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' Abbeville Press and Banner j Istablished 1844. $2.00 Year. Tri-Weekly Abbeville, S. C., Wednesday, September 27, 1922 Single Copies, Five Cents. 78th Year. (liens and LIQUOR ' I BROUGHT IN ALIKE Bik GOVERNMENT AGENTS UN- t E&dRTH EVIDENCE OF SMUG* v C*4NG SCHEME?FAKE MAR. 3 l&XGE FAVORITE METHOD OF b OUfttNG ENTRY s ^toagton, Sept. 26.?Smuggling \ I European aliens into the United Q from Cuba, surreptitious sub UJbg temporarily in the waters y orida coast of large quanti-lj ^ liquors by "international t and mock marriages de- j ?o insure entry into this ^ Oky of women barred by immi- ^ laws, form the basis of a i riTt submitted to Secretary Davis M mreau of immigration. L X)bl3 report, Commissioner General jftsni said today, is the most com- c 3s$iSive review of smuggling con- h iGglB er prepared by bnmigra-jC a officials land is expected to be d QHlersd by the treasury, labor and ,n ?in ronnec- a - ? n "with the proposed coordination border patrol forces. d Qoyarnment investigators, by diof Mr. Husband, visited ^ fconville, Tampa, Tarpon Springs ^ aaj, Key West and Habana. They a igled, It is said, with the "kings" ^ tie aliens of every nationality ^ 9 sought entry to the United Stat- ^ 18le data gathered, it is stated, ^ 2 prove invaluable to the govern- ^ at it coping with a situation ^ &h has taxed the ingenuity of y> esfal agents to combat. The smug- ^ J? romifications, it is declared, jS( Head to the capitols of Europe andl" Halve Greeks, Spaniards, Poles, ^ Mini ii iii i Russians and Chinese. Hbe report states that the favorite R&od of gaining entry to the Unit9 States from Cuba for Italian woHn lias been for them to enter into marriages with naturalized ^ laricau citizens who, for certain rev Vf itftdorations, go through mock ^ Beaoonies and then accompany their ^ Hres" to some Florida point. Fre- ' Hntly, it is said, "bridegrooms" Ke been paid as high as $200 for Hir part in the scheme. The princi- ^ smugglers in Habana, the invesHafctrs declared, do not confine A Hi? activities to smuggling aliens Ho the United States but also hanH whiskey and narcotics. The ma- j Hfty of leaders are said to be nat- g Kifeed Americans. tj Hi great many of the smuggling c Hft, it is declared, which land and p Hx*rt from Matanzas, are of Cuban g H^itry, and do not enter or clear 0 H&e customs house. The names us- o; Hfey the schooners and power laun- tl Hp, it is declared, are inscribed on c, H>w readily removable and some n Hfcc$s are said to carry several h H&e plates. Destination of such c, Hf$ when leaving Cuba are not al- & Hjs fixed, the inspectors report, CJ Hhng that a majority of the bigger Hooners anchor , outside the cus- ti His Hmit off the American coast f. Hi send their load, if aliens, a- d Hre a few at a time in small boats, b Hliquor or narcotics the cargo is p Hen submerged at a predesignated Hsrt and grappled up subsequently jHeisure. Probably no less than four Hftve vessels with aliens and con baod goods cross from Matanzas 0 the United States each week, the e ort states. n t: FEW MORE TAX DAYS p b teotions in the Hands of the Sher- a iff* on October I. 1 Mumbia, Sept. 26.?Only this ii ik remains for taxpayers who in e not paid their 1921 state, a fry and school taxes to meetj fgations without having a ^ i the sheriff. Under the Tension granted by Walter E. the comptroller general I for the executions to be v the hands of the sheriffs s October 1, rather than v 15 as at first named by Jb roller. c ? i ^EAVY DOCKET FOR OCTOBER TERM COURT Twenty-one Cases Docketed for Term of Court Which Convenes October 9th. Twenty-one cases are docketed for he October term of Court which conen es in Abbeville on the second londay, being the 9th day of Octoer. Judge Hayne F. Rice will preide. The most important case to be ried will be McDonald vs. Seaboard Lir Line Railway. W. H. Nicholson f Greenwood and J. Howard Moore f Abbeville are plaintiff's attorneys, rhile J. L. Glenn of Chester and D. [. Hill