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m id K^blish^Tl844. $2.00Year. Tri-Weekly Abbeville, S. C.. Wednesday, November 22, 1922 Single Copies, Five Cents. 78th Y e*r.' J| SENATOR' DIAL SPEAKS IN CHICAGO ONE OF PRINCIPAL SPEAKERS ; BEFORE THE SOUTHERN COMMERCIAL CONGRESS.?SAYS COTTON FUTURES LAW ISN'T FAIR TO PLANTERS. Chicago, Nov. 21.?The present cotton futures contract law "revers- ( ? i - * 1 ? J +V.Q j es me laws 01 commua sense t?uu wv j customs of merchandising" by per- t mitting the seller to deliver any one < of ten grades to the buyers, Senator t N. B. Dial of South Carolina, de- ? clared today in an address before the t Southern Commercial Congress. ] He urged amendment of the act to give the purchaser rights to equal those of the seller. Under the present ? system, he said, the grower suffers ? because purchasers sell out theid I ^ hedges rather than accept delivery t of inferior grades, and the conse- f quent heavy sales depress the price. 3 He cited figures to show that in 1920 only 13,340,000 bales of cot- e ton were grown in United States, ^ While there were contracts sold for 1 ^S.yUY^UU Dales, rrom au&usc a, j, 1920 to July 31, 1921, the actual g number of bales delivered at New York was only 267,700 and at New ^ Orleans 106,600. "Under the present practice,' Sen- { ator Dial said, "even the lowest j grades of cotton are not sold at their value because you have not brought T the right parties together. 1 "Furthermore, the prices quoted e on the exchanges do not reflect the C price of the market. For example, fc on March 23, 1920, March contracts e in New York were 36.52 spot 40 t cents a pound; in July spots 43.76, s contracts 36.50. j, "Artificial supplies are created at r the pleasure of the sellers of con- f tracts without enlarging the demand. The law of supply and demand is s thus hobbled. Who ever puts up the j most margins can carry prices his a way. I am not endeavoring to legis- t late value into a commodity. This j, ccrtild not be attempted. To my mind f the foregoing clearly demonstrates c the inequality of the present law and its unjust operations against the grower. . c . "I suggest either one of three rei^-1 edies which I am satisfied will great- J ^ ly improve conditions, but urge tne IT last one, to wit: 'First, require the specific grade . to be specified at the time the contract is made. "Second, allow the purchaser and f the seller of a contract to each sel lect half of the quantity. But in order to avert the possibility of a cor- . iter either up or down let them divide a each half equally in two or even three grades. "Third, do away with the middling T f?ir as one of the grades tenderable and divide the other nine grades into three classes?A. B. and C. with . three grades in each class and make the middle class the basis, with a discount for a grade below and a pre aium for a grade above. "I have introduced amendments in the Senate along the lines suggested above, but I am told that the task is too monumental to be accomplish- Si ed, and that it would cause a revo- F lution in marketing I believe in rev- J olutions when they are necessary h to accomplish justice." ^ ? : a HOSPITAL BUSY. s The Abbeville Memorial Hospital p was busy this morning. John Harris d had his tonsils removed, and the tl young son of Mr. and Mrs. Benton fi Langley had a tonsil operation. Mr. a John C. Fowler, of Calhoun Falls, it nd Mr. Zang Singleton underwent b operations. ? t( GET YOUR MONEY. t< 3( lffanacers of State and Countv. mitd of the Federal Election held on November 7th. can pet pay for same d by calling at fle^k of Court's Office- n '' ^ GREECE PRESENTS ASAD SPECTACLE LAUSANNE CONFERENCE. TURKEY IS BOASTFUL AND BELIEVES SHE DEFEATED ALL THE ALLIES RATHER THAN GREECE. Lausanne, Nov. 21.?The near jast peace conference here was rormally opened at 3.45 o,clock his afternoon. President Haab of Switzerland, the presiding officer of he opening scasion, entered the hall . tx that hour and read his welcoming iddress to which Lord Curzon, the r British foreign secretary replied. t < Lausanne, Nov. 21.?Greece pre;ents a sad spectacle at the Lau- , :anne conference. The advance re)resentative<3 of the Greek delega- r ion are flying their blue and white lag from the hotel where they are taying. Former Premier Venliosis expect- J >d here to plede Greece's cause bo- ] ore the peace conference. The plea rill be chiefly for charity?for ( read and the shelter necessary to ave the lives of hundreds of thous- r nds of refuges driven. from Thrace t y the victorious Turks and for the s protection of the rights of the t ireeks minorities in Antolia and d ]uropoan Turkey. s Greece will seek to retain special ights which its' citizens enjoy in d 'urkey and which it claims are nee- j a ssary to the life and happiness