The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, October 21, 1922, Image 1
THE SVMTER WATCHMAN, Rsti
CONSOLIDATED AUG. 2,1
FRANCE ~
CLAIMS
I All CREDIT
Policy and Effort of
French Representa
tives in Near East
Prevented Great
War
Paris; Oct. 16 - (By the Asso
ciated Press).?-It was the pacific
policy of France combined with
* the sincere dcrire of Mustapha
Xemal Pasha to avoid war. and
not the British display of forces
which "prevented war in the Near
East, a war which wouid have
r.oon assumed the proportin of
the great world conflict. M. Frank
lin-Bouillon, the special French
> envoy at the recent Mudania con
\ ference told nearly a - hundred
Tje-trrpaper me? of 15 nations, who
gathered at the foreign office to
night -to be?r the French dele
* gate tell about his mission.
"It has been said in England;
that the British ftoet and British
troops alone halted the victorious!
Kemahsts." *aid M. Franklin-!
Bouillon. 'The truth is that every;
tim? force was used and the Brit
kji troops .were reinforced negotia-1
lions with Mustaphn Kemal Pasha j
became increasingly more difficult, j
"The peaceful efforts of France j
? always intervened just in time to j
prevent *.pen warfare/and had it;
not been for Franc?-, peace would;
uot have been realized. In this i
connection I wish to pay tribute to
the consistent "struggle the Turkish
commander waged to maintain
peaceful relations with the allies.]
He accom;;^. bed -this* in the face of
a vigorous army; which-.was w!th-j
in but 40 kilometers of their cap-j
ttai, Constantinople."
M. Franklin-Bouillon charged the]
Tirlt?h general staff' at Constan- j
tinopie had ? issued fal*e com- j
n.unique telling of the breakdown]
c: the Itfudauia conference , be-j
cause of the Turkish demand forj
immediate occupation of Thrace. <
"Thi:'? was all the news that thej
world had of. the Mudania confer-;
erxce for 4* hours and essentially.!
war existed during that perioi."
s-^tid the " French envoy. *nV*h*?h
Central Harrington .heard 4i "his
communique he was astonished
and said he had authorrsea noj
f;nch communication, it w.ts uch?
things as this we had to co.iL-.md ?
v-.ith in trying to m^kc* peace.
"The breakdown of all lorms
?r?f communication, including the
circles*;, left the Aludunia confer
ence in suspense for nearly Miree
cays- Why th#> break occurred ;
do not know especially at i um6
when the danger was as gre-at if
r.ot greater than in the fateful
days of 1014. During that period |
I50,0(o> Turks, pcrfeetry equipped j
and flushed with victory. w**re with
in march of a day or two of Con
stantinople, while ISO.v?t? more.;
equally ready. More in th? eee-j
end line of d.eT~cn?o. The arrival j
of the'British rein force a^ent only
rerved to make them more rest-!
less. ? .j
"In the face of this situation. t|
succeeded in inducing Mustapha;
Kemal Pash?. to withhold tin., u j
troops until an armistice could be:
concluded. I hold General liar-j
irgton in great esteem, be was ai
courageous worker for peace, but;
the other officials would have acted ;
more wisely if they knew more of j
the " situation and of Turkish*
psychology. It is on?y by talking!
neaco. and not war. that a definite
settlement will be worked out in]
the Near East. If the forthconx- ]
lag peace conference does not]
meet in a spirit of friendliness and!
conciliation all our ^o*?d work will j
soon be destroyed.
"The conference must not be de- ;
iayed much longer if peace is to be!
maintained because Kenia 1 Pa^haI
can not withhold indefinitely htsj
victorious army and leaders, who!
naturally desire their capital. Iu!
regard to Thrace the Turkish com-'
r.i inder's main point was that un-;
U/s ih? aHtcs gave rigid guaran
tees that the Greeks would not
hum the towns in their retreat,
the T?rke wou'd only find *? shell'
with nothing in it when they ac
tually occupied the country.
"The Turkish Nationalists were
right bcca?!ve T have the actual
pr?bf that tin* Greeks, in retreat-,
tog Trcrn Anatolia, burned and
pillaged won;-:* than the Germans
ever eonceiv*~i i?f doing.
"The^e wa.< hot n city or a town
fn the litrt; of retreat in Anatolia
that ihe Gre**k arniy did not burn
more savagely and wafatoniy than
'the Germans ever did. The Greeks
made a million Turkish men. wo
men and children homeless by
burning more than it'ti.oui? homes."
Referring to the burning o'i
S?myrna. M. Franklin-Bouillon be
came icated >*iid. standing up.
. boated to the newspaper un-n:
"The burning of Smyrna was or
y.iiii/ed by the retreating Greek
.? ;n:y."
