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PEACE BY RESOLUTION
, PLAN OF REPUBLICANS
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Tniani Said To Hare Been Told At
McCormick Dinner in Wash,
ington That Harding Ad
ministration Intend* to
So Terminate War 4
With Germany.
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Washington, April 5.?The Hard
ing administration intends to termi
nate the war between the United
Slates and Germany by congression
al solution. Mr. Viviani, the, French
?aroy extraordinary to this country
u -understood to' have been inxormed
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tonight at a dinner at tne nome ui
Senator McCormick of Illinois.
. The former' premier was also in
farmer, it was said by senators pr&s
nt, that the program of the admin- J
iabation does not contemplate en
, Inace of the United States into the
p league of nations.
Tfeose at the dinner said that M.
"Vmaai had been told frankly that it
; * was useless to discuss the poasibili
V tg ?{E American membership in the i
I itmgae of nations. Most of the^Re- <
f^bbean members of the senate for* 1
I mem relations committee and George ;
Barrey, prospective , ambassador at :
' thii. court of St James's were among <
Dnu present. ]
Tlie French envoy, who ,was ac- <
^ ?pin lied by Ambassador f Jusser- i
r' * ami, was said to have been informed <
ttat sentiment of Republican leaders 1
warn t'ery unanimous for adoption o/ <
,'fke Knox separate /peace resolution 1
abject /only to possible amendment <
* Am its original form early in the
TjflK,
I
rial session of congress. M.
h' Virani was described as appearing
' '^reconciled" to the situation.
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' V At the same time the senator*
nde it clear that the United States
*v VMdd take no action whictf1 could
^>j|? in any way considered as "help
p- 'dWF to Germany especially in the
I aottn of reparations and fulfilling
ether obligations involved in the
wmet settlement. .
la discussing the proposed jpeace
.resolution, the senators, it is under
stand, asserted their intention to in
|wi' fteduce it immediately, upon thereon
> ' wulug of congress and urge its
? prompt adoption. However,, they
adiec^ that if President Harding
iNoli request delay in the matter
N a vote, this Undoubtedly would be
KJCENSE' FIGURES
SHOWING DECREASE
:.r The state highway commission has
< registered tos date a total of 74,858
&r;: e' siltentobiles and trucks fdt the 1921
; registration, according to figures com
filed by W. W. Goodman, chief of the
Motor vehicle division.";'
' > The registration so far
> automobiles, 5,762 trucks and 527
A . MoCorcycles. These licenses have
|vtItougbt in* a total collection of
p fBM27.61.
A feature of the registration is the'
Ijg crop from last year. In 1920 a
f'\ 19&L of 93,843 * ; automobiles and
I tracts, were licensed, and going by
dhue figures there are 18,895 trucks
? ? autos this year that have not
teen registered.?The State.
) TRESPASS NOTICE.
f. Notice is hereby given that no per
sons ore allowed to trespass on my
teds in this county, known as a part
js?.$mith's quarter. Anyone tres
: ( y pusihg thweon will be indicted.
i'r tc. Mrs.v Ida D. Blount
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L. V. LI8ENBEE
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'(Bfeeoming Glasses Cost No More)
GOVERNMENT PLANS
FOR COTTON EXPORTS
Program Well Under Way as Result
Of Meeting in Washington.?
Southern Bankers Attend
Conference.
Washington, April 5.?Formulation
of %a program designed v to aid the
cotton interests in reviving export
trade was begun at a conference here
today 'between representative bank
ers from 12 Southern states and Sec
retaries Hoover and Mellon as well
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as Governor Harding of the federal
reserve board and directors of the
war finance corporation.
Although no formal action < was
taken today, propositions for govern
ment aid in financing cotton exports
were suggested and tentatively in
dorsed. The programs initiated at
this time, especially relief to the cot
ton growers, it is expected, will
eventually be broadened to apply to
the other farm products. ' '
A committee was namefti' by the
conference to pursue further studies
of plans to create local or sectional
banking syndicates whiclr would
serve as agencies, to combine the fin
ancial strength of interests in the
sotton crop. Around these, it was
proposed, would be erected machin
sry for the extension of credit to
stricken European states where long
term credit is necessary and where
there is no maricet unless me export
er is willing to await conversion of
the raw product into finished mer
ihandise.
The discussion was frank and Goy
Brnor Harding of the federal reserve
ooard took t occasion to assert that
the cotton growers lacked confidence
ind that any relief that could come
must have its origin among those in
terested and not in the government.
