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Fstablished 1844. $2.00 Year. Tri-Weekly Abbeville, S. C., Friday, September 22, 1922 Sinele Conies, Five Cents. 78th Year II
MEETING PREVENTS"
WAR IN NEAR EAST
DEFINITE ASSURANCE O F
PEACE GIVEN AT PARIS PARLEV?8
INTERESTED POWERS
WILL GATHER TO DRAW UP
NEW TREATY.
Z Sept. 21.? Definite assursufi*ce
that there will be no war
in Hie Near East and the calling of
a jreace conference for the settlement
of the Turkish problem were
the chief results of the allied meeting
this afternoon. Premier Poincai*e,
Lord Curzon and Count Sforza
Were the participants in the conference.
Tfce eight nations called together
eluding the Angora government, <
will gather around the peace table
witAcn threo weeks, probably at
Rob3o or Venice, and make a new
treaty with Turkey to take the
place of the treaty of Sevres.
The eight nations called togather
ava Great Britain, France, Italy, (
Japan, Turkey, Greece, Rumania, ;
and Jugoslavia. i
Japan's inclusion at the last minute
came as a surprise. It was due
to Lord Curzon's insistence. The (
British foreign secretary told Pre- (
mier Poincare that his government
frankly feared the close association ^
it foad reasoned to believe existed
between Moscow and Angora and 1
Jat?n's presence was desired to off
I set thi-j Bolshevik influence. It was <
also explaned that japan was a ^
signatory of the treaty of Sevres ^
which is to be abandoned for the 1
new agreement and was entitled to 1
be present for that reason.
ft is remarked to French circles J
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ItlOUFCVGtt" tnaL tilt pcli.tivu vx
Japan Insures another vote for Brit- 1
i?h policy in any issue which may at-ise
in the conference, M. Polncare i
in consenting to the presence of Ja- '
pan <fcsnanded also the presence of
Riretania and Jugo-slavia. 1
While the United States was not i
included among the eight countries ]
to particpate it is regarded as cer- 1
tai? that a mere intimation from
the American government that it
desires to attend, even as an observer,
will be followed by an instant
invitatiin from the allies, in fact i
thefe is sad to be strong sentiment 1
in certain quarters in favor of ask- i
ing United States to send a repres- 1
ent?tive, but in view of American 1
aloofness from European affairs it
was decided not to take the inita- 1
4.,'wa j
Mgg l>?rd Curzon, M. Poincare and 1
SHC-ount Sforza were in complete acHccrd
there should be no war in the <
a^HEaat, but Loyd Curzon asserted ?
j^kircat Britain felt that the presence ;
n>f a strong fleet in the straits was j ^Hieceasary
and Admiral Grassot of
flHthe French navy, reported on the '
Hfciilitary and naval situation in the ;
^ Dardanelles. Admiral Beatty is be^ ienred
to have said that freedom of
Hthc straits could be mair.taintd by '
gjHtho navy.
H While insisting on what they ,
S|B:e>rm their legitimate claims to eas- :
^Hcern Thrace, Adrianople b,t\a. Con^^fetantinoplo,
the Turks are under^Hitocd
to have informed M. Poincare
g^fcnat they would consent to remain i
HMnaaters of Asia Minor untill the con
auu giToi -^^Khoso
other claims.
French officials are confident to^Hi?:ht
of a complete agreement with
at Britain when the allied mec-<t n/r
resumes on Friday, and it if
^^ ree'iy predicted that the British
^^ roo(ps will retire. On the? other
^Hiand, late lonight, in reply to a
^^ tKf.t'oii, it was authoritatively stat "
~ * a a-1- - i- 4-UT>-U 1
H|Hct ia Urit.sn, quarters tiut wii; uuv-|
troops were not in danger at
^^ b&nak, which gave rise to th<> reffiwr;
that they might remain there
-the tacit approval of the
Mr. Lav/son Sick.
si Mr. H. W. Lawson is very sick at '
tome in Calhoun Falls.
