Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-18
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at Utica, Michigan, few mornings
ago: but were driven back by wave
of mustard gas that had been placeG
in Ahe vault The men fled empty
haHded. 4 can Of gas had been placed
in khe vault, by band officials in a pos
itidh that it was broken open WREN
thes door was forced. -. !:
-aThe worlds carry, over of cotton
at Ihe end of the 1920-21 cotton year.
JuB- 81, next. will be 1O,64S,55O bales
based on the present rate oil consuinp-
tod the market reporter OF the De,
paHment of Agriculture ANNOUNCES. "A
prFious estimate based on the 'second sec noa
FORECAST Of 1ndia's' crop, was l,So9,2 20U
baEas higher: India's third forecast
showed q. crop. that was much smaller
because Of decreased acreage and un-
favora BILE. weather. A'sGcond estimate
of ihe carry over, basinS the calcula-
ton on 25 per cent. reduction in con-
sumption for the first five months
August to DecembeE- and on rate.
equal to that Of the previous year Tor
the, remaining seven months-Janu-
arTto July-places the amount at 81
O5T00S bales.
Uncle Sam has revived Benjamin
Franldin's "poor Richard" in spirit at
least. Publication Of n farmers al
manac much after the style OF FRANK
Inns erigramatic homilics to growers
is announced the department.. OF
agriculture. Beware Of false proph-
cts" declares. one caution. Don't
plant ;by the moon: but get the best
seed and, prepare the seed bed, then
plant :whcn soil and moisture .condi-
tons ARE right" THE, owner OF a
scrub bull should have Z leather medal
-raade from the bulls hide is an
other. The book contains seasonal
advice on all farm topics and IS dc-
signed as an index as well TO available
goyernment publications on any spec
Engagement spfocecaihgs. 'insti-
tuted lin the house by Representative.
Welty, Democrat, of Ohio against FED
eraf Judge Kenncsaw Mountain Dtndls'
of. :, Chicago. remains. .s.ata status'.I.Guo
pending, the fixing of. a date by inc
judiciary committee for a hearing on
the CHARGE. preferred against the
iurist by the Ohio representative
Chairman Eoistead announced ,hat
Representative Welty and such otherr
witnesses as. he may desire to call
would be asked to appear before the
committee probably within week
Without; comment by;,memberS OF
rising vote, Representative Welty's m
dictment was referred to the Judlcl-
arv committee, which is vested with
full authority either to dismiss tnc
charges; oe'g ahead with the case. N,
the la tier case. if the house should 'lno
dict on the evidence submitted hy thc
committee, it's findings will he trans
mitted to the senate as the trial court
Many members express the belief
however, that the case will he thrown
out by the. committee in view OF the
attorney generals opinion that Judge
Landis is within the. law in accepting
the outside duties in question.
Cancellation Of the debts of allied
nations by the United States is urged
by the Tribllnl Of Rome. Italy. In the
course of an editorial on the economic
and financial situation in Europe, the
newspaper says the United States may
find her very strength Il peril in ln~
turc. "Only -hy total or partial rN-
tinguishmcntr-cf.: their. debts. -, the
newspaper asserts can the, nations o.
the old woFhs aas ssgsH HRer :,
wise, the sfbffEs1s ts93affs4Fers rsssss may
transform all Bhropc. into an immense;
Germany crushing sivictors and van
uuished alike ina Financial yise ttass29s: tala:::
can italy nay her debts abroad wlIep
Austria can nay her nothing? why =.
should ItalN issue from the war crush
ed hy : debt when CZcCho Slovakia.
for instance. comes. out owing almost;
nothing ,--Ehe, United States is IN
position Of overwhelming SUPERIORITY
hnt is threatened to he imprisoned ny
that very superiority. Only total or
partial cancellation of Europcs 8 .denlS
can reopen to America the mntcrlai
and moral powers Of Europe and save
her from Solitude in which. IKE Mloi'S'
she may die in Il sea oil Sold.
With s750O0OO available to loan
on foreign trade deals THO Federal IN
tcrnational Banking company became
= going >cotlccrn Tuesday and entered 1
the field Of. financing the movement OF
southern staple products to foreign
markets according to i Now Orleans
disnatch. .sf1eerlnancnt, officers were
elected NoHflay' and the final necessary
details were cleared up. Applications
for foreign trade loans already eNceen
the.initial Sl7.500.000: capacity OF the
bank it was announced. \ great part
of the applications. .arcdor loans on COZ
ton to Inc shipneFto Germany; frcS,
ent capital STOCK has been :SunscIlpeo
by l, 300 banks I'M mines southern |
states. The hank With headimrters
at New Orleans. was organized unuer
provisions of the Edge act.
Tine mousse l'tIlNIliS> 'i'' ~
committee is being urged ny: ltcpres- !;
entativc Brand, Democrat, 'Georgia; tot
take favorable action on his amend
ment which would make cotton iac-
tors papcr eligible for rcdiscount al
the Federal Reserve banks. Many col
ton farmers in tho south are llnancca'i
hv factors. Mr.. Brand declares, ana
they arc handicapped by lnahlllly 10
get the Federal Reserve banks L" nc
cept-thcr paper for rcdiScnnnt. me
pa per of the agricultural classes mas
been disseminated" against ny r'li-
in~s which have "diStortcd and twlSl-
cd" the intent of the act creating inc
Federal Reserve system. ltcrreSchta-
tive :Wingo. Democrat. Arkansas ee
clarcd. adding he propnSrd at the iHSI
onportunity ito tell the inside iaclH
on the floor of the house. .Nn amend
mcut similar to that Of Representative
Rrand's which was introduced by SEN
ator. Hokr Smith, Democrat. GcorSE''
hn.s been rHvorahly r"pnrtcd IN the
senate limiting the rcdiScolintinG Oh
factors PAPER to the "cXtcnt 0i Inc
factors interest in the, cUminnditY.
Several members uf the house COM
mittee indicated that they were iafn"-
able to this amendment which would
they said limit the privil"gcto to EperS
secured hyhona- iidc transactions Win
farmers.
Cotton consumed during January
l,.,Ir "a f.plnIIIrrI with