Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-11-18
Scraps and faets.

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was made. totalled s2,S72,525,066, as
compared with SS,079,7S4,766 on the
same date in 1918.
The supreme courts of Kansas ana
Ohio have issued orders appointing re-
ceiyers for the coal properties IN tlose
states. The idea is to operate tne
mines under the jurisdiction OF tne
courts Governor Fraser having al
ready done the same thing in North
Dakota, the opposition element IN ms
state has gone into the courts 70 man IN
him turn the mines back INTO t'e
hands of their owners. .,L
- Governor Davis of Virginia, nus nus
appointed. Garter Glass TO pe! Unlteo
StRtss senator u from Virginia c,Iass
M Martin, gdeceased. Mr.. Glass
s5SsssS - 4 81 10 Give up the secretary
sISi,s of the treasury to take senator
y III films seat. in the senate. Senator
Wfayfir had lust been elected by the
I,snISle 10 a full term in the senate anu
Nr-Fslass's appointment will keep Nun
= ~ his seat until the people can act: IL
lis reasonably certain that Mr.. Glass
tHwi1f be elected without difhculty.
- The case against Marvin l.. Ritch
.ond 7 A. Graham, charged with rlot'
yUas called at Albemarle yesterday.
.rThe, case grew out of mill troubles last
ySeptetnber Neither Ritch nor Grahaili
were present, and bench warrahVs :
,were asked for in the case OF each ol
them. Ritch appeared lew nlliutee !.s
,afterward in an automople anu M ny
,,,en,est for a bench warrant IN ms
cose was withdrawn. The question Oh
chanpinp the venire had been con-
Considered: but instead the prosecution
osirad for the summoning or a speclai
yenfre of one hundred talesmen. II
xuas expected that the case would ,pe
entered into today. Attorneys lot
ora ham said that he would be present
at the trial.
Bankers in New York explain the
SsTecent shortage of credlt reSulllnS,
.froro the radical change in the export
az gold from the United States as dn'
IN -shipments to China and India. Some
kbankers are in favor of a resumplio
~ the former restrictions, and II Is
understood that suggestions nave DeeIi
made to the Federal Reserve Boaru u
consider the question. 1t is peneNeu
that the Chinese are importing golu "
rsa as d substitute for silver, OF Whlch
tbers has been q great shortage in
China. In addition to the importatloi'
of gold China is purchasing from L.
600 900 to l0,000,000 ounces OF sltVe'
a month on this market. Japan alSo
is buying a large amount or gold III
Arnerica. Exports Of gold from th
/, United States have been much larger
: than imports during the present year
- Efforts are being made by the
American government to prevent the
SHIPMENT of large supplies OF arm
: and ammunition purchased in Euront
NV the Mexican government. Ohe
large order for munitions was place
DIV Mexico with the Febrique Nation
.G ale dArmes, of Leige, Belgium, and II
Is learned at the state department III
< Washington that the American charge
ut Brussels has protested against IN
7. shipment of the arms on the grounc
that it would be in violation Oh the IN
' ternational arms convention. ORDERS
also have been placed in Spain, but
that country is not signatory TO- the
i arms convention. According to m1or-
iynation at the state department, most
.of the Mexican orders were placed
y,Cando Aguilar, Mexican minister
foreign affairs, who went to Europe
recently on a special mission, attel
spending some time in the ln
: states: Arrangements for shipping
, the,-arras out of Belgium were ma"
by Mexico, it was said. Cargo space
was reserved on Holland-American
line steamers out OF Antwerp VIII,
SHIPMENTS slated for October ~ anG
December 3 for Tampico, Vera Cruz
and Puerto, Mexico. Practically nc
arms. have been shipped into Mexico
from the United States since this
country entered the world war. Aftel
fhe war ended the Mexican goven-
ment sought permission to move wal
munitions ordered here before 1917, but
this was refused and the state depart
rnent adopted a policy of continued
embargo on shipment OF munitions tC
that country.
Plymouth. England, has finished its
most exciting election and While the
result will not be announced until No
yember 2S, friends of Lady Nancy AS
tor confidently predicted she had been
made the first woman member OF par
lament by an overwhelming majority.
Her majority is estimated at eiSht
thousand by her agent. The vote was
unusually heavy, more than 10 per
cent of the qualified electors visiting
the polls. There was a great rush OF
the voting booths Saturday and dur
ing the night crowds paraded through
the streets singing Nancy, Our Nam
CIV" 10 the tune of q music hall 2it.
There was distinct air of confidence
among the viScounteSS'S packers, Whlle
the Liberals had virtually abandoned
hope and the laborites were decidedly
less confident Candidates literally
trod on one anothers heels in winding
up their campaigns Friday night.
They worked the voters in relays.
Lady Astor's gaily capariS0n&d car
rage would dash up to meeting be-
fore the labor candidate had finished
soeaking and the viscountess lost no
time in taking over the audience as
Don as the laborite finished. NJ one
big engineering works both Lady Nam
cy and Foot. the Liberal candidate.
arrived simultaneously to address the
workers. A verbal duel followed. J cot.
in the interest of women ana chlldlen,
declared he was a better authority on
children than Lady Nancy. I've got
seven and she has only Six" Foot de-
clared. "Well, l haven't finished vet
the viscounteSs replied promptly.
Neither have l." Foot retorted, while
the crowd shouted uproariously.
Denying persistent rumors to tie
effect that the Federal reserve BANKS
have contemplated the recall of loaNS
made on cotton. Or thH future iss,mnc%
of loans, w. 2. G. Harding, governor
of the Federal Reserve board in q let
ter to Senator Smith of South Caro-
lima last Saturday. stated tie only
change made in the position Of the
banks regarding cotton loans was a
tendency to stricter eXamin alton into
the grade OF. cotton shown by the rc-
ceipts pledged as collateral. The bank
with not assume the value Of even -