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PERSUING ISSUES WARNING AGAINST UNpREPAREDNESS Tells House Naval Committee Amer ca Should Go Ahead With1 Its Present Army and Navy Program. Washington, Feb. 3.?A warning against pacifism and unpreparedness v was given the House naval commit - * ? n 1 n I We toaay oy uenerai rtrsmug wnu appeared t<\ discuss world disarma ment. While expressing approval of the proposal for a world disarmament conference, the former commander of the American expeditionary forces aid the United States should go a&ead with its present navy and ar my programs until a definite agree ment had been reached by at least tke five great world powers. "We should steer clear of drift ing into a pacifist state of mind sim ply because we are discussing this object," General Pershing asserted. "None of us want war, but we do mi want to be caught unprepared if comes." Against Unpreparedneas "Until some agreement is had I would say that the safe policy for the United States to pursue yv^uld be to continue our army arid navy pro grams and not allow ourselves to be caught unprepared as we were at the keginning of the world war. It is vnsafe and unwise for one nations to disarm at such a. time as this unless the others do the likewise. I think I . mm in a position to know, better than mny other man, what unpreparedness x Meant at the beginning of the war." The nations of the world know, My the general added, that America's . ; economic position would enable it to I utstrip the world in military pre jiaration if it so desired and that therefore they would realize the sin cerity of a move for disarmament if & initiated by this country and would Rft v anbscribe to it gladly. i THIS WOULD BE COME FROM IRELAND NEWS IF IT t^IDN'T ^ ' Dublin, Feb. 3.?Four men are! r dead as a result of an ambush of m squad of auxiliary police at Ballin alee, near here yesterday two of the -wounded having died late last afebt. Details of the attack have mat been received here, but it % known that one of two motor lor raes was blown up by a mine set in a road, it being said that this was the * j after spending several days with m .lBd >een used against crown forces ia Ireland. / W-i h <v* iff? ? /' U; y W ht Big Bone Pi HO 48 in the Lot Palmetto King Joe, 356,09 Smooth Big Joe, 271,07( Palmetto King Joe stands sup boar ever produced to his age; than any Southern boar you eve ever told you. Palmetto King Gertsdale, a grandson of Gertsd; m Dreea to sen ior tne taouious sur fe'ge to your heard. If you evei you must have champion seed, fered in our grand champion sa 17, 1921. At this time we will gilts, open gilts and service boa: rfe tttt)g with at the big fairs. Get i a| Stand champions, Palmetto 1 - year.,* ^ave been producing cl and come' McCormick, S. C., : day with us, looking over the be this winter; an offering that wov ' Middle West. Hear Col. Scott : whites.- Fieldman L. W. Traer, ville, Fla., E. H. Garrison, Jr., < C., C. B. Farris, Farris Seed Co eer. W. D. Scott, Edison, Ga. Se in our care. We guarantee a s the grounds at 12 o'clock. Sale Terms, cash; unless otherwise taken at face value. Cotton tal price sale day; must be grade m catalog, it is free. We thank y Ridge View Stock Farm, 1 J. F. Palmer & Railroad Connections G SPRINGS & COMPANY COTTON LETTER The small amount of business that has been transacted upon the New York Cotton Exchange during the past week does not indicate any vol ume of new mill business, and many believe that the demand for manu-' factured goods which was in evidence around the first of the year has about run its course. The fluctuations of the past week indicate no definite trend, and as stated in our recent letter, we be lieved that matters of small import ance, which cause day to day fluctu ations, should be overlooked as far as possible, and a broad view taken - J? iLu stsvt+sN*, oi'frto+iAn J1 LUC ClltUC tuttuil Oi mwviuiit \ For reasons outlined in our last letter, expoi-ts continue small. Our shipments to Great Britain since A.ugust 1st, are about 900,000 bales less than for the same time last year. Notwithstanding these small exports, the stock of cotton in Liverpool > is almost 100,000 bales greater than it was at this time last year. With exchange on the United States so un favorable, England will naturally im port #as much cotton as possible from her Colonies, and from other cotton producing sections offering more fa vorable -exchange rates. Exports . to the Continent of Europe have been slightly over 200,000 bales