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PAUL HYMANS HEADS LEAGUE OF NATIONS Belgian Elected Permanent President At Geijpva Meeting? Swiss Bells Ring As Session Opens Geneva, Nov. 15.?Paul Hyman's of Belgium, was elected permanent president of the league of nations at the opening session of the leagues assembly here today. He received 65 votes to four votes for President Motta, of Switzerland and one each for ex-President Ador of Switzerland and I,eon Bourgeois of France. M. Hymans had called the delegates to order and introduced President Motta of Switzerland, who in his address welcoming the delegates expressed the hope that the United States would not delay much longer in "taking its legitimate place in the league." When M. Hymans, who heads the R^Ician delegation and is a former foreign minister of Belgium, declared the first session of the assembly open, the hall was crowded with men and women among the delegates. The toillettes, with the quaint red and yellow gowns of the Swiss guards, gave touches of color to an. otherwise sober scene. ? M. Motta, in his greetings to the delegates, thanked the peace conference for having selected Geneva, as the seat of the league of nations and also thanked President Wilson for calling the meeting of the assembly in the s^t of the league. The first session of the league assembly was greeted with the ringing of all the bells in Geneva after sevfilrtvirtn am fVio nQr+ Cioi uiiiiubco oacnvc WII all the people of the canton. President Motta of Switzerland was followed by M. Hymans. The Socialist leader Hjalmar Branting, head of the Swedish delegation, provoked the first- debate by objecting to the election of Paul Hymans as president of the league by acclamation. M. Hymans himself decided the question by holding that, since one member requested a secret vote, he was entitled to it. The assembly so decided after the French delegates M. Vivani and Bourgeois had made it clear that the application would be referred to a committee to be examined and a decisiofi taken as to whether they would be received. This reservation, it is contended, will establish a pre. cedent so that, if Germany's application is received later the French delegates will be able to at once take up the question of eligibility, i The working organization of the assembly as formed this afternoon consists of six committees each with; 41 members representing all the states attending. All questions of the agenda will be divided among ] these committees and will come up for debate on the floor only when the reports are submitted. The. presidents of these committees wijl .be if m r r-a INLW I | "THE ATLANTA" MINGi ^ TT1 I I SEABI 1 Effective Nove Leave Atlanta Arrive Birmingham ? Leave Birmingham Arrive Atlanta .... :i Sleepers and Coach< | occupancy at 9:00 p | For Pullman reserve 1 call on | J. D. MILLER, A R. E. Camp, T. P. A FRED GEISSL ??_SJ. V V V VVV V V V V V iV V V \ 1 % > V SHILOAH V % % Mrs. Janie Stevenson and Miss { Man,' Stevenson retu-rned home Sat- 1 urday from a visit to Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Nickles and children spent Sunday with Mrs. ' . Mollie Nickles and family. Miss Zelma Mundy spent the 1 week-end with her father, Mr. W. L. Mundy. Miss Jessie Mundy is spending j sometime in Greenwood with her grandmother, Mrs. Lina Lomax. Miss Margaret Cannon and Mrs. iG. W. Mundy were shopping in I Greenwood Friday. ; Mr. and Mrs. Austin Martin and 1 ' # j , children spent Swicay in Greenwood with relatives. Misses Alma and Mary Nance, of 1 Anderson, spent the week-end here with relatives. 1 Messrs. Ernest Long and A. H. . Mundy went to Greenwood Satur- ' day. . < Mr. Roy Mundy and one of his 1 ! friends, of Erski?e College, spent * the week-end with Vi!s father, Mr. W. L. Mundy. CLOCKS IN STATIONS MUST BE ACCURATE ( I __________ | Mobile, Ala., Nov. 13.?The AJaba- * 1 ma supreme court today in the case [ I of Ellen Clark vs. the Louisville & j' .. . , ,i1 ! Nashville KaHroad company ruiea j that when a railroad puts a clock or j any other timepiece in the gaze of j the public it is bound by duty to its I patrons to keep it so regulated as to j furnish reasonably accurate time and 1 failing so to do it is responsible for any damage such error in time may bring to its patrons. . . The woman sued the railroad for ; I $3,000, contending that a clock in the j waiting room of the union station at j Decatur, Ala., was slow and as a . result she missed a train which carried the body of her son to Hartselle | for burial. The court rendered judgj ment for 500. It was alleged that a train was scheduled to leave Decatur at 6:30 o'clock jn the morning, ! but that as a matter of fact it left I 1 ' ' at 6:23 according to the clock in the | . waiting room. As a consequence the , body was carried to.Harselle, but the plaintiff was unable to take the train, until the afternoon. I ex-officio vice pesidents of the as' sembly. The debates today clearly indicated that Lord Robert Cecil, Leon Bourgeois, Rene Viviani and Signor j Tittoni nre likely to become leading figures on the floor and that the small states are showing a spirit of independence and will not accept) ' prearranged programs without having their say. On motion of Geoge Nicoll Barnes of the British delegation, a resolution calling for a message of sympathy to President Wilson in his illness was adopted. - i DRAINS and "THE BIR- I LI A KXM ft nnm 8 A D A R D I 9 * i? mber 28, 1920. 