Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-08-11
Straps and facts.

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Improvement has been inaugurateo tS
furnish employment to people WIN
would otherwise be idle.
Spartanburg Herald, Sunday: II !
his speech yesterday Lownoes :, y
browning was particularly severe II
his arraignment of the elimination
convention" which met in Colunlole
recently. He stated that ne proihlseo
10 go to the convention and tell tneH
what he thought Of the plan, proVlueo
the meeting was open, ana tnal II was
his intention to denounce IT, Z. "A
smith and NJ. L. Smith also devoted
considerable time to pointing out the
danger of such a convention. All three
said that il threatened the primar!
svsten, in this state, and they also Salo
that il was the effort Of the monled IN
terests of the state to elect Manning
Mr. Manning said nothing about the
convention.
Two German cruisers, the Gocnen
and the Breslau were forced out Oh the
harhor of Messine last Friday, by the
neutrality laws. Under the law, a wal
vessel of a belligerent may remain IN IN
q neutral port for "a hours. AFTER "a
hours the vessel must either leaVe oI
submit to dismantlement ana remain
until the close of the war. Ihe ltal-
ian government gave the German coiti >
manders the choice between the
alternatives mentioned. 1t was known
that the British war ships are as
plentiful in all parts of the Medlter-
annean as sharks off some OF the trop-
ical ports and that these two cruisers
stood but little show. The command,
ers, however, made their wills, turned
them over to the German consulate al
Messina and put to sea. 1t Is SAID that
q few hours afterward hrlng was
heard for a period Of fifteen or twenty
minutes at some distance on tne
shore out in the strait Of Messina, and
II Is supposed that the Germans were
either captured or sunk by the British;
but IL is not certain. There has been
no official report.
- Washington, August 10: Com
plete revision in the methods of cot
ton marketing was proposed today as
a means of relief from depression
threatened by the closing OF foreign
markets during the European war.
The plan was laid before the house
agricultural committee by experts OF
the department of agriculture. IL
contemplates government supervisor
of marketing. Federal standardlza-
ton of grades, and establishment OF q
system of warehousing to make baled
ers and enable them to finance their
crops until advantageous arrange
ments can be made for marketing,
c. ]. Brand, chief of the division OF
markets. suggested the scheme be
put in operation through the Lever
cotton grades bill, now before the
house committee. This bill provides
for Federal supervision of cotton
grading and the fixing of Federal
standards for cotton. Mr.. Brand sug-
gested amendments to enable the gov
ernment TO license cotton warehouses
where the crop could be stored. Un-
der such conditions, he said, the new
Federal reserve board would be able
to make cotton in the warehouses
the basis of ample credit to growers
The committee tomorrow Will hear
cotton men of the south on the pro-
posed scheme and will ask them for
suggestions E. j. Watson, commits
sioner of agriculture of South Caron-
ma, today began organization or a
committee of growers and manufac-
turers to present the views of the
southern cotton men.
- Washington, August 8: Dispatches
from consular agents throughout Eu-
rope, tonight reassured officials here
that the condition of American refu-
gees was not so alarming as they had
been led to believe by previous re-
ports. Secretary Garrison, in charge
of relief work, said the number OF
Americans reported to be in distress
had been so minimized that it now
appeared unnecessary to send trans
ports to more than two or three Eu-
ropean ports. Lieut.. Col. Squier, the
American attache in London, reported
that conditions in England were rap
idly approaching normal. Prepara-
tions were being made, he said, 70
bring all Americans in Switzerland,
who desired transportation TO Calals'
Boulogne or Dieppe by special train.
The situation as now presented calls
for financial assistance rather than
for means of transportation, SAID
Secretary Garrison. Governmental
aid in actual physical transportation
has considerably reduced. Gold Is the
greatest demand and that Is on the
way" OF all the Americans in Eu-
rope, the secretary said, those In
Switzerland appear to need financial
aid most. Speedy relief in this sec
ton is assured. According TO dis
patches, there are now 10000 Ameri-
cans in London and probably $4,000
on the continent. Four thousand
Americans arrived in London today
from Belgium and France. More than
500 are reported to be in Berne, Swift
Zerland, and these are to be removed
by special trains. 1t is estimated that
$500 Americans are in Italy and sou
in Switzerland.
- Washington, August 8: Although
administration leaders in congress be-
lieve the business of the session can
be completed soon after September l,
some of them fear possible emergen-
cies that may arise through the war
in Europe that will make 1t impera-
tive that congress remain in Wash
ton. Talk about the Capitol indicates,
however, that if developments of the
next week indicate no trouble Is in
prospect for the United States the sig
nal may be given to wind up the leg
islative programme and adjourn for
the fall campaign. Several senators
today pointed to the fact that great
alarm would have followed had not
congress been in session when the Eu-
ropean nations clashed. with oanKs
demanding emergency currency leg
islation. congress would have peen
called in extra session. The passing
of the emergency currency amend
ment and the progress already made
toward emergency shipping legisla-
ton, senators declared, have done
much to allay fears. The senate plans
to pass the bill to admit foreign built
ships to American registry, Tuesday
The Clayton antitrust bill to supple
ment the Sherman law then will be
taken up. Senate and house con-
ferees meanwhile will endeavor To
agree on the Federal trade commits
sion BILL radically amended in the
senate. The foreign relations commit
tee is undertaking TO comply with the
urgent request of the president that
the new peace treaties with twenty
foreign nations be ratified. While
there has been discussion of further
revenue legislation in view of the
checking effect of the war on imports
the present conclusion of the leaders
is that there is no immediate neces-
sity for il. Should a war revenue
measure eventually be required. II
might take the form of stamp tan
on liquors and tobacco.
M. l.. Smith scored the elimina-
tion business at Spartanburg, last
Saturday. He said: Il regret the ne
ceSsity of referring to matter here
which should be impossible under
such a Democracy as ours, and in q
state where the primary is so much
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