Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-12-15
Scraps and fats.

within a short distance Of the canal
and that colliers from this fleet have
been making rather free in the harbor
Of Balboa and the adjacent waters,
picking up and sending wireless mes
sages Of a warlike character. The COL
liers would steam away without pay
ing any attention to signals from the
authorities Of the canal zone to stop,
and Col. Goethals decided that 1t was
about time to send for some destroy
ers to make the altogether too inde-
pendent colliers more careful as to
the manner Of their behavior.
- Washington, December IA: Whirl-
ing forward at tremendous speed.
winters decided attack today had left
snow or cold weather in its wake
throughout the east from Alabama to
Maine. Storm warning were display
ed along the coast from Hatteras to
Eastport. Heavy SHOWS delayed busi-
ness in parts of New England, Tenn
essee, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio
and the mountain district Of the Mid
die Atlantic states. Fifteen inches OF
snow fell at Oswego, New York. The
temperatures decided drop was al
most general throughout the east and
middle west. AS far south as the
gulf coast, the mercury fell to below
the freezing point and to below zero
in the upper Mississippi valley and
north plain states. Continuance OF
wintry weather is predicted today.
Freezing temperatures are expected
for gulf and South Atlantic states. eX-
cept south Florida.
Farm wealth Of the United States
estimated at $40,000.000.00O should
be made the basis on which the pros
perity Of the country rests perma-
nently, vet there Is no adequate law
in existence under which to finance
the farm, says a st. Joseph. Mo-. dis
patch. This was the condition dis
cussed here last Friday at the In
terstate Agricultural congress by w.
G. Brown, ex-president Of the New
York Central railroad, and now an
Iowa farmer. "The establishment Of
farm credits is one Of the most i'm
portant questions now before the ma
ton" Mr.. Brown said. "The farmer
Is paying twice the interest he should.
Long time loans at a low rate would
enable the farmer properly to finance
his work and II Is this financing upon
which depends to large degree, the
prosperity Of the country. Mr.. Brown
said the people should indorse Presi-
dent Wilson's plan for land bank.
"A dispatch Of Saturday to the
London Evening News from Valpa-
raiso, Chile, says 1t Is reported that
the German cruiser Dresden has taken
refuge in an inlet on the coast OF
Patagonia. The Dresden Is the only
vessel Of the German squadron which
met the British fleet in the South At
lantic, December 8. that has not been
December s, off the Falkland islands.
resulted in the destruction of the
German cruisers Scharnhorst, Gneis-
enau and Leipzig. Later 1t was an
nounced the Nurnberg also had been
DESTROYED. The Dresden escaped and
was supposed to have fled westward.
That would take her to the coast OF
Patagonia, where the Valparaiso re-
port places her. Patagonia and the
straits Of Magellan offer numerous
bays and inlets where vessel could
take refuge. There are also some
Chilean ports where a warship could
intern. British warships doubtless
are in pursuit Of the Dresden and 1t
is said that Japanese cruisers are
watching for her.
Cotton consumed during November
was 42O,663 bales exclusive Of lint
ers. compared with 456.356 in Novem-
ber, last year, the census bureau an
nounced on yesterday. Consumption
for the four months ending November
80, was 21,67S,37S bales against l.
S43,O64 last year. Cotton on hand
November 80. in manufacturing es-
adjustments was 1,060,765 bales, COM
pared with l.426,63S a year ago. and
in independent warehouses, 5,OOS,S74.
compared with 3,262.714 a year ago.
Exports were 760.s2s bales, against
1,501,257 last year. and for the four
4
year ago. Imports were 1924 bales,
against 1921 last year and for the
four months 67,82S against 2S,OS4
year ago. Cotton spindles active
numbered 30.4f1,315 against 3O,94s,-
337 a year ago. Linters consumed
1888 bales, against 5S.S23 a year
ago. and for the four months 107,5Os
bales. against 1851 last year; on
hand in manufacturing establishments
1888 bales, against 5S.S23 year
ago, and in independent warehouses
56,S09. against 34.541 year ago;
Linters exported were 1857 bales and
for the four months 14.064 bales.
Richard Garfield, for many years
the best known gambler and sporting
man in the United States. died at his
home in Brooklyn. last Friday as the
result CT a fall down the steps OF
subway entrance in New York on
Thursday. Garfield at one time op-
Grated at Saratoga, the first gambling
palace in America. 1t was said that
among the frequenters Of his place
were governors. United States sena-
tors. society leaders and others. He
would not allow any citizen or sara
toga to gamble in his place. and also
he allowed no poor man or "plker 10
take part in game. During a long
series Of prosecutions which ended
several years ago. it came out in the
testimony that Reginald Wander
bilt at one time owed him $500 600. 1t
n. said that he neither gambled nor
Wank alcoholic liquors himself. In
connection with his Saratoga gambl-
ing place he ran one OF the first ana
most expensive restaurants in the
United States. The pursuit that final
ran him down was led by VIM.
yavers Jerome: but no case was ever
foven against him until the New
York assembly passed an act com
pelling any man who might be seen
entering a gambling place to testify
TO what may have occurred within.
Garfield was an art collector and at
one time owned million dollars
worth Of pictures. 1t is said that ne
left a large fortune.
In his annual report for the fiscal
year ending June 80, Secretary of
Agriculture Houston says in part: A
large increase in the meat supply in
wolves the eradication Of the cattle
tick, tuberculosis and hog cholera.
and prompt suppression of such NAL
aides as the foot and mouth disease
Last year 100000 hogs, worth $780,
OOO, 900, died Of cholera, and the cat
tie tick caused an annual loss Of $4O.-
O0O, 900 to s100.O00,000. Tuberculos-
is is increasing among cattle. In this
connection the secretary asks for
special emergency appropriation with
which TO fight the foot and mouth
disease. For other branches OF agri-
culture the outlook does not seem to
be so gloomy. Dairying in the last
generation has become an important
branch of agricultural economy. The
annual production includes more than
800, 900, 900 pounds Of butter. 800
O0O. 900 pounds of condensed milk and
333,OOO,000 pounds of cheese. all OF
an approximate value Of S600,OOO.OOO.
The production Of vegetables (truck)
is worth more than S400,000,OOO. The
hay crop Is worth more than $780,
OO0. 900. and the poultry products OF
the country have reached point