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Press Established 1844. $2.00 Year. Tri-Weekly Abbeville, S. C., Wednesday, March 22,. 1922. Single Copies, Five Cents. 78th Y REGULAR OFFICERS MUST BE REDUCED TO ELEVEN THOUSAND?AT NEXT SES SION . Washington, March 21.?After approving a clause in the army ap- * propriation which provides that by 1 July 1 the number of regular army c officers must toe reduced from ap- r proximately 13,000 to 11,000 the house adjourred Late today as it waa about to plunge into a fight over the enlisted strength. A vote on the proposal to slash the enlisted personnel which now approximates 133,000, exclusive of 7,000 Philip pine scouts, to 115,000 or less, is expected to be reached tomorrow. Standing by the recommendations of the subcommittee which drafted the bill, the house in quick succes sion rejected three amendments which sought to fix officer strength af different levels. By a vote of 142 to 68 an amendment by Chairman J* Kahm of the military affairs commit- r< tee to provide pay for 13,000 offi cers during the coming fiscal year Kfea defeated. An amendment by Representative Sisson, A Democrat ic member of the subcommittee in ofetge of the bill, to cot the num ber of officers to 9,000 was snowed trader, 180 to 40, while a, proposal by Representative Hull of Iowa, Re publican member of the military af fairs committee, to fix the maximum at 12,000 was voted down, 115 to 65. When the house quit work for the day ft had before it a series of amendments which would increase the allowance for the officers' re serve corps. The bill carries $250, 000 for salaries?an adequate amount in the opinion of Represen tative Hill of Maryland, Crago of Pennsylvania and Rogers of Massa chusetts, all Republicans, who pro posed increases of the item in vary ing amounts. Obce these amendments are die posed of the house will be ready for a skirmish over enlisted strength. The framers of the bill have provid ed far a reduction of 116,000 men, exclusive of the 7,000 Philippine scouts. Mr. Kahn, who has declared his approval of war department recommendations for 150,000 men, indicated he will offer an amend ment to provide pay for a force of that size, while Mr. Sisson has an nounced he will propose that the en listed personnel be cut to 100,000 men. ' ABBEVILLE GIRLS HONORED AT AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE At the annual elections by the student body at Agnes Scott College last week Miss Mary H. Greene was elected next year's editor-in-chief of .Agonistic, the weekly paper publish ed by the students of the institu tion end devoted to the interests of the college. Hiss Victoria Howie, at the same time, was elected undergraduate representative of the college in Y. W C. A. work. As such representative Miss Howie will go to Hot Springs, Arte., to a Y. W. C. A. convention early in April. Misses Greene and Howie will be nest Year's juniors at Amies Scott. FIRE ALARM TUESDAY I A fire alarm was turned in Tues day morning about 12 o'clock. The grass at the colored cemetery near the Seafco&rd station caught ftre and the fire company was called to keep th blaze under control. The oil tank belonging to the Standard Oil company was near enough to cause ciicern. No damage was done.. COTTON MARKET Cotton brought 18 cents on the local market today. Not much was m ?h LA 1 COIN GOODS TRADE IN BAD SHAPE WAVE OF WAGE REVISION STRIKES NEW ENGLAND-PAC IFIC MILLS ANNOUNCE 20 PER CENT REDUCTION?AR LINGTON SHUT DOWN Lawrence, Mass., March 21.?The vave of wage revision in New Eng and cotton mills struck this textile :enter today, the Pacific mills, nor nally employing 10,000 persons, and he Everett mills, which employ 1, !00 announcing cuts understood to ipproximate 20 per cent. The Arling on mills which has 7,000 workers on otton and worsted goods, announced ,t the same time an indefinite ahut lown, effective Saturday, because of unsatisfactory business conditions." The Pacific mill announcement said bat the wage cut had become necea ary because business had been fall ig off since Novemlber. The mills rhich have been running on a four ay schedule $or several weeks will esume full time under the reduced rage 9caies. uontinuing tne notice jad: "With the hope of stimulating bus iesB we have already named prices n all our lines which show us a eavy loss based on the present cost F cotton and wool. "It is a well known fact that the urchasing power of the country at irge, particularly outside of the in ustral centers, has been greatly lrtailed during the past year. This :eans that the mills which are pro acing some of the necessitils of life iust make goods at a price which in be paid by our customers. If we sll out1 goods at cost today our prices re nearly twice as high as the pre ar