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Press and Banner Istablished 1844. $2.00 Year. Tri-Weekly Abbeville, S. C., Wednesday, May 17,1922 Single Copies, Five Cents. 78th Year. lOMMITIEE WINS TEST IN SENATI EPUBLICAN TARIFF BLOC R? VISED FOR MOMENT?MAR GIN OF ONLY THREE VOTE! ON CITRATE OF LIME ISSUE TO TRY AGAIN. Washington, May 16._-The sen :e Republican tariff bloc, whicl icceeded in having the finance com ittee accept most of its tariff rate: i products of the farm and ranch as defeated today in the senate ii s first test of strength against th< >mmittee. The margin was onl; iree votes, however, and le?aders o: 10 bloc expressed confidence tha ley would be successful in futuri forts as some of their group wen >sent today or paired. The test came on an ame-ndmen v Senator Johnson (Republican) o: alifornia to increase the committet ite 6 cents a pound on citrate o; me to 9 cents. The vote was 31 t< "* "* " "I / 5, l < uemucrais juiiung mw epublicans in opposing: the Johnsor nendment. After rejecting the amendment le senate approved the committe< lty of 18 cents a pound on citric nd, the finished product of citrate me. Senator Johnson had urgec lat the duty on this 'be 20 cents z ound. A proposal by Senator Kinj Democrat) of Utah that the dutj a. reduced to 5 cents a "pound wai ejected. Another fight over products oi le Far West followed disposition oi le citric acid the Democratic oppo& ig the committee rate of 60 cent3 s illon on olive oil in containers feifehing not more than 44 pounds id 50 cents a gallon on all other ich oil. These rates were approved fter the senate had rejected bj rerrhelming majorities amend ments by Senator Walsh (Demo t) of Massachusetts to cut tnt to the 30 cents and 20 cents the Underwood law. The senatf }so rejected an amendment by Sec tor King to make the rates 50 cents id 40 cents as originally proposed the committee. Supporting his amendment Sena >r Walsh declared that no questior |f protection could enter into th( latter because the American pro [ucers of olive oil in California ant Lria?na could supply only about I ^er ?ent of domestic consumption te eharged that this was an effor plainly to increase the price of th< brod?ct for the benefit of the pro lucers in the two Western state pd asserted that this works a hard [hip on consumers, especially Ital Ian-Americans in New York an< kher Eastern cities. "You are abandoning entirely th Vid theory of protecting infant in iustries," he declared. "You are nov proposing to protect every man ii ^his country who produces one-hal )f 1 per cent of any commodity use< >y tke American people. You an mine to such an extent that there i >ound to be a collapse of the entir economic system in this country." Chairman McCumber dispute* hat the duty proposed would work , lar-dship on any one. SHRINE SPECIAL The Shrine special train leave Ajbberille tonight for Rock Hill an the following will make up the pai ty: David Wood, A. H. Leslie, Jot W. Hale, E. tF. Arnold, J. L. Wilsor p r Smmtenfhursr. W. F. Jones, R. E Cox, J. K. McDorman, A. H. Rosen berg, Arthur Rosenberg, H. C. Fer nell, P. J. Leach, H. B. Wilson an H. S. Howie. NEW BOOKS AT LIBRARY. The following new books hav seen received at the Library: "Mid light," by Octaveus Roy Cohen; "Th Charmed Circle" by Alden Allei Teweil, and "If Winter Comes" b; s. m. nuicmsns?u. [ ACT OF CONGRESS PROHIBITED EXPORT OF PRODUCTS IN 5 WHOSE MANUFACTURE THE CHILD LABOR LAW HAD BEEN USED Washington, May 16._-The child labor law was today held by the su preme court to be unconstitutional and not valid. The. supreme court having held in valid an act of congress which pro ?jhibited the exportation of products ^ | in whose manufacture child labor F' 1 j had been used, substantially the 1 same law was re-enacted with an -: excise tax of ten per cent imposed sj upon the annual net profits of es tablishments employing child labor, t; Opponents of the law contended it f j was an unconstitutional invasion of 2 the nolice Dowers of the states. The decision of the court was rend ) | ered in a case brought by the gov ^ j ernment against the Drexel Furni 1 i ture company of North Carolina and j was one of three case6 brought in ?j that state testing the validity of the '! law, and in all of which the Uni -1 ted States district court decided - j against the government. * j The Atherton mills . case from 1 North Carolina, brought originally to test the constitutionality of the child labor law, was dismissed today Iby the supreme court. It sought to restrain the znill from discharging John W. Johnson, a minor whose :ontinued emplyment would have imposed under the law a penalty up on the net annual profits of the mill. Since the case has been pend i i inc in the courts the minor reached ' I an age when the law would no long LI er apply to hdm, and it therefore be ' came moot, other cases "being substi |tuted hy the gvernment to teat the I law. M The supreme court