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i ; * Abbeville Press and Banner Established 1844. $2.00 die Year. Tri-Weekly. Abbeville, S. C., Friday, May 13, 1921 ~ Single r.nPiV?, <>nt? 77thiYcar. < TALK OF PRO OCCUPIES ADVOCATE OF BEER GETS RA THER HARSH TREATMENT SCENES OF OTHER DAY RE ENACTED WITH FEW FRIENDS OF JOHN BARLEYCORN ON HAND TO SPEAK IN FAVOR 0 HIM. WaSmnglAMI, viaj ? the days when the drys wexe battling to put John Barleycorn outside the pale of the law were reenacted to day before the house judiciary com* artfetee, except that few friends of John's family appeared W ' protest ag&nst Chairman Volstead's plan to cotoff, even for medicinal purposes, the heritage of beer. Wenty of drys were on hand, wearing their old time fighting clothes, and Dr. John P. Davin of New York, who pleaded for the use of beer as medicine, was given none too cordial treatment. In fact, he was roughly handled by Mr. yol stead when, with some, show of fieel irtg, he challenged the physician's ability to "explain anyihng" and on another occasion declared the wit ness was suing a "conglomeration of words that meant nothing." Oustanding in the testimony was the statement by OHver T. Reiranere counsel for the Anheu3er-Busch company of St. Louis, that the firms policy was "beer for all or beer for none." He requested a congression al {nvaatjcui'trirtn nf "favoritism and falure" in enforcement of the dry code and declared his firm stood fouT square on law enforcement, al though unalterably opposed to pro hibition. Dry leaders said there were many leaks in the stocks of liquor and urged the committee to make the Volstead law airtight. Dt. Davin, however, resented the move by Mr. Volstead to "dictate to physicians" what they shall or shall not pre scribe and urged the committee to await consideration of the bill by the American Medical association at its meeting next month. "If the association says beer is not medicine then what do you sug gest congress should do?" Dr. Davin wa3 asked. "I won't suggest," he replied. "I'll just admit that a majority is against me." Mr. Volstead sought to establish why it was not possible for physi *?*? ?? wtalr-o tma/)iaq1 Koar Kw lictincp WXaito uv/ xuant iiituiw* i/vwi. wj cereal beverages and' alcohol. He asked Dr. Davin several questions along this line, npne of which ap parently was answered to the satis faction of the committee chairman, who finally blurted out: Uiooi: here, you're trying to evade e*mry question I ask. Tell us what, you know if you know anything/ The witness again attempted to explain, but was interrupted by Mr. Volstead, who inquired why cereal beverages were not as good for the invalid as beer with a kick. "Oh! Thafs the point," the witness re plied. "Near beer is just like near statesmanship. It can't accomplish any noticeable result." " I don't think you know what v/ni are tallfjn'C ahrmtr (turned the chairman, "nor do I think your in sults will get far with this commit tee." Several committee members evi denced interest in the kind of dis eases for which the witness said he would prescribe beer. Most of them, however were said by the witness to yield slowly to curative treatments. Some were curable only in excep tional cases, he added. During the discussion of law en-j forcement, E V. Claypool, superin-J tendent of the Rhode Island Anti-j Saloon league, told the committee the Volstead law was unpopular in! his state. The Rhode Island legislature pro- j perly represented the state in re-/ fusing to ratify the 18th amendment Mr. Claypool said: Officials of the American Drug : HIBITION i COMMITTEE IMPROVEMENT IN COTTON EXPORTS AND HOME SALES Several Shipment* to Germany By Exports Corporation ThU Week and More Expected To Follow Result of N. Y. Conference. * Columbia, May 12.?Cotton ex ports as well as cotton sales at home are showing improvement, according to officials of the American Products Export & Import Corporation. A number of shipments of cotton to Germany have beerf made this week. The export corporation has to pass on collateral offered in all such ship ments. An expert man is employed and the company, it is said, is making increasingly satisfactory arrange ments with European countries. Shipments have been made recent ly to a number of European coun tries. Since its organization the ex port corporation has shipped to for eign countries over 30,000 bales of cotton. Cotton exports for the coming months are expected to be greatly stimulated as a result of the confer ence in New York this week, which former Governor Manning, president of the American Products Export & Import Corporation attended. Gov ernor Manning will return to Colum bia soon, and he is expected to have cnmo anrnunrpmcnts to make re garding the plans of the war finance j corporation, in their effort to assist in the exportation of cotton. It is said that several million dollars will probably be available to finance cot ton exportation. SOUTHERN OFFICIALS HERE. The officials of the Southern rail road company were guest in