Abbeville Press and Banner Established 1844. $2.00 Year. Tri-Weekly ^ ^ ^ lETHEMENI COAL STRIKE REACHED AGREEMENT ENDING THE SOFT COAL STRIKE IN PART UNAN IMOUSLY APPROVED BY OP T7DATr?pc AND MINERS. NEW WAGE SCALE DRAWN UP. Cleveland, Aug. 15.?An agree ent ending in part the soft coal trike that has been in effect since Vpril 1 last, was unanimously ap >roved by operators and miners in joint conference here at 3:10 p. today. Signing of the agreement ommenced immediately. Developments today in the coal trike situation include: Wage scale agreements between niners and operators in conference t Cleveland signed today. Formal call for meeting tomorrow Philadelphia between miners and nthracite operators to be issued to lay. The belief was generally express ed that the president would appear >efore the senate and house in joint session Thursday. Cleveland, 0., Aug. 15.?A wage I jcale was ready today for the signa-j^j mres of soft coal operators and min ers, and prospects were that 90m e mines would be opened on Wednes day. Formal ratification was set for this afternoon. All details of the scale were ap- t( proved in principle by both sides be-lCl fore the drafting of a "tentative un derstanding," which was described today by both sides as the entering wedge in the soft coal strike that be Eran twenty weeks ago. Separate meetings of miners and operators " were held this morning for voting final approval. o "It is all a matter of procedure," n said President John L. Lewis, in re- ti ferring to the delaying of actual rat- h ification. k "The strike is now over," said t Joseph Pursglove, an operator, who t sei*ved on the sub-committee. In brief, the settlement provides e that the miners shall be returned to t wo*k at the same scale of wages that a were in effect when they went on o strike j the new contract is to con- p jtinue in force until next April 1; the n agreement also provides a act-finding y committee, part of its duties Deing to y consider future settlements of dis- c putes in the coal industry. t The settlement came after a week l( in marking time here by operators and miners. Finally, the showdown ^ on the issue of compulsory arbitra tion came, resulting in three big operators withdrawing from the con- j ference when President Lewis refus ed to accede to the demand. Then the conference re-organized and threw the doors open to all soft coal operators. A quick agreement in j r principle followed, with operators g controlling production of 60,000 tons ^ annually committed to its adoption, j. NEW DRUGGIST AT M'MURRAY'S ? t * J c Arthur M. Greene of Greenwood ^ is with the McMurray Drug: Cora pany. He took up his work in Abbe- j, ville yesterday and will have the position recently held by Dr. Hale G. Brice. Mr. Greene is an experienced t druggist having been with the Hod- ^ ges Drug Company of Greenwood for many years, and is a young man of ^ pleasing manner and looks, and Ab KoimIIo nonnip arp Had for him to I make this his home. WORK PROGRESSES t ON SCHOOL BUILDING - The walls of the new school build- ^ ing are half completed, and good progress is being made on the work. Work has commenced on the plumb inff and steam-fitting, and grading is under way on the athletic field, -] which will be standard size or 300 c feet square. The field is to be in 0 the rear of the building, the location -] being a natural amphitheatre, and a very desirable. . * URN TURNS 10 OUTSIDE HELP VILL NOW EMPLOY AVAILABLE WORKERS.?HARRISON SAYS IF IT MEANS WAR "LET US HAVE iT NOW, NOT LATER." TRAINS MUST BE RUN Washington, Aug. 15.?The South rn railway, which to date has made < o efforts to combat the shopmen's I trike, announced today through its 1 resident, Fairfax Harrison, that it j rould employ any help available to eep trains in operation. < Mr. Harrison in a formal state lent said that the Southern had J lade every effort to settle with its i len even "to the extent of offering < he terms that they had previously greed to accept" and without result, * nd that "if it means war to run the i louthern railway then let us have it ' ow?not later." ( Officials of the company supple- 1 lented Mr. Harrison's statement nly to the extent of pointing out 1 hat conferences between the rail- i oad management and the strikers 1 re re held last