Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-01-21
Scraps and facts.

senate yesterday against any action
of the United States government look
ing toward honoring the distinguished
Confederate general Members OF
congress passing through Statuary
Hall saw the extraordinary addition
to the statues of huge bouquet Of
flowers adorning that Of Gen. Lee.
These statesmen commented upon the
departure, but those who had expect
ed to hear criticism on the part OF
senator's who opposed in the upper
house the reception Of the statue were
disappointed. Investigation revealed
that the bouquet bore a card reading:
MRS. George W. Boiling, R. E. Lee
Chapter, United Daughters Of the
Confederacy, Falls Church, Va" At
taches of the capitol declared that the
placing of the flowers on statue In
the hall Of Fame in honor Of the birth
day of the man thus commemorated,
marked a precedent. Not single
employee remembers similar occur
renee.
Tampa, Fla, January 1S: That ne
had not worked in two years; that ne
has made several trips to New Orleans,
Paterson. N. j.. and even one to italy,
and that he has always had money
bought property and has not labored In
four years, were strong chains in the
evidence welded against Castenge
Ficarrotta here today on trial for the
murder of G. Ficarrotta. alleged to
have been the victim Of the same
Black Hand plot that cost other citi-
zens of Tampa their lives. sensa-
ton was sprung when Hugh McFar-
lane, a leading financier Of Tampa, tes-
titled that Ffcarrotta had come to him
and offered to kill any man ne wanted
for $500. McFarlane said that he led
the man on and practically made ar
ranzements with him to commit q
crime lust to see II he was in earnest.
Otner witnesses testified to Ficarrotta's
connection with DR.. Grana, who fled
the country over a year ago, follow
ing a series Of attempted ambuscades,
in one of which he was shot. 1t was
also brought out that following the
murder of G. Ficarrotta. 5000 was found
in the defendants house after he had
been unable to pay his taxes a few
days previous. Ficarrotta was nerv-
Gus throughout the giving Of evidence,
and there is strong belief that he will
tell Of those higher up who are sus-
pected.
Striking a blow at the alleged man
ipulation Of slaughter house products
and the effect on the high cost Of liv-
ing, the Crumpacker bill, providing for
enumerating at the coming census of
all cattle, calves, sheep, lambs, hogs,
goats and kids slaughtered, was order
ed favorably reported last Tuesday by
the house census committee. The bill
provides for a full census Of hides to
show increases in number and prices
and to determine whether these prod |
ucts are under the control Of COM |
bination to affect market prices. The
small country slaughtering houses as
well as the big packing houses would
be affected. The committee purposes
Of the increased cost Of living and the
high prices Of hides" said Chairman
Crumpacker, ''in reporting the bill, 1t |
is important to know relatively the |
number Of animals slaughtered and the |
hides produced in the large packing |
establishments and the number of ami
mails slaughtered and hides produced
on the farm and in the small butcher |
ing establishments. 1t Is also import |
ant to know whether there Is short |
age of food animals or whether the
price Of the products may be affected |
by the percentage that is slaughtered |
and controlled by the large establish
ments. This census can be taken by |
special agents at comparatively small
costs" Census Director Durand has |
suggested that there should be speedy |
action on the measure.
Agreeing that there should be uni
formity in state laws affecting not only |
commercial matters, but likewise those |
that pertain to the well being Of the
individual, the Civic Federation at its
final session held in Washington, D. c..
last Wednesday. adopted quite num-
ber Of resolutions. Among them |
were those recommending to the gov
ernors the adoption Of uniform laws
for the protection Of children employ |
ed in industries: favoring a uniform |
insurance code for adoption by the sew
eral states: uniform legislation on the
subject of gathering and preservation |
of vital statistics, indorsins the con-
servation of American forests and re-
ferring the same to the committee on
uniform state laws. The conference |
further adopted a resolution recon-
mending to the governors Of the states. |
and to the states thesmelves that the
workmen's compensation acts, fail to the |
employer and employees, and just to the |
state, be uniformly substituted for the |
present system of employers liability |
for injuries received in and arising out |
of the course of employment. reso-
luton was passed recommending to the |
respective states consideration Of the |
development of water powers and their |
regulation on non-navigable streams, |
with a view to bringing about uniform
cooperation between each state and
the Federal government in the develop |
ment and control of water powers. The
conference authorized the appointment |
of a committee of fifteen on reform
Of legal procedure for the purpose of
cooperation with the committee Of the
American Bar association to suggest |
remedies and formulate proposed laws
to prevent unnecessary delay in litiga-
ton.
At the aviation field at Los Angeles,
Cal, last Tuesday, Louis Paulnan, the
we'll known French aviator, made in a |
Farman biplane, the most remarkable |
flight that had gone upon the record |
I'D to that time. There was great |
crowd out, as usual, to witness the fly
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