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SENERAL ASSEMBLY [ | 10 CONVENE SOON' p ' mm houses to reorganize ] m first day?interest in APPROACHING SESSION TO < BEfGIN ON JANUARY 9 AL- < XEADY MANIFEST. 1 Cb&imbia, Dec. 28.?Considerable aCtareist is already being manifest c JSttcijhout the state in the approach- ' aajc session of the general assembly. ? z S923 session will be fraught with i * aaenber of familiar battles, the one dig Essne of taxation for several Stare past being in line for plenty of * VBgBBHent next year. ^ TO* session will begin on the sec- E j?4 iWsday in January, which will ^ 9th. However, little work oth,?r thac reorganizing will take place : aBriar atfter the inaugural ceremonies ^ .JBnnwry 16. Thomas G. McLeod will ^ Soconre governor on the 16th and all v wfcar state officials will assume of- s Hce aa that day. The two houses will convene at xoon on the 9th with the reorganiza- a 3?? work for immediate attention, ^ 3b the house one of the first matters ^ attended to will be the selec- " t?n of a speaker to succeed J. B. ifctiiiison of Spartanburg, who did not offer for reelection as a member "w af the legislature from Spartanburg s< taualy. Two candidates are known C b* m the race for the speakership, h *2he house will also have to name li <3ts weaker pro tem, its clerk and s&er officials, a reading clerk, a jKgearrt at arms, a chaplain and $ dtozz all the committees will be namjdby the speaker. Several of the injaoafients for house positions are in 6] ' ifar race to succeed themselves. The c iter, E. L. Keaton, the chaplain, is xo> iwnger a resident of Columbia and 3Ss place will have to be filled. The ?B*aittees will hardly tfe named unii? the second day of the session. The | -x-mmfttees choose their own chair- j area and it is understood that aspir-!^ iOansi are evident in two important ^ sammittees, the ways and means and ^ *? iadiciary. | I ^ Txz the senate, Alan Johnstone, sen- j itav from Newberry, will call the i -zppuT house to order at noon as| president pro tem. The senate will! 5Strij- elect a president pro tem at j g( u&at time as the office is filled e. ery j ^ "mo years. Senator Johnstone dtclin- j ait? give up his seat as senator from dewberry county last summer to belieutenant governor when Lieut ?rov. Wilson G. Harvey became govmwrr and when the senate convenes -ariil preside as the president pro ^ . ,E 11( Ife senate will then reorganize by j Section of a clerk, reading clerk' aez^sant-at-arms, chaplain and other ^ ???rrs. The committee will also be jjTgtttited during the day. The senale appointments are made from the fioar, but usually have been agreed lywo. by all the holdover senators on a "fte night before the convening. I u Senator Gross will retain his chair; aaraship of the finance committee, , ^ a new chairman will have to be . for the second big committee, -*? ri j T xt. _ , &? > jiaiciary, as senator juaney, me aSnnanan this year, was not a candi4aa& for reelection from Chesterfield. . 4*ter the reorganization in both " *l uses not many days will elapse be- ^ A re bwthi houses take up the matter ' <jf dieting the various officers chosen ? the general assembly. Four circuit judges are to be elected and the feSntihg for these places is almost - ae-TOna to be at length as a number od'candidates are already in the field, r Tat four places to be filled are the a judge of the Fourth circuit to sue- \ aeed She late Judge Edward Mclver, t Sfc* judge of the Sixth circuit to sue- i ow*? tfce late Ernest Moore, the i; circuit to succeed the late t ???*- T> n j xL- 2 1 ~ C :53H?BK. d. vjttry uuu une juuge ui mc c ToirCaeath eircuit to succeed James <j 31 7?irifo7, resigned. t Qtfcar elections will engage the at- r 3E8?ra of the body also. A superin- i Hsndeut of the penitentiary is to be a rtfltmsen and several candidates have i i?rns4y appeared in the field. "SBrett directors of the penitentiary ire to be elected and these places .jfopajs create much interest. One . atsjoaoer of the board of regents for < f&te Sfcaie Hospital is to be elected j xuS two trustees for tbe South Caro- t ) Szta Medical college are to be chosen. \ -TSfsrc- are other places to be filled, Iskrc tin? above are among the more } \ Jwporfant. t ' I U-J- f v I- ?. V kVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV t N PERSONALS w \ Mr. C. M. Brand of Sumter has jeen in the city visiting his sister, VIrs. John A. McMurray. Rev. and Mrs. Henry Pressly who :ame up from Florida for the holiiays have gone over to Winnsboro 'or a short visit. Mrs. John A. McMurray and laughter, Beauford, have both been rictims of flu this week. The little firl has been quite sick but both ire recovering now. