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ATTEND THE GREAT MEETING ON, FEBRUARY 27th The Florence Daily Times frJie UATFST 'VSSOCIATED PReM OtSPATCHt* YOL. XXV FLORENCE, 8. C SATURDAY AFTERNOON FEB. 22, 1919 NO. 105 FLORENCE PLAllS CELEBRATION FOR ITS SOUHERS AND SAILORS REPRESENTATIVES FROM ALL PARTS 01' THE COUNTY ATTENDED MEETING YESTERDAY AT BLUE BIRD RETURN OF FAMOUS THIRTIETH WILL RE OCCASION OF GREAT WELCOME Committees are Appointed to Arrange Details 1 Celebration in Hono r of Every Man Who Has Entered the Service The meeting held at the Blue BiTd officer o the littlest buck private but yesterday to organize to celebrate thej wliat 11 ^ home county yearns to give return of our soldiers and bailors was 'the glad hand and incidentally a a very representative gathering. ihearty dinner on the big and joyous As stated in Mne Times, a comrhiltee i?5 c ^, s * on t* 18 * Pearl of the Dec ot invitation had been appointed and' ee is soling ready to have, these ladies and gentlemen had sent a ca l to the leading men and women m the vaiious communities and school dis.iicib of the coumy to meet in Floi j enee and arrange lor a great celebra I titon in honor of home coming soi- ; diers and sailors, of which the return ; of the famous thirtieth division should ; be the occasion. Men and women from all over the county answered the call, and while i-he meeting was not as large as might | Washington have been expected, its make up pro Il0 ren , rn at , hc He „ mises gieat resuhs. The first point 1- COTTON ACREAGE DAY FEB. 26 SOV. COOPER CALLS ON ALL FARMERS TO SIGN PLEDGES. CONGRESS REFUSES TO RETURN MONEY iPEOPLE OF SOUTH DENIED COT TON TAX REFUND, BILL TURNED DOWN, Feb. 21—Ti ore "ill be sess |of congress of the illegal money of discussion was the number 01 men jtax levied upon the people of the to be expected. At last was roughly iSouth many years agb, although Con e»;imated at about 400 or r»00. As tc jgressmsn Frank Clark of Florida the form of the entertainment, follow : fr„r.i the committee on tlaims, urged ing the suggestion of Mr. B. K. Trti-‘in a report recently submitted that luck, it ".as finally decided to have jfavorable action be taken. In this a great old fashioned basket picnic South Carolina’s share is $6,000,000. to which the entire county would bs 1 It became known today i fiat Congress Invited, everybody to bring a basket jinnn French of Idaho had made an with the understanding that the edi 'tniavoraMe renort on the bill. ; Among the reasons he assigns why for those manv months.chick 'j 1 8 ,a x should not he refunded was that the tax was cons!itutional amt Just. He a'so says tha t it would eh extremeiy difficult at the present Must Reduce The 1919 Crop Appeals to Patriotism of All Interest ed to Cooperate in Movement. Columbia, Feb. 22—Govenor Coop er tonight issued a proclamation de- dgmVir.g Friday, February 28, as “Cotton Reduction Acreage Day’’ in South Carolina. He calls on all farm ^rs of the State to sigh . pledges on ‘hat !i,y reducing the 1919 cotion acreage cne-third and to reduce the use of commeoial fertilizers. The ‘ext of the proclamation follows: "Whereas, an extraordinary situa- Mcn exists in the cottbn growing ^.‘ates, due to the low price that cot ‘on 's bringing. which situation fireatons dire f'nsncivl dtstress and suffering to these States, because the ■’xisting market prices do not allow any margin of profit to the produces "f co'ton and “Whereas, this situation ts caused "v the fact that the available supply f raw cotton is i'n excess of the do- •nand, which condiUon wilt continue *f the t' v J9 crop should be a large one: and ‘ Now, therefore. I, Robot A. Coo- oer Governor of Souht Carolina, do de- "Vire Friday, February 28, 1919, to be “Cotton Acreage Reduction Day , and ■<o call upon the cotton planters of South Carolina to express themselves ‘iron that day tc reduce the acreage ordinarily planted in cotton by cne- ♦hfrd, and to curtail the use of com- merv'al fertilizers. “The cotton growers today have on hand more than one-third of the 1918 crop, which the canuofc .sell at the prevailing prices without sustaining a great loss It is a matter of com mon knowledge that the ratio of sup ply and demand de.ermine price, and should the supply b’es be such as our boys have been , war, in i en and biscuit; pies