Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-06-10
Scraps anl faets.

StratfOrd, negro anu 1or1neT nOlel pIo-
prietor, and three other negroes, none
charged with rioting. EXtradition
papers for Stratford, whe:isl tn 1nde-
pendence, Kansas, were forwarded by
the county attorney to Gov. Robert
son who was asked to make requisi-
tion on Gov. Allen Of Kansas for the
return of the negro. Stratford has re-
fused to return 40 Tulsa. INSTRUCTION
for the grand fury called. to convene
Wednesday were being prepared Tues
'day:by District Judge Biddison. The
state investigation was gotten under
way; Wednesday under the direction
Of S. P. Freezing, attorney general.
william Hale Thompson suffered
his first reverse at the polls Since his
election as mayor in 1915, when
coalition judicial ticket Swept Chicago
Monday, carrying. every Thompson
candidate to defeat by unofficial plur-
alities ranging from 10000 to 10000.
It was the most hotly contested Ju-
dietary election in the citys history.
Balloting was marked by the killing
Of q coalition watcher at the polls by
a policeman, several small riots and
many charges Of fraud. According to
the police, the slain man had used
profanity in the presence Of women
voters and it was declared that he was
shot when he resisted arrest. The
Thompson candidates, all Republicans,
were opposed by the Bar association
and other civic bodies. The coalition
ticket was made up of Democrats and
Republicans. More than fifty per
cent. Of the 100000 voters registered
went to the polls. 1t was the first judi
ciary election at which women have
voted and the thousands who cast
their ballots were, declared to have had
a decisive effect on the result.
Decision has ibeen',reached on five
of the basis groups of commodities
into which the work of the-buIeau OF
foreign and domestic commerce will
be divided when the reorganization
now in progress is completed, Secre-
tary Hoover said Tuesday. These
icals, leather products, and foodstnltS.
AS originally planned, Mr.. Hoover ex-
planned, there were to be twelve basic
groups with two experts in charge Of
each. However,, it has not been de-
cided, he added. whether, the final
grouping will be limited to twelve or
whether there will be more groups
with less than two experts in charge.
There remains to be. determined what
commodities are to make up the other
groups, he added although, one will
include miscellaneous specialties. Part
of the work from the export stand
point will be devoted to the expansion
of exports as well as Development OF
said. Similar grouping will be INSTALL
ed in the bureau Of standards and the
census bureau in order to correlate
the work of commerce bureau by pro-
viding the necessary statistics for the
basic commodities and aiding in the
standardization of :ecXport producers.
The country's combined winter and
spring wheat crop promises to be 49,,
100000 bushels larger than last years,
based on forecasts Of production just
announced by the department of aS-
riculture. There will be smaller crops
of oats, barley and hay than were
harvested last year. while the ample
crop will not be half so large as that
of 1920 and the peach crop will lie
muqh smaller than, last year, Winter
wheat, which a month ago promised
crop of 629,0OO0OO bushels, came
through May in bad shape in several
of the important producing states and
as result the forecast Of production
showed reduction of 51,000,000 BUSH
els, bringing the total to the same
quantity as produced last year. Kan
sas,. premier wheat state reported
decline in the condition Of the crop
from 81 per cent: of q normal on May
I to 60 on June l, which resulted in a
reduction in that states forecast by
33,090,000 bushels. In Nebraska the
condition dropped from 80 to 70 and in
Oklahoma from 81 .te~70. The spring
wheat crop forecast indicates 43,00O,-
900 bushels more than last years
crop. The condition Of the crop is
better than a year ago, while the acre
ose lis somewhat smaller than last
years. An acre yield of 1919 bushels
is forecast compared with. los bush
els last year.
Legislation authorizing the treas
ury to place $50.0OO,0OO ut the disposal
of the Federal Farm Loan Board for
relief of agricultural interests was ad-
vocated Tuesday. before the house
banking committee by Secretary Mel
lon. The treasury now, has $6,0O0,o00
on deposit with the board and in adj
dition, Mr. Mellon said, is holding
SlS3,OOO.OO0 in farm loan bonds for
which at present there is no market. |
"If aid ever was needed, it is needed |
now" said the secretary. Replying to
Representative McGregnr,, Republican,
New York, Mr.. Mellon said it would
not be advisable for the government |
to loan r oGey::to, :pHeple? in cities for
construction of houses. 1--WE have es-
tablished farm loan banks and it is
imperative that we keep them func-
tioning," he said. mo agencies for re-
lief to industry have been created. |
We have not embarked on paternal- |
istic policy in this direction, and are |
not under the obligations of keeping |
established agencies Incorporation. Mr.
Mellon said he would not favor gov
ernment relief to farmers II the farm |
loan banking system was not estab-
lished. Congress wisely or unwiSely. |
has created the system, he added, and
steps must be taken to keep it in oper-
alton. Ample funds can he furnished |
by banks and private financial inter-
ests for other lines Of industry, the |
committee was told:
Washington June Z: The American !
government has proposed a treaty OF
amity and commerce with Mexico. 1t
was announced today at the state de-
partment in which Mexico will agree
to safeguard the rights OF property iii |
that country held by American citl-
zens which attached before the con-
stitution of 1917 was promulgated The
signing of the treaty automatically
would accomplish American recogni-
tiorf of. the MeSican government For