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MS DISCUSSES
IRSH QUESTION
1 SAYS THAT SOLUTION IS POSSIBLE?TELLS
OF TWO
CLASSES OF PEOPLE, THOSE
IN JAIL AND THOSE OUTSIDE.
London, July 7.?Gen. Jan Christian
Smuts, premier of the Union
of South Africa, who has just reTvoloi>/1
nnik?
lUliWU liVlU a Tiairu w xx waiiU)
iicly expressed his opinion tonight
.Mthat the Irish problem is a soluble
prdblem. This statement was greeted
with loud applause by the distinguished
company which attended
a dinner given in honor of General
Stouts by the South Africaa colony
an London. General Smuts opened
his speech by declaring that he had
not abandoned hope of America.
"She is a coy maiden, and must
not be wooed too warmly," he said.
"I want to see America pull with us
' in this great world service that today
is being rendered by the British
empire almost alone."
Then alluding humorously to his
visit to Irsland, he declared he found
the people "divided into two classes
^ ?those in jail and those on the run.
The Irish problem, said General
Smuts, was one largely engaging
"the whole British empire." It was a
problem, however, on which he could
n-ot speak tonight, except to express
the belief that it was soluble and
that if there was a better atmosphere,
"if we all help to create a better
atmosphere and axe determined
to wipe out what is really a stain on
the empire's record we shall succeed."
j' "Ther6," he continued emphatically,
"I think I am hopeful. I trust
that the question will De solved and
that thereby the British empire wiil
be freed from the imputation that in
this ancient part of the United
Kingdom there still exists violation
of the fundamental principles upon
whch the empire rests. I say that the
problem is soluble because I have
seen it solved in my country
under circumstances less embittered
than in Ireland, but certainly o<f a
.very difficult character, too.
'If ever this problem of the subjection
of one people to another presented
a hopeless view it was in
South Africa. But finally in a spirit
of give and take forbearance and
trying to render something to the
point of view of the other aide, we
solved the problem and today South
Africa is one of the happiest countries
in the empire. Our forbearance
and self-sacrifice have paid us handsome
dividends in our national life."
London, July 7.?ror the moment
Gen. Jan Smuts the South African
? premier, is the outstanding1 figure in
the hoped for peace settlement in
Ireland. General Smuts has just returned
from that country where he
engaged an conference witb the Republican
leader, Eamonn De Valera
and other men of influence in tli?
Irish situation and tonight he declared
his belief that the problem is
capable of solution. Today Genera]
Smuts was closeted for many hours
with David Lloyd George, the Britisl
prime minister; Sir James Craig
the Ulster premier; Sir H&mai
Greenwood, chief secretary for Ire
land; Lord Beacomhead, lord higl
chancellor; A. J. Balfour, lord pres
ident of the council; Edv ard Siwrfct
home secretary; Earl Middle ton
leader of the South Irish Unionists
' and Sir Horace Plunkett dhainnai
of the Irish convention in 1917-18
I It is confidently believed that he wa
the bearer of definite proposal:
from Mr. De Valera and those asso
ciatea wtui mm, <dut nooning omcia
has been made public.
Sinn Fein flags intetwined wit!
Union Jack6 in the Irish quarter o:
Liverpool greeted the visit of th<
Prnce of Wales to Mercy today an<
according to a prominent Sinn Fein
er the order for this came from
Dublin. Other signs of concilatio:
are looked for.
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INCH PROTEST
AGAINST TARIFF
GOVERNMENT INSTRUCTS JUSSERAND
TO TELL STATE DEPARTMENT
THAT AGENTS
WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO
INSPECT BOOKS.
^ Paris, July 7.?M. JuaseTand, the
French ambassador in Washington,
today was instructed by the French
government to transmit to the state
department a protest of the French
chamber of commerce against the
provision of the new American tariff
laws calling for Inspection by
American agents of the books of
French exporters for the purpose iof
determining the ad valorem duties
to be collected by the United States.
French exporters are said to be
greatly disturbed over this feature
of the tariff measure and declare
that under no conditions will inspection
be tolerated. It is pointed
out that such a privilege as the American
law requests is not accorded
even to the French government except
in unusual instances. The
French in their protest say they are
willing to give to the treasury department
agents full statements upon
which the ad valorem tax can be
ibased.
At the office of the American commercial
attache it was explained that
the treasury department agents in
Paris had made 500 investigations
of exporters' costs of production
within the past year and the ad valorem
duties collected at New York
had been based upon these reports
which consisted largely of voluntary
statements by the exporters.
The American chamber of commerce
at Paris considered the
French protest at a meeting held this
afternoon and the latter was referred
to, the special tax committee.
