Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-11-18
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uelI, ftepuDllCuH, leCluel, StIiu q 4NN~N
would be taken over the latter part OF
next week. The current session, he
added, probably will run close 10
opening of the regular session, Decem-
Der s.. House Republicans are deter
mined to have an agreement reached
between the house and the senate OF
the tax bill and to pass the Sheppard
Towner maternity bill and measure
to create 23 additional federal dlstrlcI
judges before adjournment.
A difference of $22,516,94l is shown
in the cost report Of the quartermastet
general of the army for supplies, cloth-
ing, food and other quarteflhdstSl
nroperties bought for the quarter end
ing September 80, 1921, and the same
. period of last year. The report is Salu
Inv army officers to reflect for the nfSt
time in official records to reduced cost
of supplying the. smaller army OF l"2'
0O0 men as compared with that ol
about 200, 700 in 1920. Another uiI
ference of 'S4, 301,306 is shown IN lhe
net cost of operation OF the quarter
master depots for the same peTlou'
For the quarter ending September ias''
the cost was only S3,2l3,1S9 against s"-
514,496 in 1920.
Investigation of bill charging
larceny after trust against Henry LIN
coin Johnson negro Republican natloh-
al committeeman from Georgia ana re-
Gently nominated by President Harolng
I obe recorder of deeds in the District
of Columbia, resulted Wednesday IN
no bill being returned by the Fulton
county. Ga, grand jury. The charSe
against Johnson, it was stated, was me
outgrowth of transaction III i'A'
when A. G.. Taylor, a negro physician
employed Johnson as his attorney
pending the settlement or ms Wlie >
estate. Taylor alleged he gave John
son a check for $l95.66 to be depositeu
as security for bond and that Johnson
cashed the check and refused 10 re-
fund the money. Johnson IS sald u
have retained the money as zee
The torturing and eating OF, Prl-
yate Lawrence and the killing and mu-
tilation of Lieutenant Muth OF the
marine corps by bandits of Haiti were
described before the special senate IN
yestigating committee "Wednesday by
NJ. Pilkington. of New York, teen
nical expert, who, as manager Oh d"
American developing company, was III
that country for years. He asserted the
cannibals had the primitive idea that
by eating human flesh they acquired
the courage and fortitude of their VIC
tins, but he. also related incidents oI
try being cared for by the bandits:
The natives generally were deScriheo
nv the witness as amiable and doclle
and amenable, and the higher class as
competent to conduct an independent
government Lack of security Tor Ior-
eign capNal and the failure of the Uni-
ted States to make the treaty Cnec-
tive was criticized by Mr.. PilkinG'oh'
Columbia November -: TIL" last
case TO be heard before the supreme
Court at this term will bc the appeal
of Ed Bigham, of Florence, under sen
tence of death for the killing OIL MS
brother, l.. Smiley BtGham. hiGnail
is also accused of killing his mother
and sister and two Of his sisters
adopted children. Tho case had no'
been docketed when cases Tor the
Twelfth Circuit were called this morn
ing. and Solicitor GaSquc was prcpaF-
ing to move that the appeal 10 lne
higher court he dismissed in that INC
anneal had not been filed in accord
anCe with the rules of both the 'Hc"l'
and the, Supreme Court. Attorneys
for Bigham then prevailed upon 'n'
solicitor to allow the case To DE az
tached to 4 special docket Which "l
ways is heard just, before the term VI
conrt~is concluded The case was mus
docte+ed and will probably be heard
the Laucr part Of next week OF 'He
week following.
Cotton consumed during Octopet
anonnted TO 4g4,745 bales of lint and
ci 5I2 Iintcrs compared with 4Ol.5-2
of lint and 4S.364 of linterS in Octopei
last wear, the census bureau ahilouiiC-
ed TUESDAY. Cotton on hand oc'opeI
a in consuming establishments wa wa
15a 700 bales OF linterS compared Wl'h
oIO 4SO of lint and 235,O63 ol hhteLS
wear ago and in public storage an" d,
cOmpreSSCS, 4,9%l,S56 haleS Oh l'lt "n"
Dll.376 of lintCrS compared WIFI y
1896 of lint and Slo,65@ "i IilltelS INV, ao,,,
Near ago. Imports 3l,2G9 baleS com
norcd with 1885 bales including l''"9
of Iinters in October last year. ColI"H
lsnindlcs active during October mum
hnrcd 34355;522 compared with 3d. l."
ass = year,ago. Statistics for cotton
Growing states for October are; IuI
sumCd 297.57S bales compared VIII
244.552 in October last year. oh nan"
October 81, in consuming cstaphSh,-
ments 7S5.54S bales compared WIZ
4O7.O47 a year ago, and IN punliC o'- Ssoo'
age and at cOmpresSes 4,o'f'z-l pa
c0mpared With 3,S0S.G37 year a'S ;;
Spindles active 15,i36,5b coiHP"' -
with 15.O3l $40 a year ago.
- Charleston, NoV"mhpr ~ Nlr'' . ~,
John Alison I.awton of Charleston was Ni
elected second vice regent OF lnc
south Carolina branch of the DauSh-
TORS of the American Revolution as
sembled in annual convention IN Char-
lesion today. Mrs. Lawton succeeds
Miss louise Fleming whose term OF
office expires and who is not eiiSlplC
for reelection. Mrs. Paul Earle ol
Anderson succeeds Mrs. r. q. Won
Tresckow of Camden. third vice regent
Tesirned. because she leaves in Janu-
ary TO make her home in Chile. MISS
Minnie Clyburn of Camden was elected
10 succeed Miss Alice Moses OF sum
fer. recording secretary, resigned on
account of prolonged absences from
the state. Mrs. Fay A. DesPortcs ol
NNinnshoro. succeeds Mrs. Mamie NOT
ris Tillman of Rdgefield, auditor, term
eypircd and not eligible for reelection;
Mrs IIavnc Rice of Aiken succeeds
Mrs. w. +. Burncy Of Columbia as as
sistant historian for the same reason
and the appointment by the board ol
Mrs. /, +. HamcS as treasurer was CON
firm,d by unanimous vote. Mrs. i. ii.
II Calhoun was similarly reelected as
a member of TamaSscc school board.
Mrs. T,awton'S election was a tribut" 10
, this cX-regent of Rebecca Motto chap-