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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-02-24
SHARP LOOKOUT
FOR RUM RUNNERS
COAST GUARD CUTTERS VERY
ALERT-CAPTAIN REED, COM
MANDER OF NEW YORK BASE,
SAYS SMUGGLING HAS IN
CREASED.

New York, Feb. 23.-Increased IL
quor smuggling has caused United
States coast guard cutters to be put
on the trail of all rum craft plying
between the Bahama islands and Can
ada. Captain Reed, commander of the
New York base, revealed today after
he had received radio stating that
"a tug, with 1900 cases Of whiskey
aboard had put into Portland, Maine
"for repairs"
"This exchange of liquor between
Canada and Nassau, Bahama islands,
is going on at an astonishing rate,
said Captain Reed. "In fact the traf'
flee is too heavy to be bona fide. We
haven't the slightest doubt that near
ly all such cargoes are destined for
American bootleggers and that it is
landed in this country at every op'
portunity."
Federal officials assert they have
determined beyond a doubt that a
vessel can not proftably haul Cana
Ian whiskey to the Bahama islands
for sale and vice versa. They have
come to look with suspicion upon all
such coastwide traders-a monde
script feet of tugs, schooners, con-
,erted yachts and fishing craft-and
. confscate their cargoes upon the
slightest evidence that they are meant
.or American consumption.
When such a cargo leaves st.
N. F., or Nassau in the Bahamas,
word is flashed to every coast guard
station along the Atlantic. AS soon
as the vessel crosses the American
three mile limit coast cutter trails
her until she reaches port, or until
the cutter is relieved of her charge
by another government craft.
A suspicious phase of the coastwise
traffic, Captain Reed pointed out, was
that Canada and the Bahamas seem
ed unable to strike a balance in
their liquor supply. A cargo is con,
S s'gned from Nassau to "a British
port" while at the same time another
cargo of the same brand Of liquor is
consigned from "a British port" to
Nassau, Bahama islands, and each
case the craft sails along the Ameri'
can coast to reach her destination
putting into port frequently, ostensi
bly, to renew fuel and food supplies.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-02-24
MARRIED MAN BLAMES
POLICE FOR FLOGGINC

Ensley, Ala, Feb. 23.-,Carroll E..
Clark, young married man, who was
severely flogged Tuesday night af-
ter he had been carried eight miles
from town into deep wood, today
charged that members Of the Ems
ley police department were his tor
mentors. The police department,
through it's officer denied the accusa
ton Of Clark.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-02-24
TREATY HELD Up
By RESERVATION
LODGE MUST PAY VISIT TO
WHITE HOUSE-PROMPT AC-
CEPTANCE OF CHANGE EX.
PECTED FROM HARDING FAILS
TO MATERIALIZE!>

Washington, Feb. 23.-The prog
ress of the four power pacific treaty
in the senate. again was interrupted
today while administration leaders
conferred among themselves and pre-
pared to seek the advice of Presi.
dent Harding whether to accept the
blanket reservation proposed by
those who are opposing unreserveo
ratification. Contrary to the expecta
ton of senators who had sponsored
the reservation, administration &C
ceptance was withheld at today's ses
sion of the foreign relations commit
ZEE and Senator Lodge of Massachu
setts, Republican leader and commit
tee chairman, arranged to confer TO-
morrow morning with the president
Republican committee members sup
porting the reservation still predict
ed tonight that both Mr.. Lodge ane
Mr.. Harding eventually would de-
eide not to interpose serious opposi'
|tion.
Heretofore officials close to the
president have declared he held
strongly to the opinion that no res
ervations were necessary although al
the same time it said that he did not
desire to become a stickler for SEN
ate acceptance of the treaty without
the dotting of an "i' or the crossing
of ct" His decision is expected to
hinge on whether the proposed res
ervation which provides that every
adjustment reached under the treaty
shall be subject to the review OF
congress, impairs or embarrasses the
purposes of the four power arrange
ments -.
It is not considered unlikely that
the whole senate situation will also
be taken into consideration by. Pres
ident Harding and Senator Lodge be-
fore they adopt a course of action
With administration acceptance Of
the blanket reservation assured il
is conceded that the committee will
be in position to vote promptly ano
almost unanimously favorable re
port on the treaty itself. But with
that acceptance withheld, it is the
apparent purpose of the reservation
lists to attempt to put through the
committee a series of more specific
qualifications leading to considerable
debate and long delay.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-02-24
DEATH OF MIR. CLINKSCALES
Funeral This Morning and lnterment
Was at Melrose Cemetery.

