Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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( It was said that- other members were yet to be chosen, although the president is known to have narrowed 1 ' considerably the list of those fhe con! alders available and may reach the point- of other definite selections in 1 the very near future. He is under- 1 . stood to have decided that at lesist one of <the places shall go to a Unit- J .' . - ed Stat^p senator and the choice of ] a woamn as a member of the dele- 1 gation stMl is within the range of possibility. . i The exact role to be played by the 1 '% president never has been. officially < defined but the general Expectation j 'is that after delivering the opening < address of the conference on Novem- < ber il, he will femiin in the back- J groun3 of the negotiations, leaving direct Contact with ttof foreign com- ] t missioners-to his accredited repre- i sentatives, but at the. same time ? i keeping in close touch with them 1 * - ^ind with all. the proceedings of the < confereac^.. i President. Harding's close advis- 1 >ers are said to feel *that by keeping i'/* away vfrom details of the? disanna- i menST discussions he catr reserve his 1 efforts for the more important fea. tores and be so placed as to act af t A? ?11 +V?o ilalafyofoa in QTITT 3 uiviuawi JLVX OU bUV UVAVgUVVO AM Hty disagreement^ that might threaten the success of the conference. < 'Not only has the president placed ] Mr. Hughes at the head of the 1 American delegates, but he also has -1 'turned over to the state department the task of clearing away all. the de- ( tails remaining to be disposed/of be- ' fore\ the conference meets. It is 1 understood that the chief executive >' intends to - supervise only the more < important moves and has encouraged 1 the department to work out lesser 1 t problems on its own responsi^il- 1 ity. \ :? i OFFICERS GET STJLL . < Fifty Gallon Outfit ud Bear Taken With Operator*. Deputy Sheriff T. L. "Cimn and ; another county officer Saturday J V-' _ morning successfully raided a still ( which they discovered on the old, . Charles Allen place near the tynk on the Calhoun Falls road. An excellent coppecr still outfit of 50 gallons capacity and 100 gallons of beer ^ were confiscated, along with the other paraphernalia for blockading. ? Two ^negroes, Steve Bank? and Joe Benn, were taken and lodged in jail under charge of operating the ' plant. ^Accettory to I^arder ^^ Greenwood officers were here this i j ^norning after Dave Meekin the ne- ' gro who has been held in the Abbe- i - ville County jail since the murder I of Dr. Lipscomb ap Ninety Six. At j that time there were tHreats of > lynching Pink Griffin and tyeekin and Meekin was brought here. He is $ held charged with being an accessory before the fact to the murder of Dr. Lipscomb. The trial of ^Griffin began in Greenwood today. ' 'Due to legal procedure mat must oe followed the trial is not likely to \ actually begin, before Wednesday, as < ' ~ he must be arraigned today and < "* council appointed. , ^ > f y .,1 \ - * v' - , : A Ml MEM GOES 10 LEAGUE THREATENED BREAK IN ALLIED COUNCIL AT PARIS. NATIONS WILL KEEP TROOPS ON FRONTIERS Tb MAINTAIN ORDER. Piaris, Aug. 12.?Prance and Great Britian have decided to refer the XIpjer Silesian quetsion to the League >f nations, it was an^qunced here tolay. This question Which involves Ira wing a frontier between Poland ind Germany in Upper Silesia threat >ned yesterday tp bring about a >reak in the meeting of the supreme illied council. The decision to refer the whole Silesian'problem to the league of nations was unanimously. approved at i later meeting of the council. 'Mr. Lloyd George left Paris on the regular noon trdin. He was accompanied J>y Sir Maurice Hankey and Ifteen members' of his staff. The suggestion that the matter bereferred to the-league was made by Mr. Lloyd George, and M. Briand joncurred .immediately. M. Briand wore a satisfied air up>n leaving the* hotel Grillon and :onfinmed reports that a settlement aad been reached. It was learned that Premier Briand proposed to Mr. Lloyd George this noirning that the United States be isked to anbitjftte the Silesian con;roversy but this proposal was abanloned in favor of the British prenier's suggestion that tlie matter be eft to the league. \ ^ "nw AmhnkiuHar TTarvev vote?" nquired a correspondent of Mr. 26y4-"Greorge. ' "I said," replied the prime minis;er. "that oar decision was unaninous." 