Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-08-01

man Ransdell, louisiana; Lem BANK
Tennessee; Gov. Donaghey, Arkansas;
DIR. s. p. Brooks, Texas; John Fields,
Oklahoma: w. NJ. Holloway, Florida
Each member is to be state chairman
and will name a state committee OF
four. who will name committee OF
three in each county.
- Encouraged by the success OF the
postal savings system in the hundreds
of cities where ii already is in opera
ton. Postmaster General Hitchcock
signed an order today extending the
system to ten large cities or the nrst
class. BY the terms OF the order
Philadelphia Brooklyn, CleVelanG'
Minneapolis, Milwaukee, 81. PauI'
Louisville, Jersey City, Wilmington,
Del, and Long Island City will have
postal savings banks in operation on
September l. Postal experts and bank
ers have estimated that 500, 600, 600
q wear is sent out Of the United States
by foreign born residents for deposit
in savings institutions in their native
countries. Already, Mr.. Hitchcock
saws, 1t has been demonstrated that the
postal savings banks in this country
will be made the repositories OF a con-
siderable amount Of this money The
system now numbers among its pa
irons, natives Of every European
country, in addition, many Chinese.
Japanese and Hindus, with sprink-
ling of full-blood American Indians.
The Moroccan crisis is practically
ended. At least, says London dis
patch, this is the opinion OF the Eng
lish public, although the foreign office
is careful to point out that the nego-
tiations are not simple and may drag
e. rplipU66
at the improvement In the situation,
even serious-minded Britishers, in dis
cussing the crisis, are invariably or
the opinion that as war with Germany
seems probable, II would be far better
for ENGLAND If it should come now than
later, when the German navy will have
been strengthened and also that Eng
land had better come to blows with
Germany over Morocco or some ques-
tion in which France Is directly inter-
ested than on a question In which
England and Germany only are con-
cerned. In the former case England
would be assured Of the assistance Of
France, while in the latter France
might, without dishonor, offer sympa-
thy but stand aside when 1t came to a
fight. Germany, according to the Eng
lish view, has made q bluff, which is
being promptly called, and she Is now
preparing to withdraw.
- Charlotte, July 80: With the big
ponds, which have furnished Char
lotte's water supply for many years,
only inundations Of sun-baked mud,
and the stop-cocks to the small supply
in the reservoirs shut down tight since
early Friday morning, this city is un-
dergoing a period Of distress. The
plan to haul water in tank cars from
Catawba river received a set back to-
day, when one of the big pumps at
Bland today peremptorily suspended
the blue law, which forbids the dis
pensing of mineral waters and soft
drinks at soda fountains, so far as the
water Is concerned. With the famine
Of water the sewerage system has
been abandoned, and the enforced in
stallation of surface closets has
brought a menace to health that has
necessitated great sanitary regulations.
Health guards are being sworn in
every day to patrol the city, along
with squads of extra firemen, to mini
mize the danger of fire, for the city
now is absolutely at the mercy of the
flames. Hundreds are leaving Char
lotte, fiocking to the seashore and
mountain resorts to escape the pres
ent perils.
General tariff legislation at this
session of congress, so as to leave the
responsibility for any delay in tariff
revision squarely upon the president,
is the slogan of the Democratic prog
ressive coalition in the senate and the
Democrats in the house. The president
is still accredited with being as de-
termined as ever to veto any tariff bill
passed by congress prior to the sub
mission of the report of the tariff board
to congress at the regular session in
December. Meantime the Democrats,
continuing to press their revision meas
ures. are wondering what the president
will do when the wool bill, emerging
from conference with lower duties
than the La Toilette final compromise
goes to the White House for approval
or veto. 1t is the most remarkable
situation with respect to tariff legisla-
ton that has arisen in a long period.
Despite the apparently authoritative
declarations that the president will re-
fuse to place his approval on the tariff
bills, some of the Democrats, even
Speaker Clark, still express the opin-
ion that the president may yet approve
revision legislation. The Democratic
leaders, encouraged by the effective re-
suits of the combination Of their party
with the insurgent Republicans in the
senate, are becoming more confident
that the tariff schedules passed by the
house will go through the senate in
some form.
Debate on the Democratic cotton
schedule revision bill was begun in
the house last Friday by Representa-
tive Underwood. of Alabama, chair
man of the ways and means commit
tee, which prepared the bill. NO date
was fixed for closing debate on the
measure although it is believed it will
end tomorrow with a vote on Thurs
day. The minority report was present.
ed today by Representative Payne OF
New York, leading minority member
Of the ways and means committee. II
expresses opposition to the bill be
cause it does not furnish protective
duties for a great American industry
and it is frankly admitted that it is
not intended to do So" The report
says: There is no demand for SUCH
legislation at this time, but, on the
contrary, the country appreciates the
sound reasoning that asks the post
ponement of the tariff board has been
received Its inevitable tendency will
be to destroy the business confidence
of the country" Representative I'm
derwood declared that the cotton
schedule revision proposed by the bill
would save American consumers
$2O9. 100000 a year. He denied that
labor would not be injured in the least
by the proposed tariff reductions. THE
only basis on which the Republican
party has stayed in power" he de-
clared, has been false appeal TO the
laborerS of the country, making them
believe they were receiving more
wages because of protective tariff
than they would otherwise receive"
He insisted that the duties which had
been levied under Republican tariff
had amounted to from 100 to 300 per
cent Of the labor cost of the goods
and that the laboring man had receiv-
ed very small percentage of the
added duty. The charge had been
made. Mr. Underwood said, that the