Abbe ville yesterday. They were taken over and shown the city by Captain M. B. Syfan. They were no stangersj but were impressed with the progress and development going on since their last visit. They inspected the line from here to Hodges and found things generally in a most excellent condition. They enjoyed their day in Abbeville so much that they promis ed to make another visit here at the first possible opportunity. Those in the party were: General Superintend ent Hudson; General Manager, R E ? ci i. ? j ? i. nr.'n:^ simpson; ouperimeiiueitb t? iiuam Maxwell; Roadmaster, Killian and Trainmaster, G. W. Bishop. MAY PLAY HERE There was an effort being made today to arrange a base ball game between Clemson and Erskine to be played here next week. Up to going to press however no definite an nouncement as to the game can be made. ATTENDS COURT EN BANC Hon. Frank B. Gary, Judge of the eighth circuit, is in Columbia today, the Supreme Court having called in the circuit judges in order that an important case before the court may be passed on by the court en banc. He will return to the city tomorrow. A LIVELY COMEDY The ladies who have in charge the erection of the Confederate marker are arranging for a home talent play to be given In June. The play will be "The Microbe of Love" and bids fair to be the brightest and liveliest musical comedy given in Abbeville in many years. Manufacturers' association were be fore the committee to discuss techni cal provisions of the bill. The asso ciation was represented by spokes men as favoring the prohibition of beer, but as objecting to some pro visions appertaining to their line of industry. Leaders Agitate Highway Building Plan Contemplates Worth Whil Work?Passage From Athens, Ga. to Raleigh, N C Would Be Made Easy?Clinton Takes Step Clinton, May 12.?The Clinto Commercial club devoted its entir session Tuesday evening to the bold ing of a convention looking to th organization of an association t promote the development of whal; i temporarily called the Seaboard Pai allel highway, connecting the Quebe to Miami highway, which passes thr Cheraw from that point to A.theni Ga., where connection is made wit the Bankhead highway. This mean that tourists from San Diego,. Ca following the Bankhead nations highway, can make an alternat route at Athens, Ga., via the Sej board Parallel when built to Cherai then by the Quebec to Miami higl way up to Raleigh, where the Ban* head national highway and th. Quebec to Miami highways join. Thi means also a connection at Cherai with theWilmington, N. C. highway easy access through Cheraw to tfci upper Pee Dee section of SeutH Caj olina. Eventually this highway wi! probably become a very importan factor in the development of th South. The Bankhead national higli way is now working to raise mone; for a hard surface road all the wa from Washington to San Diego, Ca Clinton is peculiarly fortunate i being located strategically along th proposed Seaboard Parallel betwee the Bankhead and Quebec to Mian highways, formerly known as capits highways. The club meeting last night was a; extremely delightful one, for whic credit is due to the Civic associatio for the dinner served. Visitors wer numerous, between 35 and 40 beinj present, representing Athens, Elbex ton, Abbeville, Greenwood, Cross Hi] Clinton, Whitmire, Chester, Pagelan Cheraw, highway commissions, stat and local. Numerous and most excel lent speeches were delivered by rep resentatives from these towns an by engineers. These speeches brough out a great deal of informktion a to development along the line, indi eating that a large part of the mile age of this road is already completed Encouragement was afforded b speeches from engineers and other as to the feasibiity of bridging th rivers on the route. The greates optimism was expressed as to th feasibility of the plan and the er thusiasm of the meeting gave a :ienc off to the entire project, which ora< tically assures the cooperation neces sary to carry it into effect. The'fo lowing delegates were present: Al beville, J S Stark, J fe Cochran, A. Rosenberg, Dr G A Neuffer, J M Nic les, C H McMurray, and G. T. Burnt Cheraw, E E Hanna; Pageland, J . Agerton; Greenwood, Kenneth Hake R C Curry; Chester, A M Aiken, 3 H Kester, John M Jones, L M Woo en, Cross Hill, C D Nance; Lauren Gpor^e M. Wright, M C Hughes, ( M. Babb; Columbia, L M Weisige and E D Sloan of state highway con missioner; Spartanburg C 0 Heiroi member of state highway commi: sion; Athens, Martin J Abney,; C. ! Martin, Elberton; Whitmire, E I Childs, T M Watson, S H Sherarc Mr. Pitts. These erentemen retiresenl ed chambers of commerce, Rotar and Kiwanis clubs, city council! commercial clubs and highway d( partments. OPPORTUNITY FOR BOY. There will be an examinatio held here on July 8th for the pur pose of filling a vacancy at the Uni versity of South Carolina in the nor mal department. This is a most ex ctllent opportunity for some Abbe ville county boy to win a free schol arship and all who are interested s< get busy at