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. v . . , xl . - * V.y v Abbeville Press and Banner j - Established 1844. $?00 the Year. Tri-Weekly Abbeville, S. C., Wednesday, Sept. 21, 1921 Single Copieg, Five Cento. 77th Year. MICKLE'S WIFE COMES TO ASSIST ARRIVES IN SAN FRANCISCO SO - ' TO AID IN DEFENSE OF FAT. x > t-: TY IN MURDER CHARGE. ^ u . "KNOWS HE IS INNOCENT." DEVELOPMENTS COMING. ?' I San 'Francisco, Sept. 20.?Mrs. Boscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle (Minta Durfee) arrived in San Francisco ealy today from New York to assist in the defense of her actor, husband against murder charges preferred against him for the death of Miss Virginia Rappe, film actress. Miss Bappe is declared to have died fol_ lowing injuries incurred at a party < staged in Arbuckle's snite at the ho_ ' tel St. Francis here early in Septem_ ber. - \ - Charles Brennan and Milton Cohen, attorneys for the film star, met Mrs. Arbuckle at Sacramento and denied her to all interviewers. Mrs. Arbuckle in lieu of being interviewed gave out a statement in which she asked the people of San Francisco to be "fair" with her husband and to give him a "square deal." ' * f "I know and his friends know that 'he is innocent," the statement said. The statement of the comedian's! wife declared that only one side of the case had been made known to the public and expressed bAef that when the entire story had been unfolded* "my husband will be completely exonerated and his good name thoroughly cleared and that ' ^ he again will take his place in the * hearts of the American people." J Mrs. Arbuckle was accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Flora Durfee of Los Angeles. > The Art>uckle's have been separated for five years, according to friends, she residing in New York and her husband living in Los Angeles. . (Continued on page eight.) V. . LIST OF JURORS Fall Court of Common Plsu Convenes Tuesday, October 11th. The court of common pleas con? ? 1 ? - rt L TT I venes at A'Doevnie ^onri nuuse: Tuesday, October 11, at 10 o'clock with JucJgeEdward Molyer of Cheraw presiding. Following is a list of jurors drawn by Clerk of Court J. L. Perrin: Donalds Township?J. L. Bowie, R. L. Barmore. Due West?0. Y. Brownlee, C. H. Pennal, J. M. C. Smith. Long Cane?W. H. Nickles, I. A. Cannon, J. L. Powell, J. N. Gordon, , W. T. King, Thos. Robinson. Smithyille?M. T. Martin. Cedar Springs?D._E. Pressly, W. O. "Graves. Abbeville?W. D. Godfrey, John 1 ' Finley, T. M. McCord, P. A. La than, C. W. McLelland. J. B. Martin, R. G. Hagen, C. M. McKenzie^ R. W. Smith, F. K. McAdams, R. F. McCord. Diamond Hill?^J. IJ. Rogers. Lowndesville ?Ray Ginkscalea, J. A. Campbell, A. T. Simpson, Ralph Clinkscales, Bruce Wright. f Magnolia?R. L. Simpson, J. T. Taylor, J. T. Fowler, C. N. Ayer. SCHOOL DAYS . \ Miss Helen Milford, Miss Florence Neuffer and Miss Elizabeth Qambrell left Tuesday afternoon for Virginia where they will enter Ran<J/\lnVi^Wo/inn rnlloco Thp?p vniintr UV4|/U-UUWVVU f - ~~0 ladies made excellent records last ? year. RAIN The first rain Abbeville has had .in many weeks fell Tuesday night. The thermometer took a tumble of ' twelve degrees in an hour's time, making the night pleasant and comfortable. The rain was accompanied / by much lightning. \ !DE VALERA REPLY ' COMES 10 POINT WANTS TO KNOW WHETHER LLOYD GEORGE'S LETTER IS DEMAND FOR SURRENDER OR INVITATION TO CONFERENCE . FR?E ON BOTH SIDES / London, Sept. 20.?Eamon de- Val era, telegraphed to Premier Lloyd George's letter of September 7 was intended as "a demand for a surrender on our part or an invitatipn to a conference free on both sides and without prejudice should an agreement not be reached." Mr. de Valera says that if the latter is meant the Sinn Fein confirms its acceptance of the invitation to a conference and its delegates are ready to meet the British representatives any time in the immediate future. J Mr. de Valera's telegram read: "Your last telegram makes it clear that misunderstandings are more likely to increase than diminish and the cause of peace is more likely to be retarded than advanced by the con? 1 tinuance* of the present correspondence. < "We request you therefore, to state whether your letter of September 7 1 is intended to be a demand for sur- ' render on our part or an invitation ' to a conference free on both sides 1 and without prejudice should an a- i greement not be reached. 