Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-04-07
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messed. came to an end in Charlotte
last Tuesday night, when count OF
the ballots decided the nomination OF
DR.. G. A. Bland. a retired dentist, over
the incumbent, Mayor Thomas W..
Hawkins, capitalist. For the first time
in the history of a North Carolina
campaign newspapers have been used
freely and page after page in the local
papers was employed to exploit the
merits of the respective candidates.
Brass bands, red fire, liquor and money
were not lacking and the warfare
which started more than month ago
was kept up until the polls closed at
sundown. The nomination is equiva-
lent to election.
President Taft met the entire Re-
publican delegation to the house OF
representatives from the city of New
York last Tuesday. The delegation
was composed of Representative VIM.
M. Calder of Brooklyn, who acted as
delegation, spokesman and auditor for
the presidents remarks. The delega-
ton was ushered into the presidents
room with due ceremony. THE entire
New York city Republican delegation"
said the speaker, lis here to pay his
respects" The president looked at the
spokesman, looked around his office
and then back to the speaker. We'll,
Calder" the president is quoted as
saving, where is the rest of the
crowd" I'm the only Republican
from New York in the house, Mr..
President" said Mr.. Calder. I'm the
whole delegation"
In Paris a list of 1903 animals Of
all kinds, which had bitter people,
and which were suspected of being
many as S33 dogs; of the remaining
animals in this official list there were
247 horses, six cats and seven others
of the various domestic animals. 1t
will be seen from this that the dog Is
not the only offender, though he leads
all others by a large plurality. In
Prussia, that country Of statistical de-
light, there are numerous instances,
officially listed, of bites from rabid cat
tie and even from that mildest Of ami
mails ordinarily, the deer. AS regards
Russia one would naturally suppose
that wolves would figure largely as a
source of danger in biting other ami
mails and man. Russian statistics
substantiate the correctness of this
supposition.
Senator LaFollette on yesterday
introduced a resolution providing for
another investigation of Senator
Lorimer's case. 1t names as COM
mittee of investigation, Senators
Michigan, Mclean Of Connecticut,
Kern of Indiana and Pomerene Of
Ohio. No action was taken. Senator
LaFollette intends to speak upon the
resolution another day. The resolu-
ton recites that Witnesses, not call
ed by the senate committee called to
investigate Senator Lorimer's charges,
have appeared before the Illinois
state senate committee and have given
important and material testimony,
tending to prove that 100000 was
corruptly expended to secure the cleo
ton of William Lorimer to the United
States senate" After naming a spe-
cial committee to conduct the new in
quiry; resolutions give to 1t full au-
thority to subpoena persons and send
for papers and administer oaths. It
is expected that the adoption Of this
resolution will be opposed by senator's
who voted for Lorimer last session.
Chattanooga, Tenn, April 6: The
case of the government against forty
barrels and twenty kegs Of coca cola"
was decided in favor Of the Atlanta
beverage in the Federal court here this
afternoon. In ruling on a motion for
peremptory instructions Judge San
ford held that caffeine is not an added
or deleterious ingredient of the bever-
age He overruled the motion on
feature of the allegation, but counsel
for the government moved to dismiss,
without prejudice, the case on these
points A verdict was returned in fa-
Vor of the defense. Federal counsel
entered a motion Of appeal to the
United States circuit court at Ctncin-
natl. The coca-cola case has been one
of the most important ever tried in the
Federal court in the south and the cost
nf haan
1t is said that 100000 will not cover
the expenses. Both sides have had ex-
perts from all sections Of the country,
the most eminent scientists, princi-
pally chemists and physicians. The
government has spared no expense in
the effort to prove its contentious and
the coca cola people have been equal
ly liberal in securing expert testimony.
- Washington, April 6: Representa-
tive Burleson of Texas introduced In
the house today a budget OF tariff
legislation bills, providing that many
articles be placed on the free list,
including leather, hides, boots and
Shoes harness, wire nails Of wrought
iron or steel, salt, cotton bagging,
gunny cloth and other articles. There
also were bills by Representative
Sisson of Mississippi, increasing to
500 a month the salaries Of rural
mail carriers; the Sisson joint reso-
luton directing the attorney general
to submit to the supreme court all
available information bearing on the
validity of the fourteenth and fif-
teenth amendments to the constitu-
ton of the United States, a measure
which originated in the last congress,
and the Foss bill providing for in
creasing the efficiency of the naval
militia, re-introduced. The majority
members of the ways and means
committee, the house having ad-
journed over till Monday, met late
today and will meet daily, working on
the legislative programme adopted at
the Democratic caucus. Considera-
ton at present is on the Canadian
reciprocity bill, which will be pre-
sented by Chairman Underwood.
Two Associated Press dispatches,
one from a staff correspondent in the
field with Madero, and the other from
Washington, perturbed the local peace
camp at FL Paso, Texas, last We'd
nesday. The publication of the Wash
ington telegram in which the fact that
DR.. Gomez, the revolutionary agent at
Washington. and the ambassador,
Francisco de la Barra, had started
peace negotiations on their own accord
10 days or more ago, was the first jolt.
1t was called to the attention of Don
Francisco Madero, father of the rebel
leader. Il think it is not So" he re-
marked hopefully and waited for cor
roboration. 1T is the truest thing
that has come out of either camp in
a long time, and its publication was
authorized by both Gomez and de Ia
Barra. Now, are you working in har-
mony with GomeZ?" was asked. "Oh,
yes, certainly. think it is not So"
Later Rafael Hernandez, sort Of un-
official so-between, trying to forward
the peace meeting, was referred to the
Washington story. He, too, remarked.
Il think it is not So" AS he made the
comment his brow was uplifted in elo-
quent appeal for corroboration. He
was assured, like Don Francisco. that
the story was true. Then he excused
himself The dispatch from Madero's
camp, west OF Chihuahua, stating,
among other vital facts. that the rebel
leader would consider no negotiations