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TARIFF MEASURE
ME FOR ACTION
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BILL AS REPORTED BY WAYS
AND MEANS COMMITTEE
\ HEADS CALENDAR OF HOUSE
. UNTIL IT IS VOTED ON JUL*
TWENTY-FIRST.
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Washington, July 9.?The permanent
tariff bill as reported by Re
publican members of the house ways
uad means committee took top placc
on the house calendar today, no1
v to be displaced by other Iegis
lation until voted on July 21. Thert
wes no ceremony in beginning con
slderation of the 346 page measure
and the d^y was devoted to having
it read paragraph by paragraph whil<
members sat and sweltered withoul
giving heed to the monotonous dron
ing of a relay of reading clerks.
Democratic members held a con
ference at which, it was said, wit}
' "half, a dozen exceptions,"* it was
agreed that'the party should stanc
as a unit against the bill. Some ol
the members, it was added, decline<
to be bound by instructions, bul
1?ari?rn nnxiicted the final vote WOlllc
>w bat few breaks in the Demo
cratic ranks. A resolution was adopt
ed at the conference declaring thai
the measure violated all principle*
1 and traditions of the Democrats
party and reaffirming the party')
stand against a high ' protective
tariff.. Fhe conference lasted lesj
than 15 minutes.
The reading had not been con
eluded when the house quit work foi
t*> day and before general debate
begins tomorrow the reading will be
k concluded and a rule adopted shutting
off all but 4 few general amend1
ments end such others as may be
offered by the committee.
2 Outstanding in the first day's work
on the bill was the presentation of
a minority statement by Democratic
members of the ways and committee
whQ charged that the Republican
tariff program would mean destruction
of the nation's foreign trade,
bring new hardships on the tax paying
public through the system of
American valuation of imports and
establish r^tes higher than hereto*
fore ever written.
The majority report and a dissenting
statement by Representative
t Freat, Wisconsin, the only Republican
member of the committee to
break away from his party stand, already
.had been laid before the memben.
The three sets of ooinions thus
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r given the house are expected tc
serve as the basis for much of the
argument to come during the twc
j weeks fn which the house will consider
the tariff.
NEWS ABOUT CHARLIE ARMOUR
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Mr.
Charlie Armour has had many
big experiences in his young life,
He inade a fine start when he moved
from Georgia to live in Abbeville,
He showed himself a good fightex
* when the big war came along, he
promoted himself to high rank when
he married a charming wife and no^i
he has taken the head of his class,
all the degrees and the lead in the
procession for Sunday he became the
ffifKo* o Kolsw nrliA ifl
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veloping fast into the boss of the
family.
H. C. OSTEEN PRESIDENT
OF PRESS ASSOCIATEOIS
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Greenville, July 9.?H. G. Osteer
of The Daily Item, Sumter, was to
Hrv nrAsiHpnf: r?f t.hp Srmt.V
I Carolina Press Association. Other officers
are J. Rion McKissick, Green
ville, vice-president; 0. K. Williams
Rock Hill, second vice president
Harlod' C. Booker, secretary, and
August Kohn, Columbia, treasurer.
PRAYER MEETING.
Rev. J. Y. Fair, D. D. will conduct
prayer services in the Presbyterian
church Wednesday evening.
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RAILWAY UNES
I RECEIVE MONEY
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\ SECRETARY OF TREASURY SAYS ]
GOVERNMENT WILL TRANSFER
LARGE SUM SOON AND
' ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION
MAY BE REQUIRED
Washington, July 9.?Negotiations
between government offiicals and i
i railroad executives involving re- .
i funding arrangements by which the <
carriers would deceive approximate- \
ly $500,000,600 in additional treas- i
> ury advantes within |the next six i
. months are expected to be completed 1
wnmn ?wo aays, r secretary naenon *
announced today. The advances J
> would be equivalent to the sums ex- <
b pended out of railroad earnings by ]
- the government in capital better- 1
ments during the period of.war time^ j
. control, he added. <
i Additional appropriations Mr. Mel3
Ion indicated, may be needed before <
1 all tlie money can be furnished, but
f a part *of it may be advanced by
1 the treasury out of present au- *
b thori.sations if agreements already '
[ tentatively reached . ate confirmed. .1
- The government will receive 6 per 1
. cent, securities from the individual 1
t roads involved in exchange for the J
3 advance and the railroads will be 1
? enabled to pay off standing accounts 1
j for supplies and embark upon re
i pairs of rolling stock and other 1
) maintenance which have been defer- *
red bocause of corporate deficits.
