Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-03-04
Scraps and faets.

attacking france. 1 lie NuSSle'h No.
ton, he added, will be considered late
next week.
President Wilson told senators
and representatives from cotton-grow-
ing states last Thursday 1t would be
impossible to lift European embargoes
on cotton until after the formal de-
claration Of peace. The President
told the cotton representatives and
senators that, under the terms or the
armistice. Germany's status quo must
be maintained, which was a furtner
discouraging indication for the cotton
situation. Unless an agreement Is
reached by the European allies TO re-
move the embargoes, nothing coulo oe
done, President Wilson said: The Pc
tition on behalf Of members from the
cotton growing states was presented
by Senator Smith Of South Carolina,
The President informed him ne woulo
do all he could to relieve the sltuatlon'
but he held out no encouragement
The administration bill appropri-
ating $1,000. 100000 to fulfill the gov
ernment's guaranteed wheat price 10
the farmer for the 1919 crop, was
passed at 1880 o'clock on Friday
morning. by the senate, without ma
terial amendment, and now goes 10
conference. No change was made py
the senate in the house provisions LOT
import and export restrictions, or IN
the limitation to June ], 1871, OF tne
operation Of the act. Efforts 10 re
duce the appropriation and to strike
out the licensing provisions 1alieo. Al
ter adopting an amendment 10 aenS
benefits Of the bill to growers OF 1919
snrinp wheat, who did not grow 1918
spring wheat, the senate reversed its
cotton. and by a vote Of 81 to 2S struck
ont the amendment. The only import
ant amendment adopted by the senate
was a rider amending the cotton future
act so as to restrict speculation In
cotton and give the government larg-
er control over exchanges.
Republicans of the house found
Themselves In the majority last sat
urday night and after bitter depate,
by a strict vote Of 1872 to 173, unseateo
Representative Zebulon Weaver, DEM
ocrat. of the Tenth North Carolina, In
favor of James ]. Britt, Republican.
Thare was much parliamentary ma
neuyering by the Democrats TO pre-
vent a. final vote on the contest, put
thew lost. Britt will hold his seat only
two days, but the victory gives hlm
salary and allowances for the Iuii
term. The contest was over the 1916
election. Weaver was elected to sue
coed himself last fall. Britt was i'm
mediately sworn in by Speaker clark.
Final action on the contest came Just
hefore midnight after more than nVe
hours of continuous calling OF the roll
and the fight was marked by the ohly
strict political division which mas oc-
CURED between Democrats and RepuD-
licans during the life OF the Slxty.Iiltn IN
Congress. In the 1916 election Britt on
the face of the returns was elected by
a majority Of seven, but on an otflclai
recount Weaver was declared elected.
In that election Britt was running lot
reelection.
Many Methodist ministers IN every
southern and western state who nave
been irving to exist on infiniteslmai
incomes during the past years Will
have their salaries raised within the
neYt few months. This very practlcai
and definite step Is to be taken oy tne
Methodist Episcopal Church, Soutn,
Following the financial drive Of that
denomination in April. The drive,
which has $35,000,000 as its goal, mas
been undertaken with view TO put
ting the work of the church on pusl-
ness basis, the raising OF the salaries
Of their underpaid pastors pelng con
sidered one Of the first matters OF I'M
portance. There are S66 salaries now
S400 or less which will be raised 10
ss0o. lss salaries now s40o and $500
which will be raised to $500; 5SS sal
aries now $500 and $500 to be raised 70
S1 600 a year; 637 salaries from S7OO
To $500 to be raised to $1,000; $50 sal
aries ranging from $500 to $500 which
will also be raised to $1,000. The sup
plementing of these salaries Will re-
onire 80 $50. 900 during the forthcom-
ing five years and the success or the
Centenary drive will make their in
crease Immediately possible: Practl.
cally every city and town througnoul
the length and breadth OF southern
Methodism will be affected IL Is oe-
clared at the headquarters OF the oe-
nomination in Nashville, and every
Methodist man and woman who pulls
To on the Centenary drive will be help
Ing to make possible better and nap
nier living conditions for the under
paid pastors in their midst.
Battle deaths during the war
among all participants so far as a.
vailable statistics show have been CIV
en- by General March as 7.S54,000. This
represents only men killed in action or
died of wounds. In the list prepared
by the general staff. Russia led with
a total Of 100000: Germany was
second with 100000: the United
States last with $4,000. Approximate
figures for other nations We're: France
1,3S5,O00; England, 706,700: Italy, 46o'
600: Turkey, 100000; Belgium, lO2,OOO;
Roumania, 100000: Serbia, and Mont
enesro, 100000; Austria Hungary;
500, 900 Bulgaria, 100000. OF the total
of Se1s distinguished service crosses
awarded for gallantry in action to
American soldiers, General March an
nounced, 664 or more than double the
number given to any other division,
went to the Second Regulars. The
First Division Of regulars came next
with 800 crosses awarded to its MEM
bers. The third regulars with 233
was third. The Twenty-siNth (New
England National Guar6. fourth in
the list, with 229 awards, led all Ma
tional Guard and National Army div
isions. The Forty second (Rainbow)
came next with 205 and then the Thir-
South Carolina and District of Colum-
bia troops) with lit. The Twenty
seventh Division CNew York National
Guard) received 139. The Seventy
seventh (New York division) receiv-
ed 146. The other divisions in order
from the Thirtieth, which was the
sixth in precedence. were as follows:
Fifth, 163 awards; TWenty-nlntn, loO'
Seventy-seventh. 146; Twenty-scventh
1ss; Thirty-second, 1874; Ninety first
1874; Eighty-ninth. 81; Seventy-eighth
s5; Seventy-ninth. so; Thirty-third
rs; Fourth. 66; Twenty-eighth, 5S;
Ninetieth. 81; Eighticth, AZ; Eighty
second (Geogria, Tennessee and Ala
bama troops), "a; Seventh, 80; Thirty
sixth, "a; Ninety-second, 81; Eighty
first (South Carolina, North Caroline
and Florida troops), 10; Thirty-fifth
IT; Sixth, 10; Eighty eighth, 1.
A banquet was held at Bismarck
North Dakota, on Thursday evening
attended by Arthur c. Townley pres
ident Of the National Non-partisar
League: Walter Thomas Mills, Berke-
ley. California, Socialist; Lynn ]. Fra.
zier, governor of North Dakota, anC
other prominent leaguers, in celebra-
ton of the radical legislation which
has been passed in that state, anG
which was referred to as ushering ir
a new era Of progress. The league
bills and amendments covered a wide
variety of subjects and included the