Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-10-17
Straps and faets.

Kansas City IN SIX ana One-ndlI uouIS'
Ten thousand people, nearly twice the
population of this little town, gave
the aviator a welcome. Rodgers flew
today in the face of stiff breeze.
Twice he was compelled to descend
for gasoline; once at Moran, Kan, and
once at Russell Creek, twenty five
miles north Of Vineta. Rodgers total
flying time was 271 minutes. He spent
one hour and thirteen minutes at Mo-
ran, where he stopped for lunch. AT
Parsons, Kan, he battled with storm
at the height of nearly thousand rect.
His machine bobbed like feather IN
the wind Rodgers finally left his
course and passed around the storm.
At Russell Creek he landed for gaso-
line in the face of a thirty-nile gale.
He will leave this city az o'clock to-
morrow, bound for Muscogee, eighty
miles south. where he expects to land
at o'clock. He hopes to reach Fort
Worth, Tex. before dark Sunday.
Eugene Zimmerman, father of the
Duchess of Manchester, and million
aire, discussed at the Chicago Busl-
ness Mems club last Friday night. the
hard life of a millionaire. Nobody
loves a millionaire" he said. once
millionaires were the popular heroes
of the nation-the brilliant exemplars
set up for youth to follow. But now
everybody Is throwing bricks or max
ing laws to hurl at the rich. The mil
lionaire, following the instinct OF SELF
protection, has taken back seat IL s
awful. The millionaire darent snow
his head in government AFFAIRS any
more for somebody is around ready TO
throw something. All we can do these
days is to vote. Is a millionaire sent
to the senate? Well, right Off some
body accuses him Of buying his seat.
Is he given a cabinet position? Well,
no president dare do such thlng IL
he values his political life. A million
aire has no chance any more. instead
of sending successful men OF affalrs 10
Washington and to our state leglsla-
lures to make our laws, we are send.
ing men who could not run peanut
stand-political incompetents, who can
get the votes. The corporations are
being hampered by too much legisla-
tion."
REPORTS from China in regard to
the revolt against the Manchu dy-
nasty all tend to show that the move
ment Is spreading with the speed or
fire through a matched village. The
rebels are reported to have declared
a republic at WI Chang, and TO nave
notified the foreign consuls OF the es-
tablishment of the new government.
The Pekin authorities are panic
stricken and are rushing forces OF
soldiers to the affected districts, but
the revolt leaps out in new localities.
Outbreaks are reported from Tientsin
and Paoting-fu and are expected
hourly at Canton and Nankin. The
revolutionists appear to have lald
their plans we'll and to have held on
the blow at the imperial government
until word came that all things were
quite ready. That their organization
is complete is shown by the success
that has attended their movements so
far, and 1t is known that through the
efforts Of Sun Vat Sen and his asso-
ciates of the Young China element
financial backing for the revolt to the
extent of several million dollars has
been secured. In urging their cause
abroad to gain this money the reVo-
lutionists declared that many cities IN
south China would revolt at the signal
and that the imperial army was so
honeycombed with their supporters
that a large part of 1t would come
over to the rebel standard. DeVel-
opments to date have proved that the
leaders did not underestimate their
power.
Washington, October Is: Claims
involving millions of dollars and suits
against the Federal government in
which claimants are trying to secure
patent royalties and damages OF other
kinds await the decision of the United
States court of claims, which begins
it's fall session tomorrow. The most
important case approaching decision
is the claim of the Missouri Kansas &
Texas railroad to damages of $751;
$4,000 for lands which it declares
were originally granted to the rail-
road and afterwards granted by the
government to Indiana. One of the
interesting cases to be argued before
the court of claims is the demand or
Frank G.. Farnham of Honesdale,
Pa, for royalties on the method used
by the government in preparing the
stamp book sold at all postoftices. Mr..
Farnham claims to have invented the
method of binding the books and the
government is paying no royalty. The
claim of Capt. John ]. Knapp, U. 5.
N, for patent royalties of $3.50, 600 for
a safety apparatus now used in bat
tleships to prevent explosions in the
turretS, also has been argued, and Is
awaiting decision. Still another large
claim against the government is that
of the Purcell Envelope company, which
claims that contract of the company
with the postoffice department was ig-
nored when Charles Emory Smith
became postmaster general. The
company wants 100000 damages.
Claims brought against the govern
ment must be tried in the court OF
claims with the governments con-
sent, as the United States cannot be
sued in ordinary courts, or against
it's will. During the summer 406 new
cases were brought before the court
for hearing at the regular term.
which opens in December. More than
1856 cases are pending on the calen-
dar that will be taken up when the
court resumes tomorrow. Amongst
these are forty-five French spoliation
claims similar to those refused by
congress last winter.
SO far as can be foreseen now,
says a New Orleans dispatch, the chief
factor in the cotton market this week.
as regards the immediate course of
prices, will be the next report on gin
ming by the census bureau, to be is
sued tomorrow week, Wednesday, the
25th. The period to be considered by
this report will end tonight. The trade
expects that the figures will be bear
ish, but private bureau reports around
Tuesday, will do much to mould pub
lie opinion. The next ginners' report
is important because ii is the first re-
port but in order to get a better line
have been generally engaged. 1t re-
lates to the entire cotton belt, where
as the first two reports of the sea-
son related more to the earlier sec
tions The movement and spot de-
mand will both be very carefully
watched this week for new develop
mentS are expected in both and they
might affect the daily swing of prices
to a considerable extent. 1t is claim
ed that the lack Of spot demand is
causing a falling off in TIE movement
and that poor trade and the feeling
among spinners that they are secure
in not buying their supplies now are
the cause Of the poor inquiry. 1t is
possible that spinners will continue to
hold off as much as possible until the
pending census report on ginning is
out of the way. not only on the hope
that prices will work lower on the re-
port but in order to get better line
on the crop. The weather is bound
to be a factor and the chances are
that it will help the bulls more than
the bears for the time has now come