levels. "It is not generally known that the ages paid our employes in Lawrence i 120 per cent above the wage scale f 1915 and after the reduction the srerage wages will still be at least 5 per cent above the pre-war level. "The country at large expects and emands a further reduction in the ages of the industrial workers of le east and good business and pros erity for all cannot come until this djustment has been made." DR. GAMBRELL SICK Dr. C. C. G$mbrell has been con ned to his hofaie for several days rith an infected hand. The whole ,rm was - badly swollen yesterday, >ut is improved today. It is hoped hat the danger is past and he will oon be out aeain. THE CAROLINA SYNCOPATORS 'lay at Country Club in Greenrlllej Last Week. The Carolina Syncopators went to Jreenville Friday and played for a It. Patrick dance at tjie Country Club 'riday night. They made a good im reasion on the Greenville people nd expect to go back in about a lonth. The orchestra will go to Clinton iext Friday night to play for a lance. Death of Ralph K. Carton. Spartanburg, March 21.?Ralph K. Jarson, former president of the South Carolina Bar association and rne of the leading lawyers of this tate, died at his home here this af ernoon after an illness of several peeks. He was 70 years old. He waa i native of Polk county, North Caro ina. Gunmen Active Again Belfast, M?rch 21.?Gunmen were igrain Active in Belfast today. A lumber of ctrters started to work were stopped by a man who point ed a revolver at him and ordered item back. In the ensuing alterca tion one of the carters was wounded. Manufacture of silk from wood >ulp is an important industry in Eng and and France. ' II ORANGEBURG MAN TO FACE JURY AGAIN?HIGHEST TRI BUNAL DISMISSES APPEAL OF MAN WHO SLEW THREE MEN MORE THAN YEAR/AGO. Washington, March 21.?The .su preme court today, for want of juris diction, dismissed the case of Carlos Corbett, plaintiff in error, against the. of ofn ftf CftnfK PgvaI in q flafo-n^onf 1T1 error. The effect of the dismissal will be that Corbett will have again to face a charge of murder. Corbett, killed three men near Sal ley in Orangeburg county more than a year ago by firing separate and dis tinct shots at the different men. He .was tried for the killing of one of the men and acquitted; When ar raigned for trial on a separate indict ment for the killing of another of the men, he interposed a plea of for mer jeopardy. Counsel for the state demurred to this plea. The circuit judge overruled the demurrer. The state appealed to the supreme court of the state of South Carolina. That court rendered its decision in October 1921, reversing the trial judge and remanding the case to , the circuit court for trial. Application for a writ of error to the supreme court of the United States was then presented by counsel for Cotfbett and allowed by Tncfirt/j riow r\f 4-Viz* oiin^ATMD vjiuci uuauwc uoi j \j x due owyitu court of South Carolina. The state of South Carolina moved that the case be dismissed by the supreme court of the United States for wan$ of jurisdiction for the following rea sons:' . (1) Because there had been no fin al judgment rendered in the case. (2) Because even were judgment final, it would not be reviewable by writ of error. I * (3) Because even were the judg ment final and reviewable by writ of error, the supreme court havd in num erous cases decided the question rais ed contrary to the contention to the plaintiff in error. n 1 ll U.. T17 r.l*r i/urumi. was rcpresentcu uy huuc & Berry, Cole L. Blease, Mendel L. Smith, J. Leroy Dukes, B. J. Wingard and James H. Fanning. The state of South Carolina was represented by A. J. Hydrick, Adam H. Moss, T. M. Raysor, Charles A. Douglas and Hugh H. Obear. CITY ELECTION At the City Democratic primary held Tuesday March 21 for the ^ election of City officers. J. Moore ? Mars was nominated for Mayor n without opposition. J. S. Cochran, Alderman for Ward 3, was also * without opposition. The vote in 0 other wards was as follows: ' a Ward 1 v Cl C. 43 ^ M. B. Syfan 53 Ward. 2 J. M. Gambrell .. ..... 37 H. B. Wilson .... 35 Word 4 ' R. S. Ellia 42 , E. R. Thomson .....?... 