Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-11-26
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convention, was reached today when
several hundred men signified a de-
sire to accept Christ. following
powerful address by Fred B. Smith Of
New York, international secretary OF
the Young Mems Christian association
at Convention hall. Mr.. Smith depre-
Gated giving up the Sabbath day to
popular amusement. He declared that
the cry Of the superficial pleasures or
the hour is causing men to forget God.
Another reason Mr.. Smith gave why
countless thousands forget God was
because of the great prosperity of this
land. when men are we'll fed said
Mr.. Smith, ''they forget God" The
pulpits of at least a hundred church
es were filled morning and evening by
delegates to the convention.
Oklahoma City. Okla, November 22:
Three thousand barrels Of beer will
flow through the cutters Of Oklahoma
City within the next few days, unless
a brewing company gets special dis
pensation which will permit 1t to ship
the foamy drink out of the state. The
beer is valued at $4,000. In the mean
time a large portion Of Oklahoma
City's population is waiting in thirsty
suspense for final decision. Should
the beer flow there will no doubt be
many sick citizens the day after. When
Oklahoma became a state the prohibit
ton laws went into effect at once.
These laws provided that no liquor
could be manufactured or sold in the
state. The large brewing company here
at once closed its plant. but the stock
of 5000 barrels was on hand. How to
dispose Of this stock is now the ques-
ton. If possible, 1t will be shipped out
of the state. Otherwise, the brewers
declare that they will pour 1t into the
streets regardless of the result.
New Orleans, November %. Pet
ticoats may Danish peonage from the
south. An unassisted woman, Mrs.
Mary Quackenbos, in the employ OF
the government of the United States,
believes she can rid this section Of the
country Of the Industrial slavery al
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Quackenbos recently was made special
assistant to the attorney general OF the
United States and was assigned to the
investigation of alleged peonage in the
south. She established headquarters
in New Orleans and has plunged into
the work with ardor. Today she gave
an outline of her plan of campaign
against the evil Mrs. Quackenbos's
prediction Is based partly on her BELIEF
that peonage is not general. In her
opinion immigration into the south will
not suffer material setbacks from the
exposure Of any oppression of foreign
labor She says that charges of OPP
preston in the south recently made in
foreign countries are almost wholly
due to letters which emigrants have
written home.
= Columbia special Of November %,
to Charlotte Observer: Senator TILL
man was here from Trenton today. He
doesn't like the Roosevelt Cortelyou
plan of relief for the financial situation.
He said: 1.-The Panama issue is all
right, that money Is going to be used
in digging the ditch, but the other is
all wrong. 1t is an extension Of the
public debt in time of peace. The Sec
ton authorizing the issuance of these
securities was enacted at the time OF
the Spanish American war and 1t was
never contemplated by congress that
these certificates should be issued in
time of peace, to relieve an emergen-
cy merely. They were intended to be
resorted to only In case Of war, and Sc
rious war at that. don ont recall the
exact terms Of the section, but l am
sure that the putting out Of these GER
tificates at this time is direct viola
ton Of the spirit Of the law. 1t may
be a violation Of the letter Of the law,
too, for all know. But even II this Is
legal, the procedure is morally wrong.
The administration has no right to add
a hundred million dollars to the ma
tional debt, just to help a few Wall
street sharks out of hole that their
own cupidity and hoggishness got them
into. The country is perfectly sound
and prosperous. South Carolina is on
a splendid basis and so is every other
section that have visited in my rather
extensive travels recently"
The extent to which the New York
banks will subscribe to the new issue
of treasury certificates is not yet def
initely fixed, says a dispatch, but it Is
expected that there will be liberal par
ticipation when a full understanding is
secured as to the uses to which the
certificates may be applied. At the
outset there was some doubt as to
whether they could be used as a basis
for the issue of national bank note cir
culation. Some bankers maintain that
a strict construction Of the national
banking act requires bonds as a Sc
not at first clear that the certificates
came strictly within the meaning Of
bond. The fact that the official cir
cular in regard to the Panama bonds
specifically stated that they would be
accepted as a basis for circulation,
while the circular relative to the GER
tificates omitted this statement, led to
further doubts on the question. Now,
however, 1t is the accepted view in
banking circles that the certificates can
be utilized as a basis for circulation,
but not for bank reserves. The advan
tage Of this use of the new issue for
circulation purposes is very great, not
only as a banking transaction, but as
means Of relieving the stringency as
felt by the public, since the bank note
circulation will speedily get into pub
lie use and thus put all end to the
present premium on money.
New York, November %: Poking
her nose through a curtain Of fog
that had hid the coast, her topmasts
lost from deck view in the enveloping
shroud. the biggest and the most luxu-
rious ship ever launched on any sea
finished in safety her maiden voyage
when at l1.03 o'clock a. m. the Cunard