Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-06
Scraps and facts.


Conference, with power to apportion
all traffic pro rata, and impose heavy
fines on members of the conference
who should violate the agreement. 1t
was further provided that the mem
bers of the conference should wage
war against all competitors on the out
side. The government alleges that as
a result of this conference the Rus
sian-American Volunteer fleet and the
Russian American line were forced to
apply for admission. Among the in
dividual defendants, all officers of the
defendants companies, are: Philip A.
Franklin, vice president of the Inter-
national Mercantile Marine company;
Emil L. Boas, general manager in
America and director of the Hamburg
American line and many other trans
portation companies: H. c. Won Post,
vice president and director of the
North German Lloyd Dock company;
Gustav H. Schwab, general manager in
America and director of the North
German Dock company.
THE tariff commission bill was in
troduced in the house yesterday: 1t
was framed by Representative Long
worth of Ohio, after conferences with
President Taft and with insurgent rep
resentatives, providing for perma-
nent tariff commission. Mr.. Longworth
said he purposes to press his measure
and hopes to obtain favorable report
from the ways and means committee
promptly. The bill confers on the tar
if commission the general power to
subpoena witnesses and call for books
and papers from persons engaged in
producing, importing or distributing
articles under tariff investigation.
Much valuable information, it is eX-
pected, will be acquired through con-
fidential statements to the commission
on the understanding that names of
the persons giving the information will
not be disclosed. The reports of the
committee are to be made only when
called for by the president or congress.
The bill provides for the appointment
by the president of five commissioners
at $500 each annually, not more than
three of them of the same party. The
officers are to be in Washington, but
the commission may conduct its inves-
tigation anywhere in the world. Prac-
bill was given tonight by John Gambler
Cobb on behalf of the national tariff
commission association, of which he is
president. Il most cordially indorse
the bill presented by Representative
Longworth," said he, after conference
with Mr.. Longworth and other con-
gressmen at the capital.
The new policy of the law MAX
ing an initial carrier OF interstate COM
merce laDIe tor loss 10 shipments
while in transportation not onIy on Its
lines, but on those or connecting car
rierS was on tuesday, declared ConSti-
tunonaI by the supreme court or the
Lnlled States. rne policy was incor-
porated in the So-caIleu "Carmack
amenument" to the Hepburn rate
law, enacted by congress in 1906. JUS
tlCe Lurlon announced the opinion oil
the court. strangely enough Justice
Lamar, VINO on tuesday took mis- place
as MEMBER OF the court, argued the
case before the court on DehaII OF the
railroads. One oDJecuon TO the law
was mat 1t lntertered with the free
dom OF contract. Justice Lurton re-
pied that there was no sucn thing
as absolute freedom of contract.
Contracts which contravene puUnC
policy" SAID Justice Lurton, can
noI be lawfully maze at all, and the
power to MAKE contracts may In ali
cases be regulated as to form, evl-
dence and VanQlty as to third persons.
The power or government extends u
the denial or liberty OF contract TO the
eXten. OF torbIdulng or regulating ev-
cry contract which is reasonably cal
cuIateQ to injuriouSly alIect the puu-
lie interests" lhe cOnSutuuOnallty
of the amendment to the Hepburn rate
law was attacked by several railroads
on Two broad grounds. one was that
1t intertered with the liberty OF con-
tract not only OF carriers, but OF ship
perS. The other was that IL imposed
liability upon the railroad company
which was the final carrier for loss
on connecting lines when the former
had no part IN the management of the
latter nor any control over them. lii
effect, 1t was SAID that the initial car
rier was made responsible for other
companies wrongs.
London, January 3: All London
has been stirred by a terrific battle
wageu today between anarchists on The
one side and hundreds of police ana
infantry from the Tower and artillery
men on the other. How many OF the
anarchisuc band took part in the
engagement, which was fought in ana
around a barrlCaded house IN Sidney
street in the east end, is not definitely
known, but SO tar. after d search OF
the debris of the burned structure,
portions of only two bodies have been
discovered. The remains consist OF
the trunk and part of the head of
one man, and few cnarred bones
of another. 1t is the opinion of some
that two deSperadoeS alone for so
many hours held the police and mill
tary at bay. Thousands, docking
from all parts of London, witnessed
the thrilling spectacle-a steady rain
of bullets tlashes of fire, smoke pour
ing from the windows. the house in
flames and finally men on the roof,
shouting defiance and falling into the
seething mass below. \ police ser
geant searching for the burglars, who
only few nights ago killed four po-
licemen, was reconnoitering the Sid
ney station in the early hours of the
morning. Suddenly a shot was fired
and the sergeant fell with a bullet
through the lungs. \ call for police
was sounded and the entire neigh
bOrhood vas cordoned. People were
driven from their houses and pitch
ed battle began between those for
treSSed in the house and hundreds ut
pOllCenleH. i ne SCOlS SudluS lLOIil llAS
Tower were hastily dispatched TO the
scene and later a battery of artillery
with gatling guns arrived at double
quick. Their pieces were placed in
position but they did not open fire.
A steady stream of bullets played be-
tween the contending forces and the
guardsmen took up sheltered positions,
firing volley after Volley into the
house. Piles of straw were cast in all
directions and lighted in the hope that
the desperadoes would be smoked out.
At last sparks were observed shooting
from the windows, accompanied by
clouds of smoke and here and there
a jet of flame. A detachment of fire
men stretched their hose and threw
water on the adjoining structures.
Soon they directed their streams
against the stronghold of The despera-
does, which was now burning tiercely.
Driven from the lower floors the an
archists made their way to the roof,
where it seemed to the watching
thousands several forms could be per-
ceived amidst the driving smoke.
Then the roof collapsed and with il
the men. Not since the news Of the