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Established 1844. $2.00 Year. Tri-Weekly Abbeville, S. C., Monday, June 19, 1922. Single Copies, Five Cents. 78th Year.
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McC UMBER THREATENS TO
SIDETRACK TARIFF? AC
T]ION- MAY EMBARRASS
PRESIDENT AND PUT SOLI
DARITY IN JEOPARDY
Washington June 18?If the tariff
>ill is sidetracked in favor of the
>onus bill Tuesday, according to the
>lans of Senator Porter J. McCum
>er, the president will suffer the
raiharassment of his executive ex
stence. The passage of the bonus
r-n .'x. ?? v.. j*. ^ 4.
Jill, its rejection uy me i?t?iucut
ind its passage despite the veto of
;he president will make public a
jplit between congress and the exe
cutive, which the president knows,
vill give reason for additional dis
gust to the pepole and provide the
)emocnats with another excellent
campaign issue.
There is no necessity for immedi
ate action on the bonus bill which
:an not be effective before January
L, 1923. But McCumber is apparent
y anxious that action be taken at
lis instance prior to June 28, the
iate of a primary in which hi3 con
stituents will pass on his record. The
mlk of the Republican membership
Would prefer to follow the presi
fent; but if McCumber requires
them to vote, it is believed that they
vill follow McCumber, for many of
them, like McCumber, have elec
l; j-1- j:_i?
[iions in LLieir uisnitw. x uc wi'cauc
of McCumber and the president is
[io leas strenuous than that of Jacob
ind the angel.
Acting on instructions from <
larding, Senator Lodge, Republi- ,
ran leader, has called a caucus for ,
Monday. In the caucus Lodge will
?ndeavor to dissuade McCumber on <(
he plea that party solidarity will be <
jeopardized. He will promise, it is
inderstood, to put the bonus over <
after the elections and in plenty of <
time for it to be operative the first ;
of the year. But after the elections
McCumber will probably be a dead
cock in the pit. It is kn^wn that he
will argue that the party will be
more criticized for wiggling and
wobbling respecting the bonus than
for any action which might re^ilt in
an open rupture between the legis- 1
lative and administrative branches. 1
The indications are that the caucus
will stand against calling up the
bonus and that McCumber will de
fine to be bound by that action.
346 AT SUMMER SCHOOL
Outlook (or Successful Year at Clem
son College.
Otemson College, June 18.?The .
first week of the Clemson College
Summer School ended yesterday, eve
rything having started off With prom
ise of a successful session. Th e en
rollment so far is 346, consisting of
180 teachers, 72 make-up students,
11 entrance students removing condi
tions, 8 cotton graders and 75 feder
al board students. The work started
off promptly on the second day, the
first day having been spent in regis
tering and getting courses arranged.
o-nrrtllmpnt. rnnsistmc of
about fifty Smith-Hughes teachers of
agriculture, who will come in next
week, and about seventy-five club
boys, who will come in on July 11,
will make the total enrollment for
the session approach the 500 mark.
BAPTIZE J. ALLEN SMITH 3RD.
J. Allen Smith, III, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Maxwell Smith, was bap
tized at the home of his grand
father, Mr. J. Allen Smith, Sunday
afternoon at 4 o'clock by Dr. F.
Y. Pressly of Due West. Mrs.
Pressly and James and Stratford
Pressly accompanied Dr. Pressly
and were present at the baptism,
aS were members of the Smith
family in Abbeville. Mrs. H. B.
Oakley, a sister of Mrs. Smith, of
StarkitflJe, Miss., was also present.
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HOUSE WILL IN
10 SUBSIDY BILL
ATTTFR SENATE HAS DISPOS
ED OF TARIFF?COMPRO
MISE PLAN SUGGESTED AT
WHITE HOUSE AND PRESI
DENT DOES NOT OPPOSE IT.
Washington, June 18.?Under a
compromise plan suggested today
to President Harding by house
Republican leaders and which, it
was said, did not meet his disap
proval, the house will take up the
ship subsidy bill Immediately after
tne senate nas passed xne xarin
bill.
While the question will be con
sidered further 'at a White House
conference next week, Chairman
Campbell of the rules committee,
who outlined the situation to the '
president, declared tonight it "was
morally certain no action will be
taken on the subsidy bill iby the 1
house until the senate has conclud
ed consideration of the tariff."