1:00 a.m. iji n 7:50 a. m. iji i 1:00 a. m. | 7:30 a, m. | es. Sleepers open for". $' >. m. I itions or information | Lgt. Abbeville, S. C. ij; ., Atlanta, Ga. | Eft, Asst, G. P. A. Atlanta, Ga. ? WILSON APPEARS IN BETTER HEALTH SINCE ELECTION Washington, Nov. 13.?When Presdent Wilson took his motor ride this ifternocn. it was apparent that he ,vas feeling better than in many r?onths. He was bundled up in defei" >nce to the sharp November winds, jf course, but throughout the ride he cheerfully acknowledged salutes as in :he old days. In fact, the President's condition seems so much improved since the ;lection that the report is current that rie will attempt to read his farewell message to Congress in person early next month. Should Mr. Wilson make such an effort the incident Will furnish one of the most dramatic in the nation's history. No one seems to hope that he will be able to walk into the House af Representatives as of old. He would necessarily be "wheeled in" for | :he ceremony. , i General expectation ?that the President will continue a factor in Ameri-1 :an life for some years is indicated j > t? * - i;?_ ... I Dy persistent Diaaing ior ms servces when he steps from the White House. WILL HELP FARMERS Greenville, Nov. 14.?A total of J ?300,000 will be available for loans' :o fanners of Greenville county on j :otton beginning Monday morning j iccordig to announcement today by^ ;he Merchants Cotton company of ;he Greenville chamber of commerce ,vhich has charge of the lending of j noney pooled for this purpose by jreenville business men of loans by lot more than $60 per bale will be nade, for a term of six months, and nust be paid at the end of that time. ' interest is at the rate of 8 per cent. W<w ^1 / / We are p select fr i iv/i j. m. HOPS AND MALT SALES PROHIBITED IN U. S. Washington, Nov. 13.?Prohibition enforcement officers throughout the country have been instructed to 1 prevent the sale of malt and hops to others than bakers and confectioners but details of the order which tightens the ban on home brewing were lacking today. If the absence of Commissioner Kramer, officials at the prohibition enforcement bureau said that the sale of hops and malt as component parts of home made beer had been ruled to be in violation of the Volstead act. They would not discuss however, details of the new order which is said to have resulted from a construction placed on the law nearly two months ago. It was said at Commissioner Kramer's offices that litigation was expected to resutl in order to determine the jurisdiction of the government. CHRISTMAS PKGS. FOR FOREIGN SERVICE MEN Washington, Nov. 13.?Christmas packages for American troops on1 the Rhine must reach Hoboken by - .... .1 December 5, to insure delivery Defore Christmas day, the War Department announced today. They should be sent care of the general superintendent, army transport ser-j vice, pier No. 3, army supply base,' South Brooklyn, New York, by No-1 vem'ber 20. . Packages for Germany must not exceed seven pounds in weight and seventy-two inches combined length and girth. Those to men on duty in canal zone and insular , possessions are. limited to twenty pounds in weight and two cubic feet in volume. il- ; A rr ri?i 4 T"^v 1?1 VL AKL tiderfi TO THE loliday ?)lacing our e i om at a disa i ANDERS( The first mistress of the White House was Mrs. Abigail Adams, wife of the second President, who was the first to occupy the executive mansion. m LEND YOUR MON1 AND LIVE ON OF TH1 How much have you lo f^ons who never paid, or b never came to anything? Next time you have an yourself. Put it into this bank ii ever need it, pay yourself 1 you .leave it here the mone per cent interest. One dollar will do to b Planter "THE FRIEf ABBEVI1 OFFERINC ill Va i~' k r*% t x r HAKLI :ntire stock I c SMTI Dunt ot ZU p )N COMP Beginning to play chess when she was 12 years of age, Mrs. A. B. Stevenson now holds the proud position of woman chess champion of Great Britain. I I ' EY TO YOURSELF THE INTEREST E DEBT. st by lending money to pery investing in schemes that iy money to loan, lend it to ii your own name. If you Dack again. But, so long as 4 iy will pay you a sure four egin an account with. s Bank IDLY BANK." ?' " * ?/ L.LE, S. C. ' ^ ' - J lues * ' ' ' * ? . / [or you to >er cent. 'ANY I