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COAL FAMINE
ALMOST CERTAIN
Negotiations Between Operator* and
- -* ?Discussion to
Milters mi -?
Be Continued?Garfield Takes
Firm Stacd and Says Public
Not Be Trifled With.
Washington, Nov. 20.?Prospects
of a coal famine drew nearer tonight
with negotiations between operators
and miners apparently at a standstill
A subcommittee of the joint wage
scale committees was in session three
hours bot it was announced after the
meeting that only the general situation
was discussed and that the operaton
did not submit counter proposals
to the miners demands. The conference
will continue tomorrow.
J~ TU? nnoro.
"No progress W8S UlttUCt X HO
tors sudmitted no proposals. We are
still in a receptive mood," said John
L.* Lewis, acting president of the
Mine Workers, as he came out of the
hotel room where conference was
held.
The operators committee remained
in session an hour longer. At the end
of that time, Thomas F. Brewster,
chairman of the operators committee
in the central competitive fields,
spoke optimistically declaring that
this was the first attempt at real
negotiations since the miners and
operators met at Buffalo. For that
reason, he said, only general matters
were discussed.
The decision of the joint wage
scale conference to continue its
negotiations through a smaller group,
in accordance with tne usuai custvxu
in .making the wage agreements
came after the owners and workers
had heard from Fuel administrator
Garfield that as long as the government
stands "the people of the United
States need, must have, and will have
coal, and they will not be prevented
. by any thing the operators and miner?
may do."
The consuming public, the chief
' party in interest in the present controversy,
Dr. Garfield said, is not in
a - mood to tolerate either excesrivr
prices or prolonged stoppage of production.
The subcommittee is composed o'
two miners and two operators fro*n
each of the four states in the central
competitive distritt, together with Mr.
Brewster and Mr. Lewis.
The statement of the fuel administrator
which was largely statistical
brought out that in 1918 tho aven ge
cost of production of coal was $2.15
per ton, leaving to the operators an
average margin of 46 cents per ton.
This margin, heh said, included interest
charges, selling expenses and federal
taxes, as well as profit.
Seven Killed at Crossing.
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Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 19.?Seven
occupants of an automobile, including
six nurses returning from a social
affair, were killed when the car was
struck by a train at a grade crossing
on the outskirts of the city early yesterday.
The women were nurses at
the Homeopathic hospital.
DR. G. W. SWOPE HERE TODAY
Dr. G. W. Swope, of Richmond, Va.,
former pastor of the Abbeville Baptist
Church, will preach at the Baptist
Qhurch tonight.. This will be welcome
news to his many friends in
this city. He will talk on the 75 million
campaign.
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LODGE RESOLUTION
KILLED IN SENATE
BY VOTE OF 39 TO 53
Washington, Nov. 19.?The resolution
of ratification of the peace
j treaty containing the Lodge reservations
was rejected today by the senate.
The vote was 39 to 53 against
adoption.
Four Demorcats, Gore, Shields,
Smith (Georgia), and Walsh (Masachusetts),
voted with thirty-five Republicans
for adoption.
The negative vote consisted of 48
Democrats and 13 Republicans. The
latter were: Borah, Brandegfe, Fernaid,
France, Gr'onna, Johnson, (California),
Knox, LaFollette, McC? rimick,
Moses, Norris, Poindexter ur.d
Sherman.
The vote cleared the way for the
!consideration of possible compromise
'proposals, acceptable to the majority
of the Democrats and the mild reservation
group of Republicans.
Democratic senators favoring ratification
either without reservations
or with less drastic interpretations
voted against the resolution, which
had been described by President Wilson
as one of "nullification" rather
than ratification.
Tho pflPppf. nf f.Vip rpsrtliifinn was
merely to bring the committee resolution
back to the same status it occupied
before the ratification rollcall.
i An effort by Democratic Leader
Hitchcock to have the senate adjourn
at this stage failed, the mild reservationists
lining up with the other Republicans
against . the adjournment
motion.
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The vote on the motion to reconsider
was 62 to 30.
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SPECULATIVE STOCKS
ARE AGAIN DEPRESSED .
ON N. Y. EXCHANGE
1 New York, Nov. 19.?Speculative
stocks again were depressed at the
opening of todays market. Losses of
2 to nearly 10 points were registered
by steels, oils, motors and specialties
of the latter, group.
I ^ruciDie bteei, yesterday s most
reactionary feature, was again freely
.offered at 8 point decline, and Genjeral
Motors forfeited 9 points,
j Other conspicuously we&k issues indeluded
Mexican and Pan-American
Petroleums, Studebakers and Chan1
,dler Motors, Baldwin Locomotive,
i Central Leather and several of the
! shippings.
j The renewed selling was again attributed
in large part to liquidation
ifrom interior- points much of the
! selling at the outset coming from
j commission/houses with western and
j southwestern connections.