week without result 1 nd that th* only course left open to 1 be. company was to employ such 1 rorkers as could be obtained. t The statement issued by Mr. Har- s ison said: ^ 1 "Every effort has been made so 1 > operate our property that our men ould honorably i"eturn to work. Ev- 1 ry effort has been made to settle * rith our men, we have gone to the ^ xtent of offering the term that they ad previously agreed to accept. We ( ave thus held out every reasonable 1 lducement for them to return. "We must now turn to employing ] thers, for the road must be run; we i lust give those we employ protec- 1 ion. for it may be that those we|J ave up to this time protected by 1 eeping their jobs open may now I urn against us even to an attempt o prevent others from working. i "Call is now being ma^ upon ev- 1 ry employee, upon every patron of 1 his company and upon every citizen 1 long its lines to rally to the support f the road that has served you and protected your own interest in the maintenance of transportation. With 1 our help we can run the road and ;e pledge all the resources of ompany to that end. If it means war o run the Southern railway then st us have it now?not later." ,OW RATE INTEREST WANTED FOR FARMER ederal Reserve Bank is Consider* ing 3 1-2 Per Cent, on Farm Loans. Washington, Aug. 15?Establish-j p.ent of a special re-discount rate of ! and one-half per cent, on agricul ural paper is under consideration ?y the federal reserve board, offi ials said today. The proposal has :een laid before the federal reserve >anks, it was explained, and action >y the board is being withheld pend ng their replies, although officials ndicated, the suggestion was not neeting with favor generally. As suggested, officials explained, he special farm rate would enable tanks wmcn maae loans ior agntui ural purposes?upon the security of arms products?to rediscount at 3 md one-half per. cent, which is me-half per cent, below the lowest eserve rate now in effect, if the rate harged by the banks to the original lorrower did not exceed 6 per cent. I special farm products rate, offi ials recalled, was in effect in 1915 ut was discontinued. HELD FOR TRANSPORTING. Walter Jackson, white and Wayne Colbert, colored, from near Ware ihoals are held in the Abbeville jail in a charge of transnortiner liquor. "hey waived a preliminary hearing nd will be tried at the September erm of Court. LORD NORTHOLIFFE SUMMONED DEATH GREAT [BRITAIN'S I LEADING NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER SUC CUMBS TO ILLNESS OF TWO MONTHS?WAS STRICKEN IN COLOGNE. London, Aug. 15.?Lord North cliffe, Great Britain's leading pub lisher, passed peacefully away yes terday morning: after an illness of about two months. Death was due to infectious or ul cerative endocarditis, which, accord ing to one of the physicians attend ing, probably began insiduously months ago, possibly during his trip around the world. T 1 cfwi/tl'An 4r? i-juru nao *** Cologne while he was making a trip incognito through Germany. Al though he was aware of the mysteri ausness of his illness, he battled gamely to regain his health. The news of the death of Lord Narthcliffe did not come as a surprise for during the past several weeks the bulletins issued by his physicians, al though skillfully worded, had failed \o hold out hope for his recovery. Nevertheless his passing has caused jniversal sorrow, and messages of sympathy have poured into his widow ill day long from all parts of the world. News of Lord Northcliffe's death iKtr fV a r?A/?frtrc nrVin naa given i/ui iave been attending him, in this bul etin: "Viscount Northcliffe died at 10.12 )'clock. The end was perfectly peace :ul." The death of no, other unofficial lerson could have made a deeper mpression in England than that of Lord Northcliffe. The news was not i surprise, as the bulletins issued by :he doctors for the last week plain v iti/Hpo+pH thpir natient was dviner. Lord Northcliffe was by far the most noted man in British journal ism and the first question on every one's lips was as to what effect his death will have on the policies of The Times and his other newspapers which since the end of the war have strongly opposed the Lloyd George administration and its prinicples with the notable exception of its dealings