Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-12-19
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living, according to a statement just
issued by the New York Fur Associa-
ton Sales Corp. The statement says
that Michigan and eastern rat skins
are now being sold at $3.75 piece as
compared with 55 to 60 cents in 1919
and that the Western Canadian variety
brings $3.50 as against 80 cents in pre-
war days.
- Starvation faces from 100000 to
20, ,OOO,O 600 persons in central Europe
outside of Germany unless some quick
means can be discovered for their as
slstance," Herbert Hoover, former
United States food administrator said
Wednesday in a formal statement. Un7
less relief is quickly furnished, he pre-
dicted a breakdown of stable govern
ment in the countries affected and
creation of another ceSspool like
Russia" To meet the situation, Mr..
Hoover proposed that the great sur
plus of wheat and -four" held by the
grain corporation be sold on credit to
Finland, Poland, Austria and other ma
tions of central Europe. The grain cor
poration, he said, could extend the
credits out Of the capital it already
possesses without call for speclai ap-
preparation by congress.
- Sundays Ell Universal, Of Mexico
City, says Luis Cabrera, secretary OF
the treasury, makes the alarming pre-
diction" that the new conflict whlsh
will arrive between the United States
and Mexico will be due to the refusal
of the (Mexican) government to permit
petroleum companies to drill new
wells" Declaring that Cabrera
prophecy" is probably correct, the
paper says that, failing in the Jenkins
case to get results" the enemies OF
Mexico have appealed to the American
congress in an extended memorial
complaining against the action or
President Carranza in restricting drill
ing Of new oil wells. 1t adds that pro-
duction of oil has been reduced con.
siderably "by some wells being salted,
and admits that twelve wells have been
shut down, ''by force on orders or Gen.
Murguia, who was instructed to do 80
by the secretary Of industry and COM
merce."
"A way out apparently has been
found for distillers caught with large
stocks Of liquor on hand by the su-
preme courts decision holding war
time prohibition constitutional plan
was presented to distillers at Louisville,
last Tuesday by representatives OF
steamship lines operating service out
of Charleston, Brunswick, JaeksohviEie,
Savannah and Washington to Cuba,
South America and Europe. It con-
templates immediate shipment OF IL
auor stocks in Kentucky estimated at
39,OOO,O00 gallons in bonded ware
houses, largely to Cuban ports ior
storage and subsequent resale In Cuoa'
or shipment to other foreign coun-
tries. The freedom OF southern ports
from ice, their adequate storage facin-
LOADING h0Ard SnlD,
their nearness to Cuba and the large
number of steamship lines operating TO
the island were pointed to as evidence
that with railroads and the United
States shipping board cooperating,
the whisky stocks could ,be moved De-
fore January 16, the time limit the IN
ternal revenue department has placed
on export shipments. Southern ports,
il was declared, are from 500 TO SOU
miles nearer Cuba than any Nortn
Atlantic port, thus effecting a con-
siderable saving in time which Is re-
garded as a vital element
After quite a spirited campaign OF
about three weeks the Democrats OF
the Ninth North Carolina COMPRESSION
al district on last Tuesday elected
Clyde r. Hoey, of Shelby to congress
over John NJ. Moorehead, Republican,
of Charlotte, by what looks like ma
,iority of about 1000. This is for the
seat made vacant by the appointment
of p Y. Webb, the late incumbent 10
the United States district court bench.
Mr.. Webb's majority, on his eleclioh
was 4152, over Charles A. Jones. Ire
campaign was fought out mainly on
the League of Nations issue, Moore
head opposing the league ana hoey\
supporting il. The Democratic ma
,.oyl,,naI in pfir1llY all
the counties and the Republican ma
iorities were increased. Hoey carried
CASTOR by only 2O3 votes against SSS
for Webb last year and Mecklenpurg
gave Hoey 2,163 against 5,199 for Weoo
last year. Moorehead carried avery,
Burke, Catawba, Madison and Mltche!i
counties and Hoey carried Cleveland,
CASTOR, Lincoln, Mecklenburg and
Yancey.E Much of the labor vote IN
MeckIenburg is believed to nave gone
for Moorhead, and the same is De
lieyed to be true in CASTOR, though III
the latter county the Democrats ac-
count for the slump against Hoey pc
cause Of the fact that Hoey was one
of the active leaders in the movement
that resulted part Of the town OF
Kings Mountain from Castor county.
All over the district the Republicans
messed against the Democratic League
of Nations, WashingtonS doctrine OIL
avoidance of entangling alliances.
Daniel c. Roper, commissioner OF
internal revenue, says washington
dispatch, is determined that tax dodg-
ers, large and small, shall go to jail. II
there were any reason to doubt Roper
earnestness, proof could be produced by
William A. English and John n:
O'Brien, Boston millionaires and wool
merchants. Both are in prison for lS
months for keeping two sets or DOCKS
and irving to defraud the government
out of $1,000, 900 income taxes. They Of
fered to pay the government Sl,5OO'ooo
If the Judge would not send them 10
iail. "The time to compromise is pc
fore discovery by a government OIL
cial" was Roper's relentless reply. In
addition to the prison terms, each was
fined $4,000 and civil suits were
brought to recover about million IN
come and excess profits taxes and 1oo
per cent penalty. Hot on the tran OF
tax evaders, Roper has made indlVldu-
ais and corporations disgorge S2OO,OOO'-
600 since January, when force OF au-
ditors went to work checking up return
sheets for 1917 and 1918. This is the
money Uncle Sam would have lost IL
Roper hadn't been on the job. 1t Is es-
timated that the bureau will collect an
other half billion during 1920. The larg-
est sum obtained in this way was from
+ba Crucihle Steel COMPANY OF Amerl-