Explaining his entrance into the
s'tuatiou. the French envoy auid
?||&t he spontaneously injected
himself into it when he saw Eu
rope faced Kith another general
v .)f. tie declared th.it he sent a
tell grans t<? Alusiapha Xv.nul
}'a.int. asking him t?? w ithhold
any move against the British until
it" arrived. The Turki.-h <t>nt
ju;tnd?-r agr??<l ;?nd asked him U?i
hurry that he could" dr-i wait !on^.'
The French envoy said he later'
tbltebed April, 1850.
im._
p. CRISIS IN
I CHILE
-i_,_?
Ministry Resigns
When Senate
Adopts Treaty With
Reservations
Santiago. Oct. 15 (By the Asso
ciated Press).?The cabinet of
which Antonia Huneus was premier
resigned today and the senate
(adopted the. Tacna-Ariea protocol
j with reservations by a vote of 19
j to 12. it is understood that the
I resignation of the ministry was
j the outcome of the decision of the
senate to adopt the reservations of
I the, protocol. The attitude of the
\ ministers was further influenced
by the fael that the Chilean govern
'hient had been officially advised
'that the United States would not
j recognize any reservations that
; might be added to the original
Washington agreement.
_
- Washington. Oct. 15 (By the As
sociated Press).?Word of the res
ignation of the Chilean cabinet and
of the ratification of the Tacna
Arica protocol with reservations by.
the senate caused a mild sensation
in Latin American circles here, al
though the development was uot
entirely unexpected.
Chilean officials had received no
official information of the senate
vote-nor would they comment upon
! the situation. Similarly Peruvian
j officials declined to discuss the mat
! tef beyond * stating that the Peru
| viau position long ago was made
I -known.
!* ... Press dispatches from Santiago i
[ to the effect that the Chilean, gov
ernment had been officially advised
that the United States Would not j
I recognize, reservations that might!
' be added to the original Washing-; j
ton agreement were not understood
? here, and no official confirmation
; could be obtained fur any such j
statement.
[ ' The Peruvian government has an- 1
; nounced that it would accept no j
Reservation to the Washington
agreenier t hut in this connection it
was pointed out tonight that the:
vote of the Chilean senate is nut
final, as the house of deputies yet j
must pass iipon the protocol where.]
it was declared a majority favored ;
unconditional ratification. If the
house should reject the senate res-;
crvations. the latter would require
a two-thirds majority to insist up
on them- whereas its vote today;
was It) to 12.
Ambassador Mathieu conferred
[at length with Secretary Hughes
j today but the nature of the dis
jcussion was not revealed. The ut-j
most reserve concerning the a:u
! bassador's visit was maintained in
; Chilean circles.
Want More Money
For High Schools
j Parkinson Approves Recom
mendation to Ask Legis
lature for Large
i Amount
j Columbia. Oct. 17.?As it takes
ja per capita of to the pupil to
! conduct the high schools of the
slate adequately, according to a
[statement of B. L. Parkinson, state
I high school inspector, he approves
I the recommendation made last
I summer at the High School con
I ference participated in by high
i school principals, that the 1923
I general assembly appropriate this
j amount for their maintenance.
I Handicaps under which high
j schools are working, he declares.
I are lack of funds and building fa
i cilities. improperly organized cur
[ riculum and trained teachers and
j insufficient time for supervision by
j the school principal.
I Investigation of
Dirigible Explosion
i San Aptonio. Oct. 1.?The board
j of inquiry began an inquiry to de
?.termine The cause of th<- explo
' s*on which destroyed army ri'r:
'Kj'bb- C--. as i* was starting on a
. flight over the city w it it eleven
? passengers yesterday.
i CABINET CRISIS IN
ENGLAND AND ITALY
London. Oct. IS. ?-Allied cb?sely
j to the ministerial crisis here an<1
: that impending in Italy, ist thi
? euestion 6? a general Near Kast
j ern peace conference, v. hioh if is
j feared must be postponed until
[the situation in London and Rome
is settled;
I made nr. iTgreement with Kenuil
: a.t Smyrna, which was the *:-!n?
j as that adopfectat Mwdanis *'<?;
'eluding the French Mhdama deio
; ga!?- declared:
"Through hei* policy in tlif
.Year East tor the Ja-t two years
Franc- has made a great contri
bution to iioj peace of the world.**
Consmntinople. Oct. i ?' (By the
Associated PressV.- -The French
inilitHvy Commander at AUrianopK
has ?v<iuiat ??' General C-harj?y. for;
immediate reir,f<>? cements i" eajSt
??rn Thace! He. declares "the sit-!
uutiou is fraught with danger.*' 1
'Be Just and Fear I
ENGLAND I
I REJECTS !
j NEW TREATY
-? ^
j Proposal to Extend
Right of Search to
j Twelve Mile Limit
Turned Down b y
British Government
Washington. Oct. 1C--British
? rejection of the American propo*-1
jal for a treaty to oxtend the right ;
jof search of vessels up to 12 miles
! off stfbre was contained in a note
j handed to,Secretary Hughes today;
.by Ambassador Geddes. The com
; munication was in reply to Mr. ?
