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Established 1844. $2.00 the Year. Tri-Weekly Abbeville, S. C., Wednesday, July 27, 1921 Single Copies, Five Cents. 77th Year.
TAMPERING AGAIN
; FOR LARGER HOUSE
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. LAST CONGRESS REFUSED TO
i REAPPORTION MEMBERSHIP,
BUT NEW MOVE IS MADE
WITH PRESIDENT HARDING'S
FINftF.RS IN PASTRY.
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Washington, July 25.?Another
attempt to increase the sizev of the
House of ' Representatives is now
being made, although the House itself
at the last session of Congress
rebuked the first attempt and turned
down the majority report of the census
committee on reapportionment. '
At the last session the majority of
the census committee reported in fa
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vur <Jl raituu^ mt? nuiuuci uu. ivyic3entatives
from 435, so that no State
in the Union would lose a member.
After a warm non-partisan debate,
the House by a substantial margin
adopted the minority census committee
report which favored reapportionment
without increasing the
j number of representatives above the
present 435. The (House adopted the
bill recommended by the minority of
fihe committee, but the Senate pig-1
eonholed the measure and let it die
with the life of that Congress, March
3 1921. I 1
When the present Congrer/ came
in the census committee of the
House was reconstituted, though retaining
many of the former members 1
v including the former and present '
chairman, Representative Siegel, of 1
New York, who is a strong advocate '
of increasing.the number of his col- ^
leagues at that end of the capital.
Chairman Siegel has managed by the *
akin of his teeth to get his committee
gain to report in favor of a raise, 1
tikis time to 460 instead of 483, and 1
ETAnaa Ttnll 'TVIiaIA Aivltf ^
VUV UVUOC Will uovg bUC TT ilvXv U^UW
, over again.
In the last Congress the report of
the census committee of the House
in favor of increasing its numbers
was 8 to 6. This time, when the vote
was taken in committee, there was a
tie?7 to 7?(among the negatives
being Representative John J. 'McSwain
of South Garoliila), and the
only way in which Chariman Siegel
was able to gelt bis bill repbrted was
by the 'kindness' of one of the members
opposed to the measure, who
changed his vote in order that the
chairman might have this satisfaction.
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TVia fftmrrnttppfman ?m oft-mincr fft
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the assistance of Chairman Siegel
ih the hour of need was Represntative
Henry F. Barbour, of California
who has been one of the strongest ]
antagonist of reapportionment by en i
largement, and is understood to be (
of the same opinion still. Rumor has 1
it that a suggestion from President ;
Harding was the real cause of \
Chairman Siegel's temporary "res- j
cue."
ANNUAL SETTLEMENT
FINALLY COMPLETED
in Making out Tax Execution* to
Submit to Sheriff.
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The annual settlement between the
county auditor and the treasurer was
completed yesterday. The county affairs
were found to be in good condition,-Mr.
Searson, representing the
comptroller general's office, saying
that the county's interests were being
looked after in an efficient manner.
PAnnfv Traacnror PVioa+Viom ic nrvar
VVWUy VliVr>VUIMU to uv TT
busy making out tax executions. He
says there will probably be about a
thousand on the delinquent list this
year. He expects to complete the list
by August 8, at which time he will
turn it over to the sheriff for collection.
Mr. Cheatham thinks that the
large number of delinquent taxpayers
is due to the tightness of money, the
-operty owners figuring that it is
about as cheap to pay interest in the
form of a penalty to the county as to
the banks. The penalty, plus cost of
collection, will amount to about 8
* per cent to be added to the original
lax.
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PELLAGRA, STORY
MOVES PRESIDENT
HARDING ASKS RED CROSS AND
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE TO
INVESTIGATE REPORTS OF
SEMI-FAMINE AND DISEASE
EPIDEMIC.
