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Established 1844. $2.00 Year. Tri-Weekly Abbeville, S. C., Wednesday, February 15,1922. Single Copies, Five Centa 78th Year. G SINCE THE ENGLISH HAVE LEFT THE COUNTRY THE IRISH START A LITTLE WAR OF THEIR OWN?4 KILLED;, 8 WOUNDED London, Feb. 14.?The situation in Ireland, which had seemed to be improving under the apparent. ofh forts of Arthur Griffith, ' and: Michael Collins to obtain the re lease of the kidnaped Ulsteriftert, has become acuteJy dangerous as the result of the Clones affray on Saturday. ' ' The Times Dublin correspondent says dismay followed the news of the clash, in which four special Ulster constables were killed, eight wounded and six made pris oners, and the leader of the Sinn Feinetrs, Matthew Fitzpatrick, shot . dead.. The u<rovisional government was perturbed, as the affair dashed the high hopes based up on its ani nesty proclamation and the British decisoin to release all prisoners held for offenses committed in Eng land from Irish political motives prior to the truce in Ireland. De velopment are awaited with the ut most anxiety There is some Conflict in the ac counts of how the shooting was precipitated. Irish republican army men at Clones and their sympathiz- < ers take the stand that armed and uniformed Ulstermen had no right i to enter free state territory and subjected themselves to arrest by so doing. It is pointd that the Gaelic football playes now in the Derry jail were arrested for a similar rea son by the Ulsterites. The account of the shooting from the same Source is that Fitz patrick approached the Ulster con stabularies and ordered them to raise their hands promising no vio lence if they surrendered. The only reply to this demand, it is said, was the shooting and killing of Fitzpatrick, and then the republi can army men fired. In Belfast, on the other hand it is contended that the rights of sou thern Ireland were not infringed' by sending the police from Belfast I to Enniskillen by train, although the line passes for a few miles through free state territory. Nor thern police are declared to have traveled that route on Thursday and Friday without molestation or protest either locally or from the prvisional government. SOL ROSENBERG CHAIRMAN FOR JEWISH RELIEF Will Put on No Campaign But Will Forward Money Contributed to Headquarter*. Sol H. Rosenberg has accepted the chairmanship for Abbeville County of the Jewish Relief Campaign now being waged in South Carolina, the executive officers of which have head quarters in Charleston. Mr. Rosen berg says that while he will not put on an organized campaign to collect money for this cause he will gladly receive and forward to the prcp"r officials any money that is contribut ed. The Jewish Relief committee is seeking to raise $14,000,000 for the relief of the needy in Europe. The first beneficiaries of the fund are the 300,000 Jewish war orphans, the majority of whom, are in the Ukraine Other beneficiaries are the 400,000 refugees who are suffering from cold and lack of food. Repatriation work will be carried on among them. Mr. Rosenberg says that this money will not be applied to Jewish sufferers to the exclusion of other case?' but that any person in need will be as sisted. Every sixth farm in South Cax*olina uses an automobile. COTTON CONSUMED I! DURING JANUARY i \ SHOWS CONSIDERABLE IN- B, CREASE OVER A YEAR AGO. INCREASE COMES LARGELY FROM THE SOUTH.?EXPORTS FALL OFF. Washington, Feb. 14.?Cotton con sumed during January amounted to "( 526,552 bales of lint and 40,499 of th linters, compared with 366,463 of 's lint and 29,782 of linters in January last year, the census bureau an nounced today. Cotton on hand January 31 in consuming establishments amounted to 1,675,033 bales of lint and 173, 791 of linters, compared with 1, 263,961 of lint and 238,312 of linters so held a year ago and in public storage and at compresses 4,618,226 bales of lint and 134,226 of linters, compared with 5,645,482 of lint and 336,913 of linters so held a year ago. Imports during January amounted to 42,093 bales compared with 24,024 in January last year. Exports during January totalled 475,910 bales including 17,042 bales of linters compared, with 605,381 bales including 5,246 bales of linters in January last year. Cotton spindles active during Jan uary numbered 34,457,509 compared with 31,539,431 in, January last year. Statistics for cotton growing states follow: Consumed during January 324,875 bales compared with 234,944. On hand January 31, in consum ing establishments, 867,051 bales compared with 614,750 a year ago, and in public storage