Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-03-01
Scraps and facts.

two? The question has been raised In
a suit brought by Mrs. Fannie Rey-
nolds, in which she Is awarded $I0O as
damages against the Georgia, Southern
and Fqerida railway. The court OF ap-
peals has upheld the verdict for dam
ages against the railroad, but In the
same decision 1t held that the term
woman" is never one that can reflect
upon a female of the human species
to whom it is applied. Mrs. Reynolds
lawyer had a clipping in which the
word woman" was used in referring to
Mrs. Reynolds, and he strenuously OBJ
jected to II on behalf Of his client. Most
newspapers, as a matter Of fact, have
practically given ur the use of the
word lady as a substantive for woman.
The papers refer to society woman,
just as they refer to scrub woman.
They don't say scrub lady, and they
say a leading church lady. 1t would
sound ridiculous. They say leading
church woman. When they want to
compliment somebody they don't say
she has ladylike qualities. They say
she has womanly qualities, and they
think II means a whole lot more.
Los Angeles, Cal, February 81:
Clarence S. Darrow, the Chicago at
torney indicted for jury bribing, both
suffered loss and made q gain in to-
DAVIS court proceedings involving
charges against him. The loss was
the plea of guilty which Bert Frank
lin, the former Mcnamara detective
entered to a charge of attempt to bribe
Robert Balm, a juror in the trial OF
James B. Mcnamara, the dynamiter,
now serving a life sentence In San
C,uent!a. Franklin's plea was taken
as proof that he would be the states
chief witness against Darrow. He
will be sentenced Friday and 1t Is ex-
pected he will receive a light fine.
The gain was a ruling by Presiding
Judge Geo. H. Hutton of the superior
court, who reversed a former ruling
and ordered that the district attorney.
before the date Of Darrow's trial can
he set, must furnish Darrow with q full
transcript Of the evidence on which the
grand jury indictments against him
were based. When Franklin pleaded
guilty to attempt to influence Balm the
charge of actual bribery was dismiss
ed. His trial on the charge of attempt
to bribe George N. lockwood, a pros
pective juror in the Mcnamara case,
was postponed for ninety days and his
bail in that case was reduced from
$4,000 to $2,500.
THE house steel trust investiga-
ting committee on Wednesday made
public the report of the inquiry into
the books and minutes of the Uni
ted States Steel corporation conduct
ed by Farquhar ]. McRae, an expert
accountant. The McRae report reach
es the conclusion that the steel corpor-
alton operates in restraint Of trade
and prevents competition through a
manipulation Of prices, through the
influence Of the socalled Gary din
ners," by control of raw materials and
through a system Of interlocking di-
rectors in various companies. 1t also
tends to contradict some OF the testi-
mony of steel trust officials. Some OF
the figures dealt with In the report
are startling. 1t Is shown that j. p.
Morgan & Co., received approximately
$4,000 900 in cash profits for organ
izing the big steel combine. and that
the net profits of the concern for the
first nine years of its existence were
more than $1,000. .000,0 900. Steel cor
poration officials objected to producing
their books before the committee in
this city, but consented to place them
freely at the disposal of an expert to
be named by the committee. Mr.. NC
Rae made a thorough study OF the
books and minutes. and in his report
10 the committee he pointed out these
salient features.
London, February 2S: The gov
ernment tonight acknowledges failure
to settle the dispute between the coal
owners and miners. Breaking the rule
Of secrecy and silence heretofore rig
idly observed during the negotiations,
an official statement was issued re-
garding the proposals submitted by
the prime minister to representatives
of the owners and miners. The state
ment declares that the government Is
satisfied that there are cases In which
underground workers are not able to
earn a reasonable minimum wage.
The government Is further satisfied
that the power to earn such wages
should be secured by arrangements
suitable to the special circumstances
in each district, adequate safeguards
being provided to protect employers
against abuse. The government Is
prepared to confer with the parties
concerned as to the best method of
giving practical effect to these conclu-
sions by means of district conferences,
a representative appointed by the gov
ernment being present In event OF fall
ure to arrive at settlement within
reasonable time, and representatives
appointed by the { overnment to de-
eide jointly any outstanding points
These proposals. continues the state
ment. were considered by represen-
tatives Of the coal owners this after
noon, with the result that those in the
federated area, which includes York
shire, Lancashire, the midlands and
North Wales, accepted, adding that 1t
is expected the government Will make
such arrangements as will secure the
agreement being made binding to both
sides for a reasonable time. The Dur
ham and Cumberland employers also
accepted the proposals. They were
rejected, however. by the Northum-
berland, Scotland and South Wales
coal owners and also by representa-
tives of the smaller districts, Forest
of Dean. in Gloucester. Somerset and
Pristol. More than sixty per cent or
the coal trade of the country accept
ed the proposals. The National Min
ers' Federation replied to the pro-
posals by adopting the following reso-
luton: There can be no settlement
of the present dispute unless the prin-
ciple of an individual minimum wage
for all underground workers is agreed
to by the coal owners" The fedora
ton added that it was willing to meet
the coal owners at any time to discuss
minimum rates to be adopted In each
minister representatives Of both par
ties agreed to be available for fur
ther consultation tomorrow. Thus
ends the official statement, but 1t Is
evident that the situation offers
hardly the remotest chance Of set
tlement being reached in time to avert
a national coal strike.
- President Taft will start a vigor-
Gus speechmaking campaign. says a
Washington dispatch. explaining his
position on current questions, to fur
ther his candidacy for re-nOmina-
tion. Before the Republican nation
al convention meet in June, the pres
dent will spend many days on the
road and is expected to deliver
scores of speeches. He will travel
as far west as Chicago, and as far
north as New Hampshire and south
at least as far as Georgia. Other en-
gagements may be made in the next
few weeks. The presidents political
advisers believe he is their best ora
tor. Ever since the Taft re-nomina-
ton headquarters were opened here
some time ago and Representative
William B. Mckinley was put in
charge, Republican leaders have urged
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