I ' ...' ' \ Established 1844. $2.00 the Year. Tri-Weekly. Abbeville, g. C., Monday, May 2, 1921 FRENCH AND row ti ifvmti i \ s: REPARATIONS AMOUNT GIVEK TODAY WITH PLANS FOR COL LECTION?-WILL GIVE;. GER MANY TEN DAYS PERIOD COMPREHENSIVE SCHEME FOR SUPERVISION AND CON TROl OF ENEMY'S RESOURC ES OF REVENUE. ' v London, May 1.?The Britisl and French governments hare reach ?d an agreement on how to deal witt Germany to compel payment o? rep orations and exact immediate guar anteee. In broad outline, it is agreei . that the allies will make a d,eclara tkm tomorrow but not to Germany _ They will announce that the repara tions commission will notify Gar many as to the amount she ia re quired to pay and how it if to be p*? together with the proposed finaneia controls. The allies will then an ntunee that within ten day8, this pe riod being subject to possible modi fication ivy ttte tnpitme cooncu u> morrow, they will proceed to carrj out the penalties if the terms ar< not acceded to. ' J;v The pW provide* for * compre be naive scheme of supervision ant control of Germany's sources of rev enne. It la not pet completed, bu while the expert* are still working on it, Prance WiQ proceed with ?I her military preparations for the oc capation of the Rota TW Frenci government witl tomorrow order th< mobilisation of on* additional class This is the general result of mi agitated .day at conversations anc conferences that seemed Ukely to enc in sharo disagreement attonsr the al v ? jc , ?. * " 1 - *p? ~~~ " ^?ee: $>* *& about by t>e intervention Of the Bel ftfao foreign minister, M. Jasper at I ' meeting of the' supreme council this afternoon. The whole situation sub ject will come up for discussion again at another meet'ng of the cour ci) tomorrow morning. Both aidet feel that they measurably succeeded in haying their policies accepted. C The French nazUament is not In ate N - ' s\on, so M. Bribed was able to ac oept a.short time extension withoul having to explain to the chambei forthwith, while Mr. Lloyd George has satisfied to some degree; oppos ing Liberal opinion. The French premier asked foi British naval cooperation, suggesting the blockade of Hamboarg. The Brit ish prime minister replied thai American pabjic opinion would no approve of such * coarse and h< ??- ' - - (Continued on Page 8) FORCES OF MAY I ' ' Forced at H*?u? Setoioi Aeti? Taba la Co?mitt?1 of Whale aad Aeatlar Vole v s; May F?U*v. u i tt_i j: wwinfwn, nay a.?noiuicg t ?oiid front against * Republican aplil jPwotntt forced through the house today an amendment to the army ap propration bill cutting: down the en listed force to 160,000 men. The Kahn proposal for a bigger force 'v never got to a vote. The bill as approved by Secretarj Week* made provision for 168,00C men, or 12,000 more than the num ber fixed by the measure passed lasi session and vetoed. There was no certainty, however ' that the 160,000 figure would stanc for the vote today was in committee of the whole and the house may de i&and a separate vote on the amend ments in passing the bill next week Tn? amendment lor reanct:on 01 the enl'sted strength to 10,000 the lowest figure suggested in the long debate, was offered by Representa tive Byrnes, Democrat, South Caro . ' ' i * ~ t B.M. I BOY I HERE J ^fill Camp on M< From Wednes Until Sa The cadets of Bailey Military In stitute at. Greenwood will come to BRITISH ) INE LKOUT Opposing W?|6 Cat Ordered by Beard?Strike not Celled Bet Uiiou 1b New York Re* ject Redaction* ' Washington, May 1.?While re ports to both the shipping board and representatives of the marine work ers here today indicated that some workers are walking oat rather than accept. the wage of 15 per cent which became effective at midnight last night. Secretary Davis con ferred with anion heeds on the wage controversy which threatens a gen eral tie up of shipping at Atlantic Pacific *ndxCulf ports, but without apparent definite result. \ Inasmuch' as the onions have re packed that a wage commission be appointed by direction of President Harding to adjust the dispute and shipping hoard oflkials have, said . they would follow the wishes of the 1 president, it was said tonight that ".the nej?t move would perhaps come b! . ii... .u. 4*VUt UIU OUI^f , Some confusion ?m apparent to ' night regarding like Appointment of * a commission by direction of the 1 pneedent to decide tbe controversy s as requested by ankA heads. At tbe WWte Hooae it,-was reiterated that 1 tbe oiatter bad been placed by tbe I president entirely in tbe bands of ' Secretaries DavisSnd Hoover.' * At the department of labor, how ; ev?r, it was, said that Secretary * Davis bad not been 90 informed by 1 tbe president and it was indicated ( that tbe matter was stifi in tbe band of tbe president so far as tbe ap 1 pointment of a commission -was con ' cemed Secretary Hoover, commerce 