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NATIONS OF LEAGUE
CONSIDER REVISIONS
DUTCH MINISTER OF FOREIGN
AFFAIRS INTRODUCES RESO?
>iwt/\u ? AAViiur Tf? 1MTPR.
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PRETATION OF ARTICLE EIGHTEEN
RELATING TO REGISTRATION
OF TREATIES WITH
AGREEMENTS NOT BINDING
IN MEANTIME .
Geneva, Nov. 21.?The first formal
step looking toward the revision
of the covenant of the legaue of nations
was taken by- the assembly of
fhe league at today's session. The
Dutch minister of foreign affairs,
.H A. Van Karnabeek, introduced a
resolution for reconsideration of
Article 18, having to do with the
- registration of treaties.
The resolution/' provides that the
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reconsideration oe cuuuuticu tiwiw
by the assembly itself or by a committee,-to
make the meaning of the
article clearer.
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Jonkheer Van Karnabeek said
there were several interpretation
of the article, which in brief provides
that treaties between nations
shall no^ be binding until they are !
registered with the league and pro. |
posed that it be studied carefully :
with a view to its clarification.
(The text of Article 18 readS:
"Every treaty of international en. 1
gagement entered into hereafter by
any member of the league shall be
forthwith registered with the secretariat
and shall as soon as possible '
be published by it. No such treaty 1
or international engagement shall '
be binding until so registered.")
Geneva, Nov. ?21.?Hope that :
"without too much delay" a way
will be found for the entry of the, 1
United States into league of nations
is given by the declaration of Presi- <
dent-elect Harding, it was declared 1
in an address to the assembly of the 1
league today by Tomasso .Tittonf,
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former ioreign minister 01 ataiy.
"The league," added Signor Tit- '
toni, "will never be a league of na>
tions until all the nations, without
exceptions, are included in it." 1
Signor Tittoni was speaking as a
member of the council of the league,
his remarks being made in closing
discussion of the report of the coun. :
cil of the assembly ending the first
stage of the assembly's work.
The entire agenaa 01 ine assem*
bly now is in the hands of the com?
mittees, which have been asked to
report at the earliest possible date
on the questions considered susceptible
of the promptest solution so
that these may be taken up by the
f full assembly while the commitetes
are considering other questions.
Geneva, Nov. 21.?An international
military force, with an international
staff was proposed to thte
assembly of the league of nations
today by Senator Henry LaFontaine
of.the Belgian delegation.
Senator LaFontaine had somewhat'
startled the assembly by declaring
that the world was not yet ,
ready for disarmament.
"It is necessary to say frankly to
the people," he said, "that the time
for disarmament has not yet come."
Before the world could disarm, he
, added, "entirely different ideas
than those prevailed before the war
must be inculcated and applied."
He proposed that the armaments
and armies be comprised in an international
force, with an international
staff, ready to be used "in the
cause of right' in such case as arose
from the present situation of' Armenia.
Geneva, Nov. 21.?The assembly
of the league of nations was asked
today to make Spanish one of the
official "languages of the league. The
propositons was made in a resolution
drafted by a number of the delegates
and Introduced by Quinones
de Leon ,of the Spanish delegation.
PRESIDENT-ELECT
LEADS SERVICES
Finds Comfort in Twenty-fifth
Psalm?Quiet Day At Sea
Aboard Steamship Parismina,
Nov. 21.?"The troubles of my
heart are enlarged; Oh bring thou
me out of my distress."
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So read tne presiaent-exctt ui
United States this evening from the
25th Ps^lm, as he led the religious
services in the women's salon of the
ship which is taking him to the
Canal Zone, to companions who gathered
about him as he solemnly intoned
the words of David.
There seemed a peculiar and d^a*
matic significance to the simple lines
he had deliberately selected from
the appeal of the psalmist and as he
read it became the personal prayer
of Senator Harding himself, as he
faces tremendous problems.
"Look upon, mine affliction and
my pain and forgive all my sins.
Consider mine venemies for they are
many and they hate me with cruel
hatred. Let integrity and unrighteousness
preserve me; for I wait on
thee."
