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Abbeville Press and Banner Established 1844. $2.00 Year.. Tri-Weekitf ; . ' Abbeville, S. C., Monday, April 17, 1922 Single Copies, Five Cents. 78th Year. r" r R - FORMER REPRESENTATIVE OF SIXTH DISTRICT TO HEAD JOINT STOCK LAND BANK IN COLUMBIA?TO BE ASSOCIAT ED WITH LARGE BANKERS. Washington, April 16.?A. F. Lev er, commissioner of the farm loan board, will on Monday tender his resignation, effective April 20, to nrp?dHpnt. of the United States. He will accept the presidency of the First Carolina Joint Stock Land bank which will have headquarters and 1 offices in Colombia. In the banking enterprise, there will be associated with Mr. Lever a prominent though unnamed New York investment cor poration; W. Angus McLean, farmer 1 and banker, a member of the war finance corporation; J. Pope Mat thews, president of the Palmetto Na tional bank of Columbia; W. B. Drake, president of the Merchants National bank, and the Raleigh Bank- i ing and Trust company, and the legal ; firm of Thomas & Lumpkin of Col- i umbia. Mr. McLean, who is to be as- > sociated with Mr. Lever, will tender i his resignation as a member of the 1 war finance corporation, effective at < the expiration of his term, May 15, 1 and will organize at Raleigh a joint : stock land bank, which will be an 11 adjunct of the bank to be establish ed at Columbia by Mr. Lever. 1 The Columbia bank will have a 1 capital stock of $250,000 against ] which, under the farm loan act, the 1 bank will be permitted to issue farm 1 loan bonds, the proceeds from which i will be used to lend money on agri- i cultural lands. The Raleigh bank, to .< be organized by Mr. McLean, will i likewise have a capital stock of $250,000, it is understood. ] The resignation of Mr. Lever will make it incumbent on the president / to name a Democrat as a commis- 1 sioner of the federal farm loan board There are already two applicants, it is understood. Former Congressman Richard Whaley of South Carolina, who was an applicant for a vacancy 1 on the interstate commerce commis- ' sion," will endeavor to succeed Mr. > Lever. The other reputed applicant > is J. Tyler Goodwyn of Alabama, who 1 was counsel for the Federal Farm 1 Lean bank at New Orleans. It is un- 1 derstood that there will be applicants ' from practically every other state 1 where the Democratic party is firmly established. Mr. Lever makes a very brief statement as follows: "I am happy to be placed in charge of an institution which can be of such great service to the agriculture of North Carolina and South Caro lina T am crlnH frn he relieved of the worries of public life. I am happy to pet back among my own people. "This proposition has been under consideration for some time, and I hare felt in justice to my family, that I must forego any personal ambition I may have entertained in the en deavor to provide for their support and comfort." Mr. Lever retires as a political en t:ty. He will not be a candidate for governor to which office some of the most influential South Carolina citi zens urged him to aspire. He is well ' known throughout the United States. Par nearly 19 years he was a mem be? of congress. CONTRACT TO BE LET Bids on New School Building Will B? Opened Thursday, M?y 4 The bids from contractors to erect the new high school building will be opened in the office of Barnwell & Link Thursday, May 4. At a recent meeting of the board it was decided to relet the contract for the new building. The architect has drawn specifica ti?is for six additional class rooms to le added to the original plans, making a total of fifteen class rooms in tfie new building. (WON TO SEND DATA BY WIRELESS EXPERTS ON TOBACCO, PEA NUTS AND SOY BEANS TO BE SENT TO STATE?RADIO OUT FIT TO BE OF BENEFIT TO FARMERS Washington, April 15.?Clemson College is soon to have a complete agricultural radio outfit and experts from the United States department of agriculture will on July 1 go to South Carolina to cooperate with fanners in the growing of tobacco, 9oy beans and peanuts, according to W. W. Long of that institution who was in Washintgon today. Mr. Long said that lemson will be the third agricultural college in the United States to us? radio in the receiving and dissemination of agri cultural news of all kinds. This ser vice, he said, will peirmit growers of watermelons and other produmts to know each day not only what the climatic conditions are but also the price conditions in all the important Northern markets. Market quotations will be sent to every demonstration agent in South Carolina and dis tributed by them to growers and not only will the growers know what their products are worth, but how mny cars are actually moving to the markets each day. As to tofoacco, peanuts and soy t>e?ans, Mr. Long said experts on to Mirro would iro to Florence and on peanuts and soy beans to Aiken at the time indicated. Mr. Long was en thusiastic concerning the good re sults which he believes the establish ment of the radio station and the sending of experts to South Carolina will produce. INVENT3 SPRAYER TO FIGHT WEEVILS Dheraw Citizen Manufactures De vice to Dampen Stalks During Daytime. Cheraw, April 16.?One of Che raw's best citizens has the invention habit. J. M. Brasington has invented and is manufacturing here in Cheraw i number of agricultural machines oi undoubted value to the farmer. The U^ll nrnmnl rrr\ f in + A Mr Rrasinft.OIl'5 uvii nccna 5Vb iiiw ? 