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lETHEMENI COAL
STRIKE REACHED
AGREEMENT ENDING THE SOFT
COAL STRIKE IN PART UNAN
IMOUSLY APPROVED BY OP
T7DATr?pc AND MINERS. NEW
WAGE SCALE DRAWN UP.
Cleveland, Aug. 15.?An agree
ent ending in part the soft coal
trike that has been in effect since
Vpril 1 last, was unanimously ap
>roved by operators and miners in
joint conference here at 3:10 p.
today. Signing of the agreement
ommenced immediately.
Developments today in the coal
trike situation include:
Wage scale agreements between
niners and operators in conference
t Cleveland signed today.
Formal call for meeting tomorrow
Philadelphia between miners and
nthracite operators to be issued to
lay.
The belief was generally express
ed that the president would appear
>efore the senate and house in joint
session Thursday.
Cleveland, 0., Aug. 15.?A wage I
jcale was ready today for the signa-j^j
mres of soft coal operators and min
ers, and prospects were that 90m e
mines would be opened on Wednes
day. Formal ratification was set for
this afternoon.
All details of the scale were ap- t(
proved in principle by both sides be-lCl
fore the drafting of a "tentative un
derstanding," which was described
today by both sides as the entering
wedge in the soft coal strike that be
Eran twenty weeks ago. Separate
meetings of miners and operators "
were held this morning for voting
final approval. o
"It is all a matter of procedure," n
said President John L. Lewis, in re- ti
ferring to the delaying of actual rat- h
ification. k
"The strike is now over," said t
Joseph Pursglove, an operator, who t
sei*ved on the sub-committee.
In brief, the settlement provides e
that the miners shall be returned to t
wo*k at the same scale of wages that a
were in effect when they went on o
strike j the new contract is to con- p
jtinue in force until next April 1; the n
agreement also provides a act-finding y
committee, part of its duties Deing to y
consider future settlements of dis- c
putes in the coal industry. t
The settlement came after a week l(
in marking time here by operators
and miners. Finally, the showdown ^
on the issue of compulsory arbitra
tion came, resulting in three big
operators withdrawing from the con- j
ference when President Lewis refus
ed to accede to the demand. Then
the conference re-organized and
threw the doors open to all soft coal
operators. A quick agreement in j r
principle followed, with operators g
controlling production of 60,000 tons ^
annually committed to its adoption, j.
NEW DRUGGIST AT M'MURRAY'S ?
t
* J c
Arthur M. Greene of Greenwood ^
is with the McMurray Drug: Cora
pany. He took up his work in Abbe- j,
ville yesterday and will have the
position recently held by Dr. Hale G.
Brice. Mr. Greene is an experienced t
druggist having been with the Hod- ^
ges Drug Company of Greenwood for
many years, and is a young man of ^
pleasing manner and looks, and Ab
KoimIIo nonnip arp Had for him to I
make this his home.
WORK PROGRESSES t
ON SCHOOL BUILDING -
The walls of the new school build- ^
ing are half completed, and good
progress is being made on the work.
Work has commenced on the plumb
inff and steam-fitting, and grading
is under way on the athletic field, -]
which will be standard size or 300 c
feet square. The field is to be in 0
the rear of the building, the location -]
being a natural amphitheatre, and a
very desirable. . *
URN TURNS
10 OUTSIDE HELP
VILL NOW EMPLOY AVAILABLE
WORKERS.?HARRISON SAYS
IF IT MEANS WAR "LET US
HAVE iT NOW, NOT LATER."
