Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-08-15

near the Halle Gold mine in Lancaster
county, last Saturday afternoon. To-
gether with several others he was en-
joying swim when 1t seems he was
stricken with a cramp. With consid-
erable difficulty he was taken from the
water to a nearby house where he died
before medical attention could be Sc
cured. The boy was the SON OF Rich
ard Love, q we'll known and highly es-
teemed farmer Of that section.
Albany, August 13: William Sulzer,
of New York state, was impeached to-
day by the assembly. This action rails
ed a vital question as to whether, un-
der the constitution, the governor
must vacate office pending final adju-
dication of the impeachment issue by
the senate and the court Of appeals, sit
ting Jointly as a trial court. Indica-
tions are that he will contest bitterly
the theory of the opposition that he
becomes automatically barred from
exercising functions Of the offices the
moment the articles of impeachment
are formally presented to the senate
and that he will be disqualified from
resuming the duties Of executive until
the court of impeachment fails to sus-
tain these charges.
- George Davis. negro, was In
stantly killed at the Greenwood power
house one day last week, when he
touched live wire carrying $4,000
volts The negro was in the small
brick transformer house, where the
heavy voltage from the Savannah
river plant Is reduced to the voltage
used on the local transmission wires.
He started to show Engineer Dead
wyler, who was with him, place
where the heavy wires had an unshel-
tered spot, and in doing 80 he pointed
to the place with a piece Of wire
which he held in his hand. Without
knowing II he touched another un-
sheltered place on the wire and was
instantly killed.
= Inspectors Of the state department
of agriculture, says a Columbia dis
patch. have held up $4,000 gallons OF
gasoline in South Carolina, according
to an announcement from Commis-
sioner Watson. The gasoline was
held up on the ground that 'it was
below the low grade Of gasoline"
'sThe gasoline held up does not meet
the requirements Of the law and i
will not allow II to be sold in South
Carolina" said the commissioner. He
said that 5000 gallons had been with
held from the market in Columbia.
There is a large amount under the
care Of an inspector at North Angus
ia, he said. Several thousand gal
Ions were seized at Charleston.
Atlanta, August 49,: Six Atlanta
national banks have arranged immedi-
ately to lend to the state Of Georgia
SAFE, 900 at three per cent interest. To
do this these banks must borrow the
money in New York and pay therefor
interest at the rate Of 81 per cent in
addition to being forced to keep q big
reserve in New York which runs the
rate they must pay up TO between 81
and per cent. 1t was through the ef-
forts of Governor Slaton that the
banks were induced to make their Of
fer. The governor wrote to the vari-
Gus banks OF the state inviting them to
participate in the loan, but nowhere
outside Of Atlanta did he receive a
proposition which contemplated rate
OF interest lower than 4 per cent and
then only on small loan.
The Japanese government has not
flied the Huerta government in Mexico
that 1t will not recognize Gen. Felix
Diaz except in an unofficial capacity,
and that II he comes to Japan he must
come as a private citizen only. Gen.
Diaz left Mexico City on July 10, with
the understanding that he was going to
thank the Japanese government for its
participation in the celebration of the
on hundredth anniversary Of Mexican
independence. The thing was a pretext,
Of course, and there was all kinds Of
speculation as to the real purpose Of
General Diaz's mission. The action of
the Japanese government in the mat
ter Is taken as an indication that there
is no desire or intention to further
complicate relations between Japan
and the United States.
Washington, August 13: President
Wilson announced before the Demo-
cratic caucus resumed consideration Of
the currency bill today that he didn't
believe II advisable to amend the
measure at present with provisions for
rural credits. He desires to postpone
that phrase OF banking reform until
the December session. The government
commission now studying the subject
in Europe will report by them. The
president said during the discussion of
the currency bill 1t has been urged that
special provision should be made for
the facilitation Of such credits as the
farmers Of the country stand in most
need Of and agricultural credit as dis
tinguished from commercial and in
dustrial credits. He said special ma
chinery and a distinct banking system
are necessary If rural credits are to be
successfully and adequately supplied.
Columbia special to News and Cou-
rier: Webb Simons, convicted at the
April, 1910, term of court for Ander
son county, Of murder with recon-
mendation to mercy, was paroled by
the governor. The petition was sign
ed by eight Of the jury, endorsed by
the Judge and over 1000 citizens.
He killed Bert McAddams. In con-
nection with this case it will be in
teresting to note that j. c. Ellison,
who was foreman of the jury which
convicted Simons, Is himself in the
penitentiary. Yesterday when Simons
went to leave he is said to have told
Ellison goodbye. In his reasons for
paroling Webb Simons, the Anderson
county life termer, Governor Blease
excoriated cruel and overbearing
treatment Of suspects and prisoners
by officers of the law, saying: "The
idea of an officer, when he arrests
beat him, or otherwise mistreat him,
is erroneous. and the cruelty Of the
officer often makes men outlaws; and
If the courts and juries Of this coun-
try would do their duty and convict
some Of these bullies and blackguards
for cruelty it would put a stop to
such acts"
- Banks which borrow or loan
money for speculative purposes will be
denied any portion of the $50,000,-
900 of government funds about to be
deposited in the national banks to as
sist in moving the crops and the en-
tire amount will go to institutions
that earnestly strive to meet the cur
rency demands of the agricultural
sections. The policy Of the treasury
department was announced last Tues
day when Acting Comptroller Of the
Currency Kane. in connection with a
call for the condition Of national
banks at the close Of business August
9. asked every national bank In the
country to report detailed information
of all money loaned or borrowed.
Upon the basis of this data, expected
to be available in time for the dis
tribution of the $50. 1000 900, the treas
nrv denartment will aim to differen-