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SHIPPING HI
CENTER OF FIGHT
ATTACK IN FORCE?LITTLE
PROGRESS MADE AND OPENING
STATEMENT BY JONES
NOT CONCLUDED?BILL TAKEN
UP TODAY
i Washington, De|c. 12.?The administration
shipping bill was taken
up today by the senate and was
subjected immediately to a baptism
/ of fire at the hands of Democratic
opponents.
' , Chairman Jones t>f the commence
committee which reported
thq bill Saturday after making sev-.
eral changes in the house draft
. called' up the measure. His opening
statement in ibehalf of the lejgislation,
however, went ovdr until tomorrow
because of the time consumed
toy the Democrats in several
attacks on, the measure and by the
reading of the eJntire bill and both
majority and minority reports in
compliance with a demand by Senator
Fletcher of Florida, ranking
Democratic member of the commerce
committee.
The Democrats started their at
I tack as soon as Chairman Jones
mad4 hig first move in the legislative
struggle, which is expected to
occupy the se"nate for weeks. Senator
Jones proposed first that the
senate proceed to immediate con- .
sideration of the ship bill but objection
from the Democrats Mocked
this move until after the regular
calendar had been disposed of. The
commerce committee chairman next
suggested that the senate beginning
tomorrow meet an hour earlier but
withdrew the proposal in the face
of objections from several Democratic
senators and Chairman Norm's
of the agriculture committee !
that this would interfere with the
comamittee activities.
JRc|puiblican sujfcorters of the bill
rather expected an attempt by the
Democrats to' pretvent the taking up
of the ball but the motion wa? car
Ii-Ted without dissent upon a viva
voce vote. The next move by Senator
Jones, a proposal that the senate
on quitting Work today reccsss
nstead of adjourn in order to expedite
consideration of the bill howeyer
was used by three Democratic
senators as a vehicle of attack on
the administration policy with respect
to the, measure and on ther
legislation itself.
CHRISTMAS TREE
A _meeting of the committee ap
I pointed Sunday morning by the
teachers of the Presbyterian, Sunday
School was held with the Misses
Morse at their home yesterday
afternoon. Rev. John A. McMurray,
Supt. J. D. Fulp, Mrs. T. G. White,
and Misses Oney and Caro Morse
constitute the committee appointed
to make arrangements for having a
Christmas tree for the children oij
the Presbyterian Sunday School. It
was decided to have the Christmas
tree in the Sunday School room on
|"riday evening, Decebnber 22 at
?0 o'clock. Special committees
rere named to assist in making the
ree a great success and some splenld
Christmas music was planned
a he had at the tree.
ANOTHER KING
The Columbia Candy Kitchen is
utting in a "weenie" stand in
ieir window on Main street and it
>oks so attractive that it will be
npossible for a hungry man oi< boy
) get by without stopping in.
COTTON MARKET.
I Cotton on the local market today
ought 25% cents. Futures closed
Dec. 25.32
Jan. ? 25.38
March 25.59
May I." 1 ? 25.62 j
July 85.28 |
BIG SUPPLY BILL
PASSED B? HOUSE
HALF A MILLION DOLLARS
MADE AVAILABLE FOR INQUIRY
BY GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES? WAR FRAUD
CASES TO BE PROBED.
Washnigton, Dec. 12.?The $33,000,000
appropriation ?bill for the
departments of state and justice,
carrying half a million dollars for
investigation and prosecution of
war fraud cases was passed late today
by the house without! a record
nnH with less than 50 member
in attendance.
With this, the second supply bill
of the session, out of the (way and
ready for senate action, the house
immediately took uipvthe $25,000,000
bill for' the departments of
commerce and labor, agreeing to
eliminate general debate, which on
som^ measures runs a full day. The
1923 naval budget will be reported
tomorrow.
An amendment by Representative
Black (Democrat) of Texas,
which would have required the attorney
general to account for the
funds and for -$500,000 heretofore
allowed, was thrown out on a point
of order after an hour's wrangle.
The Black amendment sought to
obtain the names vpf all persons
employed fbythe department in war
fraud work and the amounts paid
each.
Attacks on employment by the
department of justice of high
salaried accountants was made by
Representative Byrnes of Tennessee,
ranking Democrat of the ap
propriatoins committee. Mr Byroee
declared in addition to a chief ac*
countant of $18,000 a year he hail
Sheen informed on the highest authority
of the employment of a
special accountant at $50 a day,
and that assistants at $25 a day
had been supplied by a firm which
paid them $200 a month and
pocketed the difference.
