Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-16
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country needs" said the vice president,
is not laws, police nor large armies: II
needs men with backbones, men Wllnng
to stand for something more ana men
who do not try only to make money. 1
say make money and l would like 10
make all that possibly could, but
would have 1t made so cleanly that
your babies could cut their teetn ON II
and never be polluted.
Washington, January IA: President
Wilson let 1t be known today that ne
opposes a return Of the "spoils system
of postoffice appointments and wll veto
the postoffice appropriation Dill now pc.
fore the house unless the rider In IL
exempting assistant postmasters from
the classified service is eliminated. Inc
president. Il is understood, has decided
to call a halt to what has been charged
by civil service advocates as q tenuen-
CIV in congress to break down the merit
system. He was confronted in the Jar
iff. currency and urgent deficiency pliis
with the civil service problem, put IN
signing these measures TOOK the posi-
ton that his power or placing em.
ployes in the classified service hao not
been weakened and that the merit sys-
tenn could be applied. The rider In
the postoffice appropriation bill wouio
give the postmaster general the right
to revoke the appointment or any as
sistant postmaster "and appoint ms
successor at his discretion" Postmas-
ter General Burleson recently wrote
Representative Moon, chairman OF tne
postoffice committee, opostng the pro
posal. but 1t was not withdrawn Inc
president is soon to inform house lead
ers Of his views.
The president on Tuesday night
sent to the senate the nomination OF
John Skelton Williams, OF Virginia 10
be comptroller Of the currency and .ex-
officio member Of the Federal Reserve
board which will administer the affairs
of the new currency system. The nom
ination was referred to the commlttee
on banking and currency after priei
executive session OF the senate, during
which an effort was made to have II re-
ferred to the committee on finance.
Heretofore such q nomination would
have been sent to the finance commit
tee. Senator Owen, the chairman, SAID
the committee would take up the noml-
nation in the near future. II may pe
some time before the nomination Is
confirmed. Mr. Williams Is now assls-
tant secretary Of the treasury In
charge of the fiscal bureau and
he is also Secretary McAdoo's frst as
sistant in matters OF government n
nance. The Office Of comptroller OF tne
currency has been vacant Tor severai
months. Various reports have oeen
afioat Of opposition against the nomi.
nation Of Mr.. Williams. 1t was said
that the So called great financial inter.
ests were opposing him. Mr.. Williams
selection was announced after con-
ference between President Wilson ana
Secretary McAdoo. It Is understood that
during the presidents absence Mr.. NC
Adoo had been sounding senator's about
the nomination and believes 1t Will be
confirmed.
Columbia State: A measure which
puts the solution Of the blind tiger
and social club problem directly
up to the general assembly, was intro
duced in the senate yesterday by SEN
atcr Carlisle of Spartanburg. FOLLOW
ing the passage in the senate Wednes-
day OF the Crouch bill, which places
restrictions around the obtaining Oh
a charter for clubs and organizations
Of every character, even those OF
churches, the senator from Spartan
burg Yesterday introduced bill which
fixes guilt upon persons directly or
indirectly maintaining a club room or
other place in which liquors are re-
ceiyed or kept for use, sale, barter or
gift as a beverage or for DIVISION
among incumbents or others, and pro-
vides for a penalty Of a fine OF not less
than $500 or Of Imprisonment Tor not
less than six months, or both, in the
discretion of the courts. Senator
Carlisle's bill provides that every
person who shall directly or Indirect
ly keep or maintain either by himself
or by associating himself with others
oi
abet in keeping or maintaining any
club room or other place in which any
intoxicating liquor, wine or beer Is re-
ceived or kept for the purpose OF use,
gift, barter or sale, as beverage or
for division or distribution among
it's incumbents or others, and every
person who shall use, barter, sell or
give away or assist in bartering, SELL
ing or giving away intoxicating IL
uuors, wines or beer so kept or given
away shall, upon conviction, be hned
not less than $500 or be imprisoned
for not less than six months, or both'
in the discretion Of the court
Cotton consumed in the United
States during December amounted 10
482.198 running bales including 12,2O6
bales Of foreign cotton and 22,114 bales
Of linters the census bureau announce
ed last Wednesday. Cotton on mana
December 81 in manufacturing estao-
lishments amounted to 1901 ,2S4 bales'
including 50,446 bales Of foreign cotton
and 1882 bales of inters; in indepen-
dent warehouses 1871, 1868 bales includ,
ing 2,047 bales Of foreign cotton and
31,409 bales of hnters. December I'M
ports Of cotton were 1882 bales OF 5oo
pounds each; exports Of domestic cot
ton for December were 1,230,S30 run
ming bales. Active spindles during De-
cember numbered 21,001,664. OF the
cotton consumed in December tnat
used in cotton growing states was 24s,.
835 bales and in all other states 232,3b2
bales. The cotton held in manufactur-
ing establishments December 81 in cot
ton growing states was 956,91 bales,
and in all other states S45,371 bales;
that held in independent warehouses
in cotton growing states was 3,20S,19o
bales and in all other states 163, ,16S
bales. Active spindles in cotton grow
ing states during December numbered
12,153,S99; in all other states 1S,S47, ,766.
Exports Of domestic cotton included
473,02S bales to the United Kingdom,
326,93S bales to Germany, 146,074 bales
to France, S0,621 bales to Italy and
204,16s bales to all other countries. Inn
ports included II, 1888 bales from Egypt,
1924 bales from Peru, 81 bales from
China and 1883 bales from all other
countries. The supply and distribution
Of cotton for the four months period
ending December 81 announced by the
census bureau today shows: Total
supply 14,457,953 bales made up Of
stock at beginning Of period, 1,59S,438
bales; cotton ginned 12,533,43S bales;
Inter production to December 1st 2S9,-
11S bales; and net imports 36, 422 bales.
The distribution was: Consumption
1871, All bales; exports 5,1S0,173 bales,
and stocks at end Of period were held
as follows: In manufacturing estab-
lishments 1,S01,2S5 bales; in indepen-
dent warehouses 1871, 363 bales and
quantity held elsewhere (amount arriv-
ed at by deduction) 2,127,661 bales.
Richard /. Manning of Sumter,
candidate for governor, on Tuesday,
issued a reply to Governor Blease's
references to him in the message to
the legislature. Sometime ago." stat
ed Mr.. Manning, ~ expressed the de-
termination not to recognize the exist
ence Of two factions in this state. but
this does not imply that 1 shall not
resist an unwarranted attack which is
misleading and unjust" Governor
Blease, in his message referred to the
introducer OF resolution to investi-
gate the primary last fall and said
that the people were watching and
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