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Vol. LXXII No. 1230 ^ \ Union, S. C., Afternoon, November 2J, 1921 * " 3c Per Cop; I
DEATH CLAIMS
JOHN D. LONG;
Jonesville, Nov. 20.?The town and
community has been especially saddened
today, in the sudden death of
one of its honorable old gentlemen,
Mr. John D. Long.
Mr. Long had made his home for
a number of years with his son, Mr.
Ed. Long, some two miles above
Jonesville. During last night he called
his son into his room and complained
of pains through his body. He was
t given every attention by the loving
Rands of his son's family, and by
morning he seemed so much better,
that he arose and dressed. An hour
or so later, however, he died suddenly,
without any expression of pain.
In his death the community feels a
. distinct loss, as he was a universally
loved man; his kindly disposition, his
great love for children and his sterling
qualities of manhood had endeared
him to every one.
He was the son of the late John D. (
Long and a brother of the. late exSheriff
J. Gideon Long. He was a
Confederate Veteran, whose service as
a soldier was marked with great valor..
His wife preceded him to the grave
, some 40 years ago. He is survived
by three sons, Messrs. Ed. Long, William
Long and Mance Long, a number
of grandchildren, two brothers,
Messrs. Grant Long and Walker
Long, one sister, Miss Pattie Long,
and a number of other relatives.
The funeral will be held Monday at
2 o'clock in the Presbyterian church
and the interment will be at Gilead
cemetery.
Unsettled Weather
Is Forecast
Washington, Nov. 21.?The West
Indian disturbance centered east
southeast off New Providence and Bahamas
is apparently moving northwestward,
so the weather bureau announced.
Unsettled weather east of
the Mississippi river is forecasted.
Will Westmoreland
Hanged for Murder
Raleigh, Nov. 21.?Will Y. Westconvicted
of the murder of ?P. II.
Nance, a chauffeur, near Statesville,
on October 20, 1920, was lectrocuted
at me state prison.
Death of a Little Girl
Jonesville, Nov. 20.?A very sad
death occurred on Thursday of this
week in the Wallace Mill village when
the little 8-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Floyd died from bums,
which she had received the day before.
In standing in front of an open
grate her dress caught afire and in a
few minutes her entire body was covered
with the flames. Relatives and
friends did everything possible to save
her life, but the burns proved fatal.
She was greatly loved and her
tragic death has caused deep grief.
The little body was laid to rest in the
cemetery Gilead. The grave was entirely
covered by beautiful floral gifts
from sorrowing friends and loved
ones.
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/ New Pastor Arrives S
/ Anderson, Nov. 19.?The Rev. L. P.
/ McGee, the new pastor of St. John's
/ Methodist church, and his wife ar/
rived here Tuesday evening, and were
/ given a most cordial reception at the
S parsonage of the church. Mr. McGee
f . was a classmate of Presiding Elder
r A. E. Holler and A. H. Dagnall at
1 Wofford college. Miss McGee, the only
\ child of Mr. and Mrs. McGee, is teach\
ing in the Union schools, and will not
come here for some months.?The
State.
Attention, Members Co. I*)?
^The company will drill on Wednesday
night of this week instead of
Thursday, this being Thanksgiving
Day.
To Wed at Christmas
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Blairs, Nov. 20.?Mr. and Mrs. L.
M. Blair announce the engagement of
their daughter, Valeria Margaret, to
Albert M. McWhirter of Jonesville.
The wedding is to be some time dur_
ing the Christmas holidays.
Convention of Amrican
Farm Bureau
Atlanta, Nov. 21.?The American
Farm Bureau Federation opened its
third annual convention with ropiesentatives
present from virtually all
the states, and two foreign countries.
The sessions will end Wednesday.
Mrs. J. M. Cheek and Mrs. J. M.
Crow are visiting in Spartanburg today.
Miss Evelyn Lewis has returned to
Union after several months' visit to
relatives in Anderson.
