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- , . - _ ' -.a? * V ; > * .. mm . Abbeville Press arid Banner ! ^ ^ KstAblished 1844.- S2.00Year. Tri-Weekly ^Abbeville, S. C., Friday, November 25,1921 Single Copies, Five Cents. 78th Year.1 ? ? : - - - ? ; - ;; y GLORIOUS DEFEAT ENDS HI SEASON i ? ABBEVILLE BOYS TEACH CHESTER LADS . MUCH FOOTBALL WHILE THE LATTER PILE UP UP BIG SCORE?RESUME OF SEASON. What happens to most turkeys on Thanksgiving Day happened yester.l avi? . day in unesier to /iuuc* mgu. when Chester high completely beheaded our boys in the final game of the season by a score of 107 to 0. But like the national bird the sacrifice was not in vain. "Rummy" Magill, a former Abbeville boy and coach of the Chester team told Coach Swetenburg that the Abbeville team knew more football than any team they had played this season and that they taught Chester high more football than they knew before. The reason for such a defeat as was handed us yesterday is not hard for any one who witnessed the game to ' explain. As a French captain during the late war told a group of subalterns at a conference, "You cannot II TT71 overcome material vain men. nucu you send a team averaging less than 140 pounds against a team averaging 165 pounds you are attempting the impossible, provided the heavier team is an experienced and wellcoached aggregation as Chester's happens to be. - , Coach Magill further states that Abbeville made more first downs than any other team playing Chester this * fall with the sole exception of Cafolina-scrubs. Abbeville made six first downs yesterday, had thte ball on i Chester's four yard line once, had it . > on the ten yard line three times, and within the 20 yard line a dozen times. Coach Swetenburg gives Hutie z Bradley and Bruce Galloway credit for playing the best ball yesterday for Abbeville, and says Kirkpatrick, Robinson and Crawford were the stars for Chester. Foster Barnwell! for Abbeville got away with a forward pass for 50 yards. Robinson for Chester ran back a punt 60 yards. All of the Abbeville boys are heart and soul for Chester in spite of the "scandalous" drubbing received yesterday. They were royally entertain ed by the people of Chester, being met at the train with autos, hauled wherever they wished to go, enter " tained in the homes and at the hotels, and shown every hospitality conceivable. After the game yesterday the whole Abbeville team was served a special sumptious turkey dinner at Myers hotel. After dinner they were given a reception and dance at Hardin's hall. The dance and reception lasted until midnight when they were taken in cars to the Seaboard station to take the train home. The Abbeville team has had a splendid season, and every one who has had anything to do with the management, coaching, playing, or rooting is to be congratulated. Never has the Abbeville team been accused of dirty playing, of betting on 'the games, of wrangling with officials, or of discourtesy to visiting teams. - * The fact that our team has won Jfour games, Belton, Anderson,. Laurens and Newberry; lost four, Greenwood, Greenville, Batesburg, Cheater; and tied one with Elberton, Ga., the percentage is 500. That is break ing even. Several alibis could be advanced for the statistics above, but nobody hardly ever puts much confidence in alibis. The fact that the younger generation in Abbeville are smarter than the same generation in other cities must be the strongest alibi. This accounts for the fact that the average age of the players on the Abbeville team and in the Abbeville high school is much lower than that in other high schools. The average age of the players for Abbeville is below 17 years. The average age of Chester, for example, is above 18 years .which accounts for the light weight of the local team. Chester re PRESIDENT SIGNS [ NEW TAX MEASURE HARDING AFFIXES SIGNATURE AT CAPITOL?EVERY ONE OF DOZEN SENATORS SPEAKING ON FLOOR FINDS SOME FAULT WITH THE MEASURE Washington, Nov. 24.?The tax revision bill became law late today, 1-. ? i. tt?j;? ?+ rresident naming signing iu at. ?,?.?capitol during the closing hour of the special session of congress. The executive signature was attached within less than an hour after the senate had completed' enactment of the measure by agreeing to the conference report by a vote of 39 to 29. Six Republicans, Borah, Ladd, La Follette, Moses, Nordeck and Norris, voted against the report and one Democrat, Broussard, voted for it. This is the bill which repeals the excess profits and transportation taxes, does away with most of the socalled nuisance and luxury taxes, reduces individual taxes all along the line and increases the corporation income tax from 10 per cent, to 12 1-2 per cent. Few if any senators supporting the measure were entirely satisfied with all of its sections, but they took the view that it contained more good provisions than bad ones. The measure is generally conceded to be only a temporary one and the understanding now is that a new revision bill will hare