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EUROPE FACING
SERIOUS CRISIS
AMERICANS TELL OF STUDY 1
ABROAD.?MEMBERS OF INTERNATIONAL
TRADE COMMISSION
OF SOUTHERN COM- '
MERCIAL CONGRESS RETURN
Hoboken, N. J., Oct. 14.?Europe
is closer to military conflict than at 1
snv neriod immediately proceeding <
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the World war, members of the in- t
ternational trade commission of the i
Southern Commercial congress de- <
dared today upon their return on 1
the President Harding. 1
The commissioners stated that (
their study of conditions in ajl the *
European cauntrie^ convinced them ^
that immediate solution of the various
financial , economic and repara- 1
tion problems was necessary to a- ^
void disasters.
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Fourteen members of the commission,
headed by Clarance J. Owens .
of Washington D. <3. returned on tbe .
President Harding. A report of the ^
commission's investigations will be ^
presented to the loth commercial ^
congress in Chicago November 20 .
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"Notwithstanding the treaty of j
Versailles and the low economic
statue of European nations," said a <
preliminary report of the commis-jj.
sion, "Europe is more ueuuy v..
the verge of military conflict than ^
at any period immediately proceed
ing the World war, temporary and j,
unless some solution of the problem
is reached prior to the expiration
of the six months' period the condi,
tione in Europe will be infinitely ^
worse.
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, "The fundamental problem is .
that, of the settlement of the war j
debt and reparations the settlement
can not be handled piecemeal, but ^
must include all the nations' parties ^
to international financial obliga- g
tions America as a. creditor nation ^
to the amount of $10,000,000 plus ^
accrued interest must see that its t
interests are protected in the can- ^
test of settlement. France and Beigium
base their program of recom- j.
struction and rehabilitation on the ?
return ofexchange to an approxi- ;
mate normal status upon German L
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reparation payments. They say Ger- ?
.many must pay Germany with its j
gold and securities of value out of (
the country wth apparent financial t
collapse but with an almost frenziagricultural
and industrial activ- (
ity in production, boldly claims that
the treaty of Versailles must be amended
that Germany be freed to
commercially with other coustries (
of the world and clames that Ger- c
many cannot pay anything like the }
sum demanded, nor at all until she t
- ,,
is iree to expere. 11
"Holand, as a neutral observer, }
agreed that Germany can not pay 3
and plainly says that the economic 2
future of Holland is bound up with (
the fate of Germany. I
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COLUMBIA PLANS FIGHT ?
Against Proposed Revision of The I
Freight Rates.
Columbia, Oct. 14.?Coluntfbia
will present its case in opposition
to the proposed revision of the ]
Southeastern freight rates to the in <
tecstate Commerce Commission in <
New Orleans during the session of ^
the commission's examiner there j
October 30 to November 4, it was
announced here today. Originthe
hearing wa set for Asheville
but word of the postponement was <
received today. }
A ,r3oir TIM 11 Vin onrATl t A ,
n.it cihu w- ua^ " in wv ' v?4 ?w | :
presentation of Columbia's ease it <
was stated, where as two hours only i
hd been allotted to Asheville.
CLEMSON FOR THE WINTER
Prof. D. H. Heni'y ' of Clemson 1
College was in Abbeville for the <
week-end. He will take his mother, i
Mrs. Francis Henry back to Clemson 1
with him to spend the winter. j
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BRITIAN MAKES
PAYMENT TODAY
FIFTY MILLIONS FOR INTEREST
ON WAR LOANS?TOTAL AMOUNT
OF INDEBTEDNESS
FROM ALLIES ABOVE ELEVEN
BILLIONS.
New York, Oct 15.?The British
A-ill make the first payment of interest
on their American war loans to
.he United States government tonorrow
when checks and treasury
:ertificates totaling $50,000,000 will
)e paid to the federal reserve bank
lere for the account of the treasurer
>f the United States by J. P. Morgan
& Co. acting as agents of the
3ritish government.