Senator Harding made 'it clear
that the vespers revealed and reflected
his attitude toward the assumption
of the presidency and his
further prayer, quoting from fkhe
same psalm was:
"Remember not the sins of my
youth nor my transgressions; according
to thy, mercy remember
thou me for thy goodness' sake, Oh,
Lord."
The service was held at 5 p. m.
Senator Frelinghuysen of New Jersey
ac^ed as deacon, announcing the
hymn. After the president-elect had
read the 25th Psalm there was another
hyiriH and responsive reading
followed, Senator Harding leading.
The singing of "America" closed
the service. '<
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Pre&ident-eiect warding spent mej
quietest Sunday in months today,
resting and reading as his steamer,
the Parismina, proceeded , toward
Panama under a bright tropical sun
an/i over a sea as smooth as a mill
pond.
Mrs. Harding, who remained in
bed yesterday, was on deck early today
and apparently in (, perfect
health. After a walk about the ship,
Mr/ and Mrs. Harding picked adjoining
steamer chairs on the shady
side of the promenade deck and repiained
there most of the day.
At present speed the Parismina
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snouia reacn vrisiuutu auuuv
break Tuesday.
SHIRLEY A SUICIDE
Joseph Shirley, a white man re*
siding on the "plantation of Mr. John
R. Winn, on the Due West-Hodges
road, committed suicide sometime
Sunday, according to news received
by the Press and Banner over the
/?
long distance phone this morning.
Shirley was stated to be about 32
years of age, unmarried and it is
said that he had only been living in
this section since Spring. None of
the particulars surhmnding the suicide
could be given us by out informant.
DEATH OF MISS ARCHER
Mrs. Earle Ferguson was called to
Cedartown.'Ga., Saturday morning
ty news of the illness of her sister.
Miss Archer. Before the former
reached home the sister had passed
away.
Miss Archer is pleasantly remembered
in Abbeville where she visited
the past summer. She made many
friends among the younger people
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and gave pleasure to tnem xnrougn i
her talents as a violinist. Recently
she had been on an extended trip to
friends in Alabama, fronj \^ich place
she had just returned home. Soon after
reaching home, her illness came,
resulting in her death.
' The friends of Mrs. Ferguson ir
Abbeville are sorrowful over the
great misfortune which comes to her.
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MR. A. J. DERBYSHIRE
ORDAINED SUN
Bishop Guerry Preaches Ordir
Sermon to Large Congregate
Presented by Rev. Mr. Noe
Of the Episcopal
Church.
The ordination services of Re
J. Derbyshire as a deacon in the
copal Church were conducted y
day (Sunday) morning at T:
Episcopal Church in this city. Th
vices were in charge of Bishop <
ry of this Diocese.
The services consisted of a se
by the Bishop in ysvhich he quI
the duties of a deacon in his cb
There were three orders of mip
in the church he explained, tKe
con, the priest and the Bishop,
deacon was the first step in the
The word deacon he recalled wa
Greek derivation, and meant ser
A deapon was therefore a man
service, the Bishop explainedfor
service to the Episcopal CI
alone, nor to its members alone
to the whole community.
In the course of his remarks
flia mflttPT* flf
U1011V|/ vt jjyuuuvvi vttv
calling of a minister, or prea
There must be two calls he said
must be from within by which
man feels impelled to go into
work;; the other must be from
out?the congregation or the cl
should call a man into the servii
is only when the two combine
minister said that a man was 1
called.
After the se/mon the services
in accordance with the presc
forms of the Episcopal Church
Derbyshire was presented by
friend, Rev. Mr. Noe, a Priest o
church, and the questions lookii
his fitness were propounded by
Bishop after which Mr. Derbj
was duly constituted a deacon i:
church.
The Methodists had called off
services in. order to attend the
nation meeting, in the Epis
church. The other churches ho\
had Services, but notwithstandir
great number of the people of
city turned out to show their int
in Mr. Derbyshire, who just no1
sumes charge of the church Nat
place, and whose coming brings ]
ure to so many of our people.
Boy Scouts were out in full for
space had been reserved for then
it was filled and over-flawing,
.nus testified to their appreciati*
Mr. Derbyshire Who is their s
master, and we feel sure that h
preciated their presence. He me
^eat deal to the boys of the
ust as they mean a great deal U
.n his work in Abbeville.