0 head, so to speak, and hatched out a boll weevil exterminator. The feat ure of this machine is that it has force pumps which spray water upon the cotton plants to hold the calcium arsenate which the same machine also dusts upon the plants. The ma chine is horse drawn and may be used in daytime?a decided advant age over those that are used only al night after the dew falls. There is already a great demand for thes< machines. S. A. L. WRECK TVo special freight trains on th< Sealboard Air Line had a rear-en ( collision Sunday morning about 1! o'clock at the ourve near Long Can* trestle. Jake Bridges, colored fire man on the rear train, had a should er (broken but not seriously hurt. Os car Jackson "was engineer on tn rear train and bad his face scratche< up a little when he landed in a bria patch, having jumped at the las minute. T| C. Hafner, flagman 01 the rear train, also jumped and es caped without serious injury. Train number one was supposed t head-in at the siding at Long Cane t meet another train, and was ovex taken before it cleared the switch. JUST FROM GEORGIA Col. D. A. Rogers blew into tow i fYiday witn a car wmcm ne naa pm chased in Atlanta and brought i over the dirt road. The Colonel say the roads from Atlanta to th Savannah are like a great many oth I er things in Georgia, "simply hell. The people about Comer, Berkelej Winder and Lawrenceville will cal for an explanation on his first "out.1 PUT THROUGH AMENDMENT T BILL?WILL INCREASE Er LISTED FORCE FROM SIXT1 i SEVEN THOUSAND TO EIGHT SIX THOUSAND. i Washington, April 16?With nea: i ly 50 votes to spare "big navy" me l put through the house today by ; vote of 177 to 130 an amendment 1 i the 1923 naval bill increasing ti: i enlisted force from 67,000 to 86,00 mt it. ? ^x.1 ? __ x? L* , mere are otner secuuiis tu uc tan.c i up next week, but the big fight wj ' on the enlisted provision. The vote today was in committc [ of the whole. When the measui reaches the house proper a deman i will be in order for a record vot< , but the wide margin by which tli . amendment won means, according 1 1 most leaders, that the result wi i stand. i Some administration leaders a: i serted tonight that the letters pr< ; sented yesterday from the presider ; urging that the force be not reduce below 86,000 swung the tire in favc of the amendment, which was offere jointly by Representatives McArthu of Oregon and Vare of Pennsylvanii both Republicans. Fighting to the last, holding hi ground through four solid hours c debate, Representative Kelly of MicI igan, in change of the bill, took th defeat with a smile when a roar, rfc ing and growing, swept the chambc as the march of members down th aisle for a man to man count showe that the amendment had won. Breaking into the debate toward I the close, Chairman Madden of th appropriation committee said r wanted to warn Republicans that i the right verdict did not come toda on the vote it would come in Noven ber, when they would be forced i explain why they had failed to brin about economy, one of the objecl hoped to be obtained by the arnc conference. Mr. Madden asserted th amendment as adopted would ad $60,000,000 in one lump sum to tb 1 total of $233,000,000 carried in tt ' bill. CALLS DEBT COMMISSION ' To Meet at Treasury Department i Few Days. Washington, April 15.?Call f< the first meeting of the Allied del commission created by Congress 1 negotiate the funding of the $11 000,000 foreign debt owed this coui try to be held Tuesday at the Trea ury was issued today by Secretai Mellon, chairman of the commissio The date for the meeting, howeve is contingent upon the convenien* of other members of the commissio The first meeting, it was said, < the Treasury, will be for organiz tion purposes and is expected to r j suit in the appointment of Ellio j Wadsworth, Assistant Secretary < the Treasury, in charge of foreif loans, an executive secretary of tl funding body. e IMDflDTANT MECTIf imiuumm mu.ui PARENT 0 The April meeting of the PareT 0 Teacher association will be held the graded school tomorrow, Tuesda afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. The pi gram was to nave uecn iuiu?ucu - the high school students, but on s count of much pressing business n come before the association tome - row it was deemed advisable to poi n pone the high school program un s the May meeting. e Blanks are being sent