Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-01-24
Scraps aud faets.

Zeppelin plant at Freidrichshaven
must be demolished. The American
Zeppelin is now in process of construc-
tion, and Herr Eckner, director of the
works, says that it will be far and
away the greatest airship that has
been built. 1t will be easily capable
of flying across the Atlantic and back,
and the Germans are hopeful that the
Americans will be induced to inausu-
rate an American transatlantic dlrig-
ible service Also. since Germany is
not to be permitted to further develop
the Zeppelin, it is hoped that the work
will be transferred to America.
Democratic members Of the house
at caucus Saturday night agreed to
wage a fight to the finish on the Dyer
anti-lynching bill. A resolution was
unanimously adopted assailing the
measure as ttviolatiye of the constitu-,
tion," and one that would have ten
dency of increasing lynching rather
than of<reducing the crime. Those
who. addressed the caucus, members
reported without exception, attacked
the bill and urged the Democrats to
stand solidly in opposition to 1t. The,
resolution adopted follows: BE it re-
solved by the Democrats of the house
of representatives in caucus assem-
bled: That we are opposed to lynch
ing and declare our opposition to h
r. 13. the socalled anti-lynching bill,
as being violative Of the constitution
and destructive of our dual form OF
7 government and would not tend to re-
duce the crime Of lynchinS, but in our
Judgment would have a contrary ef-
feet And be it further resolved:
That we appreciate and approve the
course of Democratic members Of the
judiciary committee in their opposi-
tion to said bill and. Pledge to them
our united support in its further con-
sideration." ~, .,.s go
An estimate that there is outstand-'
ing a total of $50. 900, ,000, ,000lof bonds,
entirely or partially tax exempt, from
which the. government receives no reY+
enue was made bys DR.. Edwin r. A.
Seligman, professor of political econ
omy at Columbia University, Friday,
before the house, ways and means COM
mittee which is considering proposals
for: a constitutional. amendment pro-
hibiting further issuance of tax eX-
empt securities. DR.. Seligman assert
ed that the government, even during
I the war, should never have issued tax
exempt bonds. The reputation of for
mer Secretary Of the Treasury Nc
Adoo, he added. is "tarntshed' because
he decided either to entirely or par
TALLY exempt Liberty bond issues from
taxation. "The sooner the govern
ment refunds it's tax exempt bonds into
taxable securities, the better 1t will be
for everyone" declared DR.. Seligman,
adding that If Tux exemption of federal
bonds were abolished, the government
would receive additional annuHl rev.
enue Of approximately SSOO,OC0,OOO.
DIR. Seligman estimated the amount OF
outstanding state, county and munic-
ipal tax-free bonds at approximately
$4,000, 100000. In addition the gov
ernment, he said, receives no revenue
from $4,000, ,000, 900 worth of federal
bonds. He asserted that the tax-ex-
empt securities comprise about one
tenth of the country's wealth.
- Blackshear, Ca, January 20: A
gang of men believed to be members
Of whisky distilling ring at an early
hour this morning visited this city and
proceeded to shoot up the business
district. Many guests at a local hotel
had narrow escapes from bullets, when
the building was subjected to d heavy
fire. Ten other buildings in the city
were riddled with bullets. There were
no casualties. The hotel was owned
and operated by Mrs. j. w. Robertson,
widow OF the former sheriff and moth
er of Sheriff Olin Robertson of this
,c"'~+--. he nostoffice windows were
broken by a bullet as were the win
dows of the Blackshear Drug compa-
y" Strickland Bros. company, S. E.
Cohen and DIR. G. Hendrix. No one
was injured and the men who did the
firing escaped. Former Sheriff Rob-
erson was killed last August in raid
ing an Illicit still near here and the
attack on tne town came within few
hours after the son, who succeeded to
the office, had seized a large copper
still during q raid. The firing starred
about 1880 o'clock and lasted for 20
minutes, pistols, shotguns and rifles
being used by the outlaws. 1t Is not
known how many mer were in the
party and it might have been that
they were travelling in an automobile.
No arrests have been made by Pierce
county authorities. The gang evident
ly waited outside of the city limits un-
til the local power house cut off its
lighting system for the night. With
the town in total darkness, the gang
sr-ooned down. firing at random
There was little shouting above the
roar of their barking weapons. Resi-
dents on the outskirts Of the city say
they saw an automobile go through
town after the shooting had ceased.
They say it was heavily loaded with
men.
. Members Of the Association of
Railway Executives according to
Chicago dispatch on Saturday accept
ed the proposal by the four brother
hoous OF train service employees that
their wages and working conditions
be negotiated on q territorial basis.
Resolutions accepting the proposal
favored the appointment of regional
committees TO meet with the four
train and engine service brotherhcods
in "a fair effort to compass and adjust
all points low at issue, no restrictions
to be imposed upon the consideration
of any and all questions of wages and
rules governing working conditions"
If q mutual understanding is not
reached at regional conferences, the
matter Is to be referred to the rail-
road labor board as has been done in
the past. The resolutions provided that
territories in addition to the Eastern,
Southeastern and Western. may be cs-
tablished if roads in such territories
so desire,~or the railroads may deal
directly with their employees. This
action does. not involve any abandon
mont by the railways of their pre-
Siously pledged policy to seek a re-
duction IN the labor cost of railway
operation, the benefit Of which is to
be turned over to the public in reduc-