Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-01-18
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day by Representative Summers, Of
Texas, as a means of checking the
present day crime wave. Mr.. Sum
ners for many years prosecuting at
, torney and former president OF the
district and county attorneys aSsn-
citation Of Texas, said action was nee
essary to make human life more Sc
cure When the offenSe OF robbery.
burglary or theft is committed with
fire arms used or on the persons he
said in his statement. 1T should be
possible to infiict the death penalty.
A total Of H,325,00Q workers are
out of employment in the country. &C
cording to 4 survey OF, the industrial
situation made by Clint G. Houston.
for the current issue Of labor. Official
organ of the Plumb Plan league. Mr..
Houston asserts h<t his inquiry dis
closed the greatest industrial slump
since the money panic of 1907 The
larger groups of unemployed by in
dustries given by the survey were:
Building trades. 100000: motor cars,
250,00Q; textile, 225.000 clothing. 150.-
600; railroad. 100000: steel and iron.
10000: shipping. 125,000; shoes ana
leather, $4,000.
A short verbal fight broke out in
the house Wednesday over whether
the words damn fooliShnesS' should
be allowed to appear in tho Congress
sional Record. Representative Blan-
ton, Texas. Democrat. rubbed it in
on the Republicans because OF the
action of PreSident-elcct Harding in
repudiating their unanimous vote
for S50O00 inaugural appropriations y
Blanton yho led the fight for inaugural
simplicity. declared Harding had i'll
r. niu orb q
it was made. Then Representative
knutson, Minnesota, Republican whip.
undertook to attack Blanton for
preaching economy and then using
ten pages Of the Congressional Record
today ito eXtol his ability rs states
man"Itstime to stop this domn fool
ishness," knutson said referring 70
Blanton's long speech. II ask that
those words he stricken ont Of the Re
cord" said Representative Campbell.
Kansas. Il object" Blanton retorted.
"They are consistent with the rest Of
Knutson'S Speech
Representatives of some Of the
leading shipping lines OF the country
told the House Judiciary Committee
last Thursday according to Wash
ington dispatch, that the enforcement
of the EolStead act on American ships
on the high seas would imperil the en-
tire progress of the nations budding
merchant marine. They urged the
enactemnt of law offered by George
V. Edmonds. of Philadelphia. exempt
ing American liners from The provis-
visions of the prohibition enforcement
law outside the three mile limit. Ed
monds explained to the committee
that, while the Nolstead act was not
enforced on American ships on the
high seas ut present, the attorney
general had rendered an opinion to
the treasury department holding that
prohibition could he extended to ves-
sells at sea under the provisions OF the
law. The testimony of shipping mon
was that persons anticipating rcguln-
'tions to bear out the opinion OF the
attorney general on this matter would
refuse to invest in the contraction Of
vessels to be run under the American
flag. They stated that by pacing this
restriction on American vessels the
government would drive numberlcSS
passengers to foreign ships.
Washington January Is: Ignoring
the state departments order Of de-
portatinn. Secretary Of Labor Wilson
on Saturday granted Lord Mayor
O'Callaghan of Cork, whu arrived III
Newport News last week without Il
passport permissio TO land rs Il sea
man." According to the ruling of the
sccrtary of labor the mayor is per-
mitted to land for the purpose of re-
shipping on board any vessel hound
for Il foreign port or place, unless the
secretary Of state direct that h" be
kept on his vessel" Surprising at the
failure of the secretary OF labor To
recognize the formal ruling of the
state department ordering deportation
of O'Callaghan for attempting to en-
ter the United States without pass
port Acting Secretary Of state Davis
tonight announced that he would or
der an immediate investigation OF the
ruling OF the department OF labor by
the solicitor for the state department.
Until an opinion is received from IN"
solicitor, Acting Secretary Davis said
he would take no action toward direct
ing that O'Callaghan hc kept on tn"
vessel upon which he arrival in New
port News. In granting OCalla%han
permission to rcship on Il vessel bound
abroad. Secretary Wilson further di
rccted that the parole granted the lord
mayor by the immigration authori-
ties be cancelled and that he he sur
rendered promptly" by his attorney.
Judge Lawless. in whose cuStnhy h"
w;as parolcd. Judge lHwiesS said to-
night that he had no intention OF sur
rendering O'CallaGhan until his teSti-
mony had been concluded before the
commission from the committee OF
100 investigating Irish conditions b"-
fore whom he appeared this week. II
was for the purpose OF tcslifyn" he-
fore his commission that O'CIllaghan
said he had come to the United States.
Recalled to London fer the an
nounccmcnt purpose OF consulting
with Premier Lloyd George and Earl
Curzon, secretary of state for foreign
affairs. Sir Auckland GrhhrS. the
British ambassndo" in Washington.
auietly and without notice In even
close acqua!ntanccS, Slipped away
from Washington and sailed on last
Saturday. He waS accompanied only
by j. ". Tenant. his iprivaic srcr"-
tary. who came to Washington whrn
he assumed his ambaSSlduliHl duties
less than eight months ago. Thrr" Is
10 he 4 number OF subjects
which will require earnest discussion
when the ambassador reaches Lon
don, and ii is said to br rCSar,l"'! ~
essential that Sir Auckland hr given
teh benefit of thc fullest disclosure ur
the views of the home officials hclor"
he undertakes to establish formal
with the incoming
administration in this country. Som"
which are even nov rc"clr!n: |