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' Abbeville Established 1844. $2.00 Year. Tri-Weekly Abbeville, S. C., Friday, December 16, 1921 Single Copies, Five Cents. 78th Year.ii s HARDING PLAN WILL NOT WORK WOOL MANUFACTURER TALK! OF TARIFF?WOOD DECLARE! THAT PRESIDENT'S SUGGES 1 TION, IF FOLLOWED, WILI MEAN CONFUSION. Washington, Dec. 15.?Presiden Harding's proposal to congress tha he be given authority to adjust tarif rates as changing conditions migh warrant is "altogether impracticabl and undesirable," John P. Wood, o Philadelphia, president of the Na tional Manufacturers' Association o Wool Manufacturers, declared toda; before the senate finance commktei at hearings on the wool schedule ii the permanent tariff bill. Such a plan, Mr. Wood said, woul< kep industries "in a state of unres at all times," and would result in con stant pressure for changes in rate being brought to bear on the presi dent and the tariff committee, whic] under Mr. Harding's proposal, woul< recommend the changes in rates t flu* nronWpnt within the limitation of maximum figures to be fixed b; congress. "Any plan that takes out of thi hands of congress the power to fi: rates for a definite time would be un settling to business," Mr. Wood con tinued. "There would be constan hearings before the tariff commissioi and we feel that the commissioi would make no more rapid progres in reaching declines than the inter state commerce commission makes \ and everybody knows how fast tha j. is." Senators Smoot of Utah and Wat son of Indiana, Republican member of the committee, differed with Mr Wood, arguing that the plan proposec ?? "'J Iabb f WVUIU I'CBUIW 111 icoo Uiiv^i vaiavj Dusiness in this country than woul< therwise follow the liquidation ii Europe and the changing values oJ currencies abroad. Senator Smoot de J ' clared that under present condition / congress would have to delegate au thority as to tariff rates in some sue! manner as suggested by the presidenl While agreeing that business her< would have to suffer some measure ol demoralization because of condition! overseas, Mr. Wood said he did no believe present conditions would las as long as some students thought thej ^ * would. "What we are most concerne( with," he added, "is that there shal be an adequate and balanced tarif as speedily as possible and we fpa: that any new element in the situa tion will cause delay." METHODISTS PLANNING FULL ATTENDANCE SUNDAY Program Completed Has Good Muai For 100 Per Cent. Rally Day. V , Next Sunday the Methodist churcl expects to have an attendance oi 100 per cent of its membership, ac cording to plans of the pastor an< the board of stewards. As an incen tive to the realization of the plans a program has been arranged whicl provides an abundance of good mu music in connection with the sermon: > "' in the morning and evening preach by the Rev. C. E. Peele. The rally day is expected -to re vive in the membership the habit o attending, the church's services, an< to overcome the feeling or lassitud* that prevails with some. If thi church shall continue to be an in fluence for good in the communit; it is felt that it deserves the loya support of every member. At the head of the program sen out is the following announcement "We are sending this progran forth in the earnest hope that all ou people will be present to attend up on the worship of God next Sunday Dec. 18th, at 11 o'clock and 7:31 o'clock. "Let us bold as a goal 100 pe: . cent attendance. If you have no ^ been present recently, be present thii r~ - time. Form the habit of going U church; it is a food one." MICH LAW I LIKELVfTO PASS 3 REPUBLICAN MAJORITIES BE 5 HIND MEASURE?ALL PARTIC . PANTS TO BE TRIED IN FED ERAL COURT?SEVERE PEN ALTIES t Washington, Dec. 15.?The anti t lynching bill, framed by the Republi F can party as means of striking a blow t at the South, will very probably be e enacted, as. far as the house of rep f resentatives is concerned, Saturday - afternoon. Although Democrats will - 11? * ? -?J? *? "osoniM rAll ?V| I greauy jmpcuc iw v??vMOM y the senate, its final passage is appar e ently certain. n The Republicans have caucused and agreed. The bill was introduced by i Representative Dyer of Missouri, and t in the beginning it was generally be - lieved that Republicans, with large s negro populations to cater to, would - be satisfied with an active sponsor h ship without insistence that it be i written into law. It develops today d that the Republicans are determined s to put it through. The bill would 7 transfer all cases involving lynchings from state to federal courts, would e fine and imprison from five years to * life any one participating in a lynch - ing, would imprison an officer lax in - protectfng a prisoner, and would fine t the county in which a lynching oc 3 curred $10,000. 