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SI1ALL NAVY TO
SATISFY RANCE
Paris Says Yes to 175,000 Tons in
Capital Slips But Wants
Auxiliary Fleet.
SUBMARINE PROBLEM UP
British Plan to Abandon Submersible
War Craft May Get Pub
-lic Hearing
Washington, Dec. 20.-Acceptance
by Fkance, with reservations, of
the American proposal, of 175,000
tons in capital ships' each for
France and Italy swept the arms
conference forward tonight to its
next mqjor problem-the subma
rine issue . Italy, it was stated sof
ficially, already has accepted the
175,000-ton figure, conditioned only
on its pcceptance by France.
Formal announcement of French
acceptance and details of French
reservations . apparently were re
served by the subcommitatee of fif
teen for the 'full naval committee
of the, conference, called to meet
Thursday. The subcommittee did
break its silence sufficiently, how
ever, to publish the messages ex
changed by Secretary Hughes and
Premier Briand which led up to the
action of the French delegation.
The messages were read and dis
cussed by the subcommittee but
the official communique disclosed
no nlore than the texts of the cable
grams.
Aulliary Fleet -
The premier's message showed
that reservations attached to ac
ceptance of 'the 175,000 capital ship
tonnage had to do with "light
cruisers, torrpedo boats and subma
rines." This has served to bring
the conference to a standstill un
til the submarine issue can be
solved, when the five-power capital
- ship agreement will be completed
automatically. It is assumed the
full naval committee was called
to lay out a program for the dis
- cussion of submarine and anti-sub
. marine craft as the two are inter
woven in French and British opin
ion.
This implies that the auxiliary
craft elements of the American plan
must be shaped into agreement be
fore the conference committee can
return to ratify the capital ship
, greement.
Adirect step toward bringing up
die submarino- issue in its first
phase-the British proposal to abol
ish submersible war craft entire
ly-was taken during the (lay. The
British delegation asked that a
plenary session of the conference to
be called for presentation of their
case against submarines. Probably
such a session will be held during
the week, although a date had not
been announced tonight.
To Present Case
At such an open sesison, Lord
Lee, for the British group, will
set out inl detail the technical and
.other reasons which the British be
lieve that submarines should be
banned by the world as naval
weapons. Ie will read his state
ments, it is understood, great care
having been taken in its prepara
tion. But there are indications
that even in that statement the
British will show lack of convic
tion that the conference will share
the British view on submairines. It
will, it is understood, set out also
the secondary British proposal that
if submarines are to be retained,
the tonnage all'tments of each
power be cut far below the exist
ing strength principle of the Amer
ican proposal.
There i's also a suggestion in
British quarters that should neither
of these viewvs on submarines pre
vail, the British would (deem it
of officers might disturb him: Bit
the former soldier announced he
necessar~y to seek radical increase
in their allotments of anti-subma
rine craft as a measure of sellf
dlefense. That means more light
cruisers and destroyers and possi
bly, airplane carriers, for all of'
these ,weapons are used against
e submarines.
HONOR ROLL PANOLA SCHOOL.
1st. gradle-Not re presented.
Adlv. 1st. grade-Hlarry Richardson,
James Manning Richardson, Mattie
Fairy.
2nd. gradle-Bert Chewhiing Ruth
Rlchbourg Sara Hlolladay.
3rd. grade-C. V. Richbourg..
4th. grade-Thomasine Aycock,
Billy Hlolladay._
lth. grade.-Clyde Elliot, George
Way, Mary Brown.
0th. grade--Tr~acy Chewning, Lillie
Way, Allan Brock.
7th. grade.--Alvin Mathis.
8th. grade-Ellen H olladay, -- Pat
Brock, Dexter Cllowning.
9th. gradle-Elnma Chewnirig.
