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itablished 1844. $2.00 Year. Tri-Weekly Abbeville, S. C., Wednesday, February 22, 1922 L Mm "M " jJ; Single Copies, Five Cents. 78th Year. m jttBASSADOR TO GREAT BRI TAIN SAYS UNITED STATES WILL RATIFY TREATIES. GEORGE HARVEY JOINS IN LONDON CHORUS London, Feb. 21.?America join tn the praises of A. J. Balfour, |?ftd of the British mission at the faahington conference, in his wel le to the homeland when the mean ambassador, George Har |ey, addressed the Pilgrims' society |imne>r tonight at'which 300 persons abled. The Duke of York repre ited the royal family and the oth Irs included ministers of the cabi Je4, civil and military leaders and ffici&l and unofficial representa jTes of the American community. It was a "personal welcome" for great pilgrim, according to Mar luus uurzon, in contrast to tne om Ifal welcome accorded Mr. Balfour ky the government lunefteon Thurs \*y The king by letter, which was. to the diners, the Du<ke of rork, Lord Curxon and Mr. Harvey iulged in eulogies of Mr. Bal four. Cheers greeted Ambassador rej^s prediction that the United was ae certain to ratify the ffcriousj treaties as the British par lent was to sanction them. J "Aq a result of the Pacific pact," *id (Lord Cunon, "not a man in room tonight can expect to see i in that part of the world." With the modesty which charac sed and popularized his efforts Washington, Mr Balfour, in re ading, said that in all the years >f his career he had never attended in occasion so moving and so diffi tit to do justice to as - this wel >me. Though for the inoment he appeared in the forefront of the >icture, he pointed out that the jart of any individual was 'but A 3?,all matter in dealing with issues " so great as were handled at Wash The Washington conference, Mr. Balfour declared, was of unmixed benefit to mankind. One or two things, he hoped/had been accom- j pliahed, but the greatest satisfac- j tioa was that nothing had been done j wikh carried the, evil seed of fu- j, ture misfortunes. He did not agree 6 with the onfy suggestion of criti- g cunt of the conference he had c heard?that the results were inimi- ^ cal to the league of nations. I "The league could not have done i: what Washington did," he exclaim- t ed emphatically. "The world is in v J'jJ -11 t ? sucn conumun taat an iiutciiixiery aid every instrument upon which vre can lay our hands are needed to raise it to its pre-war level." Neither ' could Washington ac complish, in his opinion, the work of the league for which other ma chinery had not yet been discover ed. Ambassador Harvey, lauding Mr. Balfour's work at the Washington conference, took occasion also to praise the American delegates. Outlining 'President Harding's first step tward calling the confer ence he noted especially the presi dnt's unwillingness to give publici ty to it until the full cooperation essential to success could first be assured. Flu Closes Honea Path School. Honea Path, Feb. 21.?The Honea ir PafVi Vi-lcVi cr?Vir?n1 wnc plncoil torfnv hvll the local board of health for a pe- t liod of one week on account of an ^ epidemic of influenza. Out of 42 r pupils enrolled in the high, only, about ; 20 were present for roll call today x and it was after this that the board } of health decided that it would be best<to close the school for a few c days. The type is very'mild, accord- r ing to a local physician, and the sit- I ualion will be easy to handle if the c people of the town will obey the c rules of the board of health. I EXTRAORDINARY MEANS TO BE 1 USED TO COPE WITH THE LI QUOR SITUATION IN FLORIDA. WILL USE A SMALL ARMY?DE TAILS KEPT SECRET Washington, Feb. 20.?Use of air1 >lanes along the Florida coast in the var on rum smugglers was under tood today to be under consideration ty prohibition headquarters. Plans for the use of airplanes tgainst rum runners were understood o.be part of a gigantic prpgram be ng worked our by prohibition authori" ies involving activities in the air, on he water and on land,1 to stem the ide of illicit liquor flowing into the :ountry from West-Indian and other slands. Commissioner Haynes and other tigh prohibition official refused to lay to disclose details of the anti omiggling machinery available or >btainable to combat the liquor tinners. Officials would not discuss >lans for a liquor escadrill? in Flor da nor the possible formation of an inti-alcoholic navy mobilized with former sub-chasers but the mar* ihalling of these forces in the touth were understood to be tenta iveljr decided upon. Several weeks ago the assign nent of a special force of prohibi ion agents to Florida was an nounced as the first qtep in the iouthern campaign but since then he progress of the smuggling war tas been 'kept as quiet as possible y* authorities here. Directors of the' field forces, it is it> ^ oro flnvinno fn ihrrnc nto action all of their