and cake; all those home made delicacies that “mother used to nuke ” T!T addition to this is proposed to have a grand parade, with appropriate decorations of the town, and, it is hoped, of priv ate houses along the line of march; a brief address of welcome by a speak «r to be selec ed, with the picnic as a finale. The sentiment of the meeting was pgainst any needless expenditure of COTTON MEAN BUSINESS EYES OF THE STATE ON LEGISLATURE 'CIMMERCIAL FREEDOM” THE BATTLE CRY OF ACREAGE , REDUCTION MOVEMENT > PEOPLE AHE WATCHING THE COURSE OF GOOD ROADS LEGISLATION I Saturday Feb. 28th j Governor Cooper Is Pledge Day! To Urge Action Rallies Will be Held in Every countyi D ® ve,0 P ment « <• Part Da y» Seat in South Carolina. Move ment Gains Ground Every Day Make Success of Legislation— Much More Likely. Columbia, Feb. 22.—Reports from ' Columbia, F< b. 22—The eyes of the, over the state indicate that “Pledge . wh °to state are focused on the Gene Reduction Day,” officially announced . ral Asse,nb! y of Smul1 Carolina now for Feb. 28 by Governor Cooper will whe'hrr c- <, will nass le- be very generally observed by the»^ sbl,bl ( toring the coming week pro cotton farmers of South Carolina. Ati v totng Uv tlm coii'trir't on of per- CIVIL WAR REIGNS IN MUNICH WORKMEN SET UP DICTATORSHIP Spartacans Seize Railroad Terminus and Pre- Vent Citizens From Fleeing INTEREST GROWS IN THE CAMPAIGN CITIZENS ARE ALIVE TO THE IMPORTANCE OF THE REOR GANIZATION MOVEMENT the headquarters of the South Car olina Cotton Association in the Union National Bank Building here today, it was stated bv Secretary J. Rut ledge McGhee that the movement M South Carolina for a reduction in acreage and for holding the cotton on hand until the spinners began to cry for it was undoubtedly gaining in momentum daily. February 28 is the date ^ set sir holding of Pledge Reduction rallies in every county seat town in the state. On this day each county is ex pected to form organizations down to the school districts and prescincts. The organization plan will not be riis similar from that used in the Libery Loan campaigns. Each farmer is to be asked for a contribu ion of ten cents to the fund being used to put over the campaign. A proclamation lias been issued ny Governor Cooper urging the import ance of the movement and asking fov a eeneral observance of Pledge Re duetion Day. Commi tees have been aupointed for each county and thev arc expected to get to .work immedi ately. Letters have been written to the Federal Reserve Bank at Richmond manent highways tu the s‘ o *e. Everv section of the commonwealth is inter ested and the deve onnients af t’is last week of the session a^o awaited f with interest end anxieiy. This week has seen hopes of the people along this line deshed to pieces only to b - * renewed hv Me - de velopments Tuesday n’K^t the ‘House of Representatives killed the ‘legislation before ’Ji providing for pec manent highway. The margin was narrow- on the test vote there was a majority of on’y one against the good roads legi&latin. As the evening wore on ‘-he opponents gained B ome ground The second test vn*e showed them with four In the mano-ity. The bill was finally killed by a margin of about ten votes. The Pecrle WaLe Uo Wednesday morr're ti-c ric olc o» the A ate were ahe^t.f>d *.) r ad in their newspapers t’’.the:'‘ every probability that »lio present son s'on of the General A'»“ c mb’v woul'* come to a close v i ybiolutely ro legislation passed hn'nrg to * s e con struction of a per-nam-nt highway system in South Cnrolina. For mon ths the topic of good roads h :d Re-'n discussed all over ’’e state. The „ London, Feb. 22.—Conditions now lirevailing in Munich are virtually Ihose of civil war. Hundreds of clvi lians started to flee, but the move ment was stopped when the Sparra ,1’nns occupied the railway terminus. IReports state a dictatorship of work men will be proclaimed. Chamber For City And County REED DENOUNCES LEAGUE OF NATIONS Committee in Charge of New Cham DEMOCRAT JOINS ber of Commerce Will Make An nouncemsnt in Few Days Business and professional men who MTH LICANS IN ATTACK PEACE PLAN REPUB ON coTmSX wir^^ re T in r K the th»ra*n SZhlv i a “ upon the League of Nations came Chamber'nf rnmn/ ^ modern , from the Democratic side today when have evnreL^ TZc 6 , in Flo renca,! Senator