GRAND JURY FOR THE
SPECIAL TERM OF COUltT
J. D. Gerald, Manning'
D. N. Buddin, Turbeville
G. H. Collette Silver
C. R. Sprott, Mfanning
J. W. Evans, Alcolu
E. II, Rlchbourg, Summerton
Wf. K. H~udson, New Zion
O.J. Abramis, Summerton
Leon n~rberg, Mainnn
J. D. Go ns, Turbevilli
J. II. Geddlngs Paxville
C. B. Aycock, irini
A TRIP TO VIRGINA'S
SWEET POTATO SECTION
Editor Manning Times,
Dzar Sir:
Last week a party made tip of Mr.
Archie Barron, Mr. Elbert Davis and
the writer made a trip to what is
probably the largest sweet potato
growing district in the United States.
This is on the Eastern shore of Vir
ginia. As we saw the country and
compared it with our own part of
South Carolina and realized how much
more dasily we can grow sweet pota
toes of ever so much better quality
we Wished that farmers in Clarendon
County could be acquainted with the
facts. We believe that it*would do
away with much of the uncertainty
with which the average farmer looks
forward to farming next year. Let
us tell you briefly about the trip.
We drove through Florence, Dillon,
Fayetteville, N. C., Raleigh and left
the car at Weldon, N. C. This took
the best part of two days. From
there we went by train to Norfolk,
Va., and then took boat across Chesa
peake Bay to Cape Charles. It was
a ride of an hour and a half to Onley,
Va., the center of the sweet potato
growing section.
At Onley we found the headquar
ters of the selling organization locat
ed in fine: two-story brick building.
Here they communicate in the ship
ping season with all the shipping
points in the territory and from
this office run special telegraph lines
to all the principal cities' of the
North. At every little shipping point
an inspector is placed during the sea
son and herein lies one of the big
secrets of their success. They do not
ship anything except the best pota
tees. The culls are sold to the can
neries.
There are no curing houses in this
section. As soon as the potatoes are
dug, beginning about the middle of
August, they are packed for shipment
and sent at once. Prices this year
have been as high as $2.25 per bu
shel and as low as 85 cents. It has
averaged up well and they have made
good money.
We 'talked to several farmers who
plant froni 15 to A0 acres of sweet
potatoes. Their method of planting
is similter to ours in some respects.
Some do not use any commercial
fertilizer but supply pine straw, barn
yard manure and fall cover crops.
They also plant a large acreage of
white potatoes but this year they
lost money. -
We believe that Clarendon County
can make sweet potatoes its money
crop. With our efficient selling or
ganization at Florence, the South
Carolina Sweet Potatoc Association
we can sell all the potatoes we can
make. Pot toes should be planted
early in orICr to put on the market in
July an( August. Of course we need
curing houses dnd canneries. These
will come in time.
Mr. Elbert Davis has some very
fine seed potatoes and lie expects to
set out a large sprout bc(l. There is
no need of Clarendon County farm
ers sending off to Georgia and Florida
for sprouts of questionable variety
when they can buy right at home and
feel assured that they will get what
they order. Mr. J. 1. Touchberry
has some of the finest sweet potatoes
that were put in the curing house this
year and lie also will have sprouts to
sell.
We believe that as a result of this
trip we will see many fields of sweet
potatoes in Clarendon County this
year containingr twenty acres and
more. We are confident that the
market is untouched and that by
careful selection of Porta Rica seed,
careful growing, careful grading that
many farmers in Clarendon County
will find the real money crop to take
the place of cotton.
Yours very truly,
A. L. LUCE.
BIRID)GE PARTlY
Mrs. WV. Scott Hlarvin, Jr., was
hostess to the Bridge Club last Thiurs
day afternoon when she eniter'tainred
at twvo tables. [Her dlecorptions car
ried out the Christmas colors and she
servedl a sweet course with coffee to
her guests wvho were. Mesdamires E.
S. Ervin, C. B. Geiger, J1. HI. Orvin,
HI. M. Thomas, Amanda Hlarvin,
Misses Rose Ervin and Irma Wein
berg.
ADDITrIONAL LOCALS
Miss Florence Shuman, a govern
ment bacteriologist of Lake City, F'la.,
is visiting her aunt, Mirs. WV. E. Rear
(Ion for a few (lays enroute to her
home in Black Mountain, N. 'G., wvhere
she will visit her mother for two
weeks.
