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THE srMXEll WA'JTCTOIAX, Est? CONSOLIDATED AUG. 2,1 NEW PLAN TO CONTROL RUSSIA'S DEBT Chief Justice Taft May Be Asked to v Appoint Mixed Tribunal to Take Charge of Debts ? Genoa, May 1 (By the Associat ed Press).?Chief Justice Taft of the United States' supreme court -wilTbe asked to name, the chair man of the mixed arbitral commit tee to be established for controll ing the debts owed by the Rus sian government to foreign bond holders, according to the plan ar ranged today. The other mem bers of this commission will repre sent all the bondholders and the Russian government, ^respectively. The commission will have power to remit interest and decide all questions affecting foreign bond:, holders and Russia's ability to meet her obligations: a time limit will; be fixed in which, bondholders may make'their own arrangements with j the Russian government if they de- j cire. ? Mixed arbitral tribunals, one for every interested nation, will be set; up to deal with the question of the property of foreigners which has been nationalized: the chairman of each will be named by the chair man of the mixed arbitral commis sion. In the plan adopted practi cally jcverything which savored of_j capitulations or infringement on j Russia's sovereignty was waived. | The French suggestion that a pro- i visional administration, pending 1 Rmssia's establishment of courts on the basis desired by western Eu rope was not app roved. Labor day was a real labor day for the Genoa conference. The subcommission on Russian affairs rushed its consideration of the Russian reconstruction plans and came through late tonight with approval of the draft of the pro posals. These will be considered again tomorrow for the purpose of final editing and will probably be sent immediately" to Ute Russian delegation. . Belgium aione held out on the section relating to the treatment to be given to the...^:pro?e*t$~~"of' for eigners nationalized by 'the Soviet vernment. This is a vital point the proposals and has been 'bbornly contested. France final ly subscribed to the project pro* posed by Great Britain, whereby the use of the property will be re stored wherever possible and in other cases compensation will be arranged through mixed arbitral tribunals. Belgium stood firmly for the principle of institution and went on record as protesting/declaring that the vested interests _of -Belgians in property- in RussJI amounts to .100.000.000 pounds'iand thai. Bel gians will never again invest in Russfa unless testitution. is made. In the discussion^ relating to the treatment of ^foreigners, the ad ministration oSjusticc and the gen eral liberty of foreigners'to travel and engage in enterprises in Rus sia, it was decided to abandon those sections of the London experts* re port which referred to certain measures whereby the immediate restoration of Russia would be fa cilitated. Among the provisions in this report tlfus given up was that requiring the consul of a Tor eign country to ratify the decision in a criminal case affecting the citizen of the consul's country be fore such decision would be car ried out. The delegates agreed to day that such a measure would be ? a distinct violation xof Russia's sovereignty. Similarly it was agreed* that tne suggestion to in^st-upon exception al treatment and protection for foreign workmen in Russia and Russian workmen employed by for eign companies-would be unjust in its operation and harmful to the liberty of "the trades un:o?i move ment not only, in Russia but throughout the world. Concerning the general question of the treatment cf foreigners a paragraph was inserted setting forth that inasmuch as proper! restitution of Russia depends upon! the recstablishment of freedom of movement and honest and equi- j table administration of Justice the I Russian government promis".'; to' undcrtak" the establishment of these conditions immediately. Genoa. May 1 (By the Assoeiut- j ed Press). ? George Chlcberin, ? head of the Russian Soviet delega tion here, today sent Foreign Min ister Skirmunt. ohief of the Polish delegation, another note reiterating the Soviet protest against Poland's action in joining the great powers on questioning to right of Russia and Germany to sign the Basier treaty at Rapallo. The note an nounced that Poland's recent re ply to the Soviet delegation did not explain away the Russian charge that Pola-nd had violated! both its peace treaty with Russia] and the reeem agreement ?uered into at Riga with Russia and the Baltic states. -? ?? ? ' ? ? London. May 2.?The Pall Mall Gazette and Globe says it ht*s I en teamed that Iinly. following France's ?