When Representative Evans
(Republican) of Nebraska, in
charge of the bill, Said he could
give the house no information oi
denial, Mr. Byrnes characterizing
it as an "outrage on the government,"
insisted it was a propei
subject for investigation.
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ALREADY RECEIVING
LICENSE REQUESTS
Application^ for 1923 Plate* Coming
Into State Highway
Department
Columbia, Dec. 12.?Applications
for 1925 motor vehicle licenses are
now being received steadily by the
state highway department. A carload
of plates was shipped from St
Louis last Thursday and will arrive
here tomorrow night, highway authorities
have been advised. It k
hoped to begin issuing the ne-w
plates by Thursday morning.
News of Rev. S. O. Canty
The students of Carlisle school
at Bamburg have passed a resolution
regretting the departure of
Rev. S. O. Canty as pastor of Trinity
Methodist church. Mr. Cantj
goes to Hartsville and Rev. J.
W. Daniel goes to Bamburg. Both
ministers are well known in Abbeville.
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MOORE'S MARKET
W. G. Moore has opened up a
market on Washington street next
door to Calvert's store. The market
is a "white market" for every thing
is painted in white and the place
presents a very inviting appearance.
Mr. Moore is selling his meat
at pricete that will go with the boll
weevil cotton and the low pric?
that cattle s bringing "on the hoof."
Mr. Moore is an experien?ed market
man.
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PRACTICE Of Will
ANNOUNCEMENT MADE BY
BAINBRIDGE COLBY? TURNING
ENERGIES ONCE MORE
TO suisjin-io wniivn i-iave.
LONG INVITED HIM
New York; Dec. 12.?Bainbridge
Cofty, secretary of state in President
Wilson's cafbinet, announced
today that his law partnership with
the former president would terminate
December 31, at the expiration
of their co-partnership agreement.
The announcement was macle
from the local offices of Wilson &
Colby/
Beyond saying that the former
president "is turning his energies
once more to subjects which have
long invited him," Mr. Colby made
no statement as to Mr. Wilson's
plans for the future.
It was announced that Mr. Colby
would continue the practice of law
in this city. 9
4'As a result o^ the steady gain
in Mr. Wilson's health during the
last few months," Mr. Colby said,
"which has been so gratifying to
his friends, he is turning his1 energies
once more to suibjects which
have long invited him, and the importance
of which can not be over
estimated."
Textminatir n of the professional
relationship ith Mr. Wilson was
with the keenest reigret, he said/
adding:
"Mr. Wilson's disciplined power
and effectiveness as a lawyer have
been a veritable revelation, consid\
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- ering the long interruption of his
active work, at the bar. He has taken
a most active interest in the
work of the firm and has shown
the same effectiveness that he displayed
in every field into which he
' turned his energies.
"Our relations are - of the most
i cordial character imaginable, ,as
they have always been."
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DAMAGE BY FIRE
I IN SPARTANBURG
Losses Put at Seventy-Five Thousand
Dollars?Begins in
Cafeteria, I
Spartanburg, Dec. 12.?Fire
originating in the cook stove df the
Y. W. C. A. cafeteria, over the
1 Hobbs-Henderson Department store
on east Main street, broke out at
12:45 a. m. today and before it was
brought under control at 2:05 had
done estimated damage of $75,000
, to goods in the Hobbs-Henderson
company, the Efird Department
store, the Kress Five and Ten Cent
store and the Woolworth Kjve and
Ten Cent store. The damage was
confined to water and smoke in the
stores.
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| STAY OF EXECUTION
FOR WM. C. FARIES
York, Dec. 12.?Circuit Judge
James E. Peurifoy, today issueld a
' stay of execution for William C.
Faries, sentenced to die in the electric
chair on Decemlber 29 for the
murder of Newton Taylor, 14. The
' stay was granted ipending renewal
of a motion for a ne\*| trial by the
1 defense in the case.
Farie9 was convicted in court of
general sessions here two weeks ago
of the murder of ^Newton Taylor,
the first of four persons he is alleged
to have killed as a result of chili
dren's quarrels at Clover on September
6th last.
HUNTING
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Wardlaw Lyon and Joe Johnson,
two Greenville Nimrods, have been
I in the county hunting with Mr. W.
D. Morrah. They had a successful
hunt and a pleasant time. They returned
to Greenville today with
Amos Morse in his car.
