Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-04-14
Scraps aud facts.

connection WIN the FARMERS Ouloh
has completed arrangements to hold
the remnant Of the 1907 cotton crop.
The Farmers Union cotton COM
panies the statement says, i'm Ten
nessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and Ala
bama have already perfected arrange
ments with bankers in those states to
finance every bale now held in Farm
ers' Union warehouses. Similar re-
suits. continues the statement, are be-
ing secured for cotton held by mem
bers of the Southern Cotton associa-
ton by the central headquarters and
state divisions, and at the larger CEN
tralized points. President Jordan
concludes his statement as follows:
II cannot too freely emphasize
again the imperative importance Of
cutting down the cotton acreage and
preventing a serious crisis next win
ter"
Boston, April 12: Fire devasted
more than one square mile OF the
manufacturing, business and tene-
ment district of Chelsea today entail
ing a loss estimated at fully $4,000
600. The fire started at 1910 a. m.
near the Boston Backing company'S
works on West Third street near the
Everett city line, and crossed the city,
a distance Of one mile and quarter to
Marginal, opposite the east Boston
shore. So far as can be learned there
was one fatality. Half hundred
persons were injured. Among the
buildings. burned were 13 churches
Frost Hospital, Children's Hospital,
City Hall, Fitz Public Library, five
school houses, a dozen or more fac
tories and about 800 tenements and
dwellings. The residential section of
the city where the wealthier class re-
side, escaped the flames. In the re-
tail section, through which the fire
passed, were 20 business blocks which
were destroyed. The United States
Marine Buildings were not damaged.
Charlotte, n. c., April 10: At
meeting of the executive committee
of the North Carolina Cotton Manu-
facturers' association here today it
was decided to recommend that the
mills embraced in the association as
we'll as all other Southern mills, shut
down for go days. This decision was
reached after a thorough discussion
of existing conditions in the Southern
states and the acute depression in the
price of yarns. Strong resolutions TO
this end were unanimously adopted.
The meeting, which was presided over
by President R. NJ. Miller, Jr., ex-of-
ficio chairman of the committee, was
enthusiastic and representative. The
meeting of the Southern Cotton Spin
ner's association, called to consider
the matter of curtailment, will assem-
BILE here April 18th and it is expected
that the Southern mills will fall in
line with the mills of this state. The
executive committee decided also to
hold the annual meeting of the asso-
citation at Wrightsville Beach, June
18th.
Washington, April 10: Admiral
Evans gunners have broken all rec
ords in target practice in Magdalena
Bay, according to an announcement
by Chairman Foss, of the house COM
mittee on naval affairs, during debate
on the naval appropriation bill in the
house today He said that if he were
to divulge confidential reports 1t
would be shown that no other navy in
the world could approach the United
States men-o'-warsmen for straight
and rapid shooting. Discussion of the
naval bill brought peace into the
house for the first time since the be-
ginning of the Democratic filibuster,
Instead of roll calls and clashes OF
leaders, the session was orderly Chair
man Foss and Representative Padgett,
of Tennessee, another member OF the
committee, defended the programme
of two instead of four warships. Rep
resentatives Favrot of Louisiana, and
McKinlay and Knowland, of Calitor-
MIA. pleaded for 1.-TWO ocean" navy.
Representative Bartholdt, of Missouri
advocated arbitration as a substitute
for a naval increase.
President Roosevelt last week sent
the shortest message to congress that
he has ever transmitted to that body,
calling attention TO the need of fur
ther legislative dealing with anarchy.
With the message was letter from
the attorney general giving the legal
phases of the question. The message
was as follows: Il herewith submit
letter from the department Of justice,
which explains itself. Under this
opinion l hold that existing statutes
give the president the power to prohio-
it the, postmaster general from being
used as an instrument in the commits
sion of crime-that is TO prohibit the
use of the mails for the advocacy of
murder, arson and treason. And l.
shall act upon such construction. IN
uuestionably there should be further
legislation by congress in this matter.
When compared with the suppression
of anarchy, every other question sinks
into insignificance. The anarchist is
the enemy of humanity, the enemy OF
all mankind. His is a deeper degree
Oh NIlClll any 'NiASA' -N' A'AA
migrant is allowed to come to our
shores if he is an anarchist. And no
paper published here or abroad should
be permitted circulation in this coun-
try if it propagates anarchiStic opin-
ions"
- Washington, April II: Declaring
that many members had gone navy
mad" when consideration of the naval
appropriation was resumed in the
house today Mr.. Gregg CTeX.) opposed
a great naval programme. He charged
that President Roosevelt had an unset
tied naval policy and that he was try
ing 10 force it upon congress. If. Mr..
Gregg said, the plea for four battle
ships was based on fear of conflict
with Japan, the presidents course had
been peculiar, because, he said, the re-