out to ea l_ patron of the public schools tod; n for signatures to ascertain wheth \ the patrons are willing to contin II the graded and high schools throuj " the ninth month. The board of trc FAVOR TARIFF BEFORE HOUSE BELIEVED THAT REPUBLICAN LEADERS AGREE WITH POSI TION OF WHITE HOUSE. PRESJDENT THINKS FORMER SHOULD HAVE PRECEDENCE Washington, April 15.?President Harding was declared today at the TT>"LIT t. 1 4-1. \aj use vi iuc v/^/mivu that tariff legislation should be given precedence in the senate over the soldier ibonus. Although it was made clear that the president had received no request from Republican leaders in the sen ate for advice as to which measure should be taken up first, it is under stood that the views of both the chief executive and the senatorial leaders coincide in this respect Under present plans the tariff will Ibe taken up in the senate next Thursday while the finance commit tee takes up the bonus bill with the posibility that it may make radical changes in it as it was passed by the house. When the bonus measure has been reported to the senate it will be taken up for consideration during lulls in the tariff debate. The i^Awna Im'11 ia AvnoAffiH tn Kp TAfl/iu for senate consideration in about a fortnight Benjamin C. Marsh, managing di rector of the Farmers' National council, declared in a statement to night that the tariff (bill reported by the senate finance committee was "the worst of the many gold bricks handed farmers by the present ad ministration."' "The whole scheme of the tariff bill as reported to the senate," he added, is evidently to permit highly protected manufacturers to continue the same profiteering which they carried on during the war. Whatever the text of the tariff bill it is clear that /the duties levied on manufac tured products are on the American basis cost of production while those levied on agricultural products are on the basis of foreign cost of pro duction. BUREAU TO RESUME WORK Government Engraving and Printing Plant Starts Friday Washington, April 15.?The bu reau of engraving and printing will resume operations tomorrow, it was announced tonight at the treasury. The plant was closed Sunday by Secretary Mellon for an inventory of its stock valued at millions of dollars following the removal of James L. Wilmeth as director and other high officials by executive order of President Harding. Mechanical work of the inventory such as counting the stock of paper and plates, has been completed by the inventory committee, officials said, but it will probably be a week before the checking up of the count is finished and a report pre pared. C OF THE rrinnrn innnniiTinu itAuntK AMMiiun tees have definitely announced that they are unable to finance the last month of this session. A report on this matter will be made tomorrow at the meeting of the association. The mass meeting of citizens re cently held in the court house decided, to ask the taxpayers of the district J to hold an election to vote two mills special school tax for running ex penses of the schools next session. This meeting also asked that the Par ent-Teacher association assist in circulating the necessary petition a mong the electors and freeholders of the school district. This will* also be is-!discussed tomorrow afternoon. Villi MAKE FIGHT ON ADMINI STRATION BILLS?MEN SUM MONED FROM NEW YORK AND ELSEWHERE TO GIVE THEIR VIEWS Washington, April 16.?'Besides earing government experts, 'some of ?hom have (been summoned from lew York and elsewhere, the Deino rats in their study of the adraini tration tariff bill are examining lonnloAfiii-oro am) AH trt he probable effect of the measure * nd particular duties proposed on heir lines of (business. This is all in fa reparation for the fight which the v ainority plans to make on the bill in s he senate. American valuation was e indetr discussion today. Aside from fa his question the minority is giving t k>s? study to the provisions which v rould authorize the president to in- s rease rates within a radius of 50 d ier cent and to proclaim American v aluatrion on given lists of imports t rtien in his judgment, after investi- i: ation to be made iby the tariff com- v aission, this would be necessary to qualize competitive conditions in ' he United States and in the country p rom which the import originated. r The study which the Democrats re making of the bill may require lore than the nine days allotted for he purpose by the committee majori y. Should that prove the case, they rould be granted an extension of ime beyond next Thursday for the iling of the minority report. (Chairman McCuniber plans to all the bill up next Thursday but he fight over the measure may be lelayed some time beyond that date a the first procedure will be the ceding of the 440 page document, a ask that will fall to the reading :lerks working in relays, and one hat "will interest few of the senators^ FRIBUNAL