Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-10-13
Page Four
Scraps and facts.


of the Straits without consulting Rus
sia, they are mistaken. Russia, says
M. Tohitcherin is a world power, and
must be reckoned with. The disposi-
ton of the Allies has been to arrange
things with regard to the Black sea
ports as though Russia had no inter
est there and Russia is not going to
stand for any such proceedings.
= announcement was made ,at the
White House Tuesday that the presi-,
dent 5aopes the government can" so
airniiish expenditures as to obviate
the necessity Of new taxes. 1t was
denied the president is considering a
Recommendation for a. new tax on 'un p
divided surpluses. The White House
spokesman added that if' Secretary
Mellon had been considering any such
tax, s,he has said nothing about it.,
Democrats have, charged the a6minis-
tratiun might have to call for new tax
levies to make up the deficit in the
treasury, which was placed by the
president in his bonus message at ap-
proximately;- s55O,OOOOOO. Republican
congressman have insisted that by
trimming appropriations and retrench-
ing the deficit can lie turned into
surplus.
- Topsy, the big four-ton elephant
of the Hagenback & Wallace circus
has been creating lot of excitement
in and around Wilmington, N. c.
during the past few days. The animal
became enraged Tuesday morning by
the harking Of a dog and broke loose
to lead her keepers a merry chase
through the city and into the out
skirts. Two attendants who hooked
her ears were dragged several hun
dred yards before they gave it up as
bad job. In passing along the streets
the elephant would throw out her
trunk and pull down piazza posts and
she almost demolished a dye plant.
She was finally captured in deep bog,
but before she could be put on the
train. she got loose again and made
her way into river swamp, where it
is generally believed she would be
able.to stay until she got ready to
come out. Quite number of suits,
ranging from $40 to $4,000, have been
filed against the circus management.
= Old man Asa G. Gambler, the null
ti-millionaire soft drink king, is fig
uring in another big scandal, growing
out of his breaking an engagement to
marry Onezima de Bouchel, famous
beauty and society woman Of New Or
leans. Mrs. Bouchel attended the Con-
federate reunion at Atlanta as chape-
rome general, and old man Gambler be-
came quite attentive to her and the
ladies of her court. He sent flowers,
candy and automobiles. After the re-
union Mrs. Bouchel returned to New
Orleans and Camden coptinued4the &C
quaihtancs by means of i.eorrespond-
ence with the result that the lady aft
erward announced their engagement.
Then the other Gamblers, heirs pros
pective to Asa's millions, began to
raise a big rumpus, with the result
that the old man broke the engage
ment e He wrote Mrs. Bouchel, say
ing that they could not be happy. She
ran over o Atlanta for particulars and
made Gambler come out with it that
confidential friends of his had told
him that Ms. Bouchel had invited men
into shet iNrms at the hotel while in
Atlanta. Ca 1dler would not tell who
told him, say. ng that unless the friends
came out With it voluntarily he would
assume the responsibility. Mrs. Bou-
chel says she does not want any of
Candler's old money, as she has plenty
of her own; but she is going to make
somebody pay and pay dearly for this
foul attempt to besmirch her reputa-
tion.
President Harding has announced
the personnel of the commission which
is authorized by an act of congress to
make an exhaustive investigation in
both the bituminous and anthracite
coal fields with a view to recommend
ing legislation designed to bring tran
guilty to this industry. John Hays
Hammond of Washington, an inter-
nationally known mining engineer
heads the list, the other members be-
ing FORMER Vice President Marshall,
Judge. Samuel Alchuler of Chicago,
Clark Howell, editor Of the Atlanta,
(Ga.) Constitution, George Otis Smith,
of the United States geological
survey; DR.. Edward T. DcVine, New
York city, and Charles p. Neill, mana
ger of the bureau of Southeastern rail-
ways. The commission will meet in
Washington within ten days for the
purpose of organizing, it was stated at
the White House. 1t is expected TO
hold hearings both in this city and in
the various coal fields and is required
under the Borah- WinslOw act to make
its first report to the president and
congress not later than next January
Is. This report would deal with the
bituminous industry, but separate
report of the anthracite industry would