with Ireland, which the Northcliffe press supported throughout. Lord Northcliffe will be buried Thursday in the St. Mary Le Bow cemetery, Finchley. The funeral ser vice will be held in Westminster Ab bey. JURORS FOR SEPT. COURT Of General Sessions Which Convenes September 4th. The following is a list of petit jurors for the September term Court of General Sessions which convenes September 4th, 1922. Hon. H. F. Rice of Aiken, presiding. Abbeville?R. H. Crawford, J. B. White, W. G. Dennard, W. T. Magill, E. T. Ethridge, R C Wilson, C. La mar Richey, Cal McCurry, J A. Wil liams, J. J. Woolbright, W. A. Ste venson. Due West?D. S. Edwards, M A. Watt, A. L. Ellis, L. E. Bryant Magnolia?C.* S. Gibert, J. M. Ellis, H. A. Wilson, W. C. Lovern. Cold Spring?J. G Williams, E A Richey, W. J. Evans. Smithville?G. R. Tolbert. Lowndesville?J. F Burdette, C. Shaw, A M Bonds, R. E. Clink scales, S. B. Cook. Long Cane?W C Botts, G R Du senberry, G A. Mcllwaine, Shelton Beauford. Diamond Hill?Wayman Bowen, E. T. Stokes, W. B. Hill, J. B. Wake field Goes to Northern Market. D. Poliokoff has gone to New York to buy his fall stock of proods and expects to bring back for his customers the best that the market] affords which he will sell at the! very lowest prices. SILVER DEFENDING FORD'S PROPOSAL REPLIES TO CRITICISM BY SEN ? * vi\ r i\vm ux\u/\nvm/r. SAYS FORD'S PROPOSALS GUARANTEE PRODUCTION OF BIG QUANTITIES. Washington, Aug. 15.?Replying to criticism by Senator Harreld, of Oklahoma, and other members of congress, that Henry Ford in his proposed contract for taking over the Muscle Shoals project does not guar antee to manufacture fertilizer, Gray Silver, Washington representative of the American Farm Bureau Fedefa tion, "today wrote them calling atten tion to Section 15 of the Ford offer which he quotes as stating that "the manufacture, sale and distribution of commercial fertilizers constitute one of the principal considerations of this offer." Mr. Silver declared this the most important provision in the contract and one the violation of which pro vides for the institution of proceed ings by the attorney general to can cel th'i entire lease. "Not only does Mr. Ford guaran tee to manufacture fertilizer but he states that ne win matte 4u,uuu iona of nitrogen equal to one-fifth of our consumption for fertilizer and he will do so with the "most economical power available," says Mr. Silveris letter. "The failure to make 8 per cent, profit, or the failure to make any profit, or the inability to manufac ture this fertilizer at less than it is sold is not a cause beyond its con trol and would not give him the right to cease the manufacture of the full amount of fertilizer. "Mr. Ford's proposal is to 'manu facture nitrogen and other commer cial fertilizers, mixed or unmixed and with or without filter, according to demand.' 'Other commercial fer tilizers must include phosphate or potash fertilizers' ingredients, as dis tinguished from nitrogen commer cial fertilizers. 'Mr. Ford will not fulfil his contract if he does not pro duce other fertilizer materials, such as potash and phosphates. "The methods of producing phos pha/te fertilizers are well known," | the letter concludes, "and the source of material is within 40 miles of the Muscle Shoals plant in the Tennes see phosphate fields, and there are great possibilities in the production of potash from potash shales by the use of the electric furnace and from other substances." FARMERS OF THE SOUTH Population is Announced By The Census Bureau. Washington, Aug. 15.?The total farm population of the South on January 1, 1920, was 16,827,834, based on the last census, the De partment of1 Commerce announced today. Of this number 11,730,848 wsro wViitp nprsons. 5.044.489 were negroes and 52,497 were persons of other races. The report that inhabitants of farms in Deleware, Maryland, Dis trict of Columbia and West Virginia were included. STATE CANDIDATES TO SPEAK HERE TOMORROW The State campaign meeting will be held in Abbeville tomorrow morn ing at 11 o'clock. If the weather is clear the meeting will be in the grove back of tne uourt nouse, dux in case of showers the speaking will be held in the Opera House. It is hoped Abbeville people will turn out in good numbers and give the visiting speakers a real welcome and send off. Ha* Tonsils Removed. (Brown-lee Sharp, of Antreville, had his tonsils removed yesterday at the Abbeville Hospital. He is getting on fine after the opera tion. i E I CONFERENCE ONLY "AGREES TO DISAGREE."