Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-01-27
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plex telephony, was demonstrated
Tuesday in the office Of the chief
signal officer os the army. 1t was
shown that one telephone line to which
"superphones" were attached could be
used for a number of conversations
simultaneously and that no pair of
speakers could hear or interrupt
another pair. The 'superphone,' IL
was explained has been developed un-
der the direction Of r. d. Duncan, Jr.
chief engineer Of the signal corps re.
search laboratory of the bureau OF
standards, assisted by 5. lsler, assist
ant radio engineer. II Is pascd Oh
wired wireless" or. line radio" in
vented about ten years ago py MAJ
Cen. George o. Squier, chief signal Of
fioer of the army, and consists OF a
small portable set of instruments which
may be installed in any office or resi-
dence in a few minutes and connected
directly with existing telephone lines.
IA group of house members from
nine southern states are preparing. to
press for early congressional action on
a resolution by Representative Scott,
Repub lean, Tennessee, designed to re-
cover from the federal government
S68. 100000 collected in cotton taxes
during the three years following the
civil war. The Scott resolution would
authorize the supreme court 10 re-
open the Harrington case, decided IN
1871 which sought to determine the
constitutionally of the tax which was
levied on owners Of raw cotton. A
meeting of the advisory committee OF
"Cotton Tax Recovery Association
recently organized for the purpose or
obtaining congressional action on the
Scott resolution was held in Washing
ton Wednesday with William jennings
Bryan, president and Governors Park
er, Louisiana: Morrison, North Caro-
lima and Representatives Almon Bank
head Bowling McDuffie, oliver and
Steagall, Alabama; McSWaln south
Carolina, Rankin, Mississippi, Upshaw,
Georgia, Tillman, Arkansas; Sandlin,
Louisiana: Wurzbacli, Texas; Dewery
and Moore, Virginia; Scott, Tennessee
and others in attendance.
Discovery of approximately 500 hu-
man skeletons in a cave in the noun
tains about Is miles from Bristol, Ten
nessee, was made Wednesday by Prof.
Henry Woodrcan OF Bristol, VINO MADE
an inspection of the cave at the invita-
tionl of mountaineers An opening,
which runs 40 feet straight down in the
earth was found several days ago by
people living in that section. Upon
making investigation they found sever
al human skulls. The skulls were TAX
en- TO Bristol and newspaper men and
college professors were asked to enter
and inspect the interior OF the opening.
Upon descending the tunnel by means
of a rope, Professor Woodman round
heap of human bones 80 feet high and
about so feet wide. Indian hatchets
and beads were also found. The cave
has several tunnels reaching off ON the
side and is in the shape OF q huge
creyice In the earth. The bones were
partly covered over by earth. which Is
thought to have fallen in from the,
opening above. The peak Of the heap
is directly under the entrance and this
leads to the belief that the Indians
threw their dead into the cavity. Inc
heap is cone shaped and contains. an
assortment Of every bone in the human
body. Professor Woodman declares
experiments show that some OF the
homes have been in the cave for about
1 600, wears. A number of experts and
archaeo,ogists are planning to spend a
night in the cave to continue the inves-
tiPation, The cave Is located in spot
i'm the mountains almost inaccessible.
The proposal Of Henry Ford for
purchase and lease OF the government
properties at Muscle Shoals, whlch was
embodied in contract form by the war
denartrnent and forwarded Tuesday to
the Detroit manufacturer for signature,
was praised in the senate by Senator
McKellar. Democrat, Tennessee, who
declared acceptance Of the offer means
cheaper fertilizer for the farmers ana
the upbuilding of great section OF the
country The Tennessee senator at
tackled the national fertilizer assocla-
tion, who he asserted was engaged In
spreading hostile propaganda through
out the country bearing on the Ford
offer The policy of the fertilizer as
sociation with respect to the Ford or
fer. he declared, Ought to be condemn
ed by every right thinking man..
"When Mr. Ford made his Offer" said
Senator McKellar, ''it galvanized the
alleged liability of the government at
Muscle Shoals into splendid asset:
Mr.. Ford's offer Is the only prospect
that has any material substance. II
means millions of dollars TO the gov
ernment for its property" Senator
McKellar read into the record the text
of the original Ford proposal in order,
he said, that the country may know
exactly the terms proposed. This Of
fer provided in brief Iur completion
of the Wilson dam by the government
to 60O, 900 horsepower capacity, to be
leased by the Ford company for 100
years upon payment of six per cent.
annually for the estimated cost at
figure of S20,0G0,000. 1t also proposed
a similar lease on the number three
dam and the power project at an esti-
mated cost Of $S,000,G00. A letter from
Mr.. Ford's secretary to Senator Nc
Kellar dated January 20, stated that
the only material amendment of Mr..
Ford's proposal had been insertion of
the following clause: THE company
proposes to undertake the construction
and completion at actual cost of all the
work referred to, and when completed
and ready for operation will pay the
United States government annual rent
al of the property in amount equal to
4 per cent. Of the total cost of such
construction"
At Bombay last Tuesday, Lord
Northcliffe; the British newspaper pub
Usher gave Reuters an analysis Of the
situation in India after an examination
lasting ten days, which he says he be-
lieves approximately represents the
views of the government and the lead
ing newspaper publicists of India. Re
turning TO India after 25 years alb
sence," said Lord Northcliffe in his
analysis, Il am shocked at the change
OF damRanOr and acts toward the