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j Established.1844. $2.00 the, Year. Abbeville, S. C., Friday, Dec. 13, 1918. Single Copies, Five Cents. 75th Year.
no FAVORS
NSION OF IM
Vould
Have Railway
Control Continue For
Fiye Years.
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HRECTOR GENERAL
CITES ADVANTAGES
tciion Would Take Railroad Question
Out of Politics (or Present
and Gire Time for Carrying Out
Active / Program of Im'
* provement.
Washington, Dec. 12.?Extension
f the period of government control
t railroads' lor live - years, until
anuary 1, 1924, was recommended
a congress tonight. by Director Genral
JCcAdotk Advantages of this,
Jr. McAdoO iiud, are that it would
jike the railroad aestion oat of
pities for the present, give time
ar carrying oat an active program
f improvements and, provide oportonity
for a fair test of unified
rotrol to indicate the permanent
Nation of the railroad problem.
^The preaident' has given m? perritiupa
toysay that this conclusion
icorda with his own view7 of -the
i*tter,? Mr. McAdoo concluded.
The letter was addiesnd to Senar
Smith of* South Carolina, andj
jgrtttentative dims, cnamnen,- reaetiraij,
of the senate and house
instate {commerce committees. Mr.
eAdoo explained that to continue
>vernment operation for 21 months
?#r formal declaration of peace
ider, present conditions would mean
Eruption of morale among employIs
and officers, and could not jenle
the government to go ahead
ith- improvements and purchase of
juipment. Another-alternative, .die
ompt retorn of the railroads to ]Jriite
control without legislation to
aanit elimination of Hhe old wastev.
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HI competition, would be "hoiitful
ike to the public interest and to the
Hiir&uta themselves." he said, and
KeiSfifflculty of obtaining immediate
Station providing a permanent
Hhition, is apparent.
B "There is one, and to. my mind,
one, practicable and wise alterative,"
Mr. McAdoo continued,
Hud that is to extend the period of
Hderal control from the one year
pine months proVWed by the
Hesent law to five years, or until the
Bst day of January, 19124. This.exHasion
would take the railroad quesBn
out of politics for a reasonable
riod. It would give comppsure to
^Klroad officers and employees. j
I LIEUT. VISANSKA HOME. |
HMr. Sol. H.s Rosenbenr received i
Wednesday a telegram fromj
^ftut.Ernest L. Visanska sent from'
^Bboken, saying that he had arrived;
jBely from overseas, and inquiring'
^Bout other members of the family.
^ Lieut. Visanska, who was a Char-j
BBton lawyer before the war, was
jHong the first from this section to
to France 'to take part in the big
^ r. Several months ago he receivjjOH
a machine gun bullet wound in
his feet which incapacitated
I^Kr for .further work on the battleMjd.
He was then assigned to the
SHiartment of the Judge Advocate
Jj^/^e^e*c$ent; work there.
UW4 Upm**' ioa? iiSfcr; fcayck
^ civilian life. For the present he
Hbe in an American Hospital un^Hhis
wound is fully herfled. After
^Bt he will likely resume his pracmk
in Charleston.
SLSON DUE IN ROME
? JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS
jgHtome, Dec. 11.?President Wilson
IH arrive in Rome at 11 a^ m., Dec|BH>er
22, it was announced yesterM.
The President will be the guest
BHEing Victor Emmanuel for three
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FRANCE APPROVES
WILSON'S PRINCIPLES
"Clemenceau's Democracy is Wil.
son's" He Says?France Feels Natural
Reserves on Freedom of
Seat Because of England's
Position.
Paris, Dec. 12.?France is in en'
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tire agreement with President < Wilson's
principles, a high French official
declared in an interview with
the United Press yesterday. He added
however that the American, 'executive's
interpretation of his fourteen
->oints will make their applicatioh
easier. 1
; 'We are eagerly awaiting the arrival
of President Wilson," the official
said.
"I desire to reiterate to the American
people that, despite all recent
rumors France entirely agrees with
President Wilson's principles.
"Clemenceau's democracy is Wilson's.
