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Abbeville Press and Banner = | 184471^00 Year. Tri-Weekly , Abbeville, S. C., Monday, May 29,1922 Single Copies, Five Cents. 78th Year. -j CUMMINS OF IOWA JOINS UN DERWOOD OF ALABAMA AND STANLEY OF KENTUCKY IN OPPOSING PROVISIONS OF THE TARIFF BILL Washington, May 27.?The senate came today to its first big fight over individual schedules in the tariff bill. Rates recommended by the finance committee majority on some steel products came under the fire from both the Republican and Democratic sides of the chamber, but as rapidly votes were taken the committee was sustained. Senator Cummins of Iowa, one of the Republican senators who fought the Payne-Aldrich bill, opened the 1 -x 1 ?1 onnAim ngnt on tne stem piaics anu auiivu.iv ed,?hat he would have amendments to offer to many other duties in the schedule. Senator Underwood of Aiai>ama, Democratic leader and Sen ator Stanley of Kentucky conducted the Mght for the minority. Asserting that for years the Unit ed corporation had fixed the i price on substantially all commodi ties it produced or in which it dealt. Senator Cummins said the intimacy in the industry was so close that some thing besides competition would have to be depended upon to fix reasonable prices. "I do rot want to go to the point to which we are being forced?that of tfte government fixing prices," said Senator Cummins, "therefore I am in favor of adjusting the schedules to permit fair competition from abruad, but I do not know that that will be effective." The Iowa senator and Senators V ) .> -1 Qtonlov QltrnoH thflt UI!'.'"] WUUU auu v.. the United States could and did pro duce steel cheaper than any other country in the world, and insisted that tariff duties were unnecessary. Sena tor Stanley said the United States was selling in the markets of the world and that in the face of that the United States Steel corporation want ed congress to guarantee its profits against any possible competition from foreign lands. Senator Underwood characterized the rates on steel plates as "a shame and a fraud on the American people." He urged that congress let the steel industry stand, as it was a giant in the world of industry and not "wet nurse it like a baby in a crib." In the course of his address, Sena tor Cummins disclosed that he was one of the leaders on the majority side, who sought to prevent a general revision of the tariff at this time. He said that this was not the time for such legislation because chaotic conditions in the world made it im possible to obtain accurate informa tion on which to act. Senator Walsh, (Democrat) of Massachusetts declar ed Republican senators were hearing from home and were receiving letters and resolutions proving the people had become aware that the Democrat ic contention that the bill would in crease prices was correct. In this connection the Massachusetts senator read a letter from Julius C. Moss of Boston, vice president of the Nation al Association of Retail Clothiers, stating as a result of agitation rela tive to the proposed increase in the tariff w>ool prices of cloth had advanc ed 5# cemts a yard. Already, Mr. Moss said, the ad vance in cloth cost meant an in crease of $1 to $2 for each suit of clcthes. A WEST POINTER. T. Geddings Roche has passed both the mental and physical exami * ? ? ? J k/VAn nAfifiA/] f A r A port at West Point on July 1st to be entered as a cadet. Geddings receiv ed this appointment sometime ago from Congressman Dominic k and everyone will b? glad to know that ke has fulfilled all the requirements *Tl#h yoxioff m?n success. BIDDERS GIVEN ANSWER BY aqMMITTEf/? COMPROMISE FROM SENATORS BASED ON OFFER OF HENRY FORD WiTH MODIFICATIONS Washington, May 28.?Bidders competing for development by pri vate enterprise of the govern ment's $106,000,000 war initiated projects at Muscle Shoals Ala., were given their answers today by the house military committee in the form of a counter proposal framed by the committfeemen. None of the offc-rs submitted by the bidders and fowarded to congress by Secretary -Fi-vr. Anal flfloicinns woe frmnH If ccao XVI iinai uvwicivtic -v acceptable. That made by Heairy Ford came closest to winning the award, in that it was made the basis upon which the committee built its reply. The committee acted in a way, it was explained, which will leave- its decisions subject to acceptance by any person or interest willing to meet its terms and which will per mit it at the same time to support its counter proposal before the house when the subject of Muscle Shoals is acted upon in that body. No time was lost by the bidders in calHng for their answers. W. B. Mayo, chief e-ngineer for Mr. Ford j was the first to receive a copy of the committee's plans. He, repre