Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-19
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bal fireworks in the senate chamber
Saturday during which Senator SIN OF,
Republican, Utah, accused Senator
Simmons, Democrat, North Carolina,
of having insulted him "at least twen-
ty times" and the North Carolina SEN
ator declared Senator Smoot had made
"a statement that is not true" The
flare-up occurred during debate over
the effect on prices of the recently en-
acted tariff law and while quite heated
ended with both senator's agreeing TO
let the record speak for itself. Sena-
tor Simmons attempted to question
the Utah senator, who after answering
seAeral questions, said the inquiries
were designed to embarrass him. Sen
ator Simmons denied he had any
intention of embarrassing Senator
Smoot, who, he added, was "too omni-
potent to embarrass.P 81.
Nearly half the exports Of corn
from the United States in 192l-or
5S,5S2,SO6 bushels-went to Canada,
according TO the u. S. department of
agriculture Much of this corn, how
ever, eventually went to Europe, for
Canadian statistics showed that only
$4,000 600 bushels were reported from
this country for home consumption.
Exports of corn during each OF the
first three months of 1922 were larger
than during any month of 1921. Ihe
second largest foreign market Tor
American corn was the Netherlands
where 17,S43 bushels were imported
The next largest market, in point or
receipts were the United Kingdom
Germany and Mexico. Corn exports
for the first eight months of this year
exceeded the exports for the entire
year of 1921 by 2,4SS,743 bushels, ac-
cording to the department. Total corn
exports for 1921 were 12S,9T4,5O5
bushels For the first eight months of
1922 exports were 131, ,463,24S bushels.
Exclusive of 425,766 barrels of corn
meal and corn flour, the equivalent OF
1,S11064 bushels of corn.
Gabriel Narutowicz, first president
of the Polish republic, fell before an
assassins bullet at Warsaw at noon
Saturday just one week since his cleo
tion and only As hours after actually
taking up the duties Of office. The
tragedy occurred at an exhibition. of
paintings, and the assassin was an
.sartist, one Niewadomski, long regard
.. ed Shy his associates as mentally
deranged. The president had just con-
cluded a brief address and, accom-
panied by his aide de camp and two
of the members Of his cabinet, was
entering the first hall of the exhibition
to view the paintings when Niewadom-
ski Joined the throng eagerly pressing
about the chief executive to shake his
hand. Instead of stopping in front oil
NJ Narutowicz, however, the assassin
circled the crowd to a position in the
rear. Then working his way so close
to his victim that there was no chance
eFj ahiksing, he drew q revolver and
fired three times, all of the bullets
piercing the presidents back. NJ.
Narutowicz, terribly wounded, col
Iapsed TO the floor and died within
few moments. The slayer soon as his
deed was done, turned for flight, nut
was Immediately borne down by the
infuriated spectators, who kicked and
beat him numerically. He was res
cued with difficulty by the police and
taken to the police station under ex-
ceptionally heavy guard.
:. = The British house of commons was
prorogied (adjourned) last Friday un-
der strange conditions. In the first
place, the government" was exceed
ingly nervous about the whole session.
Not sure of itself and very shy of the
powerful labor party in opposition, 1t
sought only to transact routine busl-
ness that had to be transacted, and
when it got ready for adjournment it
had to manage the thing almost by
force. One of the ceremonies of ad-
journment is the following of the
BLACK rod" to the house of Lords 10
listen TO the kings speech, which us
ually consists Of praising the things
that have been done and holding out
promises of other things that should
tseund welcome. Throughout the ses-
SION the labor members have been in
Sistcnt on having something done to
help unemployment throughout Great
Riitain. There are more than mil
lipn and a half people out of work and
conditions are indeed distressing. So
when it came to adjournment, Laborite
IAngsbury began to howl for unem-
ploymcnt legislation, and when the
othcr members started after the BLACK
roh" the Iaborites refused to follow.
something never heard of before: Az
ter adjournment Premier Bonar Law
called a special meeting of Unionist
members, and among other things told
them that the committee in charge
was working inccssantly to find some
means of solving the fearful unem-
ployment problem. and if there was no
other way for it, the government stood
ready to spend large sums of various
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