Washington, July 25.?Alarmed
at reports of a threatened "semifamine,"
coupled with an epidemic
of pellagra in a Targe section of the
Southern cotton .belt, President
Harding today requested both the
public health service and the American
Red Gross to make immediate
investigation' and report what could
be done by the federal government
to relieve the situation.
The fullest cooperation of all federal
agencies in the relief measures
was promised by the president who
declared that if found necessary 1
congress would be asked to pass spe
cial legislation. He urged that no
time be lost in ascertaining the actual
conditions and applying to
bhem an effective reihedy.
The threat of "famine and
plague," the president wrote to the
health service and the Red Cross,
seemed to arise from the fact that
depressed markets had made' it im- .
possible for the people of a large section
of the South to sell their stocks
of cotton. The , resulting shortage of
money, he said, apparently had deprived
many thousands of the va- .
riety of food necessary to ward off ,
E>ellagra.
The president in his letter to Surgeon
G.eneral Cunuming said:
"I have been greatly concerned to
lote the public statement from the
Niblic health service as to the memdon
of pellagra and condition of at (
east semi-famine in a large section
)f the cotton belt. That such a coniition
is obviously a temporary incident
to the economic dislocation
following the war, can mot lessen
>ur concern. Famine and plagtte are j
Rrords almost foreign to our Ameri- ;
ran vocabulary save as we ,have ;
earned their meaning in connection ,
ffith the afflictions of lands leas fa- ,
rored and toward which our people
aave so many times displayed large j
in a penervus cratuxty.
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BECOMES ASSOCIATED
WITH DR. S. G. LOVE 1
Dr. Lowrie W. Blake has gone to
Ronceverte, W. Virginia to become
associated with Dr. S. G. Love, formerly
of Greenwood, now owner of
the Greenbrier General Hospital. Dr.
Love left Greenwood last summer to i
take charge of the Greenbrier Hos
pital. For the -present Mrs. Blake
will remain with Dr. Blake's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Blake. The following
is taken from the West Virginia
N'ews:
Dr. Lowrie W. Blake arrived here
last' Sunday to become associated
with Dr. Love in the Greenbrier
general hospital in department of
internal medicine and diagnosis. Dr.
Blake comes to Ronceverte equipped
from a large experience in hospital
work having been one year in the
University of Maryland hospital,
two years as resident physician in
the City hospital of New York, one
year with the Willard-Parker hospital,
and one year with the Skin and
Cancer hospital, both of New York
city. With his coming, \D:\ Love
announces the opening of downtown
offices, second floor of the Bowers
building, Frankford avenue, which
offices will be closely connected with
the hospital and where both Dr.
Love and Dr. Blake will be found at
Stated hours.
Dr. Blake's laboratory work in
connection with the hospital will
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mciuae tne Testing 01 oioou unu ivmneys
with tlft aid of the most modern,
laboratory apparatus, and general
internal medical and physical
diagnosis.?Index-Journal. "
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CAMP JACKS
ALMOST2
Army Will Be Reduced
Rapid Action Come
Cantonments to
Many on ]
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Washington, July 26.?Reduction
of the United States army to peace
time strength of 150,000 men wil
'be accomplished by July 31, in ac
cordance -with the decision of Con
gress when it refused to appropriate
funds for pay of a greater force ai
ter October 1. With the reduction
Secretary Weeks announced tod^j
there woulld Ibe a general distribution
of troops, practical abandonment o:
seven of the great war-time arm:
cantonments, placement of many or
ganizations on the active list am
skeltonization of others Into mater:
ally reduced strengths.
The cantonments to be abandone<
"at the earliest practicable date,-' a;
announced by secretary weeics, ar<
Camps Devans, Massachusetts; Sher
(man, Ohio; Pike, Arkansas; Grant
Illinois; Jackson,. South Carolina
and Meade, Maryland, except for i
sma'll detachment, and Bragg, Nortl
Carolia. Those to be retained undec
the plan of reorganization are: Dix
New Jersey; Travis, Texas? Lewis
Washington, And Knox, Kentucky.