THE SQUARE OPENED.
The Square was opened up for
traffic Thursday after several months
of being entirely or partially closed.
This was welcome not only to the
| general public but to the circus with
its parade and the concession men
who were operating full blast on the
upper end of the Square Thursday.
'The necessity for tortuous detours
in order to reach destinations is now
removed.. Cotton can move onto the
Square from any direction and the
lady in her limousine can be driven
right up to the entrance of any of
| Abbeville's department stores and do
her shopping with a minimum of
walking and her "home James" can
I be uttered with proper effect.
Cutting corners, jvithout respect to
weather, is now the popular pastime
in Abbeville, jay-cutting, it's called
in large cities?and it's prohibited,?
land soon the traffic will be so heavy
| on the Square here that it will have
jto be prohibited in Abbeville and the
] Press and Banner Corner will not be
, the only place where a traffic cop will
, be needed.
' Forfeits Bond.
W P1. RlvnH lnhnv jiirt.nt fnrfoitoi!
? a bond of $25.00 to the city Wednes.
day, having been arrested on ihc
, charge of enticing laborers to lei-''
, the street paving job and go to another
]ob in some other town.
THE COUNTY SAVINGS
BANK READY FOR
OCCUPANCY DEC. 5
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! The County Savings Bank officials
expect to be in their handsome new
bank building and ready for business
by December 5. From an architectural
standpoint this building, although
small, will be one of the most
attractive in the South. It is stately,
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uuvugu oiuipiC) ucautuui in ucaign
and the very last word in equipment
for efficiency. Comment on the front
of the building has been most complimentary.
The inside, woodwork,
marble work and fixtures, will attract
even more attention. Neither
time nor expense is being spared in
making the County Savings bank
"finished" in every detail.
The George W. Mullet Bank Fixture
Co., are in charge of the work.
This concern recently- finishhed the
Planters Bank, a handsome building,
and is working on the remodeling of
the National Bank, a piece of work
which promises to be every bit as
attractive as the County Saving Bank,
when finished.
The officers of this institution are:
Dr. G. A. Neuffer, president; Albert
Henry, vice-president;, R. E. Cox,
cashier and R. E. Bell, assistant cashier.
The latter named is a son of Ed
Lee Bell of this county.
PRINCE OF WALES UP
EARLY TO SEE SIGHTS
OF 'LITTLE OLD N'YORK
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Maw 1 ft mL. T^J
j iivn iviA) iiuv* ine rrince
I of Wales wasup bright and early today
to "see the sights."
His morning program included a
trip to the top of the Woolworth
building, an automobile ride through
famous thoroughfares; visits to the
stock exchange, the United States
sub-treasury building, historic Trinity
church and the chamber om commerce.
The afternoon was to be
taken up with visits to the academy
of music and the annual horse show
at JVfadison Square Garden.
EXPECT MORE ARRESfS^
FOR WALL STREET THEFTS
New York, Nov. 19.?More arrests
were expected today in the
round-up in New York, Washington
and other cities of persons suspected
of having been implicated in thefl
of $500,000 to $1,000,000 worth ol
securities in New York's financial district
within the last six months.
With the arrest of David W.. Sullivan,
a membter of the Consolidated
Stock Exchange, charged with larceny^
and criminally receiving twe
Crucible Steel certificates valued a1
$45,000, the police expressed confidence
they had hit upon a trail whicl
would clear up robberies which hac
mystified Wall street and in whicl
| disappearing messenger boys hac
j played a prominent part.
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jSPARTANBURG STAGES
$2,000,000 CAMPAiC"
FOR CONVERSE COLLEGE
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! Spartanburg, S. C., Nov. 19.?
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j Plans to make Converse college one
of the largest institutions of learning
for the training of young women ir
, the south, and ultimately to make i1
a university, are dependent on th?
. j success of a drive for an endowmenl
j fund of $2,000,000, which is being
j waged in the city and, county this
jweeK. With this m hand or piedgea,
j$300,000 from other sources will beicome
available to the college. The
iikive is being conducted by Dr. Guy
E. Snavely, who was formally cor>
nected with the Red Cross as one of
the most prominent officials, and who
was located in Atlanta for some tip:e.
Death of Mrs. Greene.
Mrs. J. B. Greene, wife of the pastor
of the First Presbyterian Church
at Greenwood, died Tuesday, after a
short illness. Funeral services will
be held today conducted by Rev. H.
Waddell Pratt, pastor of the Abbeville
Presbyterian Church, and interment
will be at Greenwood.
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CIRCUS COMES TO
TOWN AND IT'S
A BIG DAY HERE
Circus Day is always a big day. It
[was so Thursday in Abbeville. To the
{small boy it was more than a big
day; he dates lesser even's as happening
before or after the last circuj.