The British war loans of approxinately
$4,500,000,000 have been for
iome time the center of discussion
egarding the payment to this counry
by her war allies of war loans of
nore than $11,000,000,000. A Britsh
commission with power to negoiate
terms for the payment of the
British loans Is expected to arrive
lere soon to discuss the situation j
with Washington officials. According
to unofficial advices from Lonlon,
Great Britain has promised a
;uU payment
Previous payments to the United
States by the British government
tave been for amounts of purchases
if silver amounting to several hunIred
millions of dollars made durng
the war for the purpose of sta>ilizing
currencies of India and othir
British colonies.
For several months the British gov
rnment has been sending gold to
his country and also buying dollar
xchange in anticipation of the first i
nterest navment on the war loans.'
r. P. Morgan & Co., estimated the
fold shipments at between $25,000, 00
and $30,000,000. This gold was
urned over to the subtreasury here
ind after the amount had been deermined
by assay the proceeds were
urned over to the Morgan firm in
he form of a check drawn on the
'ederal reserve banks. Smaller funds
vere also accumulated in member
>anks of the federal' reserve system,
tbout ten checks being drawn on the
rarious depositories of the British
nterest fund as well as a quantity
>f United States treasury certificates
n'aturing October 16, making an
:xact $50,000,000, which will make
lp the first interest payment.
tOAPS TO ATLANTA
SMOOTH AS GLASS
Charles F. Cromer of Atlanta
:ame over witl^ his family the last
>f the week to visit his sister, Mrs.
IV. Frank Nickles. He made the trip
hrough the country via Athens, ,
iartwell and Anderson, S. C. One
mndred and seventy-five miles in
ieven hours. He says the roads are
is smooth as glass, except about
iight miles of rough road between
)ecatur and Lawrenceville. He is |
naking all of the money he wants :
md in fact looks it.
UTURE METHODIST MINISTERS
MUST NOT USE TOBACCO
Toronto, Oct. 14.?Tobacco will
io longer find a place in the habits
>f the future ministers of the Meth)dist
church in Canada. It was banished
last night attending the quadrennial
conference of the chureh.
Millionaire Bootlegger Captured.
New York, Oct. 14?Anthony Cas>ese,
alleged millionaire bootlegger,,(
las been captured in Savannah, Ga.,
iccording to a telegram received tolay
by United States district attorney's
office in Brooklyn.
BRUCE GALLOWAY "ROOTS'
At the football game Saturday
between Furman and the Univer
;ity of Georgia, Bruce , Galloway,
Ara among the rooters for Furman.ji
Wurman students occupied grand; i
;tand seatsA
CORONATION OF KING
ELABORATE AFFAIR
KING FERDINAND AND QUEEN
MARIE OF RUMANIA, TO BE
HELD THJS WEEK?CEREMONIES
WILL COST 300,000,000
FRANCS.
Bucharest, Oct. 14.?The muchpostponed
coronation of King Ferdi
nand and Queen Marie will be held
next week. The ceremonies are expected
to provide the most elaborat
festivities in the history of Rumania
with an estimated total public and
private expenditure of 30l,000,00z
francs.
The program will begin1 on Sunday
with the arrivial of the royal
family at Albajulla, the birthplace
of the hero, ,Michael the Brave
yhere the coronation will take place
Upon their arrival the sovereigns
will be received by the premier and
other members of the government
and will 'be driven in gaily decorated
carriages with a military jescort
to the Cathedral, where high church
dignitaries will celebrate solemn
mass and the coronation will take
place.
After the cathedral ceremony a
state luncheon will be held. This
is to be followde .by a military review
the day ending with the depar
ture of tho party for Bucharest
where they will arrive Monday morn
ing.
From the railway station the royal
WAnoccinn will njcc ?inH?r n imAAKlVA
arch of triumph which has been
erected over the Ohausee. At this
point the municipal council will offer
the king the traditional bread and
salt. The procession will then move
on to the Metropolitan church for
divine service.
