Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-11-15
Scraps aud faets.

II have followed with great interest
the steps taken by the president of the
United States to promote the reduc-
tion of expenditure on armaments-an
object which commands the fullest
sympathy of my government. 1t was
IN this spirit that my government
gladly accepted the invitation extend
ed by the United States government
to the conference on disarmament 10
be held. in Washington. 1t is my
earnest hope that the labors of the
conference will be. crowned with sue
cess"
ss-Laurens, November lin the
eeourt of common pleas here this week,
"a marriage contract between VIII
Mitchell and his wife. formerly Miss
Bertha Purdy, of Goldville, was an
spulled The suit for annullment was
brought by the young woman in the
case and after hearing the statement
.of the plaintiff and some other testi-
Stnony, the court ordered the marriage
.Annulled Mitchell, the defendant, was
ltried at the last term of criminal court
on a charge of bigamy, it being al
legged that he had two wives. He was
r acquitted. The plaintiff in the annull-
ment proceedings was married to
Mitchell in February 1920. She is still
in her teens.
>Qn its very eve, says Paris dis
patcfiS>the people of Europe seem to
have suddenly awakened to the para
mount importance of the Washington
conference on limitation of arma-
inents Editorials in even the anti-
BRAND papers which have hitherto
been antagonistic to Harding, are
,echoing the London Nails declaration
that this is the most important con-
hn nf niViIiza finn "
"Whatever the results" says Auguste
Gauv;in in the Journal Debate, the
United States and Japan musb remain
neighbors and comprehend that they
cannot destroy each other. France by
reason of its antecede=ts is best able
TO prove the truth of this fact, but she
should first begin by practicing in
Europe what she breaches"
Benjamin l.. Abney. Esq. died at
tdhe home of his kinSman, Hon. Cole
IL. Blease, former governor, last Fri
day afternoon at about 1880 after
long period of bad health, complicated
principally with diabetes. = Mr.. Abney
was a native OF Edgefield county, and
has been practicing law in Columbia
for a peSod of 80 years. He was
commonly regarded as the ablest
South Carolina lawyer of his genera
tion. John r. Abney. a brother, of
New York. and Mrs. J. c. Hunter of
Atlanta, sister, were at his bedside
when he passed away. He was 63
years of age. He had been living at
the home of Governor Blease for many
years previous to his death.
Americas unknown soldier re-
ceived the last congressional medal of
honor and the last distinguished SER
vice cross which can be bestowed for
deeds performed in the word war, the
war department announced Saturday.
The act of congress authorizing ;he
president to make these awards as well
as to bestow the distinguished service
medal prescribed in effect, il was eX-
planned, that the awards must be made
within three years Of the date of the
act justifying the award. The time
limit expired yesterday on the third
anniversary of the armistice. The
victory medal can still be awarded, it
was announced as it is not covered by
the provision of the above mentioned
'act of congress.
s-To 1000 marines detailed Satur-
day from Quantico, Va, to guard the
mails, Secretary DENLY sent the fol-
lowing message: There is no COM
promise in this battle with bandits. If
: two marines guarding a mail car, for
Z example, are suddenly covered by a
robber neither must hold up his hands,
but both must begin shooting at once.
One may be killed, but the other will
get the robber and save the mail. When
=. our men go as guards over the mall,
that mail must be delivered or there
must be marine dead at the post OF
duty. You must be brave, as you
+, always are. You must be constantly
oil nd
duty, keep your weapons in hand and,
if attacked, shoot and shoot TO kill"
According to the annual report Of
the board of foreign missions of the
Methodist Episcopal church compiled
" by DIR. William +. Tower of New York,
there are 1,133 missionaries Of the
board, SIS missionaries of the Wo-
mans Foreign Missionary society and
II other foreign workers, making
total of l.779 foreign workers. There
are l6425 native workers, including
, both men and women and total of
541,2S4 members in the foreign field,
with 452.O47 Sunday school scholars in
1888 Sunday schools according to the
report. The total estimated value Of
churches. chapels, parsonages and
: homes missionary residence, hospitals,
and printing plants, is S3l,454,924. The
total number or pupils unuef lnStluC-
tion in educational institutions of all
kinds, including both the board of for
eign missions and the womanis foreign
/" missionary society is 1882, with 5,S41
teachers and 2,S27 scholars.
Deputy Sheriff 7. l.. Cam shot and
killed Police Officer II. +. Cannon,
wounded Police Officer Clarence Craw-
ford and himself perhaps mortally
wounded in the opera house at Abbe-
vile last Thursday night. According
TO officers, Cam was intoxicated and
. created disturbance in the office of
the opera house during a performance
of a minstrel show. Shortly after the
show closed Officers Crawford and
James Stevenson attempted to take
him out of the place when Cam order
ed them not to approach him and be-
gan firing Crawford was wounded in
the mouth and was carried TO the
street by Stevenson. Officer Cannon
then attempted to persuade Cam TO
leave, the building, duel between the
two resulting in which Cannon was
instantly killed and Cam was serious
~ wounded through the lung. Cam
went home alone after the shooting
and is under guard of officers. Ply
-:sicians say his chances of recovering
are doubtful. Crawford will recover.
More drastic and far reaching than