Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-12-22

IS per cent; Virginia SO per cent; Ar
kansas "A per cent; Tennessee, Texas
and Oklahoma 20 per cent.
President Wilson has let 1t be
known that he had made common
sense" the chief qualification Of the
five men he Is to nominate as mem
bers Of the new trade commission
within the next two weeks. He does
not desire theorists for the commits
sion. but men who will be able TO IN
telligently deal with business cOndi-
tions in the United States. Politics,
II Is said, will not govern the makeup
Of the board, although at least one
Republican probably will be named.
Among the numerous men whose
names are under consideration are
Joseph Davis, commissioner Of cor
porations; A. G.. Thurman. solicitor OF
the commerce department: E. N. Hurl-
ley, president Of the Illinois Manufac-
turers' association; John E. Richard-
son Of Tennessee; Thomas 5. Feider,
Of Georgia; George Rublee OF New
Hampshire: Samuel l. Rogers OF
North Carolina; Prof Henry ]. Wat
ters of Kansas; e. A. Krauthron or
Missouri and w. B. Westlake of In
diana
The interstate commerce commits
sion on Saturday, granted the apph-
cation Of the eastern railroads for a
five per cent advance in freight rates
excepting on certain specified com :
modities. Commissioners Harlan and
Clements dissented. The railroads are
permitted to make the applied-for ad-
vances in rates except the rail-and. /.
lake traffic, rates on bituminous coal
and coke; rates on antracite coal and
iron ore; and rates that are held by
unexpired orders of the commission.
After further consideration the com
mission permits advances to be made
also on cement, starch, brick, clay
and plaster. On these commodities no
advances were permitted by the de-
cision of August /. Joint rates be-
tween official classification territory
and territory south Of the Patomac
and Ohio and east Of the Mississippi
may be increased not to exceed 5 per
cent. Interstate rates to and from
New England also may be increased
not to exceed per cent. While pres
ent existing differentials among vari-
GUS Atlantic ports are preserved the
rates between any two Of them also
may be increased per cent.
Mexico now has three varieties OF
fiat paper currency as well as three
opposing governments. The new re-
volutionary movement headed by Gen.
Jose Ynes Salazar, which recently was
launched in central Chihuahua state
has placed its currency in circulation.
The money, which was printed in the
United States, bears the signature OF
the former Huerta commander and
the motto peace and justice Sal
azar's troops at Sabmal. on the Mexl-
can northwestern railroad, this week
held up q train bearing q Villa pay
master and confiscated 100000 pesos
in Villa paper money. The money
was being sent to pay Villas garri-
son at Casas Grandes. Salazars
troops recently received large ship
ment of ammunition purchased by
their agents in the United states.
Villa troops have made no advance
against the independent leader. Traf-
fc has been restored between JuareZ
and Torreon, on the Mexican central
railway, but below the latter point Ia
reported as interrupted by the burning
Of several bridges by the Carranza
troops who are being engaged by the
Villa forces east Of Torreon.
- The Lever cotton warehouse bill
which has been before congress for
several months, passed the house yes
terday, by a vote of 21S to 81. The
measure provides for Federal licens-
ing Of cotton and grain warehouses
and is a substitute for senate bill
restricted to cotton warehouses. The
BILL" says Representative Lever, will
result in the establishment OF uniform
warehouses and uniform warehouse
receipts for agricultural products
throughout the country. 1t will give
a certainty and value to warehouse re-
ceipts which will make liquid the evi-
dence Of ownership Of agricultural
products. 1t will enhance the value OF
warehouse receipts as collateral on
which loans may be sought by pro-
ducers. 1t will give greater negotia-
bility to agricultural receipts for ag-
ricultural products. The measure will
bring together more closely agricul-
tural products and banking capital. 1t
will result in larger storage facilities
for agricultural products and will
serve as an incentive to farmers to
store their products and thereby save
millions Of dollars Of weather loss
each year. 1t will furnish to the
farmer for the first time In this coun-
try the machinery through which he
not only may know the class or grade
Of his products, but it's commercial
value. It will put him in position to
market his crops when the demand Is
strongest and the price highest. 1t Is
a farmers bill and a most far-reach-
ing forward step in our cumbersome
system Of marketing"
The army appropriation bill. ag-
gregating s101 100000 agreed upon.
Saturday, by the house military com
mittee, carried special fund Of $15.-
900 for United States military observ-
lows the war departments estimate.
I'VE gave them practically all they
asked for" said Chairman Hay, re-
ferring to appropriations for ammu-
milton and other materials for defense.
Increase of % regiments in the regular
army was proposed by a bill intro
duced by Representative Anthony. II
would authorize the organization Of
five additional regiments of artillery,
five of cavalry, and fifteen Of infantry
and would repeal the law limiting the
army to 100 900 men. Appropriations
of s400 900 for aviation and $50 600
for armored automobiles in view Of
the use Of the latter in the European
war are included in the bill.
After two days of hot words which
eliminated, Saturday, in exchange of
invitations to personal combat be-
tween Representative Helm Of Ala
bama, and Moon Of Tennessee, the
house adopted q special rule to conSid-
er legislation for reforms demanded by
the postoffice in connection with the
annual postal appropriation bill. A de-
Election of Democrats defeated
similar rule, which provided for con-
sideration Of an amendment decreas-
ing postmasters' salaries. elimination
of assistant postmasters, exterimental
substitution of contract service for
rural delivery service, increase of sal
aries for rural carriers, changes in
the compensation paid railroads for
carrying the mails and other re-
organization plans Of the department.
The rule was passed late on Satur-
day. with the provisions for cutting
postmasters' salaries. abolishing as
sistant postmasters and the rural SER
vice substitution scheme eliminated. A
speech by Representative Moon after
defeat Of the original rule. in which
he intimated that some railroad in
fiuence'' had operated to shift Demo-
cratic votes caused a bitter debate.
Representative Helfin denounced Mr..
Moons statement as false and un-
true" Mr.. Moon challenged him to
make the same comment off the floor