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A \. - . >. . * -t ? ifp Established 1844. $2.00 Year. Tri-Weekly . 'jgm Abbeville, S. C., Wednesday, January 18,1922 Single Copies, Five Cents. 78th Yeqr., 0 .1 -V/ff. SENATE DECIDES RESUME DEBATE r '. VOTE COMES* TODAY ON PRO POSAL TO GIVE FARMER PLACE ON FEDERAL BOARD. EXPECTED MEASURE WILL ^ \ PASS. Wachino+nn. .Tan 17?The senate . /-"will probably vote tomorrow to put r - a farmer on the federal reserve j board, leaders of both parties said .tonigiht. Such action will be taken on i a bill amending the federal reserve < *N act so vthat, in making appoint. > ments to the board, the president i must have "due regard for a fair i representation of the financial, ag- 1 gricultural, industrial and commer- ' cial interests and the geographical 1 i; subdivision of the country," . the : measure of compromse ,to which President Harding and most of the ( .. senators have agreed. , 0 * . Senators.today denounced and < V 9 t v defended the many phases of the < reserve iboard's activities, there be- ' ing several attacks on the general < administrative jfolicy of the board, while Senator Glass (Democrat) of ( Virginia, former secretary of the | treasury, known as author of the ^ ~~ 1-eserve *ct, stoutly defended the . boJfrd's personnel and program. He , branded criticisms of the iboard as for the most part the "demagoguery, . of eruptive politicians." Mr Glass' denials jot charges that the board was'the cause of the hgfcvy decreases in prices of agricultural products was spirited and he offered figures in substantiation of his statements which he said were "cold and indis_ L The ofchefr principal speech of the day was by Senator Norris (Repub lican) of Nebraska, who while saying he was eager to do anything which would aid the farmers, warn ed that "the farmers are about to Rr be fooled agaiit." ' > i I "They think," Mr Norris said 4 P/'that this legislation will work won- ] ders; that it will give immediate re lief; that a sort of millennium will j be produced. But it won't and the i reason it won't is because by no legislative act can congress take , away the discretionary power vest- J ^ ed in the executive over appointee." < Mr Norris said he probably would vote for some of 'the amendments, .which, he saul, would be offerecPto the compromise measure, but that in most cases his vote would be in protest against what he described as nearly maladmfnistration of affairs .by the reserve baord. Mr,Glass "in the course of his speech offered official ^statistics showing, he said, that while prices of agricultural products tumbled last year, the regional reserve banks actually had increased the volume 1 of currency and enlarged the cred xi- +lin+. t.hp reserve ltd* HC . ? . board had no power toy law to in crease currency or order credits re stricted and defied anybody to show that the <board has "even so muck as hinted" such a policy to the re serve* balks. ' 'W: TO TIE PURSE TO STRING Washington, Jan 1.7?Questions y raised in the Ford-Newberry elec tion contets, decided by the senate last week found exprssion today in two . resolutions presented in the senate. One, by Senator Pomerene (Democrat of* Ohio, would embody in senate rules that portion of the* corrupt practices act held invalid by * the supreme court m tne XNewDerry case. The other, by Senator Willis ** (Republican) of Ohio, proposes an amendment to the constitution giv ing/congress the power to regulate the use of money in primaries or elections inv?lving members of con-| gress. \ Fifty-one million tons of almost pure iron have been discovered in the Lake Athabasca region.. ELECTRIC LINES , AT STANDSTILL NO NIGHT SERVICE IN VIR_ GINIA CITIES?ONLY ONE MAN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY COME FROM RANKS OF "OUT SIDERS" \ Richmond^ Va, ?an 17?-Complete tieup of the electric "lines of the Vir ginia Railway and Power company in Richmond, Norfolk and Ports mouth resulted tonight at 7:30 o'clock when the last car running over the lines in this city was taken into the barns. Service, in 'Norfolk / / . and Portsmouth ceased at/5 o'clock this afternoon. The strike was the result of the company's employees in the three cities declining to accept a ... ' - i reuucuuu 111 wogco. . . Three lines were operated. by the company here tfvday, the South Rich mond line consisting of only <one > car. A ten minutes' schedule was Dperated on other* lines, according to itatements by the power ^company officials. " ' * Instructions sent out from head, quarters of the men Sunday night/ that the union -vyork^rs do nothing bo incite criticism fi-om the public eve re observed, according to union officials, and no disturbance on the part, of the union occurred at any of the tenninals. The only arrest of the day resulted when "outsiders" jeered the crew of one of 12 cars operated" by the company here to_ iay. Three of these '"sympathizers" tvere take>n into custody and bailed Eor their appearance in police court tomorrow. The first day of the strike