of Abbeville will represent he defendants. R. F. McDonald, of >onalds, is suing the Seaboard for amages in the sum of $30,000 for he killing of his father, W. L. Mc)onald, a farmer, while in Greenrood Dec. 12, 1921 at the Byrd treet crossing. Other out of town lawyers having ases at this term of court are Bon am & Allen, Anderson; Kosa & wens, McCormick; G. Harris, Anerson; W. H. Nicholson, Greenwood; T. Prank MoCord, Greenwood, nd J. L. Glenn, of Chester. The following cases have been ocketed: Hamlin vs. Hamlin; Miles F. Bix>r Co. vs. L. C. Martin; Peters Inirnational Shoe Co. vs. S. F. Sherrd & Co.; Mary Tagffart vs. Pearl t. Beckwith, executrix; Planters ertilizer Co. vs. W. D. Thomas; tary T. Hill, Executrix vb. L. W. ox; White, Branch Shelton Hat ompany vs. G. 0. Hall; R. R. Tol?A ? n T T T> TIT: ? - eri,, dr., vs. \j. o. xvajutsy, a. t*. num 3. Gregg Loner and Will Strawhorn; ed Devil Company vs. G. A. Harrim as City Garage; R. F. Donald, dministrator vs. S. A. L. Railway ompany and others; Planters Ferlizer Works vs. John Burriss; Farlers & Merchants Bank vs. J. K. emple; Planters Bank vs. John A. filson; Bewley Darst Coal Co. vs. 7. M. Speer; W. R. Ellis vs. R. Y. immons; C. L. Bowen vs. W. M. ell; F. A. Pruitt vs. S. A. L. Railay Company; Brunswick Balke Coljnder Co. vs. Bowie Bros.; The Coe[ortimer Company vs. W. H. Wilams. .SHLEY BEGINS HIS SENTENCE Anderson Man Convicted of Man laughter Gets 12 Years Anderson, Sept. 26.?Ernest Ash'.y, convicted of manslaughter on eptember 18, in connection with le killing on August 24, 1920 of 'eputy Arthur Hughes at Honea ath and sentenced by Judge Mendel mith in Sessions Court to a term t 12 years as the result of his secnd trial yesterday afternoon began le service of his sentence at a aunty convict camp. Whether or ot the appeal to the Supreme Court as been abandoned could not be asertained but the beeinnine of his &rv*ice of the sentence would irdiate as much. Defense counsel who served noice of intention to appeal the case ollowiug Ashley's conviction, toay stated that nothing definite had een agreed upon as far as the apeal Is concerned. DEATH OF JESSE CROCKER Jesse Crocker, young thirteen year Id son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Crockr of Calhoun Falls, died Tuesday corning Sept. 26, about 5 o'clock at he Memorial Hospital of typhoid neumonia. The young boy was Tought to the Abbeville Hospital bout five days ago for treatment, ^he remains were oarried to his home n Calhoun Falh yesterday afteroon and funeral services were held t that place. ABBEVILLE WINS FIRST PLACE. Abbeville won first place in the )istrict Canning Contest at Greenrood yesterday, and 3rd place in the ewing contest. Miss Eunice Fisher rzs the winner of the Canning conest and Miss Mary Eugenia Cochran amc thyrd in the sewing contest ' ' EXPECT KEillST TO ACCEPT TERM! DANCER OF NEAR EASTER] WAR NOW THOUGHT TO HAV PASSED,?DIPLOMATIC D ? LAYS CAUSE NO SURPRISE.BRITISH STANR READY. London, Sept. 26.?Smiles, whic wreathed Lord Curzon's face as h departed fTom the prime minister official residence in Downing stre< this afternoon after making a d< tailed report to the cabinet of hi Paris mission t- lifted the genen casing up of the tenseness in th Near East situation as viewed froi the British capital. Everywhere i official circles there are expression of relief that the war cries of las week have been replaced by ol school diplomacy, with such an ol hand as Curzon directing British pol icy, and although there is no recor that the note has yet been delivere to Mustapha Kemal Pasha, the Na tionahst leader, it is intimated- tha his refusal to come to terms is ea tremely uxUikely. The view is held in authoritativ allied circles that immediate accepl ance would be against Turkish "tard ing propensities." It is said that th Turk in baj ining diplomatically o otherwise always wants a first offe made to him. Then he holds the othe to it and angles for further conces sions. The allies have made Kema Pasha a definite offer