Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-26
Straps and faets.

the most NdludOlS SNSA ~
being worth $1,043, 100000. The
quantity of cotton ginned from the
1919 crop, counting rounds as half
bales and excluding linters, was lo,-
SS2,S11 running bales, or 14,l56, 46S
bales of 500 pounds gross weight.
Cotton seed products was 6,SO5,OOO
tons, of which 4,519,5OS tons were
crushed. The value of the cotton Is
estimated at $SS7, 100000 and OF the
seed, Sl56,6 100000. An interesting
feature of the 1913 production was the
crop of the Imperial valley in South
Carolina, where 22,S3S bales were
grown 1t has been reported the
acreage planted this year in the I'M
perial valley will show a large IN
crease while the production is Narl-
ousIv estimated at from $4,000 to
1OO. 900 bales. Last years productloh
vas more than double that OF any
previous year there, where CONNER
cial growing of cotton has been IN
progress only a few years. Another
feature was the production in Ari-
zona. where 2299 bales were glnned.
the largest part of which possessed
the same characteristics as that
grown in Egypt The 1914 area shows
a large increase, variously estimated
at from 100000 to 15,OOO,OOO acres
A sub committee of the house Ju-
dietary committee, which has for sew
eral months been investigating the
case of Judge Emory Speer, or the
southern district of Georgia, recon-
mends that the judge be not impeach-
ed The majority report critlclses
Judge Speer very severely, and leaves
no doubt of the fact that this gentle
man has been very injudicious to say
the least of it. saying that some of the
iudge's actions tend to approach
condition of tyranny and oppression;
but recommended that no further pro-
ceedines he had by the house. The
minority report criticiSes the majority
for casting such reflections on the
Judge without going on TO lmpeach.
Nineteen charges were filed with the
committee. They alleged, among oth-
er things, that Judge Speer entertain
ed matters bevond his courts jurlsdlc-
tion. allowed excessive trustee fees 10
a personal friend used his official po-
sition for preferment of his son-ln-
law. A. II, Hayward, abused his au-
thority by domestic use OF govern
ment paid court employees. violated
laws regarding drawing of jurors ana
dissipated bankrupt estates by ap-
pointing unnecessary officials ana al
lowing excessive fees. Another charge
was that, in the case OF Henry Jaml-
son, a Macon negro, Judge Sneer de-
fed the mandates OF the supreine
court of the United States and the
circuit court of appeals. 1t has not
been given out officially; but there is
very good reason to believe from pub
lished statements, that the committee
about reached an agreement with tne
Judge that it would content itself with
some pretty severe censure and leave
him to resign.
Emerson D. Dietrich. manager OF
a theatrical production presenting
troupe of trained lions. was killed
and partly devoured in Chicago, last
Tuesday night by six lions when he
entered the car in which they were
Gagged. While the keepers were re-
covering Dietrich's body, a lion es-
caped from an adjoining cage and
terrorized the residents of the thick
ly populated quarter in which the
car stood. The escaped lion finally
was driven back to its car, having
harmed no one. \ pike pole from the
fire department was used to Withdraw
Dietrichs body from the lions, after
it had been sprinkled with formalde-
hyde to drive the animals away.
George McChord. keeper of the lions,
was unable to help Dietrich. When
he went into the den," McChord said,
Teddy, the leader of the attack
against Dietrich, began to pisJ with
him, and he told the beast % get
down. Four of the lions were facing
him. Finally Teddy SUNK around
behind and in a minute was on his
back. Four others then leaped Tor
him and l think his neck was broken:
Trilby, the oldest of the lions, tried
TO save him, but the others pushed
oh emit watched
them without joining in the attack. y
With the aid of the pike pole, rope
was dropped around the body, but
the interference of the lions prevent
ed the rescuers lifting it over the
bars Finally the spike pole caught
a belt worn by Dietrich and the
body was recovered. The lions have
been used in hundreds of public per-
formanceS, according to Madame
Castillo, the owner, five or six OF
them being liberated on the stage to-
gether to perform under her direc-
ton. She always has controlled them
with a short whip.
Title of tranScontinental railroads
to some $1,000 900 worth of petrole-
um land as against other private
claimants, was upheld last Monday by
the supreme court in a test suit
brought by Edmund Burke of Califor-
MIA against the Southern Pacific rail-
road company. At the same time Jus
tice Vandeventer, for the court, stated
that seemingly the governments right
to attack the railroads title for fraud
or error had expired in 1900 or 1901. 1t
was made plain, however, that the
governments rights were not involved
in the case before the court, and there
was no mention of the recent suit
l,. ant n :
the Southern Pacific to regain the
lands in question Government officials
after the decision said they would
press the suit. Since the government
began to grant lands TO transcOntinen-
tai railroads in 1866, every patent is
sued to the roads has contained re-
Servation of exception to the effect
that lands in the patent later FOUND TO
be mineral lands should not pass to
the railroads. Such a reservation was
contained in patents issued to the
Southern Pacific for California lands.
in later years found TO be rich with
oil. Burke claimed the land did not
pass TO the railroad and sought to en-
ter il as mineral land. The court held
that the land office officials could not
perform their duty, imposed on them
by congress. Of not patenting mineral
lands, by merely inserting the reSerVa- =
tiOn or exception. 1t held the OilclalS
were bound to determine whether the
lands were mineral before issuing the
patent, and that the patents were
binding unless procured by fraud or
error. Justice Nandeventer stated
that the patents were issued in 1894
and apparently the government had
not proceeded to set up any claim of
fraud in obtaining them before that
time. although the railroads had pre-
sented an affidavit that the lands were
non mineral. Therefore, he added
seemingly the right to make the at
tack had expired in 1900 or 1901.
Washington, June "a: Navy Off
cials were busy today preparing to turn
over the battleships Idaho and Mis-
sisSippi to the Greek government. FL
nal action on the naval appropriation
bill which includes authority for sale
of the ships, will be taken in day or
two and as soon as the president has
signed the measure the department
will be ready To order the transfer. 1t
is left To the president and the secre-
tary of the navy To name the sale
price the intention being to fix this at
tho gctuDl cost pf construction and