B&th Mr. Mellon and Secretary 1
: Hoovtr, who commented upon the 1
? negotiations later, said the plan con- I
i templated would be of greaat busi- 5
. ness value to the country iu easing <t
. r?red?tti- and furnishing employment. 1
? Mr. Hoover estimated v that 200,000 <
additional men could be employed by '
: the roads if funds were available. <
Mr. Mellon pointed out that the '
: transaction, if completed, will not *
? involve loss, but may involve profit ?
for the treasury, since the railroads i
. will pay 6 percent, on the money 1
, advanced, and the treasury borrow- 1
. ings have beeh obtained generally 1
' at lower rates. 1
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NEESES NEGRO SHOOTS * '
THREE WHITE MEN
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Runs Amuck on Street With Shotgun ,
Loaded With Buck Shot?Not |
Yet Arretted. ?
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^ Neeses, July 9.?Three white men j
( and one negro were shot by a second {
negro here tonight, one of the white' ?
men possibly wounded fatally.4
A T+foin* T offoroArt rnliA /1M
r*??M v v?tv?ov<i^ n*iw urn w*&v Qiiyvk
ing, escaped and officers are communicating
with peace officers
throughout this section in an effort to
' capture Jefferson.
Early ih the evening Henry Dyches i
a white man, and Jefferson had some <
difficulty. Officers were looking for <
Jefferson when he is alleged to have 1
given them the dodge and came back <
to town and fired a load of buckshot 1
into the crowd in frpnt of a store, j
1 Between 30 and 40 of the shot took i
r effect in Mr. Dyches' bafck and he <
> is dangerously hurt. He is about 38 i
! years old, is a married man, having i
1 a wife and two children. Otto Phil- <
lips, a young white man, who was s
- standing nearby was hit by seven \
kifftlroVtA^ ? 4.1.:?1
VUVIVOUVU AAV1UC1 XJ7 iO) <X tliH U
white man, was hit by three, and 1
Perry Michael, a negro, was hit by 1
[ one or two. s
Jefferson is'about 37 or 38 years 1
i old. He left without a hat and wore i
. a brown shirt, blue trousers, and
i tan shoes. He is clean shaven, is
. of dark ginger cake color, weighs
. 150 pounds and is five feet nine
f inches in height. <
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BACK WEST. 1
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Allen Robertson has spent a t
pleasant vacation in Abbeville and 1
has gone to Chicago where he will i
; spend a short while before going on t
to Oklahoma where he makes his 1
home. * * c
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GREAT SUCCESS
FOR DOLLAR DAY
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MANY DOLLARS GO IN EXCHANG
FOR REAL BARGAINS
SATURDAY AND ELEVEN HUNDRED
GALLONS OF LEMONADE
DISAPPEAR ON SQUARE.
The folks of Abbeville jCounty and
may be some from Georgia came to
Abbeville Saturday and brought their
dollars with them, and in return they
book away from the stores of this
city more real values than has been
the case in many a long day. Besides
these self same people carried away
with the,m some eleven hundred gallons
of lemonade, a quantity sufficient
to allow eighty-eight hundred
people a pint each. Of course there
tvere several people who did not drink
a pint, and maybe two or three who
aranx more man a pirn.
