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Abbeville v.-3 AS iRstAhlished 1844. $2.00 Year. Tri-Weekly Abbeville, S. C., Monday, February 20, 1922 Single Copies, Five Cents. 78th Year. HPAiino" M TRAORDINARY LETTER?DIS TRICT ATTORNEY SAYS THE ni Mini tur CHARGE Ul* hlVlKh././.l.rni r.n ; WILL BE WIPED OUT. Los Angeles, Feb. 18.?Immunity for Edward F. Sands from prosecu tion on a charge of embezzlement preferred against him last August by William Desmond Taylor, murdered film director, was promised tonight by Thomas Lee Woolwine, district attorney, provided Sands can prove his innocence of the slaying of Tay lor and can "untangle this murder mystery." Mr. Woolwine's promise to the missing former butler-secretry to Taylor was made in a letter he ad dressed to Edward F. Sands through the "publishers" in answer to a let ter he received and which purported <to have been written by Sands. The letter which was signed i4E. F. * r* l 1 4 TV,o mo ing hoi Bai at Hil pre whi pre it i ma the 1 not the for the pas int< effc spo ers ing Stf?ds," was datea reoruar> i-?. writer declared he was living in Los r Angeles and asked whether if he sur reidered and established his inno ceace of the murder of Taylor, he wtnld be freed of the embezzlement charges. A copy of the letter follows: Dear Sir: This letter will probably surprise you when you read it. I am taking this liberty to write to you to make matters more easy for you. In the first place I am Mr. Sands, al though a friend of mine is writing this-letter under my direction. Mr. Wtolwine, you need not look all over the world for me for I am living right here in Los Angeles and am reading the papers every day. Concerning the i Taylor murder I will be frank with you, Mr. Woolwine. I have not had any peace of mind since the murder, and I have come to the conclusion that the quicker this thing is settled the better off we will all be. Now, Mr. Woolwine, in the first place I did not mtoder Taylor but I know who did it, but what assurance have I from you to know that you will accept my stwy? None. "Therefore, I want a guarantee fr?m you that if I surrender myself! gpi i?to your hands and if I establish my in?ocence of the crime you will set me free. "If you will do this, Mr. Woolwine, I can untangle this murder mystery f?r you. You may answer me in any of the Los Angeles papers. "Thank you. E. F. Sands." noo E P I I C ? hel< avo NAME BROWN MAYOR Ttwn of McCormick Elects Mayor and Aldermen. McCormick, Jan. 18?At a primary election held Tuesday for the purpose of nominating officers for the town of McCormick for the next two yeare the following vote was cast: For mayor, J. C. Brown, 130. Aldermen: Dan A. Bell, 104; E. J. McCracken, 96; L. N. Brown, 93; C. W. Patterson, 90; W. M. Strom, 87; C. K. Epting, 79; J. M. Brown, 76; J. T. McGrath, 75, and Austin Aber erombie. 73. All having received a majority the first six named were duly elected. The general election will be held the first Tuesday in April, which will only be a matter of farm. The newly elected mayor is one of the town's substantial citizens and has served as mayor in the past. MANAGER OF TEAM James F. Coleman of Abbeville has been elected manager of the Clemson football team for next year. The new manager went from Abbeville High School to Clemson, where he. has taken a fine stand in his classes. He will be a senior next rtAnnl vif \r on/I Vno-Vl %ycai. a. no w?*v? vw?. standing at Clemson are attested by dac hi* winning the honor coveted most Loc by Clemson students. one /. E rhe campaign to secure signa es to the Cotton Growers' Coop ,tive Association contract in Ab ille county begins in earnest to itow when two of the tfcn meet s scheduled will be held at Cal in Fails and Momerey. ixeorge i rnes, district director, will speak both of these meetings. J. F. 1, the county director, was not pared this morning to say sther another speaker would be sent at the initial meetings, but s probable that some well known n in the state will be present at other meetings. The campaign in this county ha.^ ; been pushed earlier because of bad weather that ha3 prevailed the past few weeks. Now that roads are beginning to become sable it is likely that much more jrest will be shown and that the irt will be met with a heartier re nse. Many of the leading farm of the county attended a meet at the court house early in uary and heard Mr. Watkins ex n the principles involved, but idreds of farmers from every ion were unable to be present at I- /ni? +V?oit* sta boi un hoi wa boi ser pul pul the hig boi Re urn* uiccbiiig ouu iv 13 av4 mmvm efit that speakers will appear at the ious points in the rural terri- poa r. It is hoped that the farmers attend these informative tQ herings, evea though they SWJ uld decide against adding their ^ latures to a binding contract. ^Qr .'he schedule of meetings is as prc ows: pul )alhoun Falls tomorrow (Tues- me, ) morning. ' ' jane lonterey Tuesday afternoon. the LiKtrevilLe Wednesday morning, jo-wfcdesville Wednesday aftetr n. ' >ue West Thursday morning. [eowee Thursday afternoon. lonalds Friday morning. Jroadmouth Friday afternoon. Central Friday morning. >mithville Friday afternoon. ?he last day meetings will be 1 at four places. This is done to id a Saturday session. YRTANBURG MAN SHOOTS BURGLAR ipartanburg, Feb. 19.?H. F. See, a former president of the irtanburg chamber of commerce [ a leading merchant, shot and ed a negro burglar in his home east Main street here tonight. ; negro walked into the bed m of the home in which Mr. and j. McGee snatched a pistol from dresser and fired four times and owed the man into the adjoining m where he fired two shots all of ch struck the man, killing him iantly. The negro is believed to Albert Pe>rry, a local character h a police record. era in ers Ma ( hej a to sisl THREE GUARDSMEN fudge A. F. Carwile and Colonels W. Wilson and J. K. Temple re here Saturday. They called on Highway Commission and want to know what Uncle Jim had ie with that speech he delivered Level Land in which he declared t Level Land was the most con sent port to Anderson. That 0n wi1 pai act bu ow Ca ma ech made an impression on J Ige Carwile. Cols. Wilson and!ne] nple backed up the Judge in all|ajj] had to say to the commissioners ac< I when the business of the day 5 over, they wanted to know ,be1 at had become of the setback ar- wh of the Dutch Kolone. 45 Below in Adirondack*. )gdensburg, N. Y., Feb. 18.?The est temperatures of the winter e recorded throughout this region SOI ay. Rainbow lake in the Adiron ks reported 45 degrees below zero, as >n lake 34; Nehasanc 32, and Mai- ke] 30 below. pas \ JEXPECTED ANNOUNCEMENT MADE BY FORDNEY?CHAIR MAN OF WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE SHOUTS PREDIC TION IN LOUD VOICE. Washington, Feb. 18.?The nding development today in nus legislation situation was expected announcement in ase by Chairman Fordney of ys and means committee that nus bill would be ready for pre itation to a caucus of house Re kHVonc within t,hp next ten davs. out the an the the the ti< op sv of er co m; A. moment after this statement was th de there was a shout from the Re- ed blican side of the chamber when Jo : chairman, lifting his voice to its lo' :hest pitch, declared the soldier co ius measure would be passed by a th publican house. pc Breaking into the thick of a row ^1( ;r charges by Representatives Gar- 1" .* of Texas, ranking Democrat on be : committee that the bill was being ne med secretly with the aid of rep entatives of the American Legion, su . Fordney shouted to the Demo- Pa tic side that the Republicans did deem it proper to seek advice on i>onus from those unalterably op ed to it. While there was no other reference the bonus on the floor, bonus talk rled through the corridors and for +imo Viointr discussion of nlans cutting the army and navy ^p priation bills was forgotten. Re )lican members of the ways and ans committee meeting morning I afternoon went over details of proposed bill without giving any imation as to the exact form of measure to be reported. The call in of John T. Taylor, vice chair n of the American Legion's legis ive committee, and Richard Jones, resenting Veterans of Foreign trs, provoked the protest of Mr. rner and his appeal that the house p in to prevent Republicans meet in secret with witnesses favoring measure without admitting Demo tic members to listen at least to deliberations. Sow far sentiment was swinging the sales tax as a means of raising enue for the bonus, as advocated President Harding, was the sub t of unending discussion among mbers. It was evident on all sides, vever, that the Republicans were ;ermined to put the bill through s house, regardless of what might jpen to it in the senate. In the :nt the bill is in shape for consid ition by a Republican caucus with the time set by Mr. Fordney, lead said it would be passed prior to ,rch 4. 'There is no power in the house to id off the soldier bonus now," said Republican leader, which seemed be the view of most members in ting upon early passage. MR. JOHNSOtf MOVES Mr. H. L. Johnson, who has been th the Press and Banner for the st year, has (been offered and has :epted a position with the Lynch rer (Va.) News, a newspaper ned and published by Senator rter Glass, of Virginia. The offer ,de Mr. Johnson is a flattering e, and while M regrets to leave 'beville, and the Press and Ban r regrets to part with his valu le services, it is to his interest to :ept. Mr. Johnson will remain in Ab rille until March first, after * iich he will take up the new rk. rnm a I ICT aur-irMv* /* JrLVlMLilJ A Gottlob Neuffer went to Ander- ^ M 1 Saturday to consult Dr. Navdei> to some throat trouble which has ^ pt him on the sick list for the ,jc st week. ne D0PERAT1VE SELLING OF COT TON THIS FALL CERTAIN TO 1 BE CARRIED OUT?CLARENCE POE'S VISIT DID MUCH GOOD 1 ADDED ENTHUSIASM. 