found three of the four lines operating in Virginia practically at a standstill. A few cars were run in Richmond, Norfolk and Portsmouth but the ser vice was so far below^ normal that.it naraiy was nonceaiDie. mere was no curtailment in Petersburg, the work ers there declining to leave their posts. V # ? While Rifchmond was facing its first street'car strike since 1903 the city council was holding a meeting to ibring a'bout a settlement . of the controversy. A joint session of the Koard of aldermen and the ^common council took place in the city hall at noon today. ' .. . FARMERS INI DEMONSTRATOR Following the meeting in the Court House this morn'ng to disctiss Co nnerative Marketing of cotton, a res olution was_offered by W. P. Greene to request the county delegation in the legislature to appropriate $1250 to supplement money provided by the state and federal governments, to employ a demonstration agent for Abbeville County. The resolution was indorsed by a rising vote, 26 to 2, af ter a short discussion. P. A. Cheatham said he favored the employment of the agent but thought that one could be secured for $1500, the amount provided by Clemson College and the United J i- ?i. syaies department. ui Mr. .Greene saicNthat he thought it would be useless to have an agent if he could riot be a good one. He said that the work and the government required that he have a car, which would eat up $750 a year. He said :hat if there ever was a time when such a man was needed it was now. :Ie repeated in this instance the words J. S. Stark used in bringing "he subject before the meeting. S. . Wakefield approved the idea, say 7 that it was his opinion that a good man could not be had for less than $2750 a year. Capt. Nickles also favored the idea. ' The motion was then put and it vas carried. ,;i ,"* CO-OPERATI\ MUCt FARMERS OF COUNTY HOLD EN HOUSE AND HEAR MR. WAT KETING PLAN.?>CAPT. G. PRESIDENT OF CC I Capt.v G. N. Nickles of Due West was today elected president of the Abbeville County branch of the South Carolina Cooperative Cotton Marketing Association, with ,C H Pennal as secretary. Capt NickleS prelided at the meeting. F C Wat kins of Cleanson College spoke on the Cooperative (marketing plan, there being about 75 farmers pres ent. A resolution was adopted call ing upon the county delegation to provide an appropriation of $1,250 to supplement government money to pay a county demonstration agent. ,Th^ meeting this morning was called by J. F. Hill, county director, and representatives were present from practically every district in the county. On motion of J. S. Stark, 'Captain Nickles was unanimously elected president. He thanked the audience for the honor, saying that while he had not made a brilliant success, of-She county branch of the American Cotton Association, he would do his 'best in the interests of the marketing campaign. Mr Pennal was el&ctld secretary oi\ motion of Mr Stark, member-of organization committee^ in this county The farmers present showed much interest in the talk of Mr Watkins, interrupting, him frequently with pointed questions to bms out saMent points. No opposition yps openly offered against the. plan # of the^association .aftd the frank ex planation of Mr Watkins evidently produced in his hearers a sober feeling which is likely to produce favorable results. Several farmers signed up after the meeting. Mr. Watkins in explaining the ^cooperative association, sAid that the present plan was not a hang over from any other association. It is ofganized and has for its purpose the selling of cotton. "It does not cure the sick or bury the dead," he said, but means to sell cotton. Vari ous .organizations have come and gone, he explained, and all having for their purpose the helping of tho farmer. That most of them have failed isTiot tho fault always of the men back of the. ideas, but lack of-cooperative effort. Only farmers are eligible for membership in the association and the farmers control the organiza tion, Mr Watkins told ,his hearers. Nobody is interested but the farmer and the legal and binding contract binds only farmers together. Mr r NEW MANAGER COMES Mr. Stalnaker Comer From Colum bia to Head Cobb'* G. R. Stalnaker has arrived in tho city to assume the management of Coibb's Ten 'Cent store. M. C. Hoyer, whom he succeeds has been trans ferred to Darlington. Mr Stalnaker has ibeen connected with the Cobb store in Columbia for about four ^ears. In coming to Abbeville he says that he feels that he has moved back.jHome, as ho is a native of this county. His father, C. C." Stalnaker, lives in Gr^e-nwood now. -Mr. and t Mrs. Stalnaker have jrooms with Mrs Addie Hill. ?t2 1 DEAfH OF BABY BOY Robert Gillingham, Jr, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Gillingham died at the home of his grandfather, Charles Drennan, at Cedar Springs 'Monday morning, iruneiai smvitco were conducted late Monday after noon by Rev. M R Plaxco of Abbe ville, and interment was at Cedar Springs cemetery. '? IDEA I DISCUSSED ITHUSIASTIC