Funeral This Morning and lnterment
Was at Melrose Cemetery.
In the death Wednesday after
noon of ]. F. Clinkscales, Abbeville
County has lost one of its most sub
stantial farmers and business men
and hundreds of men and women
have lost a sincere and warm heart
ed friend. One of the wealthiest
men of the county, Mr.. Clinkscales
was transformations in doing good,
simple, though discriminating, in his
tastes and unaffected in the enjoy
ment of pleasure.
James Franklin Clinkscales was
native Of this county and for
years he lived in the Monterey Sec
ton where he owned extensive
farming lands and carried on farm
ing operations on a large scale. He
had been i'll for ABOUT q month and
the nature of his malady was such
that his friends expected that ne
could not recover.
Surviving members of Mr.. Clink-
scales family are his wife, who was
Miss Ella Kay; four daughters,
Mrs. J. F. Cason of Raleigh, Mrs.
John T. Stokes of this county, Mrs.
C. S. Henerly of Cope, and Mrs. A.
M. Hill of Darlington; three sons,
Marshall Clinkscales, j. T. Cllnk-
scaes and Edward Clinkscales, who
lived in the old home.
Funeral services were conducted
at he residence at II o'clock today
by Rev. G.. M. Telford, interment
following in Melrose cemetery, by
the side of his son, Frank Clink-
scales, who preceded his father to
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-02-24
NEW ACTS SIGNED
Few More Laws To Go on Statute
Books

Books
The governor has recently signed
a bill enacted by the legislature to
prevent the use Of cut-outs ON au-
tomobiles. The penalty for non
compliance is fixed at $25 to $100.
Another measure ok'd by the gov
ernor is one to direct the sinking
fund commission to borrow not
more than $15O,O00 for the use of
Clemson College during the present
year. By the terms Of third law
state flags are ordered to be dis
played on the inside of school
buildings rather than on the out
side.
The inheritance tax bill has been
passed by the legislature and now
only needs the signature of Cover
nor Cooper to become law. The in
come tax measure is aslo practical
ly ready for the governors approx
al, as is the gasoline tax law.
A joint resolution Of local inter-
est is that by Representative
Blease of Newberry to permit trus-
tees to borrow money. This act has
been amended to empower the COM
missioner of any school district to
borrow money equivalent to nine
tenths of the unpaid taxes for their
schools. This is in accord with a
resolution by the trustees of Abbe-
Vile county in their meeting Of
February II. \
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-02-24
APPROPRIATION BILL
TO THIRD READING

Columbia, Feb. 23.-The general
appropriation bill was sent to third
reading in the Senate today. The
bill as it came over from the House
is still with the finance committee
but was placed in the calendar by
agreement. Amendments and argu.
ments will be offered on third read
ing. The Senate is. paving the way
for adjournment. if possible by
March 4th thought that is doubtful
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-02-24
COMMITTEE PLACE
GIVEN TO GROSS
WARM SPEECHES AGAINST
STATEMENT OF BEAUFORT
SENATOR-ACCEPTS RESIG-
NAnION-SUCCEEDS CHRIS
TENSEN AS CHAIRMAN -.

Columbia, Feb. 22.-Following
dramatic speeches by Senators Nc
Coll, Bonham and Hamilton in
which they strongly resented what
they termed implications, if not
charges, brought by Senator Chris
tensen in his resignation, that
business had won In the senate
the senate yesterday accepted the
resignation of Mr.. Christensen as
chairman of the finance committee
and then elected Senator R. H.
Gross Of Dorchester to succeed him
as the leader of the most important
senate committee. The Beaufort
senator made it plain that he would
insist on his resignation.
Senator Gross was the second
ranking member of the committee,
Senator tombstone of Newberry be-
ing the ranking member, but he de-
clined to serve, telling the senate
that he did not feel tina he could
bear the work regardless of the
honor and pleasue it would bring to
him to lead the committee.
After the morning session had
gone for about an hour, Senator
Johnstone called the resignation of
Mr.. Christensen to the attention OF
the senate, declaring that Senator
Christensen had made it plain to
the finance committee that he
would not withdraw his resignation.
Senator McColl of Marlboro took
exception to the language used by
Mr.. Christensen in submitting his
resignation, declaring that this was
the third time in four years that the
senate had been condemned by a
person in high responsibility. He
said the statement that business
was debating to the senate was un-
justifable and not true and put
the senate in an improper and false
light before the people of South
Carolia. Mr.. McColl said because
the senate failed to agree with the
finance committee or the chairman
was no reason why the chairman
should withdraw.
Senator McColl said the chair
man of a great committee had no
right to withdraw on the eve of the
consideration of the appropriation
bill and he went into an explana-
ton of how the appropriations had
increased in the last few years and
how he had opposed these increas-
es. The fact that the senate did not
agree with Mr.. Christensen was no
reason for his resignation, Mr.. Nc
Coll said. To say that the senate
was servile to one interest was not
true, Mr.. McColl declared.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-02-24
WAR DEPARTMENT
WITHOUT ADVICE
CHIEF OF ARMY AIR SERVICE
LEAVES WASHINGTON BY
AlRPLANE FOR LANGLEY
FlELD-NO OFFICIAL EXPLA-
NATION AVAILABLE