The regular meeting of Clarendon
County Teachers wvas held at Court
House, Saturday, December the 17th,
at eleven o'clock. The meeting was
called to ordler by President, after
which the minutes of last meeting
were readl and adlopted. The first sub
ject on programi was how the teach-.
ers .may Improve her school by or
ganizing a school improvement asso
ciation. There were two splendid
papers on this subject; one by Mrs.
Joe Mimsr, Jr., another by Mrs. P. HI.
Cowherd, Mr's. Cowherd, however was
not present, but she sent in her paper,
which was read by Mr. C. W. Sprott.
The meeting was then openf to a gen
eral discussion of of Test Book
changes, as there were so few present,
Supt. E. J. Browdle, suggestedl that
this subject be continued at following
meetings. There being no further
business before meeting, we adjourn
ed to meet again Saturday, January
21st. at eleven olk
TOBACCO SITUATION
LOOKS PROMISING
Editor Manning Times:
My Dear Sir:
In keeping with my usual custom
from time to time I am asking space
in your valuable paper to publish the
following items. F. r the past three
months I have been located at Tar
boro, N. C., in the tobacco business.
Tarboro is situated thirty miles South
east of Wilson and eighteen miles
from Rocky Mount in the heart of the
bright tobacco section of Eastern
North Carolina. I will state for the
benefit of those that are interested in
the culture aind selling of similar
types of bright tobacco that prices
have been fine all the seasoV and that
farmers have been highly pleased
with results. Of dourse yood pay
ing prices applies to only of those
that were fortunate enough to grow
yood tobacco, from $250.00 to $450.00
per acre was realized k- thousands
of farmers. My market r-d 3,500.000
poun(s that averaged $'.0oo. Wilson,
N.C., with a greater pr cent of good
tobacco averaged up to (late b9tter
than $25.00 for 45,000,000 pounds.
The banks in Wilson have worked
seven hours per day paying out money
to tobacco sellers and have paid out
on an averago of $500.00 per minute.
I saw the statistics a few days ago.
I have visited the Wilson and Rocky
Mount markets every week, once or
twice per week. Sales there, as well
as with my market, also Greenville,
were highly satisfactory to the grow
era. That section of North Czamiiia
did not have the' rains during the
growing and curing season that we
had here in South Carolina. I am
also frank to say that the same green
sorry types of tobacco did not sell
any better than the same kind sold in
South Carolina. It does not pay the
growers of tobacco to produce sorry
tobacco any more and especially since
there isn't any foreign demand for
such types of tobacco, as I understood
it the world is glutted at present on
common tobacco. Dealers are still
loaded from 1918 and 1919 on this
kind of stuff. You all remember here
how that kind sold about 1918. Of
course some aire gradually unloading
but like myself this year when I sold
my 1920 stock at a big loss, I know
an independent concern that sold over
half million pounds of common to
bacco that cost them $15.00 per hund
red at a loss of $10.00 per hundred,
in other words they realized only five
cents per pound. This concern like
many others, in fact every posted to
bacco firm or idividual dealer could
see that the future did not hold out
any encouragement to hold or horde
any common stock, hence they .are
gradually unloading at a great loss.
So much for the above preliminary:
Let's get dowrt to the milk in the co
canut; let's be optomistic and look
forward to 1922 with a new resolution
and determination to make this a ban
ner year for Eastern South Carolina.