greater this year than they were last year, but we must not overlook the fact that in fixing Germany's indemnity a tax of 12 per cent has been placed upon her manufactured exports. This will handicap Germany's activity and :urtail purchases of raw cotton for manufacture and export in the form 3f finished foods. On the whole, we continue to feel that further reactions are probable, .nd would only suggest the purchase 3f cotton on breaks. , Wheat. The bullish report from Washing ^n placing the remaining stocks of wheat at 320,000,000 bushels against 417,000,000 a year ago was a dis tince surprise. Export demand con tinues slack. Europe is buying, where possible in countries offering more favorable exchange advantages. A trading market with sharp fluc tuations seemsvprobabie and we ad ise conservative operations. Corn will be influenced to a great extent by the price movements of wheat, but we can see nothing to indicate any. change in trend and look, for ultimately lower prices. Receipts of oats continue heavy, and demand is poor. We do not ex pect a sustained advance. Springs & Co. READ THE .ADVERTISEMENTS (land China GS To be Sold Febr'ry 17 5. Biggest Joe, 315.861. i. King Joe 219,669. reme as the biggest Southern longer, taller, heavier boned ir saw. He is bigger than any Joe,is ably assisted by Prince ale Jones, the first boar of the n of $6,600. He will add pres : expect to produce champions Your great opportunity is of le at McCormick, S. C., Feb. sell 48 head, bred sows, bred rs; the kind the boys are win a sow bred to the greatest of Sing Joe. For more than two lampion seed. Join the crowd Feb. 17, 1921, and spend that st that will go through a ring lid be hard to duplicate in the lecture on the big black and Farmer & Stockman, Jackson :ounty agent, McCormick, S. Greenwood, S. C. Auction ind mail bids to either of them 8 quare deal. Lunch served on re starts at 1 o clock P. M. ! arranged. Liberty Bonds ken at 3 cents above market iddling or better. Write for ou. McCormick, S. C. i Sons, Props. tood From All Points. FRANCE WILL S^E TO IT GERMANY IS WADE TO PAY DEBT Priemier Briand Informs Deputies of Purpose?To Vote Tomorrow Paris, Feb. 4.?France still in tends to see that Germany is made to pay her debt in full, if her eco nomic condition permits' of such payment, Premier Briand informed the chamber of deputies today in presenting the declaration of his ministry on the reparations ques tion. ,"The French Government," said the p remier in reviewing the de cisions reached by the allied su preme council at its meeting in Paris last week, "has in np wise re nounced the purpose of collecting the entire debt due from Germany, if she recover^ her economic pros perity. The decisions of the su preme council, M. Brland explained, meant "the payment by Germany to the limit of her economic capacity, the principal measure toward which is the development of her exporta tions." The definite plan which the allied conferees had in view at the meet ing, the priemier said was to verify and fix the exact total of Ger many's exports, and the general re sult of the conference was to avoid a paradoxical situation in which Germany's foreign trade would thrive through deliveries of her pro ducts to the allies, to the detri ment of allied industries. The session was resumed an hopr later, but it was not expected that the interpellations would be com pleted and a vote reached on ap proval of the declaration before to morrow. INCOME TAX FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW Births, deaths, and marriages dur ing the year 1920 affect materially income tax returns for that year. Millions of babies were added yto family circles, each of whom brings an exemption of $200 in the parents' income tax return. Widows and widowers who lost their husbands or wives during the year are especially affected. They are single for the purposes of the in come tax law and are granted only an exemption of. $1,000, unless the head of a family. Persons wno were divorced or sep arated by mutual agreement during the year also must consider them selves as single persons. The status of the taxpayer on De cember 31, 1920, determines the amount of the exemptions. If on that day the taxpayer was married , and living with wife or husband claim may be made for the $2,00 exemp tion. If single, or married and not livin# with wife or husband on De cember '31, the exemption is only $1, 000. Persons who reached majority dur ing the year and whose earnings for that period amounted to $1,900 