Washington, Feb. 22.-The dis
aster today at the Hampton Roads
army base to the army's Italian
built airship, Roma, largest craft
of her type in the world, cast gloom
over the war and navy depart
ments as the long list of officers and
men who were burned to death in
the ship came in. Pending full Off
cial reports, however, Secretary
Weeks and air service officials had
no comment to make. Immediately
on receipt of the news Major Cen
eral Patrick, chief of the air SER
vice, left fo the scene by airplane.
Unofficial reports indicated that
failure of rudder control had caus-
ed the Roma to became unmanage-
able a thousand feet in the air and
to plunge earthward where she
struck high tension electric wires
which were thought to have ignited
the hundreds of thousands of cubic
feet of hydrogen gas which filled
the great bag. Pending detailed ac-
counts from survivors, officers here
accepted this as the probable expla-
nation of the disaster.
With several officers of the ship
and some of her skilled mechanics
among the survivors, it was hoped
that full information would be
available. When the navy rigid Bri-
tish airship, ZR-2, came to a tragic
end through explosion in the air
during a trial trip in England, evi-
dence of the cause of the smash had
to be sought in the wreckage for
there were no survivors who could
tell what happened. In this case, it
mas SLICE USSu oStSl 1o1A0u, siAS
buckling Of a portion OF the frame
work resulted in destruction Of the
ship.
Naval officials laid emphasis, in
talking of the Roma's destruction,
on the point that had it been pos
sible to develop a sufficient supply
of helium, the new non-infammable
gas first produced during the war,
to fill her great bag, today's acci-
dent almost certainly would have
have been no fire after the crash, it
was said and it was the terrible
heat of the blazing hydrogen which
apparently brought death to more
than 80 men. But so far only sufi-
cient helium has been produced to
initiate the naval blimp CT, a mere
pigmy ship of the air beside the
Roma. CT made her trial flight
carried by the new gas during the
first days IF the recent arms con-
ference, journeying from Hampton
Roads to Washington and back.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-02-24

the grave. Mr.. Clinkscales was a
member of the Monterey Presby-
terian church and a director of the
Peoples Bank. He, was 62 years and
II months old, having been born
March 26,> 1852.
Pallbearers at the funeral were
w. F. Nickles, DR.. H. C. Fennell, J..
A. Nance, Walter Price, John Gill
liam and Walter Busby.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-02-24
COURT coNvENEs MONDAY

The court of general sessions
convenes here Monday morning
with Judge John S. Wilson of Man
ming presiding. Among the cases
expected to come up will be those
of Ward Thompson for attempted
assault and Thomas Bolts, who con-
fessed to the killing last Monday of
Cleve Killingsworth.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-02-24

Average walking pace Of healthy
woman is said to be rs steps min.
ute..
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-02-24

Judge Hollingsworth and Deputy
Sheriffs Ferguson and Prince.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-02-24
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

The Rev. R. C. Grier of Due West
will preach in the Presbyterian
church Sunday morning.
The regular monthly union SER
vices of the churches of the town will
be held in the A. R. P. church Sun
day evening.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-02-24
CHARGE HOLD Up
WAS NOT GENUINE
YOUNG LONG BRANCH MAN, AC-
CORDING TO POLICE, HAS AD-
MITTED PART OF CONSPIRACY.
MRS. ROBERTSON DETAINED
POLICE.