45 The general election will be held later. rviw has iv jvmr Hm Narrow Ew?p? on. Atlas tm Street. ( Atlanta, March 21.?Henry Ford, while visiting here today, had a nar row escape from being run down by 1 an automobile and although the of* p fending machine bore his name on the l hood, he exercised the pedestrian's t prerogative of saying what he a thought of the driver. d His contribution was: "If I couldn'J J make a car better than that fellow r can drive one my automobiles would- t n't be so numerous and there would n't be any competition for Muscle Shoals." ( IBOUT TWO THOUSAND OFFI CERS AND MEN AFFECTED BY WAR DEPARTMENT DECI SION?ALL WILL BE OUT BE FORE JURY Washington, March 21.?All Ame ican troops will J?e out of Germany ] >y July 1, ui.der orders issued by i lecretary Weeks today by direction if President Harding. About 2,000 fficers and men are directly affected a the remainder of Major General Ulen's command in the Coblenz iridgeheed zon? on the Rhine are Iready under home orders. The announcement of the decision or complete American evacuation f occupied territory in Germany faa made by Secretary Weeks as his iTst act on return to the department rom a three weeks' vacation in Torida. He indicated that the step r&3 ordered in compliance with the olicy previously announced of rithdrawing the Rhine forces as ukkly as possible. It had no rela it>n, he said, to th'e wrangle in con reaa over further reduction*of the j ize of the army nor did it result ? rom the correspondence between j Late department and the allied com- ( lissioner over the American de- ( land for a share in German repsra- j ons payments on account of the j laitenance of troops in Germany. c The war secretary made nd- expla- j ation of steps that would ibe taken > tarn the Coblenz sector to. the j Hied commanders for policing 'and \ > .hold the brideghead as a means t >r further advances into Germany ; > enforce treaty obligations. The T tree bridgehead positions were tak- q q up under the armistice for this j urpoee and their occupation conr t rmed in the treaty of Versailles j nd tie treaty between the United f tates in completely abandoning the c mnoianu posiuun wigni uave gva01 j ffect on the negotiations resulting rom Secretary Hughes' action in t jbmitting a request that the United t tates receive a share in Germain g jparations payments already made < > cover maintenance of the armies 8 n the Rhine. It was insisted, how- j yer, that the step was not a direct t ssrult of those negotiations since E omplete withdrawal was forecast ; efore the note calling attention to \ lie American bill in excess of $241 00,000 on this account was trans- \ ritted. , GOES TO DAVlS-FISHER ( Mrs. Roy Gilleland was taken to Ltlanta yesterday on No. 5 to the )atris-Fisher Sanitarium for treat lent. She was accompanied on the j rip by her husband, by Dr. Rayford lower and the two nurses in charge f the case, Mrs. Crane from Athens , nd Mrs. Lucien Lomax of Abbe- , illec Mrs. Gilleland stood the trip ^ / ell and the doctors in Atlanta, are , ery encouraged over her condition. L Ta ill V. i._ 4m I . ll win utr necvzKMu.y vw -wic on iU uaion of blood for several days be- f ore an operation can be performed nd tie following relatives made , he trip to be of service in the way ( >1 offering blood if such became 1 teceasary: Thomson Hollingsworth { f Greenville N. Guy Gilleland of , lamlet, N. C., Herman. Benton and , laj Taggait of Abbeville. ( GOING TO COLUMBIA. ireemrood Man Gati Place in Lud Land Bank nMAwk 91 J. Wil- . iam Watson, for three years vice resident of the Bask of Greenwood as accepted a position as assistant reaaurer of the federal land bank ,t Colombia and exacts to begin his lutiea there 'between now and Ipril 15. Mr. Watson will remain a n ember of the board of directors of he Bank of Greenwood. G. A. Harrison spent Tuesday in Jreen-wood on business. i J NEW YORK TUBES AND AIR MAIL TO SAN FRANCISCO CONTINUED ^-iDIG INCREASE OVER HOUSE TOTAL?TWO BITTER FIGHTS Washington, March 21.?The post office appropriation bill carry ing $623,773,000 was passed late today by the senate after a heated fight. The measure carried $63,309, 000 more than as pawed by the boose, $i>0,000,000 of the increase going for federal highway, aid. The bill also carries provisions for re storing to service the. New York pucuuttuc uuui tiroes aua iot con* tinning the New York to San Fran* jjscq air marl service. The vote on -he amendments was 36 to 19 and ?me after a bitter attack had been otade on the .proposition'by several Democrats. The 150,000,000 was ac cepted by the senate without debate md without a roll call. A fight centering around the post >ffice appointments originating early n discussion of the bill, resulted fust before adjournment of the sen ile in the introduction by Senator Harrison (Democrat) of Mississippi >f a resolution calling on the preai lent to supply the senate with the lumber of executive orders he had ssued removing postoffices from :ivil service classification. The reso utaon went over under the rules, t The fijght which culminated in the larrisori resolution waa precipitated >y an amendment increasing, the lumber of ptotal inspectors a move rtuch Mr. Harrison 'changed was to nake more places for Republicans, "he debate quickly entered th? sUb ect of postmaster appointments and he president was charged with hav ng rejmoved the Marion, Ohio, office rom civil executive order so that he ould appoint the postmaster in his tome town. As for the New York tubes Seni or McKelLar (Democrat) of Ten tessee claimed that the senate was riving its approval to something 'that is dangeroulsy near a brazen teal of federal funds.", The tubes Lad many defenders, however, and he argument that they were neces lary to relieve congestion and pro ride better service finally prevailed >y an almost straight party vote. Senator Norris, Republican of N? jraska predicted that another gen 910V1UU VTV/U1U iJVO vuv VUU^Vl UWW1UU )f such tubes for the transportation >f mail between great cities instead >f in the more limited districts. P DEPOSITS PILE UP Income T?