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FINANCING OF BONUS BILL
GETS ATTENTION-PRESIDENT
WILL MEET REPUBLICAN
LEADERS OF HOUSE AND SEN
ATE (EARLY NEXT WEEK.
Washington, Feb. 4.?Ways and
means of financing the soldiers
bonus will be discussed at a confer
ence between President Harding and
Republican leaders of the house and
senate early next week, it was stated
yesterday at the White House. It is
understood that the various sugges
tions advanced will be canvassed with
a view to determining upon a defi
k nite program.
A decision as to method of raising
the necessary revenue reached in
agreement between the administra
tion and congressional leaders would
solve* the most difficult problems be
fore the house committee charged
.with drafting the legislation and
would be.expected to speed up final
enactment of the measure by remov
ing what otherwise might prove sub
jects of serious disagreement between
the house and senate.
. Members of the ways and means
committee said today that the bill to
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within two weeks, would provide for
beginning the cash payments to the
former service men on January 1,
1923. They said this would give time
in which to raise the revenue and
to pass upon the applications for the
cash bonus.
Reenactment of the excess profits
tax as a method of financing the
bonus' was urged before the ways and
means committee by Representatives
Woodruff of Michigan and Brown of
?c*r? L.iL T> TV?A?
Wisconsin, DOUl ncpumitaiu. mcj
said this was a just tax which would
be more popular than some others.
Opposition* to such a proposal was
voiced bV some of the Republican
members of the committee and in the
coloquy that followed Mr. Woodruff
declared that the repeal of this tax
was "one of the most reprehensible
acts ever committed by congress."
Both Mr. Woodruff and Mr. Browh
opposed any form of sales tax, as
did previous witnesses, including H.
C. McKenzie of Walton, N. Y., rep
resenting the American Farm Bureau
federation, and Edward F. McGrady,
legislative representative of the
American Federation of Labor.
Mr. Brown suggested that the
treasury mig*ht be able to obtain con
siderable sums from the sources pro
posed in the original bonus bill of
fered by Chairman Fordney, such as
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slight increases in income surtaxes
stock dividends and a tax of one
fifth of 1 per cent, on sales of stocks
and bonds.
Representative Nolan of California
old the committee that there was no
need to levy any additional taxes to
pay the bonus if congress would cut
down the army and navy appropria
tions. Pointing to the agreement at
the arms conference for a naval holi
day and the scrapping of many exist
ng ships, Mr. Nolan declared that
great saving could be made in the
cost of the naval establishment. He
lso urged that the army be cut to
100,000 men.
(FRIDAY AND HILL
GET FALLS
Friday and Hill of Newberry were
he low bidders Saturday for the con
traction of the Calhoun Falls road.
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je price was slightly more than
536,000.
The road to be built is 15.25 miles
|ong, the cost per mile being $2,400
ipproximatefy. This figure compares
favorably with the amount paid on
>ther contracts.
Wyatt Knox spent Sunday in
lodges.
VANG EXPRESSES ;
REGRET OF CHINA
?VER FAILURE OF JAPAN TO 1
RENOUNCE CLAIMS?FOR
EASTERN COMMITTEE IN
SESSION AT ARMS CONFER.
ENCE FOR LAST TIME
Washington, Feb. 4.?Formal re
ret that Japan has failed to re- *
ounce all claims against China ?
ised upon the 1915 treaty and a
te opinion of the Chinese delega- c
on that this treaty and the cor- f
opondence which led to it "should c
irra the subject of impartial ex
nination with a view to their ah- c
gafcion," was expressed today by "V
bief. Justice Chung Hui Wang of
ie Chinese delegation at the final
eeting of the Far Eastern com
ittee.
Dr. Wang's address was in reply
the statement yesterday of
iron Shddehara, for. Japan, an
mncing the withdrawal of Group
' the treaty and other clauses ob
cted to particularly by China,
ie official . communique of the
eeting, issued tonight, quoted Dr.
ang as declaring ^hat the entire
tenant should be abrogated be
wse it was forced on China, it
olated treatiee between China
id other powers ajid was "incon
itent with principles relating to
lina and the conference."