sentatives of the Alabama Power Company, Frederick Engstrum and Charles Parsons, makers of the other bids, were asked to advise the committe?3 early next week whether they would accept the proposals. ' Mr. Mayo said he would confer with Mr. Ford in Detroit before giv ing an answer and left here for that purpose a few hours afterward. Sonic committee memDers were represented as .being confident that the. plan worked out by the com mittee would be accepted .by Mr. . Ford, despite the elimination of the Gorgas (Ala.) steam plant from the properties to be disposed of with Muscle Shoals. BOLL WEEVIL FILM Will Be Shown at Opera House Thi. Week Manager Verchot has consented to run an educational film on calci um arsenate poisoning of the boll weevil for the information and in struction of those desiring . to use poison on their cotton crops this year. The film is a Department of Agriculture film and is furnished T. <M. Cheatham of the Cotton Oil and V. C. Company for use in Ab beville. The Southern Cotton Oil Pnmnanw V>ac aik/iuf five Homnnst.ra-1 tion farms in Abbeville, and they are poisoning with calcium arse nate. The film to ibe shown at the opera house this week is a demon stration of how the poisoning by dusting should be done, and should be seen by every one in Abbeville interested in cotton. The crop is doubled where the poison is used, and the purpose of the film is to educa/te our people in the method of applying the poison, and to demonstrate to them when and how to use it. DEMAND FOR BEANS Sumter Sell* Four Carloads In One Week. Sumter, May 27.?Although the market for fresh string1 beans has been poor this past week, the bean crop has found a good market here, the Sumter canning factory having received orders for four carloads of canned string beans this week. The factory completed the (carfning of spinach foT this season a short time (back and this week has been busy filling this large order for beans. Arthur Manning Klugh went to Atlanta totftf an bus!noes. HEAR SdR AUCKXANU ulu DES ?GOVERNMENTS MUST BE WISE IN ACTIONS THEY TAKE OR REFUSE TO TAKE Washington, May 27.?Convic tion that world prosperity could be i reestablished within the next few i years "provided that the govern- < ments are wise in the actions they take or their refusals to take action in regard to economic restoration j of other nations," was expressed : tonight by Sir Auckland Geddes, 1 British ambassador to the United States, at the annual banquet of the American Cotton Manufacturers' association. Sir Auckland emphasized his hope for closer Anglo-American co operation not only for thei sake of the two countries, "but as a means | to the greater end of cooperation J, between the nationals of all na-j, tions." "Only in that way," he continue ed, "wfilf"*be able to secure the at_!j mosphfcre necessary to the complete restoration of economic prosperity. We (Great Britain) are convinced that if any nation is to be re<ally j prosperous, no nation can be left to i' wcuiuw in awwvrtuuu aiiu x unit The ambassador declared that the British people have no dearer wish than they might go forward as "friends and cooperators" with America. Incidentally, he said, there was a wido impression in England that if the expected trade development [ma!te<ria>lized there 1 would be a shortage of American j raw cotton. * S. A. HALL LOSES BARN Sloan A. Hall lost his .barn by fire Friday night betwee-n ten and eleven o'clock. Mr. flail lives on the < W. H. Long place just (beyond town, 1 ajia 1051; nib iwu aiiu unt; muic. John Smith, a negro, is in jail . charged with burning the barn. < POST OFFICE CLOSED ' The post office will .be closed to morrow. There will be one city d^- ' livery and the general delivery win- i dow will be open from 9:30 to 11 i| a. m. May 30th is a legal holiday, j being National Memorial day. ) PRESENT CORPS OF RE-ELECTED FOR At a meeting of the Board of trus tees held Friday afternoon the pres ent corps of teachers with the excep tion of Rev. A. J. Derbyshire, who is ! leaving Ajbbeville this week to make i his home in Columbia, were re-elect ed to teach in the city schools for another session. Owing to the failure so far to hold the election proposed to increase the school taxes by two mills, the board elected all teachers for a term of eight months, the ninth month to be added when the special tax asked for by the board is guar anteed by the electors of this dis trict. In place of Mr. Derbyshire, F. E. Harrison, Jr., was elected as teacher of French and part of the English work in the high school. Mr. Harri son will be a regular high school teacher, if he accepts, and will teach the entire day's session from 9 until 2 o'clock. In place of J. M. Daniel, principal of the high school, who declined re