Reed. Democrat, delivered a vinced that now i« - eS SS f on : P re P are( l address in denunciation of in the rtt • -nil ™ J. 16 tlIri . c ' t0 crea,c, :the League. The free American Gov dem^rn/ie ^ county such a centra,. I ernment. He asserted, would, hod' - The sneeinT anf commercial! through the League be largely dis izp ' , con,m,tte es real pieced by a Government controlled w, inking men, that un by European Monarchy and Asiac des ess Horence prepares for the preb .,ots lems of the near future and gets rea —— dy to take advantage of the opportu ti aar nities which will come to us the FamOUS Woman rival cities of the state will far outdis . /’ance us in civic achievement look PaSSGS AwaV lllng to our welfare. ,• s+rvaj Widespread interest has been, Watertown N Y Feb 2? n,- ^rmovLent TTZT ^ this ^T^er dtodVt herlme^a runs: 8 ov, r ^ n ; Kht a r nromlnent citizens have expressed , b h ° n f P k f he ined 1 c0n8idcr hemselves as eager and willing to* 6 V” 0 by be ‘ ng tllR ° nly woraa, ‘ At owpfl tn annpar in mala attira hv utr i w , people had expected U at the leg!*- v,L,i “_°^ aker ’ a . c ^ ve .lature was certainly c ing t>> do some of raw cotton. lent^ eom^lttee. relief. Members of the House p'cked up ^ already too large, be gic-atly augment ;,T ' regard to the movement and he e'd fi> a largo crop is 1919, the result ; h , as rt,ceiv c d reply letters from! r ‘, , b , . ..... I*lint ii, | V.ULUIllUia paper D - T tnorniug and fron le .ding would ho tremcndousiy diVastrous to ,1,at tostltutlon vouchsafing it 8 sup aw interviewg the individuals of the South, to the "° rt , He h 3 " a,So wr,t ten to Secrei m f 8ec |i onii t“w,E K’Ate urs Ine sl ogan for the campaign will 1 Slftte, and to the South * large. The i^ Agriculture itovt “orSthi^ t^ Ttty hfUt ’cAty of Flor] i.. v . • am . ... t a i • . .. . i time, should It be refunded, to know' wherher such payments would stop. It Is' further urged by French that here is a question as to the South’s representation in congress at the time it was ievied. On this point he says: ‘‘It is further urgec'. in part in the ma jority report that the cotton tax should he refunded because itlhe tax was illegally levied frcin tl.e stand money for the recep ion, it, being felt ]poini of representation, it being point that the character ot our men and the ed out that'.lie 11 States cf the South nature of the service they ‘have ren- which are the chief cotton growing dered demand a permanent memorial. WnMe nothing was definitely decided upon, '‘.he suggestion most favorably received was that a public library be vtarted as a monument to the pehriot- tsm of Florence county. By unanimous decision of those present, a cnmnl tee of arrangements will be appointed to consist of fifty or more members, and to be compos ed nf men from the various townships of the county: and from this commit tee will be drawn an executive com mitt o s. The list of names on the Commit tee of arrangements has wanting nat Yet beer completed. The execute committee is as follows: .Rev. B Craig, Timmonsville, Rev B. K, Truluck, Oianta, Mr. H. M. Barker Lake City, L. W. Coker, Pamplico, F L Wi’cox, J. F. 9-ackley and C. G. .Brown, Florence. The {committee on a'rrangenvnts will decide upon the amount of money that will be necessary and a method States had no representation in the congress of the Uni ed States Cliis point is answered in 'wo ways: First, it is answered by pointing cut that tile States involved were never leg ally on cf the Union, that they coulft have had representation in congress by complying with the requirements of the constitution and of congress. It may be further pointed oiC that states or ditricts at various times have been denied jiarticular represen taiion in congress through unseating of to the revenue laws ot the country. “Again, if it may he established that the co on tax was not a direo tax but was an excess tax, then the tax was passed on the consumer sub stantial part and paid by consumer regrdle*s of hi place of residence just as the tax Hoday upon cigars or a package of tooth paste is paid by the prudent person who Is overstocked ers with a Hue of wares does not procure j “ Tbe batt to cry of the South today mo* - ’ of those wires before lie has commercial freedom,” declared Mr. sold that which he Ins on hand anil , annanlal{er • ln a statement today, has paid for. The Southon cotton , ‘Every phase of business life in the growers must ouerute on these siimsi Sou,b today realizes as never before principles. Unity of purpose and con in * be paf, t the Importance for too cert of action will sa.vo us from cal-| pr, °P er development of the south for amity, ami give to us our just share I rommf>rp,al freedom, an d that the of he presporty which other sections 1 war probably affect the south cf the nation «'••» enjoying : greater than any other section “Thorrfero. as Governor of South !A ,ner toa. Labor conditions of the 1 Carolina and as one to whom the happiness of this F.tat“ is of first im port, I cal! upon ‘lie farmers to as- c on'hto in each eour. y of the Biato Gotten Acreage Reduction Day, to discuss and agree upon plan for t(ie ho’ding of the present cotton on hand, south before the war were the most They saw that un'ess the state did something at this seas ton it would lose over $1,000,000 Federal aid. The fact began to dawn upon them that something had to bo do~o Legislation Likely New The result of it aM Is Hot legisla- t'on will likely he massed during the coming week. Sentiment in the Sen- _ e is ovenVhelmingiy in favor of the p 5, legislation Senator Clifton of Sum ter declares that he won id bo in fa-' h** ta~»^r?or “Ls y sss - .o' 0 ”,'," 8 "r "s .h””" Ti r < “ v * nrieos w-is^sn i In ® otton and a calamity if the present session for the prooor protection oHws'c^ere was profit, unless he™ wished' ton t ‘‘ P8 ‘ akCn f ° r ton from deprodat'ons of whether. to oommit commercial suicide. To g n^‘. . 'u/m LV. ’ he d’sgraco «erve the city i H the coming W all ° W * d 1° appear ln male attire by paign. The different committees andi^ act of Consre99 - the men composing them will be an nounced within a clay or two. and. Pill h\ llRIvF TUP among the names will be found manvll ULLv UlllvL IflL who have been, and are factors in I R0LSRIV1KI 0 ; IT the upbuilding of Florence. The slogan for the cajupaign will 1 IN LITHUANIA ACTIVELY ence,’ and under the inspiration ofl _ what this means to the future thore'THE CAMPAIGN can be no question of the successful! outcome of the movement. I IS PROCEEDING Meeting at Club ^ ■ ' - The campaign will be inaugurated Warsaw, Feb. 22—The campaign of at a great get to gether meeting of Poles in Lithuania and the province the business and professional men of east of Brestlito is proceeding active Florence at Pinewood club on Tliurs ly. The Boshcviki have been driven day night, February 27th. A special out of Maniewioz, leaving large invitation is extended to the minis quantities of Material behind. ters of the city to be present. Those who have no way to get to the club |||| | my ||l|TlinilT will fie provided with transportation. |f|||||[Jll ff||nyi|| Automobiles will begin leaving the Phamber of Commerce at seven, aaiMMi# o’clock. There will be a number o. \A/(]M IN RPRMANY them and no one will be prevented! flWIIIl 111 ULJIIVIfxIl I from attending the meeting because he owns no car. There will be an ad ' — • dress by Mr. Kirkpatrick and severa- Berlin> Feb 22 ._ The Natlonal Min toter on Economic Demobilization .. P ..-.JL has estimated there are a million un employed men in Germany. a members and yet were amenable a tmhlic sediment whirl) will not per the amount of labor which cotton re 1*31 I 4 a VX . I 1 x * - #’ «« • « 1 #« A -.3.1 a tt -m * t m a • for the conn ruction prov rf permanent mit indlv duals to violate the reduc- nuired. The campaign on fodav for » t 4 . r ta, «™ progrhm. ITnlexs Ihta 1,.- -dnn,. (h^ r»<Iac(ion In co lon acre?*/ an f , J "' t » m ""' ** PovriJ- while others ‘ an Increase in food c™ps meL far "" ,ak< ' ^ enjoy wealth. imore to the south than ... ,, (more to the south than it would During the world war our people ,appear at a glance. It means that, the responded nobly to every call of pa Vietism: This movement to prevent the financial coPapse rf the South should appeal to the patriotism of ev- |ery citizen. ultimate purchaser whether he be al er y citi z p r'. pad no on* should des’re citizen of the United R ates w of al a Pain to the injury of the foreign country. A difficulty that wbo 'e people. I, therefore mot?; ear- |would bo ctn r roPted 'the . at once, should of raising these lunds.it is probable