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CHINA'S PROPOSALS
GET ATTENTION
FAR EASTERN COMMITTEE
FUNCTIONING VIGOROUSLY,
* ( ACCORDING TO BRITISH
DELEGATES AMERICA WANTS
v> : % OPEN DOOR,
Washington, Nov. 17.?"Functioning
vigorously" jvas the term
Jised by the British delegates today
\ in describing the activites of the".
committee appointed by them to
consider the proposals made by
China yesterday at the meeting of
the committee on Far Eastern questions.
The subject of mandated islands
is understood to be particularly subjected
to a close study in view of a
reference by Secretary Hughes yesterday
to the matter in the course
of his remarks opening the committee
session naturally, the Australian
and New Zealand members of the
/ British delegation interestd (in. this
because of the suggestion in some
quarters that Japan was preparing
to offer to make concessions'* the
direction t of opening to general
trade withut discrimination the foridonrlc
in t.ViP
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Pacific north of the equator allotted
to her under the Versailles treaty,
providing the British would do the
same for those islands south of the
equator which had fallen to their
shar-e.
j^aturally the American view.
point is that the open door should
. prevail for all of these islands.
Hence the British concern ov.er the
proposition. *
Washington,
Nov. 17.?The first ^
^ meeting% of the technical committee <
to which the armament program of
the American delegation was referred
yesterday adjourned at noon today
, until tomorrow. Various phases of
the American .plan were taken under i
consideration by the individual ex- ^
perts for each power preparatory to
further committee discussion later.
With the American arms reduction ,
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proposal referred to a committee of
naval advisers of the five erreat now
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ers as he accepted fundamental policy
on naval armaments, the Washington
conference turned its attention
today to the other big subject
cf the meeting, the far eastern situation.
Apparently none of the nations .
was ready to present a comprehensive
plan of settlement of the questions
involved at the? outset and the
delegations of all the nine interested
powers seemed to have adopted a
waiting attitude as they prepared to
meet in executive session this morning,
?as a committee of the whole, to
take up this phase qf the conference
work.
Meanwhile the work of preparing
a report on the American proposal
for reduction of naval armaments,
involving consideration of the modi
fications to be suggested by Great J
Britain and Japan under the reservations.
with which the plan was accepted
by them in principle and in
spirit, along with France and Italy,
at the open session yesterday, will
go forward in "the committee of five
technical advisers appointed by thg
delegations of the big five powers in
their later executive session. With
Theodore Roosevelt, assistant secretary
of the navy, as chairman and
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others composing the committee are
Admiral Beaty for Great Britain,
Vice Admiral de Bon for France,
Vice Admiral Acton for Italy and
- Vice Admiral Kato for Japan.
LEWIS COMES
Teachers of County Meet Saturday
In Court House*
D. L. Lewis, rural school supervis
or, is in Abbeville preparatory to the
meeting tomorrow in the court house
of the teachers of the county. He
has been visiting the schools of the
county and will be prepared in the
course of his address tomorrow to
give pertinent advice and criticism.
KU KLUX COMING
10 ABBEVILLE?
CIRCULAR DISTRIBUTED MYSTERIOUSLY
INVITES MEMBERS
TO JOIN ORGANIZATION
SAME TO NATION AS GUN IS
TO HOME.
Is the Ku Klux Klan planning to
organize a kleagle in Abbeville, or
is there already a chapter of the organization
here? This question is
being asked by a.^umber of citizens
who have read the type-written bulletins
mysteriously distributed over
town in the last few days. /
The appeal for members is neatly
prepared on plain white paper, and
contains no name Or address. The
sheets were found ' in stairways and
store doors. * '
Following is the circular, which
though not mentioning the name of
the Ku Klux Klan specifically, is
supposed to refer to that body:
"A personal friend presented
youy nahie as one worthy in a certain
order and you will be, or have
already been approached by a per-1
sonal friend regarding same.
"You know what every hyphenated!
citizen, shade of opinion and color
of skin in this land is organized to
advance its particular aims except
real Americans, who seem content
to leave their interests in the hands
of the other fellow: The American
Indian tried that.
"If you want to affiliate with an
nffraniTsi+inn that is sweeniner the
country from coast to coast-^?one
that is determined to preserve the
Anglo-Saxon civilization bought and
purified by the blood of Qiir forefathers;
one that will create and preserve
a wholesome regard for law
and order, and forever keep the ship
sf state in the hands of worthy
Americans, let us hear from you.
"This organization is to the Nation
what a gun is to the home?not
there for any 'particular' one, but
for any disturber, and is entitled to
and needs your support to render it
more speedily operative, but- if you
feel you cannot measure up to the
manhood of your forefathers please
remain quiet regarding this order,
and to the world hereafter you know
nothing of the existance of such an
order; however, should your life, liberty,
property, happiness, or country
be imperiled, WE'LL DO."
