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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
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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.
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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.
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Close Points off
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January
17.48 .25
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March
17.48 .25
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iMay
17.29 .18
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July
16.92 .18
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December
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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.
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