For years I have from time to time,
told the growers of bright tobacco
what I know and what some said I
did not know. I have told you in ad
vance what I thought prices would be
based on what little knowledge I had
of the tobacco industry. I will leave
what I have tried to put before the
vrowers for their approval or dis
approval. I have told you about com
mon tobacco and wvhy it doesn't pay
to grow it. I will now tell you if you
want to make money in 1922 to gi-ow
all the tobacco you call make and
handl1c good, aand you will reap an
abundant harvest for your toil. There
is a shortage in good tobacco an (I
expect to see it sell well. I feel con
fiden't, of what I am writing and I also
fee'l that the gr'ower's of' toba'c'o in
this County knowv that I wveuldi not
give thiis o;ut for publ)1iention if I did
not have anything to base my judg
meat on. I knowv this is goin'g 'to lie
a hard year'-and one thait will try
men'i ' souls. We are all in debt fromi
had. er'ops, high taxes, high cost of
living, etc. But under God's help we
canl c'ome out victorious. Let's try
and nudke something to Ilive' on at
home and then aftei' we hiave done
this cultivate wvhat tobacco andl cot
ton we call. The farmer, as wvell as
oth'ei' business people, has got to cut
expenses and learn the arit of econ
o'my and hard living foi' a while un
il wve can Overcome this dleflatedl con
d ition that this wvoi'ld war has p1lung
ed us in. My heai't aches andl goes
out to those. that are suf'er'ing as a
re(sult of this, not only in our own
land, but in wvar-stric'ken Eui'ope and1(
Asia where people ar'e (lying (daily by
the thoulsandls from hunger. Just
think of poor mothers wvith babes in
their emaciatedl arms and crying
childi'en all around them wvith only
roots, herbs, moss, bark, etc., to sub
sist on. So after all wve are a blessedl
people-you will pardlon this expres
sion but' it strengthens Our poor' con
dlition andl should give us food1 for
thought, It should make us more
grateful to God, the giver of all good
gifts.
We will need an early money crop
this year coming 1922-Let's make a
good crop of everything. Let's grow
goodl tobacco andl try andl get the mar'
ket to open by July 15th. I will
wvork to this endl. I want to see you
have a longer selling season. I want
to see you get all there is in your to
bacco. I feel confident you will got a
goodl readly market that will meet
your approval, if you grow goodl to
bacco.
.In keeping with my usual custom I
will .have some free seed which will
he given out at my r'esidlence by Mrs.
Cothran. Trhe Planters Warehouse
will again be operated in 192 by omr
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Decemiber 25th, 1901.
Messrs. Earl Bradhani and Shelby
Davis, students at Wofford, are at
home.
Miss Earle Howe who has been at
tending school at Hartsville, is at
home for the holidays.
Cadets Boyd Cole, Everett Iseman
and William Barron from the Citadel
are home for the holidays.
Misses Pet Wilson and Mattie
Rhame of the Presbyterian College
for Women are at home for the holi
(lays.
Miss Gertrude Bradham from
Hartsville Co-Educational Institute, is
among the Christmas swallows enjoy
img home.
Married at Rock Hill, Wednesday
18th inst., Mr. Carlisle Ragin of
Summerton, and Miss Luta Fewell of
Rock Hill.
Mr. Lionel Stukes of Charleston
Medical College and lIerman Bradham
of Furman University are at home
for the holidays.
Married on Thursday in the Episco
pal Church at Summerton, Mr. Lucian
Brailsford and Miss Norvelle Richard
son, daughter of -on. and Mrs. J. M.
Richardson.
Married on last Thursday evening
by Rev. P. B. Wells at the home of
the bride's.parents, near Jordan, Mr.
Harry Mellette of Columbia, and Miss
Harriett Plowden, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Plowden.
THE AMERICAN LEGION
AUXILIARY BRIDGE PARTY
One of the loveliest and most enjoy
able occasions of the season was the
Benefit Bridge' party on last Friday
afternoon given by the American Le
gion Auxiliary in the Legion Rooms.
The rooms were beautifully decora
ted with holly, mistletoe, moss and a
minature Christmas tree on which
were hung the first and second prizes.
The hand lpainted score cards also
carrying out. the Christmas idea.
The receiving committee were Mes
dames H. C. Curtis, C. B. Geiger, E.
S. Ervin and i\liss Mildred Ervin.
The ladies present, who had the
pleasure of enjoying this lovely af
fair were: Mesdames W. C. Davis,
1-. C. Curtis, C. R. Sprott, Jr., R. E.
Brgadway, C. B. Geiger, 11. M.
Thomas, P. C. Thomas, F. P. Burgess,
J. W. Wideman, Geo. Williams, A. C.
Bradham, J. -1. Orvin, Ben Ness, T.
