Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-30

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ging road built by the lumber COM
panies some years ago and seldom ex-
Soeeds O 40 per cent grade. the entire
,trip was made by automobile TO wlth-
in about three quarters of a mile Oh
Sfhe summit of Mount Mitchell, when
rises 6.711 feet above sea Level ana
which is the highest peak east OF the
Rocky Mountains. The road Whlcn
was built by the Mount Mitchell De-
sSelopment company, Is to be opened
to the public on next Tuesday.
81 The house committee of the Ger
sinan reichstag has decided on the re-
moval of the statue of eX-Emperor
saNilliain from the building in Which
ethe parliamentary deliberations are
held. This step follows the assassi-
nation of Dr. Walter Rathenau, IT is
alleged at the instigation of the Ma
tionalists. 1t was ordered that the
Imperial statue be completely draped
lover on the occasion OF the 1unerai
and removed Immediately thereafter.
The nam sGermans in the reichstae set
up howl at this decision; but the
eRepublicans are standing their
ground, claiming that If the strong
hand is necessary to suppress the con-
sspirators. the strong hand Will De
used.
it = Hooper Alexander, former FEEDER
al district attorney in Atlanta, has
made the charge that the bootleggers
fof the city are unrestrained, and ne
intimates that some of the bootleggers
even have protection from Washing
ton. y. T. Jones, assistant Federal
prohibition director states that Alex
andeEwill be given the opportunity to
TELL the grand jury what he knows
about the matter; but for this permis-
Ssion Mr. Alexander is not especially
grateful He calls attention to the
fact that just anybody who desires
scan go before the grand jury and he
advises that If the grand jury will
make a little investigation on its own
account il will find that all he says is
true and more. According to Alexan-
sder's view of the matter the prohibi-
stion enforcement department is either
very incompetent or very corrupt.
- Duties on fresh meat and meat
products proposed in the pending
ssariff bill, if effective would increase
The nationns' meat bill S379,500,0OO,
Senator Walsh, Democrat, Massa-
ehusetts, declared Monday in the sem
ate. He was discussing the agricultur-
al schedule and announced that from
stime to time he would submit fig
cures, staggering in their size, showing
what an unbearable burden these du-
ties on agricultural products will be
TO the consumers" Senator Walsh es-
-imated that the duties on beef and
veal would increase prices of those
commodities by 1921 100000 a year;
mat mutton and lamb. would advance
by total of S31, SOC, 900: pork by $105.-
100000 and lard by $12,000,0o0. He
Said the total would be S3.77 for each
man, woman and child in the country
or $1S.S5 for a family of five. The
speaker argued that the proposed
tariffs could not result in any benefit
30 the farmers.
- A strike of the 100000 railway
shopmen of the country will be called
FOR July / unless the railroads agree
TO stay the s60,000,000 wage cut due
The shop workers on that date and to
restore certain working conditions
Formerly in effect, it was made known
from Chicago Tuesday night through
Il telegram from B. NJ. Jewell, head Of
the shop crafts, the Association of
Railway Executives. Decision to call
a. strike came late today after a
lengthy discussion by the executives
OF the six shop crafts unions, based
on the strike vote of the men thus
ldDululeu. tlt UtduS
arrange an immediate conference,
agreeing meanwhile to continue pres
Sht wages, restoring working rules
modified by the railroad labor board
and. discontinue farming out railroad
WORK, however, a walkcut can be
halted, the telegram said. Otherwise
a sanction of withdrawal from en-
ployment on July /, 1922, as voted by
the employees, will be unavoidable.
- The German government has made
a large number of arrests in connec-
tion with the recent assassination of
DR.. Walter Rathenau, Germany's for
eign, minister. It is believed by the
heads of the republic that the assas-
sination grew out of a carefully or
ganized plot looking to the overthrow
OF the republic and the restoration of
the empire. 1t is the belief of the po-
lice authorities that Immediately after
the killing of DR.. Rathenau the assas-
sins, three in number, got aboard an
airplape and flew to Baltic port out
side Of German jurisdiction. Three
men, representing themselves as Brit
ish" Sailors. boarded the steamship
Rugin at Stetin, bound for Helsng-
fors. FINLAND. The German govern
ment has requested that these be
neld. organized labor ordered
strike of 4S hours in order to demon
strate its sympathy for the republic,
as, against the conspirators.
The British government again won
last Monday in what amounted to an
other vote of confidence in its general
conduct. What is known as the "die
hard" minority is attacking the gov
ernment on whatever looks like a
weak place. This time 1t was a mo-
tlon of censure on the governments s
failure to give proper police protection
to General Wilson and thus prevent
lis assassination. There was also an
attempt to express dissatisfaction be-
cause of the continued violent strife
between Ulster and the south of Ire
land. The government explained that
the Irish provisional government is
now backed by the people and ii must
stand or fall on what 1t does or fails
to- do; but under no. circun stances
Will the British government PEI nit the
south of Ireland to coerce Ulster. II
was explained that special police pro-
lection heretofore accorded TO the
governments ministers. had been
Withdrawn with the consent of the
ministers themselves. The govern
ment was upheld by vote of 342
to rs. t.e
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