"Genuine Prermi'" Made.
- After the afternoon session, Man
aging Director Meyer of the finance
corporation under whose' auspices the
conference was held, declared 'genu
ine progress" had been made in the
direction of a plan which ultimately
would restore life to 'the cotton busr
mess. He warned, however, that the
situation could not be remedied over
night and that only through com
bined action of those interested in
connection with such financial help
as the government could give in the
shape of loans would better condi
tions prevail in the cotton beltr ,
While the conference today did not'
go into details of the program, it is
understood in general to be the pur
pose to use the collective resource^
in banks where cotton is tied up, the
banks aiding in the financing of the
exports, it was pointed out, could ob
tain further funds from the war fin
ance board so that their activities'
would not be curtailed.
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tionp under the Webb-Pomerene and
Edge acts also was urged upon the
>ankers. " Secretary Hoover espe
cially, iftdicated that in hid belief the
cotton interests should proceed un
ler those two acts and with t he as
tistance of the war finance corpora'
ion be" able to establish a successful
>xport trade. >
v Secretary Mellon suggested ware
>ouse deposting of cotton and some
>ther non-perishable products, on
rhich loans might be obtained from
he government as a means of en
abling the producers to continue op
rations. He said the copper produ
ers had resorted to that plan when
hey were confronted with no market
or their mine output. Money bor
owed on the warehouse receipts was
>eing used, he explained, to keep the
nines running in the hope that fiven
;ually a market would be available.
Reduction in Acreage.
Several bankers urged a reduction
n cotton acreage until the world con
sumption catches up with produc
;ion. This brought from Governor
Harding the assertion that there was
10 actual overproduction' but a de
cease in the buying power of the
European states into whicft Ameri
can commodities formerly went. The
job of the cotton exporter and his
financial backer, Mr. Harding added,
was to recreate the buying power by
supplying some credit on sound' eco
nomic lines. %
The situation in Europe as viewed
by the reserve board, he said, need
ed stabilization and he added that
one way to aid in this stabilization
was by assisting those countries in
manufacturing. A committee was
appointed to study the local situa
tion and includes Robert F. Maddox,
Atlanta, chairman; D. M Armstrong,
Memph;s; Natham Adams, Dallas;
Charles Claiborne, New Orleans and
CASE OF WILLIAMS
TAKEN UP TODAY
Teitinfony of Alleged Peonage Con
ditions?Will Be Made Public
Covington, Ga., April 5.?The
first sworn \ testimony of alleged
peonage conditions on the Jaspei
j county farm of John S. Williams,
jwhom the state contends caused the
murder of 11 of his negro farm
hands to hide peonage from federal
agents will be''made public here
during the trial of Wiliams starting
tomorrow on a charge of murder of
one the negroes whom he is alleged
to have brought into Newton county
and had drowned. . '
The state has summoned a score
of witnesses -by whom it expects to
support the story of Clyde Manning
negro farm boss, who declared, ac
cording of deputies that he took
part in the wholesale killing on or
der of \^illiams but Manning him
self was expected to be the chief
reliance of the prosecution. Manning
is slated to be tried as soon as the
first trial of Williams is completed.
Since his first categorial denial
of all the charges of peonage and
murder on being araested Williams
has maintained silence and his at
torneys tonight 'continued to veil
their plans in secret. Not even the
number of witnesses summoned for
the defense was made public, and
report that the defense is to spring
a surprise during the trial brought
no comment from the attorneys.
Solicitor A. M. .Brand will be
aided during the trial by W. M. How
ard, former repreeentative from the
Eighth congressional 'district of
Georgia and Graham Wright, assis
tant state's . attorney general whc
was sent here at the instance of
Gov. Dorsey.
Williams will be represented by
Green F. Johnson, of Bfonticelo, Ga,
none of whose clients, aacording to
1 1 I 1 U 4-lw,
lawyers uore om uccu usugcu iu m?:
20 odd years lie 'has practiced law.
He has defended more than 100 per
sons charged with killing, including
some 50 white meb.
W. H. Key, of Monticello, and
'Charles C. King, of Covington, will
assist Mr. Johnson.
The court has summoned 100 ve
niremen for the trial and it was ex
pected the greater part of the first
day would be taken up with the se
lection of the trial jury. . ?
