Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-04
Scraps aud fatts.

- Congressional investigation to de-,
= termine whether Judge Lands is per-
emitted under law to continue as fed
y eral judge OF the Northern illinois dis
trict while acting as arbitrator OF
organized baseball" at Il salary uf
S42,500 is proposed in resolution IN
troduced lily Representative Weltry.
Democrat, Ohio. The house Judiciary
I. COMMITTEES would he authorized by the.
resolution ITO conduct the inquiry and
to determine whether any action
should be- taken by congress. The
measure mentioned that Judge Lands
would receive 4 combined salary OF
$4,000 a year from his duties as judge
and baseball arbitrator.
President Wilson is expected TO
issue soon on request OF President
elect Harding Il call for special seS-
sion of the new senate for March d
, to act on Mr.. Harding's nominations
of cabinet and other important Off
GERS. Such special session Is
customary at the change of each
administration and usually lasts
only a few days. Mr.. Hardings
request that the president call the
new senate together was contained in
az telegram to Senator Lodge, OF
Massachusetts,. the Republican leader,
and was transmitted to the White
House today by Senator Underwood,
the Democratic leader. acting at the
behest of Senator Lodge. President
elect Harding will issue after bis inau-
guration call for special. session or
the full congress for early spring, but
he desires to have the more impor-
tant of his official appointments con-
firmed before that time so that the
administration machinery can be per-
manently established with the least
possible delay.
The inspirational appeal of the
slogan Lets Co." was responsible
in q great measure. for the successes
of American troops in the world war.
This is the belief of Col. Edward l..
Munson, chief of the morale branch,
general staff, and deep student OF
soldier psychology. "The appeal Let's
Coz combines all the necessary psy-
GEOLOGICAL elements of military slo-
gam" said Col. Nunson yesterday. 1T
implies action and therefore stlrS the
instinct of self-assert!on. 1T contains
no word of command, no stern ad,
monition; it does not impose ltsell
upon the will of the hearer. 1t calls
rather for companionship. for volun-
tary action and contribution on the
part Of the soldier, fora concerted
movement prompted by mutual desire.
sWhere do we go from here" was" mot
an unusual sentence and eye witnesses
tell us that the song Of that name was
sung quite cheerfully as the transport
Tuscania sank in the English Chan-' 4
mel. When do we eat?' VINO won
the warp and Where are the sh1ps'
were many times repeated by -Ameri-
can soldiers. but usually in Il Satlll-
cal vein, forming an outlet for the dis
;nli,.il,,1l hI1r11nI Od
troops. But for everyday use. III
rest, in battle, Let's Co. stands fore
most as the strongest stimulus 10
mind, and hence to bodily effort
1t will be impossible for Germany
to pay the amounts fixed for her re-
partitions debt to the allies by the Su-
preme allied council at Paris last week
says Professor John Maynard Keynes.
principal representative of the British
treasury at the Versailles peace onn- |
ference 'He argues that Germany. TO
have surplus exports worth 2eo.poo.-
600 pounds sterling must hlv" total
exports worth nj least Tou.nnn.u .unn
pounds sterling. Twelve per cent. nI
this amount would hc Sl.ooo.O0o
pounds ng,-and--thercfol- he s;lTs !
that with 7O0.900.000 at exports yearly !
against 500000,00O in imports she
900 pounds sterling plus %i.O0n.Ooo
making a total of 20O.000.G00 pounds /
sterling That is to-Say, he con- |
tinues, trade on this vast. scale would |
be required tn pay tho minimum an- !
nuity of 20OO00,00O pounds sterling
plus the export percentage. IL the ;
Paris PROPOSALS are more than that !
they mean 4 complete rc-or%ani- |
Zation of, the channels OF inter
national trade. If anything remotely
like them, should really he intended
to happen the reaction on british
trade and industry would he incalcu-
liable. 1t is an outrage that the allied
leaders should have dealt with each
other by using the methods OF Il poker
party"
George White. chairman of tho
Democratic national committee has
appointed an executive committee OF
the national committee and called II
TO meet in Washington February II
for the purpose of obtaining its adj
vice and counsel in the re- or@iniZa-
>tion of the party's machinery. The
executive committee is composed OF JIG
members as follows: w. r.. Sanders,
Alabama: Homer s. Cummings. Con-
necticut: Miles G.. Saunders. C"l"ra-
do; Miss Julia +. Iandcrs Indiana:
NES. SGllpDell NitNl1 INSIi' 'iNhN
Mrs. Julia II. Briscne, Maryland: VIII
liam F. Connolly Michigan: j. 1srlcc
krcmer, Montana: Norman +. Mack.
New York: Mrs. Hernice :. Pyie.
Ohio: Mrs. d. 4. McDougal, Oklaho-
ma; Mrs. Rose Heifln, Oregon:
Joseph +. Guffcy, Pennsylvania: Cor
dell Hull. Tennessee; Senator Carter
Glass, Virginia. and Angus w. Nc
Lean, North Carolina. Mr. White. as
chairman Wilbur NJ. Marsh. of Iowa.
as treasurer. and +. G.. Hoffman. OF
Indiana, rs secretary of the national
committee will act as cX-o(ricio mem-
bers Of the executive committee.
Chairman White. is announcing III"
appointments and tie call for the
meeting, gave no details OF the mat
ters likely 10 he brought up. merely
stating that he desired "to have the
benefit Of the counsel of the executive
committee i'm planning for an efficient
organization OF the national ccnlmlt-
tee"
Eugene V. Debs. Socialist Lender
now serving IL tcn-ycar sentence IN
the federal prison in Atlanta for vio-
lation of the espionage law. WAS not
sur JriSed nor diSappuintpd' over the