Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-11-14
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throughout the nation = increased 4V
cents during October, according t" <
treasury statement showing that on
Nokember the per capita circulation OF
money was $41.44, compared with
s41.04 on October l. On November l.
s457S. $50. .S27 was in circulation among
an estimated 11O,299,OOO persons, as
compared with $4,52O695,295 October
l in an estimated population Of no.
155,SoO.
= The Federal Land bank OF Column
bia, operating in four states, the Caro-
linas. Georgia and Florida, has S4S'-
s95 S26 as net loans in force as OF Oc-
tobea. l, according to statement issued
by: the bank and made public Satur-
day. TSe amount loaned by the bank
in South Carolina totals $i3,SSs,TO5;,
the amount loaned in North Carolina,
sf2, 45O. $40: the amount in Georgia,
s13,5OS,21 and the amount in FLORIDA
S4.626.46O These amounts represent
$4,000 loans made to farmers through
SIG national farm loan associations
and through purchase of the assets oil
two joint stock land banks. TIE cap
ital Stock of the Federal Land bank Is
$2,621,21O, paid up. The surplus ana
undivided profits total s892,6OO, and
the dividendes. paid, according to D. A
Houston, the president, total SILL,
1885.
LReports reaching Constantinople
show that the entire Christian popIla-
ton of Siavas, Angora, Cesaresa' ko-
mia. and other large ccnters in Asia
Mhior are in panicky flight toward the
shores of the Mediterranean and Black
seas. Samsun in the villayet of Treb-
izond, on 1he. Black sea, has 10000 OF
it's own refugees and 10000 Others arc
reported headed for that port in quest
of,ships TO. take them out of the ccun-
try Along every .rQad and in every
mountain pass are long, winding SER
pentine columns of men, women and
children, goading along sleepy oxen
pulling wagon loads of their worldly
goods. People are abandoning their
homes, farms and everything in their
eagerness to put the greatest possible
distance between themselves and their
mortal enemies-the Turks.
Great Britain has been tremen-
dously stirred as the result Of mur-
der plot directed against the head OF
Scotland Yard, and other important
personages. Some days ago Sir Will
liam Norwood, the London Police Com
mission, received n box of candy
through the mail containing card on
which was written "A hearty lunch and
a good appetite" signed Molly He
ate several pieces of the candy and
shortly afterward collapsed. The cause
of the trouble was not suspected until
an analysis of the candy showed that
it contained arsenic. Later similar
packages were reported as having been
received by other important person.
ages. Sir William lay in a hospital for
two days before there appeared any
hope for his life; but a strong const-
tuition pulled him through. The police
are dfnigently at work trying TO locate
the Source of the poisoned candy.
While several thousand persons,
who packed the Palace theater, in New
York Saturday night looked on, Su-
preme Court Justice McCook burned
copy of the $4,000 mortgage on the
Kentucky home of Sergt Samuel
Woodfill, designated by Gen. John j.
Pershing as the outstanding hero of
the World War. The mortgage has
been lifted by popular subscription,
which totaled more than $4,000. After
paying off the mortgage, $4,000 in
surance policy and trust fund for the
r,maindcr OF the amount was created.
FIankea on every side by dignitaries
Of the army and navy, Sergeant Wood
fiji listened to the reading Of the cita-
ton which gave him nationwide dis
tinction. He was then presented with
the paid-up insurance policy and docu-
ments pertaining to the trust fund.
- Ali Kemal Bey, editor Of the anti
Nationalist newspaper. Sabah, who
was arrested at Ismid, on the charge
of subversive actions, was killed by
mob after having been officially con-
demned to death, according to delayed
dispatch from ConstantinoplC. He was
taken before Gen. Nurcddin i'asha,
military governor of Smyrna, NOW on
q tour of inspection of the Nationalist
troops of Ismid, who pronounced the
sentence dramatically: "In the name
of Islam. in the name Of the Turkish
nation. condemn you to death as
traitor to the country" Ali kemal
remained passive, uttCring no word of
protest: his hands tied, he was led to
q scaffold. Before he reached the glib
bet, however, an angry mob Of women
pounced on him, attacking him with
knives, stones, clubs, tearing at his
clothing and slashing his body ard
head with cutlassos. After a few min
utes' eXcruciating torture. the victim
expired. His body was then dragged
through the streets hV the inrUIatCd