units/on the iouthern coast before discussing o combat the rum runners. El In the absence of Sheriff McLane a Columbia, Chief of Police J. L. ohnson last night -received a tele ihone message from Deputy Sheriff d [ay of Greenville that Morris Thomp on, who is wanted in this county on i charge of attempted rape, was aught yesterday in Greenville coun y, near the North Carolina border, t is presumed Thompson was mak ng an effort to escape into the moun ainous section of North Carolina. j Although reports from the Antre ille section where the crime was ittempted say that the fury that >revailed immediately following the >rutal act and in the pursuit that ollowed has subsided in some de pree it is yet considered uhsafe to :ommit the neero to the Abbeville ail and he will probably be taken to v he state penitentiary for safe keep ng until the criminal court con venes next week. Court convenes here next week md Thompson, who is known by the lames of Ward and Morris, will pro >ably be tried at that time. A dis >atch in The State is as follows: Greenville, Feb. 21?Ward Thomp ;on, negro wanted for alleged at empted assault upon a young white voman near Antreville, Abbeville :ounty Saturday, February 11, was :aptured about noon today in the nountains near the North Carolina ine by several residents of that sec ion, who brought him to the Green ville county jail this afternoon. The legro will probably be taken to Col 1/oonincr otirlv "f nmOV illlJLFia AUi oax VMAAJ Q ow. Rewards aggregating $150 for jj lis capture had been offered. g In conversation with a newspaper s. :orrespondent tonight, the negro ad- s] nitted that he was the person wanted w ie admitted having placed his hands c >n the girl but said it was with no riminal purpose or inten^, that he ti tad his arm full of stock feed at the a w / INT DIRIGIBLE FAILS TO GROUND , \ ' HIRTY-FOUR PERSONS KILLED IN EXPLOSION OF AIRSHIP OVER NORFOLK?MANY PER SONS PINNED BENEATH BURN ING WRECKAGE. Norfolk, Feb. 21.?Crashing into a arracks building here after a plunge ownward due to an undetermined ause, the army dirigible Roma, the irerest semi-dirigible airship in the rorld, exploded shortly after 2 'clock today. An hour later only ignt of the more than half a hun red persons aboard had been listed s safe. Witnesses at the scene of tie burning ship said at 3 o'clock rhen she still was burning like a fur ace that fully half a dozen men rere pinned beneath the wreckage, 'he body of one man had been re loved up to that time. The Roma was between six hun red and one thousand feet in the air rhen she fell, officers at the Hamp an Roads naval base stated. Newport News, Va., Fbb. 21.? 'here were 89 persons aboard the toma and only eight have Wen ac ounted for this far, according to fficials of Langley field and the [ampton Roads army base. Under ikers at this city who care for the ead' at Langley field were officially otified that thirty or more people ad lost their lives. Norfolk, Va., Feb. zi.?me army's reat dirigible Roma exploded at the [ampton Roads army base , at 2:12 'clock this afternoon after falling rom a great distance and plunging lto a barracks building. Four men rere taken 'from tl?e wreckage alive, ut badly burned, a few minutes lat r. ' Langley field flying officers said le crew consisted of 21 men and that 1 addition 40 passengers were aboard ourteen men were seen to leap from le ship as it fell towards the bar acks. Some of them clung to para hutes while others leaped over the ide and plunged to the ground ac ording to eye witnesses. The wreckage was still burning ke a blast furnace at 2:50 o'clock aough chemicals were being played n +>io rtoKris Ku- tVio nrmv Harp fire 7 epartment. According to witnesses n the scene, of the disaster fully a alf dozen men are pinned beneath lie wreckage. The body of one man as been removed. v / OPENNG RECEPTION farel Entertainment Corned at Aujtin-Perrin'i Tonight. The formal opening this evening f the fountain at Austin-Perrm >rug Company conducted by J. L. Anderson, former manager of the !ash Bargain Store will be a nov 1 undertaking. The chief fea ure of the evening will be music rith its accompaniment of festive lecorations and gay lighting effects, [ he Carolina Syncapators have een engaged to produce the jazz lotes and the whole city will be >resent to partake of the pleas ires promised by Mr. Anderson. 'Something free for everybody" is he advertised legend that has gone orth in the premiere announce rients. What this "something" will ?e remains a mystery this morning, rith the guesses varying in sub tance "This mystery let's ex plore" will be the slogan of the isitors tonight. Minister Goes On Strike. Blackpool, England, Feb. 21.?The iev. Adam Hamilton, the pastor of ne of the Congregational churches ere, has announced his intention of oing on strike for two weeks. He aid the empty pews in his church howed that there was something 'rong either with hie sermons or the hurch. * ime and merely desired to push her side. BID OF POWER COMPANY BE FORE CONGRESS?