-xample, has made a se cret political pact with the 'Turk ish nationalist srovtrnnlcnt of An-! goia "'behind Great Britain's! back.*' i iblished April, 1850. 881. ALLIED TERMS i PRESENTED i TO RUSSIA _0 I Draft of Proposals for Reconstruction o f Russia Amended by France and Sent to Soviet Delegation ??;? Genoa, May 2 (By the Associat ed Press).?The draft of the allied proposals to Russia for the recon struction of that country was sent j to the Russian delegation tonight 'with" an amendment offered by the French to the clause relating to restitution of or compensation for private property nationalized by Russia and with a French rescrva j tion declaring that the French delegation withholds its final ap proval until further instructions are received from Paris. The Belgians did not attend the meeting of the subcommittee on Russian affairs this afternoon and the French 'delegates came late. The memorandum was dispatched Without the signature of the Bel gians. It was rumored that the French did not understand that the meet ing was fixed for 4 o'clock, but when they arrived at 4:30 o'clock it was clear they had remained away for further consideration as to whether they would stand by the Belgians. M. Barrerc astounded the subcommission by announcing jthat the French delegation could not approve the memorandum without further discussions at Paris. Premier Lloyd George ex pressed great amazement at this. ! saying that M. Barthou had told him this morning that the matter had been settled. M. ? Barrerc cx ! plained that his action was based on messages received from Paris after M. ^Barthou left to confer with Premier Poincare and the French cabinet. Finally, at Mr. Lloyd George's request. M. Barrerc consented to propose an amendment to the nat ionalized property clause and allow the amended draft to be sent to the , Russian delegation with the Frenc h reservation setting forth that the French were unable to give formal approval until further word . had .. been , received from Paris, after M. Barthou had seen Premier Poincare. This leaves the entire draft in what is described as a very unsatisfactory condition and affords abundant opportunity for the Russians to offer objections. The French amendment makes the article more drastic and pro vides that Russia shall give distinct assurances regarding the nature of tjge tenure which foreigners are to enjoy when, their property is re tuned to them. Nationalized prop erty has been the basis of practi cally all the differences of opinion in the subcommissidn. Belgium has stubbornly held out for more definite restoration, and France has taken virtually the same position throughout the ne gotiations. England on the other hand has led the other powers in supporting a policy more nearly in line with the Bolshevik offer to re store merely the use of national ized property instead of free hold. Mr. Lloyd George opposed M. Barrere's amendment, saying that it added considerably to the weight of the already heavy article, and in addition, might well make the difference between settlement and non-settlement. "However." he added, "we are profoundly anxious to continue close cooperation with France and are willing to accept the amend ment despite the danger to the prospects of a settlement if the French agree to the memorandum being passed and forwarded to the Russians tonight." In Mr. Lloyd George's opinion failure to agree might mean fail ure to aehivee pacification in east ern Europe with grave conse quences in the form of a regroup ing of the powers. He then ap pealed to the French to meet their ?Id allies and comrades and let the draft go through. M. Barrerc replied that he was deeply moved by Mr. Lloyd i George s appeal, and finally con sented to have the amended mom i orandum presented to the Russians i with the reservation. I Paris. May 'I ( P.y the Associated i Press?.?Premier Poincare today i telegraphed the French delegates I ;it the Genoa conference requesting j them to invite the allied represen I tatives to postpone delivery to the Soviet delegation- of the meinor I and urn prepared by 'h<- Russian I affairs subcommittee until the ! French cabinet had taken cogni zance of contemn. Genoa. May 5.?