Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-06-22
GENERAL NEWS NOTES

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Around the World.
Hon. VIM. ]. Bryan and Mrs. Bryan
are spending some time at their sum-
mer home near Asheville, N. c.
A steamship line is soon to be es-
tablished from Russian ports by way
Of the Panama canal to New York.
By a decision Of the New York court
of appeals, Harry X. Thaw is to be
heard by jury on the question Of his
sanity.
According to estimates Of officials,
the jitneys of Philadelphia are cost
ing the trolley lines of that city not
less than s1,OO0,O00 year.
The 14Oth anniversary of the battle
of Bunker Hill was celebrated at
Charlestown, Mass, on Thursday and
Friday of last week.
A dispatch from Berlin says that
a fire in the Hassana Bostani
quarter Of Constantinople, recently
destroyed 500 houses and warehouses.
The county of New York will soon
begin the erection Of $1,O0O,0OO
courthouse and furnishings. The
structure is to be completed in 1918.
Rev. b. F. Clifton. a young Meth
odist preacher, was arrested at Craw-
fordsville Ind, Friday, charged with
the theft Of a gas tank from an auto
mobile.
Missourfs honest advertising law"
went into effect June II. The law
provides for heavy fines in case Of
false statements or Misrepresentation
in any kind Of advertising matter.
The Alabama supreme court has
handed down a decision affirming the
constitutionality of the liquor laws Of
that state, restricting the amount Of
liquor that an individual may have
shipped to him within a given period
w. S. Henry, Amos Smith and Arch
Lee have been arrested near Birming-
ham, Ala, charged with wrecking a
Seaboard Air Line passenger train
several weeks ago. Three lives were
lost in the wreck.
The British oil tank steamer Desa-
bla was sunk by German submarine
off the north coast Of Scotland, Mon
day of last week, according to advices
received in London Thursday. The
crew of the vessel was saved.
DR.. Moses Friedman, former head
Of the governments Indian school at
Carlisle, Pa, was tried in the Federal
district court at Williamsport, Pa, on
Thursday. on a charge Of embezzle-
ment. The jury was out two minutes
and returned a verdict of not guilty.
The total appropriations of the re-
cent session Of the Pennsylvania
legislature as approved by the COVER
nor, were $31, 9,57G.42. A reduction
of the original appropriations Of ST.
3S1,57O was made by the governor
Fifteen lives were lost, score OF
persons were injured and property
damage estimated at a quarter Of a
million dollars was done by a wind,
hail and electrical storm which CEN
tered in Missouri and Kansas Thurs
day night and Friday.
The New York court of appeals on
Friday, denied the application Of
Chas. Becker, convicted police lieu
tenant, for re-argument on it's decision
affirming sentence of death. Becker's
only chance now is clemency from
Governor Whitman.
President Wilson's wedding gift to
married June 80, is a pair of hand
wrought silver compotes, 10 inches
high and lined with gold, adorned
with American eagles, cupids and lau-
rel leaves.
Mrs. Elizabeth Burk shot her hus-
band to death at their home in Ches-
ter. Pa, Thursday night. Burk, who
weighed 225 pounds, was abusing his
wife, who weighs 100 pounds. She
escaped him, and as he chased her,
she grabbed shot gun and fired, kill
ing him instantly.
DR.. Michael Sussman, a Philadel-
phia physician, has been arrested by
Federal authorities on a charge Of
perjury, in connection with making
returns of the amounts Of morphine
received and disposed of by him in a
given period.
Henry Ford has announced the in
vcntion Of an auto tractor for farm
use that will put farm tractors in reach
of the small farmer. He plans to
build a plant near Dearborn, Mich, to
build the machines and will ultimate
ly give employment to 10000 work.
men.
What is intended as a nationwide
movement for the amelioration of the
condition of the Jews all over the
world, particularly those in belliger-
ent European nations. was inaugu-
rated Friday with the formal Organi-
Zation i'm New York Of the Interna-
tional Jewish Emancipation commit
tee. Champ Clark, speaker of the
house of representatives. was elected
president.