Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-05-10
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Record Of Current Happenings Col.
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Further curtailment Of sugar con-
sumption has been ordered by the
United States food administration, ef-
fective May is, when all manufactur-
ers using sugar except for essential
food products will be limited to 80 per
cent Of their normal supply. This
ruling will be retroactive to January j.,
1918, so that the actual curtailment
between now and the end Of the year
will be much greater.
Southern Methodists cannot unite
with the northern church until the lat
ter puts its negro membership into q
separate church, the commission on
unification reported to the general
conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
church, south, In session in Atlanta,
Ga. 1t was regarded by many dele
gates as hopeful sign Of eventual
union that the report asked for q con-
tinuation of the commission and men,
toned the cordial feeling between
commissioners from both churches.
April was q banner month in coal
production, according to figures made
public by the United States fuel ad-
ministration, and the output for the
first four months OF the year was
more than 100000 tons greater than
in the corresponding period Of 1917.
In the week ending April q the total
production, as estimated by the United
States Geological survey, was 1865
900 net tons. an increase of 81 per
cent over the preceding week. The
average production each working day
was 1,946,0O net tons, compared with
100000 net tons last week and l.
CSC, 900 net tons in April 1917.
Walter Washam, acting chief Of po-
lice Of Alabama City. Is in the Eto-
wah county Jail, charged with the
murder Of John Holmes, Of Hoboken,
y. j., a cook In Company L. 18th In
fantry, whom he shot last Friday.
Holmes died Monday. The attitude Of
citizens Of Alabama City and Gadsden
became so threatening that Washam
was placed in the jail twelve hours be-
fore the death Of the New Jersey SOL
dier. The shooting occurred at the
home Of Mrs Daniel Powell, Of Aaba-
ma City. Washam, the police say, had
been attentive to Mrs. Powell. Holmes
was shot while on the front porch OF
the Powell home after Washam had
dragged him from the house. accord
ing to witnesses, who say that WASH
am struck Holmes on the head with
revolver and when the soldier resisted
shot him In the abdomen.
The kaiser is the greatest paranoiac
In history, according to an opinion ex-
pressed by DR.. James n. Remission, the
distinguished alienist who for many
years was head Of the Connecticut
state hospital for the insane. He de-
clared the allies are fighting a ruler
who Is as hopelessly insane as any In
mate VI u hlduh0boS. SSs@ss
hurting her manhood into the shamb-
les of the Western front and winning
for herself the contempt Of the world.
at the behest Of a madman." said the
alienist, who has held the kaiser under
long-range observation for four years.
The kaisers disease is paranota," he
continued. He presents every fea-
ture Of that psychosis. The most stsik-
Ing spectacular SYMPTOM Of paranoia
Is colossal egotism, which Is manifest
ed in every word and act Of its VIC
tim. He reasons logically enough. but
from false or incorrect premises. BE
is invariably fluent in speech and
writing. A characteristic feature Ii q
development Of a delusion Of perse-
cution, which naturally incites meth
DDS of seif-defense and results In
hov,icidal asaaulta