The program provides for a gre^t
pageant in the afternoon.A
state reception and dinner will
be given in the evening. The United
States will be- represented at the
various affairs by the American min
ister, Peter Augustus Jay.
At 10 o'clock Tuesday morning,
1*000 mayors from every province
to the kingdom, will salute the sovereigns
at a banquet in Carol park
Nearly two miles of tables have
been erected for this affair which
will cost in the neighborhood, of 40,000,000
francs. Each mayor receives
from the fund the entire -expenses
of his trip to the coronation.
Tho king and queen will receive
cne members 01 parliament at o o clock
Tuesday afternoon and the
festivities will efid with a gate in the
national threatre in the evening.
GOOD MEETING THIS MORNING
To Urge Farmers to Plow Up Old
Cotton Stalka at Once.
Mr. J. A. Evans of the Department
of Agriculture at Washington,
was in Abbeville this morning and
gave an interesting talk to the farmers
on the importance of plowing
up old cotton stalks. The meeting
was held in the City Council Chambers
at 11 o'clock.
Mr. Evans believes the boll weevil
can be controlled, and will be controlled,
and the most effective way
is to begin at once plowing up this
year's cotton stalks. These furnish
an ideal place for the hibernation of
the weevils through the winter.
The sooner these winter quarters are
destroyed the fewer weevils will live
to destroy next year's cotton crop.
A good crowd was out to hear the
speaker. The rainy weather was a
handicap but the room was full and
the talk was delivered in a natural
vein that was agreeable to those
present.
Mr. Evans and Mr. C. Lee Gowan,
the County Agent, went to Antreville
this afternoon to hold a meeting
at that place.. They will be in
Due West Tuesday morning at 10,
o'clock and ^vill talk to the farmers
of that section in the rooms of the
Farmei's and Merchants Bank.
COTTON EXCHANGES
OBJECT OF STUDY
SOUTHERN SENATORS PROPOSE
TO INVESTIGATE.?SENATE
COMMITTEE REPORT ON DIAL
MEASURE WRITTEN BY EXCHANGES'
FRIEND.
, Washington, Oct. 14.?Senators of
Southern states, it is announced today,
will at the beginning of April
session undertake an intensive study
of the effect of cotton exchanges in
the regulation of the price of cotton,
Senator J. Thomas Heflin of Alabama
has published the faet that he and
Senator E. D. Smith of South Caro
una wuuiu cane mo icau m i>uc undertaking.
Senator Heflin has >on
more than one occasion advocated
the "cutting off of the heads" of the
exchanges. ,
Procedure against the cotton exchanges
has consisted in the main in
public criticism and following the
new maneuver the managers will
continue to 'flourish at the expense
of the cotton producer. It is confidently
believed Southern senators
have suffered the practical defeat of
every drastic move against the cotton
exchanges attempted during the
no of <h?vpto1 vekrs. At the oresent
time, there pends in the senate a
measure introduced by Senator N. B
Dial of South Carolina, which it is
contended, would give purchasers
an equal break with operators and
confer indefinite boons on the men
who grow cotton. The measure was
adversely reported by the senate
committee on agriculture, of which
Senator of South Carolina, Eeflin
of Alabama, Harris of Mississippi,
Hansdell of Louisiana and Caraway
of Arkansas are, members. These
Southern senators permitted the only
one of their number who, in this
particular case, defends the cotton
exchanges, to write the adverse rennrfr
Senator Ransdell is open in his de-j
fense of the exchanges which operate
in his home city, New Orleans, and
his adverse report is identical with
the report which exchanges would
have made had they had the oppor-j
tunity. No one of the senators who
constantly speculated on the de-1
fenseless farmer and the "outrageous
gamblers of Wall street" at- [
tempted to defend the Dial measure, j
No one of them offered to improve
it by amendment, despite the fact
that it was common knowledge that
the lobbyists of the exchanges were
expeuuuj^ l11en evely encjtgj* i<u. cn- j
compass its defeat.