once and prepare for th< test. Any information as to the re quirements for admission may b< obtained either frlm the University or from the county superintenden of education. Coiurt Dismisses I Bigham Petition Says Florence Man Not Held Illegal ly*?Supreme Tribunal Hold* That Memminger Had Aoaple Authority To Continue Court. The state supreme court yester day dismissed the petition of Ed mund D. Bigham for release under habeas corpus proceedings, the hear ing ibefort! the court having been held Monday. In the order handed down the court says that the presiding judge was well within his rights in con tinuing the Bigham case over from Saturday night until Monday morn ing t>eyon,d the regular terra time. The main appeal of attorneys for Bigham was based on the alleged il legality of the Florence court, which tried the defendant, the at torneys holding that Judge Mem minger had no authority to continue the court over its regular scheduled time. The court cites the law in refer ence to such cases, section 3JI40, volume I, code of 1912, providing in part that when a court is over - crowded or engaged on any particu lar case another judge may be as signed to any other court and the Tflnmlor Afrlov r\i* a/* cm /I ml rxrvfVi ntv. i wwvuvru til the case or cases aTe disposed of. In this instance Judge Mernminger continued the court himself, it be ing his regular circuit for 1;ha" time and the supreme tribunal sayis he was well within his rights in so doing. "Here is full authority," As sociate Justice Fraser says in th<! opinion "for the judge to continue the Florence court." "What affect the failure to ap point another judge to open the Georgetown court may have had on the Georgetown court is not before us. It did not deprive the Judge at Florence of hi$ jurisdiction to finish the case already started or to try any ether untried case in Flor ence," the court says. The petition for discharge was based practically throughout on the grounds tiat the Florence court was illegal afler Saturday night and that Bigh.im was restrained from his liberty on no legal grounds. In dsmissing the petition for re lease the court leaves the case still on appeal in its original form, no e j tice of a;>peal having been given by rt;[the Bighjun attorneys. The actual appeal has never been filed with the supreme court. Associate Justice Fraser wrot? the order in the case and Chief Jus tice Gary, and Associate Just.ice^ Watts and Cothran concurred. BASEBALL GAME OFF. The fans in Abbeville will be sorry to hear that the game between Ersv kine and Newberry scheduled foi Monday afternoon next, at Green wood, in which Luther and Beard were to be the opposing moundsmein has been called off. This sad news is due to the fact that in the game at Due West Monday with Furman Beard broke a rib in making a greal slide for third base. He will be out of the game for the rest of the sea son, but he will keep Due West on the map of the world next year. Every baseball lover who knows how the ball should be pitched knows that Beard can do the job, and his friends and boosters in Abbeville hope for him a speedy recovery trom his injuries. He won enough glory at Due West Wednesday for one season, he and "Dode," they did. ABBEVILLE REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Wm. P. Greene and Dr. F. E. i j Harrison have been named by Mr. Neil Christensen, president of the South Carolina Development Board, o i as representatives from Abbeville e county, to the state-wide meeting on Good Roads to be held in Columbia Wednesday, May 18th. This is un f doubtedly the greatest Good Road t meeting ever staged in South Caro lina. BATTLE BEIN IN MINGO ?( 38,000 INCOME TAX ,v RETURNS WERE MADE , IN STATE IN 1920 Over 18,000 Were on Income* Of Lets Than $5,000 And Above Exemption Figure*?Non Taxable Incomes/Num ber 11,2734 Columbia, May 12.?Thijfty-eight thousand and six income tax returns we're made in South Carolina during the income tax period which ended March 15, being for 1920 incomes. This is announcement made today by W. R. Bradley, collector of internal revenue. Of this total 18,559 returns were made on incomes of less than $5,000, above the exemption figure. A total of 2,912 incomes of more than $5,000 were returned. Non-taxable incomes, were returned to the number.