or more, or $2,000 or more, according to their marital status, must file a re turn and pay a tax on their net in come in excess of those amounts. To avoid penalty, the return must be in the hands of the Collector, of Internal Revenue for the district in which the taxpayer lives, or has ./ his principal place of business, on or be fore midnight of March 15, 1921. Motion pictures showing criminal in action have been barred in Chica go. YACHT OUTWITS SEAS Charleston, Feib. 3.?Aboard the handsome yacht of Cyrus H. K. Cur tis, a well known publisher, who with a party of friends will sail from Charleston in a day or two for Miami, Fla., is a remarkable equilibrium device designed to k?ep the big yacht fairly level when she encounters rough seas. The Lyndo nia, said to have cost $1,500,000, is equipped with a gyroscope weighing 27 tons which revolves at great speed in a practically airless metal cylinder when an electric switch is thrown in. This unique balancing machine is said to give the big pleasure craft remarkable stability in rough seas and to add much com fort to a sea trip. The Philadelphia publisher and Mrs. Curtis with friends were due this afternoon to board the Lyndonia. They may spend a day or two in Charleston sightseeing before proceeding on their cruise to Florida and the -West Indies. MANY MASONS TO COLUMBIA SOON Big Scottish Rite Reunion There Next Monday Columbia, Feb. 3.?With high Ma sonic officials and members expected from South Carolina, Georgia, Ten , nessee and Texas expected as guests of honor and a large class eli gible to take the degrees the winter , reunion of Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Masons will be held in ! Columbia starting next Monday, February 7, and continuing through the following Wednesday. This is to be another of the auspicious Mason ic occasions which have been held in Columbia. Several thirty-second degree Ma sons from Texas and Tennessee. are * expected to foe here. George Flem ing Moore, of, Charleston, grand ' commander, Charles C. Homer, in spector general of Maryland and Hyman W. Witcover of Savannah, 1 Ga., inspector general of the Geor gia South Carolina jurisdictions are ' among the Scottish Rites officials J who have been inivted here for the occasion. During the three sessions from the fourth to the thirty-second de grees are to be conferred. The class ! of' eligibles which embraces various sections' of the State includes oyer ' 180 candidates. On Monday the 1 fourth to 17th degrees will be con [ ferred. Tuesday the 18th to 30th de glCCO TV AAA Kf WUigil?U OllU Tf tU" | nesday the 30th and 32nd degrees will toe given. Banquets are on the ' program for Monday and Wednes day nights. Those candidates from out of Co^ | lumtoia who expect to come here for j the reunion are asked to notify j Claude C. Campbell, secretary, at j Columbia, so that hotel accommoda tions can be arranged for. The Chinese have devoted them selves for nearly four thousand (years-to the artificial propagation , of fish, shell-fish, pearl and sponges. J The episcopal ring was formerly set with any gem. It is however at 'the present time generally set with an amethyst or a ijapphire. COOLIDGE'S OVERCOAT STOLEN IN ATLANTA; IT CANT BE FOUND Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 3.?Atlanta's detective department have at last admitted that Colvin Coolidge's over coat had been stolen while he was visiting here last week, and that the city's best Sleuths could not find it and wanted the public to help. The coat was taken when left un guarded for a short time while the vice-president-elect inspected the Y. M. C. A. building, and civic pride made the detectives want to return it without the world ever knowing that the theft had been committed here. Detectives did not say whether their search had been directed to ward souvenir hunters or common thieves. Beautiful Glass I have just received; shipment of Cut Glass, Bric-s both Hollow and ! The prices are in ac< ward trend of the m vited to come in and F-1E, HAR JEW] Abbeville, MB 11VIU J I ALL KINDS OF iiilrlina Ma tori >' Supply C H. JACKSON, Mg O 5AYCANYDUSEE? LV. LISENBEE Optometrist EYES EXAMINED GLASSES FITTED Prescriptions filled with my own grinding plant?Therefore, accur acy is certain.... OFFICE and PLANT in McMnrray's New Victrola Shop on Main St. Abbeville, So. Car. "Becoming Glasses Cost No More" I Cut a new and attractive t i-brac, and, Silver, Flatware. cord with the down arket and you are in see this elegant line. RISON, Jr. ULER S. Carolina