Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-05-03
Straps and facts.


New York alone and practically all Of
that will be the share OF corporations
in New York city. According to the
estimate the tax will bring in a total
of about $22OOO,00O instead of the $25.-
600. 900 or $3O.OOO.OO0 which those who
framed the law expected. OF this
amount New York. it was estimated,
will pay close to s3,OOO.OOO. Illinois. it
was said. will probably be the next
largest contributor, with Massachusetts,
PENNSYLVANIA and Missouri in the order
given. The southwestern portion of the
country will not yield the amount eX-
pected. because many corporations do
ing business there. it has been found
are but branches of corporations whose
real habitat is in the east.
Memphis. Tenn, April 90: In u
statement issued today by the National
Ginner's association it is estimated that
the acreage planted to cotton in the
southern states on April 10Th mad oeeh
increased by en-tenths of one per
cent as compared with the same date
last year. IN the Atlantic states a
small increase is reported while the
valley states snow slight decrease be-
cause of the spread of the boil weevil.
Texas shows a slight increase and OK
lahoma about ten per cent, not as much
as indicated in March in either state.
This is explained by the scarcity OF
feed-stuffs increasing the acreage in
corn, oats and alfalfa. Reports to the
association show that 81 per cent of
the crop has been planted. The great
er part of the plants which were up be-
fore the recent cold weather were KILL
ed except in central and southern Texas
and il is estimated that 100000 acres
should be replanted. With average
weather a loss of ten per cent in yield
is predicted.
st. Louis, Mo, April 80: A nation
wide back to the farm movement. TO
be sponsored by philanthropists of the
United States, will be inausurated in
this city May s, at preliminary meet
ing Of interested parties, called by Gov
ernor Herbert s. Hadley. Governor
Hadley has been an ardent advocate
of a return of city dwellers to the farm
and for months has been working out
the details of a plan which he believes
will solve the high cost of living prob
lem and at the same time bring about
more scientific farming. He proposes
to organize the National Farm Homes
association. with the philanthropistS OF
gtA l. yNn1l n
farms, on easy payment. and instruc-
ton for worthy applicants who are
seeking to escape from the cities.
Prominent men are taking an active
part in the plan. Addresses will be
made at the preliminary meeting by
Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson, w. j.
Bryan. Jacob Riis, B. F. Yoakum. Ly-
man Abbott. Jane Adams, Joseph w.
Folk, Governor Hadley, immigration
Commissioner ]. H. Curran and others.
A committeeman from each state will
be named at the meeting and a call
will be issued for final meeting. at
which the association will be formally
organized.
Washington. April 80: In a message
accompanied by a detailed report from
the war department, President Taft on
Saturday sent to congress information
regarding the necessity for beginning
the fortifcation Of the Panama canal in
order to have it completed by 1915, the
date set for finishing the construction
of the canal. The reports accompany
ing the message do not give the exact
locations of the proposed Notifications,
but it is explained that this cannot be
furnished until information has been
obtained regarding the status and
availability of certain parcels of land
situated along the route of the canal
The armament for the proposed fortifi-
cations is enumerated as follows: Ten
l4-inch rifles twelve 6-inch rifles, and
twenty-five 12-incn mOrtars. The cost
is estimated in excess of fourteen mill
lion dollars. The report states that the
board has examined the ground at the
terminal of the canal and of territory
in the neighbOrhOOd on the canaTs
course with a view of selecting the best
and duty of the United States to de-
fend the work upon which it is eXpend-
ing such an enormous sum- the
president said in his message. An
adequate defense requires suitable for
tificatiOnS near the approaches to the
terminals. l am of the opinion that
such works as may be erected for the
defense of the canal should be COM
pleted. and ready for operation at the
time the canal itself is completed and
opened to the passage of vessels" the
president concludes.
"Details of the killing by cannibals,
on February ;. of the Rev. Horatio
Hopkins. and his assistant, the Rev.
Hector Laurie Mcpherson, missionaries
of the Presbyterian church on the Saw
age island in the Pacific. were brought
to MukilteO. Washington. on last Fri
day, by the barkentine Mary f. Win
kclman. just arrived from Tonga Is
lands in the South Seas While the
barkentine lay at Tangatabu. in the
Tonga Island. canoe load Of mission
natives from Savage Island arrived at
Fua. bringing news of the butchcry.
The natives said that Houkins and Nc
Pherson were teaching in the mission
building standing on the beach in the
little harbOr of Savage Island, when
two hundred uncOnverted SavageS,
bowling war cries and brandiShing
clubs and spears. descended on them
and took thirteen prisoners. The
missionaries had twenty natives in
training at the time. and only nine OF
them escaped. Both missionaries were
bound with thongs and left lying on
the beach in the tropical sun for sev
eral hours, while the savageS took tn"
native captives inland. The cannibals
then returned to the beach and carried
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