^of 11, 273. Partnership returns were made to the number of 1,885. Corporation returns on taxable incomes number for the past year 950, and non-tax able incomes returned by corpora tions total 2,360. Fiduciary returns for the state number 67. The total of 38,006 is 4,000 more than for any years of the past, showing that for 1920 South Carolinians earned more than in any year past, or were more ; honest in reporting their earnings to i the government. CLEAN-UP-WEEK CONTINUED. Owin? to the inclement weather of | the pas" several days the clean-up campaign has been retarded to some extent and the good work is to be continued through next week with renewed force and energy until the entire town is as clean as a hounds tooth. Those in charge.of this work have been greatly encouraged with the excellent manner in which the public generally has fallen into line and cooperated in the good work and they ask all to renew .their efforts the first fair day and make Abbeville truly the cleanest town in the state. There is lots of room in Abbeville, but not one inch for rubbish, either human or material. Those pushing the campaign are enthusiastic and . they hope by this time next week to have the ceanest town south of the [ Mason arid Dixon line?a town t without spot or blemish. Fall in, brother, do your part, your neighbor , will do his. j SUCCESSFUL YEAR BY DUE WEST BOY Dr E B. Kennedy, dean of Erskine college, will preach the commence ment-. Qprrnnn of the Elberton. Ga.. High school of which Prof. B. M. " Grier, also of Due West is the super ntehdent. The Elberton Star has the following to say in reference to ' Prof. Griers work: 1 "Under the leadership of Superin 1 tendent B. M. Grier and his splendid ' ly organized corps of teachers, some 1 of the best work in the history of ' the school has been done, and one ' of the largest and best graduating classes will receive their diplomas." t MOTOR TRUCK LINES i 1 The Greenwood Chamber of Com 1 merce is considering the advisabili ty of establishing from that city a regular lines of motor trucks to ; cover the surrounding territory. This was started in Greenville last January and the trucks on the lines from that city have increased from one to seven. KELLER ON MOVE Supervisor Keller was in the city for a short while yesterday. He is kept on the move these days keeping abreast with the Good Road move ment abroad in the county One gang on the Due West road and the j other near Lowndesville are doing i some excellent work, if all accounts j I be true. G WAGED MOUNTAINS ) . ; t SHOTS FIRED FROM MOUNTAIN SIDE INTO HALF DOZEN x SMALL TOWNS IN WEST VIR^ GINIA AND KENTUCKY?RE PORTS REACH WILLIAMSON OF NUMBER PERSONS KILLED OR WOUNDED ? .V Williamson, W Va., May 12-?Gue rilla warfare, with all odds ' appari ently f&voring the forces opposing the state, was being waged tonight in the grim mountains of the strike torn Mingo county coal field. Begin ning soon after dawn this morning at the little mining town' of Merri mac, four miles up the Tug river from this city, a fusilade of shots was poured from the mountainside successively into Merrimac,'- Rawl," Sprigg and Matewan, W. Va., and McCarr, Ky. 1.* All available state police and dep uty sheriffs centered in Williamson were rushed to the scene' by train and automobile but at a late hour had failed to check the shooting 4 Harry C. Staton, a state prohibi tion agent and merchant at Sprigg, was killed and Noah Phillips and a youpg man named Calvert, employee of the White Star Coal company commissary at Merrimac, nave been seriously wounded. Rumors of other killings and woundings have been re ceived at headquarters of the state pol-'ce here. Tonight about 20 state police were reported to be working their way over the mountains be tween Merrimac and Rawl seeking to get above and out flank their hid den foes. This force was led by Capt. J. R Brockus, commander of the state police in the Williamson district. A score of deputy sheriffs under Chief Deputy John S. Hall were cooperat ing with Captain Brockus and hia men. Today's outbreak, the worst since the Matewan battle of last May 1 in which 10 persons were killed, includ ing the mayor of Matewan, had all the appearance of a pre-arranged at tack. The towns attacked are all within seven miles of each other and lie in a narrow valley on the banks of the Tug river which here separates West Virginia from Kentucky. The firing today and tonight came from the mountains on both sides of the river according to state police. Terror reigned in the towns in the zone of fire as night fell and it was learned the authorities had failed to v apprehend any of the attacking force Most of the shooting heretofore has been done at night when lighted houses afforded easy targets. Vir tually all lights were extinguished ^ tonight and residents kept close un der cover. The statfe police were virtually helpless during the day a3 the at tacking forces in the mountains were completely screened by foliage and boulders, while the police for direct ould have been obliged to cross the open valley and climb -the rugged slopes in full view of the hidden marksmen. Sergt. David Peterson of the state police, who led a squad of men to Sprigg this afternoon, tonight told of the plight in which several hundred passengers on a noon day train found chemselves when they reached the battle zone. LOCAL COTTON MARKET ^ The Abbeville cotton narket is not booming, but it is maiintainng its record of leading the state. There has been very little staple offered on the local market this week, but what has come in has been eagerly sought after by the buyers who are jroing their limit on every bale offer ed. Jack McLeskey, came over from Atlanta Wednesday and spent the day with his former school friends.