Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-01-25
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gallons in 1917 to 5.5S1.553 gallons in
1920 the first year OF prohibition un-
der the constitutional amendment. ac-
cording to figures announced sun.
day By the Anti-Salopn League OF
America Consumption Of alcohol in
the same years decreased from T1.0Sl-
l9l gallons to 22,639,355 gallons. the
figures showed while beer consumption
dropped from 60,S1I.379 barrels to "
23T,2SO barrels. Granting that many
million gallons of alcohol and whiskey
withdrawn for non-beverage use have
been diverted to beverage use" said
an ACCOMMODATING statement by the
league, land granting that many NIL
lion gallons Of beer have been madc
and consumed Illegally conservative
estimate shows that the people or the
United States nave saved over one
billion dollars previously spent 1or
beverage intoXicants.'
Speaking before the Virginia Press
Association at I.ynchburs. Va" one
day last week, Senator Garter Glass
defended the Federal reserve banking
system from hostile criticisms. espcc-
ially as to responsibility of harsh crit
icism for extension Of credit to FARM
ers. He declared there has been all
too little dehation. He scored stock
gamblers as a class Of society para
sites who live without WORKING
Speaking of conditions among tubacco
farmers Senator Glass said they ana
not need credit but market 10 sen
in. He reviewed legislation for the
cnre en- remedial legislation for the
farmer. declaring that many social
ed. friends of farmers are their worst
enemies. He said that anybody VINO
thinks that high tariff wheat will put
q farthing in the farmers pocket is 100
innocent to be abroad. He SAID the
idea of making Liberty bonds ic&ai
tender was an idle dream and could
only cause Il disastrous run on the ma
tional gold. The delegates were en-
tertained by Glass at luncncon at
the country club this afternoon. Ihe
association declined to join the Ma
tional Editorial association.
Guy Kyle, 50, minister, of Mount
Vernon, d. c.. announced he would
plead guilty to completely in the thcit
at Mt. Vernon on Friday of 81 pack
ages Of registered mail containing
more than S1S5.000 in ash ana
s97 600 in securities and would throw
himself on the mercy OF the court. ne
denied he participated in the actual
theft of the packages but said he be-
came a party to the robbery after thc
packages were brought to Il garage, oi
which he was half owner. on III" al
ternoon of the day of the robbery.
The packages were in four mail SACKS,
and were stolen from an express Wig
on, in front Of the local nosto,ilcc
shortly before 1 a. III. Kyle iurniShen
postofice inspectors with the name oi
the man he said brought the sacks to
the garage but the inspectors assorted
they believed the man innocent ana
that KYLE was attempting to lmpll-
cate him because he had been inStrll-
mental in clearing up the mystery OF
theft. The actual amount recovered
was $1SS.1S4.34. it was announced. i
had nothing to do with the robbery
until the sacks were brought 10 the
garage, and then yielded to temnta-
tion," said the former clergyman. I'VE
planned to take the money to my home
and bury it until the matter passed
over. I will plead guilty and throw
myself on the mercy Of the court.
wish the money had mover been
brought to me-" Torren Williamson.
kyle's partner in the garage business.
who found $4,000 nf tho money in on"
Of the two garages. and who's" report
of the discovery led tn liylc's arrest.
stated he would claim the reward oi
$4,000 and 10 per cent. OF the money
recovered which the security company
offered The reward will total more
than $4,000.
Two negroes. Alfred Williams and
Plummer Bullock, were taken from
the Warrenton. \. c.. Jail 10y a mob
Of white men at IN early hour yes
terday morning and shot to death.
The lynching grew out of bad feeling
that had been growing since last
went into the store of }. i. Williams
at Norlina and bought ten cents
worth of apples. He complained at
the kind or quality Of apples mat
were given him and the clerk, Brady
Trailer gave his money back. Then,
it is said that the negro cursed ITtl!-
er, and threatened him. AS the result
of the trouble both whites and negroes
began to prepare for developments.
and when q crowd Of negroes gathered
at Norlina on Sunday, word went oul
that they were preparing to make Sond
plummcr Bullock's threat. Baby
Trailer. brother Of Brady. went t"
Matthew Bullock, brother Of Plumncr
and asked him what the trouble WAS
about Presently Jerome Hunter. Il
negro. walked up to Baby Trailer ana
shot him. Trailer fell and soon the
firing became general and by the time
it was uuieted down five white men
and three negroes had been wounded.
some of them quite seriously. Thirteen
negroes were arrested and placed in
iail at Warrenton. The governor was
asked for troops and orders were IS
sued to comply with the request.
During Sunday night mob gathered
broke open the Jail and took out the
two negroes who were regarded rs
ring leaders and riddlcd them with
bullets. The other eleven negroes
were unmolested. MI the whit" men
save W. }. Ipchurch and Isnc"c ar"
in the Henderson hospital where phN-
sicians stated that L. l.. Trailcr'S con-
dition is critical. jerome Hunter the
negro most seriously hurt, is In Il hos
pital at Raleigh, where small hopes
are entertained for his recovery:
Robert Moss. slightly hurt, is in Jail |
and Claude JcncS is At his home un-
der guard.
- Soviet Russia's official family in
the United StatrS--l5 persons in all
left this country last Saturday amid
cheering from hundreds who Symph-
thiZe with the Moscow government.
On the same steamer w"r'" three score
radicals dcpurtrd from Ellis Island.
but the two groups did not min%lc.
The Ellis Island contingent WAS hiId-
died into the storage. while the de-
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