of Constant] nople, Thrace to the Maritza an< membership in the league of nations but it is believed that Kemal wil probably reply with a demand for a] of eastern Thrace and complete re tirement of the British from the neu tTal zones before the Turks enter in to a peace conference. It is taken for granted, however both in Paris and London that no re ply will be forthcoming from the Na tionalist leader until he sees JV3 Franklin-Bouillon, the French envoj who is expected to arrive from Smyr na Thursday. That all danger is not past is evi dent from today's dispatch report ing a new Kemalist incursion in th Chanak zone, necessitating a furthe warning from the British command er there. Details of the affair ar meager, and it may not be seriou since, according to The Times' Chan ak correspondent, small Turkish ca\ airy patrols were still in the zon yesterday, but he anticipated no dii Acuities as the Turks were showini a genuine desire to be reasonable. Even when Kernel's reply is re jceived there are likely to be pro longed negotiations, for it is belies ed the Kemalists will demand the ad mission of Russia and Bulgaria t the conference, which in itself woul provide ample opportunity for pre tracted discussions. In the meantim the British government is not re laxing its military and naval pre parations. PRISONER ESCAPES J. T. Worley Escapes From Newell' Camp Near Honea Path J. T. Worley, a young white ma convicted at the last term of Coui for violation of the prohibition lai and sentenced to serve twelv months on the County chain gang e: caped last night from Newell' Camp near Honea Path. Worley' home is in Anderson County nea Barnes' station but he was caugli in a raid on a still in Abbeville Cour ty and sent up from here. He is small man, about 25 or 30 years o nera fivo fcof nnH fViroo fnil inches tall and weighs about 12 pounds. Sheriff McLane and hi deputies are on the trail of the es jcaped convict. In Atlanta for Few Days J Miss Blanche Reep and Mrs. D. E Hill and Miss Susan Hill have gon to Atlanta where they will consul a specialist about Susan's eyes. The will return Friday. _______________ SENATOR WATSON 5 OF GEORGIA IS DEAD N DIED IN WASHINGTON TUESDAY E MORNING FROM AN ACUTE ? ATTACK OF ASTHMA?WILL - BURIED IN THOMSON, GA, TOMORROW. h Washington, Sept. 26.?United e States Senator Thomas E. Watson of 's Georgia, died suddenly at his home here early today. Death was said to be due to an acute attack of astham, is from which Senator Watson had il suffered recurrently for some years. ? Although falling health had inn terrupted Senator Watson's attenn dance at senate sessions frequently is in the last several months, he was in his seat Friday when the senate d adjourned and his friends believed d that he was then showing improvel ment. He was stricken suddenly af- ?j d ter dinner last night and passed d away shortly after 3 o'clock this i- morning. He "was 63 years old. it Members of the senator's family - and a number of close friends were at his bedside when the end came, e l5orn in Thomson, Ga., in 1856, > Senator Watson grew up and prac[ tieed law there for some years be e fore entering state politics. After % r serving in the Georgia house of repr resentatives and later in 1888, as r democratic-elector-at-largti for the ^ r state, he was elected to congress in ,1 1891 on the populist ticket. After , i- being defeated on that ticket in the d next two elections he was nominati, ed as the choice for vice president of [1 the St. Louis populist convention 11 which endorsed William J. Bryan for i- president in 1896. Nomiated for - president by the peoples' party in i- 1904, Senator Watson conducted an active campaign to revive the party. 