The opinion was expressed, however
that the law probably would have to
be modified insamuch as it would be
virtually impossible to' get the
French exporters to consent to inspection
of their books. It was furoni/1
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OCW^J IKW a ICCAUlg
among American business men in
(France that the provision would be
found impracticable but that a
compromise might fee ' reached by
having the French open their books
to public accountants. . i
ROAD COMMISSI
RECEIVES SIX BIDS
The Abbeville County Highway
l Commission met yesterday and
, opened bids for the construction of
i the Antreville road. Six bids were
. received and of these the lowest was
i for $44,652.25 by Elliott and Son of
Spartanburg. This road as surveyed
is 16.5 miles in length and the bid is
> at the rate of $2,706 a mile.
Other bidders were Blankenship
5 and Phillips, (Greenwood, $52,856.I
78; C. C. Jordan, Anderson, $52,?
261.10; W. A. Dicus, $47,135.24; R.
1 P. Kyle. Charleston, $46,296.75;
? Smoak, Reed and Toney, $46,091.
88.
Ii is understood that the contract
1 is not to be finally awarded until it
is determined whether the bidden
' can meet all of the conditions set
' out by the commission.
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1 DR. BYRD'S CHICORA PLANS
3 'Coluirtbia, July 7.?Dr. W. C,
. Byrd, president of Chicora College
1 and an architect, who is making plan
for the Greater Chicora, will go tc
1 New York at an early date to wori
^ out certain details in connection
s with the new college plant.
^ Dr. R. E. Epting, of Greenwood,
j was in the city Wednesday for the
hospital celebration.
BIRTHDAY ft
GRl
Six Hundred Dollars Ne
lars Worth of Equipn
suit of Celebratioi
sary Wednei
Despite lowering clouds and intermittent
showers Wednesday afternoon,
the festivities incident to the
celebration of the Albbeville County
Memorial Hospital's first birthday
were carried out to the last detail.
Starting with a grand flourish of
music, the parade, with gaily bedecked
floats, horseback riders,
clowns, and black-face comedians,
circled the square to the admiring
plaudits of the hundreds of citizens
gathered for the occasion, and drew
up in front of the city hall and
court house wfaere special decorations
of a gay and holiday appearance
had been made. Here the birth
aay case was "cuv ana in lis center
and all about it the Women's Auxiliary,
wfho were the movers in the
celebration, picked up $600 to add
to the hospital fund. This money
was net, and the total speaks well
for the enterprise of the women who
gave so much of their time and enthusiasm
to the cause as well as for
tbhe fine spirit displayed by the citizens
of Abbeville, and community.
Three accidents that were not on
the program came near making patients
for the ho4p'-al. "While trying
to keep step with the music, the
horse which Miss Sarah Barnes was
l..X furi
i xiiAiiig leu, uui/ , uiu.vrtuiuii'Ciy uxiaa
Barnes was not injured. Mrs. C. 13.
Williamson's mount followed suit
when the parade reached a grandstand
spot on the square. Mrs. Williamson
also escaped without being
hurt. The most serious of the accidents
was when Miss Keep, Miss
Nannie Seal, Miss Mary Dupre, Mrs.
Oscar Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
Perrin and Miss Mary Louise Dargan
fell about eight feet when the
brick flooring of the covered passage
between the opera house and court
house collapsed. Miss R^ep, Miss
Seal, Mrs. Perrin and Mrs. Jackson
ewre the only ones injured, Miss
Reep suffering a spramed ankle,
which is still painful, Miss Seal a
bruised arm and Mrs. JacKson and
Mrs. Perrin twisted ankles and other
bruises. All are recovering.
Another accident that is causing
inconvenience, it is said, is that
which occurred in connection with
the "operation" in the parade upon
Mr. Sol Rosenfberg. Mr. Rosenberg
claims that Dr. Pressly, Dr. GambreJl
and Dr. Rakestraw forgot to
replace certain of the articles removed
from his body while he was
(mder the anesthetic' and that thia
neglect is causing him great inconvenience.
He is planning revenge
STAND EXAMS
Supt. of Education Mann was en
g-agea yesterday in noiaing examinations
for scholarship vacancies a1
the University of South Carolina and
Clemson College. There was onlj
one applicant for the Carolina
scholarship, Kenneth Seawright, ol
Donalds. Three young men are competing
for the Clemson place, Harold
Tate and Thomas Maxwell, oi
' AJbbeville and Howard Milford, ol
' Calhoun Falls. There were no appli1
cants for the College of Charlestor
' entrance examination. Contestants
will not hear the result of their labor
before Ai'gust 15.