* Money Paid to Gov ernment ' Washington,' March 20.?Further reports of payment of Mafch 15 in stallments of income and profits taxes received today /by the treas iry showed $310,000,000 on deposit jo far with federal reserve banks. Deposits through last Friday aggre gated $286,000,000. Reports from outlying districts will not be received for several days, treasury officials say, and until then it will be impossible to deter mine whether Secretary Mellon's es timate of $460,000,000 in income md profits tax receipts for the quarter will he obtained. Collections during March of last pear aggregated $7127,000,000. Wifely Known Artist D**d Edinburgh, March 20.?Edward Arthur Walton, widely known ar tist, is dead at his hom? here. He was SI years old and president of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Water Colors. RULE MEETING The base ball team had a Rule Meeting at the high school building! rneaday night The object of the meeting was to go oveT new rales! for thiff season. ; REPUBLICANS FORCE BONUS BILL HOUSE BY GAG RULE AGREEMENT OF SELVES Washington, March diet's bonus bill will be the house Thursday under sion of the rules under agreed upon today between Speaker Cilletfc and Chafer at a' conference man Campbell of the rules commit tee. The speaker it was said, 'hais,.;^^ agreed to entertain a motion to pend the rules. Mr. Campbell riaid he- ? would call a meeting of his commit tee tomorrow morning at which time he will ask ccmmittee members to report a rule designating Thursday ';,f as suspension day with a proviso /V that four hours debate on -the bill shall be provided. Under this procedure a two-^ thirds majority would be necessary to pass - the bill. No amendments^ would be permitted nor would itbc possible to make a motion to reoott mit the measure to the' "ways and 'v?| means committee. Those in cfeaxge. of the legislation were confident' tint-' ! - n/wouia receive, more Tnan two- y,:<j thirds majority: They expected the ^" vote to come before actfournme&v1.-; Thursday after two hours discuawon7 on each side. ' v The rule will have to be agnail to by a majority of the rules com* mittee and then wHl have to pfcfcjlfa-'' a majority vote in the house; Pro ponements of'the bonus legsilation were confident that both majorities could be obtained. T. ' . ..; .-f .;V!tfc Speaker GiUett said the propoci* > bion had narrowed down to whether the bill should be put on its yamge - without opportunity for amendjne^ s - or with opportunity for a motion on the democrat side and said that h# was inclined to think it would be . >a better not to permit to offer the one motion. In fhis connection ho cailad *,<4; attention to the majority report on 'k' the Bill offered by Representative Kitchen, North Carolina, and dome . " other members of the ways aadvVif? means commtitee, in which it was urged that the excessk profits and high surtaxes be restored. - Mr. Gillett explained that procedure would ibe to Chairman Campbell to present rule to make Thursday day and upon the adoption rule Chairman 'Fordney would recognized for a motion to the rules and pass the bill, cratic leaders 'and opponents measure were expected to fight against adoption of the and as there would be four bate on the bill itself the would be delayed until late day. The speaker said, ? that it was the plan to "clean whole thing up" in one day. AFTER LIQUOR RUNNERS Wir*U?? to Be Um4 ia Caaptign. Washington, March 21.-?Rum run ners along the Canadian border will (be hunted by wireless according to wireless received today by Commis sioner Hayne from Col. Roy C. Van derhook, head of the Michigan de partment of public safety. A system of wireless communication, Col Van derhook said, will be installed along the length of the Canadian-Michigan border as a part of the illicit impor tation of liquor into this eountry. k,? L* DEATH OF MR. I. W. ADAIR Adair's Department store was closed 6n Tuesday on account of the death of Mr. I. W. Adair, the fatker of E. J. Adair, at his home in Clin ton on Monday night. Funeral mer vices and burial was at Clinton Taes day afternoon.