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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-03

A Snail'S Real Pace.--"At snail's
pace" is common expression and usu-
ally signifies very slow gait, but.what
do you suppose is the actual speed
made by snail in travelling?
We can give it to you in accurate fig
ures.
One foot in four minutes, or at the
rate Of one mile in 16 days, if travelling
continuously
These are figures given by George
Zahnizer, a civil engineer, Of this city,
taken from actual observation.
A short time ago Mr. Zahnizer was
standing along the Western New York
and Pennsylvania railroad waiting for
a train. He had nothing in particular
to do and killed little time by tim
ing a snail which was creeping along
the ground.
That snail travelled just exactly one
foot in four minutes, Mr. Zahnizer says,
and computing distance at the rate OF
travel shown, Mr.. Zahnizer has figured
out that it would require 16 days for
that nail to move a mile-Newcastle
(Ohiol News.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-03

with a rather excessive lady. She
gave the impression of solidity and
bulk. Her mouth was hard and know
ing. Mr.. Magee felt that she wanted
to vote and that she would say as
much from time to time. The lady
had a glittering eye. She put it to Its
time honored use and fixed Mr.. Magee
with 1t.
81 was crying, mamma" the girl ex-
planned, "and this gentleman inquired
IL he could be Of any service"
Mammal! Mr.. Magee wanted to add
his tears to those of the girl. This
frail and lovely damsal in distress
owning as her maternal parent
heavy unnecessary-person
well, they amt no use gettin' all
worked up for nothing" advised the
unpleasant parent. Mr.. Magee was
surprised that in her tone there was
no hostility to him-thus belying her
looks. ''Mebbe the gentleman can d.
rect US to a good hotel" she added,
with a rather stacy smile.
I'm a stranger here, too" Mr.. Ma
gee replied. "I'll interview the man
over there in the cage"
The gentleman referred to was not
cheerful in his replies. There was, he
said, Baldpate inn.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-03

But now and then I get longing tC
do something that will make the crit.
les sit up--the real thing, you know
The other day l picked up a newspa-
per and found my latest brain child
advertised as the best fall novel Ma
gee ever wrote 1t got on my nerves
I felt like literary dressmaker, and
could see my public laying down my
fall novel and signing for my early
spring styles in fiction. I remembered
that once upon a time a critic advised
me to go away for ten years to some
quiet spot and think decided to dc
1t. Baldpate inn is the quiet spot"
You don't mean," gasped Mr.. Quinn.
by, that you're going to stay there
ten years?"
BLESS you, no." said Mr.. Magee
Critics exaggerate. Two months will
do. They say am a cheap melodra-
matte ranter. They say don't go deep
They say my thinking process is q
scream. I'm afraid they're right. Now
I'm going to go up to Baldpate inn and
think. I'm going to get away from
melodrama. I'm going to do novel SO
fine and literary that Henry Cabot
Lodge will come to me with tears in
his eyes, and ask me to join his bunch
Of self made immortals. I'm going to
do all this up there at the inn, sitting
on the mountain and looking down on
this little old world as Jove looked
down from Olympus"
Il don't know who you mean," OBJ
jected Mr.. Quimby.
HE was a god-the god Of the fruit
stand men," explained Magee. pic
ture me, If you can, depressed by the
overwhelming success Of my latest
brain child. Picture me meeting Hal
Bentley, in a Forty-fourth street club
and asking him for the location Of the
lonesomest spot on earth. Hal thought
a minute I've got it, he said, the
lonesomest spot that's happened to
date is a summer resort in midwinter.
It makes Crusoe's island look like Co
ney on a warm Sunday afternoon in
comparison The talk flowed on along
with other things. Hal told me his
father owned Baldpate inn and that
you were an old friend of his, who
would be happy for the entire winter
over the chance to serve him. He hap
pened to have a key to the place-the
key to the big front door, I guess,
from the weight Of it-slnd he gave 1t
to me. He also wrote you to look af-
ter E. So here I am"
(To be Continued)
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-03
THE POWER OF THE JUDGE
Chief Justice Clark of north Carolins
Sounds Warning.


