Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-09-25
Straps and facts.

whisky and the smaller towns anu
the country generally gave prohlbl-
ton majorities. The action OF the
voters will destroy a large mail or
der business that the whisky houses
of Richmond and other Virginia cit
les have been doing with North Caro-
lima. South Carolina, Georgia ana
Tennessee.
Wheeling, w. Va. dispatch to the
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Officials or
the criminal court here are puzzled
as to how to proceed in the case Of
prisoner who was convicted of theft
and who. it has been found, is inno-
cent, and another prisoner acquitted
of the same crime who admits ms
guilt. Earl carp and William Sam
ueIs were indicted on the charge or
stealing a watch from Bromstraw
Niski. The evidence was circumstan-
tial. The men were tried separately;
carp was placed on trial first ana
convicted Samuels was acquitted.
Following his acquittal, Samuels CON
fessed to the states attorney that ne
had taken the watch and that carp
was innocent.
Prompt passage by the senate last
Tuesday of a substitute measure pro-
viding $2O,00O,000 TO be expended Dy
the army engineers on eNlstlns PIo-
jects, finally ended the long nhouster
against the river and harDor an' oii'
which originally carried $53.OOO,OOO.
The bill has now gone TO the house
where it is expected to precipltate
another vigorous fight. No show OF
onnosition was offered in the senate
on Tuesday, and the measure passed
without a record vote. Senator sim
mons. who led the long fight against
the filibuster, defended the original
measure and discussed at length the
theory of waterway Improvement ana
the policy heretofore pursued.
tribute to Senator Burton and the
other opponents of the bill was palu
by Senator Stone of Missouri, VINO de-
ciared. however that, despite the de-
feat of the bill. the sentiment of the
country was overwhelmingly in favor
of liberal waterway Improvement.
When the British steamship An
eIo-CoInmbian arrived in Charleston
barbor last Monday, from lqulque'
Chile, her docking marked the estao-
lishment of a record trip from the
west coast of South America, ana also
entered for the steamer the distlnc-
tion of being the first vessel TO come
to Charleston by way of the Panama
canal. Capt. Westcott, master OF the
big tramp, estimated that he saved
few hours over twenty-three days py
coming through the canal instead ol
following the usual course throush
the Straits of Magellan. FURNISHING
q striking illustration OF the value Oh
the canal as a connection pet"eei,
tho west coast of South America and
Charleston. the Patagonian, Capt
Lord, a sister ship to Capt. Westcotts
vessel that is also owned by the same
concern, arrived. also from lqulque,
hut having come around the continent
of South America through the straits
of Magellan. She sailed from lqulque
on July %; the Anglo Columbian
sailed from Iquique, September l. Inc
later arrived in Charleston one day
later than the Patagonian, although
she sailed thirty-two days later. Botn
vessels are of the same tonnage ana
both were loaded with nitrate.
In its ability to supply the three
fundamental requirements. 1000
clothing and shelter, the United States
is peculiarly fortunate. So the Coal
Age saws in an article wherein our
factors of national wealth are COM
pared with the rest of the Worlo
thus: with per cent OF the
worlds land area, we have 3 per
cent of it's population; we produce %
per cent of the worlds supply OF
corn: 90 per cent of the worlds sup
ply of wheat; so per cent OF its cot
ton; 10 per cent of its sugar; 80 per
cent of it's tobacco; Is per cent or lts
cattle: 40 per cent of its coal; 90 per
cent of it's petroleum products; 90
per cent of its copper; A per cent
of it's iron ore; 20 per cent of its
gold. Farm products annually are
worth $,75l. 100000, while our various
industries annually produce com
modities to the value of $40, I2,OOO,-
600. Our imports for the fiscal year
1914. were $1,4S9, 100000, while our
exports were $2,365, ,OOO,O 900. These are
9 and II per cent, respectively OF
the worlds total. We have approx
mately 259,O00 miles of railroad or
SO per cent of the railway mileage
of the globe and our aggregate
wealth is figured at $l4O,OOO,OOO'-
900.
Russia's manifestation of friend
liness to the United States. expressed
in her announced intention of sign
ing peace commission treaty, may
lead to negotiations for treaty OF
commerce and navigation to replace
the one abrogated during the Tart
administration. This was the view OF
many diplomatiSts and ofilclals III
Washington, when it became known
that Secretary Bryan had received
word of the intention of the Russian
government to negotiate treaty
along the same lines as those with
Great Britain. France, Spain ana
China, reported favorable Tuesday, by
the senate. These treaties would sub
nit all disputes that cannot be set
tied by diplomacy to a permanent com
mission for investigation during
period of one year, and are regard
ed by the Washington government as
a practical safeguard against the SUD
den outbreak Of war That the Rus
sian foreign office has authorized the
Russian ambassador, George Bakhm-
etieff to negotiate peace commlS-
sion treaty with the United States,
was the announcement received by
Secretary Bryan in a dispatch from
the American embassy in Petrogard.
Similar treaties. signed last week be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain. France, China and Spain,
were recommended to the senate for
ratification on Tuesday, by the for
eign relations committee. Little OPP
position is expected. Officials express
ed the view that RuSSia'S reported
modification of stringent regulations
against the Jews because Oh lnelT
loyalty to the government in its strug-
gle in the present European war
might pave the way for an under
standing for new treaty. The other
treaty was denounced by congress
and became imperative. January l,
1913. Secretary Bryan has announc-
ed that Sweden had agreed to sign
peace commission treaty along the
lines of those previously signed with
other nations. This brings the num-
Der of peace treaties up TO rs, includ-
ing those negotiated and in progress
of cOnSummation. Neither Germany
nor Japan has signified a Willingness
10 sign similar paCts as yet, but the
subject is under consideration by
them.
A warning to national banks
which have received government
funds to aid crop moving or which
have received emergency currency,
not to charge excessive interest rates
or to refuse legitimate credits, was
given out last Tuesday, by Secretary
McAdou in a formal statement deal
ing with the present situation in the
cotton growing states. The secretary
declared that he would not hesitate
To withdraw government deposits
from offending banks or to refuse to