Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-14

tive government" Johnson repneo.
Followers of a fiaxen haired Irish
girl. who claims to be divine, have
fiocked from various points in north
Georgia and are causing religious
upheayal in the Mt. Airy section OF
Georgia. The cult is holding three
services a day in a large tent pitched
near the Baptist church. SO zealous
are some of the devotees that they are
trying to divorce their wives or other
faiths, give their children away ana
devote their lives to the new 1altn.
Members of the band organized three
wears. believe that their girl leader is
superhuman and immune from all Ills
of the flesh, they say that her race
shines like an angels. Considerable
excitement prevails among them as
they think the end of time Is now al
hand, that all prophesy is now fulnll-
ed and that only the members Of their
sect will be saved. They spend most
of the time singing, reading the Bible
and holding meetings. The use OF to-
bacco Is forbidden as we'll as any at
tempt to adorn the body. The high
cost of living troubles them not, as
fasting rather than feasting is the or
der of the sect.
Representative Barnhard, Demo-
crat, of Indianapolis, author of the
newspaper publicity section or the
postoffice law, has told Postmaster
General Burleson that he believed GER
tain newspapers were violating lts
provisions by not marking as adVer-
ing certain matter attacking the re-
peal of the Panama tolls exemption
which Mr.. Barnhard alleges he has
reason to believe is being furnished
oh
told Mr.. Barnhard he was ready to
receive any evidence Of violation OF
the law. The postmaster general
has information that certain newspa-
pers, some of them the largest and
most influential in various cities from
coast to coast, are printing artlcles
for the shipping trust in the agitation
against the tolls repeal bill, SAID
Representative Barnhard. THE ar
ticles, according to the informatlon
before the department, are printed as
bona fide news articles without the
slightest indication that they are ad-
vert!sements. Newspapers and their
editors and owners, II invesugatlon
discloses they are accepting pay for
the so-called news articles, may be
fined by the courts and their newspa-
pers barred from the second-class
mails"
Washington, April IL: Repeal Of
the Panama tolls exemption still holds
the centre of interest in congress with
prospect OF further enlivening discus
sion this week in the senate, where
the interoceanic canals committee
is to resume hearings tomorrow. with
the tolls controversy dragging along
and little chance for final action on II
for another month, senators ana rep.
resentatives have been restiye lest
early adjournment be impeded. The
development, however, that aomlhiso
tration leaders propose to postpone
antitrust administration until next
session save for the creation or
an interstate trade commission, has
revived hopes that congressman may
get back to their districts and into the
Campaign for the elections Of senators
and representatives as early as July l.
Until the hands Of the opposition 10
canal tolls repeal are clearly SHOWN, IL
cannot be foretold how long the SEN
ate will confine itself to discussion or
the subject, but there is little nken-
hood that general debate will begin Tor
another two weeks. How long the
committee will deliberate after the
hearings are concluded is indefinite,
but champions of the repeal Will DO
all in their power to get record vote
of the committee and some sort or
report to the senate as early as pos
sible. Opposition to repeal is growing
more vigorous as time for disposition
Of the controversy approaches, put
senators supporting the president IN
sist this opposition is not extending
itself. They maintain confidence that
the repeal bill will pass without
amendment. Such Democratic oppo-
sition Of repeal as Senators O'Gorman
and Chamberlain retain hope that re-
peal will be defeated or that the bill
at least will be amended in such a way
as to forcibly proclaim the sovereignty
of the United States over the Panama
canal.
Important reforms in the methods
of pleading, procedure and practice
in Federal courts are proposed in the
Clayton bill reported to the house by
the committee on the judiciary, OF
which Congressman Clayton is chair
man. This bill will unquestionably be
enacted at this session, as the sentl-
ment in its favor is overwhelming. 1t
has been approved by President Will
son, Chief Justice White Of the Unit
ed States supreme court; ex-President
Taft, Attorney General McReynolds'
Senator Root, the American Bar as
states and many commercial organi-
cations. The Clayton bill provides
that the supreme court Of the United
States shall have power to prescribe
the forms and manner OF service OF
Writs and other processes, the mode
and manner of framing or filing pro-
ceedings and pleadings, and to regu-
late generally and prescribe rules and
forms for the entire pleading, prac,
tice and procedure to be used in all
proceedings at law of whatever ma
ture by the district courts OF the Unit
ed States. In reporting the Clayton
bill from the judiciary committee,
Representative Webb of North Caro-
lima, who drew the report, said: The
committee in favorably reporting this
bill does so only after painstaking re-
search and inquiry, aided by expert
enced lawyers in active practice, law
teachers and authors. 1t is keenly
conscious of the difficulty and gravity
of the subject, the previous lnaplllty
of the lawyers to agree on the form
that the practice should take, the or
ganized struggle of the present urgent
public demand for it, made known by
thousands of communications and the
imperative necessity of a speedy,
complete and fundamental reorgani-
Zation of the entire pleading, proceed
ure and practice in vogue in the lnfe-
rior Federal courts. The committee
believes the bill makes possible the
complete solution Of problem in
manner surprisingly in accord with
both professional and lay sentiment
This has been effectuated by the char
acter of the programme embraced in
the bill, that made it possible for
lawyers entertaining wholly divergent
views to accept it. Provision is made
for these views to be discussed be-
fore and settled by the supreme court.
to which plan there is no dissent. The
bill deals only with one great princi-
pie, leaving all details to the supreme
court, which is its featural merit"
- Washington, April 10: Free use
Of the Panama canal by Colombian
warships. troop ships and army and
navy supply vessels is proposed in
the new treaty between the United
States and Colombia, signed at Bogo-
ia, Tuesday, to seal the breach be-
tween the two countries over the sep