JOHN liNNlMR F
DIED YESTERDAY
WORLD FAMOUS MERCHANT T
AND FORMER J> M. GENERAL?ACTIVE
BUSINESS MAN
TO THE END?WAS 84
YEARS OLD
Philadelphi, Dec. 12?John Wan
amaj?h* died.at his home at 8 a. m. o
The* world-famous merchant and 1
former postmaster general passed p
away at his town home, 2032 Wal- f
nut street. He had Ibeen confined f
there'since early in November with s
a he&vy cold contracted at his c
country estate, "Lyndenhurst" at o
Jenkintown, near here1. He was 84 t
years odd. . v P
Mr. Wanamaker was active in d
his business affairs up to the time n
he was stricken. H; spent much of
last winter in Florida and was in
this city all summer hard at work b
with the exception of occasional ti
surcease from the duties of his of- is
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fice for a day at the seashortf.. He -S
was always an early riser and was n
usually in his mercantile! establish- e
ment before its doors were opetaed. v
Mr. Wanamaker is survived by /d
his son, Rodman, a resident of New v
York City, and two* daughters, ti
Mary B., wife of Barclay H. War- "t!
burton and Elizabeth, wife of Nor- k
man MacLeod, both of Philadel- o
phia. . , u
After Mr. Wanamaker was t
brought to his town house he did ^
not improve and. about two weeks t:
ago his condition becamei such as to
onviA+v A waal- OFPA t.
utiAivwjf ugv/) uw ?
e'ver, Mr. Wanamaker showed such 11
marked improvement that his phy-jc
sicians ceased issuing bulletins. At i n
5 o'clock this morning he wasjt
seized' with a violent coughing a
spell, his physicians stated, which i:
resulted in 'extreme heart weak- d
ness. Major Barclay H. Warburton, r
Mr. Wanamaker's son-in-law notified
the Associated PPress that Mr. f
Wanaanaker died peacefully a 8 a. -v
m. ' ? e
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U. S. SUPREME COURT t
REFUSES TO REVIEW j
Jeff ore's -Case For Murder Of Ar- ^
ette?Has No Jurisdiction. t
' Stay of Execution i
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> Washington, Dec. 12.?The su,- (
preme court of the United States
will not review the conviction of F.
M. Jeffords, for the murder of J, C.
A fa of loef omi?inr- if
rii au v/viuiiumo iaov >jyi ^ aw
was announced today by. Chief Justice
Taft.
' Jesse B.'Adaans a Washington at*
torney, presented to the chief juslice
in chambers last nigbt a motion
for a writ of error. Adams continued
that Jeffords, who is undeT
sentence to die in the electric chair
December 22 wae not given fair
trial guaranteed under the state
and fedcrral constitutions.
The chief justice passed on the
motion because he hag jurisdiction
over the circuit which embraces
South Carolina. His refusal to
grant the writ which would have
-nven Jeffords an opportunity to
have the supreme court review his
case, was made known during the
day's session of the court.
SICK SECEDERS
Mr. an4 Mrs. John Beauford *
have two very sick children at the;r
home near the Mill. One little fellow
has pneumonia while the other
has mastoiditis. Friends hope they
will <t>e out for unriswnas.
Mrs. Alf Lyon who has been sick
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for sometime with the flu, is still
confined to her home, which is dis
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tressing news to her friends.
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COMING HOME 1
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Dr. and Mrs. F. E. Harrison are s
expected home from Rahway, N. J.. v
on Saturday. The Doctor returns 1
much improved in health. t
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WEST OF USHAS
BORNE FRUIT
URKEY DEMANDS PAYMENT
FROM GREECE FOR LOSSES
SUSTAINED BY THE TURKS
IN ASIA MINOR?EXCHANGE
PEOPLES.
Lausanne, Dec. 12.?The protest
f the United States against the
'urkish nationalists' announced
lan for deporting the Greek polony
rom Constantinople has borne
^uit. The Turkish delegates on the
ub-commission of the Near East
onference devoted to the exchange
f minority populations announced
oday that Turkey was ready in
rinciple, and under specified contions
to allow the Greeks to relain
in the former caipital.
Lausanne, Dec. 12.?The debate
efcween Turkey and Greece over
he question of which nation
5 resi-onsible for the tragedy of
Imyrnn continues to form a domiant
issue at the Near East confernce.
Ismet Pasha says he is quite
rilling that the treaty which the
elegateg hope to frame shall proid
e for a system of payment to
he allied nations for the damages
heir nationals suggested in Turey
during the great war but that
n the other hand, he will insist
pon reimbursement (by Greecd for
he^ losses sustained by the Turks in
isia Minor at the hands of the repeating
Greek army.
Formev Premier Veniuelos insist*
hat the Greefks burned only
hrough ifrilitary necessity. He delares
the real crime of the Asia
(linor campaign was the action of
he Turkish troops in outraging
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,nd shooting Greek residents, sackng
homes, and deporting . hunIreds
of thousands of destitute hu
nan beings.
