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AJDcv ilic i rcb^> a.nd K^nncfjl l.aiaulisheU 164 4. $2.00 Year. Tri-VVeekly Abbeville. S. C.. Monday, November 27, 1922 Single Copies. Five Cents. 78th Ye**. .jM FARMER TO 1AKE F CENTER OF STAGE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM DIS- D CUSSED AT WHITE HOUSE. SENATOR WATSON OF INDIANA OUTLINES SITUATION FOR CHIEF EXECUTIVE Washington, Nov. 26.?Measures to relieve the financial plight of the cc farmers and curb profiteering, par- m ticularly food and clothing, were dis- ol cussed with President Harding Sat- n< urady by Senator Watson (Republi- ci can) of Indiana. pi The visit of the Indiana senator to n al the White House followed a conference in his office, at which a number cc of senators from Western states talk- *"r ed over a possible legislative pro- * srram acceptable to the West. Picturing to the president how the ^ farmers are generally unable to get enough for their crops to pay for harvesting and shipping, while consumers pay high prices, Senator Watson ^ urged the immediate necessity of some forceful program to put agri- jo culture on its feet and squeere out ^ the long line of profit taking tween producer and consumer. |^o Senator Watson s view is tnat any cis program of relief for the farmer must go further than the questions re of freight rates, interest rates and tariff raters. While these may have a ca part in the farmers' dilemma, the nenator declared that "the man who produces food and clothing can get p{ very little for it, while the man who ^ needs to- buy it has to pay an unconscionable high price." Mr. Watson ^ \ told the president that he favored CO the program for agricultural credits. W( but that he feared it would not strike at the root of the question. wl If producers were compelled to ac Incept ruinous prices when they finally S te did come to sell cattle and crops, he j ^ argued, loans would only be a pallia- \ . S!( tive, and he urged that while the finonrtiol A r\ f fV?o form ore I iitiaiiLiai uioti too vx IMUHVIU I 1T1 being temporarily relieved by libera! credits, an Exhaustive study be un-j^ dertaken to find some practicable!^ means of bringing producers andjv. consumers together and eliminating ^ large profits in between. I Senator Watson told President idj Harding that he already had under |m taken a study of the anti-profiteer-] M i.ng laws of other countries and par- j a ticularly was examining these, which i nc appeared to be meeting with somejw success. So far as bis study had pro- ti< ceeded, the senator said, he did not believe price fixing by the government or any other agency would be ' successful, but he was inclined rather to a plan which would expose profits all along the line and depend up- w on an aroused public opinion to grant reasonable profits to business and a at the same time drive out extortions. F President Harding listened to Sen- C ator Watson with deep interest as C the latter pictured potato crops abandoned, fruit crops compelled to m rot and grain crops unmoved while oj farmers faced mortgage foreclos- g: nres. Some definite plans are to be o: discussed with the president later F and meanwhile, Senator Watson A said, the program of agricultural M credits and other measures for tem- 2 porary relief would be hastened in F congress. hi g; FINE RALLY DAY ^ ? ' _ .b< Mrs Harriet Johnson, of Win- . throp, and Mise Bhmche Tarrant, n O) of Greenwood were in Abbeville V] 6aturdsy to attend the Rally Day ^ of the Club Girls of Abbeville Coun ty. At least two hundred attended the exhibit in the Planners Bank, and 1"0 attended tfie meeting ra the Court House at eleven o'clock in the morning. The exhibits were vi line and a credit to Mrs. G:bbons, Tamd the young girls of the county ir who to^k part The premium list 1<= f the winners will be printed in the b Fress and Bonier Wednesday w ARIES TO Of" IN ELECTRIC CHAIR ECEMBER 