election, A. R. Hafner was elected hiffh school principal. While the board was loath to part with Mr. Daniel's excellent services as principal and instructor, yet they are of the opin ion that Mr. Hafner will fill the place of principal with credit smfl S*fcfa?a? CUT IN WAGES MAINTENANCE OF WAY WORK ERS HIT BY DECISION UF THE UNITED STATES LABOR BOARD?400,000 MEN AFFECT ED.?OPINIONS FILED. Chicago, May 28.?More than $48, 000,000 was slashed from the wages of 400,000 railway employees in a de cision by the United States railroad labor board tonight. The decreases, which averaged five cents per hour in the majority, followed cuts of 3* i A A AAA AAA 1_ 1 ? - 1 L.. ll. ? ^>i?u,uuu,'juu maue uisv ?juiy vy mc board. Today's decision, however, af fects mostly maintenance of way workers, although decisions are pend ing affecting other classifications. If the wage cuts made in the lat est decisions are extended to other decisions expected soon, it was point ed out in ' railway circles, much of the $600,000,000 increase given by the board in 1920 will be wiped out -_j ?i?j ana wages resturcu tu a icvci wmku, i railway officials have told the board, J ^ will lead to a new era of development J 0 and open the way to the employment - Df 200,000 men. b The -iecision was signed by the three railway members of the board and the three members representing the public. A dissenting opinion was filed by the three members represent ing the labor group. The majority opinion said that the wage cut^, ef fective on July 1, were made in ac :ordance with decreases in the cost jf living. The minority opinion con tended that the wage scale provided n the decision was insufficient to sus ain life on the basis of American standards. DEATH OF JOHN R. GRANT John Robert Grant of the Mid way section, died at his home Sat urday night about 9 o'clock and was buried yesterday afternoon at 4 oclock at Midway church. Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. H. G. White of Lowndesville. Mr. Grant was 58 years old and is sur vived by six sons, Alton, Farris, Gassoway, James, .Rupert and David and two daughters, Misses Lorena and Hamutel. Mrs. J. A. Schroeder of Abbeville was a half sister and she and her family at tended the funeral. TEACHERS : ii tion. During the session just closing h Mr. Hafner has taught history and d mathematics classes, and had faculty & ai-irvorvisinn amonf the hlerh School students. Miss Edr.a Bradley was elected by the board as a high school teacher for next session. The teachers were notified of their reelection Saturday and will be givyfr until June 2 to signify their inten tions regarding the offer of the board. The salaries fixed for eight months are as follows: high school, $100 a month; seventh, sixth and first grade 1 -11 ?qk c &cners, $w~f an vtuci Tv Mrs. J. D. Wilson was reelected principal of the mill school and Miss Gladys Norris first grade teacher. The management of the mill also ask ed the board to reelect Mrs. A. B. Morse as third grade teacher for an other session, which was done. At the same meeting of the board W. M. Barnwell, H. R. McAllister and W. A. Calvert were elected (by the board as a building committee and ? were authorized by the board to rt have full supervision of the construc- h tion of the new high school building si being erected on Chestnut street. n MANY MUST MEET CONDITIONS ANKERS SERVE NOTICE ON BERLIN AUTHORITIES? THE COMMITTEE MEETING IN PARIS ADJOURNS UNTiV WEDNESDAY Paris, May 27.?The committee f international bankers in sesaior ere this evenig served notice or rermany that further consideratior f $1,000,000,000 loan to the Ger ian government is virtually out oi le question until Germany ac epts in full the conditions of the ltimatu-m in the reparations com lission, which expires May4 31, ant low ^ivco aucvjuatc guaiau^vw le inflation of Germany's currency ill be stopped immediately. Th< ommittee then decided to ajoun ntil May 31 to await the decisior f Germany. # The conclusion of the banker: 'as arrived at during their meetinf his afternoon Which was attendee y Karl Bergmann as representative f Germany. Bergmann immediate r telephoned the decision of th< ankers to Berlin. In reparations circles tonight th< iew was advanced that the a.ctior f the financiers probably would re alt in complete acceptance by Ger lany of all their conditions. It wa; urther stated that acquiescence bj Germany in the reparations cam nssion's conditions probably woulc e productive of a loan of more iian 51,000,0010,000 since the ankers have determined that ? irge loan could be arranged undei lese circumstances. The financiers completed their in uiry into the state of Germany's nances at this afternoon's sessior nd it was explained that they hac cached a point where