^Meanwhile party leaders pro
fessed to be relieved that a solu- '
tion of an admittedly vexatious '
problem has been reached. It
meant, they said, that the presi
dent's insistence that the bill be
put to a vote prior to adjournment
would be met by opposition on the
part of some Republicans.
?
How long it might be before the
senate ended its tariff fight no
member of the house* would pre
dict Traders declared, however,
that if the suggestion laid before
the president by Mr. Campbell was
definitely accepted the hlrnse about
1 1J 1 J ~ ?a
J uiy i vuuiu 14UL cc vuijr
cesses to run approximately a
month. A quorum would 'be need
ed to send the tariff bill to confer
ence and with this- out of the way
these members believed the ship
subsidy bill, once before the house
could be passed or defeated within
a week.
NEWSPAPERS TAKE LEAD
In Discussing Her Divorce, Says
Mrs. Astor.
Paris, June 18.?"I am getting
bired of denying and discussing my
divorce which has .been taking
place in the United States news
papers for the past five years. If ]
the newspapers are hound to di- i
irorce us, let them, "I don't care."
This sitatement was authorized
today by 'Mrs. Vincent Astor '
through her secretary. She is liv- <
ing here in a modest three-story ;
private house. Her husband came <
especially from the United States j
to see her ten days ago and spent
two days with her in the house. He
then went to England to visit his
mother. He was a passenger on
the steamer, Mauretania, which
sailed from Cherbourg last night.
LAURENS VISITORS
Mr. and Mrs. Mac Irby, Mrs.
Samuel Evans and Miss Rosa Gray
of Laurens came over Saturday
and visited until Sunday at the
home of Judge and Mrs. Frank B.
Gary.
Hospital Auxiliary Birthday.
The Hospital Auxiliary will cele
brate its second birthday with appro
priate exercises on July the 6th.
COTTON MARKET
Cotton brought 22 3-4 cents on
the local market Monday. Futures
closed
July 22.76
October 22.70
December , , 22.49
January . 22^34
[Futures closed Saturday
July *_ - 22.04
October 22.00
December 21.75
January 21.65
CAVCTBFiCIIQY
uniu iiiLnuum
PERMISSION BEYOND THREE
MILE LIMIT?BELIEVE THAT
CONTROVERSY STARTED BY
ADOLFHUS BUSCH WILL BE
AGITATED FURTHER
Washington, June 17.?Sale of
liquor on shipping board vessels out
side the three mile limit is permis
sible under new treasury regula
tions issued today, according to P.
A. Vise, general counsel for the pro
hibition unit.
m
This interpretation was taken as
setting for the time being the con
troversy over liquor on govern
ment ships precipitated by Adolphus
Busch, 3rd, the St. Louis brewer,
when he wrote President Harding
that the government was engaging
in the bootlegging business ;by per
mitting sale of alcoholic beverages
on shipping board vessels.
Solution of the problem, Wayne
B. Wheeler, general counsel 01 tne
Ajrti-Saloon league, declared today
lies in "excluding all ships that sell
[iquor from American ports."
Legislation to this end is being
jonsidered, he said, asserting that
t>y putting both American and for
eign vessels on equal footing with
respect to liquor the competitive
feature of the question would be Te
noved.
The new regulations were not
drafted with the intention of set
ting the question of liquor on ship
ping board vessels, Mr. Vise said,
ind in fact were written before that
luestion arose. As drawn, however,
1a said, they would apply equal to
American and foreign ships^K' per-j,
nitting intoxicating sea stores with-,
n the three mile limit under cus
toms regulations which provide ,
;hat, while in American pojts, all-;
iquors on "board a snip must be ,
sealed up. I
It was freely predicted tonight at
prohibition headqarters, however,
hat an early opinion would be
orthcoming from Attorney General
Daugherty definitely ruling on the
luestion of liquor on American
ships.
ARREST NEGRO PREACHER
Sheriff McLane lodged George
Keller from near Hodges in jail'
;his morning on a charge of disposi
ng of property under mortgage. J
rhe arrest was made by Deputies
r. D. Ferguson and C. B. Prince. j
George Keller is a negro and
claims to be a preacher. The prop-j
;rty disposed of was under mort
gage to J. S. Stark.
WORLD'S LAR(
One of the main features of th
held recently in New York was tl
11 feet 7 inches high, 4 feet 7 ir
weigns more tnau i<ju iua. xnc ^
finger, are 7 ft. 10 in. long. Th
keys 8 in. long. The Bow is 30
THIN GRAY LINE IN VIRGINIA
CITY?CONFEDERATES NOT
ALONE AT PFIINION. COM.