1 f It was understood the supreme ;ouncil would continue its agenda especially the discussion of relief to Russia, during the ' absence of Mr. Liloyd Geoige. r .Ambassador Harvey told the council this morning s that the United states government had thought from &e beginning that the Upper Sdle?an question was. purely a European >nte, and as It now was to be referred to the league of nations on *hic& the United States was not represented, he thought he would be interpreting the yiewof his government by not participating in the dejision to refer the question to the league. / -Vv On the question of additional allied troops for Upper Silesia, the supreme council, adopted in principle a plan for sending reinforcements after the league of nations has handed down its decision on the Stlesian question, Great Britain Italy and France each' to send its share. Meanwhile the supreme council is sending warning to the Geinnai and Polish governments that ordei must be maintained in the disputed territory. , / ^ In turning over the 'entire question to the league, the supreme council has requested the leagues couucil "to consider the matter as of the ntmnof mmiuiv nnrl tn mnlrp {fa tmwiH at the earliest tfo^poasiWe." i. Just ifew 'ifcyd : George 'eft and Commander Takott, the British delegates to the trials or persons accused of war crimes, were tried bj the German court atN Liepsic whicJ stated it vfas considered Justice had been done at the Lelpsic trials as regarded the English cases with the exception that the sentences were toe lenient in one or two instances, bul that justice had not been done ;r the French and Belgian cases. The action taken by the council after hearing the reports was to request the allied representative^ who had attended the Leipsic trials to make reports to their governments concerning what attitude they judged the Allied countries should adopt toward -this German court. W - | . ,i'. " .. V ' ZIONISTS OPPOSE : OTHER CHURCHES "overseer" threatens to change leases so that property can not change hands without his approval. Zoin, 111., Aug. 13.?WiJbur Glenn Volivia, overseer of Zion renewed his n attack today on religious crrganizatons which have .opened ' churches here in opposition to the Zion church with the announcement that, the ; famous leases of Alexander Dowie will ;he changed to prohibit the trans' ' ... i fer of property without the personal approval of the overseer. . The new leases will be for 1,079 years, the 79 years Ibeing added to cover the period during which the T ?J 4-a AivmA offoin on/1 JLfUrU J? CApCVbCU l>V W1UV ajiuu mn* take His Saints out of the world for seven years, according to Dowie'B ^ teachings. At the end of the severi years, they will be Returned to establish his rule throughout the world for 1,000 years. > "Dowie's leases made in 1900 were for 1,100 years. The sevep year -. flight of the saint to heaven was the " f take place some time during the extra 100 years. The new leases run; - 'j - fll IHta ning i,y/y years, win HKwuiai*; itnc the originals ?n the year 9^000." The leases forbid the sale- or storage Zion-of pork, laxd or th$y products of swine; the erection qf operation of theatres, opera, moving picture houses, circuses, x dance <halls, secret societies, th? keeping or sale of intoxicants, sale* or manufacture of tobacco, operating of a-drug store or sale of drugs, and the use of any , poperty as the re^donce or office of i a physician or surgeon. , t t* V SlAW i .. ... . : "T*7" .if. . ,1 Atlanta, Aug. 13.?The price 01 ; gasoline went up one cent Friday i morning, following the passage of - the gasoline tax section of the gener al tax act on the closing day of the i general assembly. 1 The section provides for a tax of ' one cent per gallon on gasoline and 1 other combustible motor fuels. This ' makes the avei*age price of. gasoline ' Friday throughout Georgia tifenty1 three cents per gallon, retail. Ttye 1 consumer will pay the tax. ' Governor Hardwick, in signing 1 the bill, was quoted as declaring that it was planned to place the tax | upon gas brought into the state in I bulk by the larger dealers. Although the state will collect the tax on the bulk shipments, the oil companies will reimburse themselves ^ when they make wholesale and retail sales. [ It was indicated Friday,. that the various oil companies are preparing ; ,u>. M&Tthe constjta^onility of . the, I' ^SSLal aa^^yet^'6j'^en-r: advanced to test the law.