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Evening journal., 1922-05-12


Ashton has been handicapped
in his coaching OF the Hishlet
track squad as he has had 10 de-
vote a great deal OF his atten-
ton 10 baseball We haven't
heard Of many men being able
10 be two places az one and the
same time. II the High School
had an athletic field g. might be
posslble for a coach 70 look after
. a couple OF different kinds OF
squads working out simultane-
ously. As It is Ashton can't be
expected TO be at both the Tenth
stree treservoir and Baynard
Field in the limited moments
when both the track and base
ball candidates are practicing.
Evening journal., 1922-05-12

| for years. It's been n long time
coming, a fact which will make Il all
the more welcome on its arrival.
The Friends School Athletic AssO-
citation. comprised of some of the
most energetic men in the State
working for public good, Is foster
Ing the building of the new grounds
and leaders of the association have
already announced that IL will be a
park for the community.
There's n thousand reasons why
new enclosed athletic field should be
built and there's more than thous-
and good uses the new park will be
put TO when completed.
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Salesianum. a school OF per-
haps not 200 students. has prov
ed Itself a consistent jinx 20
Wilmington High, which must
have about 1000 pupils OF the
"un-" fair sex. The first foot
ball eleven ever 20 represent
the Gold and White held the
Cherry and White 20 a scoreless
draw last fall IN basketball the
SalHes trimmed the Highlets
twice and now in baseball the
boys from Eighth and West have
again trlumphed. There's an
other ball game IN which the
two schools compete and we
hear a dual track and field meet
IS also being talked OF.
There Is no doubt that the
Wilmington High nine feels the
loss OF Len Jones, the regular
second sacker. This youth.
president Of the Athletic Asso-
citation and prominent in other
organizations and events about
the school. is held in high re-
gard by both the faculty and
students. He Is known 10 have
pleasing personality which can
not help but win him many
friends. We are glad 20 hear
that Len Is home again after
a short seige in the hospital
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Events are moving rapidly in the |
City League, I'm fact too rapidly for |
some of the team managers. accord |
ing to their expressions. President |
Warren is intent on keeping the |
league machinery working In smooth
fashion and TO eliminate any pos
sibIe chances Of friction has called |
a meeting for next Tuesday nisht |
i'm The journal Office.
Evening journal., 1922-05-12

His wailop was n double, hut
He stopped at first cause he
Was turning down to second when
He also turned his knee.
Evening journal., 1922-05-12


II you peruse the sport columns OF
the big and little dailies you Will
have noticed prominent mention of
an athlete by the name Of LeCOney.
He is being hailed as the leading 100
yard dasher OF the year in the east.
Why do we mention this?
To ring I'm a fellow by the name
OF Harry Ashton, coach at the VII
mington High School. Ashton was
the first athletic tutor the Lafayette
star ever had. Before coming to
Wilmington the coach turned out the
hest track team 60 represent MOores-
town High of MoOrestOwn, y. j. lie
Coney was a member Of that team
and helped TO make IL what IL was.
The Jerseymen made cleanup that
year at the Penn Relays.
They're talking about LeCOney
breaking worlds records and such.
Coach Ashton was one OF the main
factors I'm giving the lad his start.
Evening journal., 1922-05-12

The Bacharachs are Journey
ing north and on Sunday will be
IN Baltimore opposed TO the W.
K. Black Sox OF that city.
Evening journal., 1922-05-12


II you believe n signs. keep
your fingers crossed while the
home clubs a -batthn' away to-
morrow-It's the 18th.
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Scoring a ball game Is a Job
all in itself. that is II It Is done
anywhere near right. Lots OF
ball players think they can step
on to the field and umpire or
step off the field and score.
Mebbe so. but the percentage
would be against them. II takes
a lot OF experience on each Job.
scoring and umpiring. TO do
them right.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-01