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Kerr, Davis ?err and Miss Vic Howie are in InderSon today enjoying Christnas dinner with Mr. and Mrs. 'ampbell Miller. Miss Eliza Horton, who came to Abbeville to spend Christmas with er sister, Mrs. It. C. Philson, fell a ictim to flu and has been quite ick but is recovering now. ,, I Mrs. W. A. Moore of Greenville nd Mrs. Mart Cheatham of Columia were among the visitors at the ome of Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Cheatam this week. Mr. and Mrs. Laurie Hollings'orth of Columbia and Mr. Thom>n Hollingsworth of Greenville, N. were Christmas visitors at the ome of Judge and Mrs. M. E. Holngsworth. iSam Howie has been here from Eonroe spending a few days with is cousin, Tom Howie. Both boys >ft this afternoon for Monroe to njoy the North Carolina brand of hristmas fun. THE SHERIFF OUT Sheriff McLane, who has been - ? -A. L ^ ni J SICK, J UbL Deluxe lyllliSl'lliaa, was ut on the streets Thurday. He has ad a tough time of it and says he opes his next spell will come along 1 August when there is no prosect of a turkey dinner. MOTHER AND SON SICK Mrs. M. B. Davis and her young >n are beginning to improve af;r several days serious illness of neumonia. DINNER GUESTS Mr. nd Mrs. Campbell Miller of .nderson and Dr. and Mrs. T. L. avis of Augusta were the out-of)wn guests at the dining given by [r. and Mrs. J. D. Kerr at their ome on. Greenville street Tuesday. BACK HOME Mr. and Mrs. John Harris, Jr., re returning today from a visit to k>lumbia, where they enjoyed a renion of the Graham family, all eing present for the first time in sveral years. MISS BOLT RESIGNS * Miss Alpha Bolt, who has taught i the high school since the openig, has resigned and will not ream to Abbeville. Rev. M. R. Plaxo will supply until a teacher can e secured. LOSES TOE Ernest, the second son of Mr. nd Mrs. W. J. McKee of Due Vest, had his second toe shot hrough last Saturday while huntasr. He rested his gun on his foot n preference to the ground and he weapon was accidentally disharged. The wound was a painful me and the toe had to be taken off ut the young man has made a apid recovery and today was alowed to walk on crutches. He will ioon be ready for school and more ranting. SCHOOL OPENS r ? ?1 1- A LVa?J11? ^11 x lie scuuviB ui ni/uevuic wui >pen Tuesday, January 2nd, and >arents and pupils are asked to .ake notice. Every married man is head of his louse at least once a month and hat's when the bills come dm?. 1,8000 TRILLION OF RUSSIAN RULES ARE IN CIRCULATION AT PRESENT TIME?SOVIET ARMY IS BEING REDUCED TO 600,000 MEN?NEARLY ALL OF RESOURCES ARE EXHAUSTED I Moscow, Dec. 28. ?The all-Russian Soviet congress at its session yesterday heard reports concerning the financial situation tares and industry, to which questions the variolas government departments are j gi"ing much attention because of * re nt events. M. Sokolnikoff, the acting commissar of finance, was the principal speaker. He asserted he was not prepared to present the budget for 1923, because of the unstable condition of < the ruble and declared that the de- 5 preciation of the ruble and the c budget deficiency had necessitated a further issuance of paper money ? with the result that < the currency ] had not yet been stabilized. c As one of the means for over- i coming the deficit, M. Sokolnikoff c recommended a change in the tax t systean, asserting that he thought it c best to shift from a tax to a mone- t tary .basis. He suggested that the * change be brought about gradually ? so as to prevent confusion and s hardships among individuals. c M. Stalin, commissar of national minorities, urging unification of the allied republics, announced that curtailment of the Soviet army to 600,000 men had already begun. He asserted, however, that owing ( to the fact that there still was t A J- .1 r uaiigci ?l\jui UUk^lUC allaCA UecaUbtf * of unsettled conditions Russia < should have a strong, unified army < for protection. ' t He asserted that another cause 1 calling for unification of the * Soviet republics into a single 1 socialistic federation was the eco- ( nomic situation, inasmuch as nearly 1 all of Russia's resoarces had been * exhausted. I The small autonomous republic's, he said, could not exist without * Russia proper and on the other hand Russia could not satisfactorily re-establish her national life without their combined support. The present financial condition of the country necessitated unification, he asserted. There was no opposition to the unification proposal and it was suggested that a special congress be called to make the plans a reality. To give an. idea of the situation confronting the country as a result of the ruble's depreciation, the commissar said that last January seventeen