-The disarma ment question bobbed up in today's plenary session of the economic conference. Walter Rathenau, the I German foreign minister., said the worl<fb trade must be doubled be fore conditions could be bettered. I but this could not be attained while [the nations ur?- jumping at each [other's throats, foreign Minister I T. Chitcherin. of Russia, pleaded j for general disarmament. The financial commission report, con taining nineteen resolutions was adopted Kilkenny. Ireland. May ?Sharp I fighting is i?i progress her?- today, I free state troops frying t?> rccap ' tu re Ormond castle, which i.-> held ' i.v irregulars. "Be Just and Fear flood invades new territory; in Louisiana: j Alarming Reports! Reach New Orleans; From St. Martin inj Southern Louisiana New Orleans. May 2.?Disquiet ing reports from flooded areas of I the Atchafalaya river basin, es j pecially from St. Martin in south-j I era Louisiana, were received by j 1 Red Cross officials here today. A j j committee was dispatched at once j to investigate conditions there. I The Atchafalaya river flood. I j Which already covers large areas of ? j rich farming land, threatening to break through the levees at a, j number of places, especially at! ? Meville. is being augmented by1 j flood waters coming from the Fer ! riday, La., crevasse. What .will de [ vclop when this added volume of , j water reaches the lower river basin, j f where unconfirmed reports today j placed the number of homeless at j j G.000, is only a matter of conjec ! tu re. The food situation at the Louis- J j'iana refugee camps, which had! j become critcial through the prac- ' jtical depletion of all food supplies, j j was relieved today with the arrival ? 1 at Rhinehart. La., of provisions ? j sufficient to ]>rovide for 6,000 per-. j sons for ten days. ! In addition two car loads of: ! foods were today dispatched from ! [Alexandia. La., to Lasalle parish. I where several hundred refugees [ were reported in need. I Torrential rains which have been \ j falling intermittently in the lower; ; reaches of the river for the Hast 24 j ! hours have handicapped the more j j than 20,000 workers on the levees.; J The rains have weakened a num- j j ber of places, reports said, neces j sitating closer inspection to prevent J J dangerous developments. The IVd . j Cross state flood relief commission,! national guard, American Legion j i and civilian relief organizations j were today continuing their efforts j to rescue families marooned in ; their flooded homes, in both Mis- \ [sissippi and Louisiana. In many j cases those marooned preferred to : j remain in their homes, and did so] rdespite the pleadings of their j would-be rescuers. With the de-; ipletion of the fcscanty stores these: people have on hand, the rescue; j workers will face another task in ! i providing them with food and j i clothing. j Because the Poydras crevasse, j j 12 miles below New Orleans. is{ .serving as a spillway, speeding the} J exit of waters in the lower river, j New Orleans will probably not i have a return of the river to the j ! level that existed prior to the j crevasses, 22.7 feet, according to ! an announcement by Dr. I. M. 1 jCline, weather bureau forecaster,! j late today. Dr. Cline had pre- j i viously forecasted a stage of 2*3.4 j j here, "if the levees held." { j ! Conditions Worse in Concordia. j j Natchez. Miss., May 2.?Flood | : conditions m the Black river section j i of Concordia and Catahoula par-! j ishes in Louisiana are being inten- i j sified by the water from the Wee- i I cama crevasse in the Mississippi ? j levee above Ferriday. Since the | break in the levee line the over-j flow water from the BL.ck and its tributaries, the Little, Ouachita I and Reusas rivers. has risen ! steadily at the rate of four inches a day. j Jonesville, La., reported today : j that the levee protecting the town; j has almost been topped by water ? 