M. Mouzon, Ida Cole, G. TP. Floyd,
Amanda Harvin, E. S. Ervin,
Clarence Iseman, Leon Weinberg,
Jake Iseman, Misses Netta Levi,
Irma Weinberg, Addie Weinberg,
Corinne Barfield, Rose Ervin, Gladys
Rives, Gussie Appelt, Carolyn Plow
den, and Miss Mildred Ervin.
The refreshments, a salad course
with coffee, fruit cake and stuffed
(lates also conveyed the Christmas
colors.
IT TAKES A DJROC TO
MtAKE A REAl, HOG
Editor Manning Times,
Manning, S. C.
Dear Sir:
The American Association is a\
iobs to he helpful in the u pbuilding
of a good Duroe show in your coun
ty Fair, a show that will exhibit be
fore your farmers iust what can be
done vith the right kind ef hogs and
the rirht kid of feed. Tlo that end,
we are working on a proposition to
make to your Fa ir Board but we cnn
not comnplete the terms of our tproplos
tion uotil a meeting of the Society
of Swnite Recordls the 17th oif this
lmontIh, as the recording A ssociat ions
are all trtying to offer fut urit Ies a lone
the samle line.
Iknow, you hare some substantial
homg men in youri county who are will..
ing to help and we wvant you to an
nounce that farmiers andl farmneirs sonsa
should breed somel Lgod s,,ws or buyv
s:ome good sows already bred and pro
d uce some goodl stuff antd get readly
for th is show. I can promise you
now that the Fut urity wvill b e put' on
and that the Prizes will be worth
wvhile. ,Just wha t shaple thiis will be
Put on in, I cannot say at the present
time, nor, can I give you ihe amoun
oif the prizes. We are going to spend
imost of (ourl mioney (On Iuturi ties this
year and county fairs in the cast and
southeast in order to piromote the in
terest of the Duroc Jerseys among the
farmers and plante'rs of your state
and other southern sta tes.
Very truly yours,
R. .J. Evans, Secretary.
MR. G. M. SMITH'l PASSES AWAY
Died Monday night in Charlotte, N.
C., Mr. G. M. Smith. The deceasedl
had hivedl in Manning for the past
fifteen years and1( was one of our best
citizens. He is survivedJ by his widow
andl three smaldl children. His family
being with him when lhe dlied. Mr.
Smith wvas a Mason andl Shriner andl
always took an active interest in his
lodge, Hie was a long sufferer and
while his friends mourn his loss, the
endl was not unexpectedl.
humble servant. With best wishes for
a goodl Christmas andl a pirosperous
New Year. I am yours,
Respectfully,
R. D. COTHRAN.
REPORTS FROM
KENTUCKY TOBACCO
With a membership of more than
50,000 tobacco growers, the Burley
Growers' Co-operative Marketing As
sociation of Kentucky will market
this years' crop of Blurley tobacco;
and according to 'a statement issued
from organization headquarters, will
have sold 10,000,000 of the 175,000,
000 pounds of tobacco under contract
in the Burley Association before the
first day of January.
All commercial banks of Louisville
have agreed to lend to the Associa
tion for the temporary handling of
advance payments to growers, the full
legal limit of their capital, totalling
$1,500,000.
As a permanent source of credit
the Association has the standing of
fers of The War Finance Corporation,
and the Federal Reserve System,
made in rulings by W. P. G. Harding
and by the Agricultural Agency of
The W.?r Finance Corporation. The
Association can obtain from these
sources 50 per cent of the current
market value of its tobacco.
The National City Bank of New
York, the largest bank in the United
States, has sent representatives to
Kentucky to confer with leaders of the
Association in regard to permanent
loans on the security of warehouse re
ceipts issued against the stored to
bacco, while 98 per cent of the Ken
tucky banks outside of Louisville have
agreed to back the co-operative move
ment to the full extent of their ,avail
able funds.