29.?FARIES GUILTY OF MURDER, JURY AFTER PRAYER FINDS ON FIRST BALLOT?NEW TRIAL DENIED, APPEAL IS LIKELY. York, Nov. 25.?William C. Fanes mvicted by a York jury of the urder of Newton Taylor, 13 year d boy, at Clover, was this after>on sentenced to die in the electric tair December 29, sentence being onounced by Judge James E. Peufoy at 5:35 o'clock this afternoon, :ter he had overruled a motion by >unsel for the defense for a new ial. Counsel for Faries announced is afternoon that an appeal would i taken to the supreme court. At 1:38 o'clock this afternoon the ;se, the trial of which had begun ssterday morning, went to the jury ?d at 3:19 o'clock, after the dinner cess the verdict was brought in. owever, it was learned this after>on, the jury required only one balt in the reaching of the verdict and is ballot, it was announced, was it taken until the jurors had prayed r guidance in reaching their derion. At 3:21 o'clock the verdict was ad and Faries, sitting handcuffed side his attorneys, showed practilly no emotion. The motion for a new trial was nied and at 5:21 o'clock Judge iurifoy ordered Faries to stand upj hear his sentence. I I "I have wondered," Judge Peuri-1 y told the aged defendant, "if you uld retrace your steps if you. >uld live your life any differently, j 3w, I think, you have come to know | iiat it means to strike down and II in anger and possibly you could j 11 the young folk of thjs city some i ing about the control of the pas3ns. But your race is run. I do j >t know what your intentions were | youth. But if good intentions are >t translated into good actions, ey fall short of value. You have ken the wrong angle. You miffht ive made friends of these people, it instead you fed the flames of lfrer, and as a result you stand toly, just as the sun is sinking, alost in the very presence of your aker. Your attorneys may get you new trial, but my advice to you is v*- ?A1.. ii.:. fL LU ICI.V upun tIJIS IlUJJtr, UUt I1UW, ithout delay, to make your preparar>ns to meet your God." INTERESTING COMPARISONS The Abbeville High football team ill 'leave Wednesday afternoon )rNFort Mill where they will play Thanksgiving1 game with the fas; ort Mill team, champions of the ata^-ba A'ssociation, sin^e the hester and Rock Hill games werej irawn out by the football comlittee. The following instructions f the two teams who battle Thanks iving are given Average weight f Abbeville team. 144 pounds; art Mill 143; everage age of bbeville 16 2-3 years; Fort [ill 17 years; Abbeville has scored 46 points to her oppontxxn 25; ort Mill has scored 271 points to er opportunts 9. Colors Abbeville arnet and old gold; Fort Mill Roy[ blue and white. News cornea that the Abbeville oys at Dav:dson College and the bbeville girls at Winthrop will be n hand in Fort Mill to help Abbeille eliminate Fort Mill. May the est team win. WILLIAM LATIMER DEAD New hav0 been received in Abtoeille of the death of Mr. William atimer in 'Vuerusta, Ga., this mornig Miss Ma*rerie Latimer, a niece ft this afternoon for Augusta to e present at the funeral which i1! take *omorrow. LOAN 10 LIBERIA STILL IN DOUBT VOTE COMES IN SENATE TODAY?DEMOCRATS VIGOROUS LY OPPOSE ADMINISTRATION MEASURE TO LEND FIVE MILLION DOLLARS Washington, Nov. 25.?Agree* ment was reached in the senate today for a final vote on the administration measuro to loan Liberia $5,000,000. The senate then adjourned until Monday. When the senate quit work a motion offered by Senator Simmons (Democrat) of North Carolina, was pending to send the resolution authorizing the loan, back to the finance committee with instructions to eliminate the loan feature and report out only the amendments atI tached in the senate authorizing an | appropriation of $20,000,000 for reclamation work anil $170,000 for employment iby the Interstate commerce commission of 30 additional locomotive boiler inspectors. Attacks upon the proposed loan by