Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-05
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annually. and that with the removal
of the fuzz from the seed the planting
with an ordinary gravity drill would
be inexpensive. The machine is In
the hands of the government, and
may be used without the payment OF
royalty.
No action will be taken by the
postoffice department respecting the
publication by newspapers Of the de-
tails of the Thaw trial. The question
was submitted to Judge Goodwin, at
torney for the department, who de-
cided that a fraud order could not be
issued against any paper unless 1t was
because of the publication of an ac-
complished fact. The only recourse
was to warn the papers that violations
of the law would be punished by such
action as might be taken by the de-
partment of justice. The district at
torney for the southern district of
New York, sent warning to various
New York papers that prosecutions
would be instituted If they violated the
law further.
Washington, March 2: In accord
ance with the house resolution for
an investigation Of the business meth
ods of the cotton exchanges dealing
in futures, the bureau of corporations
of the department Of commerce and
labor will begin legal inquiry into
cotton dealing Immediately after con-
gress adjourns. Representative Liv-
ingston, of Georgia, who has been ac-
tive for months in the agitation for a
reformation in the methods Of cotton
exchanges, said he expects to appear
before the bureau on March 5, to pre-
sent the data he has collected on the
methods of cotton dealers. The de-
partment has been supplied by Liv-
ingston with the names Of many wit
nesses he wishes to have called and
additional lists will be furnished by
representatives Of the cotton ex-
changes and other persons interested
in the investigation.
The feature Of the Thaw trial dur
ing the past few days has been the
examination of insanity experts. 1t is
the general belief that attorney Jer-
ONE is trying to get Thaw's expert
witnesses to clearly define their be-
lief as to the temporary or permanent
nature of his alleged disorder. Last
Saturday was devoted to an examina-
ton of DR.. Evans on the subject Of
brain storms" Mr.. Jerome devel-
oped that minds subject to brain
storms did not return to normal con-
dition very quickly, and he also de-
veloped that under such circum-
stances there was a complete absence
Of deliberation. He wanted to know
of DR.. Evans whether man so affiict-
ed would likely buy a revolver and
deliberately await an opportunity to
kill his victim. 1t is thought that Mr..
Jerome is going to do everything in
his power to send Thaw to the asy-
lum If he cannot be sent to the cleo
trio chair.
The denatured alcohol bill passed
the senate last Friday by vote Of SIS
to l, Senator Pettus, Of Alabama, cast
ing the negative vote. This action was
taken after the committee amendment
requiring the presence Of a govern
ment storekeeper wherever alcohol is
being manufactured had been defeat
ed by a vote of Al to 16. The bill as
passed contains one amendment, plac-
ed in 1t by the senate, that permitting
rum to be denatured, and consequently
the measure must be returned to the
house for action. The bill is intended
to make 1t possible for farmers to es-
tablish stills of limited capacity fol
the manufacture Of alcohol to be dena-
tured. The amendment Of Senator
Daniel postponing the operation Of the
feated. Conference reports on the
agricultural, sundry civil, naval and
postoffice appropriation bills were
agreed to.
- Warren Frazier, also known as
Alligator Joe" treated the visitors al
Palm Beach, Fla, to a novel sight
last Saturday afternoon. Frazier
took a 200 pound gator, which was
about IL feet long, out into the surf
without any harness whatever. and
while in the water put the reptile
through a variety of exercises, knock
ing it on the head, pulling its legs
ing it through the water. The man
and the alligator tumbled around in
the water like two boys wrestling
The reptile lashed its tail round in q
vicious manner, but the man managed
to keep out of the way. Finally tir-
ing Of the sport, Frazier piloted the
reptile close to shore, where he man.
aged to keep it's head under water
while he applied a rope to the crea-
lures long snout. A rope was also
fastened to it's tail and snout and tai
were fastened together and the ami
NAL was taken from the water, very
much exhausted from his salt water
bath. The man showed no exhaus.
ton.
- The French Colonial Cotton asso-
claIlOn, WnlCn was started lnTet
years ago by the French cotton manu-
facturers. with the object of exploring
the French colonies for the purpose
of ascertaining where cotton could be
advantageously grown. has obtained
some surprising results, and seems tC
warrant their confidence that in few
years the French colonies will be able
to supply a considerable portion OF
the raw cotton consumed in France
In round figures France bought over
$S0,00O,000 worth of raw cotton las
year, chiefly from the United States
Unlike the British Cotton Growers as.
sociation, the French society was no
organized with the object of profit
but with the purpose simply of fur.
nishing free seed to the local inhabi.
tants of the colonies for test pur.
poses upon the understanding that the
association would buy all the cottor