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CHICAGO BABIES DIED
AT RATE OF 14 A DA\
1 Chicago, July 7.?Chicago babies
died last week at the rate of 14 a daj
' a 15 per cent greater infant mortal
ity than a year ago. The increase was
ascribed to the heat by the health
department. Four deaths of adult:
' here yesterday were attributed to the
: heat. The weather bureau offered nc
immediate relief.
arty~
AT SUCCESS
itted With Hundred Dolnent
For Hospital Re-,
n of First Anniversday
Evening.
through recourse to ithe law.
Aside from the net sum cleared
from donations and sale of eatables
and generous percentage of the proceeds
of the opera house, more than
a hundred dollars worth of useful
equipment was presented the hospital.
Mrs. Nickles, president of the
auxiliary, says that she is highly
gratified with the results of the day.
She says that thanks are due so
many people that she would not
dare mention nam^s lest some one
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ue onunea. iiur. irwin ivieciuey,
with a check for $100, was the
largest individual contributor.
Fifteen gallons of ice crepm was
furnished free of charge by Costa's
Ice Cream Co. of Athens, Ga.
The Parade
Mayor Mars was the leader of the
parade, followed by the Hatch Concert
Band, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Williamson,
Allen Haskell and Miss
Sarah Barnes on horseback. Next
came the directors of the hospital
in automobiles, the officers of the
auxiliary, the birthday cake float,
and the operatives' float. The mill
float, the first aid float, the Banner
float, and the Lethe foat preceded
the riding advertisements of the
Aljlbeville merchants. The miniature
band, with burnt cork decorations,
brought up the rear in position, but
the youthful musicians with guitar,
autoJiarp, drum and maybe a jew's
harp and mouth organ and some
twine and fish hooks, created more
amusement than even the vamping
antics of Dr. Pressly.
After the icec ream venders and
sandwich handlers had disposed of
all their delectalble wares to a highly
pleased clientele, the opera house
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whs me next center 01 attraction, a
special program having been prepared
for the occasion.
Program at Opera House
Thirse exercises proved unusually
good and everyone did their part to
perfection. The following program
was carried out with Dr. Rakestraw
the star: Dance, Mildred Cochran
Hughes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Hughes. She performed in a professional
manner almost and got
liberal applause, as did the other
"acts." Song, "I Never Knew," Miss
Elizalbeth Edmonds and Alvin Ell's,
Spanish dance, Miss Ada Faulkner.
Song and recitation, Dr. C. M.
Rakestraw, Fuller Reese gave a
whistling imitation of various ani'
mals. Song by Aibbeville's quintet,
I Bruce Galloway, Alvin Ellis, Mims
Cason, William Hughes and Marshall
Leach.
THREE BOYS ARRESTED
Charged with taking parts from a
Ford car, John Whaley, Tom Gason,
r |
- and Dalton Hall were arrested in Abl
beville yesterday by Sheriff McLane
' and held for Laurens officers. When
1 the Laurens sheriff appeared with
a warrant to take them back to that
county, they arranged bond in the
' sum of $300 each for appearance
f in court in Laurens in September.
L ine ford had broken down and had
been left by its owner beside a Lau1
rens road. The parts have been re1
turned.
FROM DUE WEST.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Jordan and
r their daughter, Mrs. Paul Haddon,
"n 11 n WTAr-4* **??*?/> iricifrtvp ?n A
vi L/UC TT coLj wciv vioiiuio in nywsville
for the hospital celebration
Wednesday. They pronounce the day
' a great success.
i HERE FR0M CHARLOTTE.
1
; Mrs. Wm. M. Hannon arrived in
; the city today from Charlotte, N. C.,
i for a visit to her sister, Mrs. Jas. S.
Cochran.
FIGHTING FORCES
WILL NOT FORGET
DANIELS SAYS AMERICANS
WHO DIED ON BATTLEFIELD
SHOULD NOT BE DENIED
GLORY OF FIGHTING FOR
WORLD FREEDOM.
Gareenvfiile, July 6.?"American
soldiers and sailors will never forget
the slander against tiiem uttered 'by
George Harvey American ambassador,"
declared Josephus Daniels,
former secretary of the navy, in an
address to Greenville business men
here this afternoon. "They would
not deserve our gratitude if they
had fought only because they were
afraid not to fight. It is traitorous to
those who died in Prance for world
freedom to deny them the glory of
fighting for American and world
neace."
. iMr. Daniels, speaking at fche chamber
of commerce luncheon, declared
that 75 per cent of the conditions
which have depressed the country for
several months were due to the Jack
of world statesmanship. His talk
was a discussion of the present day
condition. He ocered solidarity andj
united work as a key to unlock the]
future and secure the peace and
prosperity of the American nation.
Referring to the Garolinas, he
said: "This is the chosen spot of the j
world despite the low price of cot
ton."