PAN ION ORGANIZATIONS AL
SO TAKING PART.
Richmond, Va., June 18.?With the
proverbial outstretching of welcom
ing arms, Richmond, the center of all
that true lovers of the South and the
Confederacy hold dear, is ready and
eager to play host to the fast dwind
ling romnant of the "thin gray line."
the vanguard of which descended on
the one time capitol of the Confed
eracy with the arrival of every train
from the furthermost stretches of
Dixie tonight.
While the lanes leading from the
South are lined with the oncoming
throng the roads from the West, and
North too, are bringing a great gath
ering of grizzled Confederate veter
ans, their sons and daughters, grand
sons and granddaughters, who have
strayed far from the shadow of the
Southland during the last few dec
ades.
The reunion of 1922, probably the
last that ever will be held in Rich
mond, is taking on an unwonted mag
nitude because this city was the heart
of the Confederacy, the headquarters
of its government and the site of
familiar spots made famous by Lee
and Jackson, Stuart and Davis,
which native Richmonder3 pass over
with but scant thought, but which
are hallowed ground to the Con
federate veterans who are coming
fired by a return of the old impulses
that made their love for the South
land and all that it represented so
?reat in 1861.
Richmond never has and probably
never again will be host to such a
gathering as will be within its con
fines this week. The city from one
end to the other is in gala attire and
the holiday spirit is in the air. Broad
and Main and other' thoroughfares
have been liberally and in some in
stances lavishly decorated with the
familiar and beloved Stars and Bars,
the inspiring starry blue cross on a
field of red and the red, white and
blue of Old Glory.
VISITORS FROM N. C.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Cheatham
and Miss Naritta Cheatham are in
the city from Charlotte, N. C., to
spend until Thursday -with Mr. and
Mrs. P. A. Cheatham. Mr. Cheat
ham is taking his vacation and they
will go from here to Greenwood
Thursday to visit Mrs. Cheatham s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. ?T. K. Durst.
e nation wide music conference
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ae worm s largest viuna. m ?
tches wide, 13 inches deep and
trings, as thick as a man's little
ie bridge is 12 in. h'gh and the
inches tang.
NEW AGREEMENT. I
ON SIZE OF ARMY
SENATE COMES DOWN AND 1
HOUSE GOES UP?COMPRO
MISE C^JLLS FOR ONE HUN
OREO AND TWENTY-FIVE
THOUSAND ENLISTED MEN.
Washington, June 15.?House
and senate conferees on the army '
appropriation bill reached a com- ?
promise late today on an army of c
125,000 enlisted men for the next *
12 months. This represents a re- 1
j j.:? - . o AAn ? a.1 ??? 1
UUCbruix ui o,uv/u i-iuxii wie ocuaw
figure and an increase of 10,000
over the size of the army fixed by
the house. ,
Decision as to the conference re
port on the enlisted strength
leaves only two important sections
of the annual supply bill to be con
sidered, exclusive of the Muscle
Shoals amendment approving $7,
500,000 for the continuation of
work on the federal power project
in the Tennessee river. It already
has been agreed by the conference
committee that the question
should be submitted direct to the
house because of the controversial
character of the subject involved,
Chairman Wadsworth of the sen
ate military committee; said that
I Anl tr ! ^ 4<Va /vffl
yjiiij i/uc lucdiid ucaiui^ wnu tuo isiu
cer strength and the national
guard provisions remaining to be
determined. \
It was expected that a reduction
from the number of officers fixed
by the senate would follow the
compromise as to enlisted person
nel. The house fixed a maximum of
11,000 as.the number of officers
while the senate amendment put
the officer strength at an average
of 12,530 for the coming year.
DEATH OF MISS EWIE KLUGH
Miss Ewie Klugh died suddenly
Saturday June 17, 1922 at 6 p. m.
at the home of her sister Mrs. Jen
nie Purdy in the 71st year of her
age. She had been In frail health
jlwi inaiij vuw tt c*o v?y
talking when the end came.
Funeral services were conducted
by Rev. . E. Peele at the resi
dence Sunday afternoon at 5
o'clock and 'burial was at the old
Tabernacle church near Cokesbury.
Miss Klugh is survived by one
sister, Mrs. Jennie iPurdy, and two
brothers, P. Di Klugh of near
Hodges and Henry Klugh of
Greenwood and a larffe circle of
nephews and nieces.