PARENT-TEACHER MEETING
Will Be Held Tuesday Afternoon At
4 O'clock, Graded School.
The first meeting of the Abbeville
Parent-Teacher association will be
held Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock
in the graded school. Miss Rachel McMaster,
assisted by members of her
class in elocution will give a short
program before the business meeting
of the association.
A full attendance of the mothers
of the schools, and all others interested
in the welfare of the school pupils
and the advancement of the
schools are cordially invited to attend
this meeting and to ally them
selves with the association in the |
good work which they are doing. |
The annual dues are 50c for worn- j
en and $1.00 for men. The treasur-|
er will be at the seat of custom to-1
A* _ f
morrow afternoon to receive xne
dues.
_ .Home-of Henry Klugh Burned.
Greenwood, Oct. 14.?The home
of Henry Klugh near the Abbeville
county line was burned Wednesday
night from fire originating in the
kitchen. Members of the family
barely escaped.
J. A. Verchot, manager of the
Opera House, has gone to Alabama
for a short visit to his mother.
OTHER LINES TO
FIGHT DRY RULE
COURT TAKES ACTION TO PRE- |
VENT SEIZURE?WHITE STAR
AND UNITED STATES AMERICAN
LINES PROTECTED FROM
PROHIBITION AGENTS.
New York, Oct. 14.?'Federal
Judge Learned Hand late today issued
temporary injunction restraining
federal prohibition agents from
molesting liquor on board the vessels
of the British-owned White Star line
and the American-owned United
American line.
The temporary stays were granted
until Tuesday, when the two new
cases will be heard, along with the
similar case filed by the International
Mercantile Marine and the order
requiring federal enforcement agents
to show cause why they should not
be restrained from molesting liquor
on the twenty-four vessels of the Cunard
and Anchor lines.
The United American line, which
was represented by George Adams
Ellis, was required 'to furnish a
bond to guarantee that liquor on
board the steamship Resolute, leaving
New York Tuesday, would not
be sold or consumed until the vessel
arrives at Hamburg. The bond
was double the value of the liquor.
Mr. Ellis said he took the action
today in order to get the matter
before the United States Supreme
I Court and also to get the liquor on
{the Resolute into a foreign port to
remain until a Supreme Court derision
finally settles the validity of
! the Daugherty decision.
| Van Vechten Veeder of counsel
for the White Star line, declared he
would come back to court with "one
or two" similar cases tomorrow. He
said the company was in a quandary
as to what to do with the large
stock of liquor on board the Majestic,
which is due to sail from Liverpool
Wednesday, and that it wanted
some guidance from the court in deciding
how to dispose of this stock.
Three vessels?one American, one
French and one Spanish?arrived
here today, all of them with their
bars, sealed. The bar on the' Presir\f
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UClib vj? ?**v v? .>.?wv. ~ - ??
Jine, was sealed Tuesday night on
wireless instructions from the company's
headquarters here. The sale
and consumption of liquor was
stopped that evening.
The American liner Finland, it
was stated, will leave for Europe
tomorrow with her bar sealed. More
than $3,000 worth of liquor on
board will be kept under seal and
disposed of at Southhampton. The
temporary injunction granted to the
International Mercantile Marine
molestation by enforcement officers,
but officials of the company decided
"not to take any chance."
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BACK AT POWER HOUSE.
Mr. J. C. Cox is back at his work
at the power house of the Abbeville
Water and "Electric Plant after a
rest of several weeks following a
slight illness. The lights seem to
shine brighter since his return.
FIRE ALARM YESTERDAY.
The fire alarm was sounded Sunday
morning about 10 o'clock. The
blaze was at a small negro house
npnr fhp shoos. and the Company
made quick work in getting control
of the fire. No damage much was
done.
North Carolina Banker Dead.
Rocky Mount, N. C., Oct. 14.?
