Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-08
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or voice their sentiments against the
offers. Two Jap boys, nearly twenty
years OF age, pupils Of the Corona
school, threw down their flags and
bolted out of the room yesterday when
the teacher called for the flag drill.
Investigation of the matter disclosed
the fact that there are over fifty ia
panese students attending grammar
or high schools here, and in every case
they have declined to take part In the
flag drill, The teacher at the Corona
school, on questioning her Jap pupils,
received the sullen reply that they did
ing to do with 1t.
Austin, Texas, February 5: Testi-
flying today before the Bailey legisla-
tive investigation. E. N. Mentz OF
Houston, was asked II Col. Cowart OF
Dallas, went to New York to see Bal
ley but ostensIbly to have his throat
treated. Mr.. Bailey, who a few min
utes before had entered the room, rose
and said, before the witness answered.
that any one who said Cowart went to
see him was a liar. Mentz, thinking
Bailey meant him, rose and declared
that he was an unwilling witness, but
then shouted: so help me God l will
allow no man to call me liar" Sen
ator Bailey started toward the Witness
but was intercepted by deputy sher-
in, and afterward apologized to the
committee and said 1t Is hard to keep
from denouncing lie. Representative
Cooke, leader of the prosecution, re-
torted that Senator Bailey has legal
advisors able to care for his interests
No evidence OF Importance was brought
out.
Am accident bulletin issued last
Wednesday by the Interstate COM
merce commission for the three months
ended September 80, 1906. shows the
total number of casualties to passen-
gers and employees while on duty, to
have been" 1880, as against 16,937
reported in the preceding three months.
The number OF passengers and en-
ployees killed in train accidents was
267 as against 1904 reported in the
preceding three months. Fffty-two
messengers were killed. The total num-
ber of collisions and derailments in the
quarter was 3,672, Q,ss1 collisions and
l,7Sl derailments), of which 269 COL
lisions and 201 derailments affected
passenger trains The damage to cars.
engines and roadways by these acci-
dents amounted to s2,932,760. The
number of employees killed in coupling
and uncoupIing cars and engines was
81, being an increase of Is over those
reported killed in the last three
months.
A pleasing incident occurred in the
senate a few days ago In which the
vice president and Senator Bacon fig
ured In paying a delicate compliment
to two octogenarians OF the senate and
a former senator who Is an octogena-
rian. Senator Bacon called Vice Pres
ident Fairbanks attention to Senator
Whyte of Maryland and former Sena-
tor Davis of West Virginia, who were
conversing in the rear of the chamber
The vice president suggested that Mr.
Pettus, who: at that moment joined
the two octogenarians, was in the
same class as, to age. The combined
ages of these two senators and the
former senator Is 252 years, and yet
they are mentally vigorous and physi-
cally well preserved. The vice presi-
dent taking three beautiful white roses
from the bouquet on his desk, request
ed Senator Bacon to present one to
each Of the optogenarian senators with
his compliments. This was done, and
all of them pinned the roses to their
coat lapels and sent back to the vice
president their thanks for his atten-
tion.
ALI conductors, trainmen and yard
men Of the Southern railway are to
receive an increase in wages aggre-
eating between sS5O,OO and 100000 a
year. The advance affects hundreds Of
men,. For several weeks General Man
ager Ackert and other officials of the
Southern railway have been in con-
ference with committees representing
the men, who urged that because Of
the increase in: living expenses during
the past two years they were not able
to live on the pay they were then re-
ceiving, and they asked for a horizon
tai increase in wages. A satisfactory
adjustment finally was reached today.
No fiat percentage of increase in
wages is given in any class of en-
plOyees, the increase in every case be-
ing dependent entirely upon conditions.
The increase amounts. however, from
6 per cent as the minimum to 25 per
cent as the maximum. Through freight
conductors are to be paid on a basis
OF $S.1S per hundred miles, local
freight conductors. $3.50 per hundred
miles; local freight brakemen, $2.15
per hundred miles. and through freight
brakemen. $l.T5 per hundred miles.
Other conductors and trainmen are
granted proportionate increases. as are
the yard men.
A favorable report has been made
by the house committee on merchant
marine and fisheries on the measure
which seeks to establish fish culture
stations and hatcheries in various
parts OF the United States. Under the
provisions of the bill North and South
Carolina are allotted twenty thousand
dollars each: Georgia, two thousand
dollars for the purchase Of additional
land and buildings at the Cold Springs
hatchery, Bullockville. and fifty thou
sand dollars are given for the estab-
lishment Of a biological and fish cul-
tural station in the Gulf of Mexico,
near the coast OF Florida. A site for
this station Is to be selected by the
secretary of commerce and labor, pro-
vided the state Of Florida donates and
transfers free Of cost to the Federal
government the necessary land and
water rights upon which may be erect
ed buildings. wharves and other