announced to | day that the case brought by the government against John George and others of North Carolina to test the constitutionality of the child labor act also would be dismissed. BRADLEY NAMED STATE BANK EXAMINER Succeeds James H. Craig, Who Has Resigned to Accept Another Position nu pe be th( ho on lo^ ins mi Lo ye Columbia, May 17.?Governor Cooper yesterday announced the res ignation of James H. Craig, state bank examiner, and at the same time announced the appointment of W. W. Bradley to succeed Mr. Craig. Mr. Bradley will assume his new duties this morning. Mr. Craig resigned to accept the position of treasurer of the Tri-State gi\ Tobacco Growers' association of South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia, a responsible position. Mr. Craig will continue his associations with the banks of this state in his new work and his family will continue to reside at Anderson. Mr. Craig and Mr. Bradley have been associated in the state banking department for something more than seven years. For nearly four years Mr. Craig has been chief examiner and at the head of the department. Mr. Bradley, the new chief exam iner, has served seven years as state auditor and assistant examiner. He expects to take over the new position f.nHar br th< th< gr; ha til tei be Mi th mi ch of ot! ho br E. th 1. th 1, COTTON MARKET fo J* cl< l Cotton on the local market today ur l brought 20 cents. Futures closed: gr d May 21.35 th July ? 20.37 ra October ? _ 20.20 ge December 20.08 mi January 19.94 ho e Yesterday futures closed: de - May __ 21.23 sa e July ? 20.47 gr i October _ _ _ 20.48 tei y December 20.44 M) January 20.27 f ILL BE IN RACE FOR GOVER NORSHIP OF STATE__ STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDU CATION IN PRIMARY THIS SUMMER Columbia, May 16.__John E. vearingen, state superintendent of iucation, yesterday announced that > would be a candidate for gover r in the Democratic primary ttiis mmer. Mr. Swearingen is widely known er the state, is recognized as a an of ability and strength and the inouncement of his intention to en r the primary will be read with in rest Some months ago, Avhen a eeting of the county superintend 4-rm ?-C r\ -p A ?*f of n wqe ILd UjL COiUtailUU VI bile Oi/C?CW 'ing held, a motion was made to e effect that the superintendents dorse Mr. Swearingen for- governor r. Swearingen would not put the otion while he was, in the chair, it later it was stated and was act upon favorably with some one >e presiding. Since that .time there ve been numerous rumors to the feet that Mr. Swearingen would row his hat in the ring, but while had been asked many times aether or not he would make the ce, he withheld a definite reply, ough his friends knew that he was ving the matter careful considera in. Several time6 when he was asked lether or not he was going to run spoke of his interest' in the pulblic hools and of the opportunity for vice the office of the superintend t of education gave him. USTODY OF LOUISI AWARDED DGE GARY FILES ORDER IN C/ HE HOLDS MESCHINES ENTIT CHILD COMMITTED Judge Frank B. Gary yesterday ;d his order in the Habeas Corpus >ce<Mling involving the eus'ody of uise Clinkscales. The case was ard by Judge Gary Saturday, a mbcr of interested Lowndesviila ople attending the hearing. The text of the order reproduced low will give the material facts of ; case as well as the rulings and Idings of the Judge. The order, litting the formal parts, is as fol vs: This is a habeas corpus proceeding tituted for the purpose of deter ning who shall have the custody of uise Clinkscales, an infant ten ars of age. The conditions that re rise to the contention may be iefly stated as follows: The wife of AW o f l**l A B Jjetll/iuiiei uicu a ouvii, uuie urei j birth of this infant, and her andmother, Mrs. E. C. Meschine, s cared for her in every way un the death of Mrs. Meschine about i months ago. Whatever may have en the conditions upon which Mrs. sschine took the child, (and about is there is some conflict of testi jny) there is no question that the ild was reared in the household her grand-parents and no one her than the members of this house Id has contributed anything to her inging up. After the death of Mrs. C. Meschine about ten months ago e child remained as a member of e Meschine household, being cared r by her grandfather, her two un ?s and the wife of one of these icles. About two weeks ago the andfather died. The appearance of e child indicates most careful ising. She manifested much intelli nce and much affection for the re lining members of the Meschine usehold with whom she strongly sires to live. They manifest the me love for her. She is in the fourth ade at school and is a regular at ndant upon the Sunday Schools, any of the citizens of the vicinity the Meschine home attest the SENATOR GOODING, CHAIRMAN OF TARIFF BLOC SAYS HE FINDS NONE ON FREE LIST. AVERAGE ON FARM PROD UCTS IS 23 3-10 PER CENT. Washington, May 16.?All prod