1 About that time he began the pub- < lication of Tom Watson's Magazine < _ in New York and a year later un- < [# dertook the publication of Watson's 1 r Jeffersonian Magazine which was .. continued under the name of The i Weekly Jeffersonian. < The body of the senator will be , taken to his home at Thon.pson. Ga., today at 3:15 o'clock. He had already made reservations on a train ready made resevations on a train ' leaving at that time to spi?nd the congressional vacation ar his home and Mrs. Watson decided to tAe the u train that he had planned. The senator is survived by his wkiow and e two grandchildren. er ? r* _?if _ i?. i A i_ it - ureenviiie matte* v/niy nair ^rop Greenville, Sept. 23.?Greenville >" county will make only a fifty per H cotton crop this year on acr" count of boll weevil damage according to a statement today by County 0 Agent A. H. Chapman, following an d investigation throughont the county Only the earlier bolls have yet mae tured and many of the newer bolls, while appearing healthy, have been punctured .by the weevil and will wither, he said. POTATO HOUSES BEING BUILT * Work Proirenlng Rapidly on Both Sweet Potato House*. n Wosk is progressing on the sweet potato storage houses being built by * R. E. Cox on Branch street. The e house is 60x24x12, consisting of two compartments of 2,000 bushel cas pacity each, which gives a total 3 storage capacity of four thousand r bushels. lt It is located so that the filling 'can be from Branch street and the a loading of cars for shipment on the side-track at the rear which extonds ' nr> tr> T.nnc's cinnArv. -x- - o ~ o j All the space in this house has 13 been engaged with the exception of 5" i room for about one thousand bushels, which will probably be taken .vithin the next few days. This gives Abbeville County a [. start in marketing another cash 1 c :rop. This means more money in cir- : It alation in Abbeville County, which 1 y /ill stimulate the various channels 1 _f trade. ( >' THREE MILE LIMIT WILL BE OBSERVED Liquor Ship* in Touch With Shore By Their Own Small Boats Subject to Seizure. Washington, Sept. 26.?'The cabinet at its meeting today decided tx restrict prohibition enforcemenl operations within the three mile limit at sea except in eases whert ships beyond that limit are in com munication with shore througl their own crews and small boats Prohibition enforcement officials it was said, authoritatively woulc be cautioned to observe this decia ion. The subject of searches for con traband liquor beyond the thre< mile limit formed the principal top ic of discussion before the cabinet examination of lawa authorizinj customs or other operations up t< the twelve mile limit were foun< by the presidents' advisers to out of harmony with Internationa |aw and it was held that attempts t< carry out the municipal law provis ions might involve the govemmen m embarrassments with other coun tries. It was brought out in the eabine discussion that in the recent case o: the British Grace and Ruby, seize< beyond the three mile limit, th< court held this vessel to have beei within American territorial water in effect since she was m touch witl shore by means of her own smal boats. The decision to restrict opera tions of prohibition enforcement o: ficials to similar cases beyond th< three mile limit in future therefor* was explained as in line with th< courts action. J. C. CHEATHAM HONORED J. C. Cheatham has been mad< Dresident of the Abbeville Countj Club at Clemaon College. The stu dents are organizing social club bj :ounties and Mr. Cheatham has beer honored by being made presidenl >f the Abbeville County Club. H< is a son of Mr. and Mrs. R. B, Cheatham. WITHOUT OPTION OF FINE Judge Rice Giv?>? Bootleggen Straight Sentences. Laurens j Sept. 26.?Seventeer defendants, ten on charges of viola tion of the liquor laws, were con victed or entered pleas of guilty it Court of General Sessions here to day. At one time in the day Judg< Rjce paused in the trials long en >ugh to sentence a line-up of four teen, seven of them on liquor char ges. All were given sentences with out an option of a fine, the senten ces ranging from two years t< twelve months in the whiskey cases SPARTANBURG EXPECTS ABOUT 60,000 BALEf Spartanburg Sept. 26.?Dr] weather throughout this county i forcing the cotton crop to opei very rapidly report made from fre quent trips through the country ar< to the effect that the crop will b< larger than expected a few week ago when the boll weevil appeare< to be doing so much damage. Main observers say that at Spartanburj county will thia year gin betweei fifty and sixty thousands beles ml-- ? OTI Crtuntn ine miiijujiiuiu uvy ui uw w.?