The usual eager crowd?a large
crowd?was here. During the mornjing
hours the concession men held
j forth on the Square. The make-a:picjture-while-you-wait
men were doing
ja land office building with the colored
swains y>d. their dusky belles. The
negrowsjiist lined up on the edge of
the curbing and the- camera man
moved from pair to pair. A panoramic
camera and a pair of scissors
would have been quicker.
The fakirs were out in force, selling
anything regardless of value,
and^uffrg a killing. One man sold
bone^Pf..* buttons for 25 cents each
and returned' the money. He then
sold burnt matches for $1.00 each
and returned the money. Having
i worked his audience uo to the DroDei
pitch he brought out his real wares,
razors, and sold them for ?2.00 per,
and woe be the man who shaves with
those razorfc?(no money was returned
for the razors.)
The circus-proper was all there
with the trimmin's; the usual gawky
countryman who pulls the rube stunt;
I the elephants, monkeys, dogs and
clowns, peanut^, popcorn and pink
lemonade.
.
And what's more everybody had a
good time.
SAYS HIGH EXCHANGE
WILL 'CHOKE OFF' U. S.
EXPORTS, TO EUROPE
I v New York, Nov. 19.?Rising ratei
of exchange will "inevitably chokeoff"
American exports to Europear
?ill i- *
|wuiiviicii. naiite win not long continue
to pay 100 per cent premium
. on New York exchange.
These were conclusions expressed
by George E. Roberts, vice president
National City bank, comment
I ing on today's quotations on pound;
; sterlings, francs and marks. Sterling
demand opened at $4,063-4, off twt
jcents; Franc checks at 9.63, ofl
| seven centimes, and marks at .0215?
new low records.
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"T'lr.re is no influence in the for
. eign slluation," said Mr. Roberts
| "The t/ade balances are running S(
'j heavily in favor of the United Statei
" I that other people can not'find .meani
I of making payments.
' "They have little to sell becaust
j they first haVe to buy raw material;
| and they cannot do that unless wi
ijrant them credit. The greater par
of Europe is in the position of th?
' i farmer who has lost his crop. He hai
his land and equipment, but some
i body must carry him through ui\ti
1 he can make a crop.
j PLOT TO SEND BOMBS
IN CHRISTMAS MAIL
IS BARED BY POLICI
1 Philadelphia, Nov. 19.?Dfc
, covery of a "red" plot to slay of
.1 ficials with explosive Christmas mai
,i packages was announced today b;
' the superintendent of the police.
H Information of the plot, which h<
considers reliable indicates in nation
5'wide and directed against federal
t1 state and city authorities who tool
r part in the' national round-up o:
; radicals alleged to have been plannini
the overthrow of the government.
Visitors From Anderson.
Mrs. G. B. Greene and her fin<
young son, Ben, and Mrs. Campbel
Miller were in Abbeville for severa
hours Wednesday. Mr. Greene ant
Mr. Miller were in the country hunt
intr and thp lnHips rnmo tn fnwn it
see what a first class town reallj
. ooks like.
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Football Game Friday.
I Abbeville High will play NinetySix
football at the Fair Grounds to
day at 4 P. M. This promises to bt
an interesting contest and shoulc
draw a large crowd.
PEOPLE NEED, AND
WILL HAVE COAL
ASSERTS GARFIELD
Washington, Uov. 19.?Speaking-1
with the authority of President Wil
son's cabinet, Fuel Administrator
Garfield told representees of jthe
bituminous coal operators and miners
here today that "the people of the
United States need, must have, and
will have coal, and as long as the
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I government sutnus iney will noi De
prevented from getting it by any
thing the operators or miners may
' do."
Dr. Garfield explained that his
i purpose was to furnish the confer
ence the data, which it would use in
i determining what wage advances if
any, agreed to by the operators and
miners, could be borne properly by
i the public.
Dr. Garfield said:
I represent the people of the
United States in a differnt sense
i from the secretary of labor. It is part
' of Mr. Wilson's function to effect
conciliation. It is my sole function to
> exercise those powers conferred on
> the fuel.administrator: to see that an
1 adequate supply of coal is furnished
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to see that in times of stress such as
! we still are unhappily in the midst of,
' the pnces asked and received for coal
! are not excessive.
' We all realize now that in the
great coal industry the public is an
important partner. At one time the
1 operators and mine workers, like
farmers, considered themselves peculiarly
independent. But the public
has avparamount interest.
The people of the United States
will not consent to pay an excessive
price for coal. We are all agreed to
* that, but the question now is, "what
is an excessive price?" Nor will the
' I public agree to go without this com*i
modity.
li The period of the United States
! need, must hr.ve, and will have coal,
I and they will not be prevented by
anything the operators and miners
j may do unless the government-is dis?I
solved into a chaotic condition.
fj The people of the United States
> j are willing to pay sufficient to main
j tain Americam standards, but the
-i question is what are American standards?
