Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-15
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Walter G. Charlton administered
singing rebuke and dismissed Price
from duty as a juror, as unfit to serve
in that capacity. This is probably the
first instance Of the kind that has
come before Chatham county courts
Price declared he would be sworn on
the constitution of the United States
only. He told the judge he was sor-
Nv to say he was born in Savannah"
and the Judge told him "he was, too"
and he thought "every member OF the
community would share the senti-
ment." Judge Charlton today in
structed the clerk OF the court never
to include Frice when he was serving
prospective jurors for the court.
Chicago, February IL: Richard
T. Crane, the multi-millionaire man
ufacturer of Chicago, in volume
Just published, tells the results OF an
investigation into the methods, uses
and expenses Of higher education
of all kinds. He charges that the
millions spent annually on universe
ties, colleges, technical and agrlcul-
tural schools the law and medical
schools in general, are swallowed up
in one Of the most gigantic "swindles'
of the ages. Among other things, ne
SAYS: "The college men talk as
though they know all about every
other mans business and that they
could manage affairs better than the
business men themselves. College
professors and teachers are paid to
give advice on all subjects. ASK
s2.00o-a-year teachers and they tell US
how to turn out $1,000 and $4,000
a-year business men. Isn't 1t
bit strange that 1t never has occurred
to the smart college fellows to go into
business for themselves? Why draw
a small salary for telling young men
how to draw big salaries, If you are
capable Of drawing the big salary
yourselves?"
Washington, Feb. 13: Another i'm
portant congressional investigation,
that Of the high cost Of living, by the
senate committee, is expected to open
this week. Republican members OF the
committee will undertake to demon
strate that the tariff is not responsible
for the rise in prices, The question
as to whether the house committee OF
WAYS and means will undertake an
investigation Of the high cost OF liv-
ing, in view of the action Of the SEN
ate, is still undetermined. There is
no general demand for rival inquiry
as the senate's probe Is intended to
constitute a defense Of Republican
principles, and is designed for use In
the coming congressional elections.
Postal savings banks and appropria-
ton bills will take up practically the
entire week in the senate. In the
house the rivers and harbors bill will
probably occupy considerable time. 1t
Is unlikely that any Of the admins
tration bills will be considered in the
house this week. The Ballinger-Pin-
chot investigation is scheduled for re-
sumption tomorrow. The hearings on
the anti-option bill will be resumed
tomorrow.
Washington, February 13: Amer
leans must be thirsty nation, judging
from the imports Of drinkables as set
forth in a statement just issued by the
bureau Of statistics of the department
of commerce and labor. The United
States drank the essence Of more than
1000, 900, 900 pounds Of coffee In 1909
valued at $s6,00o,000. That was about
one dollars worth Of coffee for every
person in the United States. Tea is
not such a favorite. Only a little more
than 100,000,000 pounds, valued at
about s1S.00o.000. came in. But in
spirits, wines, ETC., the nation made Its
highest record for importation In
1909 and consumed foreign products
of that kind to the value Of more than
$26,0000,000, more than twice as
much as was imported in 1899. South
America supplied most Of the coffee.
Asia most of the tea and Europe most
of the wines and liquors. The United
States is the worlds largest coffee
drinker and Great Britain Is the
worlds greatest consumer Of tea. Ev-
cry person in the United States used
on the average Of IL pounds of coffee
during 1909, but the use Of tea re-
mained about unchanged from the
previous year.
Washington, February IA: The
young widows are coming in for their
share in Uncle Sans generosity In the
shape of pensions. The present pen
sion law grants annuity only to the
widows of the civil war who were
married before June, 1890. Many Of
the old soldiers have taken helpmates
since that date and for the last 20
years congress has been besieged in the
interest Of this multitude. There are
now between 10000 and $4,000 Of
them and the pressure has become so
strong that the senate committee on
pensions decided to meet today for
the purpose Of taking up the question.
1t is considered probable that favor
able report will be made within COM
paratively short time. The house COM
mittee also has agreed to consider the
subject and the intimations are that
the report from that committee will
also be favorable. If the bill should
become a law it would add from two
million to four million dollars to the
pension roll. There is special pro-
vision in the bill requiring that in or
der to become a beneficiary, any widow
must have lived with the soldier hus-
band at least three years. The re-
quirement is inserted in order to pro-
tect the veterans from the wiles of
women who might seek only to put
themselves in the way of becoming
subjects of Uncle Sans charitable
ministration. The bill has the sane
ton of the Grand Army of the Re-
public.
New York, February IL: IF the
enforcement of law is not competent,
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