1 and will probably go under Wed nesday. No estimate can be given as to the duration of the Mood inj the Black river section, but under the most favorable conditions it is j j believed certain that it will not be' j less than a month. Relief workers in that area art j facing an enormous task in taking care of the flood sufferers. ! Refugees brought out by boats j ! are conveyed to the concentration! j camps, but others who left their : flooded homes voluntarily sought j ' the nearest dry land. Some of the latter an- drifting in to tlx- camps. J hv* others with live stock and per- . sonal effects arc still at the points ; where they first sought refuge and j are difficult to locate, j There are about $.000 refugees j in the camp at Natchez. [i)im<--j i diately following the Wcecama crevasse the Nate"'"-/ chapter of j the Bed d oss and the American | Legion post in less than 2 1 hours' had established ;i ramp. Every physician in Natchez has volunteered to give one day of his tinie in turn at the refugee camp. Tin- Mississippi river is now on! ;i stand at Natchez with the gauge", at feet. The local postal officials an nounce that mail service by motot boat has been established for! towns in the. Hooded znoe adjacent tu Natchez. No reports of trouble! have been received from any of thej levees in th<- fifth Louisiana district! and it is believed that the liulit to hold all levees Is practically over. Crcsi Passes at New Orleans. ! New Orleans. .May 2.?That the Mississippi river will not equal again during the present rise the record stage of _'..7 feet establish-! ed here about ten days ago, was the prediction contained in a revis ed forecast of flood conditions i>- j sued by the forecaster of lh<- Xcav < (>ri- .i ns bui < au to nigh i. The new forecast was based Vot?Let all the ends Thou Aiins't j Sumter, S. C. Saturda All Russians^ The popular belief is that no shoes and that none are well "fed. 1 to Genoa belies that. Impression. Rondzutak. WILSON ANSWERS " MESSAGE Of Sumter Democrats. Expresses Prospect of Early Opportuni ty For Party to Again Render Ser vice The following telegram from Ex*-President Woodrow, Wilson has been received in answer to a mes sage s'-rtt him by Mr. H. G.'?stoen; County Chairman of the Dcmof oratio party: Washington, March hl. G. Osteeh. Sumter, S. C. The message you tndly senl on behalf of the Democrats of Sum ter county has given me the deep est gratification. Please accept for yourself und convey to your fellow Democrats my heart} greetings and congratulations on the prospect of an early opportunity for the party.: to render again national and inter national service. WOODROW WILSON. At the recent meeting of the i Democratic County convention, held in the court house oti May 1st. up on a motion of John P. Dulfie a rising vote of sympathy was ac-j corded Ex-President Woodrow \\'il-j ?sot! and the following telegram was j sent t?) him by 11. '\. Ostecn.! County Chairman, as instructed: "The Democrats of Sumter coun ty in convention assembled scndi you greetings. We learn with; gladdened hearts of your improved' state of health. We are mindful] of the unselfish services you have rendered the party in the p;?s; and j ex icri the hope that your health will permit many more years of j usefulness to mankind." RADIO FOR UNIVERSITY! Columbia Chamber of Com merce Proposed to Raise i ' ?! 2,000 Columbia. May L?Plans for the i presentation by the city of Colum bia to the I "Diversity of South Car-I olina of a. radio broadcasting sta- i i tion. to cost approximately $12,-1 nan. win be eonsidered by tic- di rectors of the Columbia Chamber' of Commerce at a meeting F'riday j afternoon. .\ campaign will be I put on iti Columbia to raise the $?12.000 for the purchase of the ra-! dio riutlit. I The Columbia Chamber will also consider the movement to raise in j South Carblina the sum of .< LOO'ti j to aid in the lighl for revision of| freight lllteS. with ;i view to pro- j tecting the interests of the south. !\ II the Chambers of Commerce of] the suite are co-operating in this light. The Columbia chamber will | raise ^w?" towards the state's total of S1.000. Other Chambers will, l>111 up similar amounts. Claim Opinion is Unconstitutional FJoston. May t. The Sbeppard Towner act providing lot" federal] and state co-operation in promot ing maternity and infancy welfare.) declared an unconstitutional <>j"ii \t,i\ bad been given the legislator* t i>\ tie- state attorney general. upon the rapid discharge of lb?od water oi the lower river through (lo ;w?? crevasse.