Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-14
Scraps 'and fafts.

there last Saturday afternoon by
lightning. The stroke of lightning
that killed Mr.. Mitchell occurred about
4:30 o'clock, and came through an
electric light bulb, striking the de-
ceased in the right arm. Mr.. Mitchell
was preparing to go to the store OF
his son, Ed Mitchell, when the light
ming hit him. There was no damage
done to the house nor to a friend OF
Mr.. Mitchell who was with him at the
time. The deceased is also survived
by his wife.
g. Plus Xi was crowned pope in the
basilica in st. Peters, Rome, Sunday,
amid scenes of pomp and enthusiasm
and in the presence of princes and dig
nitaries :of%the church the diplomatic
representatives Of foreign countries,
members of the Roman aristocracy and
vast assenblage filling the great
structure to the very doors. The an
cient custom was carried out with i'm,
pressiye ceremonies and the newly
elected pontiff now occupies the throne
of the firstpope reported crowned, Leo
III, who reigned from 795 to SIG. WIN
the exception Of Leo III and Benedlct
XIV, who owing to the strained relations
existing between the quirinal and the
vatican in 1878 and the World war in
sistine chapel. the coronation OF all
the popes elected since the erection or
Sthe basilica has been celebrated there.
GPius XI again blessed the crowds from
Sthe outer balcony of st. Peters this
time nearly 100000 people cheering
Long live the pope" and waving
+. handkerchiefs and admission tickets
to the vatican which had failed to find
them room inside the great church. II
+, had been announced that owing to the
cold weather the pope would not
bless tbs SS9Tas from pm the s,stanas Sa5er and
Nrarnltii s6f the cheers, lasting three
10 larters of9an hour. that the pontif
.f,pallX decided he. must answer the
cali. Thus Il was long after. 1 O'clock
in the afternoon when the holy father
appeared on. the balcony, surrounded
by Cardinals Yanutellis Gasparri, Mer-
cier and Bprne. and. bestowed the
apostolic benediction, again giving the
familiar little shake, of the, hand as he
disappeared into the interior Of the
basihca. ... ....
West Orange, n. j., February IL:
Thomas A. Edison, inventor and elec-
trical wizard, has just Is years more
of service for humanity in him. THIS
was perhaps the most important state
ment he made in his annual interview
v with newspaper men today on the oc-
casion of his 18th birthday. Smiling,
facing little army of reporters and
newspaper and movie photographers
who waylaid him on his way from his
home to his laboratory, he answered
volley after volley Of questions on
every subject the reporters could think
of. & hope you will have several more
hi,fh 10 rpnOrtprS
as they were leaving. II shall have
Is more" said Mr.. Edison simply. He
did not elaborate on the process by
which he arrived at this conclusion.
A moment before he had answered a
question as to when he intended to
retire with never" Asked what he
was working on at present, Mr.. Edison
said he had several red hot irons in
the fire.. but that, he was not ready
to talk about them as none was COM
pleted. The inventor placed Theodore
Roosevelt at the head Of list of great
men he had met-although he said he
had not met the former president but
, once. =, y. liked Teddy he said warm
~. He picked Sarah Bernhardt as the
greatest woman" declaring she was
"still full of pepper" He thought his
friend, Henry Ford, would make a
poor president, as that wasn't ''in his
line" but declared he would vote
twice for Ford if there were an cleo
tion for the position of director of
manufacturers, He said he would
give Ford his full support if the auto
mobile manufacturer obtained Muscle
Shoals from the government. II do
not think he should go into it," he add
ed. "He is too ambitious and wants
to help the farmer" But he declared
he did not think Ford would fail in
his undertaking if he obtained The
plant
* President Harding on Friday ask
ed the senate to give approval to the
arms conference treaties in order that
Americas professed desire to rid the
world of war may not become "a .hol-
low mockery." IF we can not join in
making effective these covenants for
peace" he said, "and stamp this, con-
ference with Americas approval, we
shall discredit the influence of the re-
public, render future efforts futile and
unlikely, ands write discouragement
where today the world is ready to ac-
claim new hope" Delivering his, mes
sage in person, in "a. voice and manner
that betokenCd deep emotion, the presi-
sdent was answered repeatedly by ap-
plause from floor and galleries. He
asked that ratification be given with
out delay, and before he left the, capitol
senate machinery was set inemotion to
hasten a vote. Five principal treaties
and two supplemental agreements, the
fruition of the twelve weeks of nego-
tiation just concluded here, were in the
bundle of international covenants TAX
en- to the senate chamber by Mr.. Hard
ing. They propose in short, limita-
tion on naval armament, new bill or
rights for China, and a four-power
concord to preserve peace in the Pacl-
fic Ali of. these agreements, said the
president, are related portions of the
effort ito put an end to contradictions,
to remove antiquities, and establish
clear understandings" None of them,
he asserted. commits the American
government ITO any kind of an alliance,
ENHANCEMENT or involvement After
the address was completed, both Re-
publican and Democratic leaders pre-
dicted that the treaties would be rati-
fed without long debate and by sub
stantial majorities. Only one, the four
power Pacific pact, is threatened now
with organized opposition, and its OPP
ponents have not yet demonstrated
how large a vote they can command
against the strength Of party leaders
on both sides of the chamber.
Following a jury verdict of not
guilty in United States district court
at Raleigh last Saturday in the case