Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-10-24
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sells within three miles Of the Ameri-
can coasts went into effect Saturday at
Midnight. Under the ruling all YES
sells whether American or foreign vio-
lafing the law are to be confiscated.
The question is now in the courts, and
willie it is probable that the courts
MY find. way to let foreign vessels
odt it is reasonably certain that strict
prohibition will be enforced as to
American vessels.
= Andrew 'Bonar Law, the new head
Of the British government, is a man OF
about 65. He did not enter politics un-
til, he was 40 and he worked his way
up through force of his own ability.
Hs was chancellor of the Exchequer IN
Lfoyd Georges war cabinet and for
quite a while spent the money OF the
empire at the rate of about S37,O0O,0oO
asday 1t is said that there is nothing
especially brilliant about him. He is
no orator, or maker of striking origi-
naa phrases; but he has tremendous
storehouses of important facts. and he
knows how to use them. Also he is
hafd worker, who seldom took a holl-
day until 1920, when his health broke
He and Lloyd George are very close
personal friends and both of them say
that their friendship is not going TO
suffer because Of the fact that they
are now leaders of opposing political
parties. +
z Adjutant General ]. Van Holt Nash
Oh Atlanta, and Lieutenant II. M
Bttler of Atlanta, were instantly kill
ed friday might, when an automobile
in=ut1tcfr they were riding overturned
near Griffin, Ga. Three ther=officers
in the car were injured, it is reported,
Adjutant General Nash and Lieutenant
Butler were among the guests at
barbecue giyon to Georgia army Of
ficers by Major Joel b. Tallet at .his
home near jackson. They were going
home in an automobile. The automo-
bile ran OF aifll two miles from Grif-
fin. according to reports, and Adjutant
General 5Nash's neck. was broken.
Lieutenant Butler was crushed in
ternally /. and died in "a hospital at
Griffin Lieut.. H. A. Hines, and Major
Charlea c6x of Atlanta, were other
ocdupants,ef the car. Lieutenant Hines
was unhurt, but Major Cox sustained
q broken rib and a broken collGrbone.
II Announcement was made by the
De Sarpnent of agriculture Friday that
the Mexican bean beetle, described as
a rapidly increasing menace to food
plants in the south, has made its ap-
pearance in "a counties Of southern
states. Infestations have been discov-
cred in additional counties in Georgia,
Kentucky, Tennessee and North and
South Carolina. The insect is causing
heavy damage in parts of Alabama,
Georgia, Tennessee and Kentucky, the
department Lreported, v"L .io. ga
-kCoi.'Aivff M. 1owsley, of Denton,
Texas, who was on Friday elected ma
tional commander of the American le-
gion was reared in Denton. He is "a
years old On completion Of his course
in Texas University, Owsley returned
to Denton to practice law with his
father. He was elected to the Texas
legislature and served year before he
was appointed 1t. Colonel on Governor
Ferguson's staff in 1914. Mr.. Owsley
was elected county attorney Of Denton
county in 1916, but when the United
States entered the world war he re-
signed to enter an officers training
camp. He was appointed major in the
Thirty Sixth national guard division OF
Texas. On the arrival of the. Thirty
Sixth division in France, he was ap-
pointed assistant adjutant, and later
made divisional adjutant. On October
1, Following the capture of Dricourt and
theSRey to st. Etinne by the 36th di-
vision he received his commission as
Lit. Colonel. Colonel Owsley represent
ed his division at the Paris conference
and later was on official duty in Scot
land, Ireland and England. Col: Ows-
ley was appointed assistant attorney
gen. of Texas, in 1920 and held that
position for year resigning in Janu-
ary 1921 to accept the position as head !
of the American Legion's Americana
zation commission which he held when |
elected national commander.
Lloyd George began his campaign
for re organization of the British gov
ernment at Leeds, the great manu-
featuring centre last Saturday. The
meeting was held in n moving picture
hall because it was the largest in the
city. There were 5000 people inside
and many thousands on the outside.
The meeting was under the auspices Of |
the coalition liberals, that is those |
liberals who were satisfied with the |
government, as it was. The speaker |
did not pose as liberal, nor did he |
give any indication of his programme. !
He devoted himself mainly to defense
of his administration; but incidentally
took occasion to eXcoriatc the politi- |
clans who had led the anti-coalition |
movement that had eliminated in. the
dissolution caucus. He referred to |
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