Mack C. Braswell, of Battlebore, N.
C., banker, merchant and prominent
in the co-operative marketing organizations,
died at a Richmond Va.,
hospital early today according to a
telegram received here.
Radium will make a real diamond
sparkle in the dark while it has no
effect on an imitation. 1
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DECISION INCREAS E
RAILWAYS' WAGEBILL
BOOST FOR MAINTENANCE Off 3
WAR EMPLOYEES AWAttDEP. ; |
450,000 MEN WILL BE PAIP |
MORE THAN TWENTY-TWO ; Jj
MILLION DOLLARS
Chicago, Oct. 14.?The wage bill .
of the nation's railroads "was /increased
an estimated $22,125,000 >|j
by a decision of the United States
railroad labor board today granting
increased pay of two cents an hour r*i||
to over 450,000 maintenance of ;J
way employees.
Four of nine groups of the United
Brotherhood of Maintenance of
way Employees ancl Railroad Shopworkers
were affected by tlte raise,
the largest single group 'being com- 3 =$|
mon labers. The decision raised man
imum rates of pay for the classes ':M
affected from the present 23 and &|3
30 cents to 25 and 37 $ents.
Chairman Ben W. Hooper in a
dtate^nenJjf foljo'wfing /Uhe. decision ,
said that the board based its fin&rar
on a general upward trend in wag^W^ ,f
for this and other groups of work
men and not only pronounced
change ki living costs. \gjfs
The maintenance of way officeVs |
in presenting their case to . the ,
board several weeks ago demanded
a virtual minimum wage of 47 :M
cents an hour. ' .'.-J
Tho public group today was aug
mented after a ten day deadlock by
W. L. McMenimen of- the labor \Jl
group and Saanuel Hlggins of the
railroad group, these two making ".-M
the necessary five to make the pub- PM
lie group's proposal effective, Chair ' ^
man Hooper said that the actual
decision would be presented. to the $8
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uuaru 'luuuu&y, uie uu\;iuucui< wvru sgj
yet having been formally handed ;/tdown.
A. D. Wharton of the labor ;';/$ j
group refused to vote on todays de- ',J|
cision and it is possible that both ^
tho members of the railroad and ;ifM
labor groops may file dissenting ^
opinions, .
Today's decision was a direct -3
outgrowth of the July wage cuts
and the rail strikers and threatened ' {.i
strikes which followed. When the .
crafts 'strike was declared, the main
tenance of way men were also on >Vjj
tne verye 01 wawang out dux; n. r.
Gribble head of the organization, M
withheld artion on appeal to the la- 4
bor hoard for a regalation asked a :l
virtual minrun of 17 cents an hour.
In making the decision public,
Chairman Hooper explaiiwd that a- y^||
bout 18,-000 maintenance of way
employees on roads in the extreme ;'$g
South will still receive from 17 to Sj
28 cents an hour, they having sign- j j
ed agreements with the carriers to ; ;
this effect and not being affected .v'"|
by todays ruling. ^'?$$?9
According to figures complied 'by .
the railroads and submitted to the
board during hearings a plurality of - J;>
about 120,000 trackmen or 85 per jj
cent, of the carries are now recedv- 4
ing 'between 25 and 36 cents an
hour.
JOHN KLUGH SICK
John Klugh came home from Clemson
Saturday and is confined to his '
home with a case of pleurisy. John
had a long seige this summer with
1 * J "UJrt r\rOCOT\f ill- ' ''fj
typnuiu 1CVC1, anu mo vcv*tw *?* .
ness will be regretted by every one. < '
S5.00 FOR BEING DRUNK J
Only one case came up before ^
TVfoiroi* Marc this morniner and that
*"* " ~~ . ;. *l
was. for being drunk and was fined 3
$5.00
COTTON MARKET.
Cotton sold for 23 cents on the r-|
local market today. Futures closed:
Oct. ..." 22.20
Dec. 22.42
Jan. 22.30 a
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March ? 22.42
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