But aside from the fun all concerned
got out of the event, Dollar
Day was a decided success. All the
merchants who Bpoke of the business
Df Saturday were well pleased with
the result of the special effort put on
to get money into circulation to advertise
Abbeville. One firm said they
had a better day than any-time during
the past six months. Another said
that he sold an eleven hundred dollar
stock for about eight hundred
Saturday, but he was well pleased
AA AAIIU anil 4^1 it f mmivtM Via
vwiyu tuc tttou axiu wic buiuui^ i/x uao
3tock. . %
Practically all the merchants, some
with lines that were not staple, advertised
special combination bargains
for this one day. The spirit
jhown was bound to make a success
>f the day, and the results at clpsing
;ime Saturday showed that the faith
>f the promoters of the event had
lot misjudged the shopkeepers of the
:ity. "The chamber of commerce was
in important factor in the success
;hat attended the day, Mr. Barnes is
spending a lot of time and hard work
n distributing publicity for the day.
3e had printed an attractive poster
Rrhich he distributed to all sections of
:he county, and looked after the pre
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ui me iemunttue ?nu ciicient
distribution by a number of
attractive-young girls.
If the amount of lemonade conlumed
can be taken as an indication,
;he out-of-town folks must have been
is well pleased with the day as were
;he merchants themselves. Of course
ill the delicious beverage was not
:onsumed by out-of-town folks, 'not
>y any means, for one certain portly
jeiitleman is affirmed to have conmmed
eight gallons by his'lonsesome.
FIRST MARKET DAY
' COMES ^ULY NINETEENTH
At the meeting Saturday afternoon
in the Court House of the Cuonty
Council of Farm Women, it was deeded
that the first Market day would
>e held on Tuesday, July 19th. The
Sivic League and the League of Wonen
Voters have indorsed this project
and the council feels that much
noney can be saved the housewives
)f Abbeville through this opportunity
to purchase staple farm predicts
direct from the producer. A
;ommittee of women will handle the
jale, which will probably be held on
:he court house grounds.
It is planned to handle only the
best produce, and the prices will be
!ow enough to insure a generous
saving over that generally paid for
jutter, chick'ens, eggs, fresh fruit
ind vegetables.
NOT TALKING OUT LOUD
Dr. L. T. Hill, the dean of the
ioctors in this part of the country,
c nnf Qfyoin n-f+e-r n si'fkrif>SS which
cept him confined to his bed and his
lome for two months. The people of
:he county will be plad to know that
le is better. The dcctor says it is no
:un to .be sick in hot weather and
;hat if he would use a "bad word"
le would say that hie "has had a hell
>f a time of it."
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METEORS ON SUN
CAUSE OF HEAT
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CALIFORNIA ASTRONOMER AD
VANCES THEORY THAT EX
CESSIVE WARMTH IS DUE TC
DOWNPOUR OF METEORS
FROM MOON ON OLD SOL.
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Vallejo, Calif, July 9.?The extra
ordinarily warm weather of the pre
sent summer is caused by an unusua
downpour of meteors on the sun, in
creasing its radiation and effectve suo
face temperature, in -the belief oj
Professor T. J. See, government as
tronomer at the Mars Island nav}
yard.
^ Citing the fact that unusuallj
warm summers occur every ten oj
eleven years, he said that "now, foi
the first time,, by profound research
es, astromomers are able to throv
some light" upon this great mystery
"Since a mass of metoric mat
ter greater than our moon is falling
into the sun every century," he sait
"it is very improbable that our down
pour proceeds at a uniform rate. Ii
it comes down in gusts under
actions, of the chief planets, Jupitei
and Saturn, which are now near con
junction and are seen together in oui
evening sky, then we should hav<
sudden increases of the suns radiation
just such as we now witness al
over the world.
"This is a sufficient explanation oi
the unprecedentedly hot. summer."
New Yorker* Seek Open Air.
New York, July 9.?Thousands o1
New Yorkers arose at dawn today after
a night spent beneath the stars
. The parks, Rockaway, Brighton anc
Coney Island beaches, and the city':
recreation piers had been their bed
rooms. 1 "V
The stifling heat drove these peo
pie from their tenement homes. Po
licemen guarded them throughout th<
night. Many women and childrei
were among the sleepers.
DRAGGED 10 DEATH
TANGLEDIN HALTED
I w nue gTazmg a mule near nii
home Saturday morning at 9 o'clocl
Yancey W. Riley, Jr. the seven yeai
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Y. W.'Rilej
of Callison, had his hand entanglec
!n the halter rope and dragged tt
death when the mule ran away. Th<
little fellow was dragged nearly .a
quarter of a miie by ^he frightened
mule, and brought back to the barn
still digging to the rope.
