Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-03
Scraps and faets.


tive to ether inventors. In a summary
of the situation, the New YORK Pos'
saws II is the opinion Of more than one
nafent LAWYER who discussed MT
Wright's programme since the vaholty
Of his patents has been upheld, that ne
and his associates are in position u
drive all other aviators and aero-plahe
makers out Of business in this country.
or in other words to gain mastery VI
the air.
Memphis, Tenn, March l: or seven
hundred revenue licenses held In Mem
phis. SIS were today surrenoereo "
County Attorney General u. M. Estes
wben the Nuisance" Act, passed az
the last session Of the state Legislature
became operative, ending the DAY u
the open saloon in Tennessee. A nun
her of the saloons, transformer ih'S
"soft drink" establishments, reoPensu
tonight to serve non-alcohonc anu osa
~ heyarapes coming within the re-
on,rement of the state prohibition laws
of less than 2 per cent alcohol Govern
wont licenses still in force, 1t Is stated,
are held by wholesale dealers, VINO WI
he nermitted to continue shipments
outside the state, drug stores ana rlV-
ar steamers. Without exception, ac-
cording to police reports, the saioons sns
cinsad their doors for the last time
promptly at midnight last night. UP ~
a late hour tonight no complalhI nStu tt
been made Of violation OF the prohiDi-
tion law
Rristol. Va, February 2S: Judge
E>renk p Hutton, of the circuit court OF
Washington county, today handed oowu
q decision at Abingdon, Va, in the case
of the heirs Of Capt. Frank dmpoeen
of this city, against the Cnnclhero lo
Coal corporation, holding that they ar. are
entitled to recover one-sixLh InIee aT
in the vast Clinchfield lands In hussen
and dickinson counties, Virginia, LOT
the development Of which the Caroh-
na Clfnchfield & Ohio railroad was
built The heirs Of Capt: nmpooen
brought suit, attacking the title OF tne
Clinchfield to the property on tne
Ground that their mother did not uhlls
with their father in the origlnal oesa ;a
conveying the property, whlcn was sort
by him at a mere trif1e or ltS presehSs
value. Attorneys for the Cnnene, se,,,
Rristoi Abingdon, Johnson City, Rich
nond and New York announced that an
appeal would be sought. The case was
brought about year ago ana mas q.
tracted considerable attention OWING u
the fact that the immediate tract VI
coal land involved is worth seVera'
million dollars.
The senate committee on agrlcul-
ture and forestry has submitted Ia,
yorable report on the bill lntroauceSS
last spring by Senator Smith OF Soutn
Carolina. to regulate the selling OF
cotton. The bill is designed to reform
fhe rules and regulations OF the ne"
York and New Orleans cotton eA-
changes would require any person VI
CORPORATION in the making OF an ea. oiiei
for future delivery OF cotton TO specty
the grade or grades contracted TOT III
each contract, such grades 10 De ln aS
cordance with United States govern
nent standardization. The secretary
Of agriculture would be required to
standardize the grades OF "uplands
and gulf cotton separately, gun
cotton not to include anything peioW
the grade Of good ordinary" or ABOVE
Sniddling fair" The bill would further
reorIire that in dealing with long staple
cotton the length of the staple shall pe
designated in all contracts and delV-
cries must be made according 10 con
tract. Any dealings in violation OF
this system would be punishable ny a
fine not to exceed $4,000 or lmpriso1-
ment for not more than year or potiI
The bill also would deny the use Oh Tue
mails, telegraph, telephone, express OF
other methods of interstate commum-
cation for transmission Of information
regarding any cotton future sale not IN
accordance with the proposed reguia-
tions. Violation Of this regulation
would be punishable by fine OF from
$500 to 81, 600 for each offense.
Foreign and domestic shipping .oi
the United States is so combined py
agreements, pools and conference ar
rangements that an attempt to dissolve
the combinations would cripple trade
This is the conclusion reached by the
house merchant marine and hsherles
committee in a final report OF the So
called shipping trust investigation
made public yesterday. The commlttee
after two years Of exhaustive inquiry
recommends that both foreign ana DO,
mestic shipping combinations be piaceo
under the strict control OF the inter
state commerce commission and that u
necessary the commission be ENLARGED
to care for the additional work. Ihe
final recommendations Of the commit
tee. embodied in the fourteenth volume
Of it's report just compiled, sets tortn
that shipping lines in virtually every
trade route from or to United states
ports are operated by agreement OF
conference to restrain competition. The
report declares that the advantages ac-
cruing to both shipper and ship lines
through these agreements are so great
that combinations should be allowed
TO continue under the supervision ol
the interstate commerce commission as
to rates, classification, rebating ano
discrimination. 1t would be futile, the
committee states, to attempt to restore
competition by ordering agreements
terminated. The report deals with SOl
foreign and domestic navigation com
panies and two hundred railroad lines
The senate last Saturday passed the
largest appropriation bill ever to meet
the approval Of either house OF con-
gress when it sent to conference the
postoffice measure carrying $3ll, ,4S2,Oot
an increase Of nearly $4,000 over the
bill as it was reported by the pcstofhct
committee. All efforts to limit the
power of the postmaster general tt
regulate parcel post rates, zones ol
weights were defeated. The last amend
ment Of this nature was proposed by
Senator Cummins. 1t provided that ne
package Of more than fifty pound!
should be carried until the interstate
commerce commission should find tina
the rates represented the cost Of th'
service. 1t was lost 29 to 20. Senator
Bristow proposed a new system OF par
eel post rates, reducing pay to railway
for this service, which also met defeat
Increases Of salary from 5000 to $500
were inserted for railway mail division
superintendents, assistant superlnten
dents and chief clerks; rural mail car
riers received an increase of 500 yea
on standard routes, and subcarrier
and clerks from 80 to 40 cents an hour
The army bill authorizes the war de
partment to distribute among riil'
clubs and military schools all krag
Jorgensen rifles now held in reserv,
and 120 rounds of ammunition for eaci
gun. The naval bill contains provi
sion authorizing the secretary of tn
navy to make 25 appointments from tn
enlisted men of the navy to the nava
academy. They must have two year
enlisted service and be selected b!
competitive examination. The bill in
creases the corps of chaplains in th
navy from "a to SO and grants citizen
ship to any eligible alien who serves
four-year enlistment.
Washington, March /: Trust leg
islation and a new law to enhance ru
raj credits before adjournment Of con
gress are the only measures on th'
must" list of the administration fo
tho nreSent session of congress. il wa