MRS. EUGENE STONE
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ivirs. CiUgene oiune uicu <x\, ucl
home near Abbeville Wednesday
morning after an illness of about
two weeks. Funeral services and interment
were held at Mt. Bethel
Thursday, conducted by the Rev. G.
M. Telford.
Mrs. Stone was about 30 years of
age. She is survived by her husband
and four small children of near this
place, her father, Mr. Davis Branyon,
four brothers, and two sisters,
all of whom live in and around
Honea Path.
For several years she was a faithful
member of Keowee Baptist
church. She was a devoted wife and
mother and was loved by all who
knew her.
NEW POLICEMAN
J. A. Schroeder Takes Up Duties
Saturday
At a meeting of city council last
night, J. A. Schroeder was elected
policeman. He will go on duty tomorrow.
Mr. Schroeder, until recently a
resident of Abbeville, will give up
his jab as policman in Columbia
where he has been for sometime. He
and his daughter, Miss Eleanor,
TirV?n vrnriorl V?irv? in f!rfcliir*vVki? oKnilf. A
TV AAV JXSUAV'V* 411111 111 VWlUlHUtW WVVWV v.
imonth ago, will move back to Abbeville
in a few days.
COTTON MARKET
With little trading in progress,
the cotton market was
quiet today at 17 1-2 cents.
NEWBERRY CASE t
BEFORE SENATE
LITTLE PROGRESS MADE IN C
CONSIDERATION. ? R EPUBLICANS
FORCE BODY TO WORK
OVER TIME BUT LITTLE IS
ACCOMPLISHED.
Washington, Nov. 17.?The senate
; took up the report of the privileges ti
and election -committee today on the s<
contest of Henry Ford against the t<
seating of Truman H. Newberry (Re- f]
publican) of Michigan, wno was nis f
opponent in the 1918 election, and although
the debate was at times heat- n
ed and a night session was forced, E
little progress was made toward a e
vote.
The debate was opened by.Chair- D
man Spencer of the privilege and S(
elections committee* who supported "
the report of the majority calling for 1
the seating of Senatcfr Newberry, .P
and in general defended the senatot !b
and his 1918 campaign. In concluding
his address Senator Spencer suggest^ e
ed that Senator Pomerene (Demo- e
crat) of Ohio, representing the min- ?
ority views of the committee, pro- w
deed with a statement, but the latter 0
declined, sayiftg that he was indis- tl
posed and would not speak at the e
night session.
| As the night session wore on. s.<
through quorum calls and a cross-fire I d'
! of political debate Senator Harrison | ^
(Democrat) of Mississippi, who previ- ^
| ouslyVrhad charged the Republicans
with attempting to force through the d
resolution for seating Mr. Newberry fj
when the armament conference was ci
occupying the publ'c attention, took| C
the :.xr and began to read the ma- d
jority and minority report. Senator e<
Spenc:? and other Republicans de- a
nied t>.at they were attempting to $
force tlie resolution through and said n
they were ready to vote. But Mr. r<
Harrison and Senators Walsh of a:
Montana and $wanson 0f Virginia fi
then began an attack in' which- they el
accused the Republicans of seeking a m
night srssion in revenge for the re- b
fusal through the objection of Sena- r<
tor Watson of Georgia earlier in the p
day for a unanimous consent agree- n
ment -to vote on the resolution Dec- ri
ember 28. / d
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COUNTY MEETINGS !
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LARGELY ATTENDED
According to reports reaching Abbeville
today- the meetings held at w
five points in the tounty to .discuss tl
farming under boll weevil." condi- H
tions have been largely attended, rr
Messrs. Winter and Watkins have 1
presented their, subject in a pleasing tl
manner and have aroused much in- h
terest. It is thought that the farmers V
will benefit greatly by their talks, it
especially that part which dealt with d
increased production and how to get
it. d
The speakers were delighted with c
the reception they received in the c
county. They believe that other
speakers should follow them with a g(
presentation of other phases of ag- c
riculture. which would be especially Si
timely at this time. f,
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THOUGHT HIS SON WAS ti
COON, KILLED IN TREE E
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Baxley, Ga., Nov. 16.?Mistaking t
Aaron, his 15 year old son, who had
climbed a tree for a raccoon, Glenn
Tomberlin, negro, shot and killed the
boy, according to the story Tomberlin
told officers. No arrest was made.
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MARY LOUISE BETTER p
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Little Mary Louise Benton, who
has been desperately ill for several
days was apparently better early
this afternoon. It is thought that the P
crisb has passed. tl
:UI ANNOUNCED
IN FREIGHT RATE
HARGE ON FARM PRODUCTS
REDUCED?BELIEVED THAT
CHANGE WILL BE MADE
WITHIN NEXT TEN DAYS?10
PER CENT LOWER
New York, Nov. 16.?The Associa011
of Railway Executives, repre.
