Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-23
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: In hfs speech at the final sessi n
of the conference, Lloyd George said:
1--WE have signed a pact of peace. III
Is a provisional one. Is II for months
All, no;S it is more than that We
have decided upon peace among
warning nations, and once you es-
tablish it nations are not going back
on it. We have decided to give peace
o trial upon our hearthstones, and
when she has been there for several
months, we will not turn her out
again"
= DIR. George T. Harding, jr, physi-
clan of Worthington, Ohio and broth
er of President Harding, who is at
tending ahe World Conference OF Sew
'enth Day Adventists in San Francisco
predicteA last Thursday that the enc
of the world is near at hand. "lndi-
cations 9rom> conditions, in nlthe world
today an point to the fact that we
are living in 'the,tfne predicted by the
prophets said Harding, This, time
will Immediately precede the second
coming of Christ, in which all Adven-'
lists firfhly believe, No one knoweth
the day nor the hour when the Son.
of Nam cometh. The end of this
phase az our existence is so near at
hand that we must work rapidly, for
our time is short" DIR. Harding re-
fused to predict positively that the
world would come to an end before
President Harding finished his term of
office. He. Indicated however, that 1t
is more than possible that such will
be the case. Dr., Harding is seventeen
years younger than the president, and
was taught the Seventh Day Adventist
faith by his mother, who became a
convert in late life. he said.
- Nearly 100 persons perished last
Saturday night when the Peninsular
and Oriental line steamer Egypt sank
off the island of Ushant after col
lison with the French freight steamer
Seine. The Egypt was sailing from
London for Bombay Friday with Al
passengers ana crew of 290. A roll
call on board the Seine, after the dis
aster showed that at least 10 of the
passengers and so of the crew of the
Egypt. were missing. The collision
occurred duHng a dense fog within
% miles of the Armen lighthouse.
The dinner gong was about to be
sounded on board the Egypt. Many
of the passengers and most of the
crew were on deck. The shock threw
several persons into the sea; others
jumped and q number went down with.
the ship, which sank in 20 minutes.
The Egypt was rammed amidship on
portside. The Seine, badly damaged,
reached Brest on Sunday with 20
rescued passengers, more than 200 of
the crew and the bodies of 90 dead
The captain of the Egypt was among
the saved.
= Historic Mecklenburg county gave
q great greeting TO General Pershing
when he arrived in Charlotte at 9: 80
Saturday morning to spend the day
in the celebration of the signing of
the Mecklenburg declaration of inde-
pendence, May 20, 1775, the 147th an
.niversary of that event. General
Pershing was accompanied by Han
ford .MacNider, national commander
Of the American Legion and General
Julian S. Carr commander in chief of
the United Confederate Veterans.
Members of the Local post, American
Legion, headed by Mayor Walker.
welcomed the distinguished visitors. at
the station and escorted them to the
Southern Manufacturers club, where
Governor Cameron Morrison and his
entire staff added the welcome on be-
half Of the state. After a brief stay
at the club, General Pershing accom-
panied, by loca kaSnilitary outfits Ana
the SArine band, was driven seyera
blocks through a seething, surging
mass of cheering throngs, to a point
where he took a position at the head |
OF q three mile length parade which |
went through the principle streets of
the city. The terminal of the pagean-
try, which consisted of 5000 former |
soldiers in uniform, cavalry troops |
from two North Carolina companies |
and multitude of gayly bedecked |
floats, was at Independence park, |
where at noon General Pershing and l.
Mr.. MacNider made brief addresses.
The suit of Mrs. Nellie r. Nelson,
nee Rudisill, of Lincolnton, n. c.,
against the parents of her husband,
Romen w. Nelson, at Windsor, Ver
mont, last week, was full of dramatic
interest. Mrs. Nelson wanted $4,000
damages for alienation of her hus-
bands affections. Her story to the
court was that she first met young
Nelson at her home in Lincolnton in
1913. Later when Nelson came to
Camp Greene in Charlotte in 1917, the
acquaintance was renewed and Nelson
made ardent love, as the result of
which the two were married. But
shortly after young Mrs. Nelson got
into the hoRe of the senior Nelson's,
Mrs. Nelson. Sr, began making life
for her, telling her openly
that she was not fitted for her position,
and the husband. presumably under
the influence of his mother finally ad-
vised her to go back home, which she
did. The courtroom at Windsor was
crowded with women of fashion and
of the farms to hear the trial
and when young Mrs. Nelson told all
this and some more the jury showed
interest and the judge
shed tears. Mr.. Nelson, ST., said that
without questioning the truth of any
thing that had been testified to, he had
never heard of it, before, and he under
took to make it clear that he did not
stand for the treatment his daughter
In law had received. When asked by
the judge as to whether she still loved
young Nelson the young wife shout
ed: He is my husband, and love him
with all my heart and SOUL" in a way
that thrilled all who heard. The de-
tense IS now presenting its testimony
- Silver by the ton, gold by the
pearls by the bushel
md diamonds by the peck, dumped
nto wooden boxes, jute sacks, paste
board cartons or merely wrapped
IN parcels, all this treasure hoard
awaits opening and sorting at the
;torehouse for Saluables confiscated
by the soviet government from three
churches and synagogues of Russia