Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-27
Scraps and faets.

next week it's decision as to the num-
Der and formation of the Federal re-
serve districts and the location of re-
gional banks. Mr. McAdoo would give
no .intimation as to the number or To-
cation OF banks, however, and took oc-
casion to brand a story published In
the New York Sun Tuesday, as pure
guess. This yarn declared twelve dis
tricts would be created and stated
that either Atlanta or New Orleans
would get a bank. Senator Hoke Smith
was informed by Secretary McAdoo
that the committee would hear no fur
ther arguments nor consider any more
briefs or evidence relating to the loca-
ton Of the banks. Chairman Owen and
Senator Reed or the senate banking
committee, discussed with President
Wilson the merits Of Kansas City, Mo.
as a location for one of the new region
al reserve banks. Although members
Of congress have been quietly urging
their various cities this was the hrst
instance, SO far as is known, in which
member of the banking committee had
urged any particular city. 1t was salu
1t the White House that no decision
had been reached either on the Federai
reserve banks or members or the Feder-
al reserve board. Senator Reed urgeo
the president to appoint DR.. j. T. M.
al
serve bank Of Kansas City. Mo-. to
membership on the board.
The fiasco at Ulster has been the
talk throughout England and in parna-
ment during the past week. Accord
ing to John Redmond, the leader OF
the Irish Nationalists in the house OF
commons. the army officers are perme-
ated with Tory politics, and all the
noise about resigning commissions
rather than fight the Ulsterites was the
outcome of conspiracy that was
Matched as a means Of carrying pontl-
cal points. He said that all this talk
about the intention Of actual resistance
in Ulster was bluff; that Sir Edward
Carson, the leader Of the Ulsterite
movement, we'll knew that he was not
going to have to fight because OF the
sympathy Of the army officers, ana
also that If he did have to fight. he
could not hold out week. John Ward
a laborite member, declared that the
mutiny had brought up the question
as to whether parliament was to gov
ern the country without interference
with the king or army. Redmond de-
clared that the events OF the week nao
raised an issue wider than the ques-
ton Of home rule for Ireland, and that
question was whether Democratic
dictated to by the drawing rooms OF
London and by that section or the
British army who are aristocratic and
violent Tory partisans." He declared
that the second reading Of the home
rule bill would be taken up next Mon
day. regardless Of the fiasco and that
the bill will remain under considera-
ton until it becomes the law or the
land.
The Panama tolls fight cropped out
in the senate last Wednesday when
Senator Jones, one of those opposing a
repeal of the exemption, had read a
letter from William B. Larkin, OF Bos-
ton, assailing President Wilson's con-
tention, and saying "the president
should be recalled to the classic shades
Of Princeton instead OF oeing permit pi,s
ted to continue to bulldoze accredited
representatives Of the people in con-
gress." Senator Hoke Smith, Senator
Lewis and other Democratic leaders OF
the senate, failed by various parlia-
mentary tactics to prevent the readlng
of the letter. Senator Thomas inter- |
rupted the reading Of similar letters TO
ask Senator Jones own opinion OF the
presidents motive in urging repeal
believe the president to be acting hon.
estly and with his best Judgment said
these letters to show the feeling and
indignation among the ordinary people
of the country" Senator Thomas pro-
tested against the reading OF letters
impugning the motives Of the presi-
dent. He asserted senators should
make such charges directly. The incl
dent ended with Senator Chamberlain
taking up his resolution to repeal the
provision in the river and harbor Dill
hn iroc n
on inland waterways shipping. He re-
peated his charge that the insidious
influences behind the Panama repeal
were the Canadian Pacific and other
trans continental railroads but hel
hastened to add that he did not mean
to intimate the president was actuated
by those influences.
Conflicting reports yesterday, &C
cording to an FL Paso dispatch, left
the situation at Gomez Palacio and
Torreon a matter of conjecture. Gen. |
Villa telegraphed to Manuel Chao at
Juarez that he had been in possession
of Gomez Palacio since morning and
predicted the the rebels would have
Torreon not later than Saturday. On
the other hand Miguel Diebold of /
Huerta's consular service exhibited |
kilograms declaring the rebels had
been repulsed at all points. Diebold |
that when at first the rebels |
thought they had taken Gomez Pal |
acio they were victims Of ruse, as
result of which they lost many dead |
and wounded and 900 prisoners. The |
federal reatreat, he said, was a feint |
to draw the rebels over 127 dynamite |
mines which he said were exploded |
under the invaders with the result |
Gen. Villas telegram, as
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the rebels were maintaining a base at
Ell Verjel, five miles from Gomez
Palacio, while the railroad between
the two places is being repaired. He
added that the federals had attempted
to evacuate Torreon through hills to
the south, but were driven back into
the city. Chao declares Villa asserted |
that for the "a hours preceding his
taking of Gomez Palacio, the battle |
was confined mostly to artillery prac- !
tice. Villa said his men were moving |
into positions for the attack on Tor
reon proper and that he believed the |
would be in no position to
Withstand an assault after the bonn |
bardment which the rebels have in
store for them. Observers Of the sit
uation at Ell Paso say they have been
misled so often in the last ten days by |
so called official reports Of both sides
that neither official utterance was i'm |
pressive. More Importance, it was
said, attaches to the renewed embargo |
which has prevented newspaper cor
a. the front from sending
impartial stories Of events under their
observation.
Judge Emory Speer's statement
that he would mot be unwilling tol
accept retirement If the house judici- |
ary committee withdrew charges
against him is to be disregarded by the
Webb sub committee, it was said in
Washington last Tuesday. Judge
Speer's statement, given to the Macon
News last week, was: If the judici-
ary committee, in accordance with
their conception of duty, after consid- |
ering all matter which has been sub
mitted to it, withdraws the charges
against me in a manner as public as
they have been made I will not be un-
willing to accept retirement upon the
same terms that / might when l reach
the age of TO-" The Webb subcommit- |
tee is considering the evidence taken in |
Georgia, and soon will be ready to for
mulate conclusions to report to the
entire committee for its guidance in
reporting recommendations to the |
house on the proposed Impeachment. |