1 Democrats are fighting the bill 8 strenuously. They contend and beliere " that it is unconstitutional in that it ' warants an invasion of state rights ' by the federal governments, although it is probable that a section imprison ing an officer found guilty of with 3 holding: protection is constitutional Similar statutes obtain in Illinois, Ohio and South Carolina. They have not decreased lynching. Representa tive James F. Byrnes of South Caro lina, leading the fight against the bill, declares that during the 11 years an anti-lynching provision has been in the constitution of South Carolina the lynchings have been only two less in number than during the 11 years preceding. E! 10 MEET WEEVIL r Sumter, Dec. 15.?The progressive - business men of Sumter have been earnestly engaged during the past year in working out plans and propo sitions in marketing to meet the new f conditions in farming brought about by the boll weevil. This work is now c bearing results and already definite business organizations have been formed. The first of these and one 1 promising to mean much to the farm f ers, especially in the next few years - before they can afford to experiment 1 with new crops or invest largely in - stock and cattle, is the Sumter. Can > ning company, the establishment of 1 which has been brought about by the Young Men's Business league of this 5 city. The organization stockholders' meeting has just been held and this was well attended by both leading " business men of the city and promi f nent farmers of the county. The cor * poration is to be known as the Sum B ter Canning company and the follow B ing have been elected directors: H. J " Harby, R. A. Bradham, E. M. Hall, J. Y J. Brennan, Willie Shaw, D. G. F. 1 Bultman, H. A. Shaver. The directors were authorized to t , . proceed with all matters necessary a to put the company into operation r and immediately elected officers as - follows: President, H. J. Harby; vice ? president, R. A. Bradham; secretary ) and treasurer, E. M. Hall; and H. A. r Shaver, superintendent. Mr. Shaver t is a canner of experience. He is from 3 Roanoke, Va., and for the pa3t three > years has been engaged in the can ning business in Georgia and Florida. HIGHWAYDl HOLD i MUCH ENTHUSIASM AROUSEI PROM PIEDMONT SECTION FROM NORTH CAROLS MEET NEXT IP At a meeting here yesterday of th< officers and directors of the Calhour Highway Association reports wer< made showing that work on the pro ject is progressing favorably. Sec tions of the road are now beinf completed in a" number of the conn ties between Wilmington, N. C., vii Gheraw, Chester, Greenwood ant Abbeville, and Athens, Ga. Chester was selected as the next meeting place, the date to be determine* later. The Calhoun Highway as original ly mapped out was designed as i shorter route from the North <t< Florida, leaving the National high way at Cheraw and connecting wit! the Bankhead highway at Athens Ga. At the solicitation of intereste< persons in North Carolina the pro jeot HSe been extended to take in i route direct to Wilmington, thui connecting the iPiedmont section oJ Souh Carolina with North Carolina the route passing through Mariborc and Dillon counties, into Robesor and Columbus oounties in Nortl Carolina and thence to Wilmington At the meeting yesterday then was present a delegation from Dil Ion county, consisting of Dr. Wade Stackhouse, Power Bethea and J. H McCoy, which made the request thai their county be taken into the asso ciation, Dr. Stackhouse assuring th< body of his people's enthusiast^ support of the movement. The Dil lon association was welcomed as ar important unit in the machine whicl is trying to link up the state in th< good roads movement. There was no representative present from Chester county which, in the opinion of some of th< members present, is not making satisfactory progress on the sectioi of roads in its territory. This, it waj pointed out, is due to the big prob lem of bridging the Broad river Legislative action to secure state aid would be necessary to crosi this stream, as is also the case a1 the Savannah River crossing neai Calhoun Falls in Abbeville County S. M. Orr of Elberton, Ga., wai elected vice president for State oJ Georgia in place of J. M. Ab ney of Athens,, Ga. W. L. Br.ck was elected a director from Robesor bounty, JNortn uaronna, ana ?j. u Brown a vice president for Coliiim bus County, North Carolina. President Jacobs of Clinton, wh'. presided, brought up the question oj a marker to be placed along tht route. A red star, an arrow and ar DOES NOT WANT PARDON Dan Murphy Hat Been in Penitenti ary for 25 Years. Columbia, Dec. 15.?Dan Murphy, the aged man of the state penitenti ary, told attorneys interested in get ting him a pardon today, that he did not want a pardon. He stated thai he had been in the prison for a quar ter of a century and there was no reason for his leaving the prison now "I'm thirty years behind the world on^ T'll novor f?ntf?h iin." he stated. The attorneys presented to the state pardon board here today a pe tition for Dan's pardon, 6igned by many prominent