Secretary Hughes followed the
w'?oo. itAlnoFato nritli a ttfrnf.prmpnt
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the position Of the United
ates. Hq read into the record the
>te sent to the Chinese and Japa
se governments May 13, 1915,
sting that "the United States
,n not recognizo any agreement
undertaking which may be en.
red into between China and
ipan impairing the treaty . rights
; the United States and its citi
es in China, the political or ter
torial integrity of the republic of
hina, or the international policy
'lative to China commonly known
i the open door policy." -
"This statement was in accord
ith the historic policy of the Uni
d States in its relation to China,"
r. Hughes continued, "and its
>sition as thus stated had been
id still is consistently maintain
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The secertary then expressed the
ratification of the United States
rer .'the settlement of th^ Shan
ing controversy to the mutual sat
faction of the two parties and
rer the definite withdrawal of
roup 5 of the 1915 treaty which
i said he had been an occasion
>r considerable apprehension alike
a the part of Chi^a and of foreign
ations, who felt that refusal of
ieee demands could not but pre
idice the principles of the integri
T of China and of the open door."
EVIVAL AT BAPTIST CHURCH
r. Skinner Preaches Tonight and
"Twice Daily . This Week
A revival meeting of unusual in
vest is now in progress at the
aptist church. Frank E. McCravy,
gospel singer of rare charm and
:adership ability, was wren tne
fiurch Sunday. Mr. McCravy is as
sted by his wife who 'p?ays his ac
ampaniments with exquTSfte charm
nd expression. A large chorus
hoir of the children was organized
unday. The singing of the chil
nA lif+1 pVi o rm nnH
itereet to the meeting.
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Dr. T. Clagget Skinner, the pas- ^
jr of the First Baptist church of t
lolumbia, preaches his first ser
lon yi .the meeting tonight at 7:30.
Beginning tomorrow there will c
e two services daily. The morning ^
ervice will ibegin promptly at
0:30 a. m. The evening service at
:30 o'clock. 1 .
The public is cordially invited
y attend these services. W.
V. D. Murchison from near Donalds 1
"as a visiter in town Saturday.
rwo MORE
IN LEXINGTON
WHITE MAN AND NEGRO TAK
EN INTO CUSTODY IN CON
NECTJON WITH KILLING.
CORONER'S JURY CHARGES
DR. RICE B. HARMAN.
Lexington, Feb. 4.?Two tmore
nen, one white -and the other a ne
,to, were arrested late today and
ire toeing held in the Lexington
ounty jail in connection with the
(atal shooting yesterday afternoon
if Olin M. Price, white man.
Dr Rice B. Harman, in whose
Irug store the shooting took place,
ras placed under arrest soon after
he killing.
The inauest was conccluded this
fternoon and the verdict returned
>y the jury and that "Olin M. Price
ame to his death from gunshot
rounds at the hands of Dr. Rice B.
larman wdth Ben Teal and Sam
'erry as accessories before and af
er the fact."
Teal is a white man and operates
blacksmith shop an Lexington,
'erry is a negro padnter.
At the inquest witnesses testified
hat they saw Teal and Perry with
>r. Harman a few minutes after
Jie shooting of Price. The two men
laimed that they were in the lot
ust to the rear of the drug store
octonng a sick hog.
Witnesses also testified that
hey saw Dr. Harman coming from
is home to the store with his gun
nly a short time before Price was
dlled.
Qudncy Hendrix, clerk in the
rug store, testified that he heard
)r. Harman order Price out of the
tore. He was where he could not(
ee the men, but he recognized the
oices. To the order to get out of
he store, Price as alleged to have
Iftclined and to have cursed Har
nan. Mr. Hendrix also said he then I ??
J
eard Dr. Harman exclaim, "Don't
rhdch was followed by the two
, , ! tri
hots.
Price wag killed about 3 o'clock
Thursday afte?rnoon. He staggered
rom the drug store into an adjoin- n<
ng building. He had been shot in in
he chest and only managed to call se
or help. He expired within a few te
ninutes. Th& funeral was held this se
ftemoon.
B
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Today was salesday and a large
rowd of people gathered in front of
he court house to see the auctioneer
ell four tracts of land to the high
lidders.
In the case of W. H. White as
.gent against D. E. Penney, W. A.
landers bought 37 acres of land for
;i,000. This tract is part of the
loche lands, lying on the Douglass
lill road.
In the case of the National Bank
>f Abbeville and others, against J.
I. Hill, the National bank bought two
racts of land, one of 143 acres for
>8,500 and the other 100 acres for
13,500.
T. A. Putnam bid in 146 acres of
and for $4,000 in the case of T. A.
5utman aga'nst J. H. Hill. This tract
ies in Diamond Hill township.
The last tract was that sold in the
:ase of J. E. Mcllwain against C. W.
teller, in which 200 acres was sold
o C. W. Keller for $650.
The city sold one lot of land in the
:ity limits to satisfy a paving as
lessment. The land, which is part
>f the Klugh property was levied on
is the land of Charley Janides, and
vas bid in by the city for $575. The
ot fronts on Ferry street.