The Association extends into the
four states of Kentucky, Indiana,
WestiVirginia and Ohio, and with
probably no more than four excep
tions in these states, all warehouses
have agreed to close their floors for
the sale of Burley tobacco, to await
the action of the Association in takiig
them over by lease or purchase.
The attitude of The Big Four Manu
facturers as ascertained by represen
tatives of The Burley Association, in
dicates that they will deal with the
Association readily on a basis that
will insure a fair profit to the grow
er.
The success of tobacco farmers or
ganizing in Virginia and the Caro
linas now seenis assured. The lwav y
receipts of contracts (luring the hat
few weeks of active campaigning for
new members, indicate that Virginia
will exceed a 75 per cent, sign u) andl
that the Carolinas will go well heyond
60 per cent of their production.
The' leaders of The Tri-State A sso
sociation predict a sign up of tobacco
in Virginia and the Carolinas which
will give the growers of these states
a larger per cent than that of the
Burley Growers', thus completing tihe
organzation of more than I o,000
tobacco farmers ill 1 single year, inl
-seven states.
Communication with the oflicers of
both the Federal Reserve System and
the War Financee~Corporation have as
sured the Tri-State Organization of
their financial aid.
The movement in its early days
was endorsed by the banks of these
states, and like Kentucky, should re
ceive their full support.
Representatives of certain of Ihe
largest leaf dealers and tobaccoi manu
facturers in A merica have expressed
their desire to co-operate with tih(
growers in the new system of market
ing tobacco in Virginia and the Caro
linas.
PA X il fl~ D)E-EATPS
SU171MElRTON IN GA.ill-.
In a fast ad1(i close gna m- last Fri
<hiy the Iaxville high school girls dle
feated Summerton by a se,(a of 2.1
to 18. Only once was the game at alI
one sided. This occurred in the early
stages of the gilame when, aftr i Sum
merit(Im had madue the firist galI, t h
Paxville sextet rushed the leaftherl
sphere for four- go~als, and1( piled up
score of 5 po(in ts5 withou10t on1ce aullow
iig the hall to reach the inemy 's ter
ritor-y. A ffer this the visitors rallied
but were never abfle to overcome Pax.
v'ille's lendl. 'The feature of the game~
was the goal thriowinrg (If I )aisy Cor
lbett for thle locals. 'Phis fast forl :a rd
Ililed up a total score of 19 poi its
Mary llunteri, fowa rd, played a great
game filr the visitors; and Miiigit
Feldler, ceniter- fior t he localIs, play ~ed
magificient ball. Both to usso'l
be commlllemb'd-( for their paissinig, team 1
woriik, and1( sp~ortsm1anshill.
COTTlON .l EE'TING
Prsuanilt to a call sent out by thci
co)tton assoc iat ion3 at thie anlnual ses
sion ill Columbia, December 7th, set
mg aisidle Tuesday, D~ecembei 24)
19'2 I as a ''live-a t-home-dlay", the fari
mei-s of the c'ounity are requestedl t
mleet at the Court I louse at II o'clock
to dliscuss the all impi lortani1t que1st ion
of cotton aerei-age r-eduoction, dliverisi
fication, (If crops, ando subj(ects gen.
erally imteiresting to fatrmeirs, for- the
comimg yeai-. The bankei-s and mner
chants are atlso requestedl to close
their places of business dulrinig the
meeting, aiid give the meeting thet
benefit of their council and wisdom.
Trhis is an important mleeting, as we
hope to have seine statistic-al infor
ntationl pr-esenlted relative to the pro
duiction of a large and a small crop
and the revenue dlerivedl from each. A
full atttendance is urged.
F. C. 'Thomnas, President.
J1. M. Windham,
Secretar-y and Treasurer.
.Mr. George Hluggins, who fior till
past two years has been coninected
with Gover-nment Service wvork irt
France, arrivedl in New York las'
week; he will conme here to spend th<
holidays with hlis mother the last o:
tho week.
POSTPONE ACTION
ON DYER MEASURE
Democrats Block thle Anti-Lynching
Bill
UJNTIL AFT'ERt HOLIDAYS
Opponents of Proposed Law Prevent
Consideration by Effective
Filibuster.