J Hughes' note Of June. 26, setting:
I7out difficulties encountered by. i
j American prohibition enforce
ment officers' in checking the il- 1
j licit floW of intoxicunts into the
; United States.
! Secretary Hughes made publi' ,
[his correspondence with the am-;
Ibassador without comment. Th*;re!
j was nothing to indicate that any,
<further step to extend the right of :
! search for Americau prohibition;
1 officers beyond the fh'fee mile limit;
I was in prospect. Action of the.
! cabinet recently In approving th-3
abandonment of such search pre-'
Isumably because of possible inter
i national difficulties, coupled with
i the British reply of today, appear-.
: ed to indicate that operation*
'would continue to be Confined'.
I within recognised territorial wa
ters. \r;\ ;
j The American note dealt par
ticularly with smuggling opera
i tions. from British possessions in
[waters adjacent to The Amcnc-\i
; coast and suggested ??methods by..
> which th?- existing extremely u::-1
fortunate conditions might be
I remedied.",
i Among theirc was a proposal
for careful supervision of i egistry ?
and elearar.ee- paper* grouted to
suspected vessels and "an tn^er- \
national arrangement between the
[United States and Great Britain'
under which the authorities of
ta'h nation would be authorised
tb exercise beyond the throe mile
limit of territorial-vwaters a me?s-'
t;r?- of control o\cr vessels be
longing to the other."
.Th*-re. was appended an inquiry*
Las to whether the British govern?
Imeiii was disposed to agree to the
reciprocal right of search up to
Jo miles, from short which, it was:
.pointed out. woubl imply n? in
; "convenience (o the legitimate trade
ibettyectj XassuU and Halifax, pass
ing at no point uithin four leagues
of American shores. ;
In reply Aml?a-sadyr Ceddes
:pointed out that his government
ihad already taken steps before Mr.
?Hughes" note was recorded to pre
'.vent the practices as to registiy'
issuance and clearance papers to
!which attention had been drawn.
[These steps had been supplemented
j si bee then hf added, and the Brit-;
; isli government, he xaid. that,
i measure taken will 'prove success \
j ful in pi eventing any breaches in
[the local law." With relation to j
jthe proposed treaty, however, he
! sa id:
j "His majesty's government have
[^consistently opposed any extension ,
? of the -limit of territorial waters;
I such as that now suggested. They,
fe<i that the outbreak of smug
gling which has led to the propos-;
!al can not l>e regarded as a per-:
imanont condition, but as one which
win no doubt be suppressed by the:
j United States authorities within \
!the not distant future.
: "While, therefore, they are de- \
\sirous of assisting the United]
States government to the best of;
I their ability in the suppression of!
? the traffic and in the prevention j
jof the abuse of ?im British flag by!
jJ?iose ?ehgaged in it. they do not]
feel that they can properh
Iacquiesce. \n t>rd**r to meet a tern-I
'porary emergency, in the abandon-'
i meht of a principle to which they
j attach great importance/'
The American note was quite'
long and pointed out that British1
territories apparently " are- made
j bases of operations in flagrant vib
;lation of the constitutionally and
statutory provisions of the Tint
ed States." In suggesting meas
. urcs <?f prevention, it said:
"It, is believed thai effective:
; measures for rliis purpose might be
j taken by a Careful supervision ?>!'
; tl>- issuance of registries to vessels
[suspected of being engaged in il
; It-u-a! traffic and of the issuance
! of clearance papers for such ves?
! s?is. and b\ .? ti ihterrinttonal or
j raiigcment by the United States and
: Uritish which the authorities of
leach nation would be authorized
; to exercise beyond th'* three mile
! limit <?i' territorial waters a roea>
? ure of control over vessels belong
| ing ti> 1 hi- other.
"it has been found 'hat many ot
the ships engaged in the illegal
[smuggling of liquor into the i'.ii:
States are n-gi>i>>red under ti;-'
British flag and that Iar:r?> :i
titles of li'-tuor arc carried by such
. vessels from the oahama islands
. a.ud from Bermuda. It aiJpears that.
' j ti order to evade the customs ol
iieei's and prohibition agents <>i the
i United States. Ihe persons engag
ed in this illicit traffic ??J" >-mi;^
! gbug liquor into the United States
from tin- Bahama islands have
I adopted practice of packing
; til*1- lieiuor s?? tliat it cun eusilj
[taken ashore in tin- United States.
; Ijjquor i.-. placed in triangular
shaped parkag-s consisting of six
'bottles carefully sewed in burlap, so
Sot?Let all the ends Thou Aims't t
Sumter. S. C, Saturd*
REDS THREATEN
TROUBLE AT
PORTLAND
Mayor Baker Causes
Arrest of Advance
Guard of Invading
I W. W. Trouble
Makers
Portland. Ore.. Oct. 11?.?Declar
ing that Portland is threatened by
tbe invasion of thousands of mem
bers of the Industrial Workers ol
the World.; coming to participate
in the waterfront strike. "Mayor
Baker has caused the arrest of 3T.0
tnen for investigation.