In addition to the people of
city there were a number of vi
i.'rora Wellington whiclj charge L?
.muer Mr. Derbyshire. Among
.vho came from Willington wer(
W. 0. Covin, Jlr. *nd Mrs. Edwir
iter, The Messrs Andrews and
ohn L. Kennedy.
COTTON MILL CLOSED
The operatives of the Abb
Cotton. Mi .: are taking a rest
week. It has been customary h<
fore for the Mill to close Wedm
night of Thnaksgiving week
the following Monday. This y<
was decided to close for tho 1
week. * "
The Board of Managers o
cotton mill, in accordance wit'
vote~~of the Selectmen, decid
pay to the operatives one-half
for the week. Many of them
work which they wish to do i
their homes, and there are ce
? Ml ?l_;_v Va
repairs m me mm wuicn uc
only while the mill is closed ( (
and all these matters are rece
attention during the week.
^ The mill will commence opei
again Monday morning of
week.
The mill will commence opeli
again Monday morning of next
and so far as we are now info
there will be no farther curtai
at the Abbeville Mills.
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BIG LOSS COMES 1
DAY IN NEW ORLEANS
iation Damage From Fire Reaches Million* (
>n ?River Front Feels Force of
Flames, ProbaSly Started
by Sparks From An t
Engine
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iv. A. New Orleans, Nov^l?The loss in- r
Epis- volved bx what was regarded as the v
ester- worst river front fire in New Orleans
rinity since the Sluyvesant docks were de- ^
e ser- stroyed a decade ago will be at least *
Suer- $2,500,000 and may be increased to s
$4,000,000 according to a statement *
rmon issued tonight by Hayden Wrenn, su- 1
- - - e
tlined perintendent of the board of port "
iurch. commissioners, following his investi- *
isters gation of damage caused by the blaze r
dea. which early today consumed 2,000 3
The feet wharfage from Desire to Intvork.
dependence streets in the downtown \
s 0f section. s
vant. The fire, believed to have been t
for Caused by sparks fogm a switch en- i
?not gine, completely deWoyed a new ba- *
lurch nana wharf constructed for the Cuya- t
i, but mel Fruit and Steamship company, c
eight box cars.filled with material bethe
lonffing to the United States govern- <
the ment, two derricks owned by the gov- t
cher. ernment, damaged the stern of the I
. one steamship POncelot, being fitted for c
the delivery by the Foundation company t
the to the French line, and consumed vast t
with- quantities of goods destined for ex- \
lurch Port. j t
:e. It Loss to thp port commission is not
the covered by insurance, but a special i<
eally sinking fund is maintained to cover I (
such cases. s
were The Mexican gunboat Saragosa, the I
ribed steamer Truxillo and a government p
i Mr. barge was towed to midstream with i1
his the Poncelot shortly after an oil g
f the tank on the latter exploded, scitterng
to ing burning oil on the barge, which t
the was itself to be loaded with oil. The n
Shire Poncelot was' the only vessel dam- ,
n the aged. . I
their COTTON NEWS.
copal Ginners' figures were given ^
_ out this morning, the amount of
vever , r
t cotton ginned to 14th inst, being 8,^the
920'000 bales against 7,608,000 to r
erest same ^ate 'ast year- For f?ur- r
' ag teen days the number of bales ginned F
this was *>449,000 against 1,299,000 for a
>leas- 331116 ^ays *ast year' fi*ures 1
indicate to us that the crop will not '
. be so large as has beeri estimated in c
ce. A ?.
? some quarters. Practically all the ,
They cot*on *n has nowj been *
on of 8 ned? anc^ *act that Texas ha^ 4
^ . ginned more cotton than was made ,in
icout- , t
that state last year would seem to 1
e ap- j
? show that there is not much more to 1
ans a .
cjty come from that quarter. Altogether 1
) him '* kei^ns to 1??^ like th? crop will not c
beJtfrge. <
Futures went down When ^e fig- ^
ares were first announced. But. later s
sitors
' n the day cotton was stronger and *
5 Also
the close was above Saturday's closing
those
igures. December closed at 16:30 in t
5 ^ New York against 16:25 Saturday. ?