H 1 '® policy refunding the eexton thaw subscriptions will be opened im l' ax bp adopted, in the problem of re- mediately and enough money secured ifunding the money to the person who to cover the reception. These fundfc j r!l s *’ lllt; (,0,,0 n. will be carefully expended and any j " Tll ° records of 'the treasury de surplus that remains wi'l be used as a Partment show that cn at least a large nucleus for Hie erection of a perman r that w '’° ,p People. nwstly urge that the bankers, mer chants, business uiui professional men cooperate with the farmer in this move and that the farmers cooperate witli each other.” ent memorial. Another and very important mat ter came before the meeting yester day. This was the reception of our overseas soldiers in Columbia, where they wi!l be (4. Camp Jackson) for demobilization. It is proposed that each county have a booth erected at the expense of the county and man aged by home people preferrably re- hi ive« and friends of soldiers. Eat.’ll booth will be headquarters for the men of its county when in Columbia. Florence county will of course have a bcoih This matter also will be in in the hands of the committee of an. rangenients. * Never before has such, a chance presented itself for a get to gether of all the people of the county, working for a, cause equally dear to all. ). is Impressed upon those whose men are cr ihave been, in the service, that this celebration is not atone for the Thir tieth Division, nor for the returning overseas soldiers and and sailors, but tor all those who at home or abroad. proportion of the coton the tax was levied and colleq ed when it. was in Hu* hands of middlemen and factors. What claim would the grower of cot ton who had sold his? cotton to the factor have upon money refunded to grower of r'ton when he parted with his commodity to ‘‘he factor received !'t definite price. The factor paid the tl’ price for the cotton and liVer paid the tax with the distinct understand ing IP’s he woo'd 1 ake his chances of recounting bimeslf in passing, on the cotton to the manufacturers in Man chester or I/)well. “If the or’on tax should b HUNS MUST PAY FOR DESTRUCTION south will live at home; it means that the rivets that bind the shack les of commercial slavery are befng loosened. The success of this move ment means commercial freedom t > the south, and it means changes In every phase of human life, and it means a blessing not only to the South, but to the entire country. Every phase of life of America Is directly or indirectly. The success m this movement means th edevelop inent of natural resources and great business institutions and enterprise will be developed in the south. It means untold prosperity and improve ment throughout ihe entire aoiMi and F it means in like manner that these ^ It is likely that thera "ill be a sn r e*. al tax on ait'omobiles o’ about r><* cents the horsepower end a levy of one or two mills. Something Must Be Pone. The s'-ntiment voiced bv Son •'to’ - Clifton that something must he done 1 typical of the genate T’.-f hidv ALLOWED TO SPEAK CLEMENCEAU’S CONDITION IS NOT REPORTED AS BEING FAVORABLE TODAY Berlin, Feb. 22—The assassination of Kurt Eisner the Bavarian Prem Paris, Feb. 22.—An official bulletin on Premier Clemenceau’s condition, is agreed almost P" 1 mP" that some’(issued this morning states that the , , . , ... step must bo 'aken. T> e Ho"** ‘Premier is a little more fatigued, anil I, Rr .’„, RaUSed L } bR ,_! rR ™ Rn ^ , °. Ua r !” 1 will receive nobody today. He has been absolutely forbidden to speak. HERR AUER’S LIFE HANGS BY THREAD ASSASI NATION’S IN BAVARIA CAUSE TREMENDOUS RIOTS IN MUNICH membersli'n seems also to realize now something will have to be done. • “I would hate to ir-ve to "n home and faec mv people a - "! '"I' ’t'"m Hint no thing had been do^n ’his s^sMcin to lift the steto out ofthc mud,” said one member today. Governor Cooper to Ume Action Governor Cooper pyt,i - '('h to co h*- Chile Too Wants Prohibition Satiaco. F< b. 22—The Radical party has petitioned the government -to fol ore a joint session of the two hon'es j ow ( h 9 e xamp’e of the United States FRANCE’S BILL ALONE INCLUD ES 450.000 HOUSES AND MANY FACTORIES— ALLIED AGREED ed, it, then in large par? w > • , ' 1 m - * go to the grower of cotton, but Would go to the factor, and to him would be as a gift.” Paris, Thursday, Feb. 22. In out lining lonight the d'fficulties met by the committee on reparations in de tenn'ning the approvimafe war loss r /’.ind- 'es of any one belligerent, Capt. An on land r pea, on In the air, Jiave ♦ phone greeting to President Wil v perved their country in the war. Men already discharged will be invited to paiticipate in uniform, If possible. Those not yet discharged will be urg ed to obtain furloughs, if possible, in order to be present. Not a soldier, sailor or aviator from the biggest dre Tardieu, one of.