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snung zujl rauroaas toaay aeciaea
) put into effect a 10 per cent
reight rate reduction on all farm
roducts, "as soon as possible." The.
eduction, it was announced, would'
ot apply to intrastate rates in New
Ingland, but would affect freight
ntering and leaving those states.
Announcing the decision, Thomas
leWitt Cuyler, president of the asDciation,
stated that any reduction
1 such rates made sin<;e September
, 1920, wre to be included in the 10
er cent, reduction and that it would
e put into effect without waiting
or a reduction in wages. The freight
ate cut will apply throughout the
ntire South except on traffic movlg
wholly within New England. It
ras expected that the new rate
uld be effective within ten days as
ae railroads, it was saiJ, have askd
the interstate commerce comtission,
through their general counsl,
to authorize the change on ten
ays' notice. The reduction will cost
ie railroads about $55,000,000, it
ras esumatea.
"The railroads have already reuced
freight rates substantially
com the level established by the
jmmission in August, 1920," Mr.
Inyler's statement said. "The reactions
already made are estimati
as accurately as can be to involve
loss of revenue at the rate of from
L75,000,000 to " $200,000,000 anually.
These reductions on many
)ads represent a loss greater than
ny corresponding saving realized
"om reductions in wages already
ffected. The railroads are furthertore,
awaiting decisions of the Iaor
board, which, it is hoped, will
;lieve the companies of the exense
of many onerous and unecoomical
working conditions. The
lilroads are not in a financial conition
to make this sacrifice.
IT WEEK AGO
T. L. CANN DIES
T. Lester Cann, deputy sheriff
'ho was shot last Thursday night in
le pistol duel in which Policeman
[. B. Cannon was killed and Policeian
Crawford was wounded, died at
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U o'clock tftis morning. Almost irom
le first his physician entertained no
ope for his recovery, although at
arious times throughout the period
. was said that he would survive. His
e'ath was due to blood poisoning.
The funeral will be at the resience
tomorrow morning at 11 o'lock
and interment at Melrose
emetery.
He is survived by his wife, two
ons, George, a student at Clemson
lollege,. and Mahlon, an express mes
enger with headquarters in Atlanta;
our brothers, Samuel Cann, Jesse,
Vill and McKinney. Cann, three sissrs,
Mrs. A. H. Barnett and Mrs.
lichard Simpson, all living in this
ounty, and Mrs. L. Smith of Atlana.
LAST BUTTER SCORING
The last scoring in the butter conest
was held in the court house last
'uesday afternoon, at which time
rizes were awarded and grades
nnounced. The contest has proven
ery successful and the leaders in
he movement as well as those who
articipated, are well pleased with
I
he results.
ORESEL REMAINS W
AT GERMAN POST
WILL BE CHARGE D'AFFAIRES DA
IN BERLIN?BELIEVED THAT F
GERMANY'S REPRESENTATION J\
AT WASHINGTON WILL ALSO C
BE CHARGE FOR TIME. F
Washington,' Nov. 17.?Nomination (
of Ellis Lofing Dresel of Boston, now Hu:
United States commissioner to Ger- cle?
many, to be charge d'affaires to that lin^
country was said in official circles to- yon
day to mean that probably no am- the
bassadoi; would be sent by the United Soi
States to Berlin for a time at least, niz;
Although" officials said the decision bui
to entrust American representation bui
in the German capital to a charge soc
d'affaires was reached independently j
A ? A 1^1 /?I #
ot any proposals irom tne uerman ger
government, it is considered quite ing
probable here that Germany will be
l;kewise represented in Washington
for some time. we]
Mr. Dresel's presence in Berlin will I
enable prompt resumption of diplo- Rel
matic relations as soon as the senate wel
acts on his nomination. This is ex- the
pected to be only a matter of several ha\
days. ^ sim
, Mr. Dresel is regarded highly by hel
administration officials, who point out to
as one of his achievements the nego- reg
.'iation of the treaty of peace be- dec
tween the United States and Germany gla
He is a lawyer and lived in Germany ne\
a number of years. He was visiting wh;
in Berlin when the world war broke exp
out, and, because of his wide experi- "pi
ence, was of great assistance to con
Americans who became stranded in thii
Germany during that period. After the
the war he was appointed an expert Gn
adviser to the American delegation pre
at the peace conference and later was wel
at the Deaee conference and later Loi
was elected American commissioner ing
to Germany under the department of ceii
commerce, in which capacity he has I
since served. vic<
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MASONS LEAVE her
her
Methdocit Minister Takes Up New ing
Charge at Cowpen? clo:
The Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Mason gla
feft Wednesday for Cowpens, her
Cherokee county, where Mr. Mason ere
will assume the pasttfrate of that I
charge. Mr. Mason was pastor of the of
Albbeville Circuit, Sharon, and int:
Grace church, until the conference pie
assigned him to the new place at brc
Cowpens. , Em
Mr. and Mrs. Mason have made Mr
many friends during their stay in *ar
Abbeville and there is much regret wo
that they are gone to another com- sta
munity. P3*
The new minister, the Rev. J. B. za*
Kilgore, comes from Rock Hill cir- "P?