ucts of the farm are on the dutiable list in the McCumber-Fordney tariff bill, Senator Gooding1, of Idaho, chairman of the Republican agricul tural tariff bloc, announced today in the Senate. "If any farm product is on the free list, I do not know what it is," he said. "If we find it we will put it on the' dutiable list if it needs protection." Senator Gooding said the average ' rate of duty in the bill on farm pro ! ducts was 21 3-10 per cent and called ! attention that only a few things pro duced by the farmer were on the du tiable list in the Underwood law. The Idaho Senator declared that jthe United States "ought to pretty} near close its ports," to similar for-j eign products when there was an overproduction of staple farm prod ucts. He declared that when there was an overproduction of manufac tured articles the manufacturers closed their factories with the ap proval of the public, but added that the farmer could not cease produc tion. He argued, however, that what he described as the Democratic pol icy of "free trade" would drive the farmers to a curtailment of output. . The tariff bloc chairman asserted that "all this talk about tne McOum ber bill being framed behind closed doors is without foundation." I CLINKSCALES TO THE MESCHINES ISE HEARD SATURDAY IN WHICH LED TO REAR AND CARE FOR TO PARENTS' CARE I mnrnl rharflftpr nf t.ViP tmclps and the aunt by marriage, and testify to their fitness and ability to properly look after the child. T.he father of the child has mar ried again and now has a wife and three small children. He was recently convicted of violation of the prohi bition law and remained in jail for quite awhile being unable to pay his fine. He secured his release by re sorting to the pauper debtors Act. Barring this, nothing is shown against his moral character. In determining what should be done with the child, her welfare is the paramount consideration. No one ' nas an aDsomte ngnc 10 ner cusiouy that is superior to her welfare. In determining what is best for the child the Court is not unmindful of the claims of parental feeling to consid eration. In this case, however, those feelings have not been fostered by association with her, and by doing for her in her helpless state. But on the other hand others than the fath er have been permitted to perform those services for her. These ser vices inevitably created strong ties of love between the child and those who have cared for her and who are still caring for her. In view of the strong and intelligent preference as exhibited by the child for those who are caring for her, and her indiffer 'ence to those who are now seeking to get possession of her, I think it would be cruel to disturb the happy relations now existing. Perhaps the father will be better prepared from a moral standpoint and from a finan cial standpoint than he now is to -??? ll/l n o eV?A cVlAlll/1 K O PpT. I CttJ lllid ClliiU do OliC Otiv/uxu I/WI A V* haps, her environment will be such that her welfare will demand that other disposition be made of her. If such time should come, the Courts will be open to those interested in changing her situation, and the Court presumably will act as it now seeks to act, with an eye single to the wel i NO PARTICIPATION BY UNITED STATES i INVITATION TO TAKE PART IN I SECOND ECONOMIC DISCUS SION TO BE HELD AT THE HA GUE DECLINED IN MESSAGE FROM STATE DEPARTMENT. Washington, May 16.?The state department made public last night the | text of a message to Ambassador ( Child at Genoa declining the invita- ( tion to participate in the new Euro- | pean economic conference at The | Hague. i "This government," the American 1 communication said, "is unable to i conclude that it can helpfully partic- j ipate in the meeting at The Hague ] as this would appear to be the con- ( t'nuance under a different nomen- . clature of the Genoa conference and ] destined to encounter the same dif- - ticuities n tne attitude aisciosea m ] the Russian memorandum of May 11 remains unchanged." The "inescapable and ultimate question," the American note said, "would appear to be the restoration of productivity in Russia, the essen tial conditions of which are still to be secured and must in the nature of things be provided within Russia her- , self." ! The state department communica- ( tion said the American government! "has always been ready" to join other governments in arranging for "an inquiry by experts into the eco nomic situation in Russia and the necessary remedies." Such an inquiry it was added could deal appropriate ly "with the economic prerequisites" for restoration of Russian produc tion, without which a sound basis for credits would be lacking. In conclusion the American com munication renewed 'the offer to give serious attention to "any new pro posals issuing from the Genoa con ference or any later conference," but added that the suggestions for the meeting at The Hague in view of the Russian memorandum lacked "the definiteness which would make pos- ^ sible the concurrence of this govern ment in the proposed plan." FOUR BISHOPS NAMED BY THE METHODISTS Elected on Five Ballots During Day. Fifth Ballot Declared "No Election" Hot Springs, Ark., May 16.