Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-09-04
Scraps and faets.

troduced by Representative Henry OF
Texas, with this end in view. j. n.
Davis of Texas. pointed out that the
moving of between twelve and hfteen
million bales of cotton was an lmme-
diate necessity, but asserted that no
plan would meet with favor among
the farmers that did not give ade-
uuate recompense. They can talk
all they want to about credit, but what
Rhodes of Huntington, Tenn, CHAIR
man of the board of directors.
- Washington, September l: AL
though confronted by vast amount
of preliminary work, the Federal re-
serve board hopes to open the new
banking system for business by Oc-
tober l, according to an announcement
today by Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo, ex-officio member OF the
board. One of the boards many
troubles is the choice of secretary
The post was offered to Henry b.
Fine. dean of the department or
science. Princeton University, but was
declined. H. Parker Willis OF New
York, who came to Washington yes
terday to talk with members or the
board, is understood to have been or
fered the post. Petitions for near
ing from banks in Pittsburg and Bal
timore, which are dissatisfied with the
work of the reserve bank organlZa-
tin committee in naming reserve cities,
have reached the board. Other work
however has interfered with their
consideration. The board debated to-
day the application Of the National
CITY bank for permission to open
branches in South American countries
The matter will be disposed OF tomor-
row.
Mexico City, September l: The
finance department today issued de-
cree authorized by Senior Carranza re-
latiye to the payment of customs du-
ties on articles imported through vera
Cruz. Soon after the occupation OF
Vera Cruz by the American torces' the
Mexican custom house was established
at OriZaba, where new duties nave
been collected on all dutiable imports.
The decree says that the SITUATION at
Vera Cruz "is abnormal, that port De
ing occupied by forces OF the Unlteu
States, though no state OF war exists
between that nation and ours. The
decree also says that no documents
issued by the Vera Cruz custom house,
which is operated by Americans, shall
be accepted as evidence of the pay
ment or payment of duties there,
as the legal validity" of the de facto
custom house at Vera Cruz lis not re-
cognized." This is the first ofnclal
reference by the new government 10
the American occupation OF Vera Cruz.
The military headquarters today issued
a decree fixing the peremptory PERIOD
of As hours for the delivery to 1t OF
arms and ammunition. After the lapse
of that period, domicilary searches
will be made as deemed advisable ana
the contravenors will be pumshed
with the death penalty. Pistols may
be kept and used, subject to permit
from military headquarters.
- Following is the story Of the fight
ing at Mons, last week, as told a re-
porter Of the London Express by the
British wounded: I'VE left the shell
ter of a little forest, and opened out,
supported by the north country regi-
ment. Our colonel warned US that
German infantry was advancing. We
had hardly extended ourselves prone
on the grass when patches of blue and
green were seen on the skyline. Soon
battalions Of the enemy were seen fol-
lowing each other at regular Intervals.
Our batteries let rip and gouged hoies
through them. Then came the order
to fix bayonets. Before the enemy ar
rived, the artillery fire increased until
il was an inferno. German aViators
were directing their guns. German
cavalry got behind US, and charged
right up to our guns. Very few Ger
mans escaped, for whole platoons
rushed to the rescue, emptying their
magazines as they ran. moment
later. the Germans came on us from
the front. We let them come until
their breasts rose above the neighbor-
ing hillock, then decimated them.
They fell back in confusion, dropped
to the ground, and another line came.
We treated them the same way. Scor-
es of machine guns were turned on us,
but despite this, we were ordered TO
prepare for a charge. At the com
mand, we sprang up as one man, with
yells and charged the advancing Prus-
slams. We fired indiscriminately as
we neared their ranks. Only rev
remained to cross bayonets with us.
The remainder fed, and were shot In
the back. They left over half their
regiment on the field. killed or
wounded"
- Washington, September .:
stamp tax on soft drinks as well as
on beer and patent medicines. is con-
templated by members of the house
preparing an emergency internal reve-
nue. bill to Offset treasury losses due to
curtailment of imports. 1t Is urged
that soft drinks are as much luXurles
as wines or beer and that an equitable
distribution of the tax be accomplish
ed by this plan. Another suggestion
is a stamp tax of or 10 per cent on
railroad tickets and admission to
theatres, baseball parks and other
licensed amusements 1t is estimated
that from s50,000,000 to $SO,OOO,OOO
could be raised in this way. The COM
mittee has not determined upon a
complete taxation plan as yet but
purposes to hasten its deliberations so
bill rlay be introduced soon after
President Wilson addresses congress
on the subject, which probably will be
upon his return from New
Hampshire. Administration leaders
are impressed with the necessity OF
quick action in order to disturb busi-
ness conditions as little as possible.
Democrats of the senate will discuss
the emergency I'm a party caucus to be
called later this week. A doubling OF
the present tax on beer, 1t is estimated
by treasury experts, would produce
$65, 900, 900. Some committee mem
bers, however. feel that taxation OF
COmmOQltleS Otner imam peer anu pat
ent medicines would cause less popular
friction. Among the committee Dem
OcratS there has been some opposition
to any war tax at all at this session.
the contention being that there is
plenty of available money for present
needs
- Washington, September 2: Prices
for imported crimson clover and hairy
vetch seed have recently shown such
a marked upward tendency that
specialists of the department of agri-
culture fear that the cost of these seed,
of which Europe is the chief source,
will interfere with the increasing use
of these leguminous cover crops In
fact. it is feared that the prices of the
seed of these legumes may go so high
as to make it inadvisable TO plant them
this year. Before the present Eu-
ropean conditions arose, crimson
clover seed was selling at from 81 to
So per bushel Up to August Is, there
was a scarcity of this seed in the Unit
ed States. owing to the fact that the
receipts from Europe were smaller
than usual. The prices then advanced
to from $50 to SO per bushel. Since
that date, importations have continu-
ed to arrive. until there is now more
imported seed available for fall seed
ing than there was in this country a