"We must first deal with the material
qaestions which are vitally
important. It is for President Wilson
to interpretate his fourteen
points, after which, their application
will be rendered easier. We have already
decided that Germany must
pay in fall for the damage she has
wrought the amount is undetermined
at present Demands for more than
reparation is the only possible subject
for difference of opinion.
"President Wilson is likely to qsk:
the Allies to adopt measures enabling'
Germany to maintain her economic,
liberty, Which the Allies will accept!
But, concerning the league of. nation,
Germany should enter a period
of probation before 'she is admitted
to a full' membership. The changes
in Germapy cannot toe' accepted as
proof of her good faith. Tune only
will telL
"We feel a natural reserve regarding
freedom of the seas" owing
to Great Britain's insularity and the
Scope, of her dominions. But this
ehould not be hard to .settle.
"We shall not try to change any
of President Wilson's views some of
.which, however, are so phrased as to
give various interpretations. They
undoubtedly will be cleared up."
MEN IN, NAVY MAY
GET RELEASE SOON
Secretary Daniel* Say* First 100,000
^hould Be. Out By January 1
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Washington, Dec. 11.?The 100,000
navy men designated for discharge
should be out of the service
by the end of the year, according to
the hope Secretary Daniels expressed
today. Seventy-four thousand more
should be out by July 1 next, he said,
leaving the navy then an enlisted
strength of 350,000.
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Lowrie Wilson has been mustered:
out of the service at the Charleston;
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Navy Yard and is at home again'
j.iuu J"
mutu tu me ueugui, ux wie yuung\ia-j
dies who are in love with him. He;
brings the glad'news that Jotih Lo-j
max, the other beau of the town is'
coming in'a week or two.
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"AND THE COLONEL'S
* \ WORST OF ALL."
In the election which is soon to
be held in England the army is making
a bold show in the number of
Candidates. There are no less than
two hundred and fifty-six soldiers
seekirig election?nineteen Generals,
eighty-two Colonels and Lieutenant
Colonels, sixty-nine Majors, sixtyseven
Captains, fifteen Lieutenants,
two Sergeants, one Corporal and one
Private.
OUT AFTER THE CASH.
The little folks of the city were
out in full force Tuesday getting up
-noney for the support of a French
orphan. A dainty little maid came
to our house and told us that "even
a penny would help the grade."
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SENATE CONSIDERS PROBLEM "I
OF LABOR OF RETURNING MEN;
Senator Kenyon Has Plan Embrac- St
ing Wide Scope of Inquiry in
Their Behalf.
Washington, Dec. 12.?The Senate
yesterday took the first step towards pr
adoption of a comprehensive govern- de
mental policy for,industrial welfare, 61:
when it adopted, without a debate a so
resolution by Senator Kenyon direct- be
ing the committee on education and so
labor to investigate the feasibility er
of inaugurating such a program. ta
The Kenyon resolution empowers
the committee to investigate .^nd re- of
port on the following: inj
1.?Feasibility of creating a na- to
tional tribunal to decide disputes be- th
tween workers and employefs con-j jo:
cernin^/working conditions. 'J co
v 2.?Development of the United!
States employment service into a na-1 ar
tional labor exchange. n0
3.?Regulation of employment.
4.?Prevention of unemployment! m,
by initiation of a program of public j ?r<v
works during industrial depression. J
5.?Promotion /on better livingl ne
conditions Among workers and pre- ^
paration qf ? plan for centralized con
trol of Governmental housing pro- pa
jects. / '
6.?Feasibility of> extending soldiers
and sailors , insurance to the
civil population giving workers an' ^
opportunityto obtain cheap insur-1 6
ance against injury, sickness and disability.
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7.?A national insurance act, pro- ^
viding insurance against old age, on-!
employment and disability.
8.?A national minimum wage law.! pe
9?Training for thoje disabled for an
industry. j ^
ine committee he announced will ""
at once begin its inquiry, and from <
timeTto time may recommend legisla- u&
tion. ^ ^
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SENATE MEMBERS th
APPROVE GLASS 4g
a - Of
Virginian Has Served 16 Years as
* th
Member of House From Old
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Dominion.
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Washington, Dec. 7.?The nomination
of Representative Carter Glass
of Virginia, to be secretary of the
treasury to succeed William G. Mc- i
Adoo was confirmed last night by the
senate without objection.
