Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-01-14
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Nearly half a billion dollars
worth of trade is at stake In game
of diplomacy now in progress be-
tween America and Germany, ana
the issue will be known within
month, says a Washington dispatch.
On February z, in accordance with
the notice given Germany last April
the reciprocity arrangement under
the terms of the Dingley tarih with
Germany expires, and simultaneously
the general tariff rates Of that coun-
try will apply to all imports from
America, unless in the meantlme'
Knox and the German ambassador
reach mutually a satisfactory under
standing. It is now indicated that
this understanding is beyond attain
nent and that it will be only after
a bitter and costly struggle that the
two nations can settle their diner
ences and restore trade to norman
conditions.
President Taft on Wednesday ap-
nointed Henry S. Graves, director OF
the Yale forest school, as forester OF
the United States to succeed Ginoro
Pinchot and Albert F. Potter, at pres
ent acting forester, as assistant Tor
ester Both men have served under
Mr.. Pinchot, and both are IN SYM
pathy with his policy Of administra-
ton. It was largely through Mr.
pinchot's efforts mat the Yale forest
school was established, and Mr.
Graves went from the post of assist
ant chief of the division Of forestry
under Mr.. Finchot to become dlrec-
tor of the school in 1900. Mr.. Graves
graduated from Yale in 1892. He was
trained in forestry in this country
and ir Europe. Mr.. Graves Will take
nm his duties as forester February 1.
Mr.. Potter, the new assistant Tor
ester, who succeeds Overton W.
Price. Is a native of California and
has spent all Of his life in the west
until he became a member OF the
forestry staff nine years ago.
Los Angeles, Cal, January II:
Louis Paulhan, the French avia-
tor. broke all records for altitude In
the Farman aeroplane today. 1t is
estimated he reached more than A.
900 feet AS the methods OF meas
urements were not exact, this may De
questioned, but 1t is certain ne exceed
ed Hubert Latham's record, which
was between 1,400 and 1900 feet. The
instrument on Paulhan's machine
registered his greatest height at 4,6oo
feet. Judges record Paulhan's alti-
tude, which will be sanctioned offici-
ally at approximately 5000 feet. HIS
time in the air was SO minutes, As l-5
seconds. The time Of descent was
seven minutes thirty seconds. When
he descended, Paulhan was taken by
friends to the grandstand where ne
barred his head to the thunderous ap-
plause Of an excited crowd. Paulhan
gave the crowd another treat earlier
in the afternoon. The balloon New
York. in which was Nine. Paulhan,
drifted toward aviation camp. Paul
han, when he saw it, sprang into his
machine and darted off. Then Beachey
and Knabenshue, on dirigibles, also
started toward the New York. But
Paulham arose six hundred feet, ap-
preached the balloon close enough to
hail his wife, and darting down, paid
his respects to Beachey and Knabe-
shue. Z.
Washington, Jan. IL: The an
cient custom in the house Of repre-
sentatives which has been in use over
80 years was overturned today by Rep
resentative Dwight of New York, the
Republican whip, when he instructed
the pair clerks to cease pairing Re-
publican members except under pre-
scribed conditions. This move is de-
clared by Democrats and insurgents
to be a move against the latter and
intended to give the organization ad-
ditional leverage when close votes
occur. Representative Garner OF
Texas, temporary Democratic whip,
stated Dwight had instructed the
clerks to make no pairs without his
approval. This Dwight denies, but
as a result Garner will invoke a
counter move, hitherto unobserved,
that members be required to make
their pairs in writing at the speak
er's desk. For many years it has
been the custom to allow pairs at any
time without question. Under
Dwight's orders, he will be able to
control the voting of absentees or
those desiring to be paired, which
will not be to the advantage of the
house insurgents, since he is work
ing with the regulars. The move of
the Democrats, if successful, will re-
suit in limiting pairing as we'll as
perhaps multiplying the efforts of Re-
publicans to embarrass the insur-
gents. 1t will also aid any insurgent
him to arrange pairs by going to the
speakers desk.
The statistics of crime for the past
year have just been issued, showing
a slight improvement. The suicide
record, which had shown an alarm
ing increase each year, has at last
taken a turn for the better and is
marked by a small decrease, the num-
Der being 10,230, as compared with
1852 in 1908. The proportion of
suicides as between men and women
remains about the same as last year,
the record this year being 7.2O1,
males and 3,O27 females. There also
was a decrease in the number Of hon.
icides, the total being S,103. or $40
less than last year. A decade ago
the homicides for the year numbered
more than 10000. But a significant
feature of the statistics Of the past
year was the large number of muir
ders by highwaymen, the total reach
ing only three less than 900. Sr lS5
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