to be framed in a day or two.In the four hours of debate which preceded the senate vote the bill received little of commendation and much of condemnation. Every senator who spoke?arid 'there were nearly a dozen?had some complaint to make while several sharply criticised the bill as a whole. THANKSGIVING DAY QUIET Has All Appearances of Usual Sunday A typical holiday atmosphere prevailed in Abbeville yesterday in the general observance of Thanksgiving. For the most part the day was ohiia^Itt o 4- V. rvrvt r\ Pnli/Mi c? oar_ oycuv 4Uivvijr ou uviaci ov*vices were held only in the A. R. P. church, the Rev. C. E. Peele of the Methodist church preaching. The day was warm and springlike, being especially favorable to the many hunting expeditions. There was much hunting throughout the county and so far as known there was not a single accident to mar the day. ? AN OLD FRIEND. Mr. Thomas P. Quarles of Spartanburg spent Thanksgiving in Abi iii_ c t t ;?i, UCV111C VY 1 l/I I lUX. K_7. u ?JA 1*XV? AU1. l Quarles recently celebrated his eightieth birthday but he is still a young man. He says that he sleeps ten hours every night, is in the best of health, and feels as young as he did in the sixties when he was a gallant soldier of the Confederate States. ports seven players 19 years old and older. The prospects for next year are splendid. We will lose Long, B., Long, A., Smith, Bradley, J., Galloway, and Klugh by graduation. This list robs us of our most experienced players Knt fhoro is l#?ft in (rambrell. Har ris, Bradley, R., Barnwell, Leslie, Starnes, Howie, Nickles, Bradley, H., and the subs, splendid foundation upon which to build a winning team. We will miss the old boys who finish this year but for their sake, alone, it is up to those who remain to play hard and fair, and keep up the wonderful spirit which has always characterized the Garnet and Old Gold. In scholarship the football men are averaging well. Not a player has failed to pass his studies and every man who started the season as an eligible ends the season as an eligible. F. EIGHTEEN DEAD IN BELFAST RIOT NUMBER OF WOUNDED PLACED. AT SEVENTY-FIVE?ORDER WAS RESTORED . AT 8:30 | O'CLOCK WITH CURFEW FOL| LOWNIG SOON AFTER. Rol-foef \Tiv?7 OA. WVipn Hnrlcnesa fell tonight fhe death roll as the result of the disorders of the last few days had reached a total of 18. The wounded numbered 75. Five persons were killed during the day in the shooting which took place in various parts of the city. Order had been restored at 8:30 o'clock this evening. The curfew was due to take effect in some parts of the city at $ o'clock. At 3 o'clock this afternoon a man, standing in Royal avenue, the city's main artery, was shot. He was watching shooting which was taking place in York street. During the afternoon a woman was killed and two men and two women were wounded and I taken to hospitals. Some of those I now in hospitals are said to be in a serious condition. . When the dsorder 'broke out in the York street area this afternoon, the ptreets were almost impassable. Tram car srvice naa Deen suspended. Two men boldly lay down on the pavement and began firing toward Royal avenue. > GAME FORFEITED WHEN SUBSTITUTION IS MADE, , Anderson, Nov. 24.?When Wright blocked a punt and an Anderson player received the ball on Greenville's 15-yard line in the third quarter, the Greenville high school foot ball team today protested a decision of the referee and quit. The game was forfeited to Anderson high school. Greenville was leading 6 to 0 at the time. The controversy arose when after the punt ,was blocked, Meeks was sent in as a substitute for Moseley for Anderson. The Greenville captain contended it was an illegal substitu-j tion. JKeferee Major saia as Moseiey was put in for Meeks between halves, that freed all substitutions for first Kalf, and that Meeks'could be legally substituted for Moseiey, though he could not call signals nor run with the ball on the first play. After the harangue the referee called first down, on Anderson, in -order that the game could proceed, or be forfeited. FALLS HEIR TO BABY WHILE ON TRAIN Bainbridge, Ga., Nov. 24.?Ernest Brown, 17, of Dalkeath, Fla., fell heir to a four weeks old infant boy yesn nn f OAnf?AV An Q froiJI | vciu?ijr mute o vi? ** *? en route here from Dothan, Ala., when a woman left the baby on the boy's lap and never returned. Shortly after Brown left Dothan the woman with the baby changed her seat to one side behind him. She engaged in conversation with the young man and asked him to hold the baby for a few moments. When Brown reached Banbridge the woman supposed to be the mother of the baby had not returned for the infant. Brown took the baby with him to be adopted. COTTON MARKET I X I ^he futures market fluctuated sluggishly this morning after yesterday's holiday. All months closed at a loss of from 49 to 63 points under the close Wedj nesday. Close Loss [ January 17.97 .51 I March 17.89 .56 May 17.62 .55 July 17.07 .63 December 18.00 .19 Curtis Miller of Greenwood