DENIES PLEA FOR BICHAM Jnited States Supreme Court Re futes to Order Rehearing Of Case Florence, April 15.?Word was re vived from Washington this after loon that the United States supreme :ourt had denied the petition of Ed nund D. Bigham for a rehearing of Tvinortc tVl of (?rtn 112) VTJ^ivu mwt*uw wumw ?vv.. ,-iction and sentence of death in the :ircuvt count will stand. A. L. King, attorney for Bibham, stated that he vould exhaust every resource of J * aw, and it is likely that the case j 1 svill find its way eventually to the supreme court of the United States. Bigham was convicted for the mur ier of his brother, L. Smiley Bigham1 He is also indicted for the murder 5f his mother, his sister and the lat ier's two adopted children. The mur ier was committed at a plaittation ie>ar Pamplico in January, 1921. '1 MISS AMANDA ZANER (Miss Amanda Zaner died at her 3ome in the Bethel section April 15, ind was buried at Hopewell Sunday iftemoon. Rerr. J. B. Hillhouse con ducted the funeral services. Miss Zaner was 7-9 years of age and had lived in the old home her entire life. She had been in failing health for sometime, and her sister, Mrs. Henry Napier, of Florida, has been witft Her lor vne ycai iwn, t ing after her comfort. She lived a secluded life and her interests were 1 the interests of other years. MAYOR'S COURT 1 i Sue West and Laura Fisher were before the Mayor this morning for 1 disorderly conduct. Sue West was ( fined $5.00 and Laura Fisher $7.50. c Jim Garlington and Tom Jackson for disorderly conduct. Jim Garling ton was dismissed and Tom Jackson paid a fine of $7.50. ?] . _ - IE! CONFLICTING VIEWS BEING GRADUALLY IRONED OUT AT GENOA AS RUSSIAN AND FRENCH DELEGATES REALIZE CONSEQUENCES Genoa, April 16.?A feeling of sptimism pervades conference ircles truly in keeping with the Eas? er spirit. Signor Schanaer, the Itali y: fM * {} n foreign minister, speaking with he Associated Press correspondent oday indicated his full saticfaction n the results of the conference. "It is already great and historic,** ie said, "but above all of moral alue, which must inevitably lead to atisfaetory consequences. It is, haw ver, too early in the proceedings to tazard a prediction as to the magsi ude and extent of the final results rhich the conference may reach. The pirit of tolerance shown iby the lelegations is a good omen for the pork of pacification of Europe and owards the efforts of all countries, rrespeotive of whether they are actors, vanquished or neutrals." The first week of the conference inded with what on Monday last ap >eared impossible?a tendency to a eapproachment between Prance and tussia. The Russian delegates have 1 early understood during these even days that, despite Anglo ''rench differences "of opinions, they an not count on a rupture be ween the two leading allies; so that hear only hope of obtaining what hey desire in the conference is to ome to an understanding with Vance. The French delegates on their side ealize that' a rupture with England .nd a conflict with Russia would tit ually mean the isolation of France o that force of circumstances brings hem to seek a compromise with Rus ia. The meetings at he Villa de Al lertis arranged by Premier Lloyd Jeorge have not iby any means been he only attempts at a reapproach nent Yesterday, while the experts cere engaged in discussions over igures, M. Barthou of lie French ielegation, tempted by the fine wea ker, decided to motor to Portofino which has the reputation of afford ng the best view of the Mediter ranean sea.-By a coincidence, or perhaps not, M. Chitcherin, head of :he Russian delegation, at about the same time had the same idea and motored to Portofino from Samta Margherita. Naturally, the two dele gates who had already met both around the conference table and at the Villa de Albertis came together 3 -- rf-Vio vio-sr with mu- ' again <tnu v*?v ? ??. :ual admiration. But fate had not yet exhausted her store of coincidence. A short time later who should appear hut Mr. Lloyd George, who also apparently seized by an irresistible desire to admire the panorama at Portofino. The British prime minister joined his two fellow delegates, tout it is hot cnown whether the earliest conversa tion which ensued concerned the beauties of the view or graver questions. LAST DAY TO VISIT if oar Children in Schoolroom Before Awarding of Price*. To make a visit count in the Par ;nt-Teacher contest patrons must riait the schoolrooms of their Chil ian bv 2 d. m. Tuesday. While more han 100 patrons have observed the vork in the schools during the past 'our weeks, there are 200 or more vho haven't been interested enough n their children to see them at work n school. The prizes will be awarded at the neeting of the Parent-Teacher Asso jiation tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 j'clock at the graded school. COTTON MARKET Best cotton ibrought 17 3-4 ob the iocal market today.