trillion paper rubles were in circulation, while at the present time tne total was i,?uu trillion. L. Bogdanoff, chairman of the supreme economic council, reported upon the state of affairs in industry and commerce which he said had shown good results justifying the new economic policy. Commerce, Logdanoff said, had suffered heavy losses because of lack of capital and the unsettled conditions of the currency. The speaker asserted that private capital is taking small part in production and that the number of factories leased to private enterprise and those being nationalized were insignificant. He offered resolutions urging attraction of foreign capital for the national industries which, he sai the government cannot establish by Its own means. MRS. THEOPH1LUS BAKER Washington, Dec. 26.?Mrs. Theophilus Baker of Lowndesville died here Saturday at the advanced age of 85 years at the residence of her W n<ilrAv 3111 TTiffHlonil suii) uiuuca iu. wttJkvi| vA-x* Place. She leaves three sons, James M. Baker, former secretary of the United States senate; Charles L. Baker of New York City and Gibbes L. Baker, a leading attorney of Washington. Temporary interment will be in a vault at Rock Creek cemetery Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. At a iuture aate tne iunerai ana permanent Interment will be at the cemetery at Lowndesville. The largest ocean Kner carries 4,100 passengers. PASTOR OF METHODIST CHURCH MAKES APPEAL Next Sunday is the last day of the year. In this year God has graciously blessed our church. The preaching services nave been well attended. There has been a gratifying increase in the Sunday School enrollment. The women's work has done exceedingly well. The church is more thoroughly organized than hitherto. These things should be encouraging to ua. We must strive to honor God by doing greater things next year. We must take a forward look and press toward higher ideals of accomplishments. We trust that every member of the Methodist church will be in his place next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. A subject of vital interest to. the-fchtir6h will fbe discussed. ? C. E. Pee^e, Pastor. EDITOR KOESTER COMING Editor Geo. R. Koester of the jreenville Daily. Piedmont will speak Sunday a. m. at the First Baptist church. Mr. Koester is coming under the luspices of the Baraca class of the Baptist ?fcurch. At the Sunday School :las4 hour, about 10:15 a. m., he vill^addres^ the men's classes of the rhurch and^iat 11 a. m. he will speak c the whole church. Mr; v'Keo?t?r. fe >ne of the most brilliant editors iri' ;he South and his messages to laynen are of unusual interest and inipiration. Every man in the church should hear Mr. Keoster at the men's lass meetings especially. - H. L. Weeks, Pastor. FOR THE LIBRARY The picture Monday night at the )pera House will be a benefit for he Abbeville Library and the offic... ?.. * i ;rs 01 tne Laorary nope mat a large :rowd will see the picture. "It's A Jreat Life' is the, name of the picure and it is based on one of Mary ^inehart's books which is a guaran;ee of a pleasant evening's entertainnent Many people in Abbeville Kave jnjoyed the library books all year tad Manager Verchot is offering this jenefit that nqw books may Vbe nought for the ensuing year. See "Its a Great Life" and help :he Library. * ?j . . I i - I To our ( may be tend a. t Ha i | with the | to serve I never sti I greater t I To S( I cherishe* J PH WANTS _________ th LOST?December 26th between my th home and Philson'3 store, silver fountain pen. Return to Philson's and receive reward. Miss Elizabeth Edmunds. ltcol. run sALt?nne selected paper shell pecans at 35 cents per pound. Mrs. D. A. Rogers, Pone 1. 12, 6tf WANTED?To bay from two to twenty million feet, good pine timber, long or short leaf. Must be well situated, good grade and __ reasonable price. Advise location, F< give accurate description, with price and terms. Baptist & Goode Boydton, Va. 12, 11. 7tpd. AO* Ma Gri DESIG MANU1 EREC1 I PLANTERS FERTII PHATE CO CHARLESTON We manufacture our Fertiliz capacity and can provide yo of plant food you desire. W railroads and the water and menL Write for prices on i also on FERTILIZER MAT ACID PHOSPHATE, FOREIG TRATE OF SODA POTASH S 2-7-0 a Specialty. Do not purchase any mi our prices. ' HHHSfffllHIHI :ustomers and thof our customers, v learty good wish ppy and Prosperoi MEW VFAQ 1 1 JL-rf F F 1 M-Jl li \ assurance that oi well and faithfull ronger, nor fortifi values. erue well is our d privilege. ' -> ULSOf i * NEW SEABOARD SCHBftUUtflj Effective Sunday morning at 12.1 BH e following will be the scfftrfule e Seaboard trains: SH NORTHBOUND SB No. 12 .1:27 a. m. 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