PERSHING~~
ARRIVES AT
NEW ORLEANS
Successor to' MacNeider Will
Be Select Tomorrow
Xcw Orleans. Oct. IM. ? The
fourth day of the national conven
tion of the ATaericah Legion was
marked by the arrival of the com
mander of ti?c American expedi
tionary forced. General -Tohij J.
Pershing. who reached here front
Washington after a day spent in
Atlanta. Tomorrow jfhe Legion
will select a successor To Han^ord
My .Xeiiler. .the national com
mander. Alvin Mi Owsley, of
Texas, appeared to be the out
standing candidate.
Mrs. McNaHxl^pp
Enjoys Humorous
Proeee#p^s
Waits For Introduction of
Her Husband as Star Wit
ness and Accuser ""
Hammond. Inu.. Oct. u>.?Ap
parently enjoying the humorous as
pects of proceedings as much as
spectators. Mrs. Haze! McXnlly
waited for the prosecution to pre
sent Its star witness, her husband
and accuser who says the twitische
disposed of last spring were her
own flesh and blood and no* the
miv. dust* d oils she claims they'were:
that it can very easily be unload
ed, and even a small >hip ran car
ry a very large consignment in a
comparatively small hold space.
Liouor is carried on both larjrt
and small ships: schooners carry
cargoes our to sea from Xa^sau
and unload them off the coast^of
the United States, and smalbr
boats cany their cargoes ro Bimi
ni and Gunkey. and from' these
places it is transported to West
Palm Beach, Dayton and Fort
Lowdend?le. A list of vessels said
to be plying between tin- Fnifd
States and the Bahamas is here
with inclosed.
"This department's attention has
been drawn to the case with which
it seems each vessel of American
registry are transferred to Brit
ish registry for the purpose ot Pre
venting the authorities of ihr Full
ed States from taking the neces
sary steps to thwart these smug
gling operations. It ;< understood
that the British laws require the
vessels to !?<? entitled to British reg
istry must be owned by British sub
jects.
"Apparently reliable information
indicates that American citizens of
ouestionable reputation who art
known to be engaged in tin* smug
gling business have succeeded in
obtaining British registry at "he
Bahama islands for a large num
ber of American vessels by means
of the execution of paper rrans?>r>
purporting to convey title to ves
sels to British subjects in the i?a
hamas. although the actual impr
est in the vessels continue.- to
vest in American citizens.
"It would be of great assistance
t<> this government in combating
the illicit teaslle ir. liuuors if au
thorities at Bermuda and in tii ?
Bahama islands should refuse the
privilege of registry to American
vessels unless a certificate from
United States shipping board
is produced showing the vessel has
first been tendered to it. ft is
understood thai for some time
British laws have imposed restric
tions necessitating some form of
acouiesco of. British authorities to
tJu- transfer of registry, l! v. on Id
seem that lavs (Ixte character
can n?>i v..-71 be effectively admin
istered unh rss il:-< authorities of
viie nation ar<- disposed to dike
cognizance of the legislation of
another nation.
"Thcr*- is information before the
department indic.-itimc that the au
thorities :-?> the Bahama islands
have in man;, cases issued two sets
of clearance papers tt> ships
\*. hi-h have, taken <>n board car
..... yf Houor. It is said that per
sons ensrutjed in tbi> rraflie have
openly made the ^tatenieut thai
th?'3 have no trouble in ..!>:.?: inin?
from !}.?? Bahamas customs official*'
one *.-< t of clearance papers :'??;? ;t
cargo of liouor de? hired t.. i"- des
tined for Ifalifax. Tatnptc?? or St
Pierre and f?rh?r clearance paiwrii
issued in ballast )<?? in American
}..?!?;. 'rii;.- ).i-?i.-.-iJnr- i-< :i<l?.?f >t-;<l
by the Hfiuoc smugglers so t ha.t the
ship may come within unloading
distance of American shores, and
if eaught with a cargo of liquor, on
Mg
?t be thy Country's. Thy God's and 1
iy, October 21, 1922
LARGE ARMY
NEEDED SAYS j
SEC. WEEKS!
I Secretary of War Sub
mits New Army Es
timates to President
j Washington! Oct. Hi U>y the
[Associated Press).?The unshak?
i en opinion of Secretary Weeks ami
'military advisers that the nation's
i military policy can not be adc
[duately sustained with a resultr
larmy of less than L&?0.? officers
'and 150.000 men was again laid be
ffore President Harding today by
:t!ie war secretary, who was ae1
! companied on a visit to the White
j House by General Pershing.
j The conference had to do with
Estimates submitted by the war
idepartment for the eomrns: yea'
[calling for totai appropriations ol
j'.$?21>.2S75.5S0 ns compared with
j current '.appropriations of >240,
The array budget; how
ever, still must be approved by
(the director of the budget.
