Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-19
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head, and her skull had been injured;
but she had not been shot and she
was still living. and she Is now
thought to be out of danger. Mrs.
Hughes's father and Nicholas Coffinas
were killed, as was at first reported.
1t is thought that the killings were
committed by parties familiar with
the surroundings. Crandall Mackey'
a son of the late Judge T. j. Mackey,
who is commonwealth attorney 1or
Alexandria, says he thinks he Will pe
able to run the guilty parties down.
Mexico has a new provisional pres
ident in the person Of Gen. Rogue
Gonelzas Cara, who was named py
the convention last Sunday morning.
There Is no explanation in the dis
patches except that the former pro-
visional president, Gen. Eulalio Gui-
terez, left the city suddenly earlier In
the day, accompanied by several OF
his officers, and Cara was elected by
the national convention over which ne
was presiding. Cara Immediately
put the city under martial law. the
new president has been serving as a
general under General Villa and the
change is understood to be another
step in the final success OF that om-
cial. General Carranza's power ap-
pears to be on the wane, and there is
reason to think that his end as dis
turbing factor is near.
Fears that no general legislation
can be passed in the senate before
March 4, now are being supplemented
by apprehension on the part OF ad-
ministration leaders that some Of the
general supply bills also will fail un-
less a plan can be devised to expe-
dite legislative business. Fifteen ap-
preparation bills, including the Dis
trict of Columbia measure with its
prohibition rider, remain to be dispos-
ed of. Some Democratic leaders have
become extremely pessimistic over
the outlook, remembering that the
naval, military and rivers and harbors
measures are all certain to develop
opposition. Some. Democrats openly
declare and have told the president II
Is extremely doubtful II the ship pur-
chase bill can be passed at all at this
session and that 1t Is absolutely out OF
the question to expect action on con-
servation bills or the measure to en-
large Philippine self-government. In
the minds Of party leaders all general
legislation has been abandoned ex-
cept the ship purchase bill, and what
to do with that was the subject OF a
second caucus Of the senate Demo-
Gratis last night. Aside from their
own differences on the shipping bill,
the dominant party leaders are con-
fronted with minority opposition that
is persistent and unalterable. Yes
terday the senate was to have the Dis
trict Of Columbia prohibition fight be-
fore II again on Senator Sheppard's s
motion to suspend the rules for con-
sideration Of a rider to the appropria-
ton bill which has been debated for
more than a week. The house Will
continue work this week on appro-
priation measures. Some action may
also be taken on Representative
Farr's resolution for inquiry into In
creased -four prices, although leaders
declared reports would be awaited
from the secretary Of agriculture and
department Of justice.
Informally reporting the $14S,-
000,000 bill to the house last Satur-
day, the naval committee said that
while in the European war, "the sub
marine has been effective in harbor
and coast defense, 1t has not been
able to control the sea as the superior
battleship fleet has done, causing an
enemy with an inferior battleship
fleet to suffer great loss Of merchant
ships, blockade its ports and drive its
commerce off the sea-" The commit
tee reported that therefore the two
battleship programme had not been
changed. The bill probably will be
reached for debate February l. 1t
carries an increase Of $S,442.006 In
the building programme over what
the navy department recommended.
The committee commended Secretary
Daniels for economies, endorsed the
proposed new office Of Chief Of Ope-
rations, and urged the provision for
creating a naval reserve, which would
provide $4,000 trained men within
few years. 1.-The organization Of ma
val reserve Is necessary to the ade-
auate defense Of the country said
the committee. The committee re-
port contained list furnished by the
navy department. Of the men of war
lost by the European belligerents
from July /, 1914, to January i, 1912
totaling SO vessels in all, not includ-
ing interned ships. The list summar-
ICES these losses; Germany Al; Eng
land 81: France, Japan and Austria
5 each; Russia 4, and Turkey 2. The
total number Of vessels in the United
States navy on July /, the report sum-
marizes, was 396, with a total dis
placement Of 1,65S.647 tons. Of which
S36 with displacement Of 1.354,SS4
are eft for service, including those
under repair" The remainder being
under construction or authorized.
Those listed as fit for service include
10 first line battleships, 25 second line
battleships, 10 armored cruisers, "a
other cruisers. monitors, so destroy
ers, 10 torpedo boats, 80 submarines
and numerous other craft.
Hon. ]. T. Lilies, member Of the
house of representatives from Orange
burg county, who has been chosen by
the officials of the South Carolina di-
vision Of the Southern Cotton associa-
ton to disseminate information
the Seventh congressional
district, and other territory, in refer
ence to the Cooperative Cotton COM
pany and it's proposed methods for
holding 100000 bales Of cotton for
the southern farmers, addressed the
meeting Of the Calhoun County Cot
ton association Friday morning in the
Calhoun court house and explained
the details of the plan. There was
enthusiasm shown at the
meeting and Mr.. Lilies gave clear
and understandable explanation Of the
shortly to solicit subscriptions OF
stock in the company. The plan Is
for the farmers to invest cotton in
the company which will represent
their stock therein and the rules Of
the concern will give the farmers con-
troll and mutual interest in the hand
ling of the two million bales proposed
to be subscribed and in the operation
of the company. The following Is an
extract of the company's prospectus:
"The cotton growers have solved the
problem of production, which Is en-
phasized in the fact that ample sup
plies are each year produced to meet
all the legitimate needs Of consump-
ton, while under favorable climatic
conditions productions often creates
a surplus Of raw cotton. Therefore,
the most imperative need to the grow
ers, is to promptly organize the Co
operative Cotton company. which will
remove the surplus, increase the price
and give permanent protection to the
cotton grower by revolutionizing the
present antiuuated and expensive
methods employed in marketing the
crop and systematizing its handling
through the medium Of large central
lied company with sufficient capital to
inaugurate the economic reforms de-
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