- in the levee !irl?.?w ! N"e\\ Orleans which have eaused | tii<' liver here to recede none [ban one ami .1 half feel since the breaks! occurred. The stage at N'ew Or leans tonight was 2I-.U feet, a dc eline i?i three-tenths of a foot dar inu t he la-t "J \ hours. u be thy Couulry's, Thy God's and y, May fi, 1922 ren't Starving one in "Russia has good clothing or "his photo of three Russian delegates Left to right, Joffe, Lituinoff and VOTE IN SENATE ON TARIFF BILL First Test Comes on King's Motion. Utah Democrat De feated in Effort to Pass Amendment .Washington. May 2.?The senate '..had its firs* votes today on the ad ministration tariff bill, approving ? the committee rate ofti-.e cents a pound on acetic anhydride after re jecting 21 to ?7, an amendment by Senator King (Democrat) of L'tah to eat the duty to the 2 1-2 cents iiv the tTnd'ervv?od bill: The rate in the house bi? was s ?'?ms. Two Democrats. Broussard of Louisiana and Koridrick of Wy oming, voted against the King amendment while one Republican, La Pdilette of Wi consin, voted for it. The vote to sustain the com mittee rate was t7 to 2. King and J Williams (Democrats > of Missis sippi casting the negative votes, j After disposing of this the first) eoinmitt'-e amendment-, the senate by a n overwhelming majority voted to meet tomorrow ;it 1 1 a. m.. one hour earlier than usual and Repub lican leaders plan for the present, at least', to extend the daily ses sions (?y this extra hour in an efr fort r<) speed up consideration of the tariff measure. Early in the day Senator Smoot of l'tah. ranking Republican on the linanci committee, held out the threat of night sessions if the j Democrats continued what he char acterized as "tactics of delaying the bill." Senator Harrison (Demo crat) of .Mississippi replied that tin- Republican leaders would have to g?-t ;i "'< row.bar and ;i lasso" to keep their own members present so as to hold a quorum. Debate on the tariff measure war ] enlivened today by a charge of Sen utrb King that representatives of what he called the "predatory in terests'" had crowded for days, weeks and months the ante cham bers of the room where nuance committee Republicans were draft ing the tariff measure. He said he j would leave to senators and the country to draw their own conclu sions as to the purpose for which these representatives were there. FIREMAN KILLED; BRAKEMAN HURT E? u i n c a n d T w en 1 v-eitrh t Ca rs I Pile Up Near Kork Hill Rock Llill. May 3.? G. D. Miller.! negro fireman, was killed and Zell ] Brown, negro brakeman. had his left hand was badlv mangled it; :i freight wreck that tied up trallie at I '?L-.<i.-n. six hi'Ues south of this city j this morning. The engine and! twenty-eight cars idled in mass j that required two crews hours to clear up. Four ta.nks of gasoline j wer?? it) the wreckage and leaks I added to the danger of fire. The cause of the wreck is unknown.] Engineer Pickling of Columbia, stated he fell the engine rock and j applied his brakes: the engine | steadied :.a<i then plunged. The on rushing curs lulling on each Other; The engineer was not in- j jured. Afternoon trains trans- j f er red passengers at the scene of til- Wleek. NON AGGRES- ! SION PACT French Cabinet Approves Ge noa Text With Reservations Paris. .M..y ! The French eabi- j ri< t b.is approved i he text of the proposed non-aggression pact. , which is under consideration ;<t j Genoa, with the reservation that it j musi not i'e interpreted as with-j drawing from France any treaty I right. Truth's. BONUS PLAN ! UP TO THE PRESIDENT Senate Committee Completes Bonus Bill With Bank Loan Provision Washington. May i?Chairman McCumber of the senate finance committee lias been authorized by the majority to present the bon us plan, with the bank loan provi sion, to President Harding as the committee plan. GOMPERS ' AGAINST PROHIBITION - j Labor Leader Speaks lo Great Crowd in New York. Others Join in Fight Now Fork, May ."