~d about 84.000 bales, was harveatet two years ago. dr. robt. McNeill here Dr. Robert McNeill of Danburg, Gi is in the county to see his father William McNeill who in very sick al his home at Chestnut Hill. Dr. McNeill was in Abbeville. Monday. Inspector of Bureau of Mr.rket# Mr. D. D. Whitcomb of the Bureau 3f Markets was in Abbeville Tuesday fKn enroot notntn storaer? I W W* V, vv? 2" " ~ ?-> houses under construction at Abbeville and Latimer with County Agent 2. Lee Go wan. OFFER BY FORD MAY YET PREVAIL | MAY MEET OPPOSITION BY MOp. IFICATION.?FORD'S REPRC5 SENTATIVES TO BEGIN FIGHT ! THIS FALL FACING FACTS. CHANGE IN TACTICS. ? Washington, i Setfb, WltfH ; the congTess is called IttJi 1 inary session the 0 N?VfSt' ber, it is regarded aa Possible that action will b* flydhed - on the various plans fto pit' 2 manent disposition of Hm g?r$r& rnent'^ $100,000^00 dt , Muscle Shoals. f ?in i ? ?? ? *? ?* s jcjicvuuu wui nave oeen oeca *em ) hers will have opporttfttgi ff Cfiji1 sidering this moat vnpo^tStfi SBSfcter a without prejudice of bias. The at1 tooephere will have be*n <&rfted of 5 threats and cajoling. The Beguhli can majority will no )U(76 W t scintilla of excuse for further de- 9 lay. It is anticipated, bowt&V that t Muscle Shoals, after the {factions, t will not be aa popular QU it to \fk- ' 1 day. There is a very strorSg tfemot y in congress, which during file pact j session, remained silent, wBfcb ac* 9 tually favors scrapping tltf IMfnlfi! cent plants so capable of fawfttiflg I the entire country. This tfeme&t Is . anti-Southern and is a nrtngrtty elef ment, > | There are three plans beflpe con > gress. The one is that <Jf Henry > Ford, the manufacturer of Detroit He offers to buy the nftnrte plants, Waco quarry and the Gorgsas tftefctt ' plant, claimed by the Alabama Power company, and the waiter t4 be developed after the construction by the government of two daafe for r *5,000,000 and & r&tti mgHUlut ing 4 per cent, on the coat of eon7 structing the dams. 1 This offer has the SopflMt of [ practically all membeire of congress who hail from Southern states. It is supported by certain ooganizations which maintain headquarters in Washington. It is ScWteSaed 2)7 an able and ever alert propaganda At the same time at has its i opponents, many of whom axe very powerful in congress and in the i cabinet. The second plan is a government . ownership proposition advocated J>y i Senator Norris of Nebraska, chair. man of the senate committee on i agriculture. Under this plan, the - governor would complete tD? two . dams and lease them, together with . the nitrate plants. The third plan is . sponsored by Representative Hull - of Iowa, member of the house cooi> mittee on military affairs. Under . this scheme, the government would dissolve its partnership with the Alabama Power company by selling J Gorgas to that company for $3,000,000, would complete the two 7 dams and lease the power to be geji3 rated, and would lease at $1 per 11 annum the two nitrate plants with - the understanding that they were j to be used in the manufacture of > fertilizer to be retailed at a profit 3 pot exceeding 8 per cent. i r WORKING FORCE REDUCED r> l! An order has been received at . the Abbeville Shops redueing the r J working force to number of workI nen employed as of June 30, 1922. / Mrs. Jno. T. Stokes in Hospital Mrs. John T. Stokes of Monterey will come to the Abbeville Hospital 1 this afternoon and will have her > tonsils removed tomorrow. I i n/XTTAM lliDVrT 1 ML V-VJIIVfii mnivrvK . , Cotton brought 21 1-4 cents on the market in Abbeville today. Fui tures closed: Oct. 20.43 > Dec. 20.88 Jan. ? ? 20.5# : March _ _ _ ? 90.5? May 21.51