Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-04-29
Scraps and faets.

himself responsible for the death OF
Lieut., Langdom or to have been lrrl-
tated by what he believed was the
weakness of the Japa 7ese govern
lnent in dealing with the incident;
Lieutenant Langdom was shot ana
killed by Toshigoro Ogasawara, q SEN
try who was later tried before court
martial and was found not guilty. He
was. however. sentenced to- one
months imprisonment for making
false statements and his superior OF
ficers were censured for failing to in
struct him properly as to his duties.
Ten bodies have been removed from
the debris of the little town of BraX-
ton, Miss, which was struck by tor
nado late Tuesday, and searchers pc
lieye that a number Of additional dead
will be found. More than thirty were
injured and several Of those in the hos
pital at DLo are expected TO die. Inc
storm struck first near Wesson, 1ortS
miles south of. BraXton. AT that place
two were injured and property damage
amounting TO $4,000 was done, it is re-
ported. Several homes and Il negro
church were wrecked near Hesson and
seven miles west Of that place saw
mill and six houses were destroyed. AL
Pelahatchie seven homes were wreck
ed and two persons injured. At Crys-
tai Springs the lightning struck DER
rick, slightly injuring two men, Al
Gloster, in Wilkinson county, property
and crop damage is reported heavy
Additional doctors and nurses were
sent from Jackson to relieve those who
have been on duty there, ana rellei
work is now we'll under way.
Camilla, Ga, April 81: NJ X. Bout
we'll was found not guilty OF the charge
of violating the mob violence act by 4
iuryt:in Mitchell county superior court
at 4: o'clock this afternoon. The jury
retired at sos p. m. The. trial: Of VIII
Reeves, charged with murder, was I'M
rnediately taken up. Boutwell, and Ree-
YES were two of nine men arrested IN
connection with the lynching OF Jim
Roland, q negro. The jury to try Zee
yes was selected late this afternoon,
after which court adjourned until S.oo
o'clock tomorrow morning. "Consloef-
able evidence will be introduced against
Reeves in the mob violence case SAID
Solicitor General Gardner. The de-
PENDANTS refused the proposal TO-DAY 10
try the defendants jointly, although at
the opening of the hrst trlal on Mo:i ,';i
day they were willing to agree TO TINS
'rhe trial Of Reeves is expected to De
completed late Friday or early Satur-
day. = The verdict in this case, 1t IS e%-
pected, will determine what action, IL
any, is to be taken.
A splendid emerald, weighing 63o
carats. was found recently at the MAIL
minis in Colombia, South America des-
matches report. Indeed, most OF lhe
worlds emeralds now come from those
mines, which are in Mountainous olSo
trict, most difficult Of access. about ~
miles from Bogota All the miners en-
Moved there are pure -blooded Indians,
who show an almost incredible degree
of skill in breaking through the iime-
stone containing the gems. Though the
pointed bars with which~th theE 3,. Wo,h
weigh 80 pounds. miner can strike
exactlv in the same spot with the point
of the bar fifty or sixty times in sue
cess:on. deviating not one hilr
hreadthJ and using just sufficient lorcc
+o break the limestone without dam-
airing the emerald or the calcue III
which it is embedded. Each miner mas
to agree to stay at the mines not less
than three months at stretch, durlnE
which period, though we'll housed leu
and amused he is kept. q prisoner. so
as to prevent any Illicit sale or tne cill-
eralds. The Mazi mines, which belong
to the Colombian government, Elcio d
profit Of about S500,0OO year.
Birmingham, Ala, April q: one
member Of Il party OF IEe ilesloc,
,.h;rb stormed the Fairfield city Jail
last night is dead. and another is in JAIL
while Deputy Sheriff George Alexander
lies seriously wounded in y hospital
The attacking party made an elort to
Therate a negro who was being hc!d on
q charge of fighting. The prisoner mac
nreyiously been removed 10 the county
iail at Birmingham. After decoEIhS
every officer in town except TWO 10
point a mile from police headquarters
hy turning in a. riot call, the negroes
heavily armed, marched on the niue
nrison which was guarded by Llck
Pate. a policeman. The negroes he'u
I'D the officer and demanded tne re-
lease of the prisoner. Deputy AleNan :
der heard the cuu1motlon anu Mcil, "
Pate's assistance. The negroes Hieo Va
Alexander shooting him three times
The officer returned the fire and one
neero dronped dead The others fled
hut one of the number was capture''
later in the night. Neither the negro
EilIad nor the one under arrest nave
heen identified. Fairfield policemen
and county officerstare conducting
vide search today for the three other
members Of the attacking party.
Without a record vote, the senate
late on Tuesday passed the budEet Dill
Brief debate preceded the final vote oi,
the measure which was introduce"
originally by Senator Mccormick, he-
publican, Illionis, passed by notr liz
senate and house during the 6dlh col-
rress. vetoed by President wilson. "1lu M
ohiected because Of Il provision 1or tHe
ronnovnl of the comptroller by cor @
current resolution. after nearing. M nc
nresident thought that inasmucn as .ne
appointing power was to be WIN Nun n.i,,
I'VE should have the removal power alS"'
The house amended the bill To meet tne
nresident's objection and repasSeu ~
but the senate took no furthcf actio,i
The bill as il was passed Dy tle Se'%.o ,,.o
TUESDAY provides for bureau III we
budget in the treasury depilE'ncn. 50
,rcnare the estimate of appropl'ati'liS
needed by the various dep9' ,'hc , '|,. ;,
Tie bureau would have as ITS heao :.
director Of the budget, hpp"'h'eH pI
tho nresident with the consent u In, t.'
senate for Il term Of seven Esafa ~ w,
an ANIMAL salary of $4,000. the. olnGen
of comptroller and assistant cnmpt,onei
of the treasury would be abolished ul', :,
dow the revised bill and in tne!f Steau
officcs of comptroller general ana as
cistant comptroller general W"u'u w
nrn,ted The new measure Woul" pTl
NIT the removal Of these oiLc'.n ~
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