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Abbeville Established 1844., $2.00 Year. Tri-Weekly Abbeville, S. C., Wednesday, December 14,1921 Single Copies, Five Cents. 78th Y AMERICA AND JAPAN REACH AGREEMENT % OVER ISLAND OF YAP?UNITED STATES SECURES PRIVILEGES FOR WHICH SHE HAS CON TENDED SINCE PARIS MEET ING?EQUAL RIGHTS. Washington, Dec. 13.?The Ameri 1 fffiuPMimpnts have I aiiu ^wi ( composed their differences over the Pacific Island of Yap, and %je pre paring: to sign a treaty by which , \ Japan retains administrative control ^ over the island and the United Stat es secures the cables and wireless privileges there for which she has contended since the Paris conference. , In the same treaty, Japan's Lea- , gue of Nations paandate over Yap and all the other Northern Pacific islands formerly under German sov ereignty is given recognition by the ( United States on certain stipulated , conditions. These conditions include provision for free admission of mis- 1 sionaries and protection of Ameri can interests in the mandated terri tory'and require t?at' Japan shall re- . port to the United States as well as to the league on details of her ad- . ministration of the mandate. - . The Yap cable and wireless rights, : regarded as highly important because , of the island's advantageous position in the center of the Paci?c group to - the south of Japan, are accorded by 1 j * * i? > T I. the treaty to tne American anu u?p- . anese governments and nationals : alike, on terms of absqlute equality, i In the exercises of these rights Am- ; erican nationals are to be free from < taxes, licensing, censorship and every form of discriminatory supervision, , and in addition are to be aided by 1 the Japanese government in securing ] the needed property and facilities. 1 The immediate value of the ar- J rangement to the United States lies < .'in 4he concessions with regard to 1 cable communifcation because they insure complete American control of * the existing cable between Yap and Guam. Considerable importance also is.attached by American officials to 1 the radio privileges, although it is to be agreed in the treaty that no American radio 3tation will be in stalled so- long as the present Japan ese plant is operated without dis- j criminatory exactions. ' < Signatures of the convention is i expected within a feto days, erasing i one of the principal causes for con- : v troversy between Washington and i Tokio and bringing to an end nego- i tiations which have covered a period J of several months. * i xFinal instructions to the Japanese delegates to accept the latest Amer- 1 ican proposal for a settlement are 1 UllUCidbVVU fcV UW? V wvv?. from the Tokio foreign office night. DECLINES CALL Mr. Derbyshire Will Not Accept Columbia Place On December 7th Rev. A. J. Derbyshire received a call, through Bishop Coadjutor Kirkman G. Fin lay, to become Rector of St. Tim othy's Church, Columbia. After very careful consideration of everything involved tn the matter, Mr. Derbyshire decided .to decline the call. There are many circum stances which brought him to this decision, and both Bishop W. A. Guerry of Charleston and Bishop Coadjutor K. G. Finlay of Columbia have written him that they are gratified at the decision and will do all in their power to hold up his hands in xms particular neiu ui i ; work. HOME FROM THE CONVENTION 1 ( * I Mrs. J. M. Wilkinson and Miss i Nettie Russell "have returned after 1 spending severail days in Bamberg < in attendance on the convention of * the United Daughters of the Con- < federacy. 1 TWO NEW TEACHERS BEGIN AFTER CHRISTMA2 Miss Todd and Miss Link Tak Places of Misses Perrin and - ' DeLorme?Other Notes Miss Esther Todd of Simpson ville, who taught a section of th< fourth grade so successfully las session has accepted this work agaii and will take charge of Miss San Perrin's section after the Christ mas holidays. Miss Frances DeLorme, teache: of the third grade , at the Abbevilh cotton mill school finds it necessary for her to remain at home afte: Christmas to nurse her aged fathe; who is an invalid. Miss DeLorm< has endeared herself to her pupili and her co-workers during the foui months she has been with them an< * , it is with regret that the schoo gives her up. Her work will ibe tak en up after Christmas by Mis Mary Quarles Link, a graduate o: Converse College. , Christmas Holidays begin Friday December 16 and close Monday January 2. This gives teachers an< pupils two iweeks as is the custom The present session will close Jun< 2, 1922. Quite a number of the grade will have their annual Christina; tree celebrations Friday afternooi after 2 o'clock. The children tak< great pleasure