Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-10-17
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,reme court must decide about the
fresh water mussel, the shell of which
Is used for making pearl buttons.
Iowa button manufacturers bought
mussels taken from Missouri streams
on property controlled by Benjamin
Gratz. Gratz insists they belong 10
him and the lower courts sustained
him, But some of them decided the
mussel, which often stays in the same
place twenty five years, was mi
gratory fish," Other. courts have held
that the musser is an animal, even a
"wild animal" Now GRATIS attorneys
are trying to persuade, the Supreme
court that thee:;mussei is a domestic.
animal and while the bench today
broke out into open laughter, they
argued solemnly that this shellfish
cannot possibly be considered wild.
A letter from Walter Rathenaus
mother forgiving young Ernst Werner
Techow for his part in the assassina-
tion of the foreign minister was read
at the trial of the assassins last Fri
day at Leipzig. In undescribablo
grief I stretch out my hand to you,
the poorest of all women" Mrs. Rath-
enau wrote to Techow's aged mother.
"Tell your son I forgive him for his
deed in the name and spirit of my
assassinated son as Almighty God VIII
forgive him If he confesses openly be-
fore the earthly tribunal and repents
of his participation in the crime be-
fore God. Had he known my son as
the noblest of men living he would
have preferred to aim his cruel weapon
against himself rather than Rathenau.
May these words give rest to your
soul" Many women spectators at the
trial wept as Lawyer Hahn, counsel
for Techowi read this letter, The
court also seemed to be deeply i'm
pressed. Fechow confessed his guilt
yesterday. = s.,,. "a
- Mrs. Onezima De Bouchel, whose
engagement to Asa G. Gambler, Sr, At
lants capitalist, was recently terminat-
ed on the eve of their marriage,
returned Friday to New Orleans from
Atlanta and went to the home Of a.
friend, where she declared she would
spend the next week in rest. Mrs. De
Bouehel said that her attorney, Harry
Gamble, of New Orleans, who accom-
panied her from Atlanta, would file
within the next few weeks legal action
to compel Mr.. Gambler to divulge the
names of the persons he is declared to
have told her had brought him reports
rejecting upon her character. Be-
cause of these reports, she stated, the
Atlanta financier had broken off the
engagement. Three hundred letters
written by Mr.. Gambler, which Mr..
Gamble declared would not be made
public at present, will be used in the
proposed legal proceedings, he said.
"Suit will be filed presently" Mr.. Gam
BILE stated, though the date has not
been set. The whole object of the suit
will be NO money judgment but the
vindication, ,ef! Mrs. De Bouchefs name.
When Mr.. Gambler appears in court he
will be forced to substantiate his
charges and tell the source of them
or be in contempt OF court"
= Cotton consumed during Septem-
ber amounted to 495,344 bales Of lint,
and 5s,SS3 bales of linters, compared
with 4S4,7dS Of lint and SOTO Of lint
ers in September last year, the census
bureau announced last Saturday. Cot
ton on hand September 80, in con-
suming establishments amounted to
1,065,117 bales of lint and 97,205 Of
linters, compared with 295,19S of lint
and 156,295 of linters a year ago and
in public storage and at congresses
S,217,6 bales Of lint and 21,262 of
linters, compared with 1,11S,045 of lint.
and 204,699 of linters of a year ago.
Imports during September totalled A.
62S bales, compared with 6,S62 in
September last year. Exports total(ed
36S, $50 bales, including 1902 bales of
linters compared with $50, ,S39 bales in
Guiding 9,O57 of linters in September
last year. Spindles active during
September numbered Sa,296,51Si cDm-
pared with 33,S74,62O in September
last year. Statistics for cotton grow
ing states follows: Cotton consumed
during September 327,26S bales, COM
pared with 295,19S in Septem-
ber last year. Cotton on hand Sep
tember 80 in consuming establish
ments 513,743 bales, compared with
533,427 year ago, and in public stor-
age and at congresses, 3,0OO,169 bales,
with 3,974,171 year ago.
Cotton spindles active during Sep
tember numbered 15,724,56S compared
with 15,2S3,366 in September last year
Premier Lloyd George of Great
delivered campaign speech
at Manchester last Saturday that was
intended as an answer to his critics.
Lloyd George is at present head of a
coalition party in which the Liberals,
Of which he is one, are the dominant |
element. His principal critic is Lord |
son of the great commoner,
who evidently has ambitious designs |