Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-03-08

Department officials yesterday were az
a loss to understand the continued e
fusal Of Atlanta prison officials to al
low Debs to send and receive mail,
An order for this privilege to be con-,
ferred on Debs was sent, from /! mere
last week, according to! E. S::Deker-
son, superintendent of Federal prls+
ons. - i -. -
Williamson; West Virginia, March
So Counsel for the defense In the
Matewan gun fight trial here worked
throughout Sunday examining new
: witnesses. Probably Is OF them will
be placed on the stand in behalf OF the
Matewanians, accused Of being I'M
plicated i'm the death of Albert. Z.
; Felts. a Baldwin -Felts detective dur
ing the battle: last May, counsel an
nounced. The summoning OF the lat-
est witnesses precludeS the idea OIL
any of the defendants testifying before
Wednesday next, j. ]. Coniffee, attor.
ney for the defence said, ADDING that
his side would rest probably py next
Friday. The number OF reouttal VII
nesses the state will call is not known.
The. defense took up its side Oh tns
case March / and to date it has used
nearly 40 witnesses.
a graphic word picture. condi.
tions in famine-ridden emma "here
45.OD0,0O0 men, women and children are
in a state bordering on starvation was
drawn Saturday by DR.. S. Alfred SZe'
newly-appeinted Minister from emma
to the United States, in statement
prepared for the China Famine Fund.
Minister SEE said one Of the largest
Wbeat-producing districts in China Is
being ravaged by the famine. lt was
from this district. he said, that the
largest amount Of flour exported from
I" China to relieve the food shortage IN
Europe during the latter years or the
war. was sent to aid the allies: NIne
intensity. of the. famine: SAID .Dr. PFC,
~ ''fliay be judged from the fact tnat IN
some regions not a single drop of rain
fell between the autumna OF 1919 and
the fall of 1920. Consequently NafN
fertile land was turned into a desert.
Brt the seriousness Of the calamity
cannot adequately be grasped unless
we realize that l5,000000 human be-
ings are2threatened with deaths. from
starvation in one district alone"
- With the full approval of Presi-
dent Harding Secretary OF STATE
Hughes on Saturday dispatched lden-
tical notes to Costa Rica and Fanarila
advising. the governments that lheG
must suspend hostilities at. once anu
submit to a reasonable adjustment ol
their respective contentious. Ihe en-
act terms of the notes were not Hlade
public at the time OF sending. Inc
Costa Ricans being bettel< prepared
have. made considerable headway
AGAINST the armies of Panama, and
have. taken several towns in territory
generally conceded to belong 10 rama
ma. BY the terms of the treaty unoeF
which the. government ol Panalla
ceded the, canal zone to the Unlteo
States, the United States undertakes
to guarantee the integrity OF the Ter,
ritory of the republic Of Panama ana
this fact is the basis OF the note. A.
ready several American war shlps
have been dispatched to the shores OF
two warning little republics and II
there is any hesitation about obeylng
the orders of the president. there VIII
he no trouble or delay about the en-
forcement Of those orders.
The first executive order issued by
President Harding was for the remoF-
al of the police who since .l9l1 haIe
been guarding all the entrances 10 the
White House. Formerly people went
into the nom residential portions OF the
White House as frsely.as into any other
public building OF Washington, OF al
most as aSfreely..a:sAbout all that was nee
essary was pass signed by any res
nonsible government official lncluolnS
congressman. Upon the declaration of
n state of war with Germany, the
White House gates were closed, inc
policemen were placed on guard nlght
and day. Not only was the general
public kept from entering: but even
rubberneckinE was not tolerated with
out question. Shortly after the inau,
guration. president Harding lssuen
the necessary orders and pretty soon
people began crowdinG into the blhe
Red, Green and East Rooms. hou-
sands scontented themselves WIN "alk
ing about the White house Grouhas
heretofore forbidden. Generally the
crowds were well-hehaved. Among
the people who for the first time en-
G loved. the privilege of going into the
famous building. were hundreds OF
government clerks who had been III
Washington for six years OF; more.
What is believed to be the tclinf,X
of the northerg Alabama night riders
activities occurred Sunday afternoon
when q band OF about IS members oil
the Farm Tenants union undertook 10
take four of their fellow unionlsts
:: from the Stevenson Jail and engaged
in a gun battle with about $50 citizens
and officers OF the streets o! Steven
son. No one was killed or injured IN
the battle, butt FIVE ofathc -rcSeNlnG
Marty were ssiptured !and :; together
with the four original prisoners arc
now locked up, in the jail at Scots
boro. OFFICERS who took part in the
street battle recognized the majority
of the attacking forces and have since
organized a posse for the purpose %!
invading the Fabius settlement, llist
across the river from Stevenson, which
is said to he the stronghold OF the
night riders The Farm Tenants I'M
ion has called meeting at ScottSbor"
and will it was announced. assist the
officers in the capture and convection
of the radical element which has been
responsible for the outraGes upon
farmers who have refused to join the
organization. The town OF Stevenson
is in II high state of excitement and
citizens were armed in preparation
for Il possible raid Of night. riders.
Following the battle. the officers ,ip
charge. off the spasdlIers de!&aed that
the Stevensp9SjHl. wSs hEa9a'H'te ito