in decorating theii rooms for the holiday seasons an< all of them are unusually attractiv< bhia week. Mid term examinations will be gin Friday January 27 and continu< for one /week. Review will be giver for one week previous to this date Quite a number of pupils are aver asrinsr sufficiently high marks to b< sxempted from the examinations. The pupils enjoyed a visit froir John E. Swearingen, state superin tendent ocf education last week Mr. Swearingen complimented :hem on the fine work the majoritj ire doing and on the excellent or ier which he noticed throughout she school. \GREEMENT MADE IN FUNDING BILL Will Be Reported to Senate Mon day?Foreign Debts Fixed. Washington, Dec. 12.?A fund ing of the $11,000,000,000 debl >wed the United States 'by foreigr governments into obligations matur ing not later than June 15, 1947 and bearing interest at la rate oi lot less than 5 per cent, would be authorized under the funding bil is finally approved today by the senate finance committee. CJhaJrman Penrose announced that these and other provisions writ ten into the house 'bill had beer agreed to by Secretary Mellon whe attended the committee sessior and the Democratic members of th( :ommittee. He added that the re written bill would be reported tc the senate on Monday and callec jp Tuesday by Senator McCumiber ranking Republican on the commit tee. Interest on the new obligation: would be paid semi-annually and the minimum rate which would b? permitted under the bill?5 pei :ent.? is the rate on the existing obligations, most of which are ir the form of the notes of the for aign powers. Under another amendment ap proved by the committee four oi the five members of the commissior which is to conduct the funding negotiations would have to be con firmed by the senate. The provisior making the secretary of the treas ury chairman of the commission was retained. All of the changes in the house measure, it was explained, were in line with those proposed by Senatoi Simmons of North Carolina, rank ing Democrat on the finance com ixittee. The house -bill left to the :ommission the question to be paid ind proposed senate confirmation xf only such members of the com nission as were not calbinet officers. IRISH OPINION [ '. MUCH CONFUSED s LEADERS WANT VOTE?ON S t OTHER HAND IT IS URGED 1 PLEBISCITE WILL BE DIFFI. 1 CULT IN COUNTRY?VOTE WILL BE CLOSE. r Dublin, Dec. 12.?The division "of opinion among members of the Dai] E Eireann is not limited to the ques- P< r . ' tion of approval of the treaty witn Great Britain signed in London last week. Some Sinn Fein leaders, who think the treaty is a. good one, agreed with Eamon de Valera, the iSinn Fein president in believing that it embodies such a departure from the policy previously submit ted to the south Ireland electors that it can not be accepted without a direct and fresh mandate from th^ various constituencies. The Irish newspapers in Dublin generally urge that since the dele gates at the -London conference were plenipotentiaries Ireland Is bound to stand by their action but some journals hold the view that the powers of the delegates were limited by the unnegotiate should come before the dail for ratifica tion. Sinn Fein observers today point ed out it would ibe difficult to re fer the matter to the country in ?- ? ?? ?' ?1% 4-l?n4> IUa p/vVinm a /\Hp V1CW UJL Uig J.act tuav ijvuvutv va elections in south Ireland is one of proportionate representation on a 'basis unsuitable for deciding such direct issues. Throughout today's informal dis cusisons at the Mansion House it was evident that the personal rela tions of the leaders who oppose each other continue to be most friendly None of those who have attempt ed to estimate the number of Mr, De Valera's supporters in darl has placed the number at less than'40, and in some quarters it is forecast that if a division should occur the vote will prtfbably be close. NEGRO THROWS ROCKS Sheriff Arrests Man Who Terroriz ed Community Sheriff Leroy 0 of McCormick County was in Abbeville today af ter Will Marshall who was arrested Mohday by Sheriff McLane after he had terrorized the citizens of the Bethia neighborhood with rocks. Af ter the arrest it was discovered that most of thc damage had been done in McCormick county, hence he was turned over to Sheriff Lercy. John Smith, negro, was arrested l ? J ? _ ' yesterday un a cuaige ui yuwunii& money under false pretense. He is in jail. John Holmes likewise got into trouble when he obtained goods un der false pretense. At least that ife the charge on which Sheriff McLane is holding him. ABBEVILLE'S SHOWING Prof. Robert H. Coleman of the College of Charleston, attended the meeting of