The people want the operators
-J to have a just return, but what is a
- j just return?
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9 Sweetening the Mails.i
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| With a sugar famine a persistant
e I fact people are wondering where all
gthe sugar comes from that is being
! found in the postoffice boxes here.
^ITrue the amount is small, but some
; 'whose correspondence is large have
' i found enough free sugar in their envelopes
to sweeten the morning cup
, of coffee. That's no small accom-i
1iplishment these days of "long" sweet-1
jening.
Evidently somebody's consignment
jof sugar, being sent thru the mails,
r > was broken in a mail pouch and was
i scattered thru letters, papers and
packages.
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New Street Commissioner.
7\ Bob McComb has resigned as street
j commissioner and has been succeeded
B^by Foster McLane, who has been
- serving on the police force for many
'years. Mr. McComb has been contemplating
this move for several!
f months and last Monday handed inj
? his rerignation to Mayor Mars. Mr. j
;McLane was offered the plac? and ac-|
opted at once. It is not thought,
that it will be necessary to have an
other policeman at present.
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;| Making Improvements.
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i i The Spartanburg Journal will be
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j glad to know that the fence around
the grounds of the Episcopal church
) has been taken down and that a new,
r fence will be erected soon, Wm. M.!
Barnwell, foreman.
Painting Up.
J Mrs. V. D. Lee, on Main areet, ana
- j'Mrs. Jas. Chalmers on Wardlaw |
; street, are improving their premises .
t by giving their houses fresh coats of
paints
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The Senate Finally L?jrt Document
Aside?Three Attempt* Are Made
to Ratify Treaty and' All End
In Failure?Republican*
Stand Almost Unbroken- ^
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Washington, Nov. 19.?Faffing
after three attempts to ratify the '
peace treaty the senate late tonight
laid it aside, ended the special ses- sion
and went heme. ?'* ' '*<
All compromsie efforts to bring ,
ratification failed, the three resolutions
of ratification all going down
by overwhelming majorities. The Republican
leaders apparently despairing
of bringing two-thirds' of the
senate together for any sort of ratify cation
then put in a resolution to declare
the war to an end.
Two of the three ratification votes ' v
were taken on the Republican majority
containing reservations which.
President Wilson ahd told Democratic
senators in a letter earlier in thf?
Hoir 1
YTuuxu mean nullification of
the treaty. On each of the voters
most of the Democratic supporters of
the treaty voted against ratification.
The first vote on this resolution
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stood 39 to 55 against. On the second
vote was taken after several
hours of parliament wrangling in
which, the Democrats made vain ef- (
forts to win over some of th^ Re- r
publicans group of mild reservation-'
ists. 41 senators yoted in the affirmative
and 51 in the negative.
The third vote was on a straight .
out ratification without reservations
which got only 38'votes to 53 opposing
it. Only one Republican,
McCumber, of North Dakota voted
with the Democrats in its support. _ <
Difference of Opinion.
Republican Leader Lodge declared
today's voting constituted a final depiRinn
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?,1C peace treaty unless
President Wilson's circumvented *
the senate, rules by withdrawing it '
fnd then submitting it again to the
senate in other quarters thgre was
some difference of opinion, but the
general sentiment seemed to be that
there w?2 only a slender chance that '
the treaty would come up at the be- . * \
ginning of the next session of con- ' 1 .
gress, beginning next month.
One effect of the senate's failure
to ratify the treaty will be to continuation
of various war time laws and
regulations at least until the new ses/
' '/t
sion opens. Among these is the war
time prohibition act.
The resolution presented tonight to
declare a state of peace will come up
r.t the beginning of the next session
and is expected to start another stubborn
fight. The administration is understood
to be opposed to such a
method of legally ending the war, and
in the back ground is a constitutional
nnpstinn no
w uovuvt Mi/
do so by a resolution not requiring the
president's signature. i
' It was suggested tonight among
Democratic senators that President
Wilson might be asked during the recces
to feel out the other powers as to
their attitude on reservations with the
idea of bringing the treaty to some
sort of a ratification after congress
: ? assembles.
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AMERICAN DELEGATION
' WILL SAIL IN DECEMBER
Paris, Nov. 19.?The American
relegation Ifc the peace conference
will sail for home on December 5
or C, it was leame<t,"~;today. The
British delegation whi probably
J'.avc Paris about the same time, alJhough
no official announcement has;
It on made.
Attend Funeral.
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those who attended the
funeral of Mrs. Frank Benton 'in
? .-.inter last Monday were Mrs. Jrif>
Anderson and Mr. and Mrs. Herman .
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