Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-24
Scraps and facts.


and be for a period not longer than
five years. Another provision is that
the total of such loans by any bank
must not exceed one third of it's time
deposits and must in no case exceed
one fourth of the capital and surplus
of the bank"
That Leo NJ. Frank, under sem
tence of death for the murder of
Mary Phagan, lis not a prevert and
is innocent of the murder for which
he has been convicted" Is the sub
stance of report made public in At
lanta, Wednesday, by the head of a
national detective agency who has
been investigating the case for several
weeks. The detective was employed
by friends of Frank after the latter's
conviction. The report asserts that
Mary Phagan was killed by 'prevert
of homicidal tendencies of the most
pronounced type" and charges a ne
gro formerly employed by the Ma
tional Pencil factory as sweeper,
with the crime. The hearings on the
extraordinary motion for new trial
on account of newly discovered evi-
dence, and the motion to set aside
the verdict in the case because Frank
was not in court when 1t was read,
we're postponed. Both were to have
during the morning but on account of
a death in the family of counsel for
the defense, the postponement was
made Motion to set aside the ver-
dict will be heard Friday, May l.
The following story of how Presi-
dent Wilson ordered the custom house
at Vera Cruz to be seized was given
out from Washington, on wednesday;
The president had gone to bed Mon
day night after having read his mes
sage to congress. The senate was de-
batting the joint resolution to approve
the use of the army and navy, and
the president had determined to with
hold action until the resolution passed.
At o'clock Tuesday morning Secre-
tary Bryan received a cablegram from
Consul Canada telling Of the approach
of a German vessel with a tremendous
cargo of ammunition for Huerta
Trains were in readiness to rush the
arms to Mexico City Mr.. Bryan tele-
phoned Secretary Tumulty, who awak-
ened the president by telephone. AS
Secretary Tumulty was explaining the
situation, Secretary Daniels called up,
and was put on the same line. He, too,
had a dispatch about the ammunition.
Rear Admiral Fletcher had sent
wireless that 100000 rounds Of am
munition and 250 machine guns would
be landed from the German vessel by
noon that day. The president listened
in silence What shall we do" asked
Secretary Daniels. Tell Fletcher to
seize the customs house." replied the
president without hesitation. Good
night" said the secretary. In few
minutes wireless dispatches were on
their way to Rear Admiral Fletcher.
He received the message at 10 a. m.
Ia n,,,4 or~iYo
had landed and taken possession Of
will go back to it's shippers in Ger
many.
The fighting at Vera Cruz COM
menced Tuesday afternoon and was
concluded Wednesday morning. In all
six Americans were killed and thirty
were wounded. 1t is not known how
many MeXicans were killed; but the
number is thought to have been not
less than $50. On Tuesday afternoon
the MeXicans gave way as related
elsewhere. The Americans held their
positions in town all night and at $3.50
o'clock Wednesday morning were or
dered to advance. A blue jacket col
umn proceeded to what is known as the
market place and toward the naval
college AS the column approached
fire from the building, and from neigh
boring windows and housetops. The
Americans were almost helpless but
pretty soon the Prairie and the San
Francisco opened with five and six
inch guns, and in a few minutes the
walls of the college and Of the build
ings that sheltered the opposing rifle
men were so badly battered that the
fire ceased. In the meantime Ameri-
can sharpshooters picked off the MeXi-
can sharpshooters wherever a head
would show, and within an hour or
two resistance ceased There was very
little sign of organized resistance on
the part of the MeXicans, but there is
no discounting the spirit with which
the defenders Of the town, whether
they were soldiers or private citizens,
met the advance until dislodged by the
guns from the ships. After the firing
ceased efforts were made to induce the
business population to go about its
ordinary affairs; but up to this time it
does not appear that these efforts have
been very successful. While the ma
rines from the Prairie were landing on
Wednesday, the bluejackets on the
British Cruiser Essex lined the rail
and cheered them vociferously.
Columbia, April 21: The action of
the board of trustees of the Dalcho
public school in Dillon county, in dis
missing Herbert Kirby, Eugene Kir-
by and Dudley Kirby, was sustained
in a decision today by the supreme
court. The main opinion was written
by Chief Justice Gary and concurred
in by Justices Hydrick, Watts and
Fraser. Associate Justice Gage wrote
the dissenting opinion. The action of
the Dillon trustees was sustained by
= he Of nln N
appeal was taken to the supreme
court. George w. Tucker, guardian
for the children, brought the action.
while the testimony shows that the
children" says the opinion, are en-
titled to be classed as white, neverthe-
less, the action of the board of
trustees was neither capriciouS
or arbitrary, as they are willing
to provide equal accommodations for
the Kirby children and those in the
same class with them. The testimony
also shows that the decided majority
of the patrons would refuse to send
their children to the Dalcho school if
the Kirby children were allowed to
continue in attendance. Tested by the
maxim, The greatest good TO the
largest number it would seem to be
far better that the children in Ques-
ton should be segregated than that
the large majority of the children at
tending that school should be denied
educational advantages. Subdivision
3, section 1861, code of laws, 1912,
provides: That the board Of trustees
shall have authority and it shall be
their duty to suspend or dismiss pu-
pills when the best interest of the
the schools make it necessary shows
that the action Of the trustees in dis
missing the said children was justi-
fed by the law of the land and that
the petition should be dismissed"
The action was brought on the ground
that 1.-The wards of petitioners are not
of pure Caucasian blood" IF these
children are white and are entitled to
be classed as white then they may
not be rightfully excluded from
schools made up Of white children"
says Associate Justice Gage in his
dissenting opinion.
- The volunteer militia bill, provid-
ing for prompt organization of a vol
unteer army for service in Mexico,
went to conference last Wednesday,.
1t was believed it would be quickly
agreed upon, and rushed to the White
House for the presidents signature.
1t is specially provided that the vol
unteers shall be mustered out as soon
as practicable after the president