Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-17
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yealed Wednesday. Johnson's identi-
ty was discovered as he sat at table.
A crowd Of walters rushed him 10 the
door and threw his overcoat and nat
ont after him. The crusader next went
to IKE" Blooms Midnight FroIcs.
Bloom, when he found the ldenllty ol
his guest, jerked a cigar from John-
son,s mouth and said: You look
away our drink How do you ike II
when your smoke is taken away!
friendly discussion Of prohibition en-
sued. maybe we'll have cnanoe "
debate the question in PUBIC Soilv
time" said Johnson on leaving. Flne; ,;.
said Bloom. We'll hire hali anu spiie
the gate receipts. All ask Is my Smr
man on the gate" Johnson, accorolhs
to friends, was investigating law en-
forcement.
Protesting his innocence, the Rev.
Adelard Delorme, Roman Catno!c
nriest charged with the murder Oh MS
half brother, Raoul, an Ottawa uni
yersity student, Wednesday nlsh'
pleaded to be tried as soon as posslple.
IT know that will be found innocenI
nf the charge against me, ne salo.
preliminary hearing was hegun Weo-
nesday at Montreal, Canada. Inc ar
roivnment was in secret; even news
naper men being excluded from tne
iudpe's chamber, where it took place
The nrisorer, who had laid aside MS
yestments and donned civilian clothes'
was committed to Bordeaux Jali 10
await trial. Raoul DelorTne's pooy
was found, lying on snow park III q
suburb of Montreal on the morning VI
Jandary 7, death having occurred nhe
night Before. There were six puliet
than
before the student had made a VIII
namifff The priest as chief heir ana
adminisfrator of the estate and Inc
heneAciary of a S25,000 life insurance
policy taken out "a" the priests dlrec-
tion.. ....-..-...
Entry Of the Alabama Power com
nany. Wednesday in the lists CT private
bidders for the governments properties
at Muscle Shoals, Ala, was regarded
by officials as offering. formidable
Rivalry To- Henry Ford's proposal no"
before congress for final decision. Sec
retary Weeks probably jwill eXpedlte
delivery of the new offer to congress
SO that consideration OF the Alapanla
and Ford proposals can be unoertahen
simultaneously and their respectite
merits discussed before final actlon 10
taken on the Muscle Shoais ques'iU,n, .,in
purchase of the Warrior power plans
and transmission line and lease for 5o
wears of the other properties unoer
provisions Of the federal water power
act Members of the house mlltary
committee investigating the Foro olIer
learned with interest of the Alabama
c0mnany's proposal, but said they
wouid not delay action on that alreaoy
before them pending receipt from the
war secretary of the other. Caalrmah
Kahn explained that 1t was lne uucS
of the committee, acting In oenat VI
the governments interests 10 MAKE q
careful study OF all offers allKe III an
EFFORT TO determine which was the pes'
from the governments point OF view.
President Harding's appointment
by executive order of a postmaster q.
Marion, Ohio, was attacked IN. tne
senate q few days ago by eenalo.
Harrison, Mississippi, as an atteihp,
by the president to destroy tne G.i
service system at one swoop. snaI
senate consider the nomination. IN open
session instead of in secret as is cus7
tomary. "I will oppose it" said Har-
rison, ut Is the beginning OF the
destruction of civil service. Like d
clap of thunder out Of clear SKY, .the @
president stamped civil service under
his feet in making this appointment ny
eyecutive order. 1t is q farce the way
postmasters are being named through
ont the country. If you haven't
Republican pull now you nave no
chance to get a job, in spite OF cNii
service" Harrison said the civil ser
vice commits sion overturned Ns own
rules. disregarded the results OF eN-
ranOrtS
spectors and did this ION orders from
higher up" Harrison also critlclzeo
inclusion in the independent appro-
priation bill of an amendment permit
ting Harding's allowance of S25OOO Ior
travelling expense to he spent also tor
official entertainment"
- Secretary Mellon is holding the Of
fee of secretary of the treasury Ii Vlo,
1ation of the law and can be arrested
for retaining the place If any one sees
At to swear out a warrant charging
him with the offense, Senator watson
(Democrat of Georgia, declared IN the
senate late Wednesday. The law
which Mr.. Mellon Is Violating, Senator
Watson said, prohibits the secretary
of the treasury from engaging In any
kind of business or commerce. Sena-
tor Watson told the senate that MI.
Mellon could be impeached any tline
we see fit and read to the senate the
provision of Section 243 of the revised
statutes which, he declared, expressly
forbids Mr.. Mellon to retain his place.
He declared that by staying in oftce
the secretary was violating the law
adding that it was generally known
that Mr.. Mellon was one OF the
wealthiest individuals in the country.
The assertions by the Georgia senator
were made in connection with seVeral
speeches of the accomplishment OF the
two major political parties. He m
formed the senate in the course OF MS
remarks that the law, now listed as
Section 243; was passed in the hrst
congress of the United States, ana
that during the administration OF
President Grant. A. T. Stewart had
withdrawn after being named secre-
tary of the treasury when attention
was called to the provisions OF the act.
Cotton consumed during January
amounted to 526,552 of lint and 4O,499
of linters, compared with 366463 OF
lint and 29,7S2 of linters in January
last year, the census bureau announc-
ed Tuesday Cotton on hand January
81, in consuming establishments
amounted to 1,675,033 bales Of lint and
l73,791 OF linters compared with l.
263,961 of lint and 23S,312 of linters so
held a year ago, and in public storage
o boil of