Tuesday in the house was devoted
to fighting over amendments 10 the
shipping bill-the bill that provides
for the aid of the American merchant
marine by means of subsidies, and
which bill was passed yesterday by
satisfactory majority. The Democrats
fought hard throughout the day in an
effort to get in hostile amendments;
but without success. The bill WIS
amended by the Republicans, however,
in several important particulars. For
one thing much capital had beer made
over the alleged absurdity of helping
the Standard Oil company and the
United States Steel corporation 10 car
ry their own wares to market in their
own ships. This proposition was H.
nally arranged by providing that while
the companies named should not be
entitled to subsidies for carrying their
own goods in their own ships, they
would be entitled to subsidies for car
rying the goods of other shippers, and
tnelr goods WOulu De Snllllcu W Supoi-
dies when carried in other ships. An
effort was made to provide that rail-
road owned ships should not compete
with the ships that were privately
owned, but this did not go. There was
an amendment adopted providing that
ships carrying liquor should not be
a,tr rf A GnhG11N
and finally it was provided that there
would be no specific annual appropria-
ton: but instead congress would each
year decide how much each was cnti-
tied to and make specific appropria-
tions accordingly, instead of leaving
the appointments to the shipping
| hoard
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-01
, THE LAW WILL WIN
judge Watkins Talks to Federal Grand
Jury About Liquor Traffic.

Venturing the assertion that traffic
of liquor is going to be broken up be-
cause it is wrong; or at least III
South Carolina. and without long de-
lsy," Federal Judge H. H. Watkins,
presiding at the fall term of Federal
Court for the Western district of
South Carolina which convered Tues
day morning for a session in Anderson
of two weeks, delivered Il powerful
charge TO the grand jury, when he re-
farred to the many violations of the
liouor laws but asserted that the num-
erous liquor cases appearing on the
federal docket does net indicate that
tho law was being violated to any
extent. but the greater activity OF
officers in curbing the traffic OF liquor
At. the outset Judge W2tkins
charged the grand jury concerning the
technical features of the national pro-
hibition law rs we'll as dwelling upon
several cases of violations OF another
nature which were also handed TO the
body for action during this term or
court.
ut is a significant fact" began
Judge Watkins, that during the year
ending July 1922, this court disposed
of more than 500 cases, most of them
being violations of the liquor laws.
From expressions pro and con, in pub
lie print to be found in other sections
more so than in this, one would inler
that the prohibition act is on trial
rather than the violators of the law
"Undcr our system" continued Judge
Watkins, public opinion has it's rights
and the slogan of free speech ana
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-01
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

William Ransom, Edgefeld county
farmer, was killed Monday afternoon
by being struck on the head by the
limb Of tree he was cutting down.
john Walker, a white farmer of
Aiken, shot and killed Claude Jones, a
negro, Tuesday In a quarrel that grew
out of a gambling dispute.
Thomas B. Grant shot and serious
ly wounded A. d. Smith last Monday
afternoon. \ shotgun and pistol were
used. Grant and Smith are brothers.
in-law, and live near eaCn other II
miles north of Bennettsvilla in Smith
vile township. Smith was shot five
times. The trouble arose about family
matters which have been brewing for
some time Smith is in the BCnnCtts-
vile hospital. The physicians do not
think the wounds will prove fatal.
Magistrate j. p. Gibson fixed Grants
bond at $500 pending a preliminary
hearing.
Carlos Corbctt, convicted last May
of the murder of Hugh tanning in
Orangeburg county and sentenced to
serve eighteen years in the state
pcritentiary, has been committed to
the prison to begin serving his sent
crce, Corbctt having abandoned his
appeal. Corbctt in March, 1920, shot
to death Bryan Salley, Hugh Tanning
ard Julian Cooper and seriously
wounded Jonas Salley. Corbett was
tried for the killing Of Bryan Salley
ard acquitted, and in the trial for the
killing of Tanning claimed that the act
causing the death of Tanning was the
same as that causing the death Of
Bryan Sallcy. Judge ShipD uplcld the
claim, but the supreme court reversed
Judge Shipp and Corbett was Il led and
convicted of the killing Of Tanning. He
appealed again, but has now abandon
eG the appeal.
- Bob CrumptOn and Gus Crumpton
father and son, were sentenced by
Judge Watkins in the Federal court at
Anderson, Tuesday, to pay fines OF
$500 each or be confined il the Jail ut
Spartanburg until it is pad, following
their conviction in liquor case. IN
passing sentence on the pair Judge
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-01