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FORD GETS if I
10 REOPEN PLANTS
OPERATIONS WILL RESUME AS 7
SOON AS COAL IS OBTAINED
FORD DECLARES IN DISCUSSING
SHUTDOWN?COAL MEN
e/>m tTiwr ^
i in vs*
Detroit, Sept. 21.?The plants of
the Ford Motor company in Detroit c
closc<d last Saturday because of the
coal situation, thereby throwing n
100,000 Ford workers out of work ti
in different parts of the country, \
will reopen tomorrow morning, it i
was officially announced today. g
Orders for the reopening of the
plants were telegraphed here today 1
by Edsel B. Ford president of the F
company, who is in Cincinnati, Mr. t
Ford said cancellation of the inter- *
state commerce commission's ser- s
vice order Number 23 had made it t
possible again to obtain coal. ,
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The telegram read as follows:
"Cancellation of the interstate e
commerce commission order No. 23 j,
has made it possible again to secure p
:oal. o
"Movement of coal to Detroit has t
started and We feel justified in d
starting the plants tomorrow (Fri- h
day) morning. e
"Post notices calling the men c'
jack to work and notify the newsp
papers."
Executives of the company said ^
jperation would be resumed at
highland Park. River Rouge and
Dearborn, vtfiere the three large
olants of the concern aro located at .
d,
nidnight tonight. Assembly plants ,
:hroughout the country that were j ^
;hut down with the parent plants |
ilso will resume as quickly as their i ^
nen can be recalled. tj
It is planned to put production w
.mmcdi&tely on the basis it was at j-he
time of the closing. w
The resumption is understood at ir
;ho Ford offices here to be a direct
result of a conference Edsel Ford li
oad in Cincinnati, Ohio yesterday tl
svith a group of coal miners. c;
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DEATH OF MR. L. A. RAMEY
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Air. L. A. Ramey died this mornng
Sept. 22, 1922, at 5 o'clock at c<
lis home in the Sharon scction. He a
lad been in failing health for a ir
ong time and his death was not
jnexpected.
Funeral Services will be hold tonorrow
morning at Sharon Church j
it 11 o'clock, and interment will j
be in the adjoining cemetery.
Mr. Ramey was in the 70th yearjS)
Df his age, and had been a member | J'
"- f the Sharon church practically jv
all of his life,, and active in church Jl
lir
rt'OTK.
Mr. Ramey is survived Jby his ?
wife, who before her marriage was! ^
Miss Susie Cason, by his daughter 11
Miss Sallie Sue Ramey and by ''
three sons by a formec marriage,
Tompkins Ramey of Abbeville^
Wesley Ramey of Atlanta and s
Jordan A. Ramey of Abbeville. His a
first wife was a daughter of Dr. ?
Thomas J. Mabry, a distinguished
physician of this county.
The following will act as pall-bear- ^
ers: Fred Cason, R. L. Mabry, Grier j.
Sherard, T. H. Maxwell, T. Mabry
Cheatham and Lewis B. Ramey.
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WANT THOUSAND ACRE TRACT
v
R. D. Robinson of Hamlet, N. C., *
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agricultural agent for the Seaboard
Air Lino, has been in Abbeville this
week. He is looking for a thousand
acre tract of land for a prospective
buyer. The land must be in one body, a
The name of the buyer has not been i!
announced, but he is no "get rich;
quick Wallingford," because he i*i-r
. amine: to this part of the land to' a
-how the people how to grow cotton. H
Mr. Fester Cromer Sick.
?*r. Fi-siiir Crcmcu" is sick at the' i
home of his neice Mrs. Frank Nick- 3
les on North Main street. f
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GREATEST I DISASTER
IN HISTORY OF ASIA
'5,000 SURVIVORS LEFT TO
STARVE IN SMYRNA?NO VESSEL
OFFER TO SALVAGE LAST
WRECKAGE OF HUMAN LIFE.
BODIES LINE STREETS.
Smyrna, sept, zi?Aitnougn eignt
lays have elapsed since fire oblit:rated
Smyrna, 75,000 survivors renain
exposed on the quays, destitute
listracted and abandoned. No allied
ressel has offered to salvage this
ast wreckage of human life in the
;reatest disaster in Asia's history.
Nearly a dozen warships remain
n the harbor, but none show a disposition
to aid the wretched populaion
except the American destroyers.
Deportations continue and Turkish
oldiers are beginning to carry off
he Greek and Armenian girls.
