Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-07-19
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which based it's calculation on the
best information available. The bu-
reau of the census. commerce depart
ment. places the world Of commerclat
cotton at 1880, 900 bales of 500 pounds
net. exclusive Of linters. basinS its
calculation on public reports, docu-
ments and correspondence. The De-
partment Of Agriculture's figures were
made up as follows: Unified States.
13,366,OOO bales; 1ndia'' 2'976,00o;
Egypt, 1,251 900; China 100000: RUS
sia $4,000; Brazil 100000: Mexico.
l65,00O; Peru. $4,000; and all other
countries 100000.
= Plans for relieving the estimated
shortage of 100000 homes through
out the country through the divcrSon
of a greater proportion OF the nation $
$4,000, 000,000 in saving deposits INTO
home buildin- are under considefa-
tion by Secretary Hoover. The COM
merce secretarp- considers that there
has been IA tendency during the past
few years for the saving OF the people
to find their way into commercial pa
per- bonds and similar securities rain
er than into home building while a
crucial housing situation has devcl-
oped with about Ill families for ehch
100 homes. The chief reliance oil the
country is the necessary financing or
home building in the opinion vi MY
Hoover must be the saving nslitn,
tions. Mr.. Hoover also has suggested
that 30 or so per cent. OF the nearly
s160. 900 900 deposits in postal saw
ings banks could be diverted 10 tn,s in,s
purpose as we'll as a larger proportion
of the savings deposits OF natonal
banks through amendment to the fed
eral reserve act.
Paris July 16: The league of ma
tions is going ahead with its work IN
connection with disarmament on the
theory that it will in no wise interfere
with the proposed conference on l1ml-
tation of ornaments in Washington
and that it may, develop information
which would be of use to such a con-
ference. That was the decision an
nounced at the. opening session today
of the temporary mixed commlsslon
for the reduction Of ornaments, ap-
pointed by the league, which was pre-
sided over bysRene Viviani'fof France
chairman of the commission. NJ. VI
viani, II. A. /. Fisher, the British rep
resentative, Senator Carlo SchanZer, or
Italy, and the delegates of the leading
nations represented on the commission
were agreed on this"and also were IN
accord in praise Of President Hard
ing's initiative in proposing, q confer,
the league could not but welcome joy
fully all deliberations. having in view
a solution of the. delicate and complex
general question which, the league
was studying objectivIely.
Governor Harding, or the Federal
Reserve Board announced Saturday
11@l ny7fn n
Washington, for today, of the COVER
nors of the five Federal Reserve
Banks in the great cotton producing
sections of the country to adopt uni
form policy on cotton loans during the
coming marketing season. Governors
of the reserve banks of Richmond,
Dallas, Atlanta, st. Louis and Kansas
CITY. have been invited, he said. The
conference, the governor explained,
would work out q uniform policy on
cotton loans for the ready marketing
df the crop and would issue a state
ment, backed by an announcement by
the hoard, which would set forth the
c1fton loan policy: Of the five .districtss
foT the session. Many requests have
been received from cotton interests
the governor said, asking the board to
make known its policy on cotton loans.
The board, he explained, does not
make loans and in order to insure
uniformity throughout the cotton sec
tions Of the country it was deemed
advisable for representatives Of the
reserve banks to meet here and for
mulate q plan Of action. Rediscounts
by the reserve banks would be obtain
able, the governor added. Governor
Harding indicated that with the
changes which have occurred IN the
cotton situation during recent months
that careful consideration would he
given to the terms Of cotton paper ana
the adequacy Of security offered lor
advances.
-Four negroes wore killed and Mon
roe Ferguson, business man. was SER
iously wounded in Il iO-mlnute battle
near Rayvillc, Lii, las: Saturday re-
Sulting from an attempt ol dephl!
sheriffs to arrest two negro women
charged with beatiniE Il number OF
small Children they found in swimming.
The scene of the clash was the plan
tation of William Gaines, three miles
north of Rayville. a desperate bat
tile took place. hundreds. of shots be-
beinig fired The dead are: Cleo Col
Inns Charlie Kelly, Scott l3clltield- and
William Gibbs Friday Il group OF
white lads found u swimming hole anu
went in. The negro. women are Salu
to have reproached them for their
lack of clothing. the boys retortcd and
trouble followed. Several OF the boys
are said to have eXhibited.~to their
parents blue and white marks about
their necks where. they had been
choked. Saturday morning deputies
were. sent by the Richland parish
sheriff to arrest the women. Some
hours later they returned and report
ed they had been met by threats OF
death if they prosecuted their quest.
They added that the women, aDetted
by a number of negro men, had gone
to the George Collins farm on the
Gaines plantation and had 'fortified'
themselves there. a posse OF 20 was
formed AS the citizens, some OIL
whom are said to have been promln-
ent merchants and. business men OF
Rayville. approached the farm, VOL
lev of rifle shots greeted them and
furious exchange followed. The ne
groes were supplied with u large
quantity of ammunition. a bullet
pierced the thight Of Mr.. fergusoh'
the only white man wounded.
oil went on the Fordney tariff free
list yesterday by a house vote or more
than two to one. Long staple cotton,
on the free list in the ways and means
committee draft, was put on the dutl-
able list at Is per cent. nd Valorem
with members in doubt as to what