Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-03

woman suffrage. The president hsten
ed with sympathetic interest: but toio
them as he had told the delegation In
December that he could do nothing be-
cause the matter had not received Ine
organic consideration Of the Demo
cratic party. The women left the
White House feeling that they had the
sincere personal sympathy OF the pres
ident.
President Wilson is insistent on
enactment of antitrust legislation be-
fore an adjournment, even to give
members an early start in the congress
sional campaign. This was made clear
10 congress last Saturday by admin
istration leaders. Majority Leader
Underwood, of the house, told his COL
leagues that the presidents desire
that trust bills be passed had led TO
general taking stock Of pending legls-
lation with a view TO curtailing the
programme as much as possible. DEM
ocratic leaders are setting the limit ior
the session at June !, ana want 10
hew to the line to complete by tnat
time all bills and other matters that
cannot go over. Senator Newlanos,
chairman of the interstate commerce
commission, last Saturday, talked with
the president on the pending inter-
state. trade commission bill and pro-
posed legislation for Federal super
vision bill of railroad securities.
Shortage of meat animals in the
United States was strikingly demon
strate by comparative figures MADE
public by the department OF agricul-
ture last Friday. The report showed
that there are nine less beef cattle,
seven less sheep and three less hogs
now for each 100 persons In tne coun-
try than there were in 1910. Whlie
the population of the country Is estl-
mated TO have increased from 9l,-
$4,000 to 9S,646, 900 in the past three
wears, the number Of beef cattle mas
decreased 1873 per cent, ana OF sneep
81 per cent; the number or swine IN
creased slightly 1.3 per cent, put II
did not keep up with the proportlonss :
ate growth of population. In spite OF
the reduced number it is estimated
that the value of cattle in the coun-
try increased from s1,534,60O,OOO IN
1910 to s1,930,0S7,000 on January l.
1914. This increase in value, now
ever" the department pointed OUT
"does not necessarily mean that farm-
ers or stockraisers are making more,
II any profit. On the contrary, the
cost of production had probably IN
creased more rapidly than the increase
in the selling price Of live stock. The
very fact that there is a present short
age of nearly 100000 meat AMI
mails in the United States since the
census of 1910 indicates clearly tnal
the business is not profitable 10 pro-
ducers."
The Areo club of America has an
nounced that II has given It's sancuon
to an aeroplane race around the Worio
to be started from the Panama-Pacl-
fic exposition grounds, San Francisco,
in MAY, 1915, and to be completed at
the same place in 80 days. The hrst
prize will be 100000. The sanction
was given out on the receipt or the
telegram stating that the Panama
Pacific exposition and the Pacihc Aero
club of San Francisco were organizing
such a race and that application LOT
sanction had been mailed. The tele-
grams state that the exposition offers
s15O.OOO in money prizes and expects
to obtain at least $3.50, 600 more, Whlcn
will be divided among the contest
ants, the first prize to be $1OO,OOv.
The race is to be run under the RUE
of the International Aeronautlcai
federation. The Aero club OF America
will officiate. The plan is to have the
race open for any type OF motor
driven air craft. Guy 7. slaughter,
president Of the Pacific Aero club, In
his telegram recommended that sane
ton be granted and advises that full
particulars and the application Tor
sanction have been mailed and Will be
received at the Aero club Of America
by February 4. Alan r. Hawiey'
president Of the Aero club Of America,
wired the clubs congratulations, as
suring both the officials of the Pana-
ma-Pacific exposition and Pacihc Aero
club that they have the Aero club OF
Americas full cooperation.
Administration rural credit bills
were introduced in the senate and
house last Friday, by Senator Fletcher
and Representative Moss, members
of the commission which went abroad
to study foreign systems. The bills are
for long term farm loans. short term
bills will be introduced later. These
measures would establish in the treas
ury department a bureau Of farm
land banks and make provision Tor
organization Of such institutions in any
state under Federal inspection. ANY
group of state farmers might organize
cooperative farm land banks with
power to issue bonds to raise funds:
They would be strictly prohibited
from doing "a city business. Loans
to farmers might not exceed 90 per
cent Of the value of improved land
nor extend more than 35 years. No
institution could begin business with
out a foundation capital and double
liability as provided for national
banks. The amount Of long term
business which might be undertaken
by any of the proposed banks could
not exceed 10 times the amount or
paid up share capital and surplus.
They might accept and pay interest
on deposits not exceeding so per cent
Of the capital and surplus and receive
deposits of postal saving funds to the
same extent. The report submitted
with the bill was drafted by senator
Fletcher, chairman; Senator Gore,
Representative Moss Of Indiana; DR..
John Lee Coulter of Minnesota, rep
resenting the census bureau and other
members of the rural credits commits
sion. The bills were referred to the
banking and currency committee or
the senate and house who have sub
committees assigned to the subjects
Representative BulkIey Of Ohio, chair
man Of the house subcommittee,
plans to see the president next week
Majority Leader Underwood will go
with him and an effort will be made
to fix a place for the measures on the
legislative programme OF the present
season. If the president does not want
them advanced too early in the cal
ender the ub-committee would like to
visit agricultural centers throughout
the country to study conditions to
which a rural bank bill would apply.
Senators Owen, Hollis and Crawford,
comprising the senate committee, also
are at work on the proposed legisla-
ton and are cooperating with the
house committee which already has
held several hearings. These are to
be continued from time to time.
Washington, January 81: Post
master General Burleson today sub
mitted to the senate the recommenda-
tions Of the departmental committee
appointed by him to investigate the
practicability Of government owner
ship of telephone and telegraph lines.
The report declared that "the only
way to afford the people the complete
and modern postal facilities that the
constitution makes 1t the duty Of the
government to provide" is by carry
ing out these suggestions: u. That
congress declare a government mono
poly over all telegraph, telephone and
radio communication and such other
means for the transmission Of intelli-
gence as may hereafter develop; 2.
That congress acquire by purchase at
aDDraiSed value the commercial tele-