Attending the funeral from a
distance were, Mr. and Mrs. P. D.
Klugh from Hodges, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry G. Klugh, Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Klugh, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Klugh and
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Harley of
Greenwood and Mrs. Klugh Purdy
of Ridgeland.
I DR. THORNTON WHALING.
Dr. Thornton Whaling of the Pres
byterian Theological Seminary at
Louisville, Ky., preached in the
Presbyterian church here Sunday,
and delivered two excellent sermons,
morning and evening service. He
was entertained while in Abbeville
by Mrs. W. D. Barksdale.
C. D. BROWN, Jr., APPOINTED
'C. D. Brown, Jr., has been ap
pointed Superintendent of the In
surance Department of the Knights
of Pythias and will have charge of
a state not yet assigned. For the
present he will stay in South Caro
lina until he becomes thoroughly
familiar with the business.
MARION McDONALD HURT
Marion McDonald had his ankle
* i a --li? t>^:i
hurt on ttie seatxoara Amine ivau- o
road at Elberton this morning and si
w&s brought to the Abbeville C
County Hospital for treatment. e:
JIG CUT ANNOUNCED BY LA
BOR (BOARD?CLERKS SIG
NALMEN AND STATIONARY
niuunui m LAiui AC
TION.
Chicago, June 17.?Pruning neaaf
y $27,000,000 from the annual roll
>f 525,000 railway employees !by
:utting clerks, signalmen and sta
;ionary firemen from 2 to 6 cents an
lour, the United States railroad la
)or board today announced another
vage slash, bringing total reduc
aons undee; the board's orders up to
?135,000,000 beginning July 1.
Clerks were cut 3 and 4 cents an
lour, according to classification;
signalmen 5 cents and firemen 2
:ents.
Approximately 1^00,000 railway
jmployees will share the total reduc
:ion which has 'brought vigorous
protest from every union arganiza
on involved and is expected to re
mit in a strike vote of ten railway
abor bodies. The voting already is
inder way in seven, unions.
A dissenting opinion protesting
igainst any reduction was included
n the decision. It was signed fry
Arthur O. Wharton and Albert Phil
ips, both labor members. W. L. Mc
Hanimen, the third member, is in
ihe east on an investigation trip for
he board.
Definite recognition of a "living
vage" and "saving wage," was
nade for the first time by the board
nt today's decision. Although ab
lormal post war conditions were
jointed out a3 obstructions to fixing
tny scientific living or saving wage
it present, the board declared that
is soon as this condition cleared
.way it Would "give increased con
ideration to all the intricate details
ncident to the "scientific adjust
ment" of such a wage.
The bulk of those hit by the new
ut will be 200,000 clerks and 100,
100 station employees. Telephone
;irls, who, the board declared have
uffered from improportlonate in
reases and decreases, are given a
ninimum wage of $85 a month.
Signal men helpers suffer a 6
ents slash. Signal foremen, assis
ant foremen and inspectors, how
ver, escaped a cut.
Stationary engineers, firemen and
filers, numbering 10,000, were re
luced 2 cents an hour. ^
A decision covering 75,000 me
rraphers will be issued by tbe
ioard later.
Dining car employees and the cul
nary workers on the ferries in San
^rancisco bay will continue to get
heir present pay.
Marine workers' wages were un
ouched.
Figures in the decision showed
hat clerks will receive, under the
iew scale an average of 58.5 cents
.n hour compared with 34.5 cents in
JL?/A | ITUVU WiV 5VT tJ.14
nent took over the railroads.
The firemen and oilers have re
eived an increase from 21.8 cents
tour in 1917 to 49.6 cents July 1.
GRENDEL SCORES 6 TO 1
In the game of ball Saturday af
ernoon at the mill ?all field be
ween Grendel No. 2 of Greenwood
nd the Abbeville team Grendel
ralked away with a 6 to 1 score.
Vuman Reames knocked a Babe
Lath clearing the fence beautifully
rreenwood featured a home-run by
forris and the fielding of R. Duck
tt. Batteries: Milan, Reames and
tob Galloway: Calvert and Morris.
ARRIVE AT HOT SPRINGS
A card from Mrs. R. N. Tiddy
tates they arrived 6afe in Hot
prints, Ark., and find the climate
imilar to the climate in South
arolina. Mr. Tiddy feela very much
aeouraged, and all are irell.