j the Democrats became general today. They challenged the Republican claim that a morail obligation ex isted for the extension of the credit as the result of the part played by Liberia in the World War. Admin-1 istration leaders in re?ply declared! the previous Democratic adminis-! tration had arranged to extend ' he | loan but had delayed carrying it i out until Liberia complied with certain conditions. ^nator Smoot (Republican) of Utah, a member of the debt funding committee, told the senate that of the loan, $3,500,000 was to be spent for roads, schools and other public improvements in Liberia and about $1,500,000 bo refund loans from bankers. Denying that foreign governments in I/beria and about $1.,500.000 to refund loans from bankers. Denying that foreign government would have prior liens. Senat'or Smoot said the United States took the position that il was not going to loan money and let o'hers have a claim- while we hold a second mortage. Anderson A'seised Loss Ander-ion, S. C. Nov, 24.?In the re-adjustment of tax assessmrn s for th'"s county the total a?sess~d value for this year is $1,000,000: 'ess than in 1921 and the amount of j 'axes to be collected will be< $40,000 ess, according to tho books of Coun 'y Auditor Winston Smith. The fax value of property in the county forj 1921 was $22,457,190 and $21,-1 448,360 this year. SOME HOT SUPPER. Sheriff F. B. McLane has on exhibit at the Court House this mornng the result of a negro hot supper Saturday night at the old Calhoun ^nlace about twelve miles l'rom town, one automatic 45 army revolver, a ouble-barrel shot gun, a thin long left-hand Wheeler, a pocket knife with a three-inch blade, a worn and weary deck of cards and two pint fruit jars with remnants of white lightning in the bottom. The following are in jail awaiting the pleasure of the court: James Davis, Morris Sanders, Eulas Thomas and Roosevelt Williams. Sam Aiken is in charge of the doctor with a bullet wound in ^he back of his head. The bullet struck the back of Sam's skull, was turned aside and ripped the skin across the top coming out at the side of his forehead. Sam Donaldson is out on bond. SICK FOLKS "Flu" has had the people on North Ma'n street in its grip for the past week, there being members of the family sick in the home of R. C. Philson, J. C. Thomson, E. R. Thom-i son, Dr. G. E. Calvert and Rev. M. | R. Plaxco. TAX BILL BRINGS SERIOUS TROUBLE UNITED STATES PAYS ONESIXTH OF INCOME?ONLY IN UNITED KINGDOM IS GREATER BURDEN FOUND, REPORT DECLARES New York, Nov. 2 .?One-sixth of vac national income of the Unit ed States went into taxes in lyzz, according to a report issued today by the National Industrial Conference board. "The tax bill in the United States is fast making inroads on the surplus necessary tor economic progress," the report declared, "and threatens materially to hamper our growth, especially in view of the uninterrupted rise in local govern>11 ' * < a . .0/ , According to the report, the United Kingdom stands first in the burden of taxes with the United States second and other countries in order Germany, France, Italy and Japan. Regarding the growth of taxation the report said; "In the fiscal year 1912-1914, taxes paid to national, state and local governments in the United States represented 6.4 per cent, of the national income. By 1912-1920 vatio had grown to 13 per cent, and by 1: 20 1921 to 14.3 per c^nt r ' 1 '-i ?j ? 