and compresses, 4,239,937 bales compared with 5, 203,596 a year ago. Cotton spindles active during Jan uary numbered 15,650,718 compared with 14,755,198 in January last year. ,i !E I In refutation of the untrue re port of the Anderson-Abbeville bas ketball game played in Anderson % last Friday, as reported in the And erson Tribune the day following the game, the following letter from T. L. Hanna, principal of the And erson High School and umpire of the game which the Tribune alleges was stolen by the referee for Abbe ville, has been received by Supt. Fulp: "Dear Mr. Fulp: "We do no,t blame you foi re senting report as it was very un fair. We regret it very much as the stay of your team with us was very pleasant from our side and we hopfe from your side, except for this. We assured Mr. Hafner, (who refereed the game in question) of our satis faction with his work. "" sincerely, "T. L. Hanna." It is proibalble that the return game between Anderson and Abbe ville will be played here some af ternoon during the next wee?k, as soon as the weather clears up. NEGRO WIELDS AXE One Skull Fractured and One Jaw Broken Anderson, Fob. 14.?As a result of a fight today, Ellen Brown was sent to the hospital with a frac tured skull at the hands of Doc Moss when he struck her with an axe. William Brown is also in the hospital from a broken jaw by a g] blow from the axe also in the hands of Doc Moss. Neither are danger ously hurt. Doc Moss was fined $100 or 30 days in the lockup. All m the participants are negroes. M m DECIDED By "COLD STEEL" A.TTLE NORMALLY DETER MINED BY PHYSICAL EN COUNTER WITH BAYONET OR FEAR THEREOF?POST WAR ANALYSIS Washington, Feb. 14.?The ioughboy" with a bayonet is still ie ibasic comlbatant unit in battles, the virtually unanimous judg ent of the American army, offi M DI < J .tio ho1 bo: ma ally rendered in a cold, post-war lalysis. Aircraft, tanks, bombs, achine guns and cannon merely e valuable auxiliaries forvthe in mtrymen "in the bulk" armed ith rifle and bayonet, each foot ldier aided only by "his own jility and a steel helmet." For ""battle is normally deter ined by physical encounter with ie bayonet or the fear thereof," ie official conclusion of the army ade public today asserts. It is ised on answers, to a widespread legionnaire sent recently thru e war department bureaus and it through corps and divisional eas, even down to the command s of regiments to lay the ground ork for the ^doctrines of tactics id of training" on which post-war lilding of the army shall proceed. The answers were unmistakaible. ie?re has been no change, sol ers who fought in France be ive, in the age old gospel of "cold eel" in war. As it was with Crom ell's grim host bidding for yic ry with "push or pike," with1 ai j spuieun a vsxu uuaiu tuai uica it never surrenders," with Piok t's "Flower of the South" at G?t sburg, so it was wit& Pershing's Buddies" in France. Cold steel as' the ultimate arbiter of battle. The conclusion follows: "An ex mstive study of the influence that odern scientific developments will tve upon the technique of war re, especially with regard to avi ion, motor transport - and tanks,' liefs of all combat branches, had eir say on the questionnaire de nned "to bring out the best pres it military thought both on basic 'inciples and as to changes in jhtig technique necessitated by ;w weapons." ho ASK FOR FEDERAL AID 9 A?ist In Building Calhoun Falls Road L. W. Keller, supervisor of A'b jville county, and J. M. Nickles, torney of the county, appeared ifore the state highway commis on yesterday and presented a peti 5n for federal aid to assist in the >nstruction of the road from Ab jville court hous? to the Savannah ver by Calhoun Falls and for the ection of two bridges on the >ad. The road is about 16 miles ng and will cost about $5,000 %a ile>. Request was also made for d in building a bridge at Calhoun reek, to cost approximately $35, )0. Th? commission gave the dele tion assurance tjiat the petition ould be cared for when funds ere available. TOLBERT NOMINATED resent Postmaster To Get Perma nent Appointment from Harding John R. Tolbert was nominated onday by President (Harding to be jstmaster at Abbeville. It is not kely that any abjection to his con .