-the . French dele gates to the peace • conference, said Franco alone would present a Bill for 4'>0,000 houses which have been des troyed. This does not iiicludu factor ios It was added. ♦ + + + + M. Tardieu said the allies had 4, .j, agreed that Germany must* pay to ♦ TALKS TO PRESIDENT ..'the limit of her capacity, which Is ♦ AWAY OUT AT SEA ♦! now being determined from divers ♦ Washington, Feb. 22—Seere * I sources by the committee on repara ♦ tary Daniels transmitted a tele ♦ ttons. is awaking from its slumbers. ‘Great stakes are at issue,” con tinued Mr. Wannamaker. Success means commercial freedom. Or com mercial freedom means blessings too numerous to mention, livery phase of life in the south will receive un told benefits if wa succeed.” Speakers are to be supplied ear a county organization for the meeting schedule^ to take place next Friday, and Ju each school district there w,u be subsidiary meetings held subso quent to the big county meeting to be held Friday the 28th, been dealt the progress the state jif the session adjourns with no action 1‘aken. He is going to urg» iir>on. Mte 1 members that they ngiee uorm some I plan that w'U give the slate a ‘•■v*. tern of permanent highwavs end hat will keep the statr frr.m loiing Mhare cf the Federal aid. bl. llnw will ,tort ever, "c.lon „( ,: ““ 1 ,»"1 Prohibit the con s „mp,lo» of ah GOHALAN URGES SELF-DETERMINATION Us *:)<:)■* *?!••**** * ♦ son abcurd the transport George Ip Washington by Naval Radio ♦ )h from h s desk here today. The ♦ ♦ Secretary’s voice was carried >:• ♦ nearly eight hundred miles. ♦ ♦;<*f 4 J ciorning. * PRESIDENT SPENDS * JOLLY EVENING * Aboard the transport "George ■,* !>!•• Washington,” Thursday'' niglj. * * F-1i. 21-President Wilson spent * T „ t tv j»* a nierr Y evening at a Blue Jack- Jenerson Is 1)63(1 * et * entertainment, joining the » * crowd cf soldiers and sailors in * *' their fun making. ♦ Great Grandson Of Danville, Va., Feb. 22.—W. N Ruf fin, aged seventy one, great {nundson Thomas Jefferson died hare this TIGER EAGER TO GET BACK TO WORK PREMIER CLEMENCEAN MAY BE ABLE TO PRESIDE AT MON DAY’S SSSdON # WITHOUT SUCH POLICY, HF. DC CLARES. THERE WILL BE NO PERMANENT PEACE # sfe Philadelphia, Fob. 22.—Justice C’o halan of the New York Supreme Court, speaking before a convention Munich. The diet which was in ses sion was invaded by the mob. Ile. - Auer, minister of the Interior was still alive Friday evening though ha was desperately wounded. A Revolt Breads Out In Budapest Paris, Feb. 22—A communist revolt, broke out in Budapest Thursday night according to a Zeurich u:s patch. of the Irish race today, said that uni less the doctrine of self determ:na| tion be applied, there would be no just and permanent peace resulting from the work of the peace confer cnce. WHEAT GUARANTY BILL HAS PASSED Washington, Feb. 22.—The wheat guaranty bill, authorizing the Govern tinent to purchase wheat of this and fiexf years crops at the guaranteed (price, and sell It at the market price •has passed the house. Congress Observes Washington’s Birthday Washing.on, POLES BEAT OFF THE UKRANIAN ATTACKS Paris, Feb. 22—President Pout | care visited Premier Cemenceau yes 'day remaining with him a long time. Washing on, Feb. 22—Government- 'The Premier is impatient to resume;^! activities have coased today, ox-'a Havas dispatch from Cracow. The Hhe ueace conference work andconiincr th« uMuiklan of congress In l Ukrainians attacked violently. So far the Poland Garrison has beaten Paris, Feb. 22.—The battle of Lem berg has been resumed, according to Hhe peace conference work and'cepting the session talks of presiding at Mondays meet birthday. */(ng if his improvement continues. | commemoration of Wash ngton’s(off all the Ukranian attacks. I