1 "If the latter, we readily confirm ' our acceptance of the invitation, and J our appoimea aeiegates wm meei your government's representatives at 1 any time in the immediate future that ' you designate." , 1 ________ i Dublin, Sepl. 20.?Eamonn de Val- ( era may call the Dail Eireann into session to deliberate on the situation brought about by the latest note sent to Dublin by Prime Minister Lloyd George. This communication was re- 1 ceived yesterday at an hour that pre- 1 vented the Iri9h republican cabinet from considering it before today. ' Readiness to meet Mr. de Valera or other delegates from the Sinn Fein "in the capacity of the chosen spokesmen for southern Ireland" was expressed by the prime minister, but ( he refused to confer with them t'as 1 representatives of a sovereign and independent state" Mr. Lloyd George declared that the section of the Sinn ' Fein note dispatched on September 1 iz wmcn was consxruea as placing the Irish delegates on a par with envoys from a separate power must be 1 withdrawn before a conference was ' possible. He pointed out that when 1 Mr. de Valera went to London to 5 begin conversations as to a basis for ] settlement of the Irish problem, he 1 was received as the "chosen leader of the great majority in Southern j Ireland" and that Mr. de Valera ac- i cepted this designation. ! \ t i conu oittt r rofpif i ???? $ J. T. Clinkscales returned recently from a trip to Battle Creek, Mich., where he went in the interest of his health. He is "much improved, he says, aftr a strict system of dieting. : I BACK ON THE JOB. Mr. Red Bramlett who has been taking a rest at his home in Glous- , ter, Ga., has been "put back on the board" and has resumed his work on the Seaboard. Mr. Bramlett is a genuine sport and things on the Sea board are going to liven up. BUILDING BUNGALOW. i Judge J. F. Miller is planning to < erect a five room bungalow on his ] lot between his home and?the resi( dence of Mrs. Chalmers. The judge expects to -rent the new bdngalow, 1 or live in it and rent his present 1 home. 1 * \ ? MISQUOTED BY CARPER GLASS SO SAYS ADMIRAL IN LETTER TO MERCHANT" MARINE ASSOCIATION. ?GIVES CORRECT VERSION OF SPEECH HE MADE IN LONDON. Washington, Sept. 20.?Declaring that Senator Carter Glass of Virginia was mistaken ih quoting him as saying in a conversation in London that the United States ought ?* M?*A1 A?t?M A*lf IlUt IU UUUtlUtftC U1C ucvciwyiucilb Ul a merchant-marine of its own, Rear Admiral William S. Sims, in a letter to the National Merchant Marine association, made public here today, explained that what he did say was that "with the restriction of our present shipping laws, it would be very difficult for our countx*y to develop merchant marine commensurate with our needs." The statement was in reply to a letter asking If the admiral had been correctly quoted -by the Vujginia senator in a recent speech in the senate. In his speech, Senator Glass was quoted as saying: "When I was abroad in 1918 Admiral Sims, much to my amazement told me in London that he did not think that the United States ought to undertake the development of a merchant marine of its own. He thought' that field of activity, should bereft to Great Britain, saying the British were our kinsmen, bone of jur bone _and blood of our blood, and might be relied on to come to jur defense in case of war; that they were natural seamen and we knew ripthing about it. Besides, he added, it would require a great subsidy to conduct a merchant marine, and the American people'' were inherently apposed to subsidies." ?' In his reply to the Marine asso:iation, Admiral Sims wrote: "I am not surprised that Senator Glass tvas much amazed if he understood ne to state in London that the United States ought not to under:ake the development of a merchant marine of its own. "Just how far this is from what I ?ver have or could have thought of the merchant marine, you may judge from the fact that the navy of the [Jnited States would be very little iralue as a defense of the United States and our possessions if it tfere not for the merchant marine. "In the absence of a merchant marine to furnish the transport for the immense amount of supplies that a fleet would need that fleet would be restricted in its operations to a comparatively short distance from its m>ar0?t KaRA "If our fleet had to be sent to nake an attack at a long distance icross the ocean, it would require something like 30,000 tons of supplies a day, including fuel and all >ther supplies. This is one of the essential elements that enters into the consideration of what we call the logists of military operation and >ne of the schedules which receives the closest study of those who are charged with the prepartion of naval }lans. i "As I remember my conversation with Senator Glass, it was to the effect that with the restriction of our present shipping laws, it would be /ery difficult for our country to develop a merchant marine commensurate with our needs." MATRON AT ERSKINE. Mrs. R. D. Purdy will return Satjrday to Due West where she