Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-07
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not they will be able to raise the bail
bonds.
The appointment of r. M. Johnson,
president and editor-in-c chief Of the
Houston Post, as successor to Joseph
w. Bailey in the United States senate
for the term expiring March 4, next,
was announced last Saturday by Gov.
Colquitt Col. Johnston has been q
supporter of Senator Bailey throughout
the bitter political fights in Texas which
for several years have centered about
Senator Bailey. Col. Johnston was for
IL years Democratic national commit
teeman for Texas, his service ending
last summer when the Texas primaries
turned in a landslide vote for Wood
row Wilson, as preferential presidenti-
al nominee. He had supported Judson
Harmon and did not stand for re-elec-
tion as national committeeman. Mr..
Johnston is expected to hold Office only
until the expiration of Senator Bailey's 8
term, as Congressman Morris Sheppard
Of Texarkana, was named in July last
at the Texas Democratic primaries as
preferential choice for United States
senator to succeed Senator Bailey. The
Texas legislature which selects Sena-
tor Bailey's successor will convene jan
uary IL for three months session. lts
that they will heed the primary's choice
and elect Mr.. Sheppard senator for the
regular term.
There are now over 100000 colo
niZing Jews in Palestine and according
to a writer in the Osmanischer Lloyd
they are rapidly redeeming the coun-
try. OF these $4,000 or $4,000 are in
Jerusalem alone and despite the red
passport" with which foreign Jews
must provide themselves, and which
limits their stay in Palestine to three
months, their establishment Of stores In
the city and their purchase Of farms In
the surrounding country goes on. In
other words, these foreign Jews furnish
the capital and the executive ability In
making the native Jews Of Palestine
self-supporting, in many cases wealthy,
while insuring to themselves the basis
of comfortable fortunes. What this in
fiux of Jewish capital and brains has
meant to Palestine may be gathered
from the figures presented by the o.
manischer Lloyd. The colonists now
own 40 villages and about 10000 hec-
tares 100000 acres) Of land, rs per
cent Of which is under cultivation, viz,
$500 hectares (21,000 acres) in Judea,
(15 colonies); 5000 15,000 acres) in
Samaria, (eight colonies): 1920 (40,-
900 acres) in Galilee, GIG volonies); and
200 $500 acres) in the Trans-Jordan
country, Zone colony). The most i'm
portant of these settlements, which
were founded between 1878 and 1902
are Pethach- Tikweh Q,500 colonists).
Rishon lie Zion 1,000 colonists) in Ju-
dea, Zikhron- Jacob 1,000 coolnists) In
Samaria and Rosh- -Pinah $500 colo
nists) in Galilee.
to1 ,,,ivN iofo -
Of war, who was asked recently by the
Paris Temps for statement OF his
views on the war, has sent an interest
ing declaration, after taking time for
full reflection. The generalissimo Of
the Turkish army writes: THE out
break Of the war found the Turkish
army in an unfavorable situation; 1t
was in the midst Of reorganization.
Nevertheless, strenuous efforts were
made to place 1t on a war footing. There
were only $4,000 men in Thrace when
hostilities began, but Turkey rapidly
concentrated an imposing force there.
It would be great mistake to judge Of
the real value Of the Turkish army by
its lack Of success in the first battle.
The Bulgarians understood this before
Tchatalja. We consider the affair Of
Kirk Killisseh as an unhappy accident
The Ottoman army can not be said to
have been beaten at Kirk Killisseh. We
have succeeded in mending all that at
Tchatalja and in showing the real
worth Of the army. Today along the
Tchatalja lines is a newly formed and
more determined line and an army
which has been tested by the terrible
ordeal at Kirk Killisseh, and from
which the rotten embers have Topped
off. We expect great things from this
army and this time we shall not be de-
ceived. Ardor, stimulated by the mis-
fortunes which have smitten us, stirs
the blood in the veins Of our soldiers,
and the die being cast, the army at
Tchatalja will be found equal to the
supreme demands made on it."
Problems of currency reform have
been taken up in congress this week by
the banking and currency committee OF
the house. The hearing Of the money
trust" sub committee was resumed yes
terday with the intention of going fur
ther into present day financial opera
tions. Another subcommittee headed
by Representative Carter Glass, of Vir-
ginia today began hearings looking into
a general revision of the money sys-
tenn. Legislation upon currency Is to
be an important feature Of the next
congress. Although no new laws are
looked for from the present congress,
the hearings that open Tuesday will
bring out opinions of public men and
financiers as to the changes needed in
the near future to make the nation cur
rency system more elastic and less sub
ject to times of money stringency. The
conclusion Of the impeachment trial OF
Judge Robert w. Archibald in the SEN
ate may be reached before the end OF
the week. Judge Archibald will take
the stand tomorrow and concluding ar
guments in the case probably will be
started Wednesday. Until the impeach-
ment trial is concluded, little general
legislation can be accomplished in
the senate. Investigation of the So
called Shipping trust" will be resumed
tomorrow before the house committee
on merchant marine, with the question
of witnesses identified with Brazilian
shipping interests. Caucuses Of the
Democrats of both houses are to be
held during the week to determine the
party action regarding President Taft's
appointments awaiting confirmation by
the senate and consider committee ap-
pointments in the house.
New York, January 6: The supreme
court today laid down the far-reaching
principle that corners" of interstate
commodities such as articles Of cloth
ing and food are in violation of the
Sherman antitrust law and held that,
as far as the Sherman law was con-
cerned, the indictment in the Federal
court Of James Patten, Eugene G.
Scales, Frank II. Hayne and William P.
Brown for "conspiring to run an alleg-
ed cotton corner" was valid. The case
against them was sent back for trial or
other proceedings. Justice Vandevan-
ter announced the opinion of the court.
Justice Lurton delivered a dissenting
opinion in which Chief Justice White
and Justice Holmes concurred. The
majority of the court held that the cir
cult court for southern New York had
decided that the indictment charged
Withholding" Of the cotton from the
market, a necessary element of a corner
as admitted by the government. The
minority held that the circuit court
that found the indictment did not so
charge and for that reason the indict-
ment was faulty. According to all the
justices the correctness of the holding Of
the circuit court to the indictment