TRAINS MUST BE RUN
Washington, Aug. 15.?The South
rn railway, which to date has made <
o efforts to combat the shopmen's I
trike, announced today through its 1
resident, Fairfax Harrison, that it j
rould employ any help available to
eep trains in operation. <
Mr. Harrison in a formal state
lent said that the Southern had J
lade every effort to settle with its i
len even "to the extent of offering <
he terms that they had previously
greed to accept" and without result, *
nd that "if it means war to run the i
louthern railway then let us have it '
ow?not later." (
Officials of the company supple- 1
lented Mr. Harrison's statement
nly to the extent of pointing out 1
hat conferences between the rail- i
oad management and the strikers 1
re re held last week without result 1
nd that th* only course left open to 1
be. company was to employ such 1
rorkers as could be obtained. t
The statement issued by Mr. Har- s
ison said: ^ 1
"Every effort has been made so 1
> operate our property that our men
ould honorably i"eturn to work. Ev- 1
ry effort has been made to settle *
rith our men, we have gone to the ^
xtent of offering the term that they
ad previously agreed to accept. We (
ave thus held out every reasonable 1
lducement for them to return.
"We must now turn to employing ]
thers, for the road must be run; we i
lust give those we employ protec- 1
ion. for it may be that those we|J
ave up to this time protected by 1
eeping their jobs open may now I
urn against us even to an attempt
o prevent others from working. i
"Call is now being ma^ upon ev- 1
ry employee, upon every patron of 1
his company and upon every citizen 1
long its lines to rally to the support
f the road that has served you and
protected your own interest in the
maintenance of transportation. With 1
our help we can run the road and
;e pledge all the resources of
ompany to that end. If it means war
o run the Southern railway then
st us have it now?not later."
,OW RATE INTEREST
WANTED FOR FARMER
ederal Reserve Bank is Consider*
ing 3 1-2 Per Cent, on
Farm Loans.
Washington, Aug. 15?Establish-j
p.ent of a special re-discount rate of
! and one-half per cent, on agricul
ural paper is under consideration
?y the federal reserve board, offi
ials said today. The proposal has
:een laid before the federal reserve
>anks, it was explained, and action
>y the board is being withheld pend
ng their replies, although officials
ndicated, the suggestion was not
neeting with favor generally.
As suggested, officials explained,
he special farm rate would enable
tanks wmcn maae loans ior agntui
ural purposes?upon the security of
arms products?to rediscount at 3
md one-half per. cent, which is
me-half per cent, below the lowest
eserve rate now in effect, if the rate
harged by the banks to the original
lorrower did not exceed 6 per cent.
I special farm products rate, offi
ials recalled, was in effect in 1915
ut was discontinued.
HELD FOR TRANSPORTING.
Walter Jackson, white and Wayne
Colbert, colored, from near Ware
ihoals are held in the Abbeville jail
in a charge of transnortiner liquor.
"hey waived a preliminary hearing
nd will be tried at the September
erm of Court.
LORD NORTHOLIFFE
SUMMONED DEATH
GREAT [BRITAIN'S I LEADING
NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER SUC
CUMBS TO ILLNESS OF TWO
MONTHS?WAS STRICKEN IN
COLOGNE.
London, Aug. 15.?Lord North
cliffe, Great Britain's leading pub
lisher, passed peacefully away yes
terday morning: after an illness of
about two months.
Death was due to infectious or ul
cerative endocarditis, which, accord
ing to one of the physicians attend
ing, probably began insiduously
months ago, possibly during his trip
around the world.
T 1 cfwi/tl'An 4r?
i-juru nao ***
Cologne while he was making a trip
incognito through Germany. Al
though he was aware of the mysteri
ausness of his illness, he battled
gamely to regain his health.
The news of the death of Lord
Narthcliffe did not come as a surprise
for during the past several weeks the
bulletins issued by his physicians, al
though skillfully worded, had failed
\o hold out hope for his recovery.
Nevertheless his passing has caused
jniversal sorrow, and messages of
sympathy have poured into his widow
ill day long from all parts of the
world.
News of Lord Northcliffe's death
iKtr fV a r?A/?frtrc nrVin
naa given i/ui
iave been attending him, in this bul
etin:
"Viscount Northcliffe died at 10.12
)'clock. The end was perfectly peace
:ul."
