Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-28
Scraps and facts.

to make, the note points out, the Allies
see no alternative but definitely t
break off negotiations.
Washington, January 26: One hun
dred and twenty-three million dollars
represents the value of the commerc,
between the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts of the United States, via tn,
Isthmuses of Panama and Tehauntepet
during the last year. The rapid growth
In this trade which developed withir
recent years, according to Statement
issued by the bureau of statistics to.
day, seems likely to increase further
with the opening Of the Panama Canal
The record for the five months ending
with November, showed $24,500 00(
worth Of merchandise passing from tht
Atlantic to the Pacific coast via tn,
Tehauntepec railroad and $4,000, 900 via
the Panama railroad, while the value
Of that passing from the Pacific coas
to the Atlantic, was, via the Tehaun.
tepec line about s14.333, 900 and via the
Panama line SO 100000. This indicates
that the total value of the traffic 70,
the half-year ending in December, was
approximately s30,000,0o0 westbount
across the Tehauntepec route and $6,-
100000 via the Panama line and OF
eastboupS. coming from the Pacific
Tehauntepec and "a 100000 via Pana-
ma ana that the total value Of this
trIE. for the full year was approxi-
mately $125,000,000.
= Washington, January 81: Not only
has the parcel post saved the people OF
the United States in the first fifteen
days OF its existence more than half q
million dollars, according to Senator
Bourne, author of the law, but II has
not proved hardship to the over
worked letter carrier. Senator Bourne
today announced that reports from
forty-five leading cities of the country
which produce almost half Of the pos
tai revenues. showing that in the
twelve working days between January
1 and January Is. a total Of 5,o94,027
outgoing parcels were dispatched at q
cost OF $395,2S6 or about III cents q
parcel. Under the postage rates pre-
viously in force, one cent an ounce
said the senator, 'the postage would
have been an average Of 1Sa cents pei
parcel or a total Of $942,394.99, thas
showing a saving to shippers of s547,-
50S.12. on twelve days business. II
should also be remembered that the
usual minimum charge Of express COM
panies Is twenty-five cents per parcel
whereas the average charge on the
parcel post packages was only ~ cents
II Is also worthy Of note that although
the business was large, 1t was distrib-
uted through large postal organiza-
tion, so that no congestion has RESULT
ed. The postohice clerks in these for
ty-five cities have handled an average
Of only twenty eight parcels each day
including both incoming and outgoing
parcels. The total number Of parcels
delivered in the cities makes an aver
age Of only Ella parcels per carrier
per day. s.. ....
New York, January 26: The ella
borate investigation Of the social evil
In New York undertaken two years age
by the bureau of social hygiene, Is
nearly completed and its results will be
announced next December, according tc
a statement issued tonight by John d
Rockefeller, Jr. Mr.. Rockefeller says
also, that an exhaustive inquiry Of con.
ditions in European cities has beer
made and that the bureau plans to ex-
tend its work to other American cities
in order to become familiar with al
phases of the subject and the methods
of dealing with 1t. A corps of workers
under direction Of George Kneeland
who directed the Chicago Vice Com
mission investigation the announce
ment states, has made survey OF con-
ditions in disorderly resorts, hotels
saloons, cafes, massage parlors anC
other places in New York where vici-
GUS persons congregate. In addition !,
has obtained the personal histories OF
some 1000 women of the underworld
Based upon all these studies" Mr.
Rockefeller adds, 1T is the hope Of the
bureau that there may be devised
practical plan for dealing with the So
cial evil in New York city-a plar
which public opinion can be brough,
to support" Mr.. Rockefeller is one OF
four members of the bureau. The 9TH
ers are Paul NJ. Warburg, Starr j
Murphy and Miss Katherine Bemen,
Davis, superintendent Of the New York
state reformatory for women. The bu-
reau came into existence two years age
as a result Of the work Of the special
grand jury of which Mr.. Rockefeller
was foreman appointed to investigate
the white slave trade in this city.
New York, January 25: Hundreds
of aliens, many Of them still clad ir
the garb of distant lands, stood before
the immigration officials at Ellis Is
land today, seeking admission to the
country while Woodrow Wilson, pres
ident-elect of the United States, OBJ
served with q scrutiniZing eye the
manner OF their welcome. Scenes oi
pathos and of JOY were mingled as
those physically deficient were turned
away or the more fortunate were pass
ed successfully through the lanes OF
inspection into the embraces of wait
ing friends. While observing the last
process of the law whereby the Off
cials satisfy themselves that friends
seeking the immigrants have a bona
fde errand. the party witnessed one OF
the dramatic incidents so familiar al
Ellis Island. A young girl from Po-
land, with a white shawl wrapped
about her head, was weeping when the
president ELECT came by. Commission
er Williams explained that the woman
had spied her relatives outside the lat
tices Of steel, behind which the immi-
grants are kept until duly passed, and
was weeping for joy at the sight. The
girl stood In line waiting her turn. but
at the direction of the commissioner
her case was taken up and her rela-
tives answered satisfactorily the ne
cessary questions and the president
elect saw her dash forward into the
arms of a sister, kisses mingled with
tears. Gov. Wilson was an interested
spectator throughout. He asked ques-
tions continually and observed in de-
tail the methods employed to discover
the undesirable new corners. Wnen ne
left Ellis Island he was asked what he
thought of the situation. Il merely
came for information, not for thought,
he answered with a smile.
Washington, January 26: AL
though the scope of the legislation to
be taken up at the approaching extra
session of congress has not been out
lined, congressional committees are
rapidly pushing their preliminary work
to a point, where recommendations can
be made to President-elec Wilson and
plans laid before him for the early
work of his administration. Work on
tariff bills will soon be started, the
hearings reaching an end this week
The Money Trust" end of the house
banking and currency committee is al
ready working on a report, while the
currency" branch of the same COM
mittee will push it's investigation this
week into other branches of the cur
rency question in the effort to secure
comprehensive suggestions for curren-
cy reform Senate and house leaders
do not yet know what legislation, If
any in addition to the work OF the