Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-09-22


from Marion county, died in the old
soldiers home in Columbia, Friday. He
is the thirteenth veteran to die at the
Soldiers home this year.
Senator Sheppard. secretary of the
congressional cotton conference, has
received replies from governors OF
five cotton states accepting the in
yitation to confer in Washington with
congressman on means for relieving
the cotton situation and limiting pro-
duction next year. Replies from gov
ernors of other states are expected
this week, when the arrangements
for the conference will be completed.
1t now is planned to hold the joint
conference on September 2Sth.
- State Detective E. F. Hammond
was acquitted Of disorderly conduct In
The Columbia recorders court Satur-
day morning, the matter growing out Of
Mr.. Hammond's accosting Mr.. w. r.
Pollock in the jefferson hotel in Co
lumbia on Friday night, and asking II
he (Mr. Pollock, meant to refer spe-
cifically to Mr.. Hammond as "Dago
Frank" Messrs. w. P. Pollock and L..
D. Jennings were the guests at BAN
quet in Columbia, Friday evening ana
in the course Of a speech Mr.. Pollock
referred to the state constables as
"gunmen," "Dago Franks" etc. After
the banquet Mr. Hammond demanded
an explanation by Mr.. Pollock and
when bystanders interferred Mr.. Ham
mond surrendered his pistol. In re-
corders' court Mr.. Pollock denied that
he meant to refer to Mr.. Hammond
specifically. and the court dismissed
the whole matter.
Mr.. John NJ. Craig Of Charlotte,
and Miss Christine Maxwell of Ander-
son, were killed in an automobile ac-
cident on the Statesville road about
ten miles from Charlotte. last Sunday
night at about 1915 o'clock. There
were in the car Mr.. Hayward McCabe,
Jr, Of Charlotte, Mr.. David ]. Craig, Of
Statesville and the negro chaffeur.
They were taking a pleasure trip out
of Charlotte. Mr.. John NJ. Craig took
the wheel from the chaffeur to drive
while and began to speed up. In about
ten minutes he came to sharp angle
in the road and failed to make er""Gh
allowance for it. The car struck
telegraph pole and turned turtle. Mr..
Craig was instantly killed and Miss
Maxwell. though unconscious, breathed
for about ten minutes. Mr.. David
Craig was seriously injured about the
head and internally. Mr. McCabes arm
was broken and the chaffeur's leg was
broken. The result Of Mr.. Craig's in
juries is yet in doubt. Mr.. Craio Is a
son Of the late John H, Craig Of Cas-
tonia, and Miss Maxwell is the Is
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ].
d. Maxwell, Of Charlotte and Ander-
son.
Revolving against party leader
ership, sixteen Democratic senators,
last night, accomplished the over
throw of the rivers and harbors ap-
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victory a filibuster against the meas
ure directed by Senator Theodore E.
Burton of Ohio. The senate, by a
vote of % to %, ended the struggle
over the S34,000,000 bill by adopting
a motion by a Democrat, Senator
Bankhead Of Alabama, to recommit
the bill TO the commerce committee
with instructions that ii substitute a
measure appropriating a lump sum
of S20,000,000 to be expended on eX-
listing waterway projects in the dis
cretion of the secretary of war and
board of army engineers. The col
lapse of the fight for the bill came
suddenly after a desperate attempt
to wear down the Republican oppo-
stion, led by Senator Burton, aided
by Senator Kenyon of Iowa, which
began Friday morning and included
a 30-hour session ending saturday
night. Senator Burton. whose achiev-
ment will go down as a valedictory
effort in A congressional career of %
years, was warmly congratulated by
many of his colleagues as the clerk
announced the vote which sealed the
fate Of the appropriation bill.
Great Britain wants to buy L.
100000 army blankets, says a New
York dispatch, and American manu-
facturers have been asked to accept or
ders for the same. The woolen mills
of this country are already swamped
with orders for ordinary blankets,
and it is doubtful whether third of
this quantity can be furnished. A
woolen commission merchant, one
Of the largest merchants in the coun-
try making a specially of blankets
and woolen goods, was asked to bid
on the order. The agent of the Brit
iSh government offered to place the
entire order with the firm practical
ly at their own price if given aSSur-
ance that ii would be filled. The mer-
chant replied that he is scarcely able
to supply the ordinary run of trade
this year. The demand for blankets
is greater this season than for several
years, and woolen mills are running
TO their full capacity to supply the
demand. Unfortunately for the Brit
ish armies we did not begin until the
summer SOlStice in the blanket man.
ufacturing industry had about pass
ed. Now the mills are all working
busily on orders. The United States
pays $3.50 each for the blankets it
furnishes it's soldiers, buying them in
lots of $4,000 or so. The British
will undoubtedly have to pay at least
10 to 20 per cent more. The de-
uFin oil hA n h1a - IL.
in the country working overtime for
months, and even at that it is doubt
full if more than a third of the guam
tity wanted can be furnished.
Columbia. September 10: The
first semi-annual installment, amount
ing to $4,000, under the Lever agri-
cultural extension act of May 8.
1914, was received today by 5. 7.
Carter state treasurer. The exact
purpose for which the money is to
be expended has not as yet been eX-
planned to Mr.. Carter. This bill,
Mr.. Lever stated after the bill had
been signed by the president, will
provide school for the farmer but
it will be a school which he can at
tend without leaving his work, his
home or his family. The schoo
house will be the farmers field and
the farmer himself will be the pupil
The teacher will be an expert prac-
tical scientist and might be called q
walking professor of farming. He
will go from farm TO farm and study
with the farmer his own individual
problems and endeavOr To cooperate
with the farmer in the application OF
scientific knowledge and methods to
the cultivation of the individual
farm. One of the great purposes OF
this bill" continued Mr.. Lever. lis to
provide practical suggestions for the
woman in the farm house. She has
never before been specially recog-
niZcd in agricultural legislation, and
| propose in this bill to study heI
work i'm the home, and her relations
to the farm and farm life. and to dc
everything possible to tighten the
load which she must carry. The work
will be done through the land agent
colleges Of the states and the Fed
eral department of agriculture. The
agricultural colleges will be in bet
ter condition to understand the lOCa
needs and conditions Of the severa
states than any other organization
and the work will follow the line.
suggested by them. ! believe that
the provision of this law properly