Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-04-05
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markets. MOie ldIllleIS llloh usual
were said to have seed of their own,
but others were declared to be curtalle
ing their purchases either because OF
inability to finance their farming
operations or because Of disinclina-
ton to plant as extensively as usual
owing to the low price of farm pro-
ducts.
Mashed men late Friday night took
Alex Johnson, negro bell boy in a To-
cal hotel, to a lonely spot six miles
south Of Dallas, Texas, flogged him
until he bled and then branded with
an acid the letters "K. *. X" on his
forehead. Johnson was brought back
to Dallas in the automobile ana
thrown from the machine in front OF
the hotel where he was employed. Po-
lice said the masked men accused the
negro Of association with certain
white women.
The army is making another
drive. This time it is to give to veter-
ans of the world war their victory
medals, symbols of faithful service
well done. Four million are entitled
to the medals. Only 100000 have
been issued. This despite previous
drive" when the American legion and
Patriotic societies helped the govern
ment in locating those deserving TIE
medals. Colonel Charles H. Martin
has been placed in charge Of the new
program. He has divided the coun-
1,.v into six districts and "a officers
from the general recruiting service
will aid him in the distribution.
Every precaution against those not
deserving the medals getting them
will be taken. However. the army Is
trying to locate every former service
man entitled to the badge.
Fifteen thousand persons were
rendered homeless by fire in Manll-
Ia last Friday night, the most destruc-
tive in that city in more than 20 years
which destroyed 5000 houses in the
northern section of the city, a native
quarter known as the San LaZare dis
triet. Two bodies were found today
in the ruins. Police estimate the loss
al three million dollars. The raZed
area, consisted mostly Of small dwell
ings and stores 1t extended over
thirty acres American sailors from
the flag ship Huron, of the Aslatlc
fleet, and American soldiers from the
Manila Barracks were checked as thev
marched into the burning district 10
assist in fighting the flames. Rcd
Cross workers before daylight began
homeless most of whom spent the
night in vacant lots. An initial ap-
preparation of ten thousand dollars
was made by the city council for re-
lief work and subscription lists were
opened. Search in the ruins revealed
bodies of Zonzine Santos and his
twelve year old nephew, clasped IN
each others arms and encircled by the
iron hoops Of q large water Dafrel.
It Is believed that when their escape
was cut off by flames they took re-
fuge in the barrels filled with water
hoping to save their lives. The wood
en- slaves burned.
According to reports received IN
Paris the Greeks are facing q debacle
in Asia Minor following a severe
check inflicted by the Turkish Nat
ionalists on the Greek center before
EslI- Shehr. The French learned that
the Kemalists won n bloody and de-
cisiye victory by hand-to-hand hent-
ing at q point six miles west OF f.sk'-
Shehr, which is an important railway
junction. Reinforccments from An
CORA officered by BolsheVist Eolun-
teers and rushed to Eski-Shehr by
Mustapha Kemal Pasha, smashed lhe
Greek advance, according to the re-
port here. Another heavy Turk blow
is expected to fall against the Greeks
at Affun Karahisar. when fresh kem-
alist troops en- route from SILICA via
Efnia, arrive. Kemal has 10000
troops concentrated against the
Creeks and the latter are reinforcing
their front with two extra DIVISIONS
which will bring their total strength
to 10000 men. Turkish guerillas are
carving on raids behind the Greek
lines, destroying bridges and captur-
ing camel caravans. AS a result OF
their operations the Greek soldiers
have been placed on half rations.
Council for the Federal Reserve
Bank of Atlanta in q brief filed last
Saturday with the supreme court OF
Georgia, denied the accusations made
by the American bank and Trust
company and more than a score OF
other Georgia banks that it had plan
ned a deliberate campaign To lorce
them into the federal reserve system
or to accept "parcollection' OF cnecks.
The federal reserve law speclllcaliE
provides the brief said, that no such
charges" as those ordinarily MAGE lor
against federal reserve banks ana
that the Atlanta institution therefore
was proceeding in the only legal man
ner left to il. Under the circum-
stances OFFICIALS Of the Atlanta reserve
bank insisted, 1.-The only methods open
for collection would be those COM
plained of in the plaintiffs bill. These
were alleged to include the holding
hack of checks on Il small bank until
a very large sum had accumulated
and then insisting on immediate cash
payment, and the mailing OF such
checks TO special agent for cash col,
lection. The Georgia banks declareo
that these methods inevitably would
ruin a small bank.
-There has been Il considerable
furry throughout Europe because or
an effort of Former Emporer Charles
OF Austria Hungary, to reaSSert ms
claim to the throne Of Hungary.
Since the almistice Charles has been
hnding refuge i'm Switzerland and Ad-
miral Horthy has been acting as re-
gent Of Hungary. Having made pref
ty elaborate arrangements Charles
siipped away from Switzerland about
Easter, and accompanied by number
OF retainers, appeared in the palace
at Budapest. He demanded OF Admiral
Horthy the surrender Of sovereign
mower, but the admiral was not IN
clined to accede without resistance,
and the eX-king had to leave. StnF-
ies were, circulated to the effect that
the soldiers were flocking to inc
standard of the king and for n time IL
looked as if there was going to DE
an overturn Of the government After
nayo of the affair bcn1n TO SDrGau