Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-13
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sible all forms of vice whlch may pe
fiourishing in our midst.
- Future annual reports OF the cen
sus bureau on the quantity OF cot.Sa
oinned will not, as heretofore, include
the ouantity Of linters in the totai
production but will relate only 10 nnt
cotton. This change announced last
TUESDAY, will be effective beginning
with the report on March 20. !nforna-
tion as to the production OF hnters'
however. Director Harris states VIII De
given in a foot note so the compare
tive figures may be computed on tne
basis of reports in previous years. In
explaining why he regards the cnanse
advisable, Director Harris SAID: Ing
annual reports on the quahtity u
cotton ginned have heretofore lnciuu
ed the quantity obtained py lhe oii
naratively small quantity of hnters
obtained. and they were OF sucn a
Grade as could be used, to some extent,
for the same purposes as were the
lower grades Of cotton. Many OF the
oil mills have now installed machinery
for the closer delinting OF the seed. rms
has resulted in a large increase In tne
total Quantity Of linters produced eacn
year and. at the same time in lowering
the average quality OF the hoer, SO
that now only a small part II any 10
used as a substitute for lint cotton.
According to the Jewish year
Book. now out, the number or Jews III
the world runs thus: Europe, s,sSV,.
175: Asia, 4S4,S59; Africa, 4Vd'sSe,
America, 2,194,O61; Australia ls;4lo,
total. 13,052,S46. Not far from nan ol
ali the worlds Jewish populauon Is
still in Russia, the vast exoous oi re
cent times having been more than on
oct nv internal growth. Russia Win
the group of Balkan countries heaGeo
NV Roumania contains Jewish popula-
tion massed as, outside of New YORK
citv II is nowhere else. We nave not
before rs the figures Of the Year BOOK
for the American metropolis, II sucn
fipures are given, but 1t Is we'll known
that New York's Jewish populatlon,
largely of recent arrival from RUSSIA
and pouring in at an unolmlnlsheSu
rate. now comprises over one,IourtLl
of the whole. 1t is by far the largest
single element. New York not oniy Is
beyond comparison the WORLDS larg
esf Jewish city, but it bids fair soon
To become essentially a Jewish city
an American Jewish city, OF course
Immigrants from Italy and other MED
iterranean countries are the only eie-
ment Keeping even distant pace with
the Jewish influx and increase there.
Washington, March 10: Compre-
hensiye reports from Brig. Gen. Bliss
and American Consul Garrett, at LaTe-
do received at the war and state ue-
nartments today cleared up the mys-
tery which had surrounded the dehV
erv on American soil Of the BODY OF
the American rancher, Clemente YER
CARA. The reports completely satls-
fed the officials that no act hao peeh
committed by national or state ageIts
in violation of Mexican sovereignty
nnd that n there were any offense In
the removal of the body from Mexico
II was committed by individuals, so
the matter could not be made an IN
ternational issue. Secretary bryan
stated that he would not undertake 10
prosecute the persons VINO optaiheu
the body. even If he knew their iden.
titv which he did not, beyond the Iact
established by Gen. Bliss report thal
thew were civilians and probaply Mex
leans The finding OF the booy Oh Ner-
cara has had the result or advancing
the prosecution Of the claim against
the Huerta government for reparauon'
and TODAY Secretary Bryan transmit
ted the telegraphic report from Con-
suI Garrett to Charge O'Shaughnessy,
in Mexico City. 1t is understood tnat
the primary purpose OF this is 10 as
nrove the original allegation OF the
Mexican Federal commander at NueVo
laredo. that Vergara had made MS es-
cape from captivity and joined tne
C,onstitutionalists. With the body In
Evidence. as soon as further facts as
to the character Of Vergaras 1atal
wounds are developed by the lnVestl-
CATION Governor Colquitt is making,
Mr.. O'Shaughnessy will be prepares
n call upon Gen. Huerta to redeem his
promise to punish the Feoeral oiiicers
who killed Vergara.
BILLS almost identical in form to
authorize the secretary or agrlculIure
to investigate the handling, grazing
and transportation Of cotton ana grain
and to establish standards OF quailty
and condition Of each grade were IN
troduced last Wednesday by Repre-
sentative Lever of South Carolina
The bills would prohibit interstate
shipment of grain or cotton unless lts
sale grade is fixed by the secretary OF
agriculture and conforms to stand
ards he prescribes, but variations
from official standards may be per-
mitted under his rules. The bills would
forbid shipment of grain or cotton un-
der misleading descriptions, woulo
make subject to the agricultural oe-
partment's inspection any grain enter
ing into interstate commerce, Wnlcn
has been represented to conform 10 d
given standard and would authorize
the secretary to settle any disputes as
to proper grading Of shipments. Vio-
lations would be punishable by fines
of from 5000 to $1,000. The bills, which
carry appropriations Of 100000 for
the first year, have the approval OF the
department of agriculture and repre-
sentatives of farmers organizations,
who attended the recent hearings on
the investigation Of grain exchanges
"Of course" said Chairman Lever
these bills are only tentative and are
introduced more to provoke discussion
than as representing finality or 1udg-
ment. There is no doubt that cotton
and grain growers are suffering losses
in the value of their cotton and grain
that will run into the hundreds OF mil
lions Of dollars because they have no
way of knowing the value Of grades.
The cotton grower, / know, is practi-
cally at the mercy Of the buyer, ana
some machinery must be created TO
enable the farmer to get the value OF
the exact grade offered upon the mar
ket / am fully convinced that the
time has come Wnen tne ldTlneI SHouiu
be enabled to have voice in liking
the price Of his own property
Dispatch of two additional regi-
ments of American infantry to Eagle
Pass and Laredo, Texas, to allay fears
of Mexican raids, and the appearance
in Washington Of Gen. Felix Diaz and
friends with a new plan to solve the
Mexican problem, were the chief de-
velopments of Wednesday in the Mex
lean situation. The troops-the Ninth
and Seventeenth regiments-were or
dered to the border at the request or
Senator Sheppard and Representative
Garner. The latter told the president
there was a good deal Of cash in bor-
der banks and Americans wanted to
be protected against any sudden raid
or invasion. Mr.. Garner also said
much cattle had disappeared recently
and residents believed MeXicans were
responsible The request for addi-
tional troops was made Monday, was
discussed at the cabinet meeting and
decided on Wednesday by the presi-
dent, who communicated his approval
to the secretary Of war. Wednesdays s
orders for the dispatch Of two more
regiments to Texas will result in the