Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-12
Scraps and faets.


August with their grandparents. Mr..
and Mrs. b. r. Tillman. under a de-
cision given today by the supreme
court. The opinion was written by
Chief Justice Gary and concurred IN
by all of the associate justices. Ihe
hearing was held Wednesday after
noon. The court held that the obJec-
ton made by attorneys for Mrs. Du-
gas to the jurisdiction OF the court II,
the case was unsound. The court hela
that the question of the support OF
the children was not properly oeiole
the court at the time.
BY a decision of the United States
supreme court, three-fourths of the
state of Minnesota is declared to be
"d-y territory" The decision is based
on a treaty made by the government
with the Chippewa Indians in 1900,
which provides that there shall De no
saloons in certain prescribed portions
of the state, then under Federal con-
troll. The controversy was started IN
1909, by an Indian agent, VINO closeu
more than 400 liquor saloons IN the
northern part of the state, hoidlng
that the treaty prohibited the SAFE oI
liuuor and was still of force Inc
Federal district court held that the
treaty was no longer effective, ana
this decision has now been reversed by
the supreme court Minneapolis ana
other cities are affected by the decls-
ion.
That truth is stranger than fic-
tion is forcibly eXemplified in story
reaching this city for Wayne county,
and which is vouched for by q num-
Der of reputable persons, according 10
a Newbern special to the Charlotte
observer. The narrative told in New
bern is to the effect that Mr.. HOOKS
who resides near Mount Olive had
very valuable dog TO die few days
ago from no apparent cause. After
the animals death the owner, becom-
ing curious as to the cause OF the SUD
den demise of his pet, took the body 10
a veterinarian and had him to cut IL
omen and make an examination of the
internal organs of the canine. Wrapped
arOund the remains of the animal
liver was a snake which was more
than 20 inches in length. The reptile
which was of the garter variety, was
said to have been very much alive ana
had literally eaten up the dogs hVer'
THAT eggs can be marketed sue
cessfully by parcel post is the conclu-
sion reached by the department or ag-
riculture on last Wednesday, as the
result of extended experiments. 1t was
demonstrated to the satisfaction OF
the department that this method Oh
shipment frequently secured petter
price for the producer and a 1resher
article for the consumer. The eX-
periments, it is stated, further snoWeu
that the parcel post will be OF par
ticular value to the man whose flock
was too small or who lives too far
from express service to permit him
to ship his eggs in regular commercl-
al cases. In the course of the eN-
periments which extended over
period of five months, the department
shipped 9,131 eggs in 466 lots Dy man
from various points under varying
conditions and in different types OF
containers. OF these, 327, or slightiy
less than 3.6 per cent, were absolutely
wasted The percentage OF breakage
will be greatly reduced, it Is stated
when postal employees become more
accustomed to handling such fragile
matter.
london, June 8: Public opinion is
exasperated by the continued eXcesses
of the militant suffragettes and the
"cat and mouse" act has proved so III.
tile as a preventive that further anu
more adequate measures are regarded
as imperative. Various methods OF
dealing with the women, such as oe-
portation, birching, attachment OF
their funds are advocated, but it is felt
that none of these measures will ef-
fectually stamp out their destructive
mania. Very reluctantly many people
have come to the conclusion that un-
less the law is to become dead letter,
imprisoned suffragettes must be allow
ed to suffer the extreme result or thelr
self-imposed policy of starvation. Let
them die" is becoming a rather popu-
lar slogan. 1t was reported TO-DAY thal
the government had decided to intro
duce legislation to indemnify the prls-
on authorities against the consequent
ces of allowing suffragettes TO starVe
themselves to death while in prison.
In order to ascertain public feeling on
the problem, the Evening Standard to-
day gathered the views from represen-
tative people, who were asked Wheth-
er they agree with the suggestion that
hunger striking suffragettes should be
allowed to die. All the clergymen in
terviewed express themselves in favor
of the proposal. Father Bernard
Vaughan, the famous orator, whose
sermon in Westminster Cathedral sun
day, was interrupted by sutragette'
replied: There would be nothing eth
ically wrong in letting them die. Let
them start at once and make up Tor
lost time"
Washington, June IL: Repeal of
Panama canal tolls exemption for
American coastwise shipping, passed
the senate tonight by vote or 90 10
35. The measure now goes back TO
the house, which is expected to accept
the Simmons-Norris amendment spe-
officially reserying all rights the
Hay-Pauncefote treaty. The passage
of the bill after a bitter struggle that
has lasted several months was regarded
tonight as another victory for Presi-
dent Wilson. Although thirteen Re-
publicans came to the aid OF the thlr-
ty-seyen Democrats who voted for the
bill on final passage, the president in
itiated the movement in his party Tor
repeal and it was behind him that
many Democrats who voted aye
lined up on the lat test There mas
been no certain promise from the
White House that the president Will
sign the bill with its qualifying amend
ment, but there has been no declara-
ton that he will veto it and party
leaders in the senate were virtually
certain he would approve 1t. Eleven
Democrats, led by Senator O'Gorman,
fought the bill to the end. The senate
was weary with its long grind OF de-
bate, it's weary watching for an at
tempt to gain parliamentary advant-
age and by the time Vice President
Marshall put the question for the
passage of the bill, the Oratory had
died down. the chamber was quiet and
the vote was taken with but little eN-
citement Up to the last minute no
one in the senate was positive vote
would be taken tonight. AS ii became
more and more apparent, however,
that no amendments could pass and
that the leaders expected to sit
through to the finish, the temptation
to make long speeches ceased to be
attractive and several votes were tax
en- toward the end without a roll call.
The bill probably will be sent to the
house tomorrow and can be taken up
Immediately if house leaders desire
The evident temper of the senate to
defeat the bill unless amended Is en-
pected to have weight with the house
and Democrats anxious 10 put an end
to the matter as soon as possible are
expected to demand early action.
Washington, June 10: Nation
wide prohibition will be voted on by
the house within four or five weeks
according to predictions made at the
Capitol tonight after the rules COM