
out to "whomsoever they please in the
state" Tonight the fathers OF each
Of the students were permitted to pay
Sl75 to the commissioners and secured
the discharge Of their sons. This
amount would have been obtained II
the prisoners had been hired to Other
persons in the state. Discharge un'
der this arrangement leaves the
students without citizenship. A move
ment was started at Raleigh tonight
however, to petition Gov. Craig FOL
their pardon.
Fifty clergymen OF every denomi'
nation, headed by the Rev. Herman
s. Pinkham of the Emmanuel Bap.
tist church, called at the state depart
ment last Saturday and urged Secre.
tary Bryan to take the leadership OF
what they hope will prove the greatest
interdenominational Bible class In the
world. II Mr.. Bryan accepts, II VIII
be known as the Bryan BLDG class
The plan is to engage some great nall
in the centre Of the capital and hold
services for men every Sunday AFTER
noon. 1t is part Of general move
ment to get men, and especially young
ber of the class will be compelled to
fill out a card, giving his name. ad-
dress and religious leaning. These
cards will be given to the ministers OF
the several denominations who imme-
diately will make personal effort 10
add the Bible class students to their
churches. Secretary Bryan has been
much in demand by the religious or
ganizations since he took once. he
has been asked to lead Bibie class
in at least one church and was yester-
terday pressed to deliver two or three
lectures on Christianity In aid OF the
church recruiting movement So far
he has made no promises.
The senate committee investi-
eating the disorder which attended
the recent suffrage parade, last Sat
urday heard Dr.. Mary d. Mark, OF
Maryland, tell of her physical EFFORTS
to defend girls in the parade from the
attentions Of men In the crowd. Dr.
Mark Is a robust woman and she drew
considerable applause when she said:
Some of them attempted to man,
handle me. I carried baton and
they got the worst Of It. The Mary
land section just ahead Of US. carried
MARYLAND state flags" said DIR. Mark.
"The police stood by idly while the
crowd spat on the flag and threw
lighted cigarettes and matches into
it. The police appeared to get a great
deal Of pleasure out Of the parade and
the antics Of the crowd. They 1eered
and smiled at the marchers. One wo-
man who was marshal OF the secuon
preceding mine, was pinched by men
all along the line of march. Police
made no effort to interfere. I could
see them pinch her from where
marched. She showed me her arm
afterwards. It was blue and black
from wrist to shoulder. I saw q man
leave, the crowd and chuck a girl In
the line under the chin, tear her sash
and try to put his arm around her. i
went to her assistance and hit him
a crack in the nose and he disappear
ed. think his nose Is swollen to this
day." did anyone attempt to inter-
fere with you?" asked Senator Dilling-
ham. Some Of them attempted 1t,
but they got the worst of it." replied
DR.. Mark emphatically. Another man
broke into the parade and almost tore
a girls coat from her back. hit
another of them pretty badly" she
continued. 'T heard him make a very
ugly remark to woman In front or
me. He prepared to say something
to me, but as he opened his mouth,
my baton accidentally struck him In
the mouth. think mis- teeth went
down because he gulped great deal.
I haven't yet heard what he was go
ing to say"
Indications from reports are that
more than so people were killed,
scores severely injured, and a great
property loss sustained in the disas-
trous electrical tornado which swept
parts Of Georgia, Tennessee, Ala
bama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tex
as Thursday afternoon and night.
Ninety odd deaths have been report
ed and the total loss Of life prob
ably will be increased when wire COM
munication Is restored in remote
sections devastated by the cyclone.
The damage to property cannot be
estimated, but probably will have to
be computed In millions. Twenty
nine persons are reported to have
perished in Georgia and damage to
property Is roughly estimated at ST.
100000. Calhoun, Gordon county,
Georgia, and vicinity, bore the brunt
of the storm in the state, where IL
persons are reported to have been
killed. The other fatilities in Georgia
We're at Tucker, 4 at Eagelsville, 3
at Charleston and at Columbus.
Late reports from Tennessee have in
23 persons. Six perished in Middle
ton, at South Berlin, 8 at Huron, 2
each at Culleoka and Lexington, and
one each at Leesburg, Rally Hill and
Bryant Station. Many sections swept
by the storm have not been heard
from. The loss Of life in Alabama
is estimated at 13, although several
persons still are reported missing.
Five negroes were killed near New De-
catur. three persons perished at
Calera and two each at Hokes Blum,
Gayesville and Duke. Four addition
al deaths have been reported in Tex
as at Huling. The total in that state
now is placed at five. Advices from
Louisiana and Mississippi report no
additional deaths, seven having been
previously reported in each state,
The greatest damage to property was
the destruction Of buildings and
houses, in the sections Of the states
where deaths were reported. Tele-
phone and telegraphic communica-
ton has been restored to most Of the
larger towns and all of the cities In
the storm swept territory.
Washington, March 16: Confer
ences between National Chairman
William F. McCombs and Democratic
leaders today brought out the fact that
the administration lnlenuS lo proceeu
slowly and carefully in filling Federal
offices throughout the country. 1t Is ex-
pected, however, that when the extra
session Of congress begins April q
there will be a long list of appoint
ments ready for confirmation. When
the extra session opens, Postmaster
General Burleson also expects to have
ready his plan for dealing with the
situation created when all fourth class
postmasters were put into the classi-
fled service. Mr.. Burleson does not be-
lieve that the executive order through
which the postmasters were placed on
the civil list should be revoked, but ne
insists that those who were placed on
the civil service list without eXamina-
tion be required to submit to the merit
test. While the question Of Federal
appointments is absorbing the atten-
tion of President Wilson, 1t became
apparent today that, besides the men,
bers of the cabinet who are sitting the
mass Of applicants, National Chairman
McCombs and Secretary Tumulty are
working in close harmony with mem
bers of congress. 1t became known also
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