Sporadic shooting and the crimes
ontinue. Smoke is emerging from
he ruins. The Turkish authorities
xplain that this is due to the burnig
of human bodies. Dr. Wilfred
'ost, of New York, medical director
f the Near East Relief, has urged
he Turks to bury their dead, in orer
to prevent pestilence. He al&o
as appealed to them to vaccinate
very one, in order to guard against
Solera and smallpox.
Interviewed by The Associated,
ress today, Dr. Post said:
"It is regrettable that the allied
lips did not do more in salvaging
uman life. The work on all the vessls
on the night of the fire was
tagnificent, but on the succeeding
ays, when the impulse of the great
isaster disappeared, there was a
ill in their energy and spirit.
"If we had kept up the work there
ould be no evacuation problem and
lousands would have been saved
ho might otherwise be deported or
illed. Even before the fire there
as indiscriminate killing and lootlg.
There are so many bodies in the
:reets that I had on one occasion to
ght from my automobile to lift
le corpses out of the path of the
ir. No words could describe the fire
s a spectacle.
"It was like a gigantic scene
;aged by Nero or like a chapter
rom Tamerlane. It was so vast and |
Dmplete that it had every appearnce
of being malevolently planned
l advance."
BOYS ROB POST OFFICE
wo Small Colored Boys Rob Calhoun
Falls Post Office
William and Henry Mitch, two
nail negro boys, eight and ten
ears of age were brought to Abbeille
Wednesday night and lodged in
ail. They are charged with enterlg
the postoffice at Calhoun Falls
unday morning, breaking the glass
ronts out 01 letter ooxes ana steaiig
about seventy-five letters which
Key took behind a stable and rifled.
A preliminary hearing was held
efore the United States Commisioner,
W. D. Wilkinson, Thursday
fternoon and the prisoners bound
ver to the November term of the
Jnited States Court to be held in
freenwood.
Postoffice Inspector E. J. Manseld
of Greenville, Postmaster A. L.
)ickson of Calhoun Falls and Chief
f Police Crawford of Calhoun Falls
ttcr.:led the hearing here Thursday.
On account of their age the boys
fill probably be sent to the Naional
Reformatory for boys in
Vp.shington, D. C.
ALMA BOYD CASE DISMISSED
Alma Boyd, a colored woman was
rrested Wednesday night by SherfF
F. B. McLane and placed in the
V hhriville inil rharfpd with arson.
t was thought she set fire to a tent
house about fo.ur miles southwest
f town belonging to Mrs. A. W.
ones.
At a preliminary trial Thursday
if tern 0011 before Magistrate R. S.
dcComb the case was d'smissed
or lack of evidence,
PLANS TO PROTEST t
SEARCH OF SHIPS
ENGLISH TO NO LONGER OVER- F
LOOK SEIZURES?MORE IMPORTANT
ISSUES INVOLVED
THAN LIQUOR SMUGGLING,
BRITISH CONTEND.
Washington Sep^t. 21.?Unless
the defendants take an appeal from t<
the decision of the federal court in d,
Boston yesterday and permit a U
higher tribunal to pass upon the di
claim of the American prohibition r<
navy to jurisdiction over lihe seas Cj
beyond the three mile limit the tl
British government Is expected here H
to take up the subject diplomatic- N
Clllv wifV> fVio ofnfo rl Dnoi4r?iDnt
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Up to the present thei British em- tc
bassy has confined itself to requests 0]
for information as to the facts con- p
nected with the several seizures and b;
searches of vesseals under the Brit- aish
flag by prohibition agents and n.
has made no appearance in the re- aj
suiting le>gal proceeding. ti
A complete lack of sympathy 2
with the operation of the rum run- n:
ners on the part of the British offi- c<
cials is said to have caused the as- f<
sumption of the attitude but now tl
that cases have begun to emerge tl
from the court dockets throwing the o'
weight of judicial decisions behind tc
the claim of extended high seas t\
jurisdiction it is understood there
is to .be a change in the course of tc
the London government. ^
It is the British contention that ar
the issue raised by the court decision
yesterday in Boston in the case ol
of the British schoopers Grace and ac
Ruby, which were held for rum soil- W
ing beyond the three mile limit, are ai
far more grave and important than cc
any mere question of the punish- <>I
ment of a few smugglers or the en- b<
r t
forcement of domestic customs laws. ue
In the British view there is involved
the greator question of free
r, ... , : fil
dom oi tne Jiign seas, n it is posai- .
