Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-07
Straps and 5aets.

Lusitania Of the Cunard line, reached
Quarantine in daylight on Thursday.
The gangplank went over the side at
the pier at West Fourteenth street at
ten minutes before eight, just two
hours later. The run Of 3,2S7 knots
from Daunt's Rock was made in four
days, eleven hours and forty-two min
utes, beating the record held by the
Mauretania on her last westward trip
of four days, fourteen hours and thir-
ty-eight minutes, a gain of two hours
and fifty-six minutes. The average
speed was 25.S5 knots an hour, as
against that Of the Mauretania OF
1854 knots, which leaves the Lusita-
mia only two more records to break.
These are the fastest days steaming,
which is SIS knots, and the fastest
average speed, $3.50 knots made by
the Mauretania over the eastward
course on the long track.
Los Angeles, Cal, September 4:
In an address before the City club to-
night, Clifford Pinchot, chief of the
forestry bureau, said he did not desire
to talk on forestry, but would like to
talk about conservation Of natural re-
sources, which, he said, was one OF
the greatest movements Of the times.
''The lines in this country are being
pretty closely drawn between those
who stand for good government and
those who stand for special privileges"
he said. The square deal is what we
seek in the controversy between the
people and the moneyed interests. I
feel that the time has come for men
to stand UP and be counted. We shall
come to see that this conservation
movement Is not entirely concerned
with the monopoly on resources. The
men who control the natural re-
sources of the country should be con-
trolled by the whole people" Mr.. Pin
chot said that the same point OF view
which made 1t appear that forests
should be preserved also makes 1t
clear that coal waste should be stop
ped, water power developed and lands
irrigated. This same point Of view
goes straight on and applies to the
great total Of national efficiency. Con-
tinuing, Mr.. Pinchot said: These are
the Roosevelt policies. they are the
Taft policies"
Mexico City, September 2: Stimuli
taneously with the arrival at Monte
rey Wednesday night from Galena OF
Gen. Bernado Reyes came the Federal
announcement that Gen. Mier, under
secretary of war, would proceed to
Monterey on a special car to take
charge Of the relief work made neces-
sary there by the recent flood. This is
considered direct slap at Gen. Reyes
by the Federal government, for Reyes
is the governor Of the state Of Nuevo
Leon, of which Monterey is the CAPT.
tai. The state governments are con-
tributing literally towards the relief
fund, and it is believed that $4,000
will be raised from these sources. Re-
ports received from points which have
been cut off from communication since
Saturday indicate that eight towns In
Nuevo Leon were wholly or partially
destroyed. Among these are Mier,
Bravo, Camarago, Rayones, Galena
and Victoria. Some two dozen points
are yet to be heard from and grave
fears are felt that with the restoration
of communication further destruction
of life and loss of property will be
chronicled. Every life in Tula would
have been lost had not many Of the
inhabitants been forewarned and fled
to the hills. The first estimate OF a
property loss of s3O,000,000 and Of
1000 fatalities as result Of the floods
may be under the mark. The high
ways over the northern end of the
state have been destroyed and it may
be weeks before the telegraphic sys-
tenn is restored to it's normal status.
Copenhagen, September 4: "Once
Is enough for any man. I will never
return to the north pole. A single ex-
perience I have just passed through
will suffice for a life time" This was
practically the first answer Of DR..
Frederick A. Cook, the discoverer Of
the north pole, to a volley Of ques-
tions fired at him by regiment Of
newspaper men who boarded the Hans
Egede as she steamed into the harbor
at $50 o'clock this morning. DR.. Cook
admits that the nature Of the moving
ice covering the site of the pole will
probably remove the evidences he left
there April 81 and %, 1908, but he
states that his records Of observations
when presented to scientific men will
wipe out all skepticism. He says he
first planted staff on the site Of the
pole and then raised the American
flag. There, on that God forsaken
spot I realized as never before the
meaning of patriotism and the love of
the flag" Seeing that the flag would
be whipped to shreds by the wind he
took it down and placed it in brass
cylinder which he placed on the staff.
DR.. Cook said he spent practically all
Of two days taking observations. He
had a sextant, pocket watch, three
chronometers, and more modern in
struments than were ever used by an
explorer in the extreme north. 1 ver-
flied all observations carefully and am
confident that accuracy and complete
ness Of the record will satisfy the sci
entific world" DR.. Cook talked to
newspaper men but a few minutes.
The gangplank was lowered at ten
o'clock and a welcome, the most unique
in the worlds history, accorded that
discoverer. The entire population of
the city seemed to be at the pier with
thousands who journeyed from all
over Europe. For fifteen minutes the
crowd cheered wildly. The police were
necessary to force a way through the
surging throng to take the discoverer
to an automobile and carry him to the
Phoenix hotel. The auto made slow
progress through the crowded streets
and there was wild cheering by the
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