the educators in Birmingham recently, at which time the Abbeville High School was given a place on the list of accredit ed high schools. Prof. Coleman was a member of the committee having this matter in charge and he sends a message strongly commending Major Fulp for the excellent show ing made for the Abbeville school at the Birmingham meeting. Marines Wounded - Washington, Dec. 13.?Three American marines, Sergeant Lee Henry of Louisville, Ky; Corporal Ray Frey of Carthege, Mo., and Private Arthur Owen of Spokane, Wash., were slightly wounded in the "Fiesta day brawl" of last Thursday in Managua, Nicaragua, reports to the navy department to day said. AYS MUSCLE SHOALS PLA VJILL SUCCEED?INVENTO SAYS MANUFACTURER HA BRIGHT MECHANICAL MINI BUT WEAK IN CHEMISTRY Orange, N. J., Dec. 12.?Thomi !. Edison, who recently accor anied Henry Ford on an inspectic in tn the government's wat ower developments at Muse hoals, Ala., today declared the a )mobile manufacturer could mal le Muscle project hum, not on etting his rental but a good j>ro! >r the people." v . "Fertilizer, which he wou manufacture, is in great demand le South," said the inventor. "] orthern Alabama I saw cott< elds with short stubby plan iunted for lack of fertilizer. Wh le people need is a cheap fertilize he price is too high now. The cr< ould5 be doubled fend employmei iven to about 1,000,000 people ie Ford project at Muscle Shoa ent through. ' "One part of the plant is pra cally ready for operation exce >r the completion of the dai hich Ford wants the governmei > build before he leases the prope r. The government says the da ould cost 145,000,000. Ford es< lates the cost at $30,000,000. link Ford's figure is about rig1!] "Ford will guarantee to tal rpfit of only 8 per cent in opera ig the plant Who else would wai > do it for that? If the profit e ;eded 8 per cent the price of fe lizer would be reduced." Mr. Edison emphasized that h mnection with the plan was a isory. "Ford has a bright mechanic ind," he said, "but is weak lemistry, and that's where I con i." SWEARINGS PLEASED r ... . ompliments Superintendent Fa! On Institute Major Fulp has received a lett< om Superintendent Swearings i wjiich he has the following to sf ith reference to the Teachers' Ii ;itute recently held in Abbeville "The Institute was well planm id carried out in a most interes ig manner. The observation woi i the class rooms of the cii ihools showed some excellent te lers in action. The conference ar >ecial discussions were, I hope, i iteresting to the teachers as th( ere to us who attempted to lea lem. It was a genuine satisfactic > note the growth of your cii hool system and I wish you, yoi achers and pupils a most succes ssion." HIGHWAY MEETING alhoun Official* C?ming Tomoi row For Section. According to word received by . Nickles, chairman of the con ittee to make arrangements f( le meeting to-morrow of directo] ' the Calhoun Highway Associi on, an interesting session wi'll 1 ;ld, many questions relative 1 ie road being scheduled for discu on. Several of the directors ha\ nt word that they will be presen A DAY IN wllLXiAivtsivw Mrs. Sallie Bradley and Mrs. , Klugh are going to Wi'lliamsto foursday and will spend the day < e home of Dr. Brown. They g see a faithful old servant, -Jud rown, who has come to the par g of the ways and wants to se sr "white folks." Judy was mm r all the Klugh children and fc any years a servant of the famil] ROY GILLELAND RESIGNS AS COOPERATIVE MANAGE I Takes Up OM W<>rk With SeabMu First bf Ye*r?Successor Chosen Tonight. At a meeting recently of tl N stockholders of the Cooperatn R Mercantile Company, Roy Gillelar jS manager of the store, announce y his resignation effective January ' Mr. fi-illAlflnri .will roJiirn tn hia n' job as conductor on the Seaboai railway. A meeting will be held t night for the purpose of electing successor to Mr. Gilleland. The Cooperative Mercantile Co? pany, owned and run by the men bers of the various railway men organizations, and primarily f< their benefit, is one of the few e: aimples of successful coopvatii merchandising. That this is true due in a large measure to M Gilleland's careful and efficiel management. The. store was org nized in 1919 and has been und< the same management ever sine with the exception of about foi months. The profits have been a plied to permanent improvement by vote of the stockholders, a cat dividend never having been cor puted. The company now has large surplus above its origin captal stock and it is expected th stockholders will receive a han some dividend within the near f ture. It is understood that several m< are under consideration as probab successors to Mr. Gilleland, bi