Chairman McFadden of the house
banking and currency committee, has
introduced a bill amending the fed
cral reserve law to permit members of
the federal reserve system to charge
for collecting and remitting funds the
amount of expenses actually incurred.
The measure, which is a substitute for
a bill previously introduced by Mr..
McFaddcn, dealing with the par
clearance" question, also would elm
inate provisions of the law which per-
NIT the federal reserve board to regu-
late charges made by banks for collec-
ton and payment of checks and drafts
and which stipulate that no charge
shall be made against federal reserve
banks. The bill seeks to eliminate the
section of the federal reserve law I'M
der which federal reserve banks collect
drafts without clearance charge by
sending them direct to the banks on
which they are drawn while demand
ing payment for the service by the
banks from which they are. received.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-01

thought had been the watchword Of
the people. SO jealous are the Ameri-
can people of these rights and Of any
restriction that we often mistake IL
cense of speech for liberty of speech,
which permits the criticism of the
people and of the law. The country
should not be impatient with just
criticism for there are imperfccttons
in our system that must he elm natcd
and there are dangers which must be
guarded against.
"Bootleggers are encouraged by the
criticism of leading citizens. Prohi-
bition is designed to put down one of
the great evils of today and ven-
ture the assertion, you may what
you will; think what you will, but this
traffic is going to be broken UP be-
cause it is wrong at least in South
Carolina and without long delay. l
have that faith in my people.
Judge Watkins intimated that in
his opinion a great stride and one OF
telling effect has been taken toward
the abolition of liquor traffic. The
fact that the many cases on the docket
does not indicate that there are more
violations of the law but that officers
are more active and alert" Those
who are engaging in the business are
not finding it profitable, Judge Wat
kins said. In concluding his charge
Judge Watkins declared in substance
that violations of the liquor law and
trials for these violations have result
ed in practical bankruptcy of many
individuals.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-01

Two dead and 2S injured was the
toll taken in the burning of the High
Point community schoolhouse near
CovingtOn, Ga, Tuesday afternoon
when the structure in which 80 chill
dren were engaged in studies, was de-
strOyed by flames. \ careful check
today showed that all the others had
been accounted for and identified.
The dead were: James Steele little
son of John j. Steele, and the eight
year-old son of Charles Bechelor.
These pupils were in the room of Mrs.
Oscar Grant, who heroically stood by
the window and dropped forty children
to the ground before the floor of her
room gave way and she was engulfed
two boys. Investigation Wednesday
showed II of the children were suffer-
irg frOrn broken limbs as the result of
the 2O-fOOt drop. -Four children Swal-
lowed flames and anxiety is felt over
their condition. The namc Of Miss
Mary Howe, homo demonstration
agent, is being linked with that Of
Mrs. Grant as q heroine Of the tragedy.
She helped rescue children from the
burning building and then, without
resting, jumped into her automobile
and dashed five miles to- CovinGton for
medical aid.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-01

- In spite of the Intervention of
British Minister Iindlcy in favor of
the accused ministers, the special
tribunal instituted by the revolution
ary committee to try King Constan-
tines ministers, gave its verdict at
7 o'clock Tuesday morning. At mid
night, after General Hadjiancstps de-
Tense had been heard, the court re-
tired to examine the evidence procured
by the accused and to deliberate upon
n verdict Six hours later the prosi-
dent of the tribunal, followed by ten
judges, all officers, rc-entered the
court in and around which thousands
of spectators were anxiously awaiting
to hear the fate of those held respOn-
sible for the Greek disaster in Asia
Minor In the midst of the solemn
silence the president read the verdict.
Former Premier Gounaris; Nicholas
Stratos former minister of interior;
George Baltazzis, former minister of
foreign affairs General Hadjianesti;
former Minister of War Theotokis and
Former Minister of Finance Proto-
padakis, were found guilty Of high
treason and condemned to be shot.
General Stratigos and Admiral Gou-
das were sentenced TO penal servitude
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-01
FORT MILL MATTERS
Quiet Tharksgivine-Fort Mill Cleans
Up Abbevilie.