[ Unusual preparations have been
made to guard the court room dur
ing the trial, Sheriff B. L. Johmion
having doubled his force of deputies
on orders of Judge John B. Hutc'he
son, superior court judge, who will
preside giving the sheriff a force of
sixteen men. Judge. Hutcheson him
self came into the court room late
today to supervise final arrange
ments for the trial and taking note
of the reports that crowds of spec
tators would be on hand, ordered ex
tra chairs placed ih the room. He
took the position, it was said that
all available space possible should
be provided for spectators, but thai;
after the room had been comfort
ably filled po more should be admit
ted. !
Wililams and Manning are to be
brought from Atlanta on an early
train, acocrding to Sheriff Johnson.
Richard I. Manning, Columbia, S. C,
Besides those named on the com
mittee bankers attending the confer
ence today were: Tom 0 Smith, Bir
mingham, Ala.; C. S. Fitzpatrfck,
Helena, Ark.; J. S Reese, Pensacola,
Fla.; John K. Ottley, Atlanta; Archi
bald K?ains, New Orleans; P. H. San
ders/New Orleans; Oscar Newton
Jackson, Miss.; Festus J. Wade, St.
Louis; H. C. McQueen, Wilmington,
N C.,; D. N. Fisk, Muskogee, Okla;
R G Rhett, Charleston, SC.; T. R.
Preston, Chattanooga, Tenn; John T.
Scott, Houston, Texas, and R. ?.
Harding, Ftfrt Worth, Texas.
"AL" a FIELD DIES
Columbus, 0., April 5.?Alfred
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Vrxxuiil \ n.i jj.; a ]?ciuivi wi
American minstrels, died at his home
here Sunday, his death resulting from
Bright's disease. Born 72 years ago
in Leesburg, Va., Mr. Field was edu
cated in the common schools of
Brownsville and Pittsburg, Pa., later
becoming interested in banking and
farming, and in 1886 entered the
theatrical business organizing a min
strel show which has operated con
tinuously since that time.
Mr. Field was a former high na
tional officer of the Elks and widelj
known in Masonic circles. The funer
al will be held here Tuesday after
noon.
SWELL MAID PROVES
POOR INVIiSTMEN"
Chicago, April 5.?Mrs. Fred E
Mayer has lost faith in N ew Yor
maids,
Mrs. Mayer had tried maid3 o
the "home g#own" variety for sev
eral years and was not satisfied
She wanfed a maid with "Easter]
experience." One day an applican
appeared.
"Where are you from?" aake
Mrs. Mayer.
"Noo Y^wk," responded the appli
cant. "I worked wid~ d<^ swelles
families along River Shori Drive."
The maid was hired. Said wai
and $3,000 worth of Mrs Mlayer
jewelry are .now missing.
1 Mrs. Mayer is looking lor a mai
' who hqs never even heard of "Rive
' Shore Drive'." 1 ?
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Rust-free steel has beer" produce*
by a Norwegian electa o-chemica
company. It is claimed that stee
does not rust and that mont adds d
rot affect it- It is also claimed tha
. V
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as ordinary steel.
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TOMATO PLANTS?I have the bes
variety of tomato .plants for sale
v '4, 61t, Miss. Rebecca Cater.
TAKEN UP?rHog about tliree week
ago. Owner can get same by iden
tifying and paying cosl:s. Franl
Young, Hill's Old Place.1 4 6-1 tp
f COTTON SEED?Ruckers Improve
cotton ssed, earliest and best :t
plant Get ahead of the boll weevi
$1.00 per bushel. See or phon
R. B. Cl eatbam. " " t 4, 4-3tpc
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ITOR SALE?Best quality cream a
&0 cents: a pint; also fresh eggi
Phone 1. Mrs. D. A. Rcgers. 4-lt
REPAIRING?All makes of Phone
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1 expert. All work guaranteed.
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DRAY! DJIAY1?If you toive haulin
to do pbone 297. We haul anythin
anywhere. M. J. BUT LEE
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APPLES SUFFER LESS
Wkshngton, April 5.?Apples ap
parently suffered less from the freeze
and frost which swept through cen
tral section* of the country during
the last of March than was ^it first
indicated, it was said today at thhe
department of agriculture. Reports
from state agents to the bureau of
crop estimates it was said show defi
nitely that the fruit surplus of the
country was not materially affected.
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quality and service.
Exceptional values at
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CITY ELECTION
The regular city election will be
held at the City Council Chambers,
Abbeville, South Carolina, April
12th, 1921 from 8 A. M. till 4 P. M.
for four aldermen, one from each
ward.
Managers of election: T. C. Seal,,
J. L. Clark and W C Sberard.
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T. G. PERRIN,
City Clerk.
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