ble for any nation to extend its in
sn
jurisdiction beyond the old recogS6
nized limits at its own pleasure and
without reference to the other
maritime powers it is regarded by
the British, as highly important that ri
some understanding should be
rcached as to the extent of the pow- pi
ers claimed. a
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LIST OF PETIT JURORS
For October Term of Court of Common
Pleas
The following jurors have been
[drawn to 3erve on the October termi^
court of Common Pleas which con- tj(
venes second Monday in October aJ
1922: ar
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(Joia Spring?k. Li. i^angiey, iv. in j tj(
Stevenson, i ^
,Due West?J. M. Bigby, C. H. st
Brock, A. G. Davis, G. W. Sharp, B. W(
L. Magill. jrj
Diamond Hill?L. E. Gable, J. P. pr
Carwile, E. T. Blanchett, E. L. Bell,
W. E. Kay, W. C. Prince, E. M. Mc- hi
Carter. uj
Abbeville?Mack L. Williams, C. n(
F. Graves, W. 0. Graves, R. T u
Simpson, J S. Cochran. \
Donalds?J. A. Cox, J. J. Bigby, \0
T. S. Seawright, L. P. Tribble. ar
Long Cane?R. S. Gordon, D. M.
Bowie, S. F. Uldrick. B!
,Lowndesville?R. E. McLain, T. D.
Cooley, W. B. Crocker, W. L. Latimer,
Ebb Campbell. cV
Magnolia?0. B. Tucker, J. A. 0[
Cooper, F. B. Milford, T. W. Avers, th
W. J. E. Scott. II
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MRS C.IRBONS HOME. th
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Mrs. Alma C. Gibbons is at home
ft or taking the special course at
Winthrop college. This course was)
'esigned to prepare the County
A. gents to be of more scrvice to the st,
housewives in the marketing of their .th
; erne produce. Since the boll weevil p:
j \z is very necessary for the women be
in the country to help keep the pot m
I boiling. f o''
iONGRESS READY
TO END SESSION
INAL TOUCHES GIVEN LATE
LEGISLATION?MEMBERS TO
COME BACK AT CALL OF
PRESIDENT HARDING?DYER
BILL GOES OVER
Washington, Sept. 21.?Final
)uches were given in congress toay
to last moment legislation and
:aders predicted adjournment sine
;e some time tomorrow afternoon
^leasing members for the election
ampaign and homo affairs until
10 prospective call "by President
Warding for a special session about
ovember 15.
The deficiency appropriation bill
>night was the only important bill
ri Republican leaders' program for
OQCQ CPf\. ihfi/P/W/V
'WVAVA ^ 1
ill was passed today by the senate
nd after the conference report tolorrow,
the adjournment gavels
:e due to fall. The house resoluon
arranging for adjournment at
o'clock was given today to Chairtan
Warren of the appropriations
immitte to present to the senate
>r adoption upon completion of
ic deficiency bill. It was hoped
lat the senate could adjourn by 2
'clock, 'but leaders were prepared
> defer adjournment an hour or
vo longer.
1% ! J L TT J ! J )
rresiaeffrc naraing was expected
) attend the closing hour of conress
to sign the deficiency measure
id other minor papers.
Postponement of action of two
;he<r important bills before the^
Iministration measure to loan $5,|
)0,000 to Liberia and the Dyer!
iti-lynching bill appeared to bej
rtain. Republican leaders said!
jposition and protracted speeches i
?gun today would prevent votes
;ing reached on bo'h bills. i.
Opponents of the anti-lynching j.
11 late today in the senate won thej,
st skirmish after one of the mostii
vclved and lively parliamentary ,
larls in years. They headed off for ,
vccal hours a speech by Senator ,
lortridge of California in favor ,
the Dyer measure, Senator Hax- ,
son of Mississippi finally winning |
e floor for a long speech over the ,
otests of Senator Shortridgo and ]
dozen other Republicans. Calls
: a quorum, roll.
DEMONSTRATION DAY ,
'
iturday at Planters Bank?Come j,
See the Exhibits.