cuit, where he was very successful j sta
in his work. He and his family willj^
be welcomed to their new home. arr
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Greenville, Nov. 16.?Friends of yo
Prof. Luceo Gunter, head of the department
of education at Furman
University, who has been desperately joc
ill for the past several weeks, will be ce(:
interested in knowing that in a last mo
heroic, effort to prolong his life, his tj0
physicians have taken him to a noted cor
specialist in New Yrk. Unless he can vjj]
obtain relief there, little or no hope
is held out for his recovery." pjT
ONE FIRE ALARM
The firemen responded late yes- ^
terday afternoon to a call from
Vienna street, where an oil stove in
the home of Mrs. Alice Guy caused '
a small blaze. The fire was ex- Wh
tinguished without the use of the cor
equipment and without doing much the
damage.
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COL. HENDERSON DEAD ing
pec
Col. Dan S. Henderson, 72 years cou
of age, prominent lawyer of Aiken,
died at 1:10 o ciock muimyg.
Col. Henderson was well known the
throuhgout the state. . eve
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UGHTERS OF- AMERICAN ' ^
tEVOLUTION IN SESSION.
flRS. CHARLES WHITE NASH
)F NEW YORK BRINGS GIFT |
OR TAMASSEE.
Charleston, Nov. 16.?Mrs. C. B.
iet's lovely voice rising full and
in the D. A.-E. song, "Carols'
assisted by a chorus of fresh
ing voices, opened this morning
25th annual convention of the'
ith Carolina branch of the orga- c
atio'n meetng in the old Exchange |
lding for the first time since the 'yij
lding became .the property of the
ilrs. Franklin C. Cain, state re
it, opened the convention by say- ;
that it was most appropriate that '4
conference be held in Charleston ''_f3
ere the worthy deeds of the past,
re being repeated in the present. ^
Urs. Marie Gary Eason, recent of aecca
Motte, the hostess chapter,
corned the delegates, saying that
chapter had looked forward to v|
ring them again for the 15 years
ce the last convention had been '2m
d in Charleston, paying tribute
the late Mrs. Fanny Jones, then / ^
ent of the chapter. Mrs. Eason'<?*-^|
lared the chapter was particularly
d to welcome the visitors in the
v home in the historic building. *;
ich was their joint possession, and
ri rJ knrta tVlot it WAlll/1
ove a tie that binds, incentive to
tinue work, and inspire to some- M
\g greater/' She then announced . .;
receipt of a letter from Mayor: 3
ice, whose absence from the city j
vented his making an address of
come. His letter was read by Miss
lise Poppenheim and was a greetto
the convention which was rezed
with applause.
?Irs. E. ?. vonTresckow, third
j president, responded, saying she .
5 doubly glad to do so, as it was
last opportunity to speak before
"beloved Daughters" before goto
her far away home in Chile,
sing with the words, "We are . 7
d we are here because we are
e." Mrs. vonTresckow later tendd
her resignation. \
Urs. Charls White Nash, regent .1
the New York state branch, was * a
roduced and spoke happily of her *
asure at being present and J.
ught graceful greetings from the
ipire state to the Palmetto state,
s. Nash's address was of particuinterest
in that she spoke of the
rk being done by the New York
te branch in preserving records,
;riotic education and Americani- :
ion, and pleading for a national
icy to be followed by every ^
te. She referred to the memorial
1 in Washington, where the disnament
conference is being held
evidence of what the organiza- '$
n can do when it adopts a nationplan.
She also spoke of New '*
rk's admiration and interest in
massee and declared they wished
help-in every way possible. The
al regent's greeting had been preled
bv the impressive flag cere
ny of the society under the direcn
of the chairman of the flag
nmittee, Mrs. Landrum q/ Greene,
and an invocation by the Hev;xander
Sprunt, pastor of the
st Presbyterian church.
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ARBUCKLE TRIAL LAGS *
e Week To Pick Jury?Testimony
Comes Monday.
3an Francisco, Cal., Nov. 17.??
iile prospects seemed bright for
npletion late today of a jury in
Arbuckle case, indications were
t the introduction of testimony
uld not begin until Monday. Open
statements of counsel are ex-i
:ted to occupy all the intervening
irt sessions.
Twelve temporarily accepted jus,
three of them women, were in
box when court adjourned lasif
ning. . , -1
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