Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-07-25

was ABOUT TO ASK the DiStiiSl Va ~,
Iumbia grand jury to indict Mulhall
for criminal libel was heard about the
investigating room. Mulhall voiun-
teered his reaction. He said he re-
allied his mistake when he saw the
date of a tariff convention to be held
in Indianapolis in February, 19OS.
The committee did not question Null
hall about the discrepancy in his
sworn testimony. Watson Is under
subpoena and will take the STAND
later.
j. w. Jones, a contractor Of Colds
boro, taught half dozen soldiers down
at Morehead City a lesson recently
that they will not soon forget accord
ing to correspondent. Mr. Jones
went down to enjoy dip IN the ocean,
accompanied by his wife, and while In
bathing a soldier approached Mrs:
Jones. who was alone at the time, and
demanded that she take a swim with
him. Mrs. Jones refused his request,
whereupon the soldier roughly grabbed
her by the arms and tried to take her
in the water. Mrs. Jones screamed and
at this juncture Mr.. Jones appeared
upon the scene and demanded OF the
soldier to release Mrs. Jones, saying
she was his wife and ne would not
submit to her being thus insulted. Tne
soldier hurled several curse words at
Mr.. Jones and q few moments later
found himself scrambling up from
right swing to the jaw, which Tor
short time put him out Of commission.
Going over to the bath house the SOL
dier gathered together five of his COM
rades and Immediately returned TO
where Mr.. Jones was standing on the
beach and renewed the trouble, strtk-
ing him on the side OF the head, ana
then for about ten minutes 1t seemed
as though q cyclone had struck the
beach for, outnumbered as he was, SIX
to one, Jones was more than match
for his opponents, and soon they were
about as surprised bunch OF rowdfes
as ever gathered together, one sufer-
ing a broken jaw while the others
were nursing discolored eyes and swol-
len noses, and at the first opportunity
took to their heels Mr.. Jones was
none the worse of as q result OF the
fight, other than small cut on one
side of his face Your correspondent
was a witness of the above affray ana
ii was the greatest fight lone man
ever put up, against such odds, all SIX
of the soldiers receiving severe drn1-
bing Friends have been joking Mr..
Jones by demanding that he challenge
Jack Johnson Immediately, but the
holy terror only smiled and said
Nothing doing"
The Democrats of the house bank
ing and currency committee struggled
along with their consideration OF the
administration currency bill last Tues
day, and when they adjourned at nighl
only a few scattered sections remained
to be considered. At the same time
several so-called 'insurgent" members
of the committee prepared to put In
substitute measure, which would make
the bill conform with some Of the more
radical currency ideas, and would en-
brace many of the recommendations
of the Pujo money trust committee.
Representative Henry, of Texas known
as leader of the Bryan element In the
house, who Is associated with the in
surgent movement, called on President
Wilson at the White House and
presented the changes proposed in the
substitute. The president did not go
over the amendments in detail, but II
Is understood he will review them, and
later will confer with Representative
Henry and those members Of the conf
mittee who have manifested opposition
to the Glass measure. The committee
Democrats, Tuesday, rejected by vote
of 9 to 4 a proposition presented by
Representative Ragsdale, which would
have made cotton warehouse receipts
rediscountable in the Federal reserve
banks to be created under the new
law. A number Of minor amendments
were approved, and Chairman Glass
said that only two important sections
remained to be considered. He was
unable to say when the Democrats
would conclude their deliberations, and
he is prepared for some rather strenu-
Gus opposition before he can secure an
TO
amendment, rejected by the Democrats
read as follows: Notes and bills sat-
isfactorily indorsed having a maturity
of not exceeding four months and Sc
cured by warehouse certificates, issued
by individuals or corporations, estab-
fishing the ownership Of cotton or
other staple commodity suitably stand
ardized and stored, may be admitted
to discount by the directors OF any
Federal reserve bank. 1t shall be the
duty of the Federal reserve board to fix
the conditions under which such certi-
ficates shall be accepted as collateral,
to prescribe a standard form for their
issue, and to issue regularly an official
list of those eligible for the purpose
Of this section"
Concerted opposition was develop
ed in congress to Postmaster General
ROoS
rates and increasing the maximum
size of packages to be handled in the
service. The order was Issued Sun
day, to become effective August 15,
and on Tuesday the senate postoffice
committee requested Mr.. Burleson to
appear before the committee yester-
day with an explanation for the au-
thority for his action. This was the
first step in what promised to be
bitter contest. When the postmaster
general has been heard, the committee
Is expected to undertake to have
withdrawn before August 15, any au-
thority he may claim congress has
given him to change rates and sizes.
It was contended in committee that
the proposed changes would entail an
enormous loss to the government, and
some of the members complained
strenuously that the postal depart
ment had failed to furnish congress
with data concerning operation Of the
parcels post. Apparently there was
no difference of opinion in the COM
mittee as to whether the postmaster
general should change the rates,
Democrats and Republicans agreeing
that only congress ought to have this
power. The controversy has aroused
extraordinary interest at the capitol
and in official circles, since the parcel
post touches more or less directly
nearly everybody in the country.
Those who are supporting the post
master generals proposition insist
that the only loss imminent under the
proposed changes would be to the ex-
press companies, which now carry the
profit making, large size packages
while the government transports the
Improbable, small ones. Although
members Of the committee contend
it Is mere ungrammatical jumble OF
words without sense or power, de-
partment officials say the postmaster
general Is given ample authority for
his order by the following section OF
the parcel post law: 1.-The classifi-
cation Of articles mailable, as we'll as
the weight limit, the rates Of post
age, zone or zones, and other condi-
tions Of AVAILABILITY, after this act, If
the postmaster general shall find by
his experience that they or any Of
them are such as to prevent the ship
ment of articles desirable, or to per-
manently render the cost of the
service greater than the receipts of
the revenue therefrom. he is hereby
authorized, subject to the consent Of
the interstate commerce commission,
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