was a visitor in Abbeville yesterday. CHINA THREATENS TO LEAVE PARLEY REPRESENTATIVES OF CHINESE REPUBLIC INTIMATE THAT IF BRITISH VIEW AFFECTING IMPORTS IS ACCEPTED THEY ARE DONE. Washington, Nov. 24.?The Far Eastern negotiations, complicated by - Ji i. j.i~ ? l - _r a aisagreemeni over tne meaning ui the four general principles now adopted will again become the live issue of the armaments conference when it resumes work tomorrow after the Thanksgiving holiday. How acute the divergence of view over application of the four chief principles might become was problematical tonight but the Chinese seemed to regard it as a fundamental obstacles to complete agreement regarding the status of their country. Some ' officials of the Chinese delegation even went so far as to say there would be nothing for them but withdrawal from the conference should an interpretation of the British receive full approval of the powers. The view held with apparent unanimity by the delegates of all the nations concerned, however, was that the issue would be handled as ^? rwamIi* J A nil/ill AM A?M*WtdSA At* tu prcuuuc suta an ciuyaooc ivi wuv present at least. The specific matter selected for discussion tomorrow is China's demand for abolition of the system of "extra territoriality" under which the foreign powers have set up their own county within China to handle cases in which their respective nationals are involved. All of the nations represented here have indicated their "sympathetic interest" in the Chinese request yet it has been seen that even some of the Chinese delegates themselves do not believe the present condition of the Chinese courts would make the change possible. Meantime naval experts will continue their work on details of the American reduction plan and the land armament negations will wait for the more pressing topics of discussion to be handled. Suib_commit_ teer will be organized to begin a prob of such collateral issues as airplanes, gas, anjl the rules of warfare but if a comprehensive plan for land armament limitation is to be worked out at all it will be n a later stage of the conference. KAY'S O-KAYS TO ANDERSON Furnish Music For Country Club Da?ce Tonight. A ITotf'e /?rvmnnQor? ?j vavuvovam^ of Glenn Kay, William Hill, Ben Thomrson and Mims Cason, musical young men about town, left this afternoon for Anderson where they will furnish the music for the Country Club dance tonight. These young men have made qhite a reputation throughout this section for their playing and the demand of their services keeps them on the move. They have recently agreed to play at the Anderson Country Club once each month. DEVIL IN ATLANTA Thomas Dry Howie, who is "devil" Pnooa on/1 Rannor office when * A* Mtv JL & V>jg VHMMV* va?*w .. ...? he is not a prize pupil at the high( school, spent Thanksgiving in Atlanta. He went over to see his sister, Miss Victoria Bowie, an Agnes Scott student, and to see the Tech-Auiburn football game. He saw the game and says that it was a success. When he! arrived at the ticket office he found that all the. seats were takn 'but he bought a "standing room only" andj then climbed up on a high bank where he says everything was as fine as a reserved seat. He returned -to Abbeville in time to do a hard day's work for the Press and Banner today. ANTHER BILL MARKS NEW STEP HAYNES SAYS IT HELPS HIS FORCES?PROHIBITION COMMISSIONER SAYS NO EMBARRASSMENT WILL COME FROM MEASURE'S PROVISIONS. * Washington, Nov. 24.?Passage of anti-beer bill ''marks a new step forward in the enforcement of prohibition," Commissioner Haynes said uviwgno axa a xv/iiuai ouatciiiciiu The act, he said, strengthened the hands of the prohibition forces in dealing with the alleged medicinal preparations sold on the open market and used for beverage purposes and also limits the activities of "the few physicians" who were issuing prescriptions for liquor.to people not actually requiring it. "No embarrassment in the enforcement of prohibition," Mr. Haynes said, "is anticipated from the provision imposing penal liabiblity upon officers searching "dwelling without warrants and searching other property without warrants maliciously and without reasonable cause. The officers are given fair warning that they must not search dwellings without warrants and no attempts to do so will be made. It will be a very rare case in which, under the act, an officer can be prosecuted on account of the search of other property. Before a case against an officer can be sustained it will be necessary to show not only that the officer did not have a warrant but that he acted maliciJ ?21.1 i uuaij anu wimuub prooaoie cause. "It, therefore, appears that so long as prohibition officers have reasonable ground for suspecting a violation of the prohibition act they can not be punished for searching property other than a dwelling without a warrant. No substantial decrease in the activities of prohibition officers is anticipated as the result of the new act and I am entirely confident that the United