Jf Turkey exacts reparations
rom Greece, M. Venizelos says, he
vill f. esent a bill for the horrors
ind injustice * suffered by the
greeks. The question of the Ottonan
debt is developing as a danger
joint in the negotiations and the
jitter Turfkish-Gr^oian di-spute,
vhich is based on something more
;han a question of money, is servng
to make settlement of the
vhole problem exceedingly diffi:ult.
A RELIGIOUS REVIVAL
At a meeting of tho ministers
)f the city and representative laynen
for the .different churches last
Sunday afternoon, plans were formulated
for thjj holding of a religi>us
revival in Abbeville next sumner.
At the meeting it was decided
:hat Rev. Bob Jones be invite'd to
:ome and- Rev. Howard L. Weeks
vas chosen to coirespond with the
rvangslist.
Rev. Boib Jones Is of the- Billy
Sunday type and should he come to
Abbeville he will require a taberlacle
and would conduct a meeting
>f from four to six weeks duration,
should Abbeville not fbe aible to
?oof '^Vio -rr4/iiiir<vm0nfa nf the
svangelist, some lesser light will be
nvited. The pastors and the laymen
vere agreed Sunday afternoon that
i revival would do the old town
rood and our people may look
'orward to it.
ALL LOOK ALIKE
Hon. J. M. Nickles had a disressful
tme of it for a few hours
rlonday night. Being a Sunday
tehool teacher he could not say
vhat he thought when he came out
>f his office and found his "fliv,er"'
gone. All the policemen and
imeteur detectives in town were:
ut on tiie case and they worked
teadily until about two o'clock,
vhen the1 flivver drove in. All Fords1
ook alike and Mr. Nickles' car had
ieen driven off by mistake.
FEDERAL AND STATE . :
CASES MAY BE FILED
SUPREME COURT OF UNITED
STATES DECIDES QUESTION
OF WIDE IMPORTANCE IN
fcJVi-OKC-LMENTI OF FROHIRU '
'TION LAW.
Washington, Pec. 12.?Two
cases considered by the government
of major importance in the enforcement
of national prohibition were ?'
decided (by the supreme court today.
In one of the(m coming from
the state of Washington, the government
scored a swiping victory,
the supreme court holding that both
the fedetral and a state government
can prosecute and punish the same
unlawful act in the manufacture
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possession, transportation or sale of
intoxicating liquors.
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The other case, coming from
California, the government lost in
its contention, that in the enforcement
of national- prohibition an
exetou&ve officer can impose and '?
collect as taxes the assessment and
penalties imposed by those sections
of the revised statute which remain
unrepealed by the Volstead act and
which became law while the manufacture
and sale of intoxicating
liquor was not prohibited.
The Unitejl States district court ?
for western Washington dismissed
a fedetral indictment charging
Vito Lanae, Dick Barto and others
with manufacturing transporting
and possessing intoxicating liquors
on tne ground, tnat tftey naa be^n
tried and convicted in the state
courts for the sarnie offense.
In reversing this action today the
supreme court held that "in the* absence
of special provision by con- v
grelss, conviction and punishment
in a state court under a state law ( ,
for making, transporting xand sell- .
ing intoxicating lquors is not a bar.
to a prosecution in a court of the
United States under the federal
law for the sama acts." The effective
of the prohibition amendment ,
the court stated in an opinion by
Chief Justice Taft, was to establish
prohibition in every part of the United
States and affecting transactirtna
a to pscpntiflillv loCAl at
intrastate or foreign commence.
The power to take lejjislative measures
to make the policy effective
existed in congress, the' court continued,
"in respect of the territorial
limits of the United States and
at the same time the likei power of .
the several states within their territorial
limits shall not cease to
exist.'
IN JUDGE McCOMBS' COURT
There was something going on
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in I.UVHU x ucauaj in syivi. wj. ?uv
rain and cold weather for Judge
McCombs had a case in his court
and six men around town speiit
three hours serving on tho jury.
The case was brought by Game
Warden Huckaibee and his Deputy
John Wright, indicting J^hn Johnson
for hunting without a license.
John's uncle, Allen Johnson, had a
license and John claimed to b& "going
along" and "carrying the
bag." The jury found John not
guilty and he returned to his home
rejoicing. The negroes live on Mr.
John Lomax's place.
DR. MILFORD HOME
Dr. C. A. Mitford arrived in Abbeville
this week from New Yoiflc
and will spend the holidays with
his home people. He came by way
of Randolph-Macow College and
spent day with Miss Helen Milford
and the other students from Abbeville.
HERE FROM COLUMBIA
Hon. W. N. Graydon was in Abbeville
Tuesday looking up records
in the Clerk's office.
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