>In the mesnr time all oil companies are collecting an additional cent a gallon on gaso1 iI line. The gasoline tax will bring to the state an estimated revenue of about a million dollars.' > i ON VACATION I The Rev. R. L. Keaton, pastor of Green Street Methodist church, Co> lumfeia, is spending the week' with relatives and friends at Antreville. i That he has elected to came to this . county to spend his vacation proves ; him a man of r^re judgment and foresight. ?.. AMERICANS FREED .BY SOVIET m i GOVERNMENT WILL COMBA1 ATTEMPT TO INTERJECT PO LITICAL QUESTIONS INTO FA MI^E RELIEF EFFORT?EVE RY FACILITY GIVEN. . Riga, A'ug. 13.?The Russiai Soviet government will combat anj attempt to interject political ques; tions into the Russian famine relief but it is sufficiently practical to se< that if the holding of Americdhs ir prison is an obstacle to the feeding of a million Russian children, it" is best that Herbert Hoover's stipula tion in this respect be granted, de cjared Maxim Litvinoff, the Sovie special envoy here today#. M. Litvinoff made this explanatioi of the Russian* negotiations with th( American relief administration ii talking with the American newspa per correspondents. He reviewed th< famine situation to them and ex plained the situation from the Rus sian viewpoint. In 'addition to those held in prisoi - A 9? J..1 J iL - CI S^i. in Russia-, aeciarea uie ouviei* eu voy, every facility to leave would b< ^iven by the Soviet government t< any Americans in the country -evei to the extent of advertising for then in the? newspapers. Obviously th< government could not. undertake t< locate them all, however, he added as even the list the American gov ernment had prepared was probably inaccurate and in many cases th< names bore no addresses. M. Litvinoff stated that British French and other subjects whose re patriation had been arranged lonf ago wgre ktill appearing now an< then aiking for passports to leav< Russia. ' He added that if the Unitec States insisted on the delivery of al the Americans on the list handed his the Russian famine probably woulf be over before the laet man coulc le&ve. pK? / ? ^. ????. Washington, Aug. 13.?A reviev of federal health activities durinf the p^st y6ar, issued today by th< public health service, contains a re -jxs ? ,? o rx a uiunnswuii uy ouigcuu ucuuw u> u Cumming dangerous, owing to thi economic depression among farmers especially among the tenant eottoi growers of the south." These people, the review say "have been rendered practically pen niless by the condition of the eottoi market and are forced to live on sal pork, corn bread and molasses, whicl when eat^n exclusively for a fcv months are almost certain to causi pellagra." _' 5TALNAKER TO GREENWOOD Tranif?rr?d To Be Nearer Mother e Ninety-Six. . 't-' Joe Stalnaker who since his ar feg JulyJ5 .jfc Ninety-Six charget viile County jail, was yesterda; transferred to the Greenwood jail The tranfer was made at the reques of the man's mother, Who is actinj postmistress at Ninety-Six pending disposition of her son's case. Stal naker has been unable so far to ar range bond in the sum of $5,000 as set hv United States Commis * sioner -C. E. Williamson. WILLIAM HILL IMPROVES. William Hill has been quite sick a his home on Greenville street sine* last Thursday. He is improving nov and hopes soon to be around towr again. i . TERMS OF NOTE I STILL UNKNOWN ' IT IS SAID IRISH REPLY ASK* FOR MORE INFORMATION BE. FORE BEING SUBMITTED TO IRISrf PARLIAMENT?LOOKING BRIGHTER. i Qublin, Aug. 13.?The letter from 7 Eamonn de Velera, Irish Republican - leader, delivered to Premier^ vLloyd , George yesterday is neither , Mf a?* 5 eeptAnce nor a rejection of 'ihd $rish i peace proposals, it was learned,' befe * today. The letter raises varioas'ques3 tions to winch an answer 'is neces ?ary. The answer may serve1 to facild- r t1 tate future dealings; it was said, and t- is not expected to lead to a break in negotiations. 1 j - i London Aug. 13.?Rumors that the i reply of Eamon de Valera, the Irish ' - republican leader to the British/ gov? ernment's Irish. peace proposals, - which was received here yesterday - had produced a serious crisis in the Irish situation here generally dis\ credited here today. Prime Minister - Lloyd George intended to leave Paris i this forenoon for London and yester* dav's rather alarmincr reooirts were j; givfen credit for a time, but the attii tude taken by the British capital toi day was that, although the terms of j the Irish missive stall were unkonwn } negotiations between the government . and the Irish republicans would conj tinue under favorable conditions ? In well informed quarters belief was expressed that Mr. de Valera's , message reflected the view among . members of the Irish republican par fjliament with whom he had consulted i | that the government's proposals fur5 nished the basis tot a possible' settle1' ment. It was assumed, however, that 1 he asked for more explicit explaaai tion as to certain fletails" before the 1 British proposals should be submit1 ted to the Irish republican parlia. jmont next Tuesday. It was suggested that the hurried return of the prime minister from Paris was prompted by a recognition of the fact that the short interval be fore the meeting of the Irish repub^ lican parliament made it desirable that Mr. de Valera have the govern" ment's considered responses as long as possible berore tne meeting 01 tne ii Dail Eireann. Some political corres* pondents ?urradsed "that MV. Lloyd s George welcomed the opportune ar. rival of the 'Irish communication as . an excuse to escape from the 'critical s atmosphere of Paris, possibly hoping i, that a (brief interruption might relax i the strain which the negotiatons between Great Britain and France have b been submitted to at the meeting of - the allied supreme council. * \ * t Summoned to Lowloa. 