1 no 1 ? in tne na'enaar yar uuc 'x h of 'he curr&nt national income mas diverted into tax channels for the support of governmental boliee ;n the United States." Continuing on tiio s tuation in hr. United States, the report said: "Rpfore the war, states and local taxes had been growing faster than federal taxes, and federal taxation constituted but three-tenths of total taxat'on Tn 1910. however, federal taxation constituted over e r'f s of total taxation and in 1921 federal taxes amounted to ^'nrht'y more than one-half of the< national total. State importance vv" h federal taxtation. "In 13 states, Arizona, Florida. T''n^o. Towa Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hamp h r?. ?'ew M^xio, North Dakota, South Diko a, Utah. Washing imrton and W'sccnsin, s'ates and local tax burdens per capita in 1919 ' vceedeJ federal taxation per capita. "Per capita tax burdens in the Un:ted States in 1919 w?re hizhost in New York state, $148.36, followi ' v Massachusetts, 5? 12^>.3o; DeJeware $124.11; Rhodo Island $315,25, and Mich'gan, S10.71, the lowest n-"* capita tax being in Alabama, $26.47." UNION SERVICES Tht regular monthly union services of the churches of the city were held Sunday night at the Methodist church, the Rev. H. L. Weeks of the Baptist church preached the sermon. A violin duet by Misses Lila Teal and Mildred Cochran of Lander College, accompanied on the organ by Mrs. Otto Bristow, added very much to the music program and was enjoyed by the large congregation present. SAW A GOOD SHOW. The children from De La Howe unable to attend the Bachelor Daddy show a week ago came to Abbeville Saturday and took in the Matinee and saw the trained horses There were eight o* nine boys present and they enjoyed the show very much. FIRE ALARM. The fire alarm sounded this morning about ten o'clock, and a full company answered. The Vaze was in the roof of a negTo house near the shops. A ?mall hoi? burnt :n the roof was the ?n!y damatr*. SCHOOLS IN TURKEY HAVE TO PAY TAXES NO SPECIAL PRIVILEGES FOR FOREIGNERS.?ALL SCHOOLS MUST TEACH THE TURKISH LANGUAGE.? PROBLEMS IN THRACE. Lausanne, , [Ntov, 25.?Turkey'e spokesman at the Lausane conference hearing of the arrival of Amei ican missionary representatives, here expressed the hope tnat American Philanthnopoc and eaucationa instructions would not be neec .essly al-armed in the advent of th< .new regine in Tui^key. The Keraay 'st agents explained that there wa no disposition to drive out Amer cans, especially those engaged h sducational and charitable under takings. It was pointed out, however tha' Turkey saw no reason why foreigx institutions, whether, educational oi ;nduatrial should be dealt with d'f ferentJy than Turkish institution} and that if Turkey's schools and fa< ories paid taxes then foreign establishments should also. The Angera delegates declarec thero should 'be no special privilege? for foreigners in Turkey and insisted that it should be also understood hat all schools wheather foreign 01 Turkish should teach the Turkish language. The problem of Thrace and the western boundary of Turkey still occupied the attention of the confe: once today. Th? sub-commission ol the full commission on territorial military questions, comprising a I group UJ cA^iio, woo vTicouim | w;th the boundary question. Establishment of a demilitarized zone or j both hanks of the Maritza rivei j which seems to be the boundarj j favor by the gTeet ]>owers; is one od j the topjc^ of discussion in th< I *ub-m?ssion. POWER IS RUNNING LOW Lack of Rain Will Cause Curtail ment of Operations. Charlotte, N. C. Nov. 25?Witl the announcement here today bj ! ffic ?als of the Southern fowe: Company that, effective Monday afll users of power will <be< requiret o cur a 1 operations until win e" a:ns set m, one-eight of the tota lr?xt;le spindles of the cohntsy wil ' e id'e one day weekly, it wa; stated ton'ght by Charles I. Burk o'd^r, vico president of the com The territory afFecfed ha been divided into five districts an( "h" curfan'lment o<f nomer to thi mills on a pro-rated basis wil 4 ? ? ? ?