1 Columbia, Feb. 20.?A veritable ' ial, wave of enthusiasm for the co lerative marketing of cotton is keeping- over the state, and officials the South Carolina Cotton Crow s' Cooperative Association say that ntracts are coming in by every ail. The visit of Dr. Clarence ,Poe to e state last week when he deliver I speeches in Newberry, Aiken, ' ihnston and Bamberg has been fol- i wed by great activities in those < unties. Dr. Poe strongly presented i e plans of the association at those < lints, told of the successful comple ' >n of the campaign in North Caro- 1 la where over 400,000 bales had i en signed and of the splendid busi :S8 men chosen to head the North I irolina association. He predicted j ccess for the South Carolina cam ign. "If the farmers of South Carolina I not enthusiastically support the s jvement on foot to organize and q put in successful operation the d mth Carolina Cotton Growers Co- v erative Association, they need nev- 1 start another farmers' movement v cause it will be a failure," says J. o B. Jenkins, Jr., vice president of e Peoples Bank and Trust Company s York, in a letter to W. B. Wilker- j. n, county director for Western c *k- i Mr. Jenkins declares that the asso- ^ ition "will do more to bring about t d regulate orderly marketing of f tton at a fair profit than anything ^ se that can be done" and says: p "We have quite a number of far ?rs among our stockholders. We e imber hundreds of farmers as pa- j 3ns, and we are and will be just ^ willing, if not more so, to assist r lancially farmers who are members r the association as those who are j t. The fact that the government y rough the great War Finance Cor ration and the large financial in itutions and the money centers ve endorsed Co-operative Market er associations and have expressed j willingness to extend, and ^are j ready extending, financial assist- , ice in large amounts, is in itself ^ idence of the soundness of the { oposition. It is a great pity that the ^ rmers of South Carolina have not j r.g before now organized such an , sociation. They would now be en- j ying the great benefits that are . ing enjoyed through association ^ ready organized in Texas, Okla- i ma and Mississippi. ( "The farmer who does not join j this movement is not only stand- | g in his own light but is retarding e future development of the uth." , A FORD WRECK image and Thieve* Make End Of 1 Machine ] W. D. Wilkinson and Owens -i >eed were somewhat shaken up ( id (bruised Friday night when r. Wilkinson drove his Ford off e end of a culvert across a road Anderson county. The Ford was msiderably torn up in the acci int. While Mr. Wilkinson and Mr. >eed went to Anderson thieves 1 eked out all the solid parts and 1 ent away with them. Today Mr. 1 ilkinson is negotiating with Mr. 1 mold for a body to put an engine 1 a COURT NEXT WEEK Court .begins in Abbeville next onday. Judge John F. Wilson of c anning will preside. Capt. J. L. c jrrin, clerk of court, says that p ere are about 30 cases on the h icket, most of them being in con- b tction with liquor. t \ fO LET TRUSTEES (Senator J. Howard Moore, at home over the week-end, saya that he has already gotten through the the state senate a bill, local in na ture, which would permit the trus tees of any school district in Abbe ville county to borrow money for school, purposes, pledging unpaid taxes. The bill will be rushed through the house this week by Messrs. 'Putpam and Cox. This measure was drawn in accordance with the sentiment expressed by the trustees of the county in their meeting at the court house Febru ary 11. Mr. Moore says the legislature will probably be in session for two weeks more than the usual forty lay period. There is yet much mportant legislation to be consid sred, especially in the upper house. The county supply bill has not yet teen completed but it is expected t will be passed this week. RESIDENT SEEKS ADVICE OF SENATE Washington, Feb. 18.?President larding in a formal message to the enate today asked its advice on the luestion of reviving by executive or ler the patents treaty with Germany trhich was negotiated on February 23 909, but which automatically lapsed vith the declaration of the existence f a state of war in 1917. The message was received at the enate late today and was immediate ly referred to the foreign relations ommittee without its text being nade public. It was said, however, to ie a brief, formal letter outlining he situation and setting forth the mrpose of the president in asking