Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-10
Scraps aud 5aets.

Individual deposits on January IL,
amounted to a little more than S6,OOO, :
600, a gain since October 1913, OF
$4,000. 900; and since February 4, 1913
of $50, 100000. The total reserve held
by the banks reporting amounted 10
81 $40. 900 900, an average Of 21.74 per
dent, and $137, ,963. 600 above the amount
REQUIRED to be held. The resources ana
liabilities Of the banks are placed at
$11,296, 1856, ,13S.
Purchase of the Chesapeake and
Delaware canal. from the Chesapeake
bay to the Delaware river, as part
of the intra- coastal waterway from
Boston. Mass, to Beaufort, n. e., mas
been tentatively agreed upon by the
house rivers and harbors sub-commlt-
tee Final action in the commlttee
was taken up yesterday. The plan
will be incorporated in the rivers ana
harborS bill, which is to aggregate
4O,00O,0 and to be reported TO the
house very shortly. While the detalis
of the bill are withheld. the war ae-
partment report urging this action
proposed the purchase OF the canai at
a cost not to exceed $2,514,29O with
a view to enlarging it into sea Level
canal of 12 feet depth and so feet
width. at a maximum cost OF $S,OOO,-
600. of which $3,000,000 would De
available now and the balance at from
$500. 900 to S1,000.000 a year. The
committee majority decided not 10
take up at this time project for the
proposed waterway from Delaware
river to New York bay.
The house on last Saturday, con-
cluded general debate on the GOOD
roads bill appropriating $25,QO0.0OO Tor
Federal aid to the states In roao con-
struction. Its passage this week Is De-
lieyed to be virtually certain. Repre-
sentative Kent Of California, today at
tackled the bill as pork barref' meas,
ure. designed to patch up pontlcai
fences and proper political organlza-
tions." Representative Payne OF New
York. declared it was the beginning OF
annual appropriations which in time
would reach stupendous proportions:
A tribute to President Wilson featured
a speech Of Representative Aswell, OF
Louisiana, during the debate. 1 am
convinced." he said, that in the gen
erations to come he will be numbered
among the immortals OF the Repupnc'
He has shown himself man or no
petty or ignoble passions, a man OF
unusual character and uncommon
purity. All political parties here recog-
nize that this roads bill is in harmony
with the spirit of service that perme-
ates the life and purposes Of this ad-
ministration."
Columbia special OF February s, to
Charlotte Observer: Col John c. Cal.
houn, grandson of the greatest son OF
South Carolina, related human in
terest story this evening In pleadlng
before the Ways and Means committee
of the house and the Finance commit
tee Of the senate to change the name
of Clemson college to Calhoun uniyer-
sity or Calhoun college. Colonel Cal
houn, who is from New York, told how
the late T. G. Clemson, after whom the
college is named, hated the Calhoun
family and did everything he could to
keep the property where the college Is
located from reverting to the Cal
houns. That probably several million
dollars endowment could be had Tor
the. industrial institution, If the name
is changed and the state takes charge
of the property, was the assurance
given the committee. One offer OF ST.
0OO, 900 was mentioned. The present
life trusteeship, would be abolished, II
the college is decided to the state. NO
report has yet been made by the joint
committee. Governor Blease in a spe-
cial message sent to the general as
sembly today, reiterated his endorse
ment Of the proposed change in the
name Of the institution Upon, mo-
ton Of Representative Wyche the low
er house deferred the message and let
ters received in support of the move
ment to the joint committee composed
of the senate Finance and house Ways
and Means committees, and to invite
Colonel Calhoun to appear before this
bodv
Six Americans and 40 or 90 MeM-
cans whose fate has been q mystery
since the destruction Of the Cumbre
tunnel last Wednesday, were suffocat-
ed. This information was received at
the headquarters Of the Mexican
Northwestern railroad at Juarez, last
Saturday night. The tragedy is laid at
the doors Of Maximo Castillo, the ban
dit leader A special train carrying 20
Americans, led by ]. w. Farragut, OF
the Mexico Northwestern railroad, ana
so collins and rescue outfit left there
Saturday night for the scene. The eX-
act number Of persons aboard the pas
senger train, which consisted Of one
first class, two second class coaches,
a baggage and express car and
freight car, is not known. First re-
ports put the number at 30 while re-
quest for collins asked for rs OF them.
This evidently was an estimate, how
ever, as the searching party, led by
DR.. F. c. Herr Of MADEIRA, was unable
to penetrate far enough into the tunnel
to count the dead. Railroad men at
Juarez and IN El Paso are furious at
Castillo's act. On Tuesday % Of his
men were captured and executed by
the rebels and the next day, apparent
ly in revenge, he captured the freight
train, ran il into the south end of the
tunnel about 800 feet and there set flre
to 1t. The passenger train entered the
death trap from the north unsuspect-
ingly, probably travelling at its usual
rate Of about Is miles an hour. When
the engineer discovered the trap 1t
was too late.
The Lever agricultural extension
bill passed the senate last Saturday,
with amendments, without dissent
ing vote. The bill provides for demon
strations on farms OF approved meth
DDS and scientific discoveries as to
farming and home economics, made In
state agricultural colleges, experiment
tai stations and in the Federal depart
ment Of agriculture. The secretary OF
agriculture and land-grant agricultur-
al colleges are to outline plans for car
rying out demonstrations. AS agreed
to in the senate, the bill would appro-
pirate Internationally $4,000 annual
ly to each state. In addition, sum OF
$600,000 for the coming year, with
yearly increase of $780, for the next
seven years, would be provided for
distribution among the states on a ba-
sis of rural population, conditioned on
each state appropriating sum equal
to its portion Of the Federal funds. At
ter seven years the bill would provide
a permanent appropriation Of $4,SO0,-
600 annually. An amendment requir-
ing that negro colleges be permitted to
share in the fund was defeated by a
vote of 80 to %. The bill was amend
ed, however, as a result Of fight on
the race question by placing the dis
tribution of the fund in the hands Of
the secretary Of agriculture, and re-
spective state governors in states hav-
ing more than one agricultural college,
and also specifying against race dis
elimination in the demonstration
work The bill probably will be con-
sidered soon in conference between the
two houses.
= Columbia State Sunday: If an
endowment of $1,000,00 were offered to
Clemson college today, would not
consent to the violation Of the con-
tract under which the state accepted
the bequest from Thomas G. Clemson"
said Senator Tillman yesterday in dis
cusSinc tho DrOnOSed nlan Of changing