The War Secretary said it wai
his plan eventually to remove al
troops from the cantonments to b<
vacated and to salvage the greatei
part of the buildings. ~ffwas not his
purpose, he said to sell the land, bul
to retain it, as well as the utilitief
and improvements, such as store
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BOARD OF SELECTMEN
ELECT MISS iINEZ WARD
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Community Worker at Mill to Begin
Work First of September.
Well Fitted for Place.
At a recent meeting, the Board od
Selectmen of the Abbeville Cotton
Mill elected Miss Inez Ward of Atn
beville, community worker at tht
mill. She has accepted and will take
up the work September 1. Miss Victoria
Howie, who is at present, engaged
in this work will return to college
in September.
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Miss Ward is well qualified -bj
training and experience to carry or
the work in which she will be engaged.
She studied one year at Chicora
college, was graduated with the
A. B. degree from Winthrop, taughl
school for a time and later got th?
bachelor of science degree at Columbia
University Teachers College. A1
each of the colleges she attended
Miss Ward specialized in domesti<
science and home nursing as well as
other lines of wocrk that would aid
her in the sociological work she is
now about to undertake.
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AU tne OUMM*??IK. 01 uie war, mix
Ward went to Washington, first witl
the war department and later witl
the department of agriculture as ex
tension worker. She continued ir
this work until sickness compellec
her to give it up about a year ago.
BIDS FOR ROAD.
The highway commission will opei
bids Friday at 12 o'clock for the con
struction of 2.3 miles of the Green
wood-Honea Path-Belton road be
tween Donalds and the Greenwooc
county line.
SUPPER FOR VISITORS
The Board of Selectmen of th<
Abbeville Cotton Mill gave a suppe:
last night at the community house ix
honor of the visiting physicians ant
the mill officials. Dr. Hayden an<
Engineer Filbj- and Dr. Gambrell
also a member of the state board o
health were guests.
LAYING THE FOUNDATION
, Workmen from the Butler Marbl<
Works of Greenville have been ii
Abbeville today puttiing down th<
concrete base for the Confederal
Marker on North Main street.
ON CLOSES
IMMEDIATELY
to 150,000 Men Sunday.
s As Surprise?Seven
Be Discontinued.
[nactive List
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n houses, water systems and railroad
- tracks. He said these would toe used
1 if future approbations permitted
- an expansion of the citizens' military
- training camps.
e There was considerable surprise
among army officers when it was
l> found that the enlisted strength
'* would ibe reduced to the 150,000
a mark by July 31. Only a few had bef
lieved that the soldiers would
7 resign under Secretary Week's order
- in numbers sufficiently large to ef*
feet the reduction %froan approxi
mately 220,000 men in June to the
smalier figure before winter.
* Secretary Weeks recently dn3
structed corps area and divisional
2 commanders to permit the men
- within the continental boundaries
> to resign during July upon applica>
tion without forfeiting travel pay to
* their homes or the $50 (bonus which
1 they received ordinarily when their
r enlistments expired . The resigna>
tions literally poured in and caused
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? tne secretary to revoke ras wraex Defore
the month wa3 ended. Mr.
3 Weeks said today that the applies- 1
tions alreday received would bring
; the enlisted strength to the 150,000
r mark by July 31, it requiring that
3 period of time for the existing ma-,'
t chinery to care for the paper work
j involved in the discharge of so many 1
men..
NINETY SIX POSTMASTER
> HELD FOR EMBEZZLEMENT
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i J. W. Stalnaker Admits Misappropriation
of Federal Funds.
Shortage of $4,Sl)0.
^ J. W. Stalnaker postmaster at
Ninety-Six, Greenwood county, was
( lodged in the Abbeville county jail
s late Monday afternoon on a charge
of embezzlement of federal funds.