(REPORT ON FORD BID CAN NOT BE MADE FOR SOME TIME SAYS COMMITTEE. Washington, Feb. 21.?Accept ance (by the United States of the offer ihv Henrv Ford for nurchase and lease of the Muscle Shoals, Ala., nitrate and waterpower pro ject 'would constitute a violation of the solemn and binding agreement etered into with our company, un der date of June 8, 1918," J. O. Hammitt, vice president of the air nitrate corporation, notified the HouSe military committee today. iMr. Hammitt declared the agree ment definitely opposed acceptance iby the govlarnment of the f'ord of fer. V The agreement was read from the contract as follows: "If upon cessation of this war or for any other reason the United States determined to cause the con struction, equipment, or operation of any of the said plants and to dis pose of the samej the agent shall be given the first opportunity (for ^ reasonable period of time not to exceed six months after receipt of written notice stating the deter mination of the United States to dispose of the same, and the materi al terms upon which disposition will be made),'to purchase the same upon, as favorable terms as the Uni ted Sttaes is willing to accept there for, before the United States shall sell the same to any other party." The witness asserted that, a despite the opinion of Colonel Hal}, acting judge advocate general of the army that the agreement ^eas "null and void" he believed it would "hold in the courts/' where it would -be test ed if the' government insited upon violating the pledge. Mr. Hammitt explained that the air nitrates corporation, was a sub sidiary of the American. Cyanaimid Company of (Maine, and was created to protect the stockholders of the latter in case the corporation "fell down on its contracts," amounting to seven times the capital of the company, made with the govern ment during the war. Without the assistance of the two concerns, he declared, the ni trate plants could not have been erected toy the government. MORE COTTON USED Increase in Consumption for January According to Figures. Washington, Feb. 21.?Commerce and industry as a whole made further progress during January, according to figures received up to February 20 by the department of commerce, it was announced today. Consumption of cotton by mills in creased from 511,000 bales in Decem ber to 526,000 bales, the report says, while a year ago the January con sumption was only 366,270 bales. Consumption of silk increased from 21,000 bales to nearly 44,000 bales in the month or fully 50 per cent, greater than a year ago. With the ex 4-ov+ilo CepitlUIl Ui. law TTUVI, WVAVMV | tended to drop, compared with Dec ember. NATIONAL HOLIDAY Today, February 22, is Washing ton's birthday, a national holiday. It was observed only at the post office where the delivery windows we<re closed most of the day. The bank and shops were open as usual. DicircTDiii TnftAY 1 MJJTKM 41 ? * The Anderson high school bas ketball team came over today to play the Abbeville team this after noon. This is a return game, Abbe ville having won from Anderson week ibefore last. DECLARES SENATE AGAINST AG- I RICULTURE IN CRISIS?UPPER HOUSE REFUSES TO ACCEPf. CHRISTENSEN WOULD QUIT AS FINANCE CHAIRMAN Columbia, iFeb. 21.4-Declaring that the senate was opposed \ to his j views on the important tax pro- r gram and that "business has won in i the senate arainst affrieultnre in a t crisis when agriculture is in dqg- I perate straits," Senator Niels hris- 1 tensen, chairman of the upper i house finance committee, last night handed in his resignation as chairman of this important com mittee, but the senate by a ' unani mous rote refused to accept it. Following urgent pleas from Senator Johnstone of Newberry, Senator Watkins of Anderson and Senator Duncan of Union that the resignation not be accepted, the upper house refu&d to accedd to the request of Mr. "Christensen that he be allowed to retire from the chair manship and also extended a vote of confidence to Mr. Christensen unanimously. After the senate had refused to accept the resignation and had ex- i tended the vote of confidence, Sen ator Johnstone moved that further ] consideration of the matter, if t there was to be further considers- e tion, be postponed until today, t which was agreed to. * y, \ Senator lujttnstensen plainly toia the senate last night that he would insist upon being relieved as chair man, but after the upper house had adjourned a number of senators gathered around the chairman and urged him to press no longer hi^Jt resignation. Senator Cjhristensen said the matter was final with him. S.M. WARDLAW 0 Samuel Moore Wardlaw ' died Tuesday morning at 4 o'clock at the home of his son, D. A. Wardlaw, Jr., on Bowie street after, an illness of several weeks with am affection