1 Dublin, Aug. 13.?Lord Fitsalen, 7 governor general of Ireland and 8 General Macready, British military commander in Ireland, have been summoned to London. There was no excitement in Dub lin today oer Mr. Lloyd George's reI turn from Paris, as it was said that no unexpected development had occurred in the Irish discussions. When Mr. de Valera left London, it j was recalled today by Irish leaders, g the j*tatmen? ^r*s giv;en out that,* 5 baiia^aiii^'iwe^ further * conferences anditwas Irish cities that Re time shitfe' Mr. de J Valera's conversations with the Brit^ ish prime minister merely had been spent in trying to find this basis. It has not yet been found, it was added. Pay? 240,000,000 Marks. , Paris, Aug. 13.?The reparations - commission announced that Germany since the beginning of July has paid I nnr\ nftn 1j ?+Via ?/wi_ 24UtUUU,UUU guiu uiaini) kw vub wu.mission, thus allowing Germany to re deem five of the twenty million dolt lar notes issued in execution of i Article 5 of the schedule of payr ments. This brings the total notes i redeemed up to seven. The cash in the commissions hands, ? TSR POSI j : JOHN R. TOLBERT GETS ABBE- M VILLE APPOINTMENT, SUC CEEDING'MRS. RACHEL MINSHALL?NEW MAN IS 'WElX v KNOWN HERE. Mrs. Rachel Minshall, for nine * years postmistress at the Abbeville' $ nnafoffiop. will surrender the office tomorrow morning to John R. Tolbert, - i $jjjj Jr., who has been Appointed to sue- A ceed her. Mr. Tolbert is a brother- <' of Thomas Tolbert, postmaster dur-. ' ? ing President Taffe's administration, ^ and. who was succeeded at the expiration of his term by the late Mr. Minshall. The new appointee was as- ^ sistant postmaster under Mr. Min- jfjjj shall until thfe letter's death when M Mrs. Minshall was chosen to succeed ^ her husband. He is a native of this ^ county. Mr. folbert is familiar with the * office and will not lilcely find any M difficulty in taking up at once the ^ routine of the office^ All of. the em-\jV>.|| ployees are civil service appointees ^ and will not be affected by the J change from Democratic to Repub- , i'vfjfl lican administration. Mrs. Minshall received a telegram" ^ this morning telling her of the ^ change. Mr. Tolbert's commission is . ;>f dated the 15th, but he takes the . |g responsibility of the office tomorrow. ' The retiring official and the new were busy today transferring the J property of the'office. f. the now postmaster a cousin ':,ft of Jos. W. Tolbert of "Greenwood county,, said, to be dispenser of j>o- M iiti<;)U patronage in South Carolina 'M under the Harding administration. ^ Mrs. Minshall, when asked as to her plans, said she had nothing to ' announce at this time. COOPERATIVE MARKET MAKES M?LD SUCCESS Good Crowd But Trading Slow. Not Much Brought In and All Waiting Saturday was cooperative marketing day .in Abbeville. It was* the ' '?j idea of the promoters of the day that v : a trading day shall be held the second Saturday in each month. There was not much trading among the crowd present Saturday, it seeming to be the purpose of those present to get ; fj the trend of the idea?it's new here. The consequence was that everybody waited for the other fellow to bring in the stuff and there was nothing to trade. Those who did bring in anything found no trouble in disposing of it.. / 7* One farmer brought six fine pigs and sold them all to one man. Several cows changed hands, to say nothing^ of the personal belongings that were bartered. * ' * _ . The poor results of the day certainly can not be attributed to the chamber of commerce. That body furnished the abundance of lemonade consumed. . The Civic League readily sold all the barbecue on hand, ana a neat sum was realized for the marker. ' 7;*r v vx<y V GRIFFIN GOES TO CHAIR V ?g5 ^ " * "1 V Pink Griffin, on trial for his V V life at the special term of V V. court in Greenwood, was VV today sentenced by a jury, af- V V ter ten minutes of delibera- V * V tion, to die in the electric chair V V The date set is September 2. V V V after the redemption of the seven notes, with further payments announced by Germany for August 12, will permit the redemption of two additional notes. -? &