Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-11
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nut the regulations into effect These
physicians all refused to recommend
masks. and DR.. Powers. in an inter-
view in The Los Angeles Times, Is quo
ted as having said that he does not be-
Ieye that the seven weeks closing mere
had any effect whatever on the heaith
conditions. The next move OF the cll-
izens committee was to present lts re-
ouest to the city council, which filed
the communication without comment
A mask ordinance would not, 1t Is be-
lieyed, be tolerated in Los Angeles, ano
II Is freely predicted that the action
of the city council in arbitrarily closing
the city will be an issue at the mum
icipal election this spring.
For the first time in their history
the resources of the national banks OF
the country at the last call, December
81. 1918. passed the SZo'oSo,ouo,UUV
WiIliams announces that the exact to-
tai was 2O,042,224,00o an increase OF
1920 500. 600 over the preceding call OF
November /, 1918, and an advance, as
COMPARED with December 81, 1917, of
S1,96S,916,000. These extraordinary
figures" said the comptroller, tell us
that the total Of resources or the
national banks Of the United States
have been more than doubled since
January z, 1911, when they amounted
to only $3.50. Asa, ,000-the increase In
eight years having been S10,221 ,14l'-
900. Deposits aggregated Sl5,42s'osl,-
600. an increase of $371,6OS,OOO over
the greatest deposits ever previously
reached. OF the increase In deposlts
sl01, $50, 900 was represented by time
deposits. Demand deposits showed a
slight reduction. Loans and discounts
amount to S9,91S,294, 900, as compared
with November 1 of s17S,646,000. Bills
payable and rediscounts were Sl,Ssv,
$4,000, q reduction, as compared WIN
November /, Of S1S6,156,OOO. Uniteo
States bonds, including Liberty oonds
and United States certificates, helo
amounted to s2,949,S7S,000. a reduc-
tion since November l OF O6,4s4,VoV,
other bonds, securities, etc., amounted
to $1,5S3,071,0 900 an increase OF w.
606,OO0 since November L.
That Bolshevism Is in its critical
stage. either turning to imperialism
with perhaps Leon Trotzky, minister
of war and marine, as the new en-
peror. or shipping back to the idea OF
Nihilism, with q sort of orderly dlsor-
der. is the impression given py many
refugees of all nationalities who nave
arrived at Warsaw. Poland, from Rus
sia- The correspondent has talked 10
a number of these people as to what
might happen in Russia If there Is no
outside interference. One of them was
O. Bolshevist soldier who deserted
while his contingent was enSagea IN
raiding the country west OF MihSk'
Our chief characteristic, ne salo, Is
tired of killing, tired Of fighting and
Tired of wandering from pillar to post
There Ia no doubt that Leon Trotzky
is attempting to obtain order and 70
whip the troops into shape. He is
known to be terribly ambitious ano
possibly he Is dreaming OF oecomns
car. knowing that Bolshev1sm mas
failed" Recent rumors that the 9ovie'
government troops have evacuated Pe-
troerad are unconfirmed. There was
a general belief in Petrograd during
January that the Allies were ABOUT tC
occupy the city. 1t was even stated
that the entente troops had issued q
proclamation to that effect and man!
persons claimed to be able TO cite quo,
tations from the document. BolsheVls'
chiefs have been so alarmed that q
train load of supplies was recentl!
turned back while on the road IRON
Moscow to Petrograd in the bellet tna'
-Sixty-five members of the Nation
al Woman's Party were arrested b!
civil and military police in Washing
ton Sunday night after they had burn.
ed President Wilson in effigy in from,
of the White House as a protest
against the threatened defeat to the
equal suffrage resolution in the senate
tomorrow. Several thousand person:
watched the demonstration, but there
was little disorder. When taken to po'
lice stations the women, who repres'
ented 16 states refused to furnish
bonds for release and were placed II
the house Of detention to await trla
tomorrow. The effigy Of the president
was about three feet in height and was
made Of paper It was carried from
the party headquarters to the place Of
burning by Misses Sue White of Nash
willie, Tenn, and Carried Harris OF Col
umbia. s. c., who marched in the pro-
cession Of nearly 100 women, most OF
whom carried suffrage banners. A
fire was lighted in a caldron on the
sidewalk and as the two women helo
the effigy over the blaze others made
speeches to the crowd. The police then
intervened and wholesale arrests fol-
lowed. Most of the women protested
and continued to harangue the spec
troll wagons. In the procession which
left the suffrage headquarters were only
two state delegations. Mrs. II. o.
Hayemeyer Of New York headed the
New York delegation and Miss Eliza
beth McShane of Uniontown, Pa., leo
the Pennsylvania representatives. Mrs
Havemeyer was among those arrested
The opening session of the German
national assembly was held at Welmar
Germany, last Thursday. 1t was a
very democratic gathering, according
to dispatches, and the delegates being
plainly dressed and all of them, with
the exception of three or four, coming
to the assembly hall, the former Court
theatre, on foot. There was one au-
tomobile and two carriages. More
than three hundred OF the members, IN
cluding twenty-eight women, were
new. The women showed embarrass-
ment in hearing their names called
Some answered in startled manner
and some did not answer at all
Chancellor Ebert's opening speech re-
quired about half an hour in Its de.
livery. The chancellor was heckleo
by independent socialists and ne
stopped in the middle Of his speech tc
say that their disorder showed how
little they had been taught by evl
times. The chancellor was dpplduu'
ed when he said: I'VE have done for
ever with princes by the grace o.
God" He said that the German peo.
pie is now ruling itself. He branded
the armistice terms as unheard OF anc
ruthless, and the assembly broke into
shouts Of indignation when he refer
red to 100000 prisoners still in the
hands of the enemy. I'VE warn oul
opponents not to drive us to the utter
most" he said, "for hunger is prefera'
BILE to disgrace and deep privation /:
preferable to dishonor." He wa'
cheered in approval of his sugges
tions for the union of Australia
with Germany, and he concluded Will
the declaration that 1--WE will be al
empire Of justice and truth" In al
3s7 members of the assembly were
present at the opening meeting.
The annual postoffice appropria
ton bill, carrying a total of S4OO,OOO,'
900 and providing for the expenditure
of $200,OO0,000 additional for roac
building in the next three years wa:
passed Saturday night and sent to con
ference by the senate without recort
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