ofjt Jhristians living in a Mohammedan n ind. The Greek delegation) ahs^S willjv ndeavor to protect the patriarch of he Greek Orthodox church in Con-jr tantinople and prevent his expul-.J5 jn, which would remove the laslo emunant of the Byzantine empire I rom Stamiboul. j P The task of M. Vonizelos at Lau-P: anne is extremely difficult, While ^ Cing Constantine and his advisers T ,re blamed for the disastrous mili-j* ary adventure in the Smyrna area, | 13 t was Venizelos who won a footing * or Greece at Smyrna through the Serves treaty. The entente statesmen, it is said, annbt forgive Venizalos for his exessive territorial claims and extra- q agant-promises as, to* Greece's millary strength. Many of the statesnen of the Sevres conference are lut of power, consequently Venzelos faces chiefly European di>lomats who had no part in the preiou3 negotiations and who are far ' rom pleased that Greece made it J tossible for Turkey to defeat her. Turkey is so boastful and in makng such extravagent claim that she ipparently believes she defeated all if the allies, rather than Greece tlone . This is netling to the diplo- f n.of o of f V>q olliri^ rvAMrnw it ie i iawo vi vug amw pvvYtio oiiu ib >elieved this will make the situaion of Venizeios an extremely tryng one. g FOOTBALL FRIDAY h ,e .ast Game of Season on New Field i; Between AbbeYille and Johnston The last game of football for this y eason will be played on the New t 'ield Friday afternoon between v ohnston high school and Abbeville igh school. The referee's whistle 11 rill blow at 3:30 sharp, as it takes 1 fast game to be completed before a undown this season of the year. The game should be almost a du- b licate of the Saluda game last Fri- s ay, which was filled with enough drills to satisfy the most penurious 1< an. Johnston defeated Edegfield by c score of 42 to 0 which was a heav- d ;r score against Edgefield than Ab- h eville was able to pile up. y An effort will probably be made ) have the places of business in A jwn close for this last game of the g ;ason. a Money in coyer crops now saves v ouble money on fertilizer bills ext spring. i'1 ~ .r tvi'. PARENT-TEACHER AS ENJOYS THAI \ REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING THE GRADED SCHOOL BUILD ESTED MOTHERS PRESEN NEW YEAR WERE APP KITCHEN SHOWER FO DEPARTMENT IN The Abbeville Parent-Teacher association held their regular monthly neeting at the graded school yesterlay afternoon, There were over 100 nterested mothers and two fathers j present to enjoy the excellent | Thanksgiving program rendered Dy ;he children of the first two grades )f the schools. The program as given :onsisted of the following selections ind Svas one of the very best the :hldren have ever given: Thanksgiving Greeting?Mary Cornely. 1 Thanksgiving Verses? Firsthand Second Grades. ndian Song?Boys of Second Grade jaughing Song? ; Girls of Both Grades. Chorus Ensemble. The teachers who trained and diected the children who took part in he program yesterday afternoon deerve considerable commendation for he excellence with which the chilI ren sang and spoke the parts asinged them. Following this feature the presient, Mrs. Henry Gilliam, called the ssociation to order and the secreary, Mrs. Amos Morse, read the linutes of the last meeting which! ?-ere approved. The treasurer, Mrs.j V. H. White, gave an encouraging! eport of over $50 in the treasury.' i month ago the treasury contained nly a dozen dollars. Discussion of the book agent proiosition which was deferred from ast meeting was had. It was final i iV .i _ 1_ _ y earned tnat no acnun ue kancu elative to the selling of the books roposed at this time. The president reported that about 135 was realized from the barbecue linner served November 10. Miss May Robertson, chairman of he program committee, announced hat the program for the December neeting would be given by the pupils if the seventh grade. This meeting vill be held Tuesday, December 19 ind it is expected that a real Christnas program will be given. It was suggested that the members Saturday"big day ~ for club girls iome Demonstration Club Girls Under Direction of Mrs. Gibbons ? to Have Rally Day. The Home Demonstration * club rirls are going to have a Rally Day lere Saturday and they will have on xhibit at the Planters Bank, SewDg, Cooking and Canned products. It is hoped that a large number irill visit this exhibit and see what he girls have accomplished in club fork. At 11 o'clock the club girls will iave a club meeting In the Court louse and the nublie is invited to! ttend. A demonstration in canning will >e given by the team that demontrated at the State Fair. Mrs. Harriet Johnson, girls club eader will make a talk and award ertificates to the girls that have nno cnnrl wnrlr f.M* VPftT and who I ave already sent in reports