Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-05-24
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The print paper shortage acutely
affected church publications and sun
day School leaflets, according to the
report of the executive committee on
Publication. and Sabbath School WORK,
prepared for presentation at the Cen
eral Assembly +'of the Presbyterian
Church in the United States (South-
ern), in session in st. Louis. The re-
port directs attention to the Sunday
school as an evangelizing medium, and
says despite the paper handicap the
work of the committee has progressed
nicely. "In common with all other in
dustries," the. report states, we nave
Suffered from the depression and read
iustments which was an inevitable af-
termatherl Of the Great World War.
The price'of paper and printing pro-
bably reached a. higher percentage OF
advance oyer\ prewar levels than any
commodity in America, and the decline
towards normal will proceed very
Slowly. There has been no reduction
in the war fixed prices for employees
of print shops, and, on the contrary
demand, nationwide in extent, mas
been made for a reduction working
time. N'''
Twenty men, masked and armed,
held up freight train on, the SAN
born branch of the New York Central
Railroad near North Towawanda, Ne"
York last Saturday and carried away
silks. shoes, clothing, automobile tires
and other freight estimated to be
worth $4,000. The train was held for
half an hour half the bandits covering
the crew and railroad. detectives VINO
were on the train as guards, while the
others loaded the goods into six motor
trucks. The bandits headed~for Buffa-
10 with their loot. No shots were fired
by the bandits while the train was be-
ing robbed The first of the outlaws
appeared while the train was moving
at reduced speed up a grade north OF
Sanborn. Two of them jumped on the
running board of !. the engine and
pointing reyolVers at the fireman and
engineer, ordered them to stop the
train. AS the train slowed up the
other bandits, numbering between ID
and Is, swarmed over the train, cover
ing the remainder of the crew and the
detectives who had been sent out with
the train as guard. The thieves
worked leisurely, but methodically, IN
stripping e1rain OF it's most valuable
freight. Seventeen cars were opened,
but only small amount Of goods was
taken from each of them. The leader
of the bandits directed operations
from the ton of a car in the center OIL
the train. The train crew reported the
robbery at Towawanda and q general
police message was sent out to all
towns 'andrrd3ties along the Niagara
frontier.
Madame Marie Curie, eminent
French scientist, received from the
hand of President. Harding last Fri
day the gramme of radium purchased
for her by American women in the in
terest of humanitarian research. The
presentation ceremonies took place IN
the East room of the White House IN
the presence of a notable gathering.
Jules Jusserand French ambassador,
formally introduced Madame Cure
and she responded to the presidents
presentation address with llttle
speech of thanks deliVeredE in broken
English. In handing over the little
phial with its precious contents, Mr..
Harding declared it represented in
small part the gratitude Of the Amer
lean nation to it's distinguished guest
for the years of effort which culmin-
ated in the discovery Of radium. He
took occasion also to reaffirm the
friendship of the American people for
France, and for Poland. the land of
aMsdsute. Curie.s birth. Giving, thanks
Tor the. .gift.ins-th The name- OIL the- gov
ernment Ambassador Jusserand SAID
the occasion was one of many mani
festations Of the generosity or "a poe
pie who always are watching Tor an
opportunity to do good" Madame
Curie's speech Of thanks consisted or
only a few sentences telling of her
regard for America. The radllm, pur-
chased at a cost of 100000 was lock-
4 rih
which was handed to the president
with it's key by Mrs. William Brown
Maloney of New York, chairman OF
the Marie Curie Radium Fund. After
the ceremonies the guests, who num-
bered several hundred of the highest
officials and most prominent scientists
and philanthropiStS in the capital
were rendered q reception in the Blue
room by the president, Mrs. Harding
and Madame Curie.
Grover C. Bergdoll, the millionaire
draft Stacker, may soon find himself
defendant in suit for alienation OF
affection. II he succeeds in clinging
to his refuge in Germany his estate in
the United States, valued at S5O0,0O0
or more, might have to defend such q
suit. Mrs. Fred A. Stecker, wife OF
Ike" Stecker, Bergdoll's chauffeur
told the house Investigating commit
tee Thursday how Grover Bergdoll
had induced her husband to desert her
and go with him to Germany. After
waiting vainly for months to hear
from her husband Mrs. Stecker ap-
pealed to Mrs. Emma c. Bergdoll
mother of the Stacker, worth millions
in her. own name, for aid. You are 4
strong girl-go to work. was Mrs
Bergdolrs answer according to Mrs
Stecker Although Mrs. Stecler was
born in Germany she has no sympathy
for Bergdoll, she said, and she feels
so strongly against her husband that
she has brought suit against him for
divorce on the grounds OF desertion
II she had had the slightest idea that
Bergdoll was gYing TO-; run away she
said, she would. have found means of
preventing his escape. Members OF
the committee, impressed with the
wOman'S testimony, informed her that
she had q valid case against BerGdoli
or his estate, for deprivins her OF her
husband and the means Of her sup
port. Representative Johnson, of Ken
lucky. advised her TO consult an at
torney and have him enter suit against
the Bergdolls She thanked him for
his advice and promised that she
would act upon it. Mrs. Stccker used
to cook and do housewnrk for Mrs.
Bergdoll. On the day before Bergdol!
escaped she was asked to 80 TO the
J2aro1 olI homo and cnOk dinner The