" He was brught to Abbeville by Postoffice
Inspector Mansfield and
A J nrwr a liny) ftvrn
i/ryui^ iuai oiiai rvuamo nau nau pt"
L via^sly carried him to Greenwood,
. but in the absence from the city of
the United States Commissioner of
- that county he was brought before
' United States Commissioner C. E.
* Williamson. Mr. held a hearing im- ,
. mediately after the arrival of officers
[ with Stalnaker and bound him over
5 to federal court under $4,000 bond.
5 Before bond could be arranged, '
I Mr. Williamson received this mornJ
ing a wire froim the postoffice inspector
who ha3 been engaged in making
i an additional check of Stalnaker's
i accounts to the effect that later dis1
(Vwir<iA? ImH tiro ahnrtace
from $3,200 to approximately $4,i
500 and Mr. Williamson increased
1 the bond to $5,000. The original
checking began following complaint
by mail order house that money paid
Stalnaker by their customers in payi
ment on C. O. D. packages had not
. been remitted. At the hearing In
spector Mansfield testified a3 to the
- shortage and Sfelnaker admitted the
1 misappropriation of the postoffice
funds to private purposes, saying
that he had paid personal debts with
the money and that he had intended
? to replace the amount as soon as he
r became able.
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I oiainaKer nas Deen "posumasLer at,
1 Ninety-Six for slightly more than a
1 year. His mother is acting in his
, place while he is away. He is about
f 27 years old and married.
TO SELL SCHOOL BONDS.
? The trustees of the Abbeville
i school will open bids tomorrow for
j the sale of $100,000 of bonds, ree
cently voted for the erection of the
new school building'
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GEORGE S. MOWER
DIES AT NEWBERRY
MAN LONG IN PUBLIC LIFE AND
WELL KNOWN AS LAWMAKER,
LAWYER AND PUBLIC
SPEAKER?^BORN IN MAINE.
AGED SIXTY-EIGHT.
Columbia, July 25.?Hon. George
S. Mower of Newberry, who has been
in public life in South Carolina for a
quarter of a century, died at his
home this morning in Newberry, according
to advices received by
friends and officials in Columbia today.
His death followed a stroke of
paralysis, suffered a few days ago.
Mr. Mower was a lawyer in Newberry.
He was born in Maine, April
20, 1853. He was a graduate of Bowdoin
College. He received the degree
of L. L. D. from Erskine College.
Mr. Mower's public life was best
known in connection with his legislative
service though he was prominent
in Masonic circles and in business.
He was a member of the constitutional
convention of 1895. He served
as counsel for the state in the
famous Coosaw Phosphate litigation
in 1891'and in .the election registration
cases in 1895.
Mr. Mower first served in the
house of representatives in 1888 and
1889. He served again from 1911 to
1916. He was state' senator from*
Newberry from 1892-1904 his latest
term of legislative service began I
with his election to the house a
third "time, in 1919 and for the 191920
term he was speaker protean. He
was re-elected to the '1921-22 term
and served with distinction .during
the general assembly of this year. In
1876 Mr. Mower was married to Miss
Fannie D. Jones of Newberry who
died in 1910.
HEALTH PICTURE SHOWN
IN MILL VILLAGE
State Health Officers Make House to
Houie Canvas* In Interest of
Health and Sanitation
Dr. A. H. Hayden, representing
the state iboard of health and Mr.
Filby, the department's expert on
water and sanitary plumbing, are in
the city today in the interest of the
health and sanitation campaign the
board is waging throughout the
state. They were busy today making
a house to house canvass of the
homes in the mill village, gathering
data to be used in connection with
the health moving picture to be
shown at the mill school tonight.
The picture was scheduled to (be
shown last night, but trouBUe with
the generator delayed starting until
such a late hour that most of the
prepared program was omitted.