of the heart Mr. Wardlaw was in his 69th year, having been (born: July 6th, 1853. The lunerai ana i interment will be held at Sharon > Methodist church Thursday at noon ^ the Rev. Mr. Kilgore conducting the ^ services. < Samuel Moore Wardlaw was born j and raised in the Bethel section fo ^ Abbeville County, fiv& miles from j Abbeville. Until a few months ago when his health became uncertain ? he had conducted his farming oper- 2 ations conscientiously and energeti- r cally, meriting the friendship of his ? neighbors and the esteem of his t acquaintances. Many years ago he became a member of Bethel Metho dist church and until his death he was a constant worshiper there. , j Mr. Wardlaw was a son of David M. Wardlaw and Elizabeth Paul Wardlaw. Thirty-seven years ago < 1? ?Wioo Qiioqn T?omd\r ? I1C IliaillCU 1TJLH3*3 ?. c with four children, survives. Miss s Bessie Wardlaw is the only daugh- c ter. E. R. Wardlaw of Philadelphia, I Wallace Wardlaw of Augusta and c D. A. Wardlaw, Jr., of Abbeville j are the sons. Three brothers, John { Wardlaw of Due West, G. H. Ward- 1 law, D. A. Wardlaw, and one sister, c' Miss Jane Wardlaw of Bethel, also survive. ( Mr. Wardlaw had only moved to i Abbeville to live with his son about s a month ago. He had been ill for c many months but his death came suddenly. Pallbearers at the funer-i al will be the following' nephews: H. R. McAllister, L. B. Ramey, R. { W. Adams, Paul Wardlaw, Lester f Moragne and Tompkins Ramey. 1 .?i- - PLATFORM BUILT FORWORKINN J .... ifefu ' ' it *EW MOVEMENT ANNOUNCED ^ AT CHICAGO?NUMBER OF GROUPS OF THOUGHT REPRE- 'j$ SENTED AT ; CONFERENCE CALLED BY JOHNSTON. ? i e , . Chicago, Feb. 21.?Unanimous sup- r: >ort of a new moyement to install nen and women of the working clAss ' n the nation's legislative halls, was '} \-i >ledged by farmers, members of the ;? Socialist and Farmer-Labor parties, 'v abor union leaders and clergymen in % i conference today, called by a groufo : 'ft >f railroad union men, headed -by .. rV'illiam H. Johnston, president of ;he International Association of Ma :hinists. Declared by Morris Hillqait. >f New York to be "the most signift- ' ;v :ant event that has taken place in the v American labor movement for a gen- ^ jration/'.the conference brought jether leaders high in labor move nents and minor political party cir :les. Although Chairman Johnston ieclared in his opening address that he time was not yet ripe for the for nation of a new party, today's meet ng was expected to develop the jerm of a new political organisation 7 vhich some delegates said would be. ; 4 functioning by 1924. Non-partisan political action in the '.'f: L922 elections wise, the keynote of he meeting. A dozen speakers pledg- .V f : id their support of a program to in iorse candidates favorable to the ^ forking man. Committees on program ind organization will report tomor :ow when definite plans are expected o be adopted. By combining' their ^ ifforts workers Could build a political/ nachine ^hich would elect to office - ^ 'men and \women truly representa- , ^ ive of the people of the United ;?jj? States," E. J. If anion; 'of the Order''. y"; if Railway Telegraphers, told the - lelegates and both he and Thomas I f ,ran Lear, former mayor of Minnea idis, pledged their support to such a novement. Morris Hillquit of the Socialist par y declared he was not at the meet- :;j ng to make "political capitaland ' ; lid not seek office for Socialist can lidates there. * v The Rev. Herbert Bigelow of Cin innati made a plea to capture the >rimaries in- the established parties >y electing men representatives of he workers' interests and H. P. Sam i / iels^ a farmer of Idaho, urged the C, mity of all classes in achieving that ?d. * ? : The organised ' farmers' attitude was presented by A. H. Long of the Tnited Soeietv of Acrricnlture who . < emphasized the necessity of obtain ng the actual facts regarding the ralue of their production and de nanding their share of production. The Farmer-Labor party, repre >ented by J. G. Brown, national see etary, was friendly to the new move ment, he asserted, in pledging his lupport "in any liberal plan of coafi aon." I /.: ;$, DIVORCE STAYS PUT idith Kelly Gould- Loses Her New Yofrk Case. New York, Feb. 21.?Supreme 2ourt Justice Mullan today denied ipplication of Edith Kelly Gould for in order vacating the divorce decree >btained in Paris by J. Frank Gould, n dismissing the action with $19 :osts, the court set forth that the iction had not been brought in good 'aith by the actress and that "the imit of her hope is to eeerce the lefendant." The decision also denied Mrs. 5ould the right to file ah amended eply containing allegations that as ail and put in issue Are regularity >f the French decree. MRS. BRADLEY" FIX Mrs. W. VF. Bradley of Greenville Street is ill at her home and is on ined to her room under the iirec ;ions of her physician. ...