Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-04-22

five years.
washington, April 20: The United
States was exporting more than three
times as much fresh beef and cattle
six years ago as It sends abroad today
as shown by statistics made public to-
day by Secretary Redfield of the de-
partment of commerce. In the first
nine months Of the present fiscal year
ending March 81 there was exported
only 5,479,439 pounds Of fresh beef and
1888 pounds Of cattle, as compared
with 200,069,729 pounds Of fresh beef
and 307,726 pounds Of cattle in the
same months Of 1907. The intervening
years reveal an uninterrupted decrease.
Another feature Of the report is the
statement that while the population OF
the country has increased IL per cent
since 1907, the number of beef cattle
had decreased 30 per cent; further
more 100000 head Of cattle came into
the country in the first eight months
this year against only 1880 In 1907.
In the calendar year past, the United
states exported 100000 pounds of
fresh beef; Argentine sent out 756,00o,-
900 pounds; Australia 100000, New
Zealand 27,250,000 pounds and Ura-
quay 21,000,0 900. The United States
surpassed its rivals, however. in prices
obtained, having received last year for
beef exported an average OF 1l.67 cents
a pound against 4.38 for. Argentine,
4.93 for Australia and 5.26 for New
Zealand beef. #,- .r.... 4i.- '
Secretary Bryan and Speaker
Clark, who have been at outs since
the Baltimore convention, have come
to an amicable understanding with
each other and hereafter they are to
be friends. The difference was healed
at an informal luncheon given In
washington last Friday by Ira E.
Bennett editor of the washington
Post, to a number Of leading officials
and statesmen. Clark had arrived
first. Vice President Marshall, Sena-
tors Kern Of Indiana and O'Gorman
of New York, Secretary Of the Inte-
rior Lane and others already had ar
rived. The speaker was warmly greet
ed as he made the round and clasped
the hands that were outstretched to-
ward him. Shortly afterward the Sec
retary of state entered the room.
There was silence for moment. His
reception was no less warm than the
one that had Just preceded It, AS he
approached the speaker, the two men
looked squarely into each others eye;
each smiled: their hands clasped for
half q minute, and tense situation
had been successfully bridged. It will
he remembered that Messrs. Bryan
anu SldTh met ShOilly oktCi thS SShNSA
ton and both issued statements that
seemed to indicate that an under
standing had been reached; but II is
only since last Friday that there Is
good reason for believing that they
are likely to get together
Columbus, Ohio, April IS: After
defeating the Greenlund bill, install
ing In Ohio law the so-called Torrens,
an Australian system Of state regis
tration and guaranteeing OF titles, the
house tonight reconsidered that action
and enacted 1t into law. This carries
into execution a constitutional amend
ment of last September. The victory
was a personal one for Representative
Charles Reid Of Fayette, Republican
floor leader, who championed the
measure. The bill Is a compromise
and was drafted by commission OF
real estate men after conference
with Humphrey Jones Of Fayette
county, author Of the constitutional
amendment. The bill is optional.
The Democratic tariff bill with its
sweeping reductions and a lengthy
free list, was finally approved by the
Democratic caucus last Saturday, and
the understanding was that after being
referred to the ways and means COM
mittee yesterday, 1t would be reported
favorably and called up for debate to-
morrow. Mr.. Underwood predicted
that the bill would be passed in the
house by May Is. Two months the
administration leaders think, gener-
GUS time to allot the senate for Its
consideration and passage, and unless
1t is decided to bring in a currency
bill, congress should be ready to ad-
journ about July Is. The bill as ap-
proved by the president, came through
the caucus unscathed. Democratic
opponents Of free sugar in three years
and of raw wool made the most per-
sistent fight, but they were voted down
and did not develop serious opposi-
ton. l
How the supreme court Of the
United States, or at least one member
of 1t, views the present-day criticism
Of the courts Is set forth In a speech
by Justice Holmes, made public Sat
urday in the form Of a senate public
document. Justice Holmes delivered
the speech recently at private dinner
in New York. Science has taught the
world skepticism, the judge said
by way Of preface, and made IT legiti-
mate to put everything to the test OF
proof. "Of course we are not except
ed" he said, referring to the supreme
court. Not only are we tod that
when Marshall pronounced an act OF
a power that the constitution did not
give, but we are told that we are the
representatives of a class, the tool OF
the money power. / get letters, not
always anonymous, intimating that we
are corrupt Well, gentlemen, I ad-
nit that 1t makes my heart ache. II
is very painful when one spends all
the energies Of ones soul in trying to
do good work with no thought but
hot nf lNfn q
the rules by which one is bound To
know that many see sinister motives
and would be glad Of evidence that
one was consciously bad. But we must
take such things philosophically and
try to see what we can learn from
hatred and distrust, and whether be-
hind them there may not be some
germ of inarticulate truth" A very
important truth to be extracted from
the popular discomfort, according to
Justice Holmes, is that judges, partic-
ularly in state courts, have read their
conscious or unconscious, sympathies
prematurely into the law. 1T cannot
be helped, 1t is as 1t should be-that
the law is behind the times" declared
Justice Holmes LAS law embodies
beliefs that have triumphed in the
battle of ideas and then have translat-
ed themselves into action, while there
still Is ooupt, Whiie opposite consic,
tions still keep a battle front against
each other the time for law has moi
come: the notion destined to prevail
Is not entitled to the field" In con-
nection with this discussion Of prema'
ture law. he expressed the belief that
twenty years ago, when vague ter:
ror went over the earth and the woro
socialism began to be heard feal
was translated by judges into doctrine:
that had no proper place In the con-
stitution or common law. Judges are
ant to be naive, simple e-minded mer
and they need something of Mephis
tnnh elesn observed the Justice. Jus.