Orangeburg citi zens, and all of the living jurors who convicted him in 1894. Murphy was convicted of the murder of Countj Treasurer Robert Copes of Orange burg. He stated today that he did not commit the crime; that he was in Georgia at the time. He was con victed on circumstantial evidence. Von a OwH O QflTI Wltll 1J1UI yilj liao a unv* * a family living in Georgia. He says Colonel Sanders of the penitentiary is hie friend and he had better stay where he is. J. M. Nickles was a business visit or to Willington today, RECTORS SESSION HERE ) BY CALHOUN ROAD OFFICIALS i OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND IA AND GEORGIA?WILL I CHESTER ? arow though a C were some of the 1 suggestions, definite action on the ? matter' being left to the president and secretary, W. W. Harris, after - they had received suggestions from ' the members. President Jacobs sought to ascertain the colors of the * Calhoun family in order that they 1 might be used in the marker design. r rne lmormatioin was noi ooxainea f yesterday, thought it is understood 1 further investigation will be made. Just before adjournment the question of the next meeting came 1 up and invitations .caime ?rom } Greenwood through Kenneth Baker, from Clinton through Wilson Har 1 ris and from Abbeville through G. ' *T. Barnes of the Cham/ber of Com * merce. R. E. Hanna of Cheraw sug gested that since Chester county 1 had the greatest problems to meet, 3 Cheeer was the strategic point to ^ meet, which was accepted by the as_ * soriation in a unanimous vote. An amusing, incident occurred near the end of the meeting when a motion was made that R. E. Hanna of Cheraw be reimbursed for neces sary expenses, along^rith the direc tors, in making the trip to Abbe ville. Mr. Hanna attempted to amend the motion by adding the provision that he be allowed the right to present his bill at such I time as ne saw ni or wneiieiwr ii>ue iboll weevil in its general gluttony should devour his bank account. This amendment was . refused and he had to take a check along with the directors. Following adjournment the visit ing memlbers enjoyed a ride over town before leaving for their homes. Present at the meeting - were:! J. F. Jacobs, Sr., Clinton, presi dent; R. E. Hanna, Chera/w, vice president for South Carolina; Wil son W. Harris, Clinton, secretary and treasurer; J. E. Agerton, Page land; M. C. Deaver, Carlisle; E. E. Child, Whitmire; James R. Cope land, Clinton; Kenneth Baker, Greenwood; J. S. Stark, Abbeville; S. M. Orr, Elberbon, Ga.; Dr. H. M. Hampton, Colbert, Ga.; A. P. Duna way, Smithsonia, Ga.; John T. Pit .tard, Winterville, Ga.; C. C. Doug las, Chesterfield; C. A. Jeter, Car lisle; W. M. Sherrard, Whitmire; C. W. Stone, Clinton; TJios. w. uotn > ran, Greenwood; J. M. Nickles, Ab f beville; C. A. Arnold, Elberton, Ga.; i F. B. Smith, Carlton, Ga.; E. J. Er 1 vin, Smithsonia, Ga., directors. LIVE AT HOME DAY . ' Meeting To Be Held in Court Home Tuesday ? In accordance -with a request of the American Cotton Association,# a meeting will be held in the court ' room Tuesday December 20 at 11:30 : o'clock to observe "Live at Home Day." Capt. G. N. Nickles of Due 1 West, president of the Abbeville r County division of the association, ' in issuing the call, says that the meeting is certain to be worth while ! and he hopes to have a representa ftive gathering present. COTTON MARKET i The cotton market was slights r ly tetter today, the day's activi ties showing a tendency to [ strength, the close being 9 to i 30 points net higher than the previous day's close. December contracts closed, at 18 cents, i while January was\17.81. Spots i steady around 18 cents. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH The Rev. R. C. Reed, D. D. of Columbia will preach at the Pres byterian church Sunday morning and evening. . 1 ' ' - '-jm [ E SOUTH CAROLINA SENATOR PARTICIPATES IN DISCUS SION OF UNEMPLOYMENT SITUATION?DIAL GIVES VIEWS. Washington, Dec. 14.?Adoption by the serate late today of the con ference report on the first deficiency bill sent the measure to the presi dent, the house having adopted the report earlier. Elimination by the conferees of an appropriation of $100,000 for the relief of unemployment brought a charge by Senator France (Repub lican) of Maryland that the stupidi ty of our government policy" was aggravating rather than relieving the unemployment situation. Sena tor France predicted that by Febru ary or March, unless there is a com plete reversal of the policy, condi tions will be so deplorable that they may shake the republic to its foun dation. ,J i Senator Dial (Democrat) of South Carolina took issue with the Maryland senator with respect tp the duties of the government to find jobs for workers, saying that "what is the matter with the coun try now is that most people xare liv ing beyond their means." Senator Dial declared that con gress was "kneeling to too many whims," and that there would 'be no