Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-11-21
Scraps and faets.

care However, his convaleScencc Is
most encouraging to them. He is pro-
gressing more rapidly than had been
hoped. His gains are noticeable al
most from day to day.
- The will of the late r. J. Reynolds,
tobacco magnate of North Carolina'
was filed for probate at winston SaieIi
aSew days ago Mr.. Reynolds .dled
Jtny %, 1918. The schedule: OF the aa
mtnistratriX, who Is the WIDOW ot .,ie
deeeased, shows the total value OF lhe
estate to be sl7,119,429. of which SlO,-
7SS. .23s.i5 Isl III the state oft North
Carolina, For a number of years the
late Mr.. Reynolds paid the state 9t
North Carolina income taxes exceed
ing s50O,00O year and It, Is calculated
that the inheritance tax will amount 10
approximately $52S,575.
- Lack OF, adequate training of pilots
was responsible for some fatalities III
the recent trans continental DERBY
lieutenant Belvin w. Maynard, the
winner, told a house subcommittee.
officers of high rank, but whose eN-
perience had been confined 10 uesN
work, he said, entered the race because
there were no superior officers TO pass
ON their ability. Junior officers, he
added. were tested to determine their
fitness to compete. Liberty motors are
the hest ever conceived" Maynard
said. In 700 hours flying time he had
been forced to land only once because
Of motor trouble,
A Portuguese gunboat was kePt
busy all night recently trying 10 SINK
an American steamer built OF concrete.
The vessel, the Milton, 5000 tons from
New York, with a cargo of coal, caught
Are when lying in the river Tagus. Inc
whole vessel was ablaze IN less tnah
halfan hour. II was feared that tne
anchor chains might snap ana the snip
he carried away and set other shlpS on
fire so 1t was decided to destroy the
sniu by gunfire. After the gunDoat
ba5 arnd isa shells at her the Milton
slowly keeled over and disappeared
lrarf view. i.iSbOn's population turned
ont IN their thousands to witness the
impressive sight.
The recent break in the New YORK
market was due to "unbridled specu-
lation." Governor Harding, OF the 1ed-
eral. reserve board, said in letter
last Wednesday to Senator owen, OF
Oklahoma, vino had asked for a dlrect
explanation of the price crash. Specu
lation took no heed of warning issued
BY the board and by the federal re-
. se,.ve bank at New York that reserves
were declining and that haIt must De
called. Mr.. Harding said, ana the
speculative movement continued. THESE
circumstances, he added, then torceo
the New York bank to call the atten-
ton of rediscounting banks TO the
situation. in order that demands OF
regular customers for call money In
handling commercial TRANSACTIONS
might be, protected.
- Eottonseed crushed during the
three month period ending October 81
amounted to y72,203 tons, as compared
with 914,297 tons for the same period
year ago, according to figures publish
ed Wednesday by the census bureau.
The quantity on hand at the mills on
this. October date was 1,972,2o2, as
cornyared with 039.S6 Crude oil pro
ductfon was 296,714,072 pounds with
1l4.541,487 on hand as compared with
z,4.3yIo47 produced and Sg,lr,IIV OH
hand a year ago; refined oil production
was 167 426,2O and on hand llO,232,-
721 compared with 157,951S71 and 1O9,-
O62,598 last year and exports OF OIL
ssau atsa % - Pc 2l9aSs SelitPd "a
ed with g,347,y64, cake ana meal of,-
ASP tons compared with 2S9; linters y
GS9 running bales compared with 4',o4S'
Washington, November ~: SIX
month to the day after the congress
convened in special session, the mousse
formally adjourned at 4.02 p. m. today
after receiving word from President
Wilson that he did not object to this
action. The adjournment resolution
was adopted by vote Of 81 to .. only
q short recess will be possible as con-
eress will reconvene in regular ses-
sion December l. Many house members
had left for home, however, before the
formal adjournment and only sixty
were present when the committee sent
TO inform the president of the stu
alton returned with word that ne had
no objection to adjournment. Repupi-
can Leader Mondell, Democratic
Leader Clark and Representative
Towner, Republican, Iowa, composed
the committee, which did not see the
president but conferred with Secre-
tary Tumulty at the White House.
The committee was told that the
president had signed the resolutions
passed yesterday, legalizing the crea-
ton of an equipment trust to pay
the government for cars and locomo-
tives bought for the railroad during
Federal control and also that for con-
tinuing government control or dye
imports until January Is. This cleared
the slate.
The question of Gen. Persh!ng's f.
nal status in the army will preciPitate
a showdown between him and Genera
March, chief of staff as to who will hc
the real head of the military establish
ment. it is believed by army officers II
Washington. Since his return from
vacation in the Adirondacks PerShing
in an office outside the war depart
ment building, has been prepar'n% J
report on the American EXpeditionary
Forces / This IS nearing compleuUL
Early in December he is expected &
start on his tour of the army orSani-
zation throughout the country. 'f''
probably will consume two months.
IL viii then be IeaUy TO take up any
assignment Secretary Baker picks foH
him. The chief of staff heretofore has
been the active head of the army, and
in this capacity March has directed
~. n',litpTv establishment. But III
act of congress creating PershinG
permanent general eTDrI ssl" noh.hi'n.
any other officer taking rank and
precedence" oN"r hi'v WIN 20" "'
backing him up, Pershing's friends in
the army 90 not CXIe mn - 'G",
subordinate to any officer in the scr
vice Baker has not decided on -
permanent duty for Gen. Persh;n'
There is speculation as to whether b
Ker would remove March TO make ".
for Pershing.
Seven armed posses and troop of
II II