Mr. Glass immediately will resign i vlJ
from congress, in which he has serv-1
ed 16 years, and will take up his new 11
duties on December 16. Mr. McAdoo ^
will continue as director general of an
railroads until his successor for that
position is appointed. ' _ t
Representative Glass said today he
had every reason to believe the ye
future policies of the treasury would su
not be different from those being ve
pursued except as varying circum-j
stances may suggest. | pe
"There is no further statement
that I could make at this time which1 m<
would either interest or enlighten1 on
the public," said Mr|. Mlass. "I would
readily wish that I may succeed even 0
approximately as well in administer- 10
ing the affairs of the treasury as has
the distinguished ?man whose retire- 'e
ment so distresses .the country. It is re
my judgment that his retirement is wc
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c. uabiuiiui misiunune.'
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FOURTEEN WOMEN SEEK a
SEATS IN PARLIAMENT 0f
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London, Dec. 6.?Among the candidates
for parliament nomina|*d _t
Wednesday were fourteen women.
They include Miss Christabel. Pank- .*
hurst, daughter of Mrs. Emeline
Pankhurst, the suffrage leader; Mrs. Sa
Frederick Pethick Lawrence, joint po
editor of Votes for Women; Miss on
Mary McArthur, secretary of the tq^
British Women's Trades union; and tic
Countess Georgiarta Markleviez, of a
Dublin, the Sinn Fein leader. wc
as
Chester led every county in the ed
state in the sale of War Savings
Stamps for the week ending Nov. 24, po
selling something over seven thou- it
sand dollars. Chester has lost eigh- cia
^en young men in the war. wc
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-IBERTY FUEL"
IS BOOSTED AGAIN j
ibstitiite For Gasoline Said to Be
Coming up Soon at Patents of
Protection can be Obtained.
Washington, Dec. 12.?Quantity
oduction of "Liberty fuel" the war
ipartment's new substitute for gasine',
that can be manufactured and:
Id for half the price of "gas" will j1
i begun by private interests as:
on as patents protecting the gov- J
nment and the inventor can be ob-:
ined. (|.J
Meanwhile the largest producers
gasoline are furiously experimentg
and trying in every way pofsible
obtain the secret formula from
e only two men who know it?Ma- ^
r 0. B. Zimmerman, .engineer 1
rps, and Captain C. Weisberger. , . 1
Major Zimmerman said today that 1
rangements for manufacturing are
w pending. The patent* will be ^
med ein the njime of" the Govern- ,
snt and of Captain Weinberger. (
le conditions permit Captain Weis- '
vrvoF f A mnlra a nrnfi f fliA
W ? |/A li VUI bUC ^
wfuel sold commercially but they
re the Government the right to '
inufacture or purchase without the '
yment of .royalty to the inventor/ ,,
Qne of the chief advantages of.the j
iberty fuel" is that it will con- <
rve the oil supply. The^ base is <
rosene which constitutes 80 peT ]
nt of the fuel. Consequently : 80 .j
rrels of kerosene with the addi- ]
nal chemicals required will pro- j
ce 100 parrels of "Liberty fuel.'" \
Mai or Zimmerman, who is an ex- i
rt on internal combustion engines '
d who has worked with Captain ]
eisberger throughput his experi- <
;nts, says that the gasolint substi- I
te will save millions of dollars for j
era of ftiotor vehicles throughout .
e country in price. Prom ordinary
adev oil the percentage of gasoline 1
stilled is about 16 per cent while
e percentage of kerosene is about '
.per cent. Consequently the price 1
the new fuel always will be lower 1
an that of gaspline, even if, there
an appreciable rise in the cost of!
rosene due to the new demand.
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THOMAS TO LEAVE. 1
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Mr. A. S. Thomas has resigned his!
sition as Superintendent of Abbe-|,
lie Cotton Mills and will leave Ab-J (
ville shortly after the holidays.1lis
news will come as a surprise to'
e friends of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas,
id there will be general regret at]
e decision.
