Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-23

wears and after q ten year perio'
would become a permanent annual ap
preparation Of $S,o0o,oo0. The Dill wa
called up by Representative Lever ~ y
South Carolina. and with less tnah d.
hours debate was rushed through.
Representative johnson or Ken
tucky. and John r. Shields, q WASH
ington attorney, engaged In a hst nsn
last Monday, breaking up the meeting
of the house committee on the DIS
trict of Columbia. After the two mer
had clashed and several blows struck
Representative Johnson broke away
shouting, "get me my pistol. III XII
him." During the encounter Snleio'
was knocked down by the tall Ken
lucky congressman. Clerks OF tns
district committee dashed into tne
arena and held Johnson for Few sec
onds but he broke away from them
shouting for his revolver. There were
a dozen men in the room when Jonn-
son hurried out, but Ills demand tol
firearms cleared the office, ana wneI
he returned there was no one In slsnl
johnson addressed some caustc re,
marks to the clerks who ATTEMPTED
10 hold him and the incident was CLOS
ed. The clash came after a hearne
on the bill to increase the salaries OF
Shields appeared as an attorney for
the policemen. After Shields present
ed his case, johnson said he hearo
that Shields had collected a large loD-
byist's fee. The encounter followed
Milwaukee, Jan. 20: The Wiscon-
sin eugenics law, which provides for
the issuance of marriage licenses only
upon q certificate Of q clean bill OIL
health was this afternoon declared un-
constitutional by Judge F. 9. Esch-
weller, Of the circuit court. The case
will go to the supreme court. Judge
Eschweiler held that the eugenlcs law
was of unreasonable statutory hmita-
tions so far as physicians fees were
concerned, and that 1t was an unrea.
sonable and material impairment OF
the right Of persons to enter into me-
trimony. The law was praised becau Sc
of it's movement toward suppression OF
sexual diseases, but condemned Pc
cause its enforcement Is imposslSte,
The court held that II the state wishes
to exercise its right for preventing
undesirable marriages it should weed
out the unfit, and thereby not cast
upon the fit an unfair demand. Alfred
Peterson and Miss Hattie Schmidt
made application for marriage u
cense January 2, the day on which the
law went into effect. Clerk Widele re-
fused the petition because the man dio
not have a certificate Of health from
physician. Peterson sought recourse
in the courts. ..
Am echo Of the Carabao banquet at
which the administrations Philippine
poucy was ridiculed last month was
heard at the navy department iasi
Wednesday when Secretary Danlels
revoked an order assigning Rear Ad.
miral Thomas B. Howard to command
the Asiatic fleet, to succeed Rear Az
miral Reginald Nicholson. Instead.
Admiral Howard will relieve Rear Ad-
miral w. c. Cowles, commanding the
American squadron off the PACING
Mexican coast, and Admiral Cowles
will take command Of the Asiatic
fleet. Admiral Howard was chairman
of the Carabao dinner committee ano
with the other members, high army
and navy officers, was reprimanded at
the direction Of President Wilson arter
an investigation Of the travesties ana
songs which featured the military So
ciety's banquet. Under the circum-
stances we did not want to SEND Al,
miral Howard to the Philippines, said
Secretary Daniels, wednesday; But
as we have every confidence in him we
did not want to give him command
that would in any way appear to De
punishment, so we decided to send hip
to the Pacific Mexican squadron. This
Arrangement Is entirely satisfactory to
Admiral Howard.
Speaker Clark's declination OF an
invitation to attend a democratic din
ner in Washington last Wednesday, at
which Secretary Bryan was a guest
stirred up Sd much commotion that
the speaker issued q characteristic
statement. Published reports had con-
nected the speakers declination with
the presence Of Secretary Bryan, ant
echoes of the Baltimore conventio
The speaker did not dignity this sug.
gestion with a reference. I have cut
all dinners and functions except those
I feel under obligations to attend In
my official capacity" said the speaker.
"I did this for two reasons. First. be-
cause I have no time to attend them.
have too much to do. Second, Mr..
Spofford, so long librarian Of congress,
once told me that most public men
and army and navy officers who died
in Washington dug their graves with
their own teeth a saying which l took
to heart. The people Of the country
are not interested to any considerable
extent about dinners in Washington.
but they are interested very much as
to what congress does and when 1t
does 1t, and am trying my best to ex-
pedite business so that we can get
away from here and give the country
q rest. That is good policy for both
the country and the Democratic par
ty."
The president delivered his anti
trust message to congress last Tues
day. The chief points he singled out
as a basis for legislation were: !. Eff
fective prohibition Of the interlocking
of directorates Of great corporations
banks. railroads, industrial. CONNER
clal and public service bodies. 2. A
law to confer upon the interstate COM
merce commission the power to super
intend and regulate the financial op-
erations by which railroads henceforth
are to be supplied with the money thev
need for their proper development and
improved transportation facilities. The
president made it clear that the pros
perity Of the railroads and the pros
perity Of the country. are inseparably
connected" in this regard. 3. Defini-
ton Of the many hurtful restraints OF
trade" by explicit legislation supple
mentary to the Sherman law. 4. The
creation Of commission to aid the
courts anu 10 ACT dS q ClcdIlu6 AOuSO
OF information in helping business to
conform with the law. s. Provision Of
penalties and punishments to fall upon
individuals responsible for unlawful
business practices. 6. Prohibition OF
holding companies and a suggestion
that the voting power OF individuals
holding shares in numerous corpora
tions might be restricted. Z. Giving
to private individuals the right to
found suits for redress on facts and
judgments proven in government suits
and providing that statute Of limita-
tions should run only from the date of
Of the governments action.
Washington. January 21: Misun-
derstanding among many bankers as
to that part of the currency act which
provides when banks shall enter the
reserve system, led treasury officials
to issue a statement tonight, designed
to clear up the situation and to pre-
vent needless inquiries. The state
ment says in part: "a number Of
banks appear to be under the impress
sion that only banks located in reserve
cities are required as matter of law.
10 signify their acceptance Of the Fed
eral reserve act within sixty days from
It's passage. All national banks are re-
luired to signify their acceptance or