Sounds Warning.
Declaring that all the powers of
government, both Federal and state,
lie at the feet Of a judicial oligarchy,
composed Of the lawyers Of the United
States, Chief Justice Walter Clark OF
the North Carolina supreme court ad-
dressing a meeting Of the Peoples In
stitute at Cooper Union, New York,
last Tuesday night, warned his fellow
jurists throughout the country to take
heed lest their power prove their own
undoing. Discussing Government by
Judges" Justice Clark said:
1T has been said that a contented
people have no annals. The present
unrest among the people, strange as 1t
may seem, is one Of the best signs of
the times. When people are content
they either are ignorant Of better con-
ditions or hopeless Of attaining them.
in this country as in all countries,
the control Of the government is in
the hands Of the few. We have learned
that the form of government amounts
to little. The real question Is where
does the control Of government re-
side?
I'm 1776, we issued a declaration
proclaiming the rights Of mankind
and their equality and freedom. And
then the champions Of government by
the few quietly but effectively took
control Of the government.
The overwhelming preponderance
of the judiciary was Unexpectedly
created in 1903 by decision Of the
United States without a line in the
Constitution to authorize it, when that
body assumed the right to veto any
act of congress they chose to hold un-
constitutional
This doctrine was promptly seized
upon as a boon by the special inter-
ests and by all who believed at heart
in the government Of the many for
the benefit Of the few. 1t has practi-
cally made the courts the dominant
power in every state in the Union.
Whenever any progressive statute has
not been in accord with the economic
views entertained by the courts, they
have generally exercised their power
to declare such statute unconstitu-
tional because it was not due process
of law"
Justice Clark said that If the Con-
stitution really had given judges the
right to set aside a statute. it would
have given the legislative branch the
same power in the case Of the execu-
tive veto. However, plausible" he
continued, "the arguments in favor Of
judicial supremacy, it's friends cannot
point to line in the Constitution
which confers it."
In warning his brother judges
against overstepping their authority,
the speaker declared that Mr.. Justice
Harlan has we'll said: When the
American people come to the conclu-
sion that the judiciary of this land is
usurping to itself the functions of the
legislative department Of the govern
ment we will find trouble. Ninety
millions Of people-all sorts Of people
are not going to submit to the usurpa-
ton by the judiciary Of the functions
Of other departments Of the govern
ment and the power on it's part to de-
clare what is the public policy Of the
United States"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-03
WHY THEY PROTEST
Politicians Fear Currency and Tariff
Settled for Spell.

Politicians Fear Currency and Tariff
Settled for = Spell.
George w. Perkins, who financed the
battle for the Lord at Armageddon,
finds President Wilson's trust message
very disappointing" and complains
that mo constructive policy has been
outlined"
Victor Murdock, who is the Bull
Moose candidate for United States
senator in Kansas, grayely asserts
that the presidents plan lis made
quate" and will render the situation
more acute"
Gideon Welles, Lincoln's secretary
Of the navy, recorded in his diary
the belief that many union officers did
not wish to end the Civil War. They
had come out Of obscurity to high po-
sition in the army. and peace would
mean their return to obscurity The
longer the war continued the better off
they were.
This element was followed by the
reconstruction Republicans who were
forever looking to "the bloody shirt"
for another winning campaign issue.
The establishment Of free govern
ment under the Constitution in the
southern states was the last thing they
desired, and long after the Federal
troops were withdrawn they continu-
ed to shrek about the rebel briga-
diers" in congress.
After the campaign for sound money
had been won in 1896, the Republicans
manifested no desire to enact the gold
standard into law. AS long as they
could keep the standard Of value un-
certain, they had an issue against the
Democrats.
Thus it will be seen that there are
abundant precedents for Bull Moose
hostility toward the presidents trust
programme. With no trust issue to
clamor about, the Bull Moose party is
done for. It's very existence depends
upon its ability to keep the question
alive. Mr.. Perkins, Mr.. Murdock and
their associates could hardly be ex-
pected to wax enthusiastic over pro-
gram which will cut their political
throats-New York World.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-03

tonations and calculated by its sharp
ness to add much to his withering sar-
casm.
On the whole, he was a remarkable
man, with the iron will Of Jackson,
and like him, utterly ignorant of the
word Fail.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-03

"a Johnny Jones, the office boy, had
been detected in lie. 1t was not one
of the ordinary prevarications Of the
everyday world, and, moreover to
make the crime more grievous he had
persisted in adhering to his original
mendacious statement.
do you know, my lad" asked a
fatherly clerk, in a kindly fashion"
what becomes of young lads who tri-
fie with the TRUTH"
Aye" was the assured reply,
bosses send them out as travellers
when they grow up"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-03
TWENTY.sEcoND lNsTALLMENT