!. -? Samuel Gompers, president of the Ameri can Federation of Labor, speaking tonight to a crowd that jammed Madison .Square Garden in a meet ing called by the New York branch of the Association Against the Pro hibition Amendment, declared that labor "must make the fight mow and wc will never stop lighting un til the rights of the people have been restored to them." He was cheered by crowds both inside and outside the big pavilion, lor those who could not get into the hall heard the various speak ers through voice amplifiers. The meeting was largely attended by members of union labor, represen tatives of more than thirty labor organizations being present. There also were many men prominent in the city's business and financial cir cles. A large part of the audience was composed of women. '"I and the federation I repre sent." Mr. Gompers said, "are in favor of beer and light wines and against any attempt to enforce sumptuary laws aimed at the per sonal liberties of our people. "I have always had faith in the future of my country, but with prohibition 1 am, apprehensive of that future. Tefriperancc was the rule of the great mass of organ ized labor, but the prohibitionists and the so-called anti-saloon Leaguers have done more to un dermine the morality and temper ance of the working matt than any other agency I know, j "I have traveled all over the United States before prohibition, I including its so-called dry territor i i ies and today as I pass through [tins'- sections I have found more drunkenness than ever before.'.' I "There arc no stronger or more powerful supporters of the Vol stead Act than the dstillers and bootleggers/' Mr. Gompcrs declar j ed to the accompaniment of voci I ferous applause; "With the Vol j stead Act and prohibition replaced j by a light wine and beer bill the i bootleggers would go out of husi ! ness." i Mr. Con pers declared there are I "no greater violators of the Vol I stead Act and the prohibition amendment than those who voted for their enactment." James P. Holland, president id" the State Federation of Labor, de clared thai ir the representation in congress from New York did not listen to the demands of the peo ple "others will be put in who would." "The c o n g r e s s m e n of this i state." he said, "must listen to the demands of the citizens of New York who insist on a modification j <?;' tii'- Volstead Act." Mr. Holland read a letter from! United States Senator Wads-j worth, of New Vcrk. which said in part: "Frankly, I admit we made a : terrible mistake when we inserted! :i sumptuary law of this kind in: the constitution of the United j States. This was a fundamental! error. Then we matte another, mistake when we passed an en-1 forcemeat act >o severe in its pro-j visions that it is proving impossible! of enforcement. It is entirely clear; that great masses of peopie are holding this law in disrespect: vio-| la Hons are going on at wholesale j corruption is spreading, hypocrisy; is the order of the day. It extends i into every dement of the popula- ; tion: leads to disrespect, and. in-i deed, contempt for law and the orderly conduct of government." j James Speyer. banker, who, Opened the meeting, said what he j personally disliked more than any- ' thing else about the Volstead Act! v.:;s that "'it is fast degenerating into class legislation, favoring the well-to-do a- against the less for tunate oues of our citizens." Hudson Maxim, another speak er, said that "the blue fanatics ? >t prohibition are a new priest-j Siood. as intolerant and merciless | as iiie pri.hood of the Spanish 111? 111i-*! ion. AI iTO ACCIDENT AT GENOA Wife and Daughter Injured in Collision tieona. May I?-Mrs Lloyd George ! and her daughter. Megan, were slightly bruised when their auto mobile collided with one driven by Premier Bratlano of ?\ufani&> I THE TRUE SOU: RELIEF SENT I TO FLOOD ! SUFFERERS ? - i ! Rel ief Organizations Working to Rescue! Flood Sufferers in Louisiana and Mis sissippi I j New Orleans. May 1.?Relief ! organizations were continuing to j i work today to prevent hunger, ex- i I posure and disease among the tens I of thousands of homeless in the i stricken flood zones of Louisiana I and Mississippi. Particular ef i forts wer<- directed to the area in I eastern and central Louisiana : where a lake of more than 1.400 [square miles no\y exists on erst Iwhile fertile farm lands and thriv '? ing commercial towns as a result of the breaking of the levee of the , Mississippi river near Ferriday, La. Harrison burg. La., far west of the river but yet in the flood zone, continues to present the most se I rious problem. Food is the crying ; need of the thousands of