Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-02
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Items Of Interest Gathered From Al
Around the World.

Items Of Interest Gathered From All
Around the World.
An equal suffrage bill has been ia
vorably reported to the lower house
Of the Texas legislature.
James Creelman, the famous Ameri-
can war correspondent, Is said to be
seriously Ill in Berlin hospital, suf-
fering from heart trouble and Bright's
disease.
The North Carolina house Of repre-
sentatives has passed a resolution urg-
ing the farmers Of the state to curtail
! their 1915 cotton crop by at least so
per cent.
The general assembly Of Tennessee
has passed an "ouster bilr' to secure
more rigid enforcement Of the pro-
hibition laws Of the state by city.
county and state officials.
The government Of Roumania has
secured loan of $25,OoO.oOo through
the Bank Of England, with the under
standing that the money Is to be used
for the purchase Of war materials.
VIM. D. Warrick, a member Of the
18th U. S. infantry, stationed at Camp
Cotton, on the Rio Grande. Texas, op-
posite Juarez, was killed by bullet
fired by Villa soldiers from the Mexi-
can side. Friday.
Walker & Armstrong Of Savannah,
Ca, have purchased the Ward liner
vigilancia, and will buy other vessels,
which will be used in establishing: a
freight ship line direct from Savan-
nah to European ports.
The Belgian relief commission says
that during the months Of February
March and April, 10000 tons Of food
will be needed for the relief Of the Bel
gians. There are now 100000 desti-
tute in Belgium, It is said.
Cleveland, o., on Friday took pos
session Of 80 acres of lake front prop
erty, valued at $20,000,000, after
fighting the New York Central and
the Pennsylvania railroad companies
for the property in the courts for
twenty-three years.
At the session Of the Canadian par
Lament which begins this month, the
Dominion government will be asked
to contribute an additional 100000
900 to the expense Of the war in
Europe. Canada has already contri-
buted s500,OO0,0O0.
Foreign commerce Of the United
States during the year 1914, aggregat-
ed $3,s02, ,9O00,O51, compared with $4,-
276,614,712 in 1918. The decrease in
exports totaled $37s,3s4,242. and the
decrease in imports totalec $780,
479.
The agricultural appropriation bill,
carrying $22,000,000, was passed by the
lower house of congress, Thursday
night, substantially as reported from
the agricultural committee, Of which
Congressman Lever Of South Carolina,
Is chairman.
President Wilson has selected Jas.
E. Davies Of Wisconsin, E. N. Hurley
of Chicago. and VIM. n. Perry Of Sc
attle, Wash, as three of the FIVE mem
bers of the Federal trade commission.
The other two members will be an
nounced within few days.
BY the will Of Mrs. Eliza Mcmillan,
Washington university, st. Louis, is 10
receive $1,000,0O0 for the establishment
Of a hospital, provided her son, VIM.
N. Mcmillan, aged 45, dies without
leaving a male heir. The son has been
married many years, but has no chill
dren.
Bills have been introduced in both
houses Of the Delaware legislature to
abolish the use Of the whipping
post" in that commonwealth, as a
punishment for lesser crimes. Della
ware is the only state in the Union
where the use Of the whipping post
Is maintained.
John Hamilton Tyson told New
York court last week that he could
not keep his 6 months old son properly
on less than $4,000 a year. He had
applied to the court for an order for
that sum out of an income Of $4,000
year left to the son, which the father
is not allowed to touch.
In one Of his sermons in Philadel-
phia, last Wednesday, Rev. Billy Sum
day said: Every town has a few
leaning posts, moral and immoral
Every town has few men and what
ever they do the town will do. II they
go to hell the town will go. That's a
terrible responsibility for these lean
ing posts"
Germany and Austria are reported
to be daily growing more alarmed over
Italy's preparations for war and are
augmenting their troops along the
Italian border. Prince Won Buelow,
speaking to Italian statesman, has
made it clear that further massing Of
troops by Italy on the border will force
Germany and Austria to denounce the
treaty Of the Triple alliance.
Forty-four longshoremen Of Phila-
delphia went on a strike Wednesday
for 10 cents an hour more pay. The
increase was granted and the men re-
turned to work. Thursday They say
they will demand another raise within
month. Because Of the heavy ship
ments now in progress, the stevedor-
ing firms are helpless.
Leading financial circles" accord
ing to a London dispatch, are pre-
dieting that the end Of the war is
coming much sooner than is generally
prophesied, owing to Germany's al
legged inability to support the financial
strain. The month Of May is men,
toned as the probable date Of the
German collapse. The prediction Of
an early end of the war is also based
on the belief that Germany is running
short Of ammunition. German off,
cials say they can carry the war on
indefinitely.
Postoffice Quarrel Breaks Bank
The Farmers and Merchants National
bank of Mount Morris has closed It's