Judge William Smith.
The following contribution to The
Yorkville Enquirer Of September 2,
1858, is we'll worth reproduction for
the sake Of the history contained
therein:
Editor Of The Yorkville Enquirer:
I send you a sketch of Judge Smith,
which wish published in your paper.
1t is, know, imperfect. I wish to
elicit information which will enable
me to perfect it, for If ] have life and
opportunity, it will constitute a part
Of the Sketches Of the Bench and
Bar of South Carolina"
should be glad Of any information
or correction addressed to me at
Newberry or through your paper.
regretted to see last night that our
mutual friend, I. D. Witherspoon has
been taken from his place here. I saw
last spring that his house Of earth
was in ruins and must soon fall. Still
I mourn his death as that Of an hon.
est, good man, whose place it will be
hard to fill.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-03
FOOTSTEPS OF THE Fathers
As Traced In Early Files Of The
YOfkVlIle Enquirer
News and Views OF YESTERDAY

Bringing Up Records Of the Past and
Giving the Younger Headers of To-
day a Pretty Comprehensive knowl.
edge of the Things that Most Con-
eerned Generations that Have Gone
Before.
The Daily Missoulian., 1914-11-27
GERMAN SURGEONS
SENTENCED FOR
!. TH|EvERY
ALSO ARE FOUND
GUILTY OF ROBBERY sY
FRENCH COURT.

Paris, Nov. 26.--The permanent
courtmartial today sentenced Surgeon
Majors Collins and Wohlfart, who
were in charge of the principal field
hospital of the Second German army
corps. to years Imprisonment for
alleged pillage. Eleven deaconesses
attached to the hospital were given
sentences varying from one month to
three months and 90 subordinates'
sentences ranging from month to
three years.
The hospital was captured by the
French at Peronne. September Is. The
bulk of the baggage aroused suspicion
and search was ordered. In that OF
Surgeon Major Collins, it was charged.
there were found three Tanagra
statuettes with the labels of the
Peronne museum attached to them.
1t was alleged that in the bageAge OF
the deaconesses there were pieces OF
silks. carpets and fine linens which
the deaconesses claimed had been
given to them by Carnaeli sisterA in
appreciation Of their kindness to the
French wounded.
The Daily Missoulian., 1914-11-27

Robbery and the sacrilege Of
churches are reported and it is stated
that whole families including babies
children and decrepit old men, in one
instance deaf mute, have been
thrown into prison.
Near Przemysl the committee re-
ports, every village has been burned.
In the neighborhood Of Jaslot, 160
persons in deserted hamlet were
found to have been hanged.
Most OF these outrages are said by
the committee to have been committed
by Hungarians. It is stated that Cos
sacks who were pursuing a detach-
ment of>Hungariahls found the body Of
one Russian girl who had been cruci-
fled. It is also alleged that in one
field hospital five persons, HORRIBLY
mutilated, were found. The commit
tee reports that all these facts have
been authenticated.
The Daily Missoulian., 1914-11-27
BRITISH BATTLESH|P IS BLOWN UP
ONLY 14OF HER BIG CREW SURVIVE

Sheerness, Eng, Nov. 26.-.The
British battleship Bulwark was de-
stroyed by q terrific evxplosion as she
lay Off here today. There are only II
survivors from the crew of TOO or 500
men. who were aboard.
The explosion is believed to have oc-
CURED In her forward magazine
Whether it was caused py s.cident or
design is question to be determined
by the commission which has been
appointed to investigate.
In the opinion Of naval men. II was
an internal explosion that put an end
to the battleship. which for IL years
had done service at home and abroad
and lately had been doing her part in
guarding England's shores.
There was no great ppheeval of
water such as would have occurred
il she had been torpedoed or struck
by mine. Instead the ship was en-
The Daily Missoulian., 1914-11-27
GREAT BATTLE UNDOUBTEDLY yFOJGHT
But RUSSIA W|THHOLDS STATEMENT
GERMAN ADVANCE IN POLAND CHECKED AND 1T
MAYBE THAT VERY HEAVY LOSS HAS BEEN
SUFFERED-EASTERN ARMIES REST

pathians and western Galicia and
against Cracow. Professor Bernard
Paree, the British governments rep
resentative with the Russian head
quarters staff. says the Muscovite
forces are forming a half circle around
East Prussia, to avoid the well for
titled and difficult Mazurian lake re-
gion. They also are declared to be
operating with success against the
Turks in the Caucasus.
Little Fighting in West
Except Tor artillery fighting the
battle in the west remains virtually
at a standstill, although in isolated
attacks both sides claim to have made
some progress. There is no indication
where the next German blow Is to
be struck in the attempt to reach the
French coast
Lord Kitchener, in the house Of
lords today, declared that all the gaps
in the British army which for n long
time had fought against great odds,
now had been filled and that British
and French reinforcements had
reached the front. While Lord Kitch-
,ener expressed confidence in the re-
suit OF the war and asserted that 30.-
900 recruits were joining the British
army each week, he warned the pub
lie that still more men would be re-
quired.
/ The secretary OF war added that an
Indian force was in touch with the
Turks 80 miles to the east Of tho Suez
/ canal, while Indian and British troops
were busy on the shores OF the Per-
sian gulf and throughout Africa. He
said the Indian government had an
nounced its intention to continue to
support the Indian contingents fight
/ ing in France and elsewhere.
The Daily Missoulian., 1914-11-27