residents a no several thousand refugees who , fled to that town or were brought : there by their rescuers. Stocks of local merchants have become exhausted. Today it was reported that some food has been | I brought in by boat from neighbor ing communities which it is hoped will last until a boat with food . which left New Orleans last Satur j day arrives. In addition to those ! in need at that town, it was re | ported today that boats laden with 11.000 more refugees were en route j there. Old men and women and chil Idren upon their arrival at Har I risonburg already showed the ef j fects of undernourishment as the ! back waters of the rivers had been : creeping into their homes for many days before they decided to flee. : There is a serious shortage of shelter at Harrisonburg. Only ^0 ; tents arc available and many are sleeping on the gruond in the open, j There is also a lack of medical sup i plies. j In southern Louisiana, where the river is continuing to spread through a crevasse in St. Bernard parish, refugees are being brought to the outskirts of New Orleans where better shelter, medical at j tention and food can be given them. ' Relief camps established in the : Hood zone have in many instances i been abandoned as the result of! ! the spreading of the waters, j In central western Mississippi re j newed efforts were going forward i to rescue the marooned in the Ya zoo basin where a stretch of land covering 1,700 square miles is today ?a. mighty larfe. Relief bodies are ; being taxed to capacity to provide j for the refugees who continue to j pour in at the isolated high spots j and larger towns. Food, shelter. ; clothing and medical supplies must be supplied for 17.300 of these ! in the devastated area, it is esti j mated. . With the crest still to come in the lower and central reaches of the ? river, scores of towns and villages [in Arkansas. Mississippi and Louis ; iana are covered with water to a j depth in some instances of 20 feet while many larger communities 'haw- encircled themselves in hasti ! Iy constructed embankments which ! they hope will hold the water tot, in the meantime being Isolated from the world with the exception i of communication by boa's. i ; Helena. Ark.. May 1.?Fourteen I members of congress. 11 members I ; of the house and three members of I 'the senate, riding the crest of the! third swell of the Mississippi floMl! I today from Memphis to Helena,! the first lap of surveys which. w:.l end in New Orleans Saturday, hau : their first glimpse of the waterway on jne of the most violent ram- j pages and ended the day with a i view of the crumpled first line em bankment at Old Town, south of Ilclcna. From Memphis to Helena levees j are holding back the flood with the j situation apparently well in hand. ; At Old Town, the situation still is j under control but with a hard fight j yet ahead. From the steamer Mississippi, ; aboard which the trip Is being made | house ions appeared level with the j levee, while outside the embank-j ment cabins were covered to the ! eaves, with here arid there only a j shell remaining. Tomorrow the route will take ? the party to Arkansas City, where j another hard battle is being fought j against the flood and to Greenville. ! .\ feature of the first day of the trip was ;i round table discussion 1 of the river and levee conditions] and the principle of Mood control, j As explained today, the purpose t of the trip undertaken as guests] of the Mississippi Levee association j is to give members of congress first j hand information of the ravages of t'ne flood and tlie need of an I adequate appropriation for the! completion of a levee investment svaitetn to hold the waterway with-I in bounds in anticipation of efforts! to be made next year for another program of Hood control work by the national government with the expiration of the five year program j begun in 1 '?' 