"Not until we come to some sort!
of an association of the nations of.
the world will peace and prosperity J
be restored," Mr. Daniels declared J
and said that nothing done by the i
private citizens or by congress can i
bring full prosperity until a market'
is created for products of the mill ,
and farm. I
" Speaking tonight, at the Baptist j
summer assembly, following" hi? re-j
marks of today on an association of)
nations, Mr. Daniels sadi: "I do notl
care or when or n what form, but;
our duty to the world and to our
selves demands that America and allied
nations work together and pro
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mute vvunu sm*uj,ui^ auu wuiu
peace/'
COMPTROLLER HERE
MAKES SETTLEMENT
A representative from the comptroller
general's office in Columbia
will be in Albibeville Monday to begin
checking accounts of the county
treasurer preparatory to making the
annual settlement. The fiscal year
ends July 30th. Major Cheatham,
county treasurer, says that all out
standing claims have been paid and
that the county's finances are in
very good shape for this time of
year.
The treasurer says that the period
for the collection of road tax ends
July 15th. Payments have been coming
in quite well, he says, but there
are still a number of delinquents to
be heard from.
The dog tag . question, Major
Cheatham says, has been causing
confusion in the minds of some
people. This tax of $1.25 per dog, is
payable on and after October 15.
One dollar of the amount goes to
schools and .25 cents to cost of collecting
and purchasing tags.
The treasurer says that his office
force will be busy for the next two
weeks preparing executions for uncollected
property taxes. There are,
he says, fully one thousand delinquent
property owners in the county
this year.
BACK AT WORK
Miss Victoria Howie has recovered
her health and has returned to
her work at the mill as manager of
the woman's department of welfare
| work. Miss Howie is making a success
of her work.
MELLON URGES v 1
DELAY IN BONUS 1
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SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
WRITES LETTER TO SENATOR
ASKING THAT ACTION ON c' /
SOLDIER LEGISLATION BE
DEFERRED.
Washington, July .?With a warn- .,t
ing that there is grave danger of an /
immediate government deficit, Secretary
Mellon asked congress today to
defer action on the soldiers' bonus
bill.
"This is not a time to imoose sot
eral billions of dollars of new liabilities
on an already overtxurdened
treasury," the treasury secretary
said to Senator Frelinghuysen, Republican,
New Jersey ,in a letter
which was read in the senate When
the bonus bill was called up. The
bill has already passed the response
to a request from Senator Frelinghuysen
for a statement of the financial
obligations which the bill would
place upon the government.
jL'irc lewi/cx a-ctci iz/tru uy
Senator Underwood, Democratic
leader, who after its reading1 made
an attack on the bill as "strong-,
forceful and to the point." In pass*
ing the bill, the Alabama senator
said, the Republican majority .
would "write in the country's history
that men no longer sacrifice bu* v
measure their service in dollars."
Replying briefly Senator McCumber
Republican, North Dakota, in charge
of the bill, denied that any attempt
was being made to measure the services
of soldiers of the World war in
dollars.
Mr. Mellon estimated that the bill
would cost tne country Between a
billion and a half and five and a
v a
quarter billion dollars, that it would
"swell the cost of government fad
vrtually defeat the administration^
program of retrenchment and economy,"
and that it "would block all
refunding operations and decrease . ,
further the prices of Liberty bonds."
These, he satid, would be "inevitable
diect financial consequences," add-,
ing that probable indirect results
would be "grave danger of renewed
inflation increase commodity
prices, and unsettled business conditions."
All of his estimates, the secretary
explained, were devoted to the cash
j payment sections of the bill, and
took "no account of expenses of administration
or possible coat of affording
vocational training, farm or
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iTome aid, or uuiu sei/ncuitrmi, aiu 1*1
veterans who elect such benefits.
"I should be derelict in my duty
to the country and to the veterans
themselves if I failed to give this
warning of the inevitable financial
consequences of the pending bill," '
he concluded. "The result would be
serious injury and loss to the whole
community, and in the long run, the
veterans themselves would lose far
more than they would gain. I can
not bring myself to believe that this
would be 'adjusted compensation'
for a service that was performed as
the highest duty of citizenship and
as a sacrifice that can never be
measured in terms of money."
PLEASED WITH ABBEVILLE
Mr. T. L. Malloy, of Charleston,
has returned to his home after a
visit of several days to Mr. and Mrs.
Henry^. Gilliam. Mr. Malloy has lond
been a friend of the Gilliam family
and during his life visited often at
the home of Mr. Gilliam's father.
This visit is his first in several years
and he has spent a pleasant time renewing
old friendships. Mr. Malloy
was much interested in the Hospital
Birthday Party, and contributed liberally
to the cake. He was pleased
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vaudeville, ihigh class, indeed.
Grover Hollingsworth, of Eastover,
is in the city for a rest. He is
spending the time with his parents,
Judge and Mrs. M. E. Holiings A'orth.\