Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-28

its universal satisfaction and Denenl
to all classes of citizens, workers, anc
wage earners. The opportunities fol
outdoors recreation and enjoyment q,
the end of the day are greater thar
the possible disadvantages. We are
convinced the agricultural Appropria-
ton bill rider to repeal the law is un.
sound, and we protest against its en-
actment"
The Georgia law organizing grand
juries to inspect private schools, or.
phanages, converts, monasteries anC
other eleemosynary and charitable IN
stitutions was held constitutional o!
the state supreme court. BY lts de-
cision the final state court upheld the
Judgment Of q Chatham county supe.
rior court in fining Sister Felicitas ol
the convent of the Franciscan sisters
In Savannah for contempt or court
The case arose in October, 1917, a1ter
sister Felicitas, in charge OF the con-
vent, failed to obey an order from the
court for such an inspection. In tne
case which was regarded as test OF
the constitutionality Of the law, the
defense argued that the law did not
apply to the convent and also argued
that IL was unconstitutional on num-
erous other grounds. The supreme
court held the law Is constitutional In
all respects except in one section re-
ouiring q grand jury to return a spe-
cial presentment against the person
in charge of an institution before II
is inspected. But this section may De
segregated from the act without I'M
pairing the law as whole, the court
added.
The senate banking committee by
q strict party vote of 8 to 4, has de-
cided to recommend the confirmation
Of the nomination of John Shelton
Williams to succeed himself, as comp
troller Of the currency. Before TINS
vote was taken the committee voted
FIVE to three on a party DIVISION TO
close hearings on the nomination. Ine
republican opposition promised to con-
tinue when the nomination Is consld-
cred by the senate in executive ses-
sion, and although the Democrats plan
to urge confirmation before congress
adiourns, Republican leaders declare
they will vigorously oppose favorable
action Senator Reed inserted In the
record a letter alleged to have been
written by Wade Cooper, president OF
a Washington bank to q banker IN COL
umbia, S. c.. on February 19, SAYING.
'T think we have our controller fr1eno
beaten" II a little more activity could
be had against him, adding nc did not
believe that Williams had many friends
Senator Reed read the letter in rebm-
tel to the testimony Of Cooper, who
said he was acting alone in the VIII
liams opposition so for as newspaper
propaganda was concerned and that he
had numerous letters from bankers
who protested against the renomina-
tion.
A message from President VIII
son announcing his approval of 2S bills
and Joint resolutions passed by con-
gress and accumulated during his alb
sence overseas was the signal for a
demonstration in the house Tuesday
afternoon. When the White House
messenger was announced Democratic
members started applauding and cheer
ing and many Republicans Joined IN
several minutes. OF the bills signed
by the president the most important
were the war revenue measure and the
bill appropriating 800. 100000 for Euro
pean food relief. Among them were the
measure granting a pension to Mrs.
Theodore Roosevelt, the invalid pen
sion bill and the bill to extend the pro-
visions Of the homestead law touching
credit for the period of enlistment to
soldiers, sailors, marines, nurses and
officers who served on the Mexican
border or in the world war. Most OF
the bills related to public buildings or
projects such as extension of time for
the construction of bridges across nav
izable stream. The invalid pension bill
was also signed by the president. 9th
er bills approved included one ex-
tending the time for the construction
of q bridge across the Mississippi
River above New Orleans or for the
construction of q tunnel In lieu OF a
bridge.
ANY beverage containing more than
one-half Of per cent, alcohol would be
banned by the war time prohibition
act. effective next July /, under a
measure approved by the house judi
ciary committee to make the act
effective. The committees definition
of intoxicating liquor was written In
the bill as follows: "The words beer,
wine or other intoxicating malt or
vinous liquors in the war prohibition
act shall be construed as any one
LIQUOR which contains in excess Of one
half Of per cent Of alcohol" Enforce
ment Of the war time prohibition law,
which continues in effect until after
rehabilitation, is placed with the In
ternal revenue bureau by the bill
framed by the committee. Agents OF
the bureau would investigate violations
Of the law and prosecutions would be
conducted by United States district
attorneys. Any place where liquor is
manufactured or sold would be de-
clared a public nuisance subject to
abatement and its operators subject to
fine and Imprisonment as guilty OF a
misdemeanor. Property which own
ers knowingly permit to be used for
violating the law would be subject to
a lien for fine and cost OF cases result
ing from the prosecution.
General Pershing has notified the
war department that divisions now in
the American expeditionary forces ex-
cepting those with regular army des-
tgnations would be returned to the
limited States in the order Of the ar
rival Of their respective divisional
headquarters in France. This was in
terpreted as meaning that all divi-
sions except the First, Second, Third
Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh
would be returned as shipping was
available. Combat troops not assign
order in which their services can be
spared and similar policy has been
adopted regarding service of supply
troops except that as far as possible
these also will be returned in the or
der Of arrival in France. General Per-
shing said he estimated the movement
of troops, based on tonnage known to
be available and on the German ship
ping soon to become available, as
follows: March. $4,000; April, 221,-
900: May, 24S,000; June. 100000. The
general said that based on these es.
Inmates divisions would be returned
in the following order: March
Twenty seventh, Thirtieth. Eighty
fifth, Thirty-seventh and Ninty-first;
April. Twenty-sixth, Eighty-third
Eighty-second, Thirty fifth and Forty;
second; May, Thirty-second, Twenty.
second, Thilty-third, Eightieth and
Seventy eighth: June. Eighty-scventh
Nintieth. Twenty-ninth and Seventy
ninth.
REPRESENTATIVES from the cotton
growing states were successful in their
effort tonight to write an amendment
into the sundry civil bill, designed tc
remove all embargoes placed by the
war trade board against cotton eX-
port shipments. The amendment, in
Guiding the amendment, now goes tc
the senate. Although designed primar-
ily to affect cotton shipments, the
amendment applies to all American
goods exported to foreign countries