Mr. Thomas has been in charge off
71' I 1
e Abbeville Mills for four or five
ars. He has made a most capable |
perintendent. His work has beeni
ry satisfactory to his employers,'
lile he has been popular with the;
ople with whom he worked: < j
The heads of the different depart-J
ants Wednesday afternoon called;,
Mr. Thomas in his office and in [
ken of their esteem and friendship j
r him presented bin) with a hand-j '
me masonic ring, expressing the
pe that he would meet with suc-j
ss in1 his new field and that the
lations between him and his co-j
>rkers would1 be as pleasant as '
ese relations had been in Abbeville. '
Mr. Thomas goes from here to '
iartanburg, where he has accepted '
position with the Whitney Mills,: 1
which Mr. Winchester is Presi- '
nt. ' !'
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SOME POTATO
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Mr. tV. ft. Ellis came in to see us'
turday and brought along a sixteen |
und sweet potato which he raised
his farm about five miles from
?rn. The potato grew in three secins,
each weighing about five and
half pounds. There is no need to
>rry about people starving as'long
potatoes of this kind can be rais-1
If anybody thinks he has a larger:
tato than Mr. Ellis, he may bring,
in and we will announce our delion.
With one more this size we
>uld be fixed until Christmas.
GOVERNMENT ESTIMATES 1918 jl
COTTON CROP 11,700,000 BALES I
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Estimate Issued Shows Higher Estimate
Than Last Year's Crop Turned
Out?South Carolina Estimated
at Million and a Half
Bales This Year.
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Washington, Dec. 12.?Total cot-j |
ton production for this year exclu-i
sive of linters was estimated yester-J
day by the Department of agricul-|
ture as 5,595,529,000 pounds, equal P
to 11,700,000 bales of 500 pounds,
an, increase of 397,625 bales compared
with last year's crop. g
The 1917 crop totalled 11,302,375
bales (500 pounds gross.)
The average weight per running
bale was estimated at 505.8 pounds
?ross, against 502.4 pounds in 1917
and 505.5 pounds the average of the
preceding five years. q
Price per pound of lint cotton to t(
producers December 1, 1918, wag re- a,
ported at 27.6 cents, corftpared with ^
December 1, 19.17, price of 19.6 gl
:ents. ' p,
Estimated production of the prin- q
lipal cotton States by bales follows: ^
Actual c(
Estimate. Crop. $
1918. 1917 M
Virginia -26,000 ^ ^8,777 w
North Carolina 870,000 617,898 ft
South Carolinal,500,000 1,236,871 c
Georgia 2,100,000 1,883,911
Florida 25,000 37,858 w
ilabama t 820,000 517,890 01
Mississippi ...1,210,000 905,554 e(
Louisiana .. 5*5,000 638,729 n,
rexas 2,590,000' 3,125,378 tl
Arkansas 985,000 973,852j *
rennessee 830,000 240,525 tf
Missouri 70,000 60,931 a]
Oklahoma 550,000 919.081 sj
California ____ 100,000 57,826
Arizdna 51,000 . 21,737 if
All; Otfrer 8,600 , 5,666 o:
Production of Sea Island cotton pi
ras estimated as follows: ^
Florida, i8,000 bales; Georgia,
22,000; South Carolina, 8,000; To- V(
tal Sea\|sland 48,000 bales compared p
with 92,618 bales running last year, tl
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GOOD SHOWS.
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Attention is called to the adver- a
tisements by the Manager of the f<
Opera House in this issue, announc- n
ing his attractions for Friday and k
Saturday. On Friday night the at- f<
traction will be "Hit the Trail ^olli- n
day," while on Saturday he will show;
"The Man Without a Country." ! tl
Both of these are high class pic-1 ii
tures, and a good crowd should turn f<
>ut to see the pictures. , ,u
The management also announces ^
the "Tarzan of Anea" wiH hp hpre nn
Dec. 20 and 21. On Dec. 26, 27th,'
he will show "The Kaiser's Finish." j S
Mr. Kay, the manager, is not spar-|
ing expense in order to secure the
*ary best pictures, and the people of
Abbeville can spend an hour'or two
at any of these shows and feel amply
repaid for the time and expenditure. I
. Read his advertisements -in this',\
b
issue.