-mation will be raised in congress id Mr. Tolbert's commission . will "o'bably be issued within a few ays. Some months ago a competi ovominQtinn wac Viplfl under le civil service, rules but no an juneement has been made of the *ading of the applicants. Mr. Tolbert has be?en acting post raster under temporary appoint ent since the retirement of Mrs. inahall. IAY TAKE STAND ON BONUS MS VISION AMONG REPUBLJ- < CANS AS TO BEST MEANS FOR RAISING MONEY NEED ED?.POSITION OF ADMINI STRATION IN DOUBT Washington, Feb. 14.?The posi n of the administration as to w the funds for the soldiers' nus snouia ioe raisea may ioe ide known to congress tomorrow, esidjfcnt Harding and (Secretary sllon had a conference today and re understood to have discussed ; question. Two plans have bee?n suggested members of congress chained th the reporting of (bonus legisla n. One by Republican members the house ways and means com ttee contemplates special taxes, iile under the other put forward Chairman McCumiber and Sena Smoot of Utah, ranking Repub an on the finance committee, 3rt time treasury notes or bonds uld be issued during the time it the cash payments were made i the former service men. A.fte?r the White House confer ce today it was indicated in some ministration quarters^ that the >asury secretary held the same iws (with regard to issues of notes bonds that he expressed in his :ent letter to Chairman Fordney the ways and means committee, the other hand, congressional ders said opposition to the levy ? of additional taxes at this time s increasing. [t was understood that the tax >gram drawn by tfhe house sub nmittee met with instant oppo ion when it was presented to ma ity members of the senate fi nce committee. Subcommittees re named to thresh the matter b and after a conference with iretary Weeks, they were under ^od to have presented the two jposals to the president. Wihile the president was consid ng the matter, the subcommittee irked time today. Senator Mc mJber said he expected to get the -iJ i-?- ?? x U..i. -JJ ?Biueni s views tumurruw i/ut auu that he wris not advised as to w they would be communicated. i ' THOMPSON AT LARGE , eriff Not Able to Capture Negro , iUpiit Sheriff McLan? said this after- 1 on that he had not yet located irris Thompson, who is wanted in a county for attempted rape, ompson was trailed to a point out seven miles south of Ander i. A reward of $50 hag been of- 1 ed by Sheriff McLane with a, fiilar amount offered by the state. OOTING BREAKS OUT IN BELFAST AGAIN Belfast, Feb. 14.?Shooting broke U again ill uic iivx i*u juvnaiu ( sa at 8 o'clock this morning, but casualties have been reported. Four of the children who were unded in yesterday's bomb attack Weaver street died in the hospi during the night. Twenty-two persons were wound by the missile, but 13 were sent ne after hospital treatment. The iths in the disorders here since turday night now total sixteen. Death List Twelve. Richmond, Va., Feb. 14.?Police ly today declared that three per- ; is known to have been in the Lex- ] :ton Hotel here the morning of bruary 7, when the building was stroyed by fire, still are missing d that they are puzzled at their lure to find the body of E. T. Cox e of the proprietors of the hostelry e list of known dead, they said is elve with two of the bodies remain ; unidentified. OPERATIVES IN MAINE TOWNS 1 VOTED AGAINST ISTRIKE, AND NO VOTE TAKEN AT OTHER COTTON MILL CEN TERS. Boston, Fet>. 14.?Half of the 200,000 cotton mill operatives of i New England were on reduced j wage schedules today and nearly ; uuc"4uai ici ui tiiciii) ui luctwccu 40,000 and 50,000 were on strike in protest. As a result many plants were forced to shut down. In New Hampshire, where the wage cut and increase in hours from 48 to 54 weekly was state wide, the strikes were almost equally general. The big plant of the Amoskeag mills at Manchester the largest cotton mill in the world and the Nashua were among the several that had to shut down. There, as at other plants', the strike orders were carried out by oil o -fanr Qawo Q A fififl an uuu <? xvn wvuic uvjvvv pesons are employed in the cotton mills of New Hampshire, of whom only a few hundreds remained at looms and .benches today. Lowell, Mass., was the other principal center of the fresh strikes, with the Hamilton mills closed'in the face of a vote to strike by many of its 1,600 work ers. The Bay State cotton mills there were operated with some what reduced forces. More than 20,000 persons are on strikes or without work as a result of stikes in Rhode Island, 30 plants of various textile processes 'being involved. In that state, ;where dis orders last week caused the calling of troops to armories,, and in / all other Dlaces where walkouts oc-i curred today the new Changes in i the industrial situation were effect- ] ed without disturbances. i Adair's department store, a cor- i] poration, is to be dissolved, a meeting ; af stockholders having been called i| for this purpose. E. J. Adair will be come the owner of the