The little boy and a negro man
were grazing two mules near the
house when the tragedy occurred
The mule which the child was holding
by a plow line became frightened
and dashed away before the little
fellow could loosen the rope around
his wrist. The boy's skull was frac
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being dragged over the roug*
ground. As soon as the body could
be disentangled from the rope, the
child was carried to the home of Dr,
J. L. Ward, but medical assistance
was of no avail and he died in a few
minutes.
The victim of the distressing accident
is survived by his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Y. W. Riley, one sister,
Beatrice, aged four, and one brother
Marion, aged one year.
The grandfather of the boy, J. M
Riley of Callison, was killed in a
somewhat similar accident in November
1919, when he drove a team un
aer a gate on circular street nerc,
striking his head on the cross bar,
and breaking his neck.?Index-Jaurnal.
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JOBS DECREASE
AS MONTH PASSES
. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR HAS <
REPORTS FROM FOURTEEN
> HUNDRED FIRMS SHOWING
\ DECREASE OF 2.9 PER CENT.
IN EMPLOYMENT.
Washington, July .?A decrease in
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. employment 01 z.y aunng June as
1 compared with May is indicated by a (
. survey made by the department of ]
r labor from reports from 1,428 firms i
E employing normally 1,600,000 per- '
. sons. The decrease^ since January in '
j these establishments situated in 65 1
<
principal industrial centers, has been (
r 6.2 per cent, a statement issued to- <
r day said.
, All industries reported decreased 1
employment except those engaged in
the manufacture of food products. .
T textile, leathers, liquors and bever- ]
ages stone works and tobacco.
"Details of the present returns in- i
f dicate clearly the fundamental
I causes of the protracted industrial
depression and the mounting tide of
unemployment," the statement de^
clared. /'Continued unsatisfactory
- conditions of transportation with
r freight rates in many cases consider.
ed almost prohibitive; lack of anyr
thing like a normal foreign market;
the present low value of farm prod'
ucts, stagnation in iron and steel;
" high costs of construction and the
1 general dullness of the retail trade
stand out prominently as leading facj
tors in the situation."
While there is an almost .'nationwide
housing shortage the statement1,
said,' the only resumption of build-1
ing operations noted has been on a
^ restricted scale.' .. :
"Industry generally is optimistic," 1
the survey continues, 'and while the j
likelihood of a dull summer in almost <
all lines is fully recognized, the ten- j
dency is to count on improvement;;
by fall and a healthy though not
spectacular business revival by the i
spring 'of 1922." i
Among 26 cities reporting increas- ;
ed employment Atlanta was first with i
16.7 per cent. Sioux City, la., second
with 16 per cent, and Toledo, third
with 15.6 per cent.
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WELL KNOWN MAN
DIED SUNDAY AFTERNOON 1
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| Tho?. H. Botts Pastes Away at Age
of Forty-eight?Burial at Long
3 Cane Cemetery.
C i
r Mr. Thomas H. Botts, 48 yeare of
r age,.died Sunday afternoon at his
[ home at Darraugh's Turnout. Mr. ,
> Botts suffered a stroke of paralysis
, about a year ago, and another about ]
i five weeks ago, this latter attack j
| proving too strong for his weakened ,
t condition. The funeral services and
burial were at Long Cane Presbyte- ]
i rian church this afteroon.
i Mr. Botts is survived by his father,
. Mr. C. A. Botts, his wife, who was
. formerly Miss Jennie McCord, two |
[ brothers, Messrs Arthur and Charlie ,
. Bottjs two sisters, Mrs. W. A. Cal- ]
[ vert and Mrs. G. C. Carroll,, and nine j
. children, five daughters and four j
r sons. The daughters are Misses Re- ]
i becca, Ethel, Maud, Sarah and Alma .
[ Botts, and the sons are W. D., Angus ,
; Hubert and Raiford Botts. 1
Mr. Botts was well known in Ab-ij
> beville and surrounding, country. His j
- family connection is quite large and
his friends are found everywhere.
