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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
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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
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In refutation of the untrue re
port of the Anderson-Abbeville bas
ketball game played in Anderson
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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
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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."
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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.
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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
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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.
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