Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-04-06
Scraps aud facts.

sions created by President Roosevelt.
This referee board, headed by Presi-
dent Remsen Of Johns Hopkins uni
versity, was appointed by President
Roosevelt to consider appeals from the
decisions Of DR.. Wiley in pure food
cases. It was asserted in congress that
there was no authority or cause for the
appointment Of this board and no ap-
preparation for the payment OF Its
members was made. If the board is
abolished. DR.. Wiley will again become
supreme in authority on all matters
connected with the pure food laws.
Representative Coudrey Of Mis-
souri,, has introduced bill making 1t
a misdemeanor for any one to make
any fraudulent representations in an
advertisement, such as bankrupt
damaged goods" and fire" sales when
the goods offered for sale are not a
part of a damaged or bankrupt stock.
The bill is wide in its scope. 1t re-
sembles the pure food law in that 1t
requires advertisements Of all goods to
state precisely the materials contain
ed In the goods. Advertisements OF
claims to superior professional skill, or
offers Of mo cure, no pay" money
back IL not cured" or contract Of
cure" offered, or false statements OF
any kind, come under the prohibitions
of the bill, as do those containing ficti-
tious testimonials. Violations are pun
ishable by fine Of not less than 800.
Each days continuance Of the publica-
ton of such an advertisement is con-
stituted separate offence.
London News: Probably the Oldest
soldier in the world. Andrei Niko-
laistsch Schmidt, who Is aged 120 ana
fought In the Russian army during the
Napoleonic wars, recently arrived In
st. Petersburg with the object Of see
ing the tsar, says the Daily Mails st.
Petersburg correspondent. Though the
newspapers have heard nothing Of 1t,
I am told by a palace official that
Schmidt was granted a private audi
ence Of the tsar. Schmidt was extreme
ly proud, and despite his immense age
he bore himself with martial air
He was introduced into the tsar's study
and his majesty received the vet
eran with extreme kindness. Schmidt
answered several questions, but finally
overwhelmed with emotion, he broke
down and burst into tears. The tsar
made the old soldier some valuable
presents and presented him to the
tsarevltch and to one Of the little grand
duchesses. after this happiness" old
Schmidt declared, Il can die in peace"
New York. April 3: The publication
today over the country Of the intro
duction by Representative Murdock OF
Kansas Of a bill to call upon twenty-six
states to repay the government S2S,-
100000 distribution during Andrew
Jackson's administration, was followed
Immediately with a flood Of kilograms
to members, senators and newspaper
correspondents for more light on the
subject. In 1886 there was a surplus
in the Federal treasury Of thirty-eig
million dollars. Congress authorized
the distribution among tfe states upon
the promise to repay upon the demand
of the secretary Of the treasury. After
the tweaty-eight million were distri-
buted, congress passed another law,
postponing the payment OF the fourth
installment, and incorporating a "jok-
er" proviso that money tc be distributed
be subject to the demand Of congress in
stead Of the secretary Of the treasury
The distribution among some OF the
southern states, Is as follows: South
Carolina $1,051,000 Georgia $1,o51,00o,
Mississippi s3s2.0oo.
In New York last Saturday, thirty
thousand people witnessed the running
of the greatest Marathon ever run In
America, and in all except in the point
of number Of the contestants, the
greatest ever held anywhere. The con-
test was held in the National baseball
park. Henri st. Yves, France, won;
Dorando Pietri, Italy, second; John j.
Hayes, New York, third, and Matthew
Maloney, Yonkers, New York, fourth.
Tom Longboat, the Canadian Indian,
quit the track in the twentieth mile,
and Alfred Shrubb Of England. gave
UP in the twenty-fifth mile. Both were
completely exhausted in trying to keep
up the terrific pace, set by the French
man. st. Yves Is almost unknown. He
figured but little in the forecast Of the
race. He covered Marathon distance
Of 26 miles, 3S5 yards in two hours
forty minutes, fifty and three -fifths
seconds. This was a remarkable per-
formance under the conditions and ST.
Yves finished with a sprint in good
condition. st. Yves took $4,000 Of the
prize money, Dorando $4,000, Hayes
$1,500, and Maloney $1,000.
Denouncing the twenty-three Dem
ocrats Of the house who voted with
Speaker Cannon and singing out Rep
resentative Fitzgerald Of New York
as one Of the worst, William ]. Bryan
says in his Commoner: 1.-THE action Of
Speaker Cannon in selecting Congress-
man Fitzgerald as the minority men,
ber Of the committee on rules was
gross violation of the rules and usages
Of the house Of representatives. If any
one Is appointed to committee as a
Democrat he ought to be representative
of his party, and Speaker Cannon knew
that Mr. Fitzgerald was not only not
a representative Of his party, but that
he openly and notoriously betrayed his
party into the hands Of the Republi-
cans. If Mr.. Fitzgerald's services to
the Republican party entitled him to a
place on the committee on rules he
ought to have been put on in the place
of Republican and not as Democrat.
1t is adding insult to injury to put him
on tn committee over the protest of
the Democrats and then use his ap-
pointment to deny to the Democrats