1 7. San Diego. Calif., May 2.?John Vance Cheney, poet, essayist and j musician of national reputation, j died herv today. rHRON", Established June 1, 1366. VOL. LIL NO. 24 conoN 1 FARMERS ORGANIZED South Carolina Coope- i ? rative Cotton Mar keting- Association Has Pledges Total ing 425,000 Bales Columbia. May 2.?Over 400.000 bales of cotton were signed to the cotton cooperative marketing con- ^ I tract by May 1 and the organiza tion of the South Carolina Cotton Growers' Cooperative association is ; now assured. Announcement"to I this effect was made last night by Harry G. Kaminer. president of the organization committee, and R. C. Hamer, chairman of the cam paign committee. A total of 403,000 bales had been signed by Saturday night, April 29, and reports from over the state indicated that between 10,000 and 15,000 bales were signed yesterday, so that approximately 425,000 bales have now been sign ed. It will be several days before the tabulation is completed. Announcement that the state had gom- over the top caused much jubilation yesterday among the campaign workers and farmers over the state generally. All day long there was a stream of tele grams pouring into the oflices of the association here from every section of the state asking the out come and many called over the long distance telephone. I There was a great deal of inter j est in the campaign n. other states [also and many of Jjh telegrams j came from North Carolina. Geor ! gia, Texas, Alabama and other j states in the belt, which have al j ready either organized or are in the i process of organizatiou. C. O. . Moser, secretary of th* I American Cotton Growers' ex change, the overhead organization of the various, state cooperative as sociations;, wijred: "Please accept ! my congratulations. Campagin has been great piece of work. Greet ings." F. R. Shanks, chairman of the campaign committee of the Ala bama association, wired: "Con gratulate vtm on?your great vic tory. Alabama sends you greet ing:-." Dr. Clarence Poe, editor of The Progressive Farmer, wired: "Hearty congratulations on great victor}*." Now that the terms of the con tract have been complied with and the 400,000 bales necessary signed by May 1. it was announced yester day that opportunity would be c^ en ail who desire to join the aflV9? ciation to do so during the next three weeks. The belief was ex pressed yesterday by officials of the association that there would be a heavy baleage signed up during the next three weeks. Harry G. Kaminer, president; said last night that he would call a meeting of the organization com mittee at an early date to district the state and set the machinery in order for the permanent organ ization. In a statement last night an nouncing the success of th<? cam paign.. Messrs. Kaminer and Ha mer said: "There have been so many peo ple who have contributed so great ly to the success of the campaign that we feel it would be unfair to single any one individually. Never have we seen a more faithful band of men than the band who labor ed in behalf of co-operative mar7 keting. it as been a hard- fight, extending ^fer a period of seven months, but hot once have the workers faltered. They have every one done their full duty. The bus iness men and the press -of the stare have rendered wonderful as sistance and we are deeply indebt ed to them." Dr. W. W. Long, director of the extension forces of Ciemson college, who have been actively in the fight since the beginning, expressed gratification at the outcome of the campaign and joined with Messrs. Hamer and Kaminer in thanking all who had assisted in the move ment. Tiie Officers of the organization committee of the South Carolina Cotton Growers' Cooperative asso ciation are: Harry G. Kaminer of Gadsden. president; Thomas G. Mc Leod of Bishopville. vice president.: Harold C. Hooker of Columbia, sec retary^ Julien C Rogers of Co lumbia treasurer: William Kiliott of Columbia. general counsel. Members of the organization com mittee are: j. H. Brown; West minster: T. B. Butler. Gaffney: D. B. Anderson, Moore: V. VV. Eu banks. Travelers' Rest: A. t>. West brook, Hdgemoor: J. E. Craig. Lancaster: L. D. Friday; Wallace - \ille: J. B. Johnson. Rock Hill: P. L Bethea. Dillon: R. B. Laser; Cheraw; B. I). Dargan. Darlington: R. B. Belser. Sumter: w. a. Stuck ey. Bishopville: Alfred Scarbor ough. Eastover: John T. Maekey. Camden: H. C. Hahn. Aiken: A. M. Kennedy. Willis'ton: .J. P. Guess, Appleton: L>r. A. R. Johnston. St. George: J. C, Talbert. McCorniicir; J. S. Stark. Abbeville: D. A. Geer. A ml er son, and B. R. Tilltnan. Tren ton. Washington. May 2.? Reflecting decreased unemployment the or ganization for the relief of jobless has been disbanded in many lo calities. Secretary Hoover announc ed today. V