Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-02

every United States soldier into MEXICO
to protect American women II neces-
sary. know am treading on danger
Gus ground; but the United States
should not stand idly by while Amerl,
cans are being murdered and outraged
In the rebellious republic" Governor
Colquitt's utterance was In marked
contrast to the statements of Secretary
of the Interior Franklin K. Lane, prais-
ing President Wilson and his cabnet
for their work
Home influence, and not legisla.
ton, is needed to curb the tango
and the turkey trot" and slit skirt
wearing, in the opinion of Vice Pres
ident Marshall. Mr.. Marshall was
the principal speaker last Sunday at
the camp meeting of the Methodist
Episcopal church, South. at Great
Falls, Va. He lamented the fact that
the church Of today was losing lts
hold upon the people. There Is an
intimate relation between good gov,
ernment and religion" said he, ana
in this day the people have no strong
religious opinions-mereiy pre)uolces'
1t is high time that people were wax
ing up"
Federal funds are not to be used
after January l, next for the organ
citizen soldiery complies with the law
which declares their organizations
'.shall be the same as that which Is
now or may hereafter be prescribed,
regular army Of the United States.
This order was issued by the war de-
partment last Thursday. The law was
passed several years ago, and Secre-
tary Garrison expresses the belier tnat
"a sufficient time has now elapsed 10
enable the states to more definitely
conform in organization to the regular
army. II at any time the number or
companies in complete regiment
falls below twelve. exclusive or ma
chine gun company" says the order'
''the deficiency must be replaced with
In six months or the regiment organl-
zation be considered as permanently
abandoned" This principle of plac-
ing missing companies within six
months applies alike to infantry, cav
airy and artillery.
washington special to News and
Courier. Matters are believed to be
rapidly approaching a crisis with re-
gard to the Federal district attorney
ship of South Carolina, for which
Messrs. j. w. Thurmond. OF Edge
field, and Frank n. Weston, Of Co
lumbia, have been ayowed candidates
for some time, the former with the
endorsement of Senator Tiltman and
the latter with the endorse ment OF
Senator z. D. Smith. Senator Smith
has put forward no candidate for
marshal against Mr.. Jas. L. Sims OF
Orangeburg. Senator Tillman's choice
for the post, but the Junior senator re-
fuses to give in as to the district at
torneyship. The disagreement or the
two senator's as to this important piece
Of patronage is embarrassing to the
administration, which does not desire
to offend either Of them. II they con-
tinue at loggerheads 1t Is possible that
the president may consider himself
justified in making a selection on his
own initiative. Definite developments
are expected soon after the presidents
return from his brief outing In New
Hampshire.
President Wilson's recommends
tion that American residents OF Mex
leo leave the country Is resented" by
the American colony in Mexico City;
few Americans intend to leave, IL they
do leave, their welfare and financial
interests would be seriously prejudic-
ed" the presidents action was "un-
warranted" and due to simple igno-
rance Of what Is actually transpiring
in Mexico"-this summarizes the con-
tents Of various kilograms of protest
received in New York on Friday and
Saturday from Mexico City, according
to an associated press dispatch. Senior
Sebastian Camacho, president Of the
Mexican senate and one Of Mexico's
elder statesmen, telegraphed to James
A. Scrymser. president Of the Mexican
Telegraph company, saying that the
American colony Is satisfied and tran
kt.-.x III t,,ok = nol Drno
ident Wilson's attention ito the tre-
mendous damages which would result
from his determination, for which, in
all loyalty, state that there is no
reason" The Methodist Episcopal
board of foreign missions received ad-
vices from DIR. John w. Butler, super
intendent of its missions In Mexico
City, saying that the washington
instructions for an American exodus"
were much resented" by the Ameri-
can colony; that the reasons given for
II appear inadequate" and that the
missionaries there objected to leaving.
In view Of this protest, the Metno-
dist board, the Presbyterian boaro and
those Of other denominations, have
declined to advise their missionaries
to leave the country, recommending
only that the women and children be
recalled to places of safety" The
Mexican Telegraph company received
telegram from the superintendent
in Mexico City, Charles E. Cummings,
saying that there was "a strong re-
action from the first scare caused by
President Wilson's command to leave
Mexico" and that in his opinion a
very small proportion Of the Ameri-
can colony here will CO."
The last remaining barrier at the
Pacific end of the Panama canal was
blown out by dynamite last Sunday
morning. 1t was an intensely inter-
esting spectacle. At exactly $50
o'clock an electric switch was turned
on and the 1900 spectators, includ-
ing the visiting Shriners from the
United States and officers Of the Brit
ish cruiser New Zealand, were reward
ed by a wonderful sight. Hundreds
of tons of mud and stones were
thrown high in the air and the thun-
derous roar of the explosion re-echo-
ed in the nearby hills. About twenty
long tons, equivalent to 44.SOO pounds,
of As per cent dynamite constituted
the blast, which was one Of the largest
ever set off in the canal. The charge,
which was planted in 541 holes at an
average depth Of 80 feet, tore a big
gap in the barrier, but not to suft1ci-
ent depth to permit water to flow
through, as the sea level channel was
at low tide. Equally interesting as the
explosion was the actual breaking Of
the barrier in the afternoon, the tide
creeping steadily up until at 1.35
O'Clock 1t was level with the top of
the gap. A workman seized shovel
and made a small trench through
which a rill of water trickled. Gradu-
ally II widened, until an hour later a
ing torrent, with a S5-foot fall
poured through an opening 400 feet
wide into that part Of the canal be-
tween Gamboa dixie and the Mira
flores locks, which previously had
been excavated by the steam shovels.
This cut, which is 5000 feet long,
500 feet wide and Al feet deep be-
low mean sea level, was entirely
filled by 8 o'clock. when the waters
Of the Pacific laved for the first time
the solid masonry of the Miraf1ores
locks. Dredges passed through the
opening Sunday night, and in Few
days the last vestiges Of the barrier
will be removed, giving practically
completed channel at the Pacific end.
The dredges will begin today to re-
move the last barrier of the Atlantic
channel. When this work is accom-