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SAYS U.S. CAN 1
PREVENT COLLAPSE
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London, Nov. 20.?Unless the Unit- I
ed States shoulders >the burden of ,tc
world finance, only a miracle can ki
avert the financial catastrophe which vi
is ever drawing nearer, the Sunday 'is
London Times declares in its editorial ,bj
columns this morning. M
The newspaper regards the limita- \v
tion of armaments as an accomplished fir
fact, for which it gives credit to the tl
United States and passes on to its v<
discussion of finance with the re- B
mark that it is hoped the American
people will display equal courage and
foresight in combating the vastly ^
more imminent menace of world ft
finance. ? .?<
"America alone can stabilize credit
by devising some scheme for financ- 'n
ing the nations now hovering on the n<
brink of insolvency," it says, under
the caption, "Washington and World lo
"No one for a moment imagines w:
that Germany is able to pay 500,000,- ch
000 gold marks on January 15," the m
editorial continues. "In the event of ar
her failure to do so, the difficulties a
to French finance may prove insuperable,
and if France follows Germany W
into bankruptcy, the crash may well y
bring down the whole edifice of Eu- T1
ropean credit. V.
"In such an event, the United States in
will suffer incalculable losses. The >v
only way out is for America to ob- th
serve the precedent set by the Bank !
of England when it saved American nc
credit in a minor crisis by drawing ai
gold from all the world to loan where w
it was most needed. ni
"America holds the world's gold to- w:
day. The time is short for, should t<h
Germany fail to pay, France may th
march into the Ruhr region and then
who can say what disarmament pro- ds
posals may not vanish in the smoke pi
of war?" of
The Sunday newspapers, which last at
week heralded to the English public w
the news of the American naval limi- th
tation proposals, generally fail today ti<
to comment upon the developments at {v
Washington, leaving this to special m
correspondents, who follow the gen- or
eral line of approval and hopefulness p<
which characterized the British press sc
throughout the week. cs
is filled with comment on the reception
in India of the Prince of Wales, th
under the caption, "India's Choice? it
Wales or Gandhi."
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To Reduce Rates th
on Grain and Hay ^
Washington, Nov. 21.?The intar
state commerce commission has issued
a positive order requiring rail- rt
roads to reduce the hay and grain .j,
rates by approximately 10 per cent
by December 27th.
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Rioting in East Belfast d<
ft
Belfast, Nov. 21.?One killed and d<
another wounded in the renewal, of
rioting in the east of Belfast which c?
began yesterday with a clash of the v<
rival factions. O
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IJ..W AT?? ur A C"4 1 - e
i?vv. aiiu mio. it, r\, ovcjniuiiauu vi
JVest Springs are among the visitors
in Union today.
C. S. Moore of Columbia is in Union w
yoday on business. bj
VSepcial Advertisements ^
IFWOU WANT to fix up your house
! fmr Thanksgiving see the wonderfil
tablecloths, scarfs and wool
bllnkets at The Wonder Store.
1 1230-2t
wITJiiave ASSUMED CHARGE of J
till dining room at the Union Hotel Y
ami will serve three meais dail.v;
7jfc each. Breakfast, 8 to 9; dinner, ^
JE to 2; supper, 6 to 7. Mrs. J. E.
/rinsley, Mrs. E. E. Sanders, Mrs. L.
^C. Wharton. 1230-2t
FQR SALE? Turkeys from 30c to 35c cs
i per pound. Apply to 2504. Mrs. et
O. T. Belue. ltpd in
[IRVING .DREW Ladies' high grade f"
I shoes, black and brown kid, Thanks- V(
giving day special, at $4.98. At the w
Wonder. 1230-2t ei
COAT AND COAT SUITS at a saving
as high as 50 per cent at the Wonder.
. 1230-2t
AT THE WONDER?All wool serge R
dresses that were made to retail at ??
$10.00, Thanksgiving day special at w
$4.98. 1230-2t sc
GET YOUR BOY a suit for Thanks- p
giving and save 25 to 40 per cent. *
At the Wonder. 1230-2t
LUCKY NUMBER?The lucky number
at the Crescent Filling Station
last week was A-49087 and was won j_
by Guy H. Wilburn. It
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THANKSGIVING SPECIAL, all wool at
$10.00 blankets at $7.50, fit the at
Wonder. 1230-2t ^
FOR SALE?One (food used Dodge
touring car, very cheap. Cash or
terms. Bailey Builders Supply Co.
It :
is
WE SERVE TOMORROW fried
chicken, steamed rice, creamed potatoes,
Japanese cake, pineapple w
with whipped cream, and pand-} .
wiches of all kinds. Union Tea !n
Room. ltpd in
HREE KILLED IN
HOME IN OHIO
A,
Wilmington, Ohio, Nov. 21.?Mysry
continues to surround the triple
'ling on Saturday night at Cuba, a
lage near here. Oliver Vandervort
held on a murder charge, accused
i the 10-year-old son of Oliver and
rs. Jeff Whitlow, who was fatally
ounded, but the police are unble to
id the gun used for the killings. Ber~
la Whitlow Vandervort, twice di>rced
from the accused and Howardusier
arc almost among the killed.