Correspondence The Yorkvillc Enquirer
Fort Mill, Nov. 3O.-Thanksgiving
day was generally observed in Fort
Mill today, the banks and business
houses closing their doors at an early
hour, with special services at, st.
Johns Methodist church conducted by
the Rev. r. L. Keaton. There were
quite a number of home comers as
guests among relatives and friends.
The football game between the high
school teams of Fort Mill and Able
Vile attracted a large crowd of people
to the local gridiron, among whom
were a number of Abbeville people
who came over to root for their nome
team which has, eXceptingi one game
with the Anderson team, a perfec:
score OF victories. The crowd wit
messed a good, clean game in which
the Fort Mill team won by a score of
80 to 6, single touchdown being
made by the visitors in the last quar-
ter. There were many favorable COM
ments by the visitors on the playing
of the local team, with deserved praise
for the coach, Heath Belk, to whose
efforts much of the credit for the
teams performance during the season
is given.
The Business Mems Evangelistic
club of Fort Mill completed its organ
ization this. week with the adoption Of
a constitution and bylaws, and will
hold weekly meetings hereafter or
Tuesday nights in the mems Bible
class room of st. Johns church. An
open meeting will be held each Sun
day afternoon at o'clock in the Ma
jestic theater, the premises, with heat
and light, having been secured through
the generosity of the proprietor, B. w.
Bradford. The president, George Fish,
has appointed a committee to conduct
the Wednesday evening prayer service
in st. Johns Methodist church next
week at the pastors request.
Maj. and Mrs. James d. Fulp- with
their two sons, of Abbeville, are
guests for the week end of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. o. Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Hunter and their
children of Liberty are guests N the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. L. ]. Massey.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. G. Moffatt of Ches-
ter were visitors in Fort Mil this
week, guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. l..
Boyd.
Mrs. Harold Ley of Springfield,
Mass, is visiting Capt. and Mrs. Ell
liott W. Springs
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-01
ALL OF THEM GAME
Condemned Greek Ministers Died
Without Fear.

The six cabinet ministers executed
at Athens last Tuesday went courage
ously, even jauntily, to their death.
Theotekis, Baltanzzis, and General
Hadjanesti wore their monocles as
they took their places in the little line
before the firing squads. All removed
their hats except Gounaris, who stood
with his hands in his pockets.
Stratos smilingly lit a cigarette as
he took his place. Then he handed
the silver case to the officer in charge
of the execution as a sign of his ap-
probation of the latter's courtesy and
tact in the exercise of a painful duty.
Theotekis and BaltanZZis chatted gayly
with Gounaris as the brief final ar
rangements were made. Protopapa-
bakis was silent and General Had
janesti wore his usual air of ner-
vousness and restlessness.
The death sentence was delivered
by the courtmartial on Tuesday and
was communicated to the condemned
IueI, WIN ilSlu pi piSNiOuoAS bSCh ~
moved from Averoff prison where they
had said farewell to their relatives.
Promptly at II o'clock, after the
administration of the last religious
rites, the prisoners were removed in
automobiles to the place Of execution
near Goudi, outside the limits of
Athens.
The condemned men were immacu-
lately dressed and they showed no
emotion as they alighted from the
motors and walked to the troops.
They took places at intervals, each
man facing his own firing squad of II
men and refused to be blindfolded.
When the order to fire rang out all
fell simultaneously and physicians
said that death in each case had come
instantly.
The bodies were removed to a near
by cemetery where relatives attended
to the burial rites. Only small crowd
saw the execution.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-01

Il is reported in London that a
Turkish revolt, accompanied by vio-
leut fighting at some places, has
broken out in Western Thrace. The
correspondent of The Times at Con-
stantinople telegraphs that he hears
the insurgents are masters of the sit
uation and that an armed band of g.
900 having machine guns is marching
holding of a plebiscite. A despatch to
The Daily Express from CONSTANT
nople describes the situation as dra-
matte and chaotic. 1t adds that not
only are the Turks reported to have
revolted but that bands of Bulgarians
and Macedopians have crossed the
frontiers. Zanthi, Gumuljina and
Dedeagatch are said to be three Of the
centers in the revolt The Turkish
revolutionaries are declared to have
seized Zanthi and established their
own government there. There has
been fighting at Gumuljina between
rcvolutionaries and Greeks. The at
tack aimed at Dedeagatch failed, al
though, according to Turkish news
papers, the inhabitants supported the
attacking party and tried to eXter
inmate the troops of occupation. The
reports received in Constantinople ac-
cording to dispatches, admittedly are
confused. The British intelligence Of
llcials at Dedeagatch, telegraphing
Tuesday, did not mention a revolt. 1t
is reported that the Orient express has
been derailed between Adrianople and
Luleburgas, either by the blowing up
of bridges or the cutting Of the line.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-01
HARVEY COMMENDED
American Legion Appreciative of Help
of the Governor.