Germany's uarantees must be forthcoming be )re the committee could discusj le details of a loan, the securitj >r it and many other points. The fact that the international ankers have been a/ble to see good ossibilities for a loan, provided ermany subscribes to certain con itions, is regarded very optimisti illy in r¶tions quarters when ; was pointed out tonight that th< rerman government could hardlj fford to do otherwise than agree. FAREWELL SERMON ev. A. J. Derbyshire To Leave Thii Week For Columbia. The Rev. A. J. Derbyshire preach i a farewell sermon at the Epis i>pal church here yesterday morn i i ? ;a ?i Li lg to wnicn was mvueu his ncuti lass at the High school and the mem ers of the seventh grade. There wai large congregation present show lg the esteem in which the pastor i: eld. Mr. Derbyshire chose for hi.1 iscourse the sermon he delivered th< ay he took charge of this church. The members of the congregatioi s well as the people of Abbevill( jgret that Mr. Derbyshire is t( >a?e here. The friendship and goot ishes of the entire community wil 1 * 1 1 ? J I- *~ tiena mm ana ms naeieauug iaui y to their new home in Columbia. BACK AT SCHOOL Mrs. W. P. Kennedy went to Cok r College Sunday and will spend th( eek enjoying1 the commencemenl KerciseS. MAYOk'S COURT. Only one case was before the may r this morning, and that was foi Lsorderly conduct. The fine imposed as $7.50. CHICORA STUDENTS Misses Margaret Cox and Heler [aigler are expected home tomor ow from Chicora College. Thej ave taken excellent stands in theii tudies and will enjoy the vacatior lonths. PASSAGE OF TARIFF J I FORESEEN BY LODGE : r MASSACHUSETTS SENATOR PREDICTS APPROVAL BY | I ELECTORATE WHEN TIME COMES TO PASS THE JUDG MENT Washington, May 28.?Congress will pass "a Republican protective tariff" before it adjourns, Senator' Lodge of Massachusetts, Republi can leader, declared today in a statement outlining his views on the measure now before the sen ate. He predicted that (the country would approve the bill "when the time comes for the electorate to pass judgment." ; Night sessions of the senate will continue this week under the tariff program with items in the metal schedule for immediate business when work is resumed tomorrow. It 3 was considered improbable that thfe move to invoke cloture and addi IiavioI wnnrir - I tiv/uai iiicano Ui. C-a.?JCU1 till? - measure would be successfnl. "The Republican majority in the % ' senate," said Mr. Lodge's state merit, "believes the policy of pro ; tection is the surest road to the 1 building up and restoration of our < economic interest. That is the pur " pose of the pending bill." 5 Senator Lodge denied that the r rates proposed in the permanent % bill would have an adverse effect ' j on the volume of trade. jj "Our foreign trade today is not | suffering because of the tariff and ! we are living now under the emer ! goncy tariff4 ^ct, which haa higher ' rates, in many cases, than those " j proposed in the finance committee }jibill," Seator Lodge declared. "The ' I Democrats seek to give the impres 1! sion that the increases in our trade '|and trade conditions throughout " i the country are due to the Under- J ' j wood tariff act, whereas, the fig- ; ures quoted by Secretary Hoover . | show increases in foreign tjrad? ^ which have developed since the __ . a- i '11 rt 1 * I emergency tanit oui 1 Decanie a iaw. "One little thing is interesting and will prove that the resumption of our foreign trade is not pre- $ vented by the emergency tariff. During the past four months we. J r imported in Boston 60,000,000 V jj j pounds of wool one-seventh of the total consumption of the United ^ States. This wool the importers are holding in bond, awaiting the pas 1 sage of the new tariff when they j can get it in under lower rates. "This importation of wool does not indicate that the importers nre the very men who expect, under the 1 new tariff, a boom in business and j they are preparing to take immedi ate advantage of the passage *f this bill." INTERESTING VISITORS The Press and Banner office re ceived a call from two interesting visitors recently. Mr. Andrew R. Hamilton, of Easley, one of the visitors, is a great grandson of An drew Hamilton of Revolutionary fame, and was in Abbeville looking up facts about his ancestors. The other visitor was C. T. Martin, Easley, a son of William A. Martin of Abbeville and a nephew of "Mar tin from the Creek." Mr. Martin J 11 was oom in AJWoevme, reami it* Alabama and was editor of the Eas ley Progress and Democrat for I seventeen years. They were being driven by Mr. I. * H. Brown, a young man from " Greenville. Cotton brought 20 8-4 cent3 on t the local market today. Futurw - closed COTTON MARKET July Oataber . December 20.91 20.47 20.90 Janwy 2t.W 1