Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-05-03

fun the sum Of $50,000000 to the fed
eral farm loan board for aiding the
farmers was introduced today by
Representative Brand, Georgia. The
money would. enable the farm board to
take care of loans already approved
and applications now pending.
Great Falls, Montana, April 50;
Declaring that spinsters are RESPONSE
BILE for my not being married in their
Tefusals of my "Wooing in the past
William Atzinger, 35, a member Of the
board of directors of the. Montana
State Fair today notified the assessor
of Chouteau county that he will re-
fuse to pay the poll tax Of three dol
. lars levied by the last legislature upon
bachelors. TAX the spinsters OF the
same age and I will gladly pay, but
otherwise it is class legislation and
stand upon by rights" he declared.
Furthermore, I refuse to get married
to escape Jail and I refuse to pay
bachelor tax to escape jail.
The movement to expedite the eN-
port of American cotton according TO
an Atlanta dispatch Of Saturday took
long step forward in the opinion OF
more than 100 representatives, export
ers and financiers who discussed the
situation with government Officials
:tion as possible by Eugene Meyer Jr..
managing director Of the war finance
corportion at Washington. For one
thing Mr. Meyer promised to recon-
mend to the corporation that credits
be extended on bona fide sales OF cot
ton at interior points for export. in
stead of while it is at ports for export
as at present w. L. Clayton. a cot
ton exporter of Houston, Texas. in
Il, o,}tn lnf.tn
it would "render invaluable aid to eX-
porters." The proposal that the gov
ernment arrange to insure exporters
against loss from wars and revolutions
in foreign countries also was discuss
ed and a committee was appointed to
take up this and other proposals with
government officials. The committee
will meet in Washington May 8 for
conference with the war finance COR
poration to develop a. plan of action.
Organizations seeking modification
of the prohibition law permitting the
sale of light wine and beer as berer-
ages will be given scant opportunity
to air their views before the house
judiciary committee, Chairman Vol
stead declared on last Saturday. In
announcing that the committee would
begin hearing May -, on his bill, to
prevent the sale of beer to the sick on
physicians prescription, Mr.. VOL
stead said consideration would be con-
fined strictly to the medical and other
provisions of his new measure. Point
ing in a statement to the claim by ccl-
tain newspapers that there would be
a demand for beer as beverage, Mr..
Volstead declared the committee would
not waste it's time on such Il hearing.
"Those organizations clamoring for
the mask" he said. "They no longer
ask for light beer and wine. but for
the ordinary beer and wine. Until the
18th amendment is repealed it cam
not reasonably be expected that these
petitions can receive any considera-
tion Such petitions, when sent to
congress, each member Of which has
sworn TO support this amendment is
insult
In sentencing Al men, five OF
whom pleaded guilty and the remain
der of whom were convicted OF con-
Spiracy to rob the American Railway
Express company of S1,O0000O Fedcr-
al District Judge Evans declared at
Macon, Ca, last Saturday that the
conspiracy had been brought about be-
cause, "the express company did not
pay the messengers wages sufficient
to give them IN adequate living The
judge said that the mon had apphed
for an increase which the company re-
fused and that he thought the conspir-
acy had its beginning in the attempt
to put the messengers wages some
what on the level with the wages paid
to railway employees. Thirteen pcnI-
tentiary sentences were imposed and
fines of from $500 to $4,000 were as
sessed on sc Of the defendants con-
victed and five pleading guilty Of the
conspiracy Motions for new trials
were filed in each case where pcntcn-
tiary sentences were imnosed and in
stances where fines were assessed
Judge Evans said he would parole the
defendants for two weeks in the GUS
tody of their attorneys. Those rccciv-
ing sentences were paroled in the GUS
tody Of their attorneys until they
could arrange bonds pending the hear
ing Of the motions.
Charging that the United States
Steel Corporation controls the price
of practically al steel produced in the
country, the Federal Trade Commits
sion, by n vote of three to two. has is
sued formal complaint against the
corporation and its eleven subsidiary
companies. The respondents arc given
until May 81 to answer the complaint
and then the case will proceed TO trail
on it's merits before the commission.
The complaint was issued under the
Clayton act. The specific thin;: COM
planned of is the so-called "pittsburgh
plus price" under which users Of steel
are required to pay the basic price at
pittsburg plus the freight rate from
that city to whatever plant ut which
they purchase the steel, except Bir
mingham, Alaba ma, irrespective OF the
cost Of production. The alleged use Of
this device has been complained Of
for years by fabricatorS in the Chica-
so. Duluth and birmingham districts
by three state legislatures and var
ious business r@anizationS over tn"
country. The. Issue first was brought
before the commission about two years
ago but there was doubt among its
members whether it had jurisdiction.
Several hearings to determine this
question were held, and ut the first III
1919. Judge +. .H. Gary. chairman "f
the steel corporation, urged that the
commission go into the whole uucs-
tion declaring that no subject of more
Importance had ever come before ii.
- The administrations first step to-
wards placing the United States on Il
technical. legal basis Of peace WAS
taken Saturday night by the senate in
adopting the Knox peace resolution.
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