Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-10-28
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ming report, Those officials" the
senator said, "have saved the farmer
ana other people of the South millions
of dollars, by, the report today. Ordi-
narily tbe ginning report at this date
shows that about all of the cotton crop
in the South has been ginned. Those
of ssas in touch with conditions knew
thai at least fouf- -fifths of it had. been
ginfied at this time. sIf the giHner's
rep6rt Rad been sent out without re-
port from the department of agr1cui-
tuue the bears would have, depressed
thHk price of cotton several cents al
pound, and that would have cost the
pesple of my section many millions OF
dollars"
--gIf the army budget passes parlia-
meh the French Military Air Service
next year will have more than 100000
aikplanes of different types. With this
equfpment 3he French Flying Corps
would be, composed of 2S6 regiments,
each of twelve squadrons. French
AIRCRAFT 2 Constructors, according to
latest reports, are at present in a
strahg position, chiefly because the
government permitted manufacturers
TO execute the greater number of their
waH contracts after the armistice as
the hest way to subsidiZe and en-
courage the aircraft industry. French
manufacturers had in hand Substan-
tial orders also from Japan and sew
eral Iatin-American countries France
owes her present lead in the air TO this
policy. together with active co-opera-
ton of the military technical services
with civilian aviation.
Issuance of permits TO brewers for
the manufacture Of medical beer under
the new treasury regulations viii pro
coed promptly, Internal Revenue COM
missioner Blair said "Wednesday.
Operation of the regulations promnl-
gated on Monday, Mr.. Blair said,
would be devoid of red tape and with
out undue delay. Brewers have only
10 apply TO their state directors, he cX-
nIeined. in order to obtain the nee
essary permits, Brewers who nave
violated the prohibition law, Mr.,
Blair said would be unable to obtain
these permits but in his opinion, he
added, there were rot great many
of these. Instances of the purchase
of closed breweries by companies
formed for their operation under the
new regulations, Mr.. Blair declared,
could be. thoroughly investigated be
fore permits to manufacture mcdlcal
beer would be issued. Where the
transaction was not q ''bli:'d' but a
lie could see 70 reason why such con-
Germs should not operate under the
treasury regulations.
Robbers smade "a successful hold
np of e mail wagon in lower Broad
way. New York, last Monday night
and got five sacks of registered mail
supposed to have contained currency,
bonds and other securities, to IN"
value of S2OO0,O00 or more. As the
truck containing the mail sacks was
proceeding from the post ofLc' 10 the
trains for which they were l"tcnded,
the robbers drove alongside in Il sreel:
car. covered the driver of the truck
with revolvers and ordered nm 10
make no outcry: but to drive along
quietly. At a conveniently dark Sldc
street, five registered sacks were
transferred from the truck TO the green
sntomobiIe and the green automobile
was driven away, the driver OF the
truck h5.ving been warned that if he
ATTEMPTED 10 Isisc an alarm he would
be killed py "the others The driver
said he did rot see any Others He
described the robbers rs young look
ing mon. The post office department
does not assume responsibility beyond
$50 a SACK. but it is supposed that
Nos, bf-.tke shippers Of the currency
Lad their shipments insured, The
Chase National bank lost negotiable
hphds teZFhe amount of $46S'OoO'
4AThe Sropical storm. the approach
OF ftShicHftS$ weather bureau had been
Keeping Niraea for some days, struck
the Florfdai Coast at Tampa on Tues
daA and then passed out to sea IN the
Atlantic. The damage at Tampa and
IL the surrounding towns amounted TO
SEVERAL millions Of dollars. sunset
beach, a popular resort OF Tampa, was
completely destroyed. and heavy dam
, age e'was done in the Bay shore resldeh-
tial section. Some 500 houses were
wrecked in Ybor> City, the Latin
quarter of Tampa. In the Palmetto
Beach section Approximately four
saakre miles of ground was inundated,
women and children in this section
were rescued by a bard of 40 Nolun-
teer.s and carried TO safety in the nigh
lands of the city. All the dwellings, IN
the .Palmetto section were cOmplele4!
deHnolished md tits feared that some
of the rescUerS may have perlShed. as
boats bNulsht into play were swept
out from shore and wrecked later gave
mute evidence Of their fate. TenlhC
rains fell through the section around ,rn
Tampa, FOR a distance Of 40 miles. The
Dig LWllElSSS. SISlti'ii VI 49, =
Nnierica Vas put out of commission
and for full, As hours there was no
direct news. to be had from Tampa or
anyS of the nearby towns except by
automobile.
At the convention at Chattanooga
last Wednesday General Julian =.
Carr, of Durham. \. c., was elected
commander chief of the United
Confederate veterans to succeed *. Nj.
Van. Zandt, Si Texas. Richmond, va"
was chosen as the next reunion city.
at the closing session. The annual
parade, the big event of the reunion
was held Yesterday. Commander Van
Zandt. delivered Il brief Naledictory 10
the veterans. Richmond won the next
reunion city over Savannah. Nashville
and sulphur. Okla. The reunion went
on record with q declaration that
these reunions would he continued
from year to- year 50 long as there are
as many as four veterans LETT alive
and able to travel To the reunion city
and so long as the people of southern
cities see fit to invite them TO come.
The convention voted to accept an
initiation To send representatives TO
the memorial exercises next year at
Point Pleasant. Ohio, in COmmcmora-
ton ,of the Tooth anniversary of IN"
birth of General Grant Resolutions
adopted included one requesting ma
tiorIal publishers of school books TO