prosperity congress quits meddling in affairs that are not governmental. Senator Ashurst (Democrat) of Arizona, breaking into the delbate, described Senator Dial's speech as "reactionary and standpat to the last degree." Mr. Adxurst criticized 4-1* _ 4-r\ onnvArrtnofo WUO VV 0^/|/&V|/&iWVV AV* VMV relief of unemploment and attacked the action by which money -vraa re fused for the (building of a-' soldier hospital in Arizona while funds were allowed for the establishment of a government erhibit at an inter national exposition in Rio de Janeiro. Washington, Dec. 15.?With the Shantung negotiations already at a delicate stage, the Chinese delegates threw a new element of controversy into the Far Eastern negotiations to day by asking that the treaties re sulting from the famous "21" de mands ba abrogated. The Japanese immediately objected to consideration of the subject and the Far-Eastern committee abruptly adjourned. Before another meeting is held all of the national delegations will preprae to give an opinion on whether the Chinese proposal can properly be taken up under the con ference agenda. Meantime all the delegation spokes men execpt tlje Chinese are declining to discuss the subject and mention of the abrogation proposal was omitted from the official communique of to day's session. In the view of the.Chinese repre sentatives the subject actually is be fore the committee and must be dis cussed and disposed of one way or another. Further completing the negotia tions China also asked the powers to mnVf> a definite and specific declara tion abolishing all the claims to "spheres of influence" which have been made under several treaties with China. What disposition would be made of that proposal also was problematical. Meantime some of the collateral issues of the Shantung negotiations were advanced, but the -principal problem involved in Japanese with drawal from the Tsing-Tao Tsinan railroad remained as much a stumb ling block u ever. ? 1_ 0 EN TRY TO ARREST LIQUOR RUNNERS AND MEET WITH RESISTANCE, POLICEMAN MAR TIN?TIMMONS AND WILLAR& SURRENDER IN CLINTON. i Laurens, Dec. 15.?Monroe Wil- } d and Luther Timmons, young tite men of Clinton, were taken in v, arge by a sheriff's posse at Clinton out 5 o'clock this morning aftefr all night hunt following, the fatal\ Doting near Mountville a few hours " fore of Hosea Martin, Laurens po- ' eman, who, with another posse of -S l/IAtin a44aimh^a/] 4a aIm* oj abi^uipbvu w okUJf uu; inton men alleged to have bewr > iking a liquor ran from .the upper' ^ rt of the state to Clinton. The soting took place about midnight { d from the scene of the shooting at j Clinton Hospital. } During the day, yesterday, C. L. ?ens, chief of rural police, learned it Timmons had gone toward eenville /ttd that he was expected .-,r come back through Laurens last fht with a load of whiskey. Enlist- ; J ; the help of city poliee he set out to catch Timmons on his re; v.^ m. They did not know that Wil^ d was with him. The two men evaded the first traps ; for them" near Barksdale Station d the outskirts of Laurens by mak * a detour through the Trinity jge section on to Madden Station d thence by a round-abont way to inton. The officers left their posts y this vicinity and going via Clin- >1 \ met them on the road on the old . ^ right place near Mmmtrilie. i officers in two cars net the in in a Ford they got npted to make an arrest pping their car, Timmons and d are said to have opened th pistols, one bullet striking Mar f in the left side of the e officers returned the fire but o men made their escape inton. MR. O. H. COBB RETURNS Rural Policeman Owens and City liceman Bob Wham gave chase t allowed the fleeing men to get ay in order to pick up a keg liskey which the two men spped from the car and also an nobile tire which flew in jht. Arriving at Clinton the officers and the car abandoned at a ition and the men gone. The i continued their search and about e o'clock this morning the >n came into Clinton and surrend id to the sheriff, who had arrived the scene. They were immediately jught to Laurens. The inqueet has t yet been held. ected v Manager of Co-operative Mercantila Company Mr. 0. H. Cobb, formerly in ibusi sa at Abbeville, bat for several ars past engaged in busraees in eenwood, has been elected matt er of Co-operative Mercantile ., succeeding Mr. Gilleland. He ces charge January let Child Died From Rabies. Spartanburg, Dec. 15.?Idwix ck, aged 9, died today from rabies, e child was bitten about two weeks ) by a dog belonging to a neigh ,\ The dog which had shown no n of being mad disappeared soon erwards and has not been seen NORTH CAROLINA VISITORS Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Daniel of cky Mount, N. C., spent several jz in the city this week with their jghter, Mrs. John White on urch street. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel re en route to Florida to spend s winter and were making: the trip their oar.