Conner Hanvey, of Portsmouth,
Va., was a visitor yesterday with
ais sister, Mrs. Mary Kennedy, on
fVardlaw Street.
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DT EXPECTED TO ACTUAI
SCRAP VESSELS, HOWEV
UNTIL TREATIES ARE RA
fllED?WpLL SUSPEND J
WORK
Washington, Feb. 4.?iPreps
ry to a suspension of. work on
merican capital ship9 to be sci
id under the naval treaty, Pi
int Harding has asked Secrel
snfby to provide him immedia
ith full information as to
atus of the ships under const
>n. .
Although the president does
:pect to take an affirmative i
wards scrapping the ships u
I the powers have ratified
eaty, it is probaJble that t\
ay be a suspension of work on
the proposed vessels withi
w days.. v'
It was said at the White He
day that Mr. Harding expe<
sufbmit the naval agreement
e other treaties frf the arms <
rence to the senate within a "v
w days after they are signed.
s not decided whether to t
am to the capitol in person.
Plans of the navy department
r as known are for suspension
nstruction work on those ships
scrapped under the naval li
tion treaty pending ratificat
the treaty. Contracts for
i1 Aa Tfnaoal a WAlll/l
UlUlJlg Ui VUC Tttwvw nvuiv.
cancelled, it was explained,
the limitation pace became
ctive.
Included in the ships under c
ruction and not to bo complt
ider the /treaty are the six 40,
n battleships and four of the
ttle cruisers. One ship of
est Virginia class, now virtu
mpleted also is to be destro
a lighting unit, although this
it be done until the limitati
eaty is in effect.
Two of the six battle cruisers
be. converted into airplane i
jrs, a provision to that effect 1
g been made in the treaty in
parate item authorizing the
ntion of not more than two
Is of 33,000 tons each for
irpose.
A move Vinis heen inaugurated
jbeville to operate a special ti
Spartanburg to hear Billy Sun<
r. J. C. Hill is investigating
atter and Ke invites those who
terested to get in touch with 1
date has not been definitely
led upon, Dr. Hill planning to m
e time accommodate the majoi
Dr. Hill thinks that arrangem
n be made to leave Abbeville
e morning, hear the evangelist
idday and return in the even
lose who have been approached
e subject are enthusiastic over
issibility of making the trip, ft
[finite announcement as to 1
id rates will be made later. In
eantime Dr. Hill will be glac
3CUSS the matter with anybody
;e county who may be interes
McCRAVEY OF ABBEVILL
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Frank E. McCravey, the i
ho is leading the singing for
aptist meeting, is a son
eorge McCravey who once 1
Abbeville County and
lown to many of the older pe
f the county. Mr. McCravey
le of the beet known and i
>pular gospel (musicians in
auth and he will be heard 1
ren greater interest when i
lown that he i& a son of a :
town to many Abbeville peopl*
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REAL ECONOMY
W LACKIN
BILLS MUST BE PAID?REPR
SENTATIVES FROM SOU!
CAROLINA DISCUSSES PI
URES QUOTED BY HARDIf
AND DAWES
Washinigton, jFefb. 5.?Declai
tion that the economies which Pr
ident Harding and Director Dav
of the Budget announced yesterd
at the second business meeting
the government wore largely oi
"pa/per" variety was made tod
vy x^cpicscuwuivc D^inca,
South Carolina, a Democratic me
ber of the House ' appropriate
committee who, in a formal sta
ment, voiced the "fear" that 1
Harding had been so airbed
other matters that he was not c<
vorsant "with the existing siti
tion" in government finances.
"According to the press," B
Byrnes' statement said, "a dir<
saving of $32,000,000 and an ind
ect saving of more than $104,00
000 had been accomplished in 1<
than six months. The fact is tl
against this alleged saving, t
President, at the instance . of t
Budget Bureau, has recently si
r?v/inp?rts for additional t
propriations as deficienci
amounting to $18<J,fl,Q(8i286*. a
Within a few days the congress "w
commence consideration of anol
or deficiency bill to take "care
this shortage in funds. T1
amount is in addition to the urge
deficiency (bill appropriating $10
277,443. If the $180,704,286 n<
aaked by the President is grant<
it will make the .total deficienci
to date $336,537,953.
"I rejoice that the President 3
iterated his 'opposition to deficit
cios because I hesitate to thi
what amount would be request
if he were not opposed to deficit
cies."