1 The war secretary made it plain
[tfirat he had' not ehangcd in his be
ll ;ef that the present army of 12,
i'JC??> nthcers and t25;'O0O men could
not fulfill all of the missions pre
scribed by the na'iona' defense act.
{The hew estimates do not provide
I for an increase In the regular
? above figures, but Mr. Weeks ha>
[officially expressed the judgment of
Lithe war department that only the
i inost Urgent reasons for nationa".
[economy would warrant conilnu
: ing the ar:::y at reduced size.
The prin< ipai item in the est
imates submitted conies undei
"support of the regular army" a.
12:7?>7.27:''. ax compared ' with
*22ZAll.~>VZ for the current year
j Included in that item, however, ;si
'tin- pay, subsistej\ce arid clot hi ng
for all branches of the array, m
Le lading the National Guard, organ
ized reserves. reserve officers
training- corps and other arms of
the service; and the overhead ex
i pense of all. posts, camps. sch >oh..
hospitals, and other portions of tht
?military plant used jointly by .-eg
Kulkrs. guardsmen'and reservist,
j The estimates provided for n^Ln
'tcnar.ee of the National Guard nc
various training corps ;it the .ex
pe-kse- of* the' regutar establishm-m ?
jln order with in the budget figures
; For the guard, a total of $23.
i 910.023 is proposed against ><b"?.
:S??,t?0a this year:: for the ei
jgsn'ized reserves. $2.?2$ll?? with v.r.
lepoict comparable figure: for the
i reserve ot'icers' training corps.
?$4,4Ul.oOo" compared to 22.
' Ivo. 1.00 this year: for civilian mil
fi.tary training Carapr, $2,972,159 a
i coniporcd with ?l.'S0O.00O.
These figures with the smalle;
items make, up a military budge:
i for next year of $259.428.175 a
; compared to $257.356,6S1 thi.
;year. This noh-military item"?, in
[eluding r:\-or and harbor vv..>rl:.
reaches a total of *<>?*>.SK0.U75 as
Icompared to *7:'.7::<". P><; in Cu:
i rent appropriations.
The National Guard appropria
tion estimate is based on ihi
eomputation that the guard vill
! have an average strength of -oS.?Oi
I duriug tin- next fiscal year. This
; would have required expenditure:
j of < 17.$%p.:?:?*<.? and it was thus
found necessary Jo cut the pro
vision so that allowances wet 2
made for an average force of 215.
; 000 men.
The estmiates submitted for the
j organized reserves provides three
? months training for 150 officers and
? 15 days training tor l.'.?OO offi
' cers with no provision for enlisted
j personnel of tin* reserves. For
[the reserve officers' training corps
icomposed of 225 institutions with
an enrollment of ft:.000 students.
I increased funds were necessary
j owing to increased enrollment but
: no provision was made for addi
tional educational instittiitous to be
? added to tlie fisst.
! Civilian military training camps
i would receive funds .sufficient to
I train 38,000 men next summer,
funds r-ot being available to pro
j vide for the 5?.0?G men the depart
ment bad planned to train next
y.-a ;?.
I board the muster can exhibit tb?
clearance to Mexico or Canada: M
;the ship has KUccecded in unload
ing the cargo on shore without
bel?g captured, it proceeds into at
American port with the second
deary nee pa p? i s.
"The situation with which tlif
authorities of this government ;;rt
confronted has heeoiue s<> serious1
j
that this government feels prompt
ed to ino.uire Whether your gov
I ernmem would be disposed to en
?Let- into a treaty for i!;.- purpose
of - necking the illegal practices in
.?;ie-i;...>,. Such a treaty, might
'contain reciprocal provisions au
thorizi-ng the authorities of each
government to exorcise ;i ri^rht ofi
searvh of vessels of the other be-]
yond the three mile limit of ter-j
r'torial waters to the extent of J-;
intles from s>hoi*e. It would appeal
that Lneonveuicncc would h* (
experienced as .-i result of the eX
. v ise ??!' : t!'.il .1 right* by Vessel- j
engaged in legitimate trade between i
Nassau and Halifax.
!< is evidently natural for such
v?*-r>els to take * dircc* route to
llattera:- and then ^ direct Course
t.? Diamond S?lioal Ilgrht house .and j
from thence to Halifax. Appar-J
jently this course brings vessels at J
!no point within four leagues of!
'the American sl>ore."
fruth'g."
ENGLAND
DEFENDS HER
RUMRUNNERS
British Government;
Protests Seizure of
Ship Eight Miles!
Out I
Washington. Oct. IS (By the As-;
sociated Press).?Seizure by pro-,
hibition enforcement officials early:
this v.*eek of the Canadian sch?oh-\
er Emerald off the - New Jersey
eoast has been niadc ground fur
formal protest by the British gov-i
ernment. the contention being,
that the vessel was outxide Am?r- j
ican jurisdiction. Pending detailed I
official advices from the officers!
who made, the seizure, comment;
as to the probable attitude of the!