he advice. The committee is ex acted to take it up without delay. The treaty, it was explained, cov irs reciprocity in the matter of the irotection of. patents between the Jnited States and Lfermany ana lis evival, it is understood, will auto natieally restore the status existing trior to the declaration of a stajte of srar. SEEING THE LAWYER Corp. Kerr went down to Colum iia Saturday to see Corp. Jr., who s now a law student at the Univer sity. He wanted to see what effect i w?ek'a study of the latf had had )n the 'boy's aJbility to tell the iruth, he said. He also recalled the ine waffles that Mrs. Pratt used to nake and he used to eat at the Nfanse in Abbeville, and made plans accordingly. He didn't know but bhat he would go by Winnsboro be- n rore he came home, but lie made no ^ iefinite announcement fearing that Roy Power and Sam MoCuen might c; se sending him telegrams about the ? * CI-A 1 sales axaae on ouiuruay. ILL IN HOSPITAL B. F. Cheatham underwerff' a serious operation at a Chester hos pital this morning. News from Mrs. Dheatham, who is with him, is to :he effect that the operation was successful. AUDITOR ON JOB Richard Sondley, county auditor, ,vho has been ill for several days, ;va able to be out this morning md he has resumed his duties in ;he court house, much to the pleas ire of his friends. dANY CHICAGO POLICE f ARE WITHOUT SALARIES Chicago, Feb. 18.?With hundreds if policemen minus their pay be ause of the lack of funds in the city c turse yesterday, the city council will lave up for consideration today a ill providing for a loan of $2,500,000 o meet pay rolls. pi 1ARB0RD SPEAKS ~ OF ARMY FUTURE 1 ' , \^f] /OULD HAVE CONGRESS FIX ' APPROPRIATION ? DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF SAYS CLOTH COULD THEN BE CUT TO PIT SUGGESTS LUMP SUM. Washington, Feb. 18.?A sugges on that congress fix upon a lump jm appropriation it is prepared to ote for maintenance of the regular rmy for the fiscal year and then sk the war department to work out n army plan that would yield the laximum of millitary efficiency with \ that expenditure was laid today efore the house sub-committee on rmy appropriation at its initial con deration of the 1923 army budget, tajor General Harbord, deputy chief f staff, was the only officer heard as ecretary Weeks was etill at his v/ixic muibpvseu ttiiu ilia -ith General Pershing has been de jrred until next week. General Haxbord made the suggest on to the committee so that it could btain an idea of what would be ?ne with the army in the event of re action of the authorized enlisted rength b^low the present 150,000 ?ure. It was indicated that the of ler had pointed out the difficulties [shaping a well rounded military rogram on the basis of authorized rength alone and urged it would be ore sound procedure to state the im that would be available and then it the army cloth to fit that male al. Back of the suggestion lies a'hope' military circles that congress ,wiU ork out a continuing financial poK y for the army covering a period of " ^ ;ars. It is argued that if the army V -j mlH Irnnw incf wVmf film?* WrttllH hft '' ade available each year for the next iree or four years it would be possi e to frame a constructive program id to lessen the apprehension a ong commissioned and enlisted per >nnel as to their future in the ser ce. '-f;. J ..'nr. TO INVESTIGATE FIRE rand Jury is Called to Rickaond. Meet lit " Richmond, Va., Feb. 18.?Deputy ity Sergeant Cavedo late today jmmoned the grand jury, called by udge D. C. Richardson of hustings Durt to consider the findings of hief of Police C. A. Sherry, result lg from his investigation of the exington hotel fire February 7, rhich resulted in the death of 12 per jns. Judge Richardson, after reading a sport on an inquiry made by the po ce into the disaster, issued an order ir tVio orrnanpllinir MrvnrfflT -of V sne ial grand jury. WOMAN'S BODY FOUND rozen Stiff on the Outskirts Of Camden, N. J. Camden, N. J., Feb. 18?The wom n whose body, frozen stiff, was 3und today on the outskirts of For st Hill park, was identified tonight 3 Rose Casey, well known to the olice of the tenderloin districts of hiladelphia and Camden. Detectives ho made the identification said that le also was known as Rose Kleink nd that she had been arrested sev al times in the last few years. She as about 40 years of age. Dr. E. 0. Stem, coroner's physician ho performed an autopsy late to ight said the woman's death was -4* ' ae to tuberculosis of the lungs and )t violence. jV THE HILL SALE The bankrupt property of J. H. il! and Henry M. Hill and other ropcrty, consisting of fann ma linc-ry, live stock, corn, fodder, tc., will be sold Thursday at the sidence of J. H. Hill. A laif* umber of Abbeville people art reparing to attend the sales. .. -V * .'A