- ? ? O /V ^ A ^ O vf 11, I cause ?t\J POT Vl one manufacturers to be closed durinj Ahe T"-?ma;nder of the dry weather. Official announced that the corn nany's steam plants have been op 'vrq+ed ^oV and n'ght for th? pas two months in an effort to suppd; th? mills, but lack of rainfall ha <rr<v*tly diminished the wa+er suppl: ;n the company's reservoir. SLIGHT SNOWFALL Early risers report a slight fal of snow in Abbeville Sunday morn ing. Thp clouds looked threattninf all day. but this morning broki clear and cold. $600,000 EXPANSION OF MILL AT CALHOUN FALLS SOOr* Greenville, Nov. 2^.?A contrad was awarded today for +he first cm ^ruction iob on the $P00 000 expat s;on proerram of th? Ca'fioun Mill! Co., a+ Calhonn Falls, S. C. The con. fract for +l;e eoctens'on of the mil building was today let to fHe Cto'lf van BirM'm? Co., for $^0,000. Oth pt contTac*orc on th-s job ar? e-?-ry?c1 *d to l*?t wiAhm a abort time, J R. Sirrine and Co., of Greenville are ?Ti/riiee's nrrh;t.'v>t?s. i WAR CONTRACTOR | - SUED FOR FRAUDS i INVOLVES CONSTRUCTION OF SEVERAL CAMPS?CONTRACTI AT CAMP JACKSON AT COL[ UMB1A SUED FOR LARGEST AMOUNT, $6,500,000 Washington, Nov. 25.?Legal ae tion to recover more than $23,000,: 000 alleged to hav? keen obtained fVondiiloTiHw fnnm (WW/irnmpnt; in the contraction of four army 1 cantonments daring the war, was i instituted today 'by Attorney Geo- i eral Daugherty as the first formal - step in a far-reaching prosecution i of those who held contracts for the - building of war Tamps. . i In each of the four cases the suit - was filed against the prime contractor" responsible for construction of t the caimp. The four defendant cooj ceras and the amount the governr ment seeks to recover from each are . he Thompson Starrett company, } builders of Camp Upton, $6,000,000 : the Hardaway Contraition company . builders of Gamp Jackson $6?500,000 A. Bently and Sons baDders of y I Camp Sherman 15,000,000; and the } George A. Puller company, 'builders of Camp Funston, 11,000,000. I The four suits begun today were ^ed simultaneously in United k States districts courts in four statea and involved charges of fraud in connection with the construction of | Camp Upton New York, Camp Jackdon, South Carolina; Camp Sher' man, Ohio; and Camp Funston Kan. >? saa. , 11 Of.her civil actions and posaoble germinal prosecutions are to follow [ ;t was said, at the department of t justice, involving a total of more .jthan $75,000,000 and reaching- into virtually every part of the count*y. , l he Camp Upton Suit waa filed at the attorney general's direction at Brooklyn, N. Y. the Camp Jackson suit at Columbia, S. C. the Camp Sherman suit at Columbia, Ohio, ? and the Oamp Funston suit at Topeka, Kansas. It was Indicated that similar actions would 'be brought at i| the places later against minor conrj "octnrHf firms who participated in r the building of campe and should > any criminal action be sought tbe 1 evidence would be placed before the f spec'al war frauds grand jury now 1 in session in the District of Colum1 bia. 3 Th0 bills of complaint drawn up " at the departmeit of justice as a " j result of more than a year of i it51 vestigation are very identical in the ^ j four suits filed today and allege e that the defendant contractors and 1 agents were guilty og fraud, gress 6 noorilffonno l'npffipncv and WSSt0 171 j ?*v6..5v..v%.. ? i their relations with the government a'; a time when govermnment offi WPre unable because of the " stress <xf war bo fully inspect the 1 joric of constructions. 7 3 FO RTHE ORPHANS 7 The collection of the Preebyter:an Sunday School yesterday was given to the. Thornwell Orphanage at Clinton. It amounted to $92.69 1 and there was an attendanance for - the past two months averaged 202. t i TVip <rrowth of adult classes has - been peen particular encourageing pall, and it is the, desire -of the offlers of the Sunday SchooJ that every adult member of the churifc I will soon be enrolled m one of thoae Bible classes. Mrs. Will Perria t is tearher of the womans and Rev. John A. McMurray teachee th? 1 men's class. ) COTTON MARKET 1 Cotton brought 26 cents today on * the local market. Futures closed t Dec. 25.00 . .Tan. 25 04 , March 25.13 May RS.09 _ --ju