Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-07
Scraps and facts.

day Yesterday labOrcrS were buSN en-
tinguishing the smouldering bales of
cotton belonging to the Southern Cot
ton Oil company which caught fire late
Saturday afternoon. fresh force re-
lieved the fire fighters last night. Al
though there is no danger of another
conflagratiOn, many of the bales are
still burning and the wOrkmen have
been picking out the damaged parts OF
the bales. A hose was kept ready TO
pour on a stream at any time and at
intervals yesterday water was thrown
into the crevices in the big pile still
under the shed. There were 500 or
more bales of waste cotton under the
shed when it caught Saturday after
noon and practically every bale under
the shed was burned To some extent
and all were damaged by water. IT
is supposed that a spark from pass
ing shifting engine ignited the cotton.
The company has its own water sys-
TEN and the city fire department was
dismissed after the fire was well under
control. 1t is estimated that the loss
will be from $4,000 to $4,000, which
is fully covered by insurance.
-Chas. X. Hamilton, a flying ma
chine expert, has closed a contract
with the war department. to give
demonstration of the possibilities OF
fiving machine in war, during the mil
itary encampment of regulars and Ma
tional Guardsmen at Chickamauga
Park, June % to "a. Hamilton Will
drop shells loaded with dynamite and
nitroglycerin from the air while flying
a quarter of a mile above the earth
at a speed of fifty miles an hour. An
area of two miles square will be lald
out with dummy Notifications. bat
teries. arsenals, bridges, trains and
troops and these will be used as targets
which the aviator will try to destroy
with his bombs. Previous TO the DEM
onstration by Hamilton of the practi-
cability of the aeroplane as machine
of destruction, Lieut.. Foulois, IN
Wright machine and Hamilton In
Curtiss machine, and other army OFF,
GERS in a dirigible balloon will demon
strate the practicability of these air
ships in war as scouts for picking out
positions and numbers of opposing ar
mics, the disposition of batteries, etc.
This will be the first test of the hylng
machine in the game of war and Will
he watched with close attention by
army officers throughout the world.
Philadelphia Bulletin: Secretary
Knox deserves credit for winning
victory for American interests in chi
ma. The bankers of the United states
are to share equally with England
france and Germany in providing
100000, 600 to promote the construc-
ton of a railroad in the Celestial En-
pire. The sum involved is not large
in fact. the share of the American
bankers, which is $7,500.0OO, is less
than the bond issues of our large mu-
nicipalities-but the prestige attained
may be highly useful hereafter
Throughout the negotiations, covering
fifteen months, China has welcomed
American participation in the railroad
loan. The British government oppos-
ed the admission of American bankers,
on the ground that an agreement had
already been reached by three Euro
pean governments and China, and that
an attempt to reopen the question
might result in failure OF the nego-
tiations. France and Germany echoed
this sentiment, and added that the ad-
mission of the United States would de-
crease he share of each participant,
but Mr.. Knox stood firm. China Of
fers a great field for the investment of
outside money In spite Of our eXclu-
sion of her subjects we are regarded
by her government today with less
suspicion probably than any other ma
ton. This regard may have been fos-
tered largely by the return of large
portion of the indemnity due us for
the Boxer outrages. At any rate, as
an entering wedge, the $7,5OO,OOO in
vestment of the American bankers in
the railroad may go far toward en-
hancing our trade with China, and II
this be "shirt-sleeve" diplomacy, then
such diplomacy is to be commended
y New York, June 5: There are so
many young men COursing about the
country in automobiles and their
pleasures absorb such a large share
of the productive capital of the coun-
try that Chancellor James r. Day of
Syracuse university believes it is be-
coming a question if the automobile
is not a curse to the country. The
chancellor was speaking TO the grad
uating class of the university today on
self f-sacrifice and self-denial and he
chose the automobile as a broad and
apparent illustration" of a luxury that
too often is not sacrificed. Young
mechanics and clerks and business
men," he said who need all of their
capital, are mortgaging their homes by
the thousands and losing their posi-
tions often by their infatuation with
this form of pleasure. 1t is said that
about five hundred million dollars are
invested in the automobile trade and
this enormous capital is nom -produc-
tive. | know the criticism that Will be
sure To come because ol NHdl Will "'
called an attack on a great industry
but | address myself to the abuse of
self-indulgence in a good thing. l
emphasize self-denial." Lack of self
denial is accountable, the chancellor
believes, for a lower marriage rate.
IF you want to know" he said, why
men marry less than of old. perhaps
the secret is in the false whim OF sup
porting a wife. He cannot afford 10
support a wife, the bachelor says. No
woman ought to consent 10 be such
wife The greatest woman is the wo-
man who brings 10 a man home. She
is greater than the suffragettc OF the
female temperance lecturer
Augusta, Ga, June /: According to
persistence rumOrS here the congress-
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