The death of no, other unofficial
lerson could have made a deeper
mpression in England than that of
Lord Northcliffe. The news was not
i surprise, as the bulletins issued by
:he doctors for the last week plain
v iti/Hpo+pH thpir natient was dviner.
Lord Northcliffe was by far the
most noted man in British journal
ism and the first question on every
one's lips was as to what effect his
death will have on the policies of
The Times and his other newspapers
which since the end of the war have
strongly opposed the Lloyd George
administration and its prinicples with
the notable exception of its dealings
with Ireland, which the Northcliffe
press supported throughout.
Lord Northcliffe will be buried
Thursday in the St. Mary Le Bow
cemetery, Finchley. The funeral ser
vice will be held in Westminster Ab
bey.
JURORS FOR SEPT. COURT
Of General Sessions Which Convenes
September 4th.
The following is a list of petit
jurors for the September term Court
of General Sessions which convenes
September 4th, 1922. Hon. H. F.
Rice of Aiken, presiding.
Abbeville?R. H. Crawford, J. B.
White, W. G. Dennard, W. T. Magill,
E. T. Ethridge, R C Wilson, C. La
mar Richey, Cal McCurry, J A. Wil
liams, J. J. Woolbright, W. A. Ste
venson.
Due West?D. S. Edwards, M A.
Watt, A. L. Ellis, L. E. Bryant
Magnolia?C.* S. Gibert, J. M.
Ellis, H. A. Wilson, W. C. Lovern.
Cold Spring?J. G Williams, E A
Richey, W. J. Evans.
Smithville?G. R. Tolbert.
Lowndesville?J. F Burdette,
C. Shaw, A M Bonds, R. E. Clink
scales, S. B. Cook.
Long Cane?W C Botts, G R Du
senberry, G A. Mcllwaine, Shelton
Beauford.
Diamond Hill?Wayman Bowen,
E. T. Stokes, W. B. Hill, J. B. Wake
field
Goes to Northern Market.
D. Poliokoff has gone to New
York to buy his fall stock of proods
and expects to bring back for his
customers the best that the market]
affords which he will sell at the!
very lowest prices.
SILVER DEFENDING
FORD'S PROPOSAL
REPLIES TO CRITICISM BY SEN
? * vi\ r i\vm ux\u/\nvm/r.
SAYS FORD'S PROPOSALS
GUARANTEE PRODUCTION OF
BIG QUANTITIES.
Washington, Aug. 15.?Replying
to criticism by Senator Harreld, of
Oklahoma, and other members of
congress, that Henry Ford in his
proposed contract for taking over the
Muscle Shoals project does not guar
antee to manufacture fertilizer, Gray
Silver, Washington representative of
the American Farm Bureau Fedefa
tion, "today wrote them calling atten
tion to Section 15 of the Ford offer
which he quotes as stating that "the
manufacture, sale and distribution
of commercial fertilizers constitute
one of the principal considerations of
this offer."
Mr. Silver declared this the most
important provision in the contract
and one the violation of which pro
vides for the institution of proceed
ings by the attorney general to can
cel th'i entire lease.
"Not only does Mr. Ford guaran
tee to manufacture fertilizer but he
states that ne win matte 4u,uuu iona
of nitrogen equal to one-fifth of our
consumption for fertilizer and he
will do so with the "most economical
power available," says Mr. Silveris
letter.
"The failure to make 8 per cent,
profit, or the failure to make any
profit, or the inability to manufac
ture this fertilizer at less than it is
sold is not a cause beyond its con
trol and would not give him the right
to cease the manufacture of the full
amount of fertilizer.
"Mr. Ford's proposal is to 'manu
facture nitrogen and other commer
cial fertilizers, mixed or unmixed
and with or without filter, according
to demand.' 'Other commercial fer
tilizers must include phosphate or
potash fertilizers' ingredients, as dis
tinguished from nitrogen commer
cial fertilizers. 'Mr. Ford will not
fulfil his contract if he does not pro
duce other fertilizer materials, such
as potash and phosphates.