majority of ; the stock, and lest the call for a stockholders' meeting should be mis- ? l-olram fnr a nlan tn trn r>llf" nf hllSl KUUWli iWi M ?W Q w . ness, Mr. Adair yesterday said that I the store would be continued as at ( present. * ( C. C. Wallace, who for the last i two years has managed the Adair 1 store here, has sold his interest to i Mr. Adair and will go into other busi- i ness in the near future. He was not 1 ready yesterday, however, to make an announcement as to his plans. ] Under Mr. Wallace's management the i store has been very successful, Mr. < Adair said yesterday. Mr. Adair will < divide his time between his stores at 1 Abbeville and Clinton. > i Mr. Wallace's friends hope that 1 whatever work he shall undertake will not necessitate his leaving Abbe ville. Flour Advances 65 Cents a Barrel ^ Minneapolis, Minn. Feb. 14?Flour ( scored an advance of 65 cents a bar- 1 rel at one of the largest mills here * to-iay as a result of the strong wheat ^ market. Range of prices today for * family patents grades was 7.95*4 ( 8.50 a barrel when sold in car load * lots. The minimum quotation this year f' vvns $6.75 a barrel in effect January J 4. Candidate for Congress The McCormick Messenger of 1 last week nominates Senator Frank i C. Ro-bjnson as a candidate for i congress from the Third district. s WE ADVANCES IE 3ARNETT FIRE PREVENTION MEASURE KILLED?AMENDS SCHOOL ACT?REGULATES ATTORNEYS FEES AS "REA SONABLE." Columbia, Feb. 14.?Last night [X7AQ ATlAtllor iKllov r? urifk fVio senate, the upper house advancing a number of statewide bills and killing one of statewide effect. Sev eral new bills were introduced. The foreign corporation license measure was sent to third reading without abjection. This measure, Senator Christensen explained, will provide for a sliding scale'of fees for foreign corporations domesti cating in this state as to their capi tal stock instead of the present $15 flat fee. This will increase the fees from around $9,000 or $10,000 at present to in the neighborhood of $50,000 a year, he told the senate. 'Senator Moore's bill to amend the present high school act so as to allow the trustees to use discre tionary powers in fixing the salaries of school teachers was given a final reading and sent to the house. Un der the present law, Mr. Moore 3aid, high schools can not receive . state aid unless the teachers are paid a stipulated minimttt' salary and under his hill this/ salary is changed so that the trustees may pay what they can and still receive state aid. Senator Crossen's.-lbill^-toi amend the present law in regards to the making and publishing of analyses }f water so as to include institu tions and certain municipalities tvas sent to third reading. Senator Bethea's bill to regulate attorney's fees in cases of notes or mortgages or other indebtedness providing for a "reasonable fee" ;vas sent to .third reading following i rather warm debate. Several sen ators declared the bill was useless and that such fees are now provid jd for by law. Others said the bill was meritorious and should be writ -?>n rm fVio c+n+11+0 Vmrtlrc nf +VlA state. Senator Miller moved to strike out the enacting words of the bill, but his motion was lost by a vote of 24 to 7 and the senate then sent the bill to third reading. Representative Barnett's bill to require instruction in fire preven tion in the public schools of the state was killed by a vote of 16 to" 12. Senator Wightman moved to strike out the enacting words, characterizing the measure as an other piece of "useless legislation." Senator Pearce said the superin tendent of education, the insur ance commissioner and all the fire chiefs in the state were In favor of the bill and he urged its passage. Senator Williams took up his resolution requesting the ways and means committee and the finance committee to provide lurtner ac commodations at the South Caro lina tuberculosis sanatorium, but after considerable -debate final ac tion was postponed until today. 3EMPSEY MAY TAKE ON CARJiENTIER ONCE MORE Chicago, Feb. 14.?Jack Dempsey, vorld's champion heavyweight fight :r departed today for New York in s esponse to what he said was an urg ;nt message from his managers Jack iearns, that he was about to sign . ' ) he champion for a match in Lon- ,'i Ion or Paris, presumably with Geor ges Carpentier. Dempsey arrived here ?rom the Pacific coast and told of iearns' message between trains. Influenza in Vienna Vienna, Feb. 14.?Seven thou- >'j sand new cases of influenza have been reported in the past week. In consequence of the spread of the disease all private and public schools have been closed. i 4 3