Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-06-24
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for and secure brief postponement,
but 1t is regarded as certain that the
battling murder mystery win come to
trial soon. Frank was the superin-
tendent of the factory where the girls
body was found. His former home was
In Brooklyn and 1t was recently re-
ported that the solicitor general had
gone there to inquire into the defen-
dant's past life. Solicitor General
Dorsey, on his return from New York
today. denied this report.
= Bearing a personal plea for imme-
diate action by congress to revise the
banking and currency that business
may be aided in meeting the tariff re-
vision, President Wilson for the sec
ond time went to the house Of repre-
sentatives yesterday and personally
read his currency message to both
houses in joint assembly. The presi-
dent appealed to every member OF
congress to lay aside personal consid-
erations and sacrifice comfort, even
health, IL necessary, to secure immedi-
ate reform in the nations financial
system. After reading his message
the president freely discussed the Glass
currency bill with the newspaper cor
respondents and indicated his inten-
tion of backing 1t as he has been back
ing the tariff bill. The general princi-
Piles of the bill the president thinks are
clearly defensible. He believes bankers
eventually will be glad Of direction by
Federal reserve board over which they
have no control, but which would safe
guard their interests. The president
regards the provision compelling re-
serve banks Of one region to redis-
count assets Of reserve banks OF anoth-
no fY,,rN tttya IN mr. n
concentration Of the funds in the
hands of few.
With the acceptance In principle
of the presidents peace plan by eigh-
teen nations, Secretary Bryan has felt
encouraged to develop some Of the
details of the plan which so far have
been only generally outlined On last
Sunday he made a statement touching
the composition Of the proposed COM
missions to investigate controversies,
designed to meet suggested objections
that II would be impossible to provide
unbiased bodies of investigators whose
findings would command respect OF the
principals. The statement is as fol-
lows: "Mr. Bryan in stating to the
newspapermen that eighteen nations
had now accepted the principles OF the
presidents peace plan, the last nation
being Spain. gave one OF the details
suggested for the completion Of the
plan. The plan contemplates a per-
manent international commission and
the president suggests that the COM
mission be composed Of five nations,
as follows: One member from each OF
the contracting countries, to be chos-
en- by the government; one member to
be chosen by each of the contracting
countries from some other country,
and the fifth member Of the commits
sion to be agreed upon by the two
governments, the commission to be ap-
pointed as soon as convenient after
the making Of the treaty; vacancies to
be filed according to the original ap-
pointment. This is merely sugges-
tion. This government Is ready to
consider any proposal that the con.
tracing parties may desire to make"
The Webb law, forbidding inter.
state shipments Of liquor into dry
states, Is not criminal statute and
violations Of 1t cannot be prosecuted
General McReynolds so declared In
instructions sent last Thursday to
every United States attorney in the
country. The law merely prohibits
such interstate traffic and contains no
penalty for infractions. Its pur-
pose," said the attorney general rs
to permit state laws to operate in re-
spect to intoxicating liquors moving
in Interstate commerce" The law
simply deprives shippers Of any
privileges they might claim on the
ground Of interstate commerce and
permits the application Of state pro-
hibition laws to interstate commerce.
This Is the first time the department
90 10 "a
law, which was declared unconstitu-
tional by former President Taft and
former Attorney General Wicker
sham. President Taft vetoed the bill
on the ground that 1t violated the
interstate commerce clause Of the
constitution by delegating the regula-
ton Of interstate commerce to the
states. Attorney General Mercy
nolds' Interpretation is said to mean
that the Federal government Is not
called upon to enfore a law for the
violation Of which no penalty is i'm
posed and that the interstate COM
merce forbidden by the law is out
law commerce in regard to which
utes. The attorney general did not
attempt to pass upon the constitution
ality Of the act and 1t Is believed that
this question ultimately may reach the
United States supreme court.
Ten thousand veterans, who are
planning to take part in the semi
centennial celebration and the Blue
and Gray reunion on Gettysburg
battlefield next month, will find them
selves without quarters or subsistence
unless the celebration commission can
arrange to provide for them. The war
department has been notified that
$4,000 veterans will attend, but there
are funds to care for only 10000, and
Secretary Garrison on last Saturday
notified the commission that he would
not accept responsibility Of entertain
ing the additional number. The Sec
retary sent this telegram to the COM
mission: IF you have arranged that
10000 in addition are to attend, you
must provide the funds to take care Of
them. There are no funds available
to me for this purpose, and I am pos
itively prohibited by express acts Of
congress from incurring one dollars
worth Of expense over and above the
amounts specifically appointed for
this particular purpose. Discussing
the situation Secretary Garrison
said: The appropriation from con-
gress and all previous arrangements
have been based upon an estimated
attendance Of 10000 veterans. II
$4,000 should come a most serious
situation would be encountered" Six
Confederate veterans and three Union
veterans were included in the commit
tee which will represent the house at
the Gettysburg celebration. The
house has formally accepted an invi-
tation from Pennsylvania to partici-
pate and authorized the speaker to ap-
point a committee, headed by him
self. In making the appointments,
Speaker Clark discovered that there
was not a single Union veteran on the
Republican side Of the house. The
speaker shook his head sadly as he
commented on this and recalled that
when he came to Washington in 1898,
there were a dozen civil war generals
and a score or more colonels, majors
and captains in congress.
While committees of both houses
of congress are preparing to press i'm
migration reforms at the next ses-
sion, Speaker Clark Is giving attention
to the other side Of the question. Emil
grafton, the speaker said in a state
ment recently, Is costing the United
States millions Of dollars q wear in