will resume her duties as matron at Ersdne college. Mrs. Purdy held the same position last year and proved /erv DODular at the college. She has seen living .with Mr. and Mrs. S. A. McCuen during the summer. ANDERSON BEGINS TRIAL OF FOUR DEFENDANTS FACING JURY ON MURDER CHARGES? TWO PHYSICIANS TESTIFY AS TO WOUNDS INFLICTED ON DEAD MAN IN JULY. Anderson, Sept. 20.?A case attracting much attention is that of Walter Hayes, Allen Emerson, George L, Wilson and Ed. Wilson, charged with murder. This trial was 'begun this morning. The trial was delayed until an extra venire of 15 men could foe drawn, as five of ttye jurors were not to be found and two were excused, leaving but 29. Twenty-one jurors were excused, either by the defense or the state before the 12 jurors were chosen. The doctors who examined T. F. Ramey, the dead man, were first put on the stand, and Dr. H. H. Harris testified that he saw T. F. Ramey on the night of July 14 and upon examination found wounds on the man's body. One wound was in the abdomen below the befy ranging from left front to right rear. Another was just to the right and , below the level of the navel and another bullet . entered the right side aibove the navel and was traced through the bowels to where it landed to the left of the spine. A fourth bullet clipped the top of the middle of the left shoulder, ranging downward. Dr. Harris also sw6re that Ramey had his right lip cut, the ! forvfVi Kainflf /?Vnr\r>oi^ o Krnico rm "VVWU Wltlg U V* MiWV V 44 V44b right cheek, blood bruised and showing under the skin. Two wounds were in the head, with large pieces of scalp and skin hanging loose. A pick handle was shown the physician and he was asked if the wounds on the head could have been caused by this. He replied in the affirmative. He was also shown a baby's rocking chair, with one rocker broken, and asked if this could have caused a similar wound. He again replied in the affirmative. Dr. Harris also testified that the bullets cut from Ramey were about the size of .32 calibre bullets. In the cross examination Senator Watkins asked the physician if the broken teeth and cut lip could have been caused by falling and striking the ground, to which the doctor answered that it was possible. /m__ 1. me wuunus ui ivui mtyrza were also described by Dr. Harris as a bullet wound across the back ranging from left to right, just under the skin. Another from about the middle of the back, about the ninth vertebra, ranging to the left shoulder, where it lodged in the big shoulder. muscle, and a bullet wound which penetrated the left arm, entering the chest, passing 'through the left hing. There were found cartridges, gun shells and a knife in the pockets of Hayes, according to the statement of Dr. Harris. ' , In the testimony of Dr. J. C. Har ris, he stated that he made a close examination of T. F. Ramey and verged the testimony of Dr. H. H. Harris. Luther A. Martin, a rural policeman, was on the stand later. TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS State Tests To Be Held October 7th and 8th. Paul H. Mann, county superintendent of education, has received notice from the state superintendent's office that the state examination for teachers will be held in the court house Friday and Saturday, October 7th and 8th. Applicants may stand for a first, second or third grade primary certificate; first, second or third grrade general elementary certificates or a first grade high school certificate. A list of subjects and rules will be announced later in these columns. REPLIES COMING BUT VERY SLOWLY FORMAL REPLIES RECEIVED FROM FRANCE AND JAPAN FOR' ATTENDANCE AT DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE. RUSSIA GETS ASSURANCES. Washington, Sept. 19.?Assurances that "legitimate Russian interests" will be carefully guarded at the i armament and Far Eastern conference have been conveyed to the Russian people by the state department. The assurances were contained In a message which was directed to the authorities of the Far Eastern re-, public at Chita, in response to the Tequest of the republic that its representatives be admitted to the conference. The department announced that its reply "which was delivered through the American minister at Peking, embodied the observations of the United States government on the general subject of the Russians' position. The Chita government's request' was handed to the American minister at Peking, but the American government made no formal reply since the so-called Far Eastern republic has not been recognized by the United States or other govern-" ments. The American minister at: Peking, hwever, tfras instructed to convey the American views, which' were paraphrased in an announce-j m^nt by the department