1 " The outlook according to advices is ^
** nore hopeful. i
Cotton sold here todcy at 16 cents (
:or the best grades. ^
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> UNION SERVICES OF CHURCHES ?
eville - mstorfe of the city held a meet- ^
ing Saturday, at which a schedule was ^
?reto- .. ?or unjon 8ervices of ?
esday ckurches f0r the next year. The e
un*il services will be held on the' fourth
?ar Sabbath evening, as heretofore, and ^
ivhole jje jn several churches
'n regular order, so far as may be ^
f the done. There haS been considerable ir- ^
h the regularity in the place of meeting .
tn j?: ?>?f irani* anH it. is boned
UUllIl^ WIC paav -r~*" ?.?
^me uhat no occasion will arise for a
have change fn the regular schedule during
about he next year. *
srtain The service next Sabbath evening
done wiu be held in the Associate Reform- ,
lown, ed church; that in December will be
hiving held in the Episcopal church; in January,
in the Presbyterian church; in Y.
ation February, in the Baptist church; and J
next n March in the Methodist church.
After that date, the same order will r
1
ation be followed. i
week x
rmed, Miss Esther Bowen and John Ar- 1
lment mour spent Sunday in Belton with c
Miss Florence CJinkscales. g
rWO COUNTRIES j
( ON GOOD TERMS |
Ireat Britain And France Not To
Quarreld?Saye Lloyd George
Par&, Nov. 21.?'Differences t^e-,
ween Great Britain and France do
1
lot amount to a quarrel, and the
iews of these two nations have in
10 way prejudiced the alliance
vhich held them together during the
yar, said Premier Lloyd George of
Jreat Britain, in an interview at
London yesterday with the correponclent
of The Petit Parisien. Mr.
jloyd George declared that, regardng
reparations, England would
+ori/^ +/> tintli TTronno
tut he insisted that the amount Gernany
will be called upon to pay
hould be fixed. t
"There are always some people c
vho pick quarrels," said the mini- r
ter in reply to a remark by the in- a
erviewer, that French public opin- c
on was badly impressed by what 1
France believed to be the British a?
itude on questions vital to this g
ountry. ( e
The interviewer told Mr. Lloyd c
JeoTge the question of reparations a
oolc precedence over all others in d
iVance/ and that in pertain French t
ircles there was an impression ei- c
her rightly or wrongly held that c
he British premier opposed the t
iewpoint of the French relative to t
he amount Germany should pay. h
"I would say that this impression
3 wrongly held," said Mr. Lloyd n
Jeorge. "Yo\i say reparations con- p
titute an essential point for p
Vance, and I would say it is also of | r
paramount importance for ijsj since j a
t is evident that the more France n
:ets, the more England will receive. a
"I will tell you, exactly what I g
hink. It is very simple?make Ger- a
lany pay all she can. ! f
t "I have, I think," continued Sir. |c
joyd Geoige, "testified by acts and s
lot oply by words, tp my friend- f
hip and admiration for the French v
lemocracy. We fought together and a
onquered together and must not,'
enounce in peace the arrange- ^
nents that in the past were dear to j
ny heart. In return, the French
teople must not think I have become j
in enemy because I .speak as a busi- '
less man and as a realist. Friends ^
hould speak truth to each other and
lefend the system which seems best ^
o conform with their common inerests.
Once the decision is reached ^
hen we will stand elbow to elbow." jt
Paris, Nov. Sl.&Premiers^Geotgesj g
jeygues and David Lloyd George of r
'ranee and^reat Britain, reepecively,
probably will meet in Lonlon
soon for a conference which is *
jpiradered necessary (because of the t
ierious situation in the Near East. A x
itaff of experts, it,-is understood *
vill take part in the meeting.
