Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-27
Scraps and faets.

back at his work in the senate, Stlll
looking pale; but otherwise in good
spirits. Mrs. Lea, after the transfu-
sion experiment, revived rapidly, and
now seems to be growing steadily
stronger 1t is thought that she will
regain her health and strength.
- Washington, June "a: A new
record in the foreign commerce of the
United States, surprising that Of any
year in business history, was made
during the eleven months of the fiscal
year ending with May. During this
period the imports and exports of the
United States as compiled by the bu-
reau If statistics and announced to-
day amounted to $3,S12, ,3S3,5O6,
which exceeds the record year of 1908
by almost $3,000,0O0. The balance Of
trade in favor of American business
men from their foreign customers
amounts to 1901, 1,525,502 for the elev-
en- months. 1t is doubtful If the bal
ance Of trade at the end of the fiscal
year will equal that Of the previous
record made in 1908, which was $751;
431,554. The imports for May were
$13O,S24,241 and the exports $751;
l69,695. The imports for the eleven
months were 4O5,429,OO2 and the
exports $1,906, ,954,5O4.
THE Canadian reciprocity bill
emerged from it's first ordeal in the
senate last night unscathed. The
Root amendment proposing a modifi-
cation of the wood pulp and print pa
per section of the agreement was de-
feated by an overwhelming vote, az
ter several hours of debate. Friends
of the amendment were so satisfied OF
a defeat that a roll call on the vote
was not demanded. This leaves the
reciprocity measure open to the gen.
eral fight that is TO follow for amend
ment of important portions of the
Payne tariff law. Senator LaFollette
announced in a speech opposing the
Root amendment he would give to
the senate a chance to pass on gener-
al tariff amendments for free paper,
free lumber and lumber products and
for reductions in many other sched-
ules. Senator Clapp also announc-
ed his intention of offering a free pa
per amendment later, and other SEN
ators gave evidence Of their purpose
TO force from now on consideration
of tariff revision on the widest plan.
Washington, June 26: The United
States government will issue its one
millionth patent for an invention on
August / next, and the honor Will go
TO an inventor designated by President
Taft. Commissioner of Patents Ed
ward Bruce Moore has been looking
for some time to q celebration OF the
issuance Of a patent numbered one
million. 1t was hoped that this dis
tinguished number should go to some
epoch making invention. SeVeral
weeks ago President Taft received a
letter from an American inventor say
ing he had perfected device which ne
intended to patent and that he would
like to have the honor of receiving
number one million. The president
asked the commissioner to comply
with the request If 1t was not incompa-
tible with the regulations of the ofhce.
The commissioner reported to the pres
ident that the device was good and
would constitute valuable ADDITION
TO the list of American inventions and
that patent number one million would
be granted the inventor. The number
was placed in reserve and will be offi-
cially recorded on the first issue day OF
August.
Washington, June %: Approx
mately 100000 gallons Of liquors an
nally are shipped by express, princi-
pally from mail order houses, direct to
consumers in prohibition states. This
startling fact, says washington DIS
patch, was developed in an inquiry
conducted by the interstate commerce
commission into proposed changes in
excess classifications which resulted In
an advance of rates on packages con-
tanning liquors. The commission held
that the express requirement that IL
uuor containers should be packed In
corrugated paper cartoons was reason
able; but that the charge for transpor-
tation was based upon arbitrary weights
is pounds for gallon OF whisky
packed-was unreasonable, and that the
discrimination against stone jugs also
was unreasonable. Commissioner NC
Chord, who conducted the inquiry and
prepared the opinion of the commits
sion, points out that the industry di-
rectly concerned is that of the mail or
der liquor houses 1T was the spread
of the prohibition movement" the
opinion says, that gave vitality to
this character Of traffic in liquor. With
state wide prohibition came the inter-
state traffic in liquor. The decision
of the supreme court that this traffic
was interstate and, therefore, superior
TO interference by the state govern
ments, gave the industry tremendous
impetus, and established the express
companies as the carriers OF practl-
cally the whole of this traffic. Jack
sonville, Fla, probably the largest
shipping point for liquor in the south,
sends out between three and four thou
sand packages of one or two gallons
daily, or a total of about one and one
half million gallons a year Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, ships about $4,000 GAL
Ions; Richmond, Va, 546,729 gallons;
Petersburg 26S,12S gallons; Pensacola
267,76O; New Orleans 255,S56; Augusta
2l5,15O, and Norfork, Cairo, ILL.,, Empo-
ria, Va, Louisville, KY, Portsmouth,
Va, Roanoke, Va, and Savannah, Ga,
ship more than 100000 gallons each
annually. The movement is much
more active in the south than in other
sections of the country, partly because
- the extent of the prohibition terri
tory in that section, partly because
of the large quantities of cheap whisky
manufactured and shipped there for
the consumption of the negro popula-
ton" The opinion concludes with the
statement that although it is not the
intention of the commission to dwell
on the moral aspect of the question, it
is considered that the traffic has an
evil effect on, and is one of the i'm
portant factors in the race problem of
the south.
Washington, June %: Estimat-
ing that one out of five of the 100000
automobiles in use in the country is
employed in inter- state travel, Sena-
tor Simmons, Of North Carolina, to-
day expressed the opinion in a speech
in the senate that million dollars
annually can be raised for the i'm
provement of wagon roads by impos-
ing a license fee of SO each on such
machines. He also prophesied that the
Improvement of the roads would have
the effect of greatly increasing auto
mobile travelling and, therefore, of en-
hancing the fund. The proposition for
an inter- state tax on automobiles is
embraced in a bill of which the North
Carolina senator is the author, and