Washington, '-Dec. 20.-An agree
llent to postponle considleration of
the Dyer anti-lynching bill until
after the Christmas recess was
reached late today by House lead
ers after several hours of ineffect
ual efforts to maintain a quoroum.
Opponents of the measure blocked
efforts to begin debate by an effect
ive filibuster. For several hours
business Was suspended through
lack of a quorum.
tUnder a resolution aiopted last
night, after a spirited fight the bill
had right of way, with the under
standing that it was not to be
pressed to a final vote before Con
gress suspended activities for the
holidays.
When Chairman Volstead, of the
judiciary committee, which favora
bly reported the bill, attempted to
(lay to call it up, Representative
Garrett, of Tennessee, Democratic
leader, forced one roll-call after
another, each taking up nearly half
an hour's time. When a roll-call
finally showed less than half of the
House membership present Mr. Gar
rett made the point of- order that
I quoroum was not present, and
Speaker Gillett instructed the ser
geant-at-arms to round up absent
members.
Few Democrats Present
Declaring that less than a half
dozen Democrats were on the floor,
the Speaker charged that they were
attempting to obstruct the bill.
ITn deputies attempted to locate
absentees, thirty ot' whom were
needed on the floor before the
House could tra 'sact business.
After a two-hour tie-up, With little
prospects that absent Democrats
would appealr to provide a quoroumt,
Representative )l ondt'll, Rl' plbljcanl
leader, agreed in conference with
Mr. Garrett to dela b beginning of
debate of tihe Dye r proposal until
after the recess.
With a complromise agreed to,
'rough Democrats trtailed back into
the I louse chamber to furnish a
quoroum, when the anti-lynching
bill was read by :a clerk, and the
11ouse adjouned to take up va
riety of other legislation until the
recess begins.
CHIARLES .JONES Al~lFESTlED
Lancaster, Dec. 20. -Charles D.
Jones, of this city, was arrested here
today oil five separate warraants
charging him with the fraudulent ap
proprtiationt and conversioln of funds
of the Inc master 1erca ntile Company
ofn which e was formtnterly president,
and manager. 'Ihe warrants charge
the nIlpsa ppropriationi of $5, '000 oil the
first day of A pril, 1918; the sum
(A' $7,500 on October 1,( 1917; the
SuM (if $.,091,29 tin September 17,
1!18; t he stum of 87,500 on 'larch
S1, 1921, and the su mot $5,mt0 on
.lamtary 26' 191x- The aid:tvits
supporilli the watrrants wet. tade
by ILeli y Springs aun4 .John 'I'
V\e'e reident o f t he ewaste
Mer'catile Cmlpally, at tinS time
Bod h'.iti C' 0tm inF t I e s fi A Syo
Culp at 10.100 an1d wore isnmotn
nio wih fra i n estls ad
I w ieh to~ Isa o tihe men who hav'e
igned The Tobcio (;oweaeerCo
leat ivo Market oir Ae heociaveonhao
tra~tI th type wo hnavfew day tre
elvi~e a replor't o10 lrtoi ite
couty and linoi te state. A o
know iit~the ac t e mlatrfo memin
bhiet il nd(wcs it yeis monit'lIhi'i n
Whtcten 'eshtt ofvflr t o ieutan
seell te tws.oamrswohv
Ime t he noco iea tion l t hv ,S evr
ras ou to fel too. e eieve i the'
m'en tofIte it-te wh ha ve j' iner h
a(c iti suppor andl' labore -oput t'
Durhing the pasxt weekalre u.
siged otrwers tov inoed teo
itot as arut ofti t Ior isfpttrn.
Intemof the Cotrcs outn~e ty, frate
tesIwih o ttltk eetanfry
th will he hladoed on wishnt
ast. yothieed th goodso tobcewl
selenll .Commtyeear. vy w sihouer
sndl bm opn fore saned otbaco
awinh the past Thankin. o fry
.pas preuesd evyhone hving
Merryd Chritas tairsnd thpp enw
Yoursyveryrtruly,