Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-08-20

Charlotte, n. c., August 10. Inc
Mecklenburg Agricultural conference
has been organized here for the pur-
pose of holding annually, conference
at which subjects Of vital importance
to the farmers Of the Piedmont Sec
ton of North and South Carolina Will
be discussed by the highest authori-
ties on the given subjects in the coun-
try. The first conference will be held
September 1, and the. subjects to De
discussed then have been selected as
follows: "Soil Renovation and Res
toration, including the growing OF
Legumes and Cattle-Raising," The
Rural Telephone" and 'The Growing
of Small Grains" Through Senator
Lee s. Overman the services OF Dr.
Seaman A. Knapp and DR.. w. j. Spill
man, of the United States department
of agriculture, have been secured as
speakers, and the programme Is not
vet complete A first class brass oand
will be secured to furnish music on
the occasion and everything will be
done for the comfort Of the crowd.
The conference will be held in the au-
ditorium and between $500 and S,oVo
farmers and business men are expect
ed to attend.
A bill has been introduced in the
Alabama legislature by Representative
Thompson, to prevent the sale OF coca
cola or "any drink or syrup containing
caffeine" The bill makes violation
of its provisions a misdemeanor pun
ishabIe with a fine Of from 500 to
$500 and chaingang sentence OF six
months. The bill is as follows: A bill
to be entitled an act to prohibit the
sale, giving away or otherwise dispos-
ing Of coca-cola, or any substitute
therefor, or the selling, giving away
or otherwise disposing of any drink
containing caffeine. Sec1 l. Be 1t en-
acted by the legislature Of Alabama,
That 1t is hereby unlawful for any
person to sell. offer for sale or to give
away or otherwise dispose of coca
cola in the shape Of drinks or syrup
in Alabama; or to sell, offer for sale,
give away or otherwise dispose OF
substitute for coca-cola by any name
whatsoever, or to sell, give away or
offer for sale or otherwise dispose or
any drink or syrup containing caf-
feline. Any person violating the provi-
sions Of this act shall be guilty OF
misdemeanor and upon conviction
shall be punished by a fine Of not less
than 800 nor more than $500 for
each offense, and may also be sem
fenced to hard labor for six months.
New York, August 10: Thirty
eight aeroplanes have been entered in
the aviation competitions which Will
commence next Sunday at Rheims,
and further information received to-
day from abroad indicates that all
records for long distance flights will
fall. The names of the pilots for the
various aeroplanes, which will COM
pete for the prizes, have not yet been
announced. Besides the valuable cups
which have been offered for the
events, 100000 francs have been put
up as prizes. Aviation week at Rheims
will open next Sunday with the French
elimination races for the international
aviation cup, offered by James Gordon
Bennett, and the Aero club Of France
will select three pilots, making the
best flights, to represent 1t in the big
race. The distance Is twenty kilome-
ters, or twice around the aerodrome.
The final contest for the Bennett club
will take place on August 2S. Besides
the elimination ract for the Bennett
cup on Sunday, there will be the open
ing contests for the Prix de La Vi
tesse, which is distance Of thirty kilo-
metres, and four prizes will be distrib-
uted to the machines making the
best time around the course. Six
prizes will be awarded to six aero
planes travelling the longest distance
without re-charging. All through the
week contests for these various prizes
will be held and the flights will take
place between 10 o'clock in the morn
ing and in the evening.
1t is announced that Lord Kitch-
ener, the conqueror Of the Mahdi
and the commanding officer whose
iron hand quenched the last spark of
South African independence, has been
recalled from India, where he has
held the position Of commander-in-
chief Of the English forces for five
years, to become inspector general Of
the English troops in the Mediterra-
mean. In this capacity Lord Kitchen
er will enjoy general supervision over
all the English troops in Egypt as
we'll as of the garrisons at Gibraltar,
Malta and elsewhere. The position Is
considered, perhaps the most impor-
tant in the whole English army and
was recently held by the duke Of Con-
naught, the brother Of the king. Upon
assuming his duties Lord Kitchener
will be promoted to the highest grade
in the English army, that of Field
Marshal. 1t is also stated that he is
the youngest English officer who ever
attained this rank. He is just fifty
nine years of age and is reported to
have all the vigor of a man of forty.
1t is claimed by English writer's that
Lord Kitchener is today the ablest
soldier now ready to take the field any
where in the world. Lord Roberts
and Lord Wolsey, both of Great Brit
ain, are soldiers of merit, but both
are now verging on fourscore, and
neither will ever command another
army in the field. All the great men
of the Franco-Prussian war are dead.
Russia did not produce even one SOL
dier of unusual merit in her war with
Japan, unless it was Gen. Kodorodent-
ko, who fell inside the defenses at
Port Arthur. In Japan, Marshal Oy-
anna, Is now an old man. Some Of the
other army commanders are still Wig
orous, however. Gen. Nogo, we be-
lieve, is dead, but Gen. Kuroki and
Gen. Nodzu still command Japanese
troops in Korea. The history Of the
Russia japanese war has not yet been