of thei ear's work. Miss Blanche Tarrant, District Lgent, will also make a talk to the iris. I There will be recitations, songs I nd yells by the club girls. After rtiich they will get lunch. The picture show will b? at 3 ' - *?k. Everyone is invited < in WIG PHI HELD TUESDAY AFTERNOON IN ING WITH OVER 100 INTERT?COMMITTEES FOR Tift OINTED?PLANNING FOR R DOMESTIC SCIENCE NEW BUILDING. of the Parent-teacher association give a shower of china and kitcher ware to the domestic science department of the new high school wher j'the building is opened early in 1923, Another suggestion was |Well received by the association that each member who participated in this showei [give a plate, cup, saucer, knife and fork to domestic science department. This would insure over 100 of eacli of these articles, which would b an ampfe supply to start the new work with. Just before adjournment the president read the standing committt assignments which were:: Membership committee?Mrs. C, H. McMurray, chairman; Mrs. E. R Thomson, Mrs. Bert Evans, Mrs. John T. Cheatham, Mrs. J. C. Hill, Mrs. Frank Welsh, Mrs. H. R. McAllister, Mrs. Charles McNeill, Mrs, r _ - n 3 J- CI- lfM P T> joe riQinunus, or., iujis. x-. u. uvuco, Mrs. J. W. Martin, Mrs. G. A. Hamby, Mrs. J. R. Power, Mrs. Joe Johnson, Mrs. Blount, Mrs. Ralph Broom, Mrs. Frank Andrews, Mrs. Hugl Breedlove, Mrs. Leland Stephens: Mrs. Eugene Nance, Mrs. R. S. McComb. Finance Committee?Mrs. F. B McLane, chairman; Mrs. Sol Rosenberg, Miss May Robertson, Mrs. J D. Fulp, Mrs. W. W. Bradley, Mrs, Paul Link, Mrs. R. N. Tiddy, Mrs, W. M. Stephens, Mrs. George Wood Mrs W. S. DuPre, Mr3. Henry Blounl Mrs. Lamar Gilliam, Mrs. Georgt Shelor, Mrs. E. W. Gregory, Mrs. F B. Jones, Mrs. Alf Lyon. Program Committee?Miss Maj Robertson, chairman; Mrs. A. B Morse, Mrs. Wyatt Aiken, Mrs. C C. Gambrell, Miss Lucy Little, Miss Edna Bradley, Miss Julia Williams Miss Annie Hill, Miss Ruth Howie Miss Rachel McMaster. The association carried a motior by an almost unanimous vote t< again offer monthly prizes of $2.5C to each grade in the high school builc :ng and in the graded school building that have the greatest percentage oJ mothers present at each meeting. COTTON GUIS" SHOW AN INCREASE Figures Are 8,869,857 Bales Compared With 7,274,201 to Nov ember 14 Last Year. Washington, Nov. 21.?CoLtorc p-innert nrior to November 14, a mounted to 8,869,657 running bales, counting 151,578 round bales as half bales and including 17,74E bales of American-Egyptian and 4,737 bales of Sea Island, the censui bureau announced today. Lasit year to November 14 ginnings aggregated 7,274,201 bales, including 117,569 round bales counl ed as half bales; 15,105 bales of American-Egyptian and 2,656 balei of Sea Island. Ginninga prior to November 14 this year by states follow. Alabama, 773,217; Arizona, 22,178; Arkansas, 923,197; California, 14,064; Flordia, 25,547; Georgia 68,1,173; Lousiana 328,649; Missis stppi? 920,769; Missouri 112,07Z North Carolina, 658,562; Oklahoma 590,455; South Carolina 464,121; Tenness&e 330,732; Texas 2967,009 Virginia 19,526; All other states 8,590. J. C. Cox, of Calhoun Falls, was in Abbeville on busirv-; <>sterday. "<;! - ' & DOORS OF CONGRESS OPENED ONCE MORE LIFE OF THIS SESSION WILL BE BUT TWO WEEKS, IN WHICH TIME PRESIDENT HOPES FOR ACTION ON MERCHANT MARINE AND OTHER MATTERS. Washington, Nov. 21.?The sixtyseventh congress formally opened its 1 doors yesterday for the third session. 1 but it did little more than actually get on the job. Its life as a special 1 session will be only two weeks but in ' that time it is the hope of President Harding that substantial progress will be made on the administration merchant marine legislation and con' siderable advance work on the arm' ful of annual supply bills which must 1 be handled in the regular session beginning December 4. Historic customs of the opening of a new session were reenacted today in both house and senate and the regr ular preliminaries were gone through in brief routine meetings. Adjournment followed as a mark of respect to the late Senator Watson of Georgia and the late Representative Nolan of California. The president has arranged to address' a joint session today in behalf of the shipping bill. His message is expected to Jbe deilvered at 12:30 o'clock. ' The senate adjournment postponed li until tomorrow the effort of Mrs W. ' H. Felton of Georgia, the firpt woman senator, to be sworn in as the successor to Senator Watson and serve ' at least one day. Indications tonight wefe that she would be received as ' a full fledged sitting member and ' "blaze the path for American .wom' anhood" as she desires. ' Overflow galleries witnessed the ' proceedings in both senate and house ' and viewed the hubbub in exchanges ' of greetings and felicitations until