Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-03-27

service men have been sent 10 Chal-
tanooga to get information as TO the
identity of the members OF the mop
who took part in the recent lynchlng
of the negro rapist. This development
has followed on the heels of a meet
ing of the members of the supreme
court held behind closed doors III
Washington the other day. Although the
justices who participated in the meet
ing declined to give out the slightest
information about the subject OF con-
sideration, it is assumed that the
lynching matter was the principal
cause of concern, and although nobody
thinks that the justices care anything
about the negro who was lynched or
even about the lynching, there Is
pretty well defined feeling that they are
more or less indignant at the small res
pect that was shown their order Tor
stay of execution. Just on What
grounds the supreme court ever as
sumed to interfere with the case in the
first instance has not been made eX-
actly clear: but there is a feeling that
it stretched it's authority very consid-
erably in the matter. There Is no
question of the fact however, that the
supreme court members have 1t in their
power to make trouble for somebody,
and there Is no reason to believe that
the end of the trouble is yet in sight.
THE weights and measures commit
tee of congress is to soon take up con-
sideration of the metric measurement.
encouragement and support for the
campaign which is being waged in this
country in behalf of the metric system
is being given in all parts of the world.
In countries where the simple method
of calculation founded on the standard
of the metre has resulted i'm incalcula-
BILE benefits there is a disposition to do
everything possible to show the advan-
tages that would come to the United
States if the exchange were made.
Manufacturers and scientists in other
lands, as we'll as practical men here
system while abroad. are constantly
contributing to the literature of the
metric system. Until recently there
was much opposition among the textile
Industries to neurological reform
Most of the leading manufacturers of
textiles in the United States now, how
ever, recognize that the time has come
to do away with the antiquated stand
ards. OF especial interest to them Is
a communication which has just been
sent to this country by Matthew
Blair of Glasgow, Scotland, one of the
leading wooden merchants and manu-
facturers i'm the world. Il am glad
he writes, ito see the metric system at
tracing so much attention in the Unit
ed States. 1t really seems strange to
me that such practical nations as
yours and ours should have so long and
tenaciouSly clung to our Anticipated
and cumbersome systems of weights,
measures and yarn counts. I'm this
country there is really no opposition to
the metric system on its merits. We
all recognize that any system that
would be uniform and decimal would
be an immense advantage to every in
duStry and facilitate calculations of
every kind The present systems are
not defended nor defenSible on their
merits. The objections to the metric
system mainly proceed from an i'll
grained conservatism and Il very ma
tural dread of expense. difficulty and
confusion in the period of change"