Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-11-29
Straps and faets.

some pretty serious rIoting, and possi-
bly, some dynamiting.
President Taft has approved regu-
lations governing the 50,222 fourth
class postmasters throughout the coun-
try who have been placed under the
Classified civil service by executive or
der. Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, Samoa
and Puerto Rico are excepted from the
order The competition among appli-
cants for fourth class offices where the
annual compensation Is $500 or more is
to be the same as elsewhere in the
classified service. Where the compen-
sation is less than $500 year, post
office inspector shall visit the locality
and select from among the applicants
a suitable man. None OF the fourth
class postmasters will be allowed TO
take active part in political affairs,
Those receiving less than $500 are not
eligible for transfer; those getting that
amount or more may be transferred to
the rural mail carriers service after
having passed the required examina-
ton. OF the fourth class postmasters,
42.354 receive under $500 annually
while 1858 get more than that amount
With the beginning of the session
Of congress only few days away, the
senate finds itself only temporari y
provided with a presiding officer, and
without any definite prospect Of being
able to agree upon one. Senator Brls-
tow of Kansas, who was one OF Mr.
Gallinger's opponents from the time
that he was nominated during the last
session by the Republican caucus, has
let il be known that the New Hamp
shire senator Is just as Objectionable
to him now as he was last year, and Il
a. few other Progressives hold out,
can defeat the election, just as they
did last session. The Progressives are
quite as much opposed to Senator Ba =
con, the Democratic nominee. Demo-
Gratis and Republicans alike say there
will be no great embarrassment In
proceeding as they can manage as they
have in the past by dividing the honor
between Bacon and Gallinger. The
president pro tempore draws the sal
ary of the vice pre sident in case OF the
death of the latter and under this nlN
the distribution of the additional $4,000
a year would involve some complica-
tions In bookkeeping.
Albert T. Patrick, who is serving a
life sentence in Sing Sing prison for
the murder Of William Marsh Rice,
an aged millionaire in New York on
September %, 1900, was pardoned
last Wednesday night by Governor
Dix. Pa rick, who was saved from
the electric chair by the late Governor
Higgins in December, 1906, has made
a remarkable fight for freedom. A
lawyer by profession. he protested
when Governor Higgins commuted the
death sentence to life imprisonment
declaring that the governor had nc
legal right to cancel the original SEN
tence and impose punishment of life
Imprisonment. There has always
tant case" Governor Dix said. Quot
ing from the minority opinion of the
court Of appeals, The atmosphere
that surrounded the defendant show
ed that a fair and impartial trial was
scarcely possible I trust that Mr.
Patri"k will devote his energies to 9
complete vindication Of his declared
innocence. During the past year
h"ve gwen much consideration to
this case and am convinced that the
defendant Is entitled to have full par
don."
A booze fight unparalleled in
history of temperance legislation, is
staged for early consideration in con-
gress, it was stated by Representative
Webb, Democrat, Nor,h Carolina
ranking Democrat on the house ju-
dietary committee. To smoke out the
wet and drys" in both the senate and
house is planned. A law curtailine
shipment of liquor from wet" to
dry" states will be the certain re-
Webb, a dry" leader. The so called
Kenyon-Sheppard bill, barring inter.
state shipment Of liquor for illegal
purposes, is set for consideration in
the senate December sixteenth, said
Mr.. Webb. "a similar bill, now be-
fore the house judiciary committee
will certainly be reported favorably
at an early date. I believe both hous-
es will pass the bill and that 1t will be
signed before spring." The bill. cham
pioned by Senator Kenyon, Of Iowa
provides heavy penalties for shipping
liquor to blind tigers" or other illegal
dispensers in dry" states. Seizure OF
such LIQUOR in railroad depots before II
gets into the hands Of consignees is
permitted in the bill. Consignces
are protected by given rights for a
hearing in court regarding the alleged
illegal purpose Of which the liquor is
to be put. Prominent temperance
ly next month, it is stated, to work for
passage Of the BILL and, If possible, Sc
cure enactment Of a measure alb
solutely prohibiting shipments to
dry" states.
Andrew Carnegie in a statement
last Tuesday announced that all but
$25 100000 Of his fortune. which will
be disposed of under his will, will be
left to the Carnegie corporation OF
New York, which he has made his
residuary !egatee and which will carry
on his educational and charitable
work. Mr.. Carnegie's statement like
wise explains his reasons for planning
to pension ex-presidents Of the United
States as he provided for recently
through the Carnegie corporation. In
making his announcement telling how
he had gone about putting his "gospe'
Of wealth" into practice, Mr.. Carnegie
sa /: Il resolved to fulfil the require
ments Of the gospel Of wealth bv
transferring funds and have done so
except that I have found 1t desirable to
retain for while, personal distribu-
ton Of my United States military tel
egrarh corps pensions and Pennsylva-
MIA railroad pensions and Pittsburg di.
vision men and their widows, because
my old boys would dislike the change
and so no doubt would others upon my
pension list. To meet these payments
and others under my will, twenty five
millions of dollars upon which the
New York state tax has been paid
have been reserved. But the New York
corporation has been made my residu-
ary legatee and all surplus left after
meeting the provisions of my viii go s
to it. l am happy IN getting all this
off my mind. 1t Is a gruesome busi-
mss, but l find that this earth Is rap
idly becoming more and more heaven
ly so many good men and women ]
know labor for others. Surely Luther,
Franklin and their followers were right
who held that service to man is the
highest worship Of Cod"
Democratic senator's and represen-
tatives. who are being inundated with
appeals from job hunters, have Joined
in a cablegram to President elect Will
son urging an early announcement of
the patronage policy he expects 10
pursue. 1t was suggested in this mes
sage that Gov. Wilson give immediate
attention to this matter and communi-
cate his views in order that the sena-
tors and representatives may reply. to
the job hunters which will not mis,ead
or raise false hopes President Cleve-
lands patronage policy was to allow
representatives to select postmasters
except in the home cities of senators
and 70 allow senators to pick the mar