?POSITION TAKEN BY BRITISH AND OTH ERS FAILS TO WIN APPROVAL OF THE FRENCH. London, Aug. 15.?The 13th allied COniereriCH on vjeiiiiau I cpat aviuiis broke down today, "agreeing to dis agree," as the spokesmen for both France and Great Britain put it, there having been a complete lack of unanimity on the important points discussed. From its commencement the con ference seemed predestined to fail ure, according to the views expressed by close observers of the situation, and these observers tonight are of the opinion that the failure indicates utter incompatibility between the policies of Great Britain and France toward Germany. To what extent the recent note of Earl Ball'our contributed to today's b results is -partly evidenced by the ii line of the 11th hour attempts by p Signor Echanzer, the leading Ital ian delegate, at mediation with Pre- w mier Lloyd George at Chequers Court i Sunday, when the Italian foreign Cl minister proposed that discussing of c] a moratorium for Germany should i be adjourned until the various coun- i tries had carried out their debt fund- f ing negotiations with the United n States. * 1 Mr. Lloyd George submitted this tl proposition to tne conierence touay a, but, although it was supported by the tl other delegates, it was opposed by Premier Poincare and thereupon Mr ei Lloyd George declared he was un- n able to agree to an adjournment of e: the conference without a moratori- g um. ti The situation now appears that the h conference has separated without any f; idea of a new conference. The Brit- h ish government insists upon a mora-|e torium as an imperative precedent to f. any further negotiations. On the b other hand, M. Poincare resolutely ii refuses a moratorium, unless it is ac- E companied by what he calls "guaran- d tees." The English critics of the situa- v tion as between England and France t saw no other outcome from the first, a They held that M. Poincare feared li his parliament and apprehended a o fall like that of former Premier a Briand if he yielded to British per- ii suasion. The previous allied confer- p ences concerning Germany generally e have ended with some show of a sur- s face agreement between the policies v i of Great Britain and France. This n was almost the first occasion on f which the delegates "agreed to dif- t fer.' U VOTE NOT TO WALK OUT Clerks on Santa Fe Say Cause Not Sufficient. (Needles, IGaKf. Aug, 14.?Mem bers of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, employed here by the Santa Fe, voted tonight not to walk out until there is some better cause than hazard due to defective equip ment and presence of guards. JUST FROM GEORGIA. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Carnes and Misses Thelma and Devera Carnes of Monroe, Ga., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. C Rogers. They were in Abbeville yesterday with Mrs. Rog ers attending the Club Market and were delighted with this part of the country. They made the trip from IV Georgia by automobile, and report p the highways in good traveling con- si dition. IN INTEREST OF( NEW ROAD Messers J. H. Shaw, W. A. Har- i< per and our ex-sheriff R. M. Burts were in Abbeville today in the in terest of a new road they want buiit. - '/'.ii? OF FARM PLIGHT LANTERS WOULD SEE BICKER INGS CEASE?SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE DELIVERS AD DRESS TO LEESBURG, VIR GINIA, FARM BUREAU. Leesburg, Va., Aug. 15.?The far ler "calls upon capital and labor to jase their petty bickerings and re lme production, trusting to .Ameri an institutions and the American snse of fair play to see that justice i done to both of them," Secretary Wallace of the department of agri ulture declared in an address here esterday before the local farm btf eau. N Mr Wallace presented comparative gures to show that purchasing pow r of the farmers' dollar had de reased sharply since 1913, "while le wages of the workers, and espe ially in organized industrials, are (Ynaidovahlv Vi?crhral market todav. Futures closed: Oct. 20.70 Dec. 20.74 Jan. , _ 20.60 March 20.62