Long Branch, N. D., Feb. 22.-
Mrs. Sarah H. Robertson who Sat-
urday night reported to the police
that she had been dramatically rob-
bed of $4,000 worth of jewelry
during a dinner party she was Civ
ing at her home in Deal, tonight
stood charged with taking the hold
up in order to obtain the insurance
money on her jewels.
In custody also was John Bailey
Long Branch youth, who was al
legged by the police to have told
them that he had been offered ST.
600 to invade the Robertson home
and "rob" her. Samuel Gasm,
telegraph operator, was arrested on
charges of having entered the con-
spiracy and aided the supposed rob-
ber. He was released on $4,000
bail.
The same bail also was set for
both Mrs. Robertson and Bailey,
but neither could get any one to
free them when they faced the
magistrate. It was announced if the
bail was not forthcoming by night
both would be taken to the county
Jail at Freehold.
Mrs. Robertson underwent long
grilling by the police who placed
before her their charges that the
elaborately described pistol used by
the "bandit" was only a leather
pipe case and that the bag Of
"jewels" she handed over contain
ed only tissue paper. She steadfast-
ly maintained her innocence of the
two conspiracy accusations lodged
against her. Harry C. Faber Of Bel
mar, who was one of the guests at
the party Saturday night, was
quizzed by the police who quoted
him as saying that a month ago he
was approached by Gasm and asked
to do the hold up stunt. He said he
refused, according to the police,
who added that he told them that
when he saw the "robber" at the
dining room door Saturday he i'm
mediately recalled the request upon
him and realized that the hold up
was a fake. He was in tears the po-
lice say when they entered his home
this morning and he explained that
he had been unable to sleep since
the incident Saturday night.
David S. Meyer, a real estate
broker of Long Branch, who also
was guest that evening was re-
potred to have lost $50 in the "rob-
berry," The police said he told them
that when the intruder ordered
him to put his money on the table
he obeyed. The money fell into a
dish of tomatoes and he claimed
never to have seen it again. Bailey,
the police said, denied taking the
$50 and said not only had he not
received cent from Mrs. Robert
son but was out SIS taxi fare.
Agents for Lloyd's, Ltd, the
British company with which Mrs.
Robertson's jewelry was insured de-
clared they would await further de-
velopments before making any de-
cision~ regarding the insurance
money
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-02-24
OPENS NEW ENTERPRISE

Dr.. Douglas Mahon, now with the
Mceiurray Drug Company, has made
arrangements to open up a drug
store in Calhoun Falls about April
1st. Their friends regret that DR..
and Mrs. Mahon are to leave Able
Vile.
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Rhame to Greenville

Greenville, Feb. 22.-Lee Rhame
of Holly Hill, Orangeburg county,
one of the most remarkable college
athletes South Carolina has known,
will take a fling in professional
baseball this season, having signed
a contract with the Greenville
South Atlantic Club. The red
haired boy starred on every athletic
team at Furman during his four
years at college, and was known as
the "iron man" of the "Purple
Hurricane" Furman's football ag-
gregation.
The New York herald., 1922-05-18
CALL FROM HARDING
DELAYS UNTERMYER
Steel Men VIII Probably Be
Summoned Later by Lock
wood Committee.

President Harding's invitation TO Of
ficials OF steel companies interested in
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. merger to
attend a conference tonight at the
White House may defer the investiga-
tion which the Lockwood Committee and
its counsel. Samuel Untermyer. proposed
to begin into the merger and steel prices
Mr. Untermyer issued subpenas yes
terday for the appearance to-day of Ell
bert II. Gary, chairman of the steel
corporation; Charles NJ. Schwab. chair
man, and Eugene G.. Grace, president OF
the Bethlehem company; Moses Taylor
of the Lackawanna and several other
steel men whose corporations ara in
volved. After the subpoenas had been
served word was received Of the Presi-
dents invitation.
Although 1t is possible legally to en-
force the subppnas, Mr., Untermyer said
that an invitation from the President
was equivalent to command. and that
the Lockwood Committee would arrange
for it's session at another date.
The committee was Informed that Sem
ator Calder expects to be in Washington
to-day or tomorrow, when he will pre-
The New York herald., 1922-05-18
DAUGHERTY DELAY
YEXES UNTERMYER
Department of Justice Headed
by a Political Manager, Is
Lawyers Sheer.