veloped in smoke and flames and
when this had cleared. nothing could
be seen but wreckage floating on the
water.
Houses in towns seven and eight
miles away were shaken by the ex-
plosion and even before men on ships
anchored nearby could reach their
own decks. the Bulwark had disap-
peared. The neighborhood was
strewn with an enormous amount Of
wreckage, while pieces of ship were
thrown six or seven miles onto the
Essex shore.
The Bulwark. 1900 tons displace-
ment. was laid down in 1880 and COM
pleted in 1902. She was All feet long.
IS feet wide and drew % feet of wa
ter. Her armament consisted Of four
l2-inch guns. II six-inch guns. is
|le-pounders, six 2-pounded and four
submerged torpedo tubes. She cost
100000. :
The Daily Missoulian., 1914-11-27

ton 5000 miles and made it a success.
On the way back in crossing the Mis-
souri,. her husband, n renegade
Frenchman. upset the canoe carrying
the records of the expedition. She
dived again and again until she saved
all the valuable papers and trophies
also find inspiration in Talsbina,
the Cherokee maiden who helped Sam
Houston to free Texas
And then she turned to Croker, who
long was known as the "chief" Of
Tammany hall, and remarked:
But 1t is the dearest ambition Of
every Indian girl, to win chief-and
I have won the chief of men"
In April the couple will go to the
bridegroom's home in Ireland. whore
Mr.. Croker resided for many years,
since his retirement from political life
in New York.
The Daily Missoulian., 1914-11-27
HUNDREDS Cruel L.YlMURO[R[D
ONE RUSSIAN GIRL CRUC|F|ED.
ACTS OF SAVAGERY ARE CHARGED TO INVADERS
IN POLAND-CHURCHES ARE ROBBED AND
PEASANTRY EXECUTED WHOLESALE.

Lemberg, Galicia, Nov. 26.-(via
Petrograd and London. "A committee
appointed to investigate conditions in
Galicia reports that there have. been
wholesale murders, executions and ex-
cesses Of every description in Galicia.
Thousands OF starving and homeless
families gave evidence Of these depre-
dations.
Austrian Cruelty
The Russian population, the COM
mission says, suffered most severely,
less from natural consequences of
war than from the cruelty of Austrian
officials, who always suspected the
loyalty Of the Galician populace and
have acted with marked severity since
the beginning Of the war.
The committee says it established
the fact that in seven counties 25s
men have been shot or hanged, in
Guiding two priests. Throughout
Galicia, it is estimated, 10000 arrests
have been made, and thousands of
executions have taken puace. In five
counties, the committee states it's
members counted 1850 burned home-
steads. In the county in which
Przemysl Is located there are $500
families with $500 chilt:Ten under five
years OF age, who are homeless.
The Daily Missoulian., 1914-11-27
United States Has Given
Only Half of What the
Belgians Require
SPECIAL APPEAL SENT
BY RELIEF COMMISSION
Ten Ounces a Day Enough
to Save Human Being
From Death

New York. Nov. 26.--This Tho,Ls-
giving day found 100000 people
s'arVlng in war-swept Belgium. crv-
ing out for bread, with only half
enough food on hand to appease their
munger. Three thousand tons of food
are required each day to feed the suf-
ferers, vet to date the United States.
upon which the Belgians must depend
IN the main for sustenance. has fur
nished less than half that amount.
Ten ounces a day will save u human
being from death by hunger
A Plea.
The foregoing epitomizes a state-
naent issued today by the American
Commission of the Relief of Be]etans.
carrying n plea for the small quantity
OF food specified for each inhabitant
Of the stricken land
cable from n. C. Hoover, chair
man OF the London commission. de-
clared the situation desperate and
urged assistance Immediately. He said
the commission was chartering several
ships for dispatch to the Atlantic sea-
board. trusting that Americans would
fill them with supplies.
The middle states are leading in
contributions. the commission says.
President Edmund james Of the Uni
versity Of Illinois, has started a move
ment to raise 100000.
Each of the 80 counties In Iowa soon
viii contribute second carload OF
flour Kentucky Is giving freely, an
example OF it's charity being shown
the other day when J. s. Ellington, q
blind and arnless soldier 81 years old
of Mayfield, contributed SO cents.
And in Kansas City. 10000 active
workers have been organized to work
for the cause in just 10 days.
shipload of food will start next
week from California and another liz
being londed in the state of Washing
ton. Salt Lake has given 80 cars OF
foodstuffs. which will be sent by way
Of the west coast.
The SOUTH even though it suffered
itself from the war, Ia helping, too.
Alabama will send u shipload OF pro-
visions from Mobile about December
15. Flour will be sent in cotton sacks
and when the sacks are empty they
can be turned into clothing. Virginia
Is preparing Il cargo OF 5000 tons for
January shipment.
The Daily Missoulian., 1914-11-27
ARMY OF funston
IS ASHORE AT
GALVESTON

