Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-12-09
Scraps and facts.

lican leader prevented action on the
bill. which, however, probably will
come up again next Friday. Demo-
cratic Leader Underwood took per-
sonal charge Of the fight for the pay
ment Of the claims and served notice
on the Republicans that when the op-
portunity offered, the bill would be
passed by the house, regardless of d.
latory tactics or any other opposition
from the minority. The bill carries
sl.19l,OO0 for individual Claims for
stores and supplies, $46S,O00 for claims
on account Of damage to churches
colleges and other buildings, and $751;"
900 for miscellaneous claims all in &C
cordance with the findings of the
court of claims.
Bingham, Utah, December 5: Al
ter searching third of the Utah-
Apex mine, the posse which penetrat-
ed the stronghold Of Ralph Lopez, slay-
er of six men, tonight came out and
announced to the thousandsof expect
ant miners that they had found moth
ing to indicate that the desperate was
dead. The belief prevails that again the
sheriffs of nine counties and their
hundreds Of deputies have been out
witted by the man who several times
has risked capture in order to jeer al
their efforts. The smudges that had
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last night were allowed to die down,
and early today the double bulkheads
in the tunnel mouths were removed.
A party of ten went into the mine to
search for the Mexican. In blind
stope on the 300-foot level a cave-in
was found, which blocked the mas
sage. 1t was thought possible that
within this stope Lopez may have
taken refuge from the approach OF the
poisonous gases. A guard was iei'
watching 1T tonight. and 1t Will oe
opened tomorrow.
The sikh cotton ginning report OF
the census bureau for the season, is
sued at 10 o'clock yesterday morning,
announced that 12,0S1, 100 balee of cot
ton. counting round as half bales, OF
the growth OF 1918 had been g1nned
prior to December L, to which date
during the past seven years the GIN
ming averaged S3.2 per cent OF the en-
tire crop Last year to December l,
there had been ginned 11,S54,541 bales,
or S7.9 per cent Of the entire crop; In
1911 to that date, 12,S16,SO7 bales or
S2.4 per cent, and in 1908 to that date
11,O0S, 661 bales, or S4.1 per cent. IN
cluded in the ginnings were S5,I60
round bales, compared with 7S,OS0
round bales last year, 1895 round
bales In 1911, 101,71S round bales IN
1910. and 134,393 round bales in 1903.
The number of Sea Island cotton oaies
included were 61,516. compared with
51.275 bales last year, 1855 bales IN
1911. 1881 bales in 1909, and 63,3so
bales in 1908.
-Gastonia. N. c., December s: An
expert cotton thief has been operating
in Gastonia the past several days. so
far ten bales of cotton, worth ABOUT
.tolA
cotton platform, which is right on
Main street and IN the business sec
tion. Six bales of the stolen cotton
belonged to two local brokerage firms.
No clue to the identity Of the thief mas
been secured though II is certain that
he got the cotton or rather the money
for it-as he did not carry off the &C
tual cotton-in broad daylight while
business was in progress. HIS plan
was worked in this wise: Whl!e the
weigher was busy, he would take the
tags from two or three bales which
had already been weighed and sold,
load them on a wagon, drive around to
the side of the platform where the
scales are and dump them. He Woulo
then saw that he was going up town
and sell them and would be back: He
took samples of the bales, sold tnem'
got his check and cashed 1t. This mas
been done two or three times during
the week and a total loss OF ten bales
has been sustained so far. The above
plan is believed to be the one the
thief or thieves worked.
Three members of the supreme
court and nine circuit 1uages In en-
banc sitting decided last Friday even
ing that the supreme court Is empow-
cred to exercise its discretion in any
cause irrespective Of the ground OF
disqualification, whether the place OF
a DISQUALIFIED member OF the court
shall be filed by appointment or the
governor, or not, re-affirming the NC
% Auley case in which 1t was held that
three members constitute quorum OF
the supreme court, Judge Frazer rem
dered a dissenting opinion. The ques-
ton arose when Fred H. Dominick.
assistant attorney general, VINO Is
seeking a $3.50 fee for representing
Governor Blease in a bond case over
the opposition of the comptroller
general who turned down the warrant
asked the court to fill the place of JUS
tice Watts, disqualified, in order TO
hear the proceedings. The courts rul-
ing tonight in effect means that JUS
tices Gary, Hydrick and Frazer will
hear the JONES' -Dominick case. The
comptroller general will appear in his
own behalf before the court. The de-
cision by the en- banc session OF the
supreme court and circuit judges Is
regarded as one of the most important
ever handed down by the court.
When former Congressman l.. 1rv-
ing Handy. of Delaware, introduced
Secretary of State VIM. j. Bryan to
the guests at the annual dinner OF the
Sons of Delaware at Philadelphia. last
Saturday night as the next president
of the United States" Mr. Bryan told
the diners that he hoped they would
not treasure up against Mr.. Handy,
the political indiscretion" he had just
committed. He means WELL" Mr..
Bryan said, land it only indicates how
habit he learned II wears ago be-
comes fixed. believe the POSTMASTER
is of the opinion of many others" Mr..
Bryan continued, that my highest
ambition has been to become presi-
dent Of the United States. That is not
so. From my earliest manhood / have
held a higher ambition. l have con-
sidered that office as only means to
an end l consider no one worthy to
OCCUPY that high Office who is not
more interested in the things that can
be accomplished than in the fame that
il brings. / am happy, and want you
all to believe me when / say so, to see
those things so near my heart being
QOne DN dHOlllSl, HdppISl N!loh -
were in that place. | am happy to see
a nation Of people change its point OF
view and adopt those things which
have always been close to my heart
Washington special of December
6, to the Columbia State: Late this
afternoon it was stated by Chairman
Post of house committee on elections,
which is investigating the Grace
Whaley charges, that nothing decisive
had as yet been agreed upon. The
record has not yet come back to the
committee from the government print
ing office, Mr.. Post said, and until
this is done and the members have a
chance to examine it, no decision will
be reached. 1t is understood here to-
day that, as a result of some of the
matter said to be contained in this
record. this being in the nature of af-
fdavits submitted by Mr.. Whaley
there may be a big sensation in Char
lesion city politics One of the fea-
lures said to have been touched upon