The worst hlunder' that President
Harding has made was the appointment
of Harry NJ Daugherty as Attorney
General. said Samuel Untermyer, coun-
Asl of the Lockwood legislative commit
te8, last night in an address at Yonkers.
MIR. Untermyer criticized the Administra-
ton for what he termed its inefticiency
in going after "the big criminals s--trusts
and war contract profteers. He said:
MIRA Daugherty Is hopelessly unified
by training and temperament for that
great ONCE. which is in many respects
the most important as 1t is the most
powerful IN the Government next to that
of the President. 1t peculiarly requires
D great lawyer a trained executive and
man free from political contact or
environment.
"The idea of placing at the head of
that department. of all others, polit-
ical manager as connecting link be-
tween the Administration and big busi-
ness fairly makes ones blood boil no
matter who the man may be. A Presi-
dent who was a lawyer would not have
done It, That appointment had put its
stamp on the present Administration"
"Lustice Broken Down."
Speaking before the Dmwoodie Chap
ter of Masons on Law Enforcement
Against Big and Little Criminals" Mr..
Untermyer declared it was mot an ex-
aggerated figure of speech to say that
the administration of Justice has broken
down"
The speaker pointed to the record Of
the sugar trust case" In which a dis
solution decree has just been entered
about twelve years after the suit was
begun, and attacked the Attorney
General in discussing the trade and
open price associations. which Mr.. I'm
termyer uncovered in the Lockwood In
vestigation into the building trusts. He
went on: Z
1T is more than year since these
cases were brought to the attention of
the Department of Justice. The prelim-
mary proofs in support of them had
been gathered by the committee. Pros
ecution has been begun on less than a
half dozen of them. There are dozen
or more important ones on which the
department. has taken no action what
ever. Meantime the statute of limita-
tions is running against these offenses !;
the witnesses and proofs are scattering
and the chances OF successful action are
diminishing day by day.
Finds Congress Awakened.
Congress has happily at last awak-
ened to the necessity for probing the
frauds committed by disloyal profiteers
who capitalized our war necessities. Be
hind these war contracts are men of
great social. financial and political pow
or. wish it were possible to believe
that the long belated promises of actlv-
ty were anything more than a mere
flash In the pam For years the air
has been filed with rumors of colossal
swindles upon the Government.
IF, under the guidance of the Attor-
ney-General, these war frauds are ex-
posed as rapidly and as efficiently as he
has acted IN the Trust cases that have
been handed to him, the sooner the Al
ministration employs real lawyers and
selects another agency for the purpose,
the better"
The New York herald., 1922-05-18
RABBI SILVERMAN
JOINS WET LEAGUE
Will Seype Not for Drink but
Liberty

Letters from stuyvesant Fish asking
$50 prominent men to serve on the gen.
eral committee of the Association
Against the Prohibition Amendment
brought in yesterday by return mail re-
niles from a third of that number Not
one refusal was among them
some OF the acceptances were from
Lawrence b. Gilman of Pease q El,,-
man real estate: Percy $. Straus of r..
ri Macy: James G. Stewart, contractor
Louis j. Robertson. leather merchant ;
Louis wiley, business manager OF the
New York Times; Jefferson Seiigman.
banker; Daniel Frohman. producer, and
the Rev. Dr. Joseph Siiverman, raop1
emeritus of Tenple Emanu-Ei, fHtn
avenue and Forty-third street.
81 gladly accept the appointment on
the general committee" said DR.. Silver
man mot for the sake OF drink, but Tor
the protection of personal liberty"
The New York herald., 1922-05-18

sent the memorial addressed TO Congress
by the Lockwood Committee. asking for
enactment of an emergency tariff on
building materials. permitting importa-
tions at prices which win end building
profiteering here.
Proposals for the permanent organiza-
tion of brick dealers will be submitted
TO Mr.. Untermyer. as result OF con-
ference at the Hotel McAlpin. Several
dealers present were members of the
old Mason Supply Dealers Association.
which was disrupted as result of the
Lockwood investigation. 1t Is thought
that the committee will sanc-
ton the formation of new organiza-
ton.
The New York herald., 1922-05-18
Asserts Loss of Millions.

Arthur G.. Peacock, attorney for the
I. r. T.. said the elevated lines are
The New York herald., 1922-05-18
DAUGHERTY DENIES CHARGE.

Special Dispatch to TIE New YORK HpaALp.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. c., May III.
Attorney-General Daugherty issued a.
statement to-day denying that he ever
discussed the Bosch magnetic case
against which prosecution Is to be
started soon by the Department of JUS
ticc, with Col. Thomas b. Fielder,
New York attorney. representing the
Bosch interests.
This charge was made by Fl. L. Scaife,
recently discharged investigator OF the
Department of Justice, in letters to
Representative Woodruff (Mich. /,
which were presented by Mr.. Woodruff
in an atteinpt to show the Attorney
General was in collusion with Col.
Fielder. even to the extent of engaging
the services of the one time Govern
ment investigator for defense OF the
Bosch Magnetic Company