MEETING IN COURT KINS EXPLAIN COTTON MAR. N. NICKLES IS ELECTED ? i ' # )UNTY BRANCH. / 4 Watkins said that the state's quota is 400,000 bales, based on the 1920 c?op, but that a$ (much would ibe signed up as possible, t'Jie plan does not go into effect until the full quota is signed. up"*nd tie organi zation committee now at work will pass out of existence on May 1. About 40,000 bales have 'been sign ed up in South Carolina already. Texas, Oklahoma, North Carolina and Arkansas havi already signed up more than their quota and! are strll going strong, Mr Wfitkins said. "The farmer signs up all the cot totf he grows and all?that he re ceives as rent The contract is based ?n South Carolina law th^t has been tested in the sjupreme court, and the contract once signed is absolutely binding," the speaker explained. H9 took up the question of the tenant, share cropper and lien. The farmer who signs the contract- pledges all the cotton received as-rent.. He can not require his tenant to sell through him. The share, cropper jean sell his share whenever he pleases but ^the landlord must sell fiis share through the association. The. marketing contract- does not prevent a man giving a lien on his crop, but rather makes it easier to get money1 on a lien. If the farmer' has already signed a lien then he will not be required to deliver this year's crop. Late?, if he wants to make a lien he notifies the associa headquarters and that organization accepts the fanners' cotton for sale and satisfies the mortgage out of the first proceeds. The mortgage holder has assurance then that the cotton is safely stored and that 'he can collect, Mr Watkins explained an inter esting point when he said that the farmer who delivered cotton to the association would get the. same aferage price as every other farmer delivering cotton of the same grade. Thq 'pooling-feature, he said, meant the most careful/ selling and the most certain rettirns. Settlement is made on cotton delivered as rapidly as sold, or as soon as a pool is j closed. . " ' The farmer who signs a contract j may jget the loan yalqie of his cot . ton whenever he delivers it to the association: He takes his association recedpt to his bank and draws r. draft on the association and the vmVCv* aw in 'I1!* A iro 1 n n ic lliuucjr AO paiu. xac i\*au vaiuc j based on the market. price at the time it ^is delivered. HOSPITAL NOTES Mr. J E Cochran of-Watts, who underwent an operation at the hos pital yesterday, is showing satis factory condition today. Mrs. Roger Simpson was able to return to her home today. Mrs. Howie has so far recovered from her illness that she will be dis charged tomorrow. . TRAIN KILLS FOUR Edinburg, Ind, Jan 16?Four per sons were killed and one seriously injured when an automobile was struck by a Pennsylvania passenger train here today. The dead are: Mrs ^Alcinda Joslen,~74; Dorothy Joslen, ? 11 . ? a?i no . z years oia, ivuss v^pai uvaicu, uu, and Emil Joslen, 10; John ^Toslen, 54 years old, driver of the carj was severely cut and bruised. JACK BRADLEY APPOINTED 4 Senator Dial has appointed Jack Bradley to a vacancy at Annapolis and .Jack will lave some time next week to stand the physical examina tion. If he can pass this, the young man will enter the Academy after the mid-winter examinations. MAYOR AND FOUR COUNCIL MEN TO BE ELECTED?FOUR COUNTY OFF1GERS, MAGIS TRATES, SCHOOL TRUSTEES AND MEMBERS OF HOUSE-/ . This is election year, and although it is ygt too early to make ahnounce ments .much discission is curren^ dirl the subject, and it is saljl that #the various races will ^ particularly-in teresting'- this summer*!: The princi pal issues in connection "with-:-the campaign will be lower .taxes > and economy, it is expected, with the emphasis on the first. In th city of Abbeville the regu lations provide for the election of a mayor and four councilmn. Those whose terms ^xpire are Mayor J. M. *r ? /i.l :t ir n fi 6 Mars ana uouncumen, xhu r>. ayian in ward 1, Ha^ry B. Wilson in ward 2, Otto Bristow in ward 3 a?d E. B. Thomson in ward 4. Mayor Mars, said this morning -that sq far as he kpew now hjj would be a candidate for reelection. It is understood tfiat all of the members of cpuncil whose terms expire will ask for' an addi tional term. , The members \ whose terms do Jiot expire are M. B. Reese, W M Langle*y, C. L. Evans, and T* M. Miller. ' 0: ' County officers to be elected are a probate judge, an auditor, a treas urer, magistrates, two members of the house of representatives, and* a state senator. Judge J. F. filler, Auditor Richard Sondley and R. B. Cheatham will 'have tox^ make the campaign this summer if they' wish to hod their offices another year. Should all the talk aibout cutting salaries be carried intor effect the >v county offices may not/prove so de sirable in the future' as in the past. County officers wihose terms .do not oxi>re until 1924 are the clerk of i court, supervisor, superintendent of oducation, sheriff and coroner. 