Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-01-17
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property to be surrendered. Fourth.
Germany to give over her shipping OF
which she Is believed to have 40O0,-
900 tons, to carry food supplies TO the
countries in Europe In need or tnem.'
Fifth. U-boats on the STOCKS 70 oe
handed to the Allies for their disposal
or to be DESTROYED and more supma-
rines should be built
Seven states on Tuesday completed
ratification Of the prohibition constltu-
tional amendment and brought the
number taking such action 70 sV. Inc
number necessary for ratification ls
s6. Arkansas, California, Illinois. In
diana, Kansas, North Carolina and Al
ALBANIA were the states going into the
dry column. In addition the Ne
braska senate and the Utah house Vot-
ed for ratification. In California,
however, attorneys for the Grape
Growers Protective league filed suit
for an injunction to restrain the gov
ernor from certifying the ratificauen;;
In support Of the suit, 1t was argued
that all acts Of the California legisia-
ture must be submitted to refe-en-
dunn. The states which have thus FAR
ratified the amendment are: Virginia
Kentucky, Mississippi. South Carolina,
North Dakota, Maryland, Montana,
Arizona, Delaware, Texas, West Vir-
ginia, washington, California, Indiana,
Georgia, Louisiana, Florida, Michigan
Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Idaho. Ar
kansas, Illinois, North Carolina, Kan
sas and Alabama. Total, 80.
-Approximately 500 persons have
been killed and 5000 injured In the
strike disorders in Buenos Ayres. ac-
cording to advices received at WASH
ington at the state department VI the
wounded 1900 received treatment IN
hospitals. In making this announce
ment, Assistant secretary rhnlps satu
the Socialists with whom the majority
of the labor organizations implicated
in the strike are associated, refused to
be further identified with the strike dis-
orders. The anarchistic nature OF the
uprising, Mr.. Phillips said, was shown
by attacks on churches and converts.
Sacred images were thrown into the
streets, and one priest was killed IN
convent from which nuns and chlldren
were driven. F. M. Quintana, Argen-
tine charge d'affaires, on WEDNESDAY
ment. dated Tuesday denying dicta-
torship had been established In Argen-
tina by General Dellepiane. The re-
port Of General Dellepiane's dictator
ship Is absolutely untrue" said the
message. "Deilepiane's appointment as
general commander Of all the forces IN
town only refers to the riots. Every
public institution has been safeguard
ed and tonight the prospects are better
than they have been."
The legislatures Of 35 states-one
less than the required three-fourths-
had ratified the prohibition constitu-
tional amendment Wednesday. Sew
eral state assemblies now in session
were expected to take action yester-
day with a probable race between Ne
braska, Missouri and Minnesota as to
which would be the seth on the list.
Ratification was completed Wednes-
day by the legislatures of five states
Iowa, Colorado. Oregon. New Hamp.
shire and Utah-making total or IL
in two days. OF the 35 states that
have taken action, only IA have GER
titled their action to the federal state
department. They are Virginia, Ken
tuckey, North Dakota, South Carroll
ma, Maryland, South Dakota, Texas
Montana, Delaware. Massachusetts,
Arizona, Georgia, Louisiana ano
Michigan. The amendment under us
provisions becomes effective one year
from the date of the final ratification.
Additional legislation by congress is
necessary to make 1t operative and
ground work for this has ALREADY heen
laid. This legislation will prescribe
penalties for the violation OF the
amendment, determine how and Nv
what agencies the law will he enforc-
ed.
Nine persons are known to have
been killed and about. fifty injured by
the explosion Of huge tank or mo-
lasses on the water front OF CONNER
cial street. Boston, near keaney square
on Wednesday. Eight bodies were
removed from wreckage and one man
those injured suffered only from
bruises. The cause Of the explosion
has not been definitely determined.
Walter L. Wedge. explosives expert,
said that he was not prepared TO give
a final opinion, but that 1t seemed
probable, 1t resulted from gas fumes
generated by fermenting molasses
within the tank, which was not
full. The tank was owner by the
Purity Distilling company. A duii
muffled roar gave but an 1nstants
warning before the top of the tank
was blown into the air. The circular
wall broke into two great segments
of sheet iron. Two millioon gallons
of molasses rushed into mighty
stream over the streets and converted
into a sicky mass the wreckage OF
several small buildings, smashed by
the explosion. The greatest mortal-
ty apparently occurred in one OF the
buildings of a city storage yard. one
of the sections Of the tank wall fell
on a fire house, crushing 1t.
Francis ]. Heney, of San Francis
co. who was chief council for the
federal trade commission in its in
yestigation Of the meat packing In
dustry, told the Senate agricultural
committee last Wednesday that SWIFT
& Co.. had packed" the food ad,
mjnistration with dollar a year men,,
who received large salaries from the
company at the time they were serv-
ing the government Mr.. Heney. who
was appearing in support OF the
Kendrick bill for government regula-
ton Of the meat industries, said FOOD
Administrator Hoover sought to stop
him from making public letters crit
icising retention by the administra-
ton Of w. j. Priebe while the latter
was still in the employ Of Swift &
Co. Mr.. Hoover, according to the
witness, appealed to President VIII
son. saying that publication OF the
letters was hindering the food con-
seryation campaign. Mr.. Heney said
he was recalled from Chicago where
he was working on the commissions
investigation OF the packers and
found on his arrival here that the
President had advised the commission
that he had no instructions to offer
but hoped that head-on collision
would be avoided" The witness SAID
Mr.. Priebe had charge of fixing poul-
try prices for the food administration
and that while so acting he received
a regular salary from Swift & Co.
This company, Mr.. Heney said, was
owned by Swift & Co.
The question of whether the peace
conference is to be secret or wholly
open to the eyes and ears OF the
world, the settlement Of which has
long been awaited. was brought to
focus Wednesday when 1t was an
nounced that an agreement had been
made to confine the information given
by the public to daily official COM
munique and that gentleman's agree
ment prevailed among the delegates
not to discuss or in any way give in
formation of the meetings in the for
;eien office. No written official an
nopncernent of this purpose was Is