"The methods of producing phos
pha/te fertilizers are well known," |
the letter concludes, "and the source
of material is within 40 miles of the
Muscle Shoals plant in the Tennes
see phosphate fields, and there are
great possibilities in the production
of potash from potash shales by the
use of the electric furnace and from
other substances."
FARMERS OF THE SOUTH
Population is Announced By The
Census Bureau.
Washington, Aug. 15.?The total
farm population of the South on
January 1, 1920, was 16,827,834,
based on the last census, the De
partment of1 Commerce announced
today. Of this number 11,730,848
wsro wViitp nprsons. 5.044.489 were
negroes and 52,497 were persons of
other races.
The report that inhabitants of
farms in Deleware, Maryland, Dis
trict of Columbia and West Virginia
were included.
STATE CANDIDATES TO
SPEAK HERE TOMORROW
The State campaign meeting will
be held in Abbeville tomorrow morn
ing at 11 o'clock. If the weather is
clear the meeting will be in the
grove back of tne uourt nouse, dux
in case of showers the speaking will
be held in the Opera House.
It is hoped Abbeville people will
turn out in good numbers and give
the visiting speakers a real welcome
and send off.
Ha* Tonsils Removed.
(Brown-lee Sharp, of Antreville,
had his tonsils removed yesterday
at the Abbeville Hospital. He is
getting on fine after the opera
tion. i
E
I
CONFERENCE ONLY "AGREES
TO DISAGREE."?POSITION
TAKEN BY BRITISH AND OTH
ERS FAILS TO WIN APPROVAL
OF THE FRENCH.
London, Aug. 15.?The 13th allied
COniereriCH on vjeiiiiau I cpat aviuiis
broke down today, "agreeing to dis
agree," as the spokesmen for both
France and Great Britain put it,
there having been a complete lack of
unanimity on the important points
discussed.
From its commencement the con
ference seemed predestined to fail
ure, according to the views expressed
by close observers of the situation,
and these observers tonight are of
the opinion that the failure indicates
utter incompatibility between the
policies of Great Britain and France
toward Germany.
To what extent the recent note of
Earl Ball'our contributed to today's b
results is -partly evidenced by the ii
line of the 11th hour attempts by p
Signor Echanzer, the leading Ital
ian delegate, at mediation with Pre- w
mier Lloyd George at Chequers Court i
Sunday, when the Italian foreign Cl
minister proposed that discussing of c]
a moratorium for Germany should i
be adjourned until the various coun- i
tries had carried out their debt fund- f
ing negotiations with the United n
States. * 1
Mr. Lloyd George submitted this tl
proposition to tne conierence touay a,
but, although it was supported by the tl
other delegates, it was opposed by
Premier Poincare and thereupon Mr ei
Lloyd George declared he was un- n
able to agree to an adjournment of e:
the conference without a moratori- g
um. ti
The situation now appears that the h
conference has separated without any f;
idea of a new conference. The Brit- h
ish government insists upon a mora-|e
torium as an imperative precedent to f.
any further negotiations. On the b
other hand, M. Poincare resolutely ii
refuses a moratorium, unless it is ac- E
companied by what he calls "guaran- d
tees."
The English critics of the situa- v
tion as between England and France t
saw no other outcome from the first, a
They held that M. Poincare feared li
his parliament and apprehended a o
fall like that of former Premier a
Briand if he yielded to British per- ii
suasion. The previous allied confer- p
ences concerning Germany generally e
have ended with some show of a sur- s
face agreement between the policies v
i of Great Britain and France. This n
was almost the first occasion on f
which the delegates "agreed to dif- t
fer.'
U
VOTE NOT TO WALK OUT
Clerks on Santa Fe Say Cause Not
Sufficient.