Washington government was not;
available today.
The only report received at ?
prohibition enforcement head
quarters- said - the Emerald had
been taken for alleged liquor
smuggling while in communication
with shore from a point beyond
the three mfle limit. The mes
sage did not say specifically, it is
understood; that the Kmerald's own
boats were plying between_slilps
>nd shore. It was assumed at the
prohibition enforcement bureau
that such was the case, however,
and that the ship therefor" fell
within the recent governjnent rul
'ng as to operations beyond Amer
ean territorial waters.
The British protest, which was
presented to the state department;
s understood to '-assert that the.
Smerald">s boats were hot in touch
vith shore and that there was.;
Ih^reiore. no warrant under the
innqvheed poifc> of the American
government itself for interference,
vith the Canadian c. *afr. There]
was nothing to indicate th.it the:
statement that the Emerald was
seized eight miles off the roust
vvould be disputed and the dip?o-;
untie correspondence apparently.
uims upon the question as to
vhether the schooner was in
touch with shore through her
>wn boats.
The case is the first of its k?ndf
o arise under the administration?
policy, n-? vnTjy announced of coil-*]
Ining prohibition CTturcomen* op
erations strreMy to the three mile
rimit of territorial waters except in
"he one circumstance of a vessel
beyond that, limit but sending coh-j
rahand shipmeuts ashore in her
own boats. The American posi
tion in that regard is held to rest;
>n international precedent.
That the British authorities are
convinced the ? Km era Id case does
not fall within the rule was made
rila'n by the promptness with which
a protest was lodged with the state
department. 1
Framing of the American reply
necessarily awaits an official report
from the treasury setting but the
facts of tin- seizure. Should that
ustain the belief here that the
hip was using her own boats to
shore when seized, presumably the
diplomatic phase of the incident
would then be closed ;<nd the <-ase
be allowed by the British to go;
to legal determination.
In view of the British refusal to
?onsider the working out of a
treaty to permit search of suspects
of liquor smuggling craft up to 12
miles ofi shore, it appeared un
likely that the Washington gov
ernment would attempt to defend
diplomatically the more drastic
action of seizure beyond the
?.hree mile limit oxcepr where the;
renditions met the rule laid down.:
The attempt to reach an agree
ment for search such as that pro
posed by Secretary Hughes has
been officially described at the
?'t?te department as a closed inci
dent. The Emerald case appar
ently rests wholly, therefore, on
determination of the facts.
\ " * * m
Killingsworth Loses
Supreme Court Refuses to
Uphold His Protest
Columbia. Oct. 18.- The petition
of Dr. it. <I. felltugsworth. of Mc
Cormiek. to require the state;
democratic executive committee to1
throw out the votes <-ast in the
Willington precinct box in thfs
first priiftary election held August
J'j and declare him th" ?nominee
for th- house of representatives
from Xle-'crmiek county, was dis
missed by the state supreme court
this afternoon in an unanimous per
euriam order.
T. M. Ross was declared the
nominee by a majority of three
votes and Dr. Kiilirtgswortb con
tested the election on the ground ?
of irregular voting in the WilJing
? >?i box. aod hi* rtppeal to the
county and state democratic com
mittees were disiu. rsed.
- + + m-?
Announcement
Drops With a Bangr
London. Oct. ''?>? The announce
ment that Hie, National Unionist
Ai*soc!atroii trad issued a summons
tor an emergency r.onference.
dropped with bang ?i:t < ? the
troubled political arena and made;
everybody jump. X??n- .?i^nis to4
have been more startled than gov
ernment ministers, who gathered]
at Downing Kveet to discuss the,
sensational development.
Tills TRUE SO?l
TEST OF !
LIQUOR
RULING
Legal Fight to De
termine Right p f
Foreign Ships to fin- j
ter Ports With]
Liquor Opened
New York. Oct. 1G.?Trie legal j
battie to determine the right of]
foreign owned ships to enter ports!
in the United States with liquor
aboard was opened tonight with the
issuing by United States District
Attorney Hayward of a reply to the
bills in equity brought by five for
eign steamship companies to re
strain enforcement of the recent
ruling preventing the carrying of;
liquor oh vessels entering Ameri
can ports.
The reply makes in the main
four contentions that the district
court, before which many cases are
to be heard tomorrow, has no juris
diction in the matter, that suits are
really against the United States
government: that they do not show
that the government has consent
ed to be sued and that they do not j
disclose any basis for an action in i
equity.