1 department officials said, has as yet ' taken 110 etep in the matter. Union - heads declared thotVfcbey also were ' without information as j to what ac tion the president had taken in re ' sponse to their request. MEMORIAL DAY DINNER The local chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy are preparing f for the usual dinner which is always - served to Confederate Veterans on - Memorial Day, May 10th. This din t ner will be served at the home of 5 Miss Maggie Brooks. A program for the Memorial exercises will be pub liehed in Friday's piper. , ARMY BE REDUCED f}'-: '? ???? f llna. Only two Democrats opposed it and many Republicans gave it their support. The vote was 109 to 82. The house previously had adopted aa ? buusutuw: lwr tuts Mun piv 1 posal an amendment by Representa tive Fish, Republican, New York for ! an army of 156,000, but the Byrnes amendment went through and wiped it out 5 Representative Mondell, the Re publican leader, inclosing .debate, urged Republicans to stand by the 1 bill as framed by the appropriation * committee with its enlisted total of ' 168,000, but many members of his 1 party deserted h'm as the march was started down the aiBle for an actual ? count. ' Chairman Kahn of the military af ' fairs committee pleaded for at least 175,000 men. declaring the times too " troubulous for wholesale slashing or forces. Representative Wood, Re l publican, Indiana, taking issue with t the Californian, insisted that if the ; world was on the verge of a fire a few thousand extra men could not put it out. Abbeville Wednesday afternoon and will make camp here until Saturday morning. The camp, v^ill number about two hundred and sixty-six men, officers and members of the faculty* The camp will be made on the Gary lot on Magazine street and water and lights will be furnished by th* city., . . The Bailey people come here. at the invitation of the Chamber oi Commerce and the City Council and they may expect a warm welcome from tiie town in general. The boys will get a taste of sol' dier life for they will march from Greenwood to Abbeville had will spend "Thursday and Friday in camp. The cooking outfit for the camp will be sent on ahead and a house on the Gary lot will be utilized as a Movement Takes Long Step For Director of War Finance Corporation Eugene Mey er, Jr., in Conference at Afianta? Promise From Meyer. Atlanta, May X?The movement to expedite the export of 'American cotton took a long step forward to day in the opinion of more than ,100 representatives, exporters, and finan c era who discussed the situation With government officials and were promised by Engene Meyer, Jr., man aging director of the war finance cor poration at Washington. For one thing-Mr. Meyer promised to recommend to the corporation that credits be extended on bona fide sales'Of cotton at interior points for export, instead of while it is at ports for exports as at present. W L. Clay ton, a cotton exporter' of Houston, Texas, in making a plea for such ac tion, declared it would "render in valuable aid to exporters."' The proposal that the government arrange to insure exporters against .oss from wars and revolutions in foreign countries also was discussed and a committee wu appointed to take up this and other proposals with government officials. The committee *411 meet in Washington May 9 for x conference with the war finance corporation to develop a plan of Ac tion. Washington, May 1.?A bill au thorizing the federal reserve board ;o loan from its accumulated interest fund the sum of $50,000,000 to the federal farm loan board for aiding the farmers was introduced today by Representative Brand, Georgia. The money would enable the fanh board to taite care 01 loans itueauy op proved and applications now pend ing. A VISITING PREACHER Rev. Henry Rresely preached to the Associate Reformed Presbyteri ans Sabbath morning. Mr. Preasly always has an interesting discourse and Sunday morning was no excep tion to the rule. There was a large crowd present, many of the Presby terians worshipped with the Sece ders. Rev. Preesly is pastor of the first church art Tampa, Fla., and is in Ab beville on his way to Presbytery and Synod. 5 COMING OR OUTING igazine Street Lots :day Afternoon turday v 1 ?'? V . 