(Needles, IGaKf. Aug, 14.?Mem
bers of the Brotherhood of Railway
Clerks, employed here by the Santa
Fe, voted tonight not to walk out
until there is some better cause
than hazard due to defective equip
ment and presence of guards.
JUST FROM GEORGIA.
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Carnes and
Misses Thelma and Devera Carnes
of Monroe, Ga., are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. W. C Rogers. They were in
Abbeville yesterday with Mrs. Rog
ers attending the Club Market and
were delighted with this part of the
country. They made the trip from IV
Georgia by automobile, and report p
the highways in good traveling con- si
dition.
IN INTEREST OF( NEW ROAD
Messers J. H. Shaw, W. A. Har- i<
per and our ex-sheriff R. M. Burts
were in Abbeville today in the in
terest of a new road they want
buiit. - '/'.ii?
OF FARM PLIGHT
LANTERS WOULD SEE BICKER
INGS CEASE?SECRETARY OF
AGRICULTURE DELIVERS AD
DRESS TO LEESBURG, VIR
GINIA, FARM BUREAU.
Leesburg, Va., Aug. 15.?The far
ler "calls upon capital and labor to
jase their petty bickerings and re
lme production, trusting to .Ameri
an institutions and the American
snse of fair play to see that justice
i done to both of them," Secretary
Wallace of the department of agri
ulture declared in an address here
esterday before the local farm btf
eau. N
Mr Wallace presented comparative
gures to show that purchasing pow
r of the farmers' dollar had de
reased sharply since 1913, "while
le wages of the workers, and espe
ially in organized industrials, are
(Ynaidovahlv Vi?crh<?i? fhnn fViAV vera
efore the war, whether measured
i dollars and cents or in purchasing
ower.
"The purchasing power of the
rages of the railway employee in
921," he continued,, "was 61 per
ent. greater than in 1913. The pur
hasing power of the mine worker in
921 was 31 per cent greater than
913. The purchasing power of the
arm hand who works for wages in
921 was 4 per cent, less than in
913, while the purchasing power of
le farmer himself was, on an aver
ge, from 25 to 45 per cent, less
lan in 1913.
"In short," Mr. Wallace emphaaiz
d, "the farmers of the country,
umbering almost one-third of our
ntire population, have borne alto
ether the heaviest burden of defla
on and they have not struck. They
ave kept on producing and in the
ace of extraordinary low prices
ave this year grown one of the larg?
st crops in our entire history. The
armer believes in law and order. He
elieves in government. He .believes
i fairness between man and man.
[e believes in working hard and pro
ucing efficiently.
/\ n?ft 4*aa manir noAnlflt
-DUL tucic aic 1/UU auaujr
/ ho seem to be thinking only of
hemselves and how they can profit
t the expense of the community at
arge, and especially at the expense
f the farmer. The farmer is sick
nd tired of this sort of business. He
3 disgusted with these recurring dis
mtes between capital and labor and
specially as connected with the es
ential industries. He sees no reason
fhy such disputes can not and should
iot be settled in an orderly and law
ul way and without the interrup
ions of services which cost him so
learly.
"If the various groups in this coun
ry are determined to prey upon one
nother and abandon law and order
or strong arm methods, the farmer
an take care of himself. He can r?
uce his production to his own needs
Jut he does not believe in that sort
f thing. He knows th^t such a pol
cy would be to bring about in this
Teat republic exactly the same
ort of conditions that exist in Rus
ia."
JUDGE GARY SIGNS ORDER
In habeas corpus proceedings held
his morning in the Court House pe
itioning for the possession of the
Varren children, Chief Justice Eu
ene B. Gary signed an order giving
ossession of the children to the fa
her, Joel Warren. Hon. J. Howard
loore represented Mrs. Warren, the
etitioner. The children are nine,
even and four years respectively.
THE COTTON MARKET
Cotton brought 21*4 cents on the
>ral market todav. Futures closed:
Oct. 20.70
Dec. 20.74
Jan. , _ 20.60
March 20.62