stilled at noon by the gavels of Vice ' President Coolidge and Speaker Gil' lett formally calling the extra ses' sion to order. J The roll calls showed 61 members ' of the senate and 291 members of ' the house on hand to start things off. 1 FOUND NOT GUILTY ON MURDER CHARGE S. S. Hale Acquitted by Anderson j Jury.?Killed Rion Cox At Williamston. h Anderson Nov. 21.?"Not guilty" y was the verdict returned tonight by he jury in tho'case against S. S. Hale charged with the murder oi ' Rion Cox of Williamston. The jury ' reached its docision at 1 o'clock af ter only a half hours' deliberation. The triail was begun yesterday aftornoon. Hale chief of (police 'Of Willamston, killed Cox in a pistol duel at Williamston Saturday, afternoon, i May 15, Hale, himself, was serious. ly wounded at the time and for a , week lingered between life and \ death in a Greenville hospital, i The duel, according to the testi mony offered at the trial, was the i outcome of a quarrel of long! standing between the two men. Cox was . night policeman at Williamston, according to witnesses, on the day of ; tho killing, had reported him to Mayor C. L. Guyton as being drunk. , The two met and the shooting followed. Cox died shortly after he was carried to the hospital. HEAVY FROST THIS MORNING There was a heavy frost this morning and AbbeviM? was covered j with a mantle of white. This wasj the first killing frost, which usua'lyl come before November 15th. Thej moaning was crisp with a tang of fall in the air. And most of the inhabitants could join Harry Lauder with good grace, in his song, i "It's Nice To Get Up In The Momling; But Its Nicer to Stay in Your 'Bed." t . . its .l.v \ TIGER DELIVERS 1 FIRST ADDRESS > i cx CLEMENCEAU SPEAKS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS?FORMER PRE MIER OF FRANCE VERY MUCH ' IN EARNEST IN PRESENTING PLEA. New Yoiflc, Nov. 21.?Georges Clamemceau, advocato of *France, , ^ 'umleashed his oratory t(xiay before one of the most "critical audiences , he is likely to face in America. Appearing for a 15 minutes talk before a group of newspaper editors -and publishejrs at a luncheon arranged by Ralph Pulitzer of the New York World, the venerable Tiger plunged so deeply into tfce subject closest to his heart it .was 58 minutes before he could find \.Jstopping place. His auditors represented many shades of political opinion, Among . % them, were men who had written editordals, criticizing his yiewa on world polities. Bulb at the en<J of / his address they were all agreed on V one thing?that Clemen cean is .pas- ? sionately an earnest about tho cause of France and that his addresses will be well worth hearing. Tho speech was delivered behind' closed doors and it was generally v|j agreed that it should not :be reported. But it was authoritatively des- -3 cribed as follows: r '' ' "M. Clemonoeau made a speech' that Was marked by exitraordinary , -; eloquence, frankness and sincerity. 'j "He said that he had not come to America to tell the Americans what they should do but to show them what France needs. "His address was a complete can- ;>$jj did discussion of the situation as he ' sees it and was marked throughout by deep emotion. "He specificailly requested that no textual reference' be made -as he wished to reserve the matter for , his public addresses." Col. Stephen Bonsai, who is im-' ^ mediately in charge of the Clemen- ^ ceau tour, said tonight be did not | know how long tho Tiger would talk in his first public address to be de- ^ livcred tomorrow \ evening in the Metropolitan opera house. "W? have urged him for his V-j health's saJce limite himself to -an' M hour," he said, but he may. speak two. But however, long he speaks." ; there is no doubt ibut that he will J 'V1U **X?J v?uuiv?vv. i The 81 year old ex-premier drove after the address and lay down for nearly two hours., 'He1 appeared somewhat wearied by his effort but | was up again shortly 'before 5 o'clock to go to a reception cf the Franco-American society at the \ ; home of Thomas W. Lamont. GOING TO ARIZONA. *' D. Emory Penney leaves tomorrow for Arizona where he will spend several months. Mr. Penuey goes to Akitatio <! AO lei ncr f}w? ^ifyneftt Of a c high dry climate, and his many friends hope ho will completely regain his health, and soon return to Abbeville a hundred and eighty pounder. To Inapect College*. Sjj Columbia, Nov. 21.?Dr. A. E. Hayden, epidemiologist for the Stat* Health Depajtment, will leave here *--- *? "..I. rr;n ?? tomorrow lur nuc& um uu ail ?inspection tour. He will inspect Winthrop College, and from there will go to Clemson College. This is th? > annual inspection of these institutions. COTTON MARKET. Cotton brought 26 cents on th? ?&J local market today.. Futures closed ! Dec. 25.09 Jan. 25.04 1 March 25.10 May 24.96 .T"lir 24.68