Upon these grounds the defense j
of Secretary Mellon. Henry C. j
Stuart, acting collector of the cus-I
toms for the port of New York, and i
Ralph A. Day. federal. prohibition i
director for the state of "New Yo"*k,
who are made defendants 'u the,
suits brought by tire companies,
?will be built in court to morrow. j
Mr. Hayward. who is acting fori
Secretary Mellon in the reply, an
swers specifically the ground upon
which the. requests for injunctions i
are based. j
dives Some Suggestions. I
As to the difficulty which the j
foreign steamship companies state!
they would suffer by reason of lawe'
; compelling them to furnish wines
to members of the' -crew, District
Attorney Hayward says the pay-'
ment of higher wages would recom
pense crews for the lack of such j
j stimulants.
! Regarding the loss of the profit
made by the foreign ships iu thei
:sale of liquor. Mr..Hayward claims
j that this loss is* the only'one which
the companies will suffer under a:
Ktrtct adherence to the new ruling.
; To the charge of the complain
ing steamship companies fchat' the
attorney generals* ruling is a mis
'. interpretation of the Volstead act, j
; the reply states:
i "If the complainants are correct
[in their eonstrturion of the nation- j
al prohibition act. the implications
involved are exceedingly serious
'and the claim of the complainauts
At allowed, would carry with it as
fa necessary corrollary. the right of
any ship to transport liquor within;
the territorial waters of the Uftit
: ed States." '.
Answering the pela of the car-;
riers to -permit the possession on
, board ships of Uquors; which would
be kept under lock and key during
?"in port'* periods, the defendants
claimed that such permission would
? make the enforcement of prohibi
, tiou against the importation of
liquors, "already difficult," practi
cally impossible.
' The enforcement of the ruling of
[the attorney general as to foreign
ships is necessary to the protection
of American owned tonnage, the
. reply said., holding "on information
land belie*','" that the sale of intoxi
cating liquors on the high seas by
vessels carrying the American flag
; ceased with the issuance of the at
toriiey general's ruling, while the
sale of liquor on other vessels has
continued. j
The continuance of such an ar
rangement will result, the reply
charged, in ''damage to the mer- i
[chant marine, which will be greatl
und irreparable."
New York. Oct. IG.?Another!
; steamship company, the British
owned International Navigation
company. Ltd.. of Liverpool, own
ing four passenger ships of 63.U?C
gross tons, late today was added to
the list of passenger carrying steam - (
ship companies that iiave brougbti
i bills in equity to restrain govern-j
: ment officials from enforcing the-1
recent order relative to carrying;
liquor in and out of ports.
The ease of the International
Navigation company, which names.
Secretary Melloh, Collector Stuart,
Ralph A. Day and John D. Appleby j
of the local enforcement forces as i
defendants, is similar to that fitedH
, by tour other foreign owned com-;
paniea and three American compan
ies. Federal Judge Learned Hand:
tomorrow will hear arguments by
counsel for the Cwnard. Anchor.;
French. White Star. Hofland-Amer-'
i< a and International Navigation
lines in their fight t?? obtain a perm- j
anent injunction restraining gov
ernment officils from putting into
i jteet i he Daugherty liquor ruling
forbidding foreign ships from mk
ii liquor' under seal into or out
of American ports. He will also
heir argument to obtain a peroia-!
nent injunction by counsel for the
Xo th American Led Star and ?
United American linos. Tie* Hql
Ian*l-American Line announced
ear:ier in the day that it would (
join the ranks of foreign ship lines,
whit fa vcill be r^piesented be Tore j
Judge Hand. It was rumored hi!
shipping circles that several other ?
foreign lines also would he rep*e- |
sented in court tomorrow.
VOL. MIL NO; 20
DEMOCRATS
SHOULD MAKI
HI
William G. Mc?deo
Criticises Repub? 1 \
can Administration
and Urges .Demo-,
crats to Elect .Con
gress
----- ? ? -tvSi;-J '
Denver/Oct. 1**.? in a*? J?ddr*-s?
in the- Denver'- Municipal audJ'or
ium this aftcniow Williamr#?.. M?*H
Adoo. former' secretary of tbe
treasury and y/a'r time director of
the railroad ad minist ration. a?safl
ed the Ha'-dfng pyticy of dei'a'b-'n
ind. the. Republican tariff biU-atui
concluded with an. appeal".'for, th?
election of a Dtome<:r??>.*e eong 5
and for tb> ejection of the -.Dem
ocratic fieVeta m ??i states.
'The Republicans have passed
the most e:clort"rona'e and iiirJcirn-'
>ible tarifif bill ever enacted ?
our -history.'' ijr. .M-'Adoo sr^d.
"The l\-iy:K--A'drich WU. -* bicir
strdycd Mi. Taft poltii -ally ejvl
brorsrht the-." itepubliean party * V
defeat, in '?>>:;. b* outclassed "?>/
the r*ordney'-jJ <'T;niber bijifc
??It" is - estimat ed th.-? r?> t of-i'- -
ing to-, the American poop*?'
bo iatrctu-cd by the Fordn^y-M- -
Camber bill s-U04V*bt;O^.t?0f? p r '
anniiai: of . svhieli' only ? ' B
will go into- Ik Aneruran trefU
ury. The remaining ?*5,6*)f?:00^ T''.r
be cvWvecd.by menopolie rru?;s
and greedy <-omb:nation; for fire",
special .prdfft-' of l?csc 'in vored in
terest;;.'* .?-'..