Wilmington, Ohio, Nov. 20.?Oliver
andervort, aged 32, who claims to be
fur dealer of this city, was being
;ld under a murder charge in the
linton county jail here today followg
a' triple murder at Cuba, a village
Mir here, last night.
Those murdered were Bertha Whit*
\v Vandervort, aged 30, his divorced
ife and mother of Vandervort's three
lildren; Mrs. Jetf Whitlow, aged 57,
other of Mrs. Vandervort; and How-;
d Bosler, aged 24, said to have been:
caller on Mrs. Vandervort.
Mrs. Whitlow before dying from her
ounds, the police say, declared that
andervort committed the murders,
lie police said she told them that
andervort came to her home while
toxicatcd and started a quarrel
hich ended in the shooting of the
ree.
Rodney Wallace, a farmer living
>ar the Whitlow home, informed the
uhoritics toda y that Vandervort,
hilc crazed by drink, shot him last
ght. A post mortem examination
ill be held tomorrow to determine if
e same caliber bullets killed the
iree persons and injured Wallace.
Vandervort told the authorities toly
he was not responsible for the trie
urder, and that he is the victim
' circumstances in having been foumji'
. the Whitlow home. He claims ttmf
hile walking in the road in frantfotf
le Whitlow homq he heard a comiom
and saw in the darkness a figjpfc
ish from-the door. He said he could
>t tell whether it was that* of a njan
woman. According to his story, xhe
dice said, Vandervort's ten year \>ld
?n Oliver rushed from the house to
ill for help, saw his father and irvie
shooting the boy said: "Papa did
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The three small Vandervort chil en
were the only witnesses. When
ie police arriver Vandervort was sitng
in the house holding his youngt
child, a baby.
Oliver, the ten years old, told
ithorities that after the shooting he
tempted to attract the attention of
ighbors by shooting a revolver four
mcs into the ground. The revolver
it-h four empty cartridges was found
the house. Another revolver, which
id not been fired, was found in Vanirvort's
automobile. No trace was
tund of the gun with which the mur;rs
were committed.
Mrs. Vandervort was killed as she
ime to the door to answer Vanderirt's
knock, according to young
liver's story to the authorities. She
id her baby in her arms but it was
iharmed. A bullet pierced her head.
Bosier was then shot, the boy said,
id Mrs. Whitlow fell a third victim
hen she came down stairs attracted
f the shooting.
Vandervort and his wife had been
vorced twice. Their second divorce
as granted about six weeks ago.
Box Supper
There will be a box supper Tuesly
night at Cedar Hill school house,
ou are invited to attend.
olored Man Badly Burned
Wm. Green, colored, familiarly
illed "Uncle Billy," was badly burn1
yesterday. He went to sleep smokig
his pipe and his clothes caught
rst, burning his chest and arm se;rely.
He lives in the Southern Railay
section hand house near the pow
' house.
Box Supper
There will be a box supper at Black
ock school house Wednesday night,
ov. 23. The proceeds will pro to the
hool. You are invited to come.
lans for Organizing
Aiftomobile Clubs
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Detroit, Nov. 21.?Plans for organfng
automobile clubs in the small
id intermediate cities were discussed
; the opening session of the two day
inual convention of the American
utomoblle Association here today.
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Miss Vera Moseley, who has been
ck at Aer home on West Main street,
able to be out again.
Miss Fay Allen, of Charlotte, N. C.,
ill spend Thanksgiving with friends
i Union, arriving Wednesday evenK
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iRIED WOMAN I
IVEN FIVE YEARS
alia, Nov. 20.?Among the ing
cases tried at the court ofl
sessions at Walhalla last week '
case of the slate against Ell's 1
d his wife, Mabel Hall, charged 1
isault and battery with intent ?
It is recalled that the Halls
barged with carrying two bu- '
rins, about six months of age, '
the Toll (late road some 18 '
orth of Walhalla, lowering the ^
into an abandoned well anu
them there. The couple then '
eged to have uegun their re- s
ut of Oconee county, but were
ended and lodged in jail, where *
;main"d until their trial. 1
r the state had completed its '
udge Ernest Moore, upon mo- '
defendants' attorneys, directed 5
ict of not guilty as to the dot,
Ellis Hall. - <
defense offered by attorneys of 1
Hall was insanity, that this de- 1
WAdart was mentally incapable