__Af ter taking five ballots which result ed in the election of four of the five bishops to be named at this time, the 19th quadriennial conference of ( the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, recessed this evening until tomorrow when the next ballot will be taken. Theee men were elected bishops at today's session :Dr. J. E. Dickey, Griffin, Ga.; Dr. W. B. Beauchamp, Nashville, Tenn.; Dr. Sam R. Hay, Houston, Texas, and Dr. H. M. Dobbs of Anniston, ,Ala. Drs. Dickey and Beauchamp wont over on the second ballot, receiving 1Q4 onri 909 votps. resDectivelv. Dr. Hay was elected on the third bal lot with 191 votes, whil? Dc. Dobbs won on the fourth with 256 votes. The first and fifth ballots were de clared "no elections" as none of the candidates received the required ma jority of 189 votee. The fifth ballot was not completed until this evening. Dr. H. A. Boaz, president of Southern Methodist university, Dallas, Texas, was high with 143 votes and C. E. Goddard of Nashville was second with 140. Dr. mission sprrrf^tarv. I VJUUUttlU 10 livmc ? fare of the child. The prayer of the Petitioner is re- j fused, and the Sheriff is hereby di- 1 rected to return to Mr. and Mrs. Morrison Meschine and Reynolds Mes caline the said Louise Clinkscales. They are charged with her proper i-earing. HARVEY WILL NOT ENTER PRIMARIES ?i? YOT IN RACE FOR GOVERNOR OR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. BUT FEELS HE OWES IT TO STATE TO DEVOTE HIS TIME TO NEW OFFICE. Columbia, May 16.?In response ;o an invitation from Governor Coop ;r to come to ^Columbia for a confer ence, Wilson G. Harvey, of Charles ton, Lieutenant Governor, spent yes terday here taking up with the Gov ernor many matters connected with the Governor's office. While he had no announcements to make at this time, as he feels that such state ments should emanate from the GoV rvrrmr T.ioiifonnnf.dnvornnr Homnn -- 9 ?V%.VV..?..V MV.VAMV* VVJT stated that he thought it wise for him at this time to state his position with reference to going into the pri mary this summer. "My business obligations in Char leston for the next several months," lie said, "coupled as they will be with the official duties incident to the Governorship would preclude me from expending the time and money necessary to a State canvass and campaign for the Governorship, con sequently I will not be a candidate for Governor in the forthcoming campaign. In reaching this determi nation I have had to curb a natural inclination so to do. and to denv the kind urging on the part of many friends whose interest and kindness and offers I so much appreciate. "The announcement made by me a few weeks ago that I would be a candidate for reelection for Lieuten ant-Governor was made with the firtn determination on my part to stand tor the office on my record aricfitaake ' i State canvass for the office, if I :ould have secured the office by an louncing myself and not making the :anvass. I desired it, otherwise I did lot care for it. "It is needless to say that in the cir :umstances which have since mate -ialized I will not now be a candidate :or LieutenantXJovernor." ' !>1 When asked if .he had made any irrangements looking to appoint nents, Mr. Harvey said that while lothing definite had been determined ipon, it would be his policy to con ;inue in service the present clerical :orce in the Governor's office. The jest interests of the State he felt vould be served by hariag those fa niliar with the duties remain in of ice during the months to co*e. ABBEVILLE INVITES HEROES 3f the Gray to Meet Here Next Year. The Abbeville Chapter of the U. D. C. has extended an invitation to the Confederate Veterans to meet in Abbeville in 1923. The invitation was endorsed by the city of Abbe ville and by all of the public orga nizations. It was extended through Mr. J. M. Gambrell, ex-officio Com mander of the Abbeville Post, <who went to Darlington yesterday to at tend the convention. Mrs. Lucy Thomson and Mrs. W. A. Harris have been busy this week making arrangements for tne enier taimment of the veterans in case Abbeville's invitation is accepted There is an appropriation of $700 from the state that will be available and with what has been promised in town we should Ibe able to give ther old soldiers a rousing good time. The City of Greenville has also extended an invitation for the next meeting to be held in that city. ATTEND EPISCOPAL COUNCIL Wm. M. Barnwell and J. Townes Robertson are representing the Ab beville church at the Episcopal Council which met yesterday morning at St. Philip's church in Charleston. This is the on? hundred and thirty-second Council of the Diocese of South Carolina and many matters of importance will be con