-1 A: -c.arsltri "the Harding poB?T??
of de5c.Uoi"i?,^?d"r. Ate Adoo declared
?;*no 'more fatuotr-j policy v.-p? rv?*?
p?'.'j-ucd" iujjAtneri^an- history *th;9
'<h:.s e.lt^cR by one great polity*}
party upon'urv^;>-. r-ity. ^ _/
. "Ft was created a? though it " ^
a ? iTuMona!. evil im read of a Irs.-! ,
tionai bIe.js:;4g.;'.l,m -aid.
? At 'the -euane lime prospe^iTy.'
Was ? being ?"' destroyed. Ta^.'tfo'v. ?
whic'a is bc:irir.g dovn vrith 'ernsiv
ii?g force on.the p^ople.daai hot bf.?-n
reduced as^pfc^Biy prwmsed in the
? Republican"' platform." The ? ne>v
;.?aterr.a*iomr, lT^en^e. WB gave ?<>
relief to .taxpayers" except so
? th*n ^^^lw^K.^!\!i .UwiP pcr
soivo enjoved the. tersest hicorses Is
America."' ?'?
? wjifcft a?Ifbd if .lie i"5 a coP?rdate
for rh- pr^'idency. Mr. M V.?!-/?
said:. - >;" . " '"'''??'* J. ;V"
?'Nothing -tpp-als to rn? l?cztha?
a pres!den?$?!.' suit or k ,presid:???
it?l sui'e:" .. \
. During life rpceeh Mr. >'-.*? "U?^
vas. allied l y i'ome one i;i itti^ aviJ
ion?>e about the 'Soldiers* b'?;iv^.
Mr.-M'Adoo replied fhai
'would tiU^Csi that thy c*i'craspcs
earnings oC the favored fru..J.> nnj
.monopvlies and corp?jr?>fiors '
der the l-'ord;icy-?.I?-Cu?cber iav:^*
b'M l?e ascertained for a tTVfee or
five year period preceding rise j'-js
sage of That lav.-, and ii;;^-. thel.
earnings of these tru?:s. 'irorr?
olies and corporations aftlr the
pavsage of the Poulney-M.'"tuber
bill be aecerrained anmu-!;y;. .a.u;\
iliat Ti?> per ?'ect of the amounts
earned by :!wn in exce.-s of the
average eamiug< prior to" (Be pa"
; sage?.-of t he FordnvA ?AEcguuit'^i
bill be i&votei tu the payment ?O*
.he soldiers* bonus." '."
He d,elated that half of thes^
earnings- shonId be u ed to pay tj.e
just ? !aim? vf tho^*nr^i4^^Yed
liberty for America apj-^i^^rtd
and in this .way 7t?c ??n^f^frtki
burdens trbuid be pur AM^-t?^-pfw
r.t,. - . ? * ?;
EXPERIMENT
ON CONraiS
Texas Docltir Thinks Crm
Make Criminals Tell: r
the Troth: .
Hot ^prinsi. Ark.. ;Cc\
rriminalf can be fo're^" iutt> ;t>-'b
(he; truth regarding ;:>c-'v ' ef;>:;
while trtid^'r the inftueiv^e o:
??.twilight sleep." ?ce'?rdt?S -. i.-r.
K. K. Housv. of Ferris; T<*S$ ; >
h-e-- aslced Ahe endorseme??t ?>f -tb*}
?ou'ibv.es< M?d"??1 As:TOc;atioij for
a propose^ experiment 'on a
thousand PrleoiierJ* in I.e? '? en o^/h
prison b? d"ierhv the trvC'li of t*Xe
Queer Accident
Kear Greenville
Prominent Baker Probat-y
Fatally Injure*}
Spartanburg, Oct. 17".?' ' LV
Ivtton. promiri'Mtt baTcer of '.ir;^er
vilje. S. ".. suffered 1iVjuV*^^
-vhich ttisy pvovt- fatal- b?<e th,i?
afternoon, v. hen while returning
1.? tbe city from ih" Stjart^.'ibe-g
Gun Club trap*; in au auiO.?iv>bwe.
an unattended horse iitteUed to. ;?
\iatron suddeniy reared as tbe c?r
was parsing at Cost- ^uarr*v.d
the shaft of the wagon strnek Ml
l-*au>n oh the breas., ^crussh'hj
through 10 hi- l::t gs. He v.as rr-k
^ti to a Local hospital. Physicians
yet have not been able to i>redi*jt
his chances for recovery. W. T7".
Lancaster of Suartunbur^ via^ dfi^fr
;'n^ the automobile. -Mr. Turner
Of '*r? ?.-nville was also in the -c<*r.
!?> ciy man thinks he has too
much cheek when he shaye$?