States attorneys and the department of justice are' not going to institute proceedings against officers except in the case of a wilful and wanton search by an officer without reasonable grounds for doing so." AUDITORS WANTED Income Tax Division Needs Men For Tax Unit. Washington, Nov. 25.?The United States civil service commission stated today that the income tax unit of the bureau of internal revenue will appoint several hundred additional auditors and revenue agents or inspectors as soon as the commission can supply the eligibles, for auditing work in the central office at Washington and inspection work throughout the country. It is stated that the bureau of internal revenue finds it necessary -to greatly .augment its present force in order to bring its inspection and auditing work up .to date and keep it current. The bureau recognizes the importance to business interests of clearing away work in arrears. TV>- nitril c0Ttri/?0 pnmroiasirtTl has announced an examination to be held throughout the United States on December 14 to fill these positions. The antrance salaries offered range from $1800 to $3000 a year. Advancement will depend upon the record of the employee. Full information and application blanks may be obtained from * the United States civil service commission, Washington, D. C., or from the civil service board at the post office or court house in any city. f ? - ?.-??/* inn I IAIIAD UViCtl n?.V>KV AllW Liywvn Sam Rikard, negro man, was caught Wednesday night with four gallons of liquor in his possession. Deputies Prince and Ferguson made the capture. The negro is in jail pending an effort to make bond. JNL SENTENCES I IN TILE COMBINEg FOUR CONVICTED MEN MUST | SERVE?GOVERNMENT PROS- | ECUTORS PREPARE TO PRESS "3 ATTACK ON OTHER ALLEGED LAW VIOLATORS. New York, Nov. 24.?Fortified by tfte jail sentences imposed today by ;c| Pr%r1 nw 1 Tn/inpo Von ituuiui uuugc t au i icci ujjkju uxcm* bers of the tile combine, government prosecutors were preparing tonight to .Jj press their attack upon other alleged jiM members of the building trust whose indictment followed searching inquiry by the Lockewood legislative commit- *7f tee. United States Attorney Hayward expressed elation at the bit of trust smashing history written by Judge o Van Fleet when he ordered to the -Essex county jail in New Jersey four \ of the 70, defendants- who pleaded; guilty recently to violating the" Sher- ' "d man act. Having pleaded guilty, Mr. Hayward announced the quartet could ^ not appeal, so that it appeared to be their fate to be the first violators of the Sherman law actually to be put V behind bars since the measure was ^ enacted in 1890. Before pronouncing sentence Judge Van Fleet expressed b?tief that a mere fine would not serve as a deterrent. He added, however, that the jail sentences were shorter than would .-jJ have been if the defendants by pleading guilty had not saved the government a long and expensive trial. Coming before Judge Van Fleet later are -1--s alleged members of the building trust who have stood by their pleas of not guilty. Mr. Hayward, who recently an- - J nounced that the government had only begun its drive against corporations and individuals held accountable for the acuteness of the housing shortage all over the country, asserted tonight that he considered evidence against other groups still to come to trial even stronger than that which had caused members of the tile combine to change their pleas to guilty. NO QUARANTINE TEXAS COTTON IMMEDIATELY /3a Austin, Tex., Nov. 24.?Texas cot-y) ton is in no immediate danger of being quarantined because of pink boll worm infestation in the state, George B. Terrell, commissioner of agriculture said today after receiving word from New Orleans that the cotton market had been affected by reports [ that Texas might be quarantined. Al! fVirtiiopVi pertain cfjptinni nf fchp rnfcton j | growing area have been quarantined, [he said, he was reasonably certain i that other parts would not be quarantined until the question is- discussed at meetings of the Southern Entomologists' Association November 30, and the federal horticulture board December 2, at Dallas. - > -i. BIG AUTO MAN. . $1 Col. J. W. McKee, of Chicago, .*&' spent Thanksgiving in the city with friends. Mr. McKee in addition to be-' ing interested in the automobile busi ness in several places in this state, has a connection with a large auto- ( mobile concern in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and he is now one of the big automobile men of the whole country. His friends are glad to know that he has succeeded in this big 'business, and wish for him continued success. SEE FOUR HORSEMEN ^ A number of people from Greenwood and neariby towns were in Abbeville Wednesday and Thursday nights to see the picture, "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse," at the Opera House. Much favorable comment was heard on the picture and Manager Verchot is being commended for bringing such a picture here. ' - - K-. ...I.-. 4: