Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-22

the state prison. Futrelle appealed
to the Supreme Court and his bond
was fixed at $4,000. Four other al
legged members of the mob had their
cases continued until the next term
of Wilson County Criminal court.
w. L. Huntley, Jr., John E. Nc
Call. lawyer: II. Z. Priddy, bond hrok-
er; NJ: B. Joseph. jeweler; Fl. Diggs
NolenS drug store owner, and one otner
man have been indicted at memphis
Tenn: on charges of receiving stolen
property as q result of the marketing
here on Liberty bonds Identified as
part 6f the S466,000 haul made by ban
dts who held up and robbed a brok-
er's messenger in Brooklyn November
last Indictments against the SIX
men were returned by Shelby county
grand jury which reviewed evidence
obtained by New York and Memphis
detectives, who traced several blockS
of stolen bonds. valued in the ag5re-
gate at approximately S235.0O0 through
Memphis banks and brokers.
April 4 has been definitely decided
on by President elect Harding as the
date for the extra session OF congress
according to n letter received in wash
inzton from Senator Watson, Indiana,
who is in Florida. Watson's letter
bore out information brought back by
other Senators who have called on
Harding in Florida, to the effect that
he would defer the extra session until
he had had time to get settled IN OIL
flee and get his administration func-
tioning. Republican senate leaders
said they understood the time for the
extra session depended largely upon
what happened to the appropriation
bills this session. At a meeting ol
Republican leaders Friday. procedure
for the remainder of the session was
agreed on. Curtis, Smoot, McCumber.
La Toilette and Sutherland attended
the meeting and it was stated later
that it was practically certain the ap-
preparation bills would get through.
A definite step towards the acquisi-
ton by the United States Of the en-
tire British West Indies was taken in
the senate last Friday. Senator James
A. Reed, Of Missouri, introduced res
olution requesting that the president
ascertain whether the British govern
ment would be willing to enter into
negotiations to consider the transfer
to the United States of these islands
including Jamaica, Barbados. the
Bermudas and Trinidad. The rcsolu-.
ton makes no mention Of the terms
under which Great Britain would be
asked to relinquish her possession. hut
merely PROPOSES to establish whether
or not she would discuss the question:
Any such ,transactiQn. however, would
doubdess involve i'thch $4,000 bO6:oo0
war debt owed to this country by the
British government.
An attack against John d. Rookie
feller for his recent donation of $I0.-
600 900 to the General Education board
has been made in a statement issued
by the New York state federation OF
labor. The statement, made public ny
Peter.:J. Brady. head of the fedora
TONS; committee on education, de-
clared the gift. as we'll as other acti-
vities of the board. were moves 10
place academic freedom in the CON
troll of the capitalistic system. the
millions donated to the General Edll-
cation board" said the statement.
"have been accumulated as result
of q type of industrial and financial
control that characteriZeS one OF the
darkest pages of our economic history.
The acquisition of the swollen for
tune that John d. Rockefeller now
distributes would never have been
possible under an enlightened social
SYSTEM"
Bills aggregating sS57.714.000 were
passed in the senate in six hours, dur
ing the latter part of last week. 4
few years ago this sum was the total
of an entire sessions approximation.
The first general deficiency bill. con-
tanning Il provision of salary for Com
missioner Hendrick, "as the final
measure of the day. It's total was
s275, 100000. The diplomatic and con-
sular appropriation bill. carrying $lO.-
100000 was the first measure disposed
of-the second appropriation up to that
time. The postoffice appropriation
bill, carrying total of $572, 300, re-
ceiyed favorable action after an
amendment proposed by senator
massachusetts. that postal employees
who entered the army will be credl-
ted with postoffice service for the
time they were in the army. and Will
he eligible for promotion according.
was accepted. The S100.000.0O0 good
roads funds agreed to by the house
and urged in the senate as an amend
ment to the postoffice appropriation
bill, was defeated.
St Louis, Mo-. Feb. 20: Millions of
pelts, valued at more than S15.00O.0QO.
will be thrown on the market here to-
morrow Mt the opening Of the winter
auction sale on the international Fur
exchange. The sale will continue
through March >. 1t originally was
scheduled to begin October 4, and con-
tinue two weeks but was postponed
until February {. then until tomorrow.
because it was explained, Of unsettled
market conditions due in part 10 the
recent strike of employees of eastern
manufactures of fur garments. More
than half the pelts to he disposed Of.
it is said. will be sold in payments of
Indebtedness to tho exchange. Sew
eral hundred dealers arc debtors of the
exchange Albert y. .thcrn, vice
president, ampliiicd. because OF inahi-
lity to pay for consignmentS Ia tn"
semi i-demoraliZed market. Many ii
these firms arc solvent, Mr.. Ahcrn
added. and the exchange merely will
resell the consignmentS To take them
off their hands. Included in tn" lots
10 be sold arc 2G25.000 mole$. Il 10000
squirrels, l,234 900 muskIits. AMI I:G
0O0 oposSumS. Among the more val
liable furS listed arc 2G6.e0n tlrnin".
S.7OO Russian sable. 200 silver fox.
and $500 sea otter. II is expected mat
more than 500 buyers. Il nuInh"r from
many foreign countries, will attend
the sale.
president Chas. =. Barrett. al the
National Farmers Union has issued
n call for Il mass meeting To hc held III
Washington on April 20 to consider
al .p