who they are has not been announ ed. N PLANS GO FORWARD . \ FOR LEGION DINNE Mi?? Mae Robertson Chairman Committee to Complete Ar rangements' Since the meeting last week < ex-service men and the inaugur tiop of a movement to reorgani: the American Legion jin AbbeviM plans have been going' steadily fo ward for the dinner which will 1 given the afternoon of Decemb 29. At a 'meeting of women, inte ested in forming a women's auxi: ary to the Legion, it was decid< that the get together supper wou be served by this body, and Mi er | iviae noueri/suu was maue cuaiimt >n | of a committee to be named by hi to complete the details for the di ner. Following* the % reorganizati< of the Legion the auxiliary will 1 formed. D. Townsend Smith, chairman < the supper committee from fcl legion, is communicating with 8 the ex-soldiers in the county with view to having a generail represei tation present. FEINSTEIN MOVING Abbeville Merchant Going to Yoi First of Year. -L. Feinstein, merchant, will mo-\ the balance of his stock of goods I York within the next few days. 1 his new location he will consolida' with his brother, Nathan Feinsteii who runs a store there. L. Felnstei mrill man ace the combined store the other brother going soon Chicago. COTTON MARKET Spot, best 18 centa. The futures market showed a stronger tendency this morning on the strength of a favorable consumption report, all months closing up from 14 to 35 points. The consumption report showed that 526,610 bales was used in November against it 332,057 last year for the same :o month and 490,698 in 1919. y Close Points off t January 17.48 .25 e March 17.48 .25 ? iMay 17.29 .18 r July 16.92 .18 7 December 17.70 .35 BORAH AND REED OPEN UP FIREWORKS?STANLEY, INSON, AND KING, DI CRATS, CUT IN THE DEBA1 MANY SENATORS HEAJtD. theV] Washington, Dec. 13.?The got its first taste today of the promised by several Senators the new four-power Pacific The pact was both denounced defended in the course of twoij of discussion. As at the opening of fight on the treaty of Vei and 4ts league of nations coveni practically all of the new qt treaty was read into the Cox sional - Record in advance of mal submission; The attack today "came from "irreconcilable*" in the V? covenant controversy Senator. Republican, Idaho, and Reed, crat, Missouri. .'Breaking the he had maintained since the was laid before the world, Mr.' B< spoke more than an hour de his attention to Article H, of the treaty, which he compared to X, of the Versailles covenant. | declared that the treaty compelled i armament conference to make disarmament" an actuality or the treaty a "straight out alliance." ' * Mr. Borah explained that hia conducted titude toward the treaty would gQverned an extent by of the conference toward "real armament" and settlement of ese questions. The work of the Wi ington conference, he said, "discouraging" if it adjourned..' out barring, by terms of the tfejktgv the use of submarines, poisoito gases and other "barbarous" wei ons of warfare. Defense of the pact, largely by Senator Poindexter. Re publican, Washington, resulted the opening of the whole question of what obligations, were entailed upon the United States by the new agreement. Senator Poindexter told the Senate that some seemed unduly alarmed that Article 11 could not be construed as the equivalent of Article X. Senator Reed, breaking inio the debate at this point, said ^senator Poindexter's statement meant that the new treaty was worth little as a binding agreement. He added that if the United States fras not going to observe its moral obligations, such ' as he contended were contained in the treaty, the country would be come "the laughing stock of the J.r* whole world." PREPARE FOR CHRISTMAS Miss Ward Takes Census of Chil dren At Mill Miss Inez Ward, community worker at the Abbeville Cotton ^39 mills, has been engaged recently in taking a census of all children un der the age of fourteen preparatory ' to the annual Christmas celebra- ^. " tion when the mill authorities give presents in large numbers. Miss ^ Ward lists the children in groups, according to age, so that suitable gifts may be made. TO OPEN FOUNTAIN J. L .Anderson Rents Austin-Perrin Equipment. J. L. Anderson, manager of the -I Cash Bargain store which is now closing out, has rented the fountain equipment of the Austin-Perrin Drug Company, and, beginning ea/ ly in the new year, he will operate ;V< ^ this department of the stOTe. In the meantime the fountain will be worked over and more fixtures in- A stalled for the better aecommoda tion of patrons. Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Sullivan speak last weelc-end in Laurens. At : j 35