1 Okitchon. During the visit of the ca i det3 there will be two games of balf, I nno HonAa Path and one with Belto :t. There will be different entertain mentii offered the young men while in Abbeville, plane for which are be i ing made now, Mr. Barnes," secretary of - the Chamber of Commerce, and a com mittee of ladies are arranging to sprve tea and sandwiches to the ca dets on their arrival at the camp The young girls 6i the city are in a flutter of excitement, over the i coming of the cadets and, no doubt, matches which have hot been thought of in Heaven will be worked up in < Abbeville Thursday alid Friday. ! The Faculty, the. officers and the r young men of the cadet corp will i receive a warm welcome fmm our people and during their visit the , town will be tamed o?er to tieac RESOLUTION OF KNOX is AnnPTFn ry Plan . of Htrdisg Admini*tr*tion SUrtod on Way?T On RnoIvumi Forty-nine to TweatT?tbTM. V V __ ' Washington, April 30.?The ad ministration's first step towards plac ing the United States on a technical legal basis of peace was taksn to night by the senate in adapting the Knox peace resolution. Before the pref/aration for a vote by the senate tonight on the Knox peace resolution an amendment was introduced by Senator Town send, Republican, Michigan, proposing to substitute for the provision repeal ing the declaration of war a simple clause declaring peace. Senator Townsend argued that it was unnecessary to repeal the war declaration and pointed out that the repeal plan had been attacked vigor ously. He therefore proposed as a substitute clause "Providing that ths state of war declared to exist -by congress on April 6, 1917, between the imperial German government and the government and people of the United 'States of America is hereby declared at an -end." .; Senator Townsend'a amendment was defeated 26 to 44. It was sup ported oaily by the Democrats and three Republicans, Senators Nelson of Minnesota, Sterling of South Da* kota and Townsend. The vote for adoption of the resolution was 49 to. 23. Three Democrats voted for the resolution and although no Republi can voted against it, Senator' Nelson of Minnesota ]>aired against it. The Democrats voting for it wer? Sena tors Myers, Montana, Shields, Ten nessee and Watson, Georgia. Two others, Reed and Walsh, were an nounced as favoring the resolution. The resolution now go>w to the house with prospects ot prompt ac tion there. No change was: made by the senate in the Knox resolution as reported by tlie foreign relations committee. ?It would repeal the war lesolutions affocting Germany and Austria-Hungaiy, impound alien en emy property and remove the United States all righla and privileges un der the treaty of Versailles and oth er peace treaties. An effort to amend the Knox reso ( Continued on page 8) BUSINESS REC GAINING i ?!if , i ? 0 rniuiniiin Mnnt/ro Is LuUllUmlu ItIUIIilO Former Ambassador Depredates Tempor of Debate on New Note Seat By Germany to V, Washington. ' 'r .'.'V V Berlin, April 30.^?Criticism level led at the German cabinet's appeal to ]*resident Harding in the repara tions question was calculated to weaken still further the\posftimt German diplomacy abroad,declat Count-yon Eernstorff, formgr-am btss?dor to the United States, in his maiden speech before the Ke&hafca# yesterday. Supporting the Gefraari note to Washington, the 1 former ambassador deprecated the temper of the debate. 1 "The Democratic party to which I krctviigy wo ?wo wuvwuywn with profound regret the discussion going on in this parliament yester day and today. At a time when the fatherland is in dire stress, when we are immediately threatened with the greatest coercive measures, we are indulging in Seated partisan discus sion instead of realizing national unity, which alone will enable as to overcome the menace with which we h are confronted. Amaric* M* ?*- ' teted have not been realised. ld at twice or even more than vice the 19IS values. The same un treonea* exists, the board explain d, between raw materials andthe j nished products in the same fc ustry. v While raw cotton, the board de lared, is lower than the 1913 level nd wool is about a third higher than efore the war, cotton goods are at . >ast 20 per cent, higher than in 913 and woolen cloth is approxi lately twice as high as the pre-war ( Continued on page 8) THE COTTON MARKET. Cotton advanced a little today and good cotton was bringing 11 1-2 cants on the local ntrlut. Tkkre wai little aBmrnd for *a1?l =-=======^^ DEBT 4 J .1 \EmJM im''' tie refunding operation^ which will ft necessary to connection with the laturity of the Victory notes." The treasury can expect to reduce :e outstanding short term debt bout $1,000,000,000 before the hole amount.matures, Mr,. Mellon tys. He adds that substantial prog ss has already been made in that irection through application of sal ige receipts and minor surplus tax ites, but any program for retiring it debt must prepare the way for irger operations than have been the lie in the past. No change, in the treasury's policy A : issuing certificates of indebtedness meet current requirements is an- 4 cipated, the secretary says, adding tat he proposes to sandwich in be veen the regular issues such offer gs of certificates as the market will jsorb in carrying out the refund g operations. ' The government debt in both loaf id short term securities amounted $23,365,510,000 March 1, a state fin , ( Continued on page 8) ; l \ A ' * M ' . -4