today as follows: "In the absence of a single recognized Russian government, the protection of legitimate Russian interests must devolve as a moral trus(Continued on page four.) BASEBALL SATURDAY. As a final offering to the faithful fans of Abbeville another baseball game has been arranged for Saturday. Honea Path's crack team will do battle on the Abbeville diamond with the mill team the fray getting under way at 3:30 o'clock. COTTON MARKET ' 1 The cotton market continues of a highly speculative charact r, the day's fluctuation having a range of from a half to three quarter* "of a cent. All months closed down. Spot cotton sold as high a* 21 cents early in the day, but \\ 20.75 was the top at 2 o'clock, and only the best grade brought that price. Selling continues ' slow. ENGINE OFF TRACK Southern 'Train No. 118 Three Hours Late?No Damage. The engini and tender of SouthMa - 1 1 Q iivm-nAif fisiWlr cifl l/l ?> III *1 V? AAU J U ttiyvu vuv MWVW this morning near the Southern Oil Mill. The damage is confined to the road Ibed and is not serious. The cause of the derailment was not known this morning. A wrecking crew came from Hodges and after three hours work the train was ready to make its ryn. The wreck delayed mail -several hours today. > BACK TO CHARLESTON I Prof, and Mrs. Robert H. Coleman and family have returned to Charleston after spending the summer in Abbeville. They go down to in time for the oneninc of the College of Charleston. SAD NEWS Miss Georgia Ott was taken quite sick Monday night and was in the hospital until Tuesday, much to the regret of her many ardent admirers. Mrs. Morse substituted for Miss Ott at the Graded School Tuesday. FIVE DYNAMITERS CAPTURED IN RAID FOURTEEN HUNDRED STICKS OF DYNAMITE COLLECTED "V ; | BY POLICE FOLLOWING AT| TEMPTS TO BOMB SHOE SHOP. I ONE MAN SHOT. Chicago, Sept. 20.?Fourteen hun | -dred sticks of dynamite three inches in diameter and ten inches long and one hundred sticks of T. N. T. were seized by police following the capture of five dynamiters in the act of ibombing a shoe repair shop. One of the prisoners was shot in A i the side iby police who had surrounded the shop for ten hours following a mysterious tip that it was to be bombed. Richard Burke, 23 years old, the wounded man, was carrying the bomb when the five approached the / shoe shop, after parking a stolen , 11 automobile two iblocks away. Forty detectives, hidden in neighboring ^ * buildings, surrounded the bombers and ordered them to surrender. Instead Burke hurled the'fbomib, and the explosion tore the entire front out of the store, threw David Krenan, the owner, and his family from ^ their beds upstairs and broke windows for blocks around. .As Burke turned to flee Michael Hughes, chief of detectives, shot him in the side and the other four surrendered. They gave their names as Michael Bench, James Smith, John iBarry and Charles Young. After \ questioning they said Burke, Smith Barry and Young all lived at a .'5 house on Kimtoark avenue in the , southern part of the city. Search of the house disclosed the bomb making plant, explosives, and in the , garage a second automobile was found. Burke, who is believed to be ly- " ing, told the police he supplied bombs for several labor unions, and also the men to throw them. Police say he made a detailed statement of bomb outrages undertaken for the shoe repairmen's and janitor's unions. .. ? i yfcja M CONFEDERATE VETERANS x HOLD ANNUAL MEET * Reelect Old Officer* for Another " y<t n_i ? rj IMr?VQOOK i/eiegaici iw Convention. At a meeting in the court house Saturday afternoon of camp 1827, United Confederate Veterans, aU of the last year officers were reelected for another term. Delegates were elected to attend the annual reunion in Chattanooga October 25, 26 and 27. An invitation t from the Civic Club was accepted to participate in the exercises to be held in connection with the marker presentation next week. All veterans are asked to attend. J. M. Gamlbrell was reelected , commander of the p09t and L A. Keller adjutant. Delegates elected to attend the Chattanooga reunion were R. M. Haddon, T. C. Seal, J. M. Gambrell and I. A. Keller. All ofsthe delegates are planning to attend. Attend Tractor Demonstration. E. F. Arnold, L. A. Jackson, W. L. Peebles and J. M. Gambrell attended the Ford tractor demonstration in Greenwood yesterday. They say the . .ractor -was made to do everything \ii+ /Oi'mh hroos. and it might have done that had there been any large ' enough to withstand the weight. MOFFATT TO COLUMBIA. Dr. J. S. Moffatt, former president of Ertkine College, has accepted a call to the A. R. P. church in Columbia according to an article in The State of today. He will take up hi* new work October 1. "|