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OUR BOYS. | m
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News has come in the last few s]
days from several of the Abbeville i a(
boys. Hubert Cox writes on 18th. j n
jit that his regiment was back fromi
, I ^
;he lines enjoying a much needed
rest. He writes in good spirits and 0]
s making plans for the home-com- te
ng. He expects to reach America1
jy May. t ' j gl
Mrs. W. Joel Smith has received I gj
several letters* from W.joel in the!
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ast few days, the latest ones being.. r(
vritten on 16th and' 17th. In these Lj,
etters he tells of the last few days Cl
)f the war. His company went over ^
;he top on 9th, 10th and 11th. and ^
vas in the hottest kind of fighting w
vhen the courier arrived announcing ^
;he armistice had been signed. Heja(
says in his letter that he had seen!
Hart Cheatham, and Ed. Smith since j LI
;he fight was over and that both wore [
veil and happy. He met Arthur
Rosenberg on the battlefield on 10th. I is
)f November just before the end, | si
ind he was then safe and.sound and! si
le thinks he is still. i so
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.LOYD GEORGE IS
GIVING OUT FACTS
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)eclares English Military
Service Act Met
Great Emergency.
EACE CONFERENCE
WILL MAKE HISTOR7
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ritish Prime Minister Says Decision
to Be Taken in Next Few Months
Will Leave Mark on World?
Ages to Come Will Reap
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London, Dec. 12.?Premier Lloyd
eorge, speaking yesterday at Bris
>1, said the English'military service
ct was passed in order to meet a
reat emergency. When that emerency
was passed the need wu p assi
and the act would lapse. He aclded
lere was no intention to renew it.
Whether Great Britain would require
inscription in the future in any
tape or form, Mr. Lloyd Georgsi
iid, depended not upon the opinio*
hjch he now expressed, but upoa
le peace terms which were mad*.
ontinumg, tne prime minister eaia:
"What ilrove us to conscriptid*
as tthe existence of conscript armies
i the continent that inevitably rush-,
i the world into war. They could
>t have great military machines
lere without tempting * the men at <
ith those machines. The Germans
te head of them to try their lack
ways felt there was nothing to rest
their perfect military machine. :/~
"Ifyou want a permanent peace;
you want to prevent the horrors
? this war being repeated you must
at an end to conscKpt armies o*
.e continent of Europe.
"The first thing to do is top*i?ent
the repitition of blunders of the
ast by making it impossible to ftftYt
lose great conscript armies in the
iture.
"We did not have the machinery
3r an offensive war. Our navy
defensive weapon and not an ofjnsive
one; and that is why we d?
ot mean to give it up. We havt
ept these islands free from .invasion
sr centuries and we mean to tak*
0 risk in the future."
Mr. Lloyd George declared that
le decision which would be takes.
1 the few months in the peace conerence
was going to leave a mark
pon the world. The ages to come,
e said, would be able to reap the
ruits of it.
HIP CONSTRUCTION
RETURNS TO NORMAL
_ merican
Builders May Accept Con*
tracts V/ithout Applying for
Permit as in Past.
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Washington, Dec. 7.?American
uilders may accepf contracts for
;eel or wood ships to be built for
rivate American interests without
taking application to the shipping
oard for permit. .Similarly wood
lips also may be built for foreign
TViic wac a nri minted lna+. '
tfVVUJlW* AUla ?? WW V*??UM'?VVV> ?v*w?
ight by Bainbridge Colby for th?
lipping board.
In anouncing the lifting of the ban
i ship construction for private invests,
Mr. Colby said:
"It will be the endeavor of th?
lipping board as rapidly a? is eonstent
with, the public interest to
nduct the business now subject t*
igulation back to unfettered opera*
on through normal channels. This
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in not oe accompiisneu an at once,
it I can say to the shipping men of
ie country that this is the objective
hich the board is keeping before it
i a guide in its day to day transitions."
LOYD-GEORGE ALSO FAVORS
RETENTION OF GREAT NAVY
Bristol, Eng., Dec. 11.?"The navy
a defensive weapon, not offenve,"
Lloyd George declared in a
>eech here today. That is the r?ain
we don't mean to gire it up."
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