Passage of a resolution commencing
Governor Harvey for his efforts to
procure law observance and order in
the state, voting financial assistance
for the work of the serving officer, and
the adoption Of plans for the next an
nual membership campaign featured
the meeting in Columbia Monday, of
the executive committee of the Amer
lean Legion of South Carolina. Plans
for the 1928 convention which will be
at Greenvillc were discussed and the
committee approved the publication Of
a convention annual.
The resolution regarding the COVER
nor's law enforcement program was Of
fcrcd by Guy Foster Of Grecnville. 1t
was unanimously adopted.
The committee met at the call Of
State Commander Luther K. Bryce, Of
Spartanburg, who is chairman. Others
present were Guy Foster, Greenville;
Ernest Rosenberg, Greenwood; Muir
ray Mack, Fort Mill; DR.. Hall Farmer,
Aiken; Morris c. Lumpkin, Columbia
Miller Foster, Spartanburg; George
Levy, Sumter, and Ben NJ. Sawyer,
Columbia.
The Legion's cooperation in educa-
tion week observance was endorsed.
The appointment of a publicity di-
rector for each congressional district
was authorized.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-01

The f!ftieth anniversary Of the first
formal meeting of the American Bible
revision committee. which formulated
the American version of he Bible,
was celebrated by the memorial meet
ing at the Brink Presbyterian church,
in New York last Monday night. 'If
wished to be a lawyer I would study
the Bible" said former Senator Albert
j. Beveridge, of Indiana one of the
speakers. 'If l wished to be a busi-
ness man / would study the Bible. If
I wished to be diplomat, an editor
a reporter or correspondent, would
study the Bible. If wished to be no
more than modern politician clever
and adroit, 1 would study
the Bible"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-01

Case For an Expert.-Mr. Swivel
was much perturbed to find that the
three pounds of meat which he had
purchased for dinner had mysteriously
disappeared. His wife, aiding in the
search and noticing what she took to
be a guilty look on the face of the
family cat, pointed to it, and said:
There's the meat"
''Why, no." objected Swivel, that
little thing couldn't get away with
three pounds of meat. Still, let's weigh
her and find out"
They did so. The scales registered
an even three pounds.
"Yes," he admitted in puzzled tones,
there's the meat all right, but where's
the cat?"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-01

- Sentences Of William Bross Lloyd
and sixteen associates, serving sent
ences in Joliet, Illinois, prison and the
Cook county Jail for violation Of the
state anti -syndicalism law, were on
Wednesday commuted to expire at
once by Governor Len Small. The
communications were presented as
Thanksgiving gifts to the prisoners.
They were released Wednesday night
The prisoners began serving their
sentences last week. In taking this
action Governor Small announced he
was in full accord with the dissenting
opinion Of Justice Carter Of the SUI
preme court who, contrary to the ma
jority opinion, questioned the constitu-
tionality of the syndicalism law when
the court decided the men must serve
their sentences. mo human agency"
declared the governor, "can accurately
determine how long any human being
shall be incarcerated. These men are
not criminals. Since their indictment
and conviction in March 1921 they have
suffered severely. declined to extend
clemency to them prior to their incar-
ceration. No great good can come
from longer Incarceration for them"
That the anti -syndicalism law was war
psychology" and that while it might
he we'll in time of war enforcement of
such a law might be very shortsight-
ca in times Of peace" was the conten-
tion of Justice Carter in his dissenting
opinion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-01
5.umuruus department.

Chance to Proft.-Rafferty, of the
Old Sod, and Macpherson, a Scot, were
miners together. One day Rafferty,
accidentally cmptied els pipe on a keg
of powder and when he came down it
was on the installment plan. Macs
grief was genuine, but finally he dried
his tears and went off to notify Mrs.
Rafferty,.
rs this the Widow Rafferty," he
asked when a woman appeared at the
door.
"'Tis Mrs. Rafferty, l am, but no
Widow Rafferty," she snapped.
A businesslike gleam came into
MacPherson's eye.
can how much will you bet?" he
demanded.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-01

Too Big Contract.-Dear little
Johnnie's Aunt Emma, lady of most
generous build, had come for visit
and dear little Johnnie had been gaZ-
ing at her raptly for some minutes.
Finally he could stand it no longer.
Mamma" he cried, docs Santa
Claus fill everybody's stockings?"
"Of course, DEAR" replied his moth
er in some surprise.
"Grown-up peoples too?"
Yes, dear"
We'll" returned Johnnie doubtfully,
but as one clinging to shred of hope,
~ hope he gets to mine first"