Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-12-05
Scraps and faets.

or ever would have in failing to say
word in behalf of woman Suffrage TO-
day when he read his annual message
to congress. Her remarks provoked
loud and prolonged applause. Dr.
Shaw said she had hoped the presi-
dent would arise to the occasion, put
that while he recognized the necessl-
ty for the extension or the pallot 10
the Filipinos and urged terr1torlai
voting rights for Alaska, he had raiieu
to mention woman suffrage In ms
message. When DR.. Shaw concluueo,
the convention, amid enthusiastic
cheering. adopted by acclamation the
following resolution, introduced by
DIR. ], William Funk, Of Baltimore:
"Resolyed, That in the sense or TINS
meeting that President Wilson 1alleu
to rise to the sublimest heights OF
democracy when he failed In MS mes
sage to congress today to recommend
the freedom of half the citizens OF tne
United States, and probably half the
citizens Of the civilized world.
Before congress completes the
proposed currency legislation, says
Washington dispatch, 1t may find II
necessary to amend the national bank
ing act. especially If the house and the
president agree to the senate COM
mittee's proposal to guarantee pahk
denosits. Bank deposit guarantee
treasury officials prefer insurance
to fseusrantee"-is looked upon Win
favor bv the office of the comptroi-
iersof the currency. Officials de-
clare that for deposit insurance 10
he effective, 1t must be accompanied
by changes in the power OF the comp
troller so that he shall be given more
latitude in the curing OF SICK panks'
Under the present law, the comp
troller can only close snaky pa
peremptorily or place 1t in the hanas
- a receiyer. In many cases the
COMPTROLLER finds bank solvent anu
In fairly good condition. but It's man
aeement is faulty. To close such an
institution under the proposed law
would mean an unnecessary drain on
the guarantee fund. Officials believe
an enlargement of the comptrolier
power giving him authority to replace
the management with men OF pellei
financial Judgment would prevent
many failures and strengthen the
guarantee clause. Guarantee Is
favored by treasury officials because
of a belief among many deposltors IN
national banks that because the insu-
tuition is licensed by the Federai gov
ernment, it's depositors cannot iose'
With three rivers, the TRINITY
Rrazos and Colorado, and innumerapie
small streams out OF their panks as
result of heavy rains whicn pegah
Monday night and still continue the
flood situation in central Texas mas as
sumed serious proportions. Wltnln
o territory 200 miles in length and 100
miles in width, practically all low
lands are under water; approximately
tx 600 persons have been driven from
their homes: scores have been rescued
from tree tops and floating wreckage'
several railroads have been forced 10
SUSPEND operations, and incalcuaole
damage has been done to properly.
seven persons are known to have lost
their lives Yesterday FIVE members
of the family of w. c. Polk, farmer
were drowned at Bolton. b. +. Lacy
and a man named Manley met slInl-
lar fate near Dallas late WEDNESDAY.
Waco, on the Brazos river reported
the most serious situation. Sectlons
of that city known as South and East
Waco are under water and II Is esti-
mated that more than 10000 resi-
dents were made homeless. Military
companies stationed there have been
ordered on duty by Governor ColqultI
Train service out Of Waco was prac-
tically cut off by washouts. Near FL
Gin. a Houston & Texas Central pas
senger train ran into soft stretcn OF
roadbed late Wednesday and the en-
CINE and baggage car overturned. NO
one was seriously hurt. In the Leon
river bottoms, near Temple a NUMBER
Of men, women and children still were
marooned after spending "a hours In
the trees, and tonight 1t was uncertain
when provided boats could be naVl-
gated through the swift water. Mar
lin is practically inundated to deptn
of one to three feet. In waco ana
other large towns in the flooded dls-
trict, charitable organizations and
caring for those made homeless.
Asheville, n. c., special to the
Charlotte Observer: The investigation
of the alleged illegal traffic in whis-
ky. which has been conducted py
Judge Frank Carter here for the past
several weeks came to an abrupt
close this morning when the presid-
ing officer announced that the oe1eno
ants in the various cases have agreed
to pay the heaviest fines ever i'm
posed in a North Carolina court for
a similar offense, donate their intoxi-
cants to the Mission hospital for use
in the charity wards, destroy bar
room fixtures in their possession ana
refrain from the sale Of whisky Tor
the next three years. Under the terms
of the compromise, fine of $4,000 is
imposed on John H. Lange and Gay
Green, the former paying S2,666.61
and the latter being assessed with $l'-
333.3S. James L. Alexander pays
fine of $4,000, ]. Baylis Rector pleads
guilty and judgment Is suspended LOT
three years. D. Mackey forfeits his
never
apply for another, and similar entry
is made in the case Of F. P. McMul-
len. The costs of the investigation,
amounting to approximately $1,5O0,
ere divided equally among Messrs.
Alexander, Green and Lange. Each
of the defendants pleads guilty TO
two charges Of violations or the pro-
hibition laws, judgments being enter
ed in one case and being suspended
for three years in the other. The an
nouncement came as surprise to the
witnesses and court attendants VINO
were present at the morning session
of the court and when Judge Carter
Immediately after court convened,
remarked: Gentlemen, somebody
has seen the judge and these investi-
cations are about to stop. the Situa-
ton was tense. Following the an
nouncement that the defendants had
agreed to accept the terms outlined
by the court, Judge Carter stated
that no further proceedings will be
instituted against the defendants In
the present investigation, although
he made it clear that the ending OF
this phase of the investigation does
not mean that he will not investigate
prescription files in an effort to learn
whether or not physicians have been
writing prescriptions for persons 9TH
er than bona fide patients.
- Juarez, Mexico, December 2:
Fleeing on the desert and pursued by
rebels, several thousand, including
some of the richest families in north
ern Mexico, who deserted Chihuahua
City in fear of a rebel attack, tonight
were reported to be nearing the Uni
ted States border. Among the re-
fugees is Luis TerraZas, head of the
Terrazas estate, who is said to have
with him five million pesos which he
withdrew from the Chihuahua banks.
other wealthy families are known
to have left the city. The caravan
was described as being more than
mile long. At the head, with an es-