Galveston, Tex, Nov. 26.--Five army
transports today brought Major Fred
erick Funston and more than 1000
soldiers Of the United States expedi-
tionary forces from Vera Cruz to Gal
weston. The chartered steamer Ar
tilla brought $50 American and Mex
ican refugees. Through the mists Of
a rainy Thanksgiving, the little fleet
nosed into port late today. greeted by
saluting guns and cheering crowds.
Among the refugees were party
In,aded by Bishop Vincent Castellanes
OF the Roman Catholic diocese of
Calnpeche, with 1S priests and 81
NUNS.
The Daily Missoulian., 1914-11-27

ed at high tide. according TO a mes
sage to the navy department tonight
from Captain Niblack. commanding.
The attempt to float her will be made
about q. m. tomorrow. Captain Nib
lacks message said the Michigan had
come in about 3 o'clock this morning
in a heavy fog and anchored in shoal
water. 80 feet deep. She grounded
Slightly astern. Tugs from the Nor
folk navy yard were standing by to
assist In getting the vessel Oft.
The Daily Missoulian., 1914-11-27
TAMMANY CHIEF WEDSREDPR|NCESS
CR0kER'S BRIDE BARES HER HISTORY
MRS. c. SAYS SHE IS OF ROYAL BLOOD AND ON
CAUCASIAN SIDE DESCENDED FROM OLD
NORMANS-OFF ON HONEYMOON

New York, Nov. 26.-Richard W.
Croker, former leader of Tammany
Hall, married today Miss Bula Benton
Edmonson, a member of the Cherokee
Indian tribe, who is so years his jun
ior. He is 70 years old and she is %.
Tonight the bride and bridegroom
are on their way to the Croker estate
near Palm Beach, Fla, on their honey
moon.
The wedding took place at the
home of Nathan Straus, an old friend
Of Croker's, only about % guests wit
Messing the ceremony.
The Ceremony.
The bride was given away by her
uncle, w. w. Hastings. who for Is
years has been attorney for the Cher
okees and who recently was elected
to congress from Oklahoma. The
bridesmaids were Miss Francis F'ite,
a senior at Vassar, who comes from
Muskogee, Okla; Miss Ethel Brown
of Dayton, O., ana Miss Villa Town
send of Memphis, Tenn.
Mgr. Henry A. Brann, rector Of st.
Agnes church, performed the cere-
mony. The bridegroom's gift to the
bride was a pearl collar.
Croker was attended by Thomas F.
Smith, who has been secretary of
Tammany hall for years.
A typewriter statement given out
by the bride after the ceremony made
clear good deal of her life history,
which has been reported in many diff
ferent ways since knowledge of her
engagement became known.
Really an Indian.
One report said maybe she was one
quarter Indian. Another proclaimed
her an Indian princess and her state
ment says the latter is correct, for she
is known as Princess Sequoyah or
Ketawa Kalunluchy. among her tribe.
Her father, the statement continued,
was Michael Smith Edmondson, a de-
scendant of Roger De Montgomery,
who commanded the van of the Nor
man army at the battle of Hastings,
and her mother was Galela Welch.
who descended from the famous Chief
Sequoyah. inventor of the Cherokee
alphabet
'.She is proud Of her Indian ances-
try and the Cherokees are proud OF
her as college girl, lecturer. ranch
owner and business woman the
statement said.
Croker first saw the girl who today
became his bride in Kansas City,
when she was Q years old, according
to the statement. and he later became
interested in her zeal to better her
people. Miss Edmondson got inspira-
ton for her work from Pocahontas
and other Indian girls, she said. She
told it thus:
Inspired by Pocahontas.
II have heen inspired by the exam
pie Of Pocahontas, who did so much
to make tho English people under
stand our race. Then there was
sacajawea, the bird woman who
piloted the Lewis and Clark expedi-