Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-30
Straps and facts.

q crisis in the attalrS OF lne lSldilu
republic by February. Officials of the
state and war departments have been
kept in close touch with affairs In
Cuba since the evacuation by Ameri-
can troops, less than three years ago.
Within the last six months reports
and information received from Amel-
can representatives in the island have
indicated that the Cuban government
was not substantial and could exist
but a few months longer. WITHIN
the last three weeks the reports have
been so discouraging that the war
department has felt the necessity OF
keeping 5000 troops within thirty
six hours embarkation point.
THAT Postmaster Hitchcock is de-
termined to put the postoftice depart
ment on a self sustaining basis is evil
denced in the annual report Of the
third assistant postmaster general
made public last Tuesday. Though
the expenditures of the department
for the past year are in excess or the
receipts. there is a marked decrease
for the past year when compared with
those of a year ago. The total postai
receipts for the fiscal year 1910 ag-
gregated s224.12S,657.62. This is an
increase of s20,566,274.55 or 1910 per
cent when compared with those of the
preceding year. The expenditures for
the past year amounted to $229,sT'-
224.5O. an excess of expenditures over
receipts of $5,S4S,566.SS. To this def
icit should be added the sum of S32,-
915.07, lost by burglary, fire, bad debts
etc, making a total deficit of $5,SSl,-
4S1.95, a decrease of $ll,59S,2SS.oZ
when compared with the deficit of the
fiscal year 1909.
In the early part of this year a
committee of English physicians and
disease specialists was formed for the
purpose of investigating pellagra ana
its causes. The theory was advanced
that the disease was not caused, as
Is generally supposed, by eating de-
cayed corn, but that it was caused by
some biting fly. DR.. Sambon, VINO
advanced the theory, was sent py
the committee to Italy to search Tor
proofs for or against his theory. He
has recently made a full report of his
Investigations He claims TO have es-
tablished the following facts: Cd
That pellagra is not due to the eating
of maize, either sound or deteriorated,
as hitherto almost universally be-
lieved; CD that it has a striking pc
culiar and well-defined Typographical
distribution; CD that its endemic foci
or stations" have remained exactly
the same in many places for at least
a century; (4) that its stations are
closely associated with streams of
running water, and 60 that minute
blood-sucking fly. Of the genus Simul-
ium, is in all probability the agent by
which pellagra is conveyed.
The coming congressional reap
portionment, says a Washington dis
patch. will provide for a total men,
bership of 435 in the house of repre-
sentatives according to present indi-
cations. This would mean a member
to every 211,700 Of population. MI
Crumpacker, chairman of the house
committee on census, and some OF his
associates have been digesting the sta
tistical calculations recently compiled
by the census bureau to show the ef-
feet of various systems Of apportion-
ment on the representation Of the diff
ferent states. OF the 16 members or
the committee IL members are from
states which would lose one or more
representatives If the present number
of members of the entire house is
maintained in the light of the popula-
ton shown by the census just COM
pleted 1t is likely that these states
will not only be protected but as Mr..
Crumpacker and others believe, that
an increase to 435 will solve the prob
lem before the house, that being the
least number that will save every
state from any loss in the numerical
strength of it's delegation at Washing
ton.
Last Monday was generally cele-
brated throughout New York city as
Christmas. There were feasts for the
poor and needy by the score and dis
tribution Of gifts and good things at
charitable institutions where services
were not observed Friday. Twelve
hundred and fifty little mothers where
only a thousand had been expected,
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ceum at the annual dinner given by
Frank Tilford to the tenement chill
dren who have to care for their little
brothers and sisters while their moth
ers work After the children had eat
en- everything in sight, each was pro-
vided with a school Satchel containing
a dressed doll, box of candy, pair
of stockings and a picture book. Five
thousand families were provided with
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thousands of little folks were made
happy with tops, candy and oranges.
The distribution took place at the
Grand Central Palace, under the di-
rection of Miss Evangeline Booth,
commander Of the Salvation Army In
the United States. The volunteers of
America did not serve dinner in hall
but, distributed 500 baskets from
headquarters in Ninth avenue.
Demands will be made upon con-
gress it is said. for an investigation
of the wireless telegraph situation in
the United States. Letters are being
sent to members asking that the mat
ter be taken up. These letters charge
that a conspiracy was set on foot to
destroy the United States Wireless
Telegraph company because its pres
ent officers would not surrender So
100000 worth of stock When con-
gress reassembles next week formal
request will be made for the appoint
ment of a committee in each branch
with authority to summon witnesses
and inspect the books of all wireless
companies. The petitions that will
be filed with congress will set forth
evidence already on file with the post
master general and the attorney gem
eral. In some of the documents al
ready filed the specific charge is made
that some companies have been al
lowed to do business while others
have been denied the privilege al
though proceeding in precisely the
same manner as those unmolested.
Clement H. Congdon Of Philadelphia,
as the representative of c. c. Will
son. president Of the United Wireless
Telegraph company, came to this city
tonight to confer with agents of the
department of justice with reference
TO apprehending several men con-
nected with another wireless company