Saturday, beginning at 9 o'clock, ,
ere will be an all day demonstraDn
at the Planters Bank and we ,
e anxious that every one come1
id see what the Home Demonstra-i
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an Department has accompnsneci
rough the club women over the
ate. We are proud of the fact that
e are helping the club women and
rls over the State to market their
oducts that they have canned.
Be sure to come and see the exbit
and maybe you will try to put
3 some of the special products for
;xt year. These products are being
indled by some of the merchants of
bbeville and we are especially anxus
that the ladies of the town come
id sample these products.
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REAKS INTO HIGHWAY CAMP
Will Brown, colored, is in jail
larged with breaking into the camp
Havird & Friday, contractors on
e highway work near Abbeville,
e stole $19.00 in money, a pair of
iocs and a suit of clothes. All of
e stolen goods hate been recoverI
from Brown except the cash.
STATE AGENT ARRIVES.
}JR-> Julia Stebbins, assistant
ate marketing agent will arrive in
c city today and will begin preiration'?
for the demonstration to
> given in the Planters bank toorrow
morning beginning at 9
clock.
EXPECTING RISE 1
IN COIN PRICE I
WAREHOUSE COM MISSION ER |
TALKS OF FORTY CENTS?A
GAIN FROM $25 TO $50 MAY ;|
RESULT IN FEW WEEKS, MR. \
RIVERS THINKS.
Columbia, Sept. 21.?Cotton at 35
or 40 cents a pound before another
year is "'entirely within the bounds
of reason, according to J. Clifton
Rivers, warehouse commissioner, in
a statement issued yesterday.
Mr. Rivers urges farmers to go
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slow in offering their cotton for sale
as he expects a gain of from $25 to
$50 a bale within a few weeks.
In discussing the general situation
Mr. Rivers made the following statement:
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"Knowing that it is not good policy
to advise people concerning the
future prices of cotton, I have refrained
so far this year from appearing
in the public prints, but conditions
have forced themselves ripdn us
and in the face of a market steady
and strong, with the sale of Texas
cotton at the rate of 50,000 bales per
uay} uu^etner wivn an mauatnai
situation, the like of which at maT- /
keting time the cotton belt has
never experienced, it is time for
somebody to sit up and take notice.
"Cotton with all this tirade of
selling and violent bearish circumstances
has remained steady at a
price around 22 cents per pound;
therefore, those who have studied
the situation are convinced that as
soon as the supply begins to diminish
and the industrial situation has
a prospect of settling, a great deal
higher prices than at present -will be
realized for spot cotton.
"It, therefore, behooves every farmer
who has a bale of cotton to go
slow in offering it for sale, as a few
weeks, in the opinion of the writer,
will show a grain of $25 to 850 per
bale in the amount realized from
such sale. Store your cotton in a
state warehouse and get a receipt issued
by the state" and relieve yourselves
of your liabilities and watch
your product increase in value shortly
by leaps and bounds, at a minimum
cost. It is entirely within the
bounds of reason to predict that cotton
will bring 35 to 40 cents per
pound before another year, and this
increase in value should be tamed
into the hands of the farmers rather
than into the hands of the cotton
speculators. Sell just as little cotton
at present prices as you possibly can
and store and hold for a few weeks
and realize the profit, which in my
opinion and in the "opinion of others
who have studied the situation,
will be a great increase over th?
present price."
COL. BAILEY SELLS INSTITUTE
Three Members of Faculty - Taka
Charge of School in Greenwood
Greenwood, Sept. 21.?Col. F. N.
K. Bailey, superintendent and owner
of the Bailey Military institute announced
today that he had sold an
interest in the institution to Maj.
John W. Moore, Maj. S. Brooks Marshall
and Maj. J. E. Burnside, Jr.,
all members of the faculty.
Under the new arrangement, Colonel
Bailey will retain an interest in
;he school, but the active manager
? ? * will tin An* TIT o invc. Wrtfirfi.
111C11 L Will WC UllUVi JVAM ,
Marshall and Burnside. Major
Moore will be superintendent, Major
Marshall, treasurer and Major Burn ?idc,
director of student activities.
C-.hj.' members of the faculty will
retain their present positions.
THE COTTON MARKET
Cotton brought 21 cent? on the
local market today. Futures closed
Oct. 21.01
Dee. 21.17
Jan. ? ? 20.97 ,
March 20.88
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