The conference will determine J
ipon joint action relative to three c
juestions: the defeat of Premier
fenizelos in Greece, which brings
nto question the status of the
jpeek army in Asia Minor; the ad- "
'ance of the Russian Bolsheviki in 11
he new states of the Caucasus re-,,
rion, particularly the cooperation of r
he Bolsheviki and the Turkish naionalists
and the consequences of a
he defeat of General Baron Wran- I
fel, head of the south Russian gov- v
rnment. x f
Paul Camd6n, former French am- v
assador to Great Britain, submitted I
o.the French foreign office yester-ja
lay a note declaring the return of t
former King Constantine to the a
Jreek throne would be "intoler- s
nble." He said that, if such a step n
ras imjitiftent, 'Greece should be o
earned the allies'could not main- t
ain friendly relations with her. f
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"Oyster supper postponed a
f
The oyster supper which was to
lave been given by the Business
den's Class of the Baptist church s
Wednesday evening has been post-K
>oned, because it was found that a s
arge number of persons interested k
vould be out of \he city, making v
Thanksgiving visits; arid for other ?
auses unforseen. The supper will be I
,'iven at a later date. n
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OOTBALL FANS DIE
FROM MILITARY FIRE
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rHIRTY LOSE LIVES AT GAME
BETWEEN ELEVENS IN IRE"LAND^-ATTACKS
ON MILITARY
FORCES EARLIER IN
DAY, CAUSING FOURTEEN
DEATHS, BROUGHT ARMED
FORCES TO FIELD FOR
SEARCH OF GUNMEN
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Dublin, Not;. 21.?Dublin became
he secene'today of,far spread
\
ler and reprisal. ?
Not less than 14 men are dead in
he attacks made simultaneously all
vey the city this morning. The
nethod was the same in each and
.11 the men assassinated were offters
or former officers, or otherwise
n the service of the government.
Small bodies of men numbering
:enerally from six to eight presentd.
themselves at various houses, '
ailed their victims out or entered /
nd shot their victims in bed, while. y_.y
ressing or at breakfast. The dls- '
ricts in which ' the murders were
ommitted were in some instances
lose together; others were separaOf]
hv TMllpC Kllf oil A0aaam??
? ? www uit wii? , aooooOiliO"
ions took place about the1 same
our 9 'oclock in the morning.
In the afternoon while a football
latch was in progress at , Croke
'ark, 16 lorries filled with auxiliary
olice moved swiftly up and surounded
the place. Accounts differ
s to what happened, when after
lounting machine guns on heights ' v
ibove, the police broke through the
ates. The auxiliaries were hooted,
nd according/ to eye witnesses, first
ired in the air and then into the
rowd. It is declared from another
ource that Sinn Fein pickets first
ired on the government forces
rhen they were seen approaching
,nd that the fire was returned.
Within the party the great assemily
of ^15,000 became panic stricken,
low many were killed is not known
is yet but the estimates range from
0 to 30 or more Several are repojtd
to have been trampled to death.
The streets of Dublin Sunday were
leserted in the moaning howrs.
Those who had planned the murder f
the officers and government ^em>loyees
moved systematically to
heir task. They committed the asassinations
without disguise and all
nade their esca^je.
Gre^ham hotel was the scene perlaps
of the greatest fighting and
he raid was carried out by 20 men
mn tne utmost coolness, xne ureslam
is in Sackville street; and is
>ne of the besfc, known . hotels in
)ublin. In this place two former ofllers
were done to death.
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Dublin, Nov. 21.?Thirty persons
,re reported to have been killed and
nany injured in a panic when
'Black and Tans" invaded a football
n&tch today and fired on the crowd.
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The Tipperary team was playing
gainst the Dublin team in Croke ...
'ark, before a crowd of 15,000
riien "Black and Tans" entered In
orce by ga:es, and after a scene of
irild confusion, fired on the people.
Sixteen lorries with auxiliaries
rrived outside of Croke Park when
he game had been under way for
bout 15 minutes. They completely
urrounded the grounds mounting
?n fVia Miltmv lin?
iiaviunc guiio -y** vuv ?
vertooking the paric, and then burst '
hrough the gates. Shots were first
ired in the air: then, to the con%
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ternation of the spectators, the
uxiliaries opened fire on the crowd'
rom various quarters.
An official version of the affair
ays that the auxiliary police visited
]roke Park for the purpose of
earching the crowd, as it was
+V10+ manv cninmcn rnnrif^teA
,IIU?V11 umiijr
nth the murders earlier in the day
/ ere presenl^ Indeed, same came to
)ublin osteraibly to attend the'
latch.
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