. Mr. Botts in the days of the dis,
pensary was in charge of one of the
, distributing houses of the system, 1
* and later an efficient officer of the '<
police department in Abbeville. 1
Mr. Botts was a Mason and the '
funeral this afternoon was conducted f
by this lodge, brother Masons acting '
as pallbearers. s
Active pallbearers were Messrs B. j
T. Cochran, R. E. Cox, W. D Wil- i
kinson, F E. Harrison, Jr., W R Hil- c
ton and F. B. Swetenburg. j
IKES LAW BLEAR
AS TO JV NETS
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3HIEF GAME WARDEN RICHARDSON
WRITES CLERK OF COURT
PERRIN EXPLAINING FISHING
LAW AS APPLIED TO HAND
AND DIP SEINES.
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Mr. J. L. Perrfn has received from '
Chief Game Warden Richardson ft
letter saying it is ilot unlawful to
fish with hand or dip nets.. While the
taw clearly prohibits the use of dip
seines it sets out a specific exemption
in the cake of dip nets used bjr
hand. A dip net is defined as "a
small net about two feet m diameter,
on a hoop, and attached to a pole
five or ten feet long," and is usually
used for catching live
The letter from Mr/ilJittiardsort
follows: '.rV"I
am in receipt of yoqr Jitter of
July 5th, relative to ... seining, with
hand, and note you state that'Game
warden nucKaDee is going to*make
a case against a party who went Ashing
Monday, July 4th, using dip
seine with hand.
"The Act of 1918 provides that
'There, shall be a close time in all
the creeks, streams and inland waters
of the state from the setting of
the sun each Saturday until the rising
of the sun each Wednesday, during
which time all seines, nets, or
my plan or device for the stoppage
or collecting of fish, which obstruct*
iny portion of any creek, stream or
inland waters other xhan a dam for V ,'
manufacturing purposes, shall jbe:
removed from said creek, streams or .
inland waters;' 'Nothing herein con-/
tained shall apply to fishing with -dip "
nets used by hand/
"A dip net is a small net about two
feet in diameter, on a hoop, and at- >
tached to a pole five or ten feet iong,
and is generally used for the purpose ^
sf catching live bait. Such a dip nets
are exempted by the act of 1918
above mentioned. r "A
"Dip seines are not1 permitted to
be used from the setting of the sun ,
each Saturday until theorising of the
3un each Wednesday; sjiid seines being
dragged through the streams bjf
men tit each end.
"Seines, nets, traps, etc., may he .v '
used in the muddy water streams
only for catching non-game fish from
Wednesday morning at sun rise until
Saturday evening at sun set. This
law applies to the Savannah River,
as well as all creeks, streams and ,
inland waters of the State.
' "There is quite a difference bVtweten
a dip net and a dip seine; the
act specifically providing' that 'nothing
herein contained shall apply to
fishing with dip net* used by hand,'
which are, as above stated small nets
on a hoop about two feet in diame- '
ter, attached to a pole five to ten feet \
long. Dip seines are seines attached
to poles at each end of the seine and
pulled through the water."
POURED GAS ON FIRE
IN PLACE OF KEROSENE
Mr. Gill Cade of Willington waa
srought to the Abbeville hospital
yesterday, suffering from painful
Durns on the face and arms, caused
from the sudden flash of fire resultng
from pouring gasoline on a fire.
VIr. Cade was starting a fire and had
i can of what he thought was kerosene
to make the fire burn better.
When he emptied a quantity on the
lames the flash burned him severely,
;hough not seriously.
CAPTURE STILL. . .
'Federal Revenue Agent, V. B.
Martin, Deputy Sheriff T. L. Cann
ind M. J. Ashley captured a 60 galon
still, a 50 gallon beer still, a
'double" and flake stand and five
:ernienters Friday afternoon on
rurkey Greek near Donalds. The
-till and outfit was located on the
jlace of Mr. Will Irwin, and Manuel
ind Columbus Ware, said to be the
nvners, were arested and placed in
a:!.
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