1 Whethe^ Reprfesentative Putnam will be a candidate to succeed him self not known, ibut since he has only served one' term it is presumed that he will be in the race. Hubert Cox, the other- memlber from this county in the house of representa tives probably will not offer for re election, though he has authorized no announcement. Senator Moore, it is believed, will be a candidate again. , x County Treasurer R. B! Cheatham J says that the sale of dog tax license ! tajrs is not showing the proper spirit. | Collections of this kind of tax doMl ! ;fot show as much progress as-is the i fasp with the other orobertv taxes, ! according- to the treasurer, this be j ing especially noticeable in the Ab ! beville school district, which is said to be most in need of money from this source. All the dog tax money, with the exception of 25 cents, goes to the school district in which the dog owner lives, even though the dog may spend most of his time chasing cats ii^another district. School trustees in some instaixies have made out lists of dog owners in their district^ and turned them over to the treasurer. When the time is up and the penalty is to be applied, the treasurer will check up and those on the list will find them selves with dogs that frill cost then more than they would sell for. In other words the overhead charges on hunting will go up along about the first of April. It is likedy that in Abbeville" dis trict there are more dogs than in any other district in the county, and a smaller proportion of these dogs wear necklaces than in any other district. It'll ibe a dog-gone shame- if they don't put on collars right away, the treasurer thinks. WOODROW WILSON' DECLARES CONFIDENCE IN IDEAL NOT IMPAIRED AND WARNS OP PONENTS TO LOOK OUT FOR THEMSELVES - ^Washington, Jan ' 17?tDeclariift: A ajfaew his confidence in thfe. "vitality < - of the league'of nations," , former president Wilson todays warned an injpwmptu. gatheringat 1ST home ' in ^ Street that those, jvtfho . ,cijpposed the league would-have" to "kiok oat for themselves." A motion jpado fby a man in the audience at a meeting of the Wood row Wilson foundation that*" those present pay their respects to the for mer chief executive to a spont&n eous pilgrimage of several thousand ^ - admirers and friends of Mr Wilson \ through sluShy streets to . hj^resi- v ; v v? denca. There.the- crowd rapidly atigi i t- % mentecKahd swiftly resolved itself into an enthusiastic demonstration. ' Mr Wilson's remarks were ifr^re..' ply to <J<xmpers, (president of Lftbor;-< the American Federation of Labor-, who acting vas spokesman for the % crowd had declared that its presence / i offered pro^f that the: league of na_ J ttyns .wasjiot dead, v 1V; or . "I need hardly Jell you *-Hcw ifa?h'^'; a demonstration of J friendship ,and. confidence makes me feel," Mr Wil son'replied. * - - . 'TS ';w '... ^ ""There can ibe iio doubt of the Vvi- . tality of the league of nations. It will take careN of itself and' those . " who do not regard it will hive' jw look out -for" themselves. I hate- no r' anxiety for it My only anxiety is to ** ? see our great people -turn their faces in the right direction and move yrifch all their force. I'thagk .you for all' this. I don't deserve,it, ftfct I enjoy it, nevertheless." ; The folmer, president was' assist t.Vip Hnnr hv \1 tr.Wilonn whn shared with him plaudits of the crowd. ; .? v. - * - ! . ? Mr Wilson's voice, while lacking; ^ - the volume of his more, vigorous v j days, was strong enough to carry to most-of those who jammed the r' ^street in front of his,hdme. At -<ysc_ point, when the <^heers (became especially vociferous, Mr Wilson r v, made a motion as'though he intend- ? ed^o walk down the steps and. shake > ;; hands with'those nearest, ibut he was restrained by Mrs Wilson. After Me. Wilson had retired in ; ; . doors the chee?ring continued until .* he and his wife appeared at a second . \s"* story window And ' waved their " s hands. * The fharch 'from down town was s 1 V?ff CanofAT<N W o if o Vi nf MnnloVio 1UU V y UCllO i/Ui^ f 1 VI AtJLvuvwiin; Fletcher of -Florida and Harris of Georgia. The motion which led to ;.he pilgrimage was adopted unani. mously at the meeting which had beon addressed by Samuel Gompers, Dr Samuel T Elliott of Boston Hamilton Holt of New "York, and others in ihehalf-of the foundation's program to collect fi fund of $1, 000,000 for scholarships in honor of Mr Wilson. RESORT TO BLADES , . TO SETTLE SlSPUTE / Criticism of Book Published In Mexico Leads To Quarrel In Haba?a Haibana, Jan 17?Swords were re sorted to by L G Ballesteros, Jr, of Mexico City, employed here as journalist and Leon Ossorio, who was Expelled some months ago from Mexico, to settle a quarrel arising from published criticisms by Balles teros of a book issued by Osporio o* conditions in Mexico. Ossorio su? tained a flight wound while Balles_ teros received a thrust through the shoulder that sent him to a hospital. News of the encounter, which took place a week ago, leaked out. today when Ballesterofr was dis_ charged from the hospital.