Abut two hundred people saw the
picture and heard Br. Hayden even
at the late hour he began. Tonight
it is expected that a capacity audience
will "be present. Dr. Hayden
will explain the picture and give
speiTinc appircanauiu*, twscrvcu
during his tour of inspection. First
he will take up in a general way the
principles of healtih and sanitation,
telling something of the progress
that has (been made in sanitation and
the resulting effect on health. Then
he will take up specific problems as
observed in his visits over the village,
tell of harmful practices he has
observed and ?dggest remedies. In
this way Dr. Hayden makes his talks
link up with bhe picture and good results
a'lmost always follow.
Dr. Hayden, Mr. Fi'lby and a certain
number of the board of selectmen
of the mill and Mr. Thomas
were using a very effective method
this morning for getting results. One
doctor takes one side of the street
and anotner the oflher. uonaitions
are observed at each home and the
people of the (homes are asked to
meet at a certain house in the block,
where all assemble and Dr. Hayden
explains the purpose of the campaign
and suggests remedies for whatever
defects are noted. They are also
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GOVERNOR SMALL |
LIABLE TO ARREST j
CIRCUIT JUDGE RULES THAT
ILLINOIS EXECUTIVE IS NOT |
IMMUNE FROM STATE CRIMi- /
NAL CODE AND SHERIFF
MUST DO DUTY. *
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Springfield, 111., July 26.?Governor
Len Small of Illinois Tuesday
was ordered arrested on charges involving
misuse of State interest
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funds.
His arrest was ordered by Circuit
Court Judge E. S. Smith in a decision
denying the right of a governor
to immunity from the State criminal
code. Warrent charging the governor
with a confidence game, embezzlement
a^d conspiracy to defraud involving
$2,000,000 were in the hands _ :|
of Circuit Court Clerk Charles L.
Koehn when Judge Smith 'hjad hand- , .
ed down his informal decision.
They were to be given to Sheriff
Harry Mester for immediate service.
The court offered to grant the governor
a "reasonable period" in which
to submit to arrest but warned the
governor's attorneys that the sheriff
would be "compelled' by law" to
serve the warrants. , ~ I
He also denied the report that the
governor might call out troops. The
judge asserted he did not believe National
.Guardsmen, if called out by
the governor, would obey orders to
obstruct the law by .protecting the
chief executive from arrest.
Just as court was convened the
judge received a large bouquet of '
roses.
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"Some one has sent the court a
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Douquet, xie saiu. x uu|ic umv oxter
they have heard what the court
has to say they will want the bouquet
to remain."
He began by repeating the "advice"
given him at Friday's session
of attorneys headed ?>y former Governor
Jospeh Fife*.
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" A request from puch a source
can not be ignored," he said, but immediately
read abstracts of the law
providing far the issuance and service
of capias warrants following indictments.
"Come and get me." i
This in substance was the reply of
Governor Small when informed that
Judge Smith had denied him immunity
from State criminal procedure.
"Tell my; attorneys not to attempt
to delay the order of the cour issuing
warrants for my arrest," said
the governor.
The governor reached th< capital
without a iDoaygnara. ne who accompanied
by 'his son, Leslie Small,
and Senator John A.. Wheeler, of
Springfield. He seemed to be unconj
cemed about the case.
BASEBALL GAME FRIDAY
There will be a 'baseball game at
the mills diamond Saturday afternoon
at 4:80 between the* cotton
mill team and the Bradley team. The
A. C. M. team has'won the last nine
games played, or 17 out of 24 for
the season. Challenges have been
sent the Whitmire and Pelzer teams
for two games each, here and two
return games, on any suitable Fridays
and Saturdays. They have not
been heard from yet Ibut it is expected
that they will accept.
checking as they go to the extent of
the observance of the state law affecting
the vaccination of children
| fee smallpox.
Dr. Hayden said this morning
that nowhere in the state had he observed
a mill village with better
homes and clearner surroundings. He
states that the houses are usually
neat inside, sanitary practices are
observed, and some precautions are
taken for the prevention of disease.
The health .picture will be shown
again tonight at the mill. Tomorrow
night it will be shown at Central
school, Friday at Lowndesville aid
Saturday at Antreville.
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