Representatives Byrnes said tl
if the amounts mentioned had be
saved the treasury should know
He declared that no such showii
howqjfer, had been made, and ac
ed:
"I fear the reason why it is r
done is that the alleged savings
most instances consist only in t
postponement of actual expen
turos until the next fiscal year."
Mr. Byrnes declared that 1
supplemental estimates for the n<
fiscal year amounting to $80,08
220 added to the total amount
quested for the -fiscal year 19
iwAiil/1 mc.Va 4-ltof. frtffll ?1
365 more than the amount app:
priated for the current _fiscal ye
FORD BUYS LINCOLN PLANT
Sale of Motor Property Confirm)
Price Paid $8,000,000
. Detroit, Feb. 5.?Henry Ford f<
mally came into, possession of 1
Lincoln Motor company of Detr
late yesterday when Judge Arthur
Tuttle in the United States distr
court confirmed sale of the proper
effected at public auction Saturd
morning. There was no protest
the confirmation.
Mr. Ford, through his represen
tives, bid $8,000,000 for the Linc<
holdings, being the only one to ofl
a bid. The price was the lowest tl
could be accepted, Judge Tuttle h
-i - j
l'uieu previous^.
Expected opposition to Mr. For
plan to purchase the company fail
to develop, two other bidders w
had qualified failing to offer bids.
Edsel Ford, president of the Fc
Motor company, announced followi
the auction that the Lincoln pla
closed for some time pending the sa
ilwnnlH rponen Monday.
AT THE UNIVERSITY.
Davis Kerr left Saturday for (
lumbia where he will enter the 1
school at the University. Friei
around town wish him success
his studies.
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HOUSE AGREES
TO SENATE BILL
REFUNDING NEGOTIATIONS MAY
NOW BE OPENED?PRESIDENT
EXPECTED TO APPROVE THE
MEASURE WITHOUT PRESSING
OBJECTIONS TO CHANGES.
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Washington,' Feb. 4.?Congress
finally cleared the way today for the
opening of negotiations looking to
the refunding of the $11,000,000,
000 foreign debt.
The house, by an overwhelming
majority, agreed to the senate amend
ments to the refunding^ bill and the
measure was sent to the president.
Mr. Harding is expected to approve
it as he did not press his objections
to the senate changes-after he had ..
discussed them today, first with
Chairman Fo*dney of the house ways
and means eommitte^and later with
Secretary Mellon whcr is head of-the
commission of five authorized to con
duct the negotiations with the debt
or nations. ?
Appointment of the ojjwr four
commissioners by the executive -id
looked for within a short time. It
was made known today at the White
House that Mr. Harding planned to
aame two members of the cabinet
?nd a member each of the senate and
house. There was no indication at
the White House who would be nam*
ed but among thgse mentioned else
where in connection with the appoint
ments were Secretaries Hoover and
Weeks, Senator Watson (Independ
ent) and Representative. Longworth
of Qhio.
While plans for conducting the ne?
^wmwiviio mm iuc ucxrwui U?V1VU B
have not yet been formulated, it was
said that they probably would be con-'
ducted both in this country and
ibroad. There 'has been some discus
sion of a general conference of rep
resentatives of the United States and
the principal allied powers to discuss
the whole subject of the war debts of
those nations. Those favoring this
plan have argued that it was not to
be expected that the debts owed the
United States could be* refunded
without reference to the debts owed
among the allied powers themselves.
In this connection it has been
pointed out that Great Britain ad
vanced to its dominions an?L allies, in
cluding France and Italy, approxi
mately $9,500,000,000 while France
loaned nearly $3,000,000,000 to its
allies, principally Russia and Italy.
finally enacted the debt re
funding, bill was unsatisfactory both
to the administration and Republican
leaders of the house but it was "said
that objections to it were not pressed
because of the delay that would be
involved in sending it to conference
for the ironing out of differences be
tween the two houses.
Chief objection centered on the
senate amendment requiring that the
refunded obligations mature not lat
er than June 15, 1947, and that the
minimum interest rate be 4 1-4 per
cent. Both the president and Secre
tary Mellon were reported as pre
ferring a free hand for the commis
sions to the life of the bonds and the
nterest rate.
Senator J. Howard Moore, at
home from Columbia over the week
end, reports that no legislation of
strictly local interest has yet ?ome
up. Mr. Moore has introduced, a res
olution to amend the constitution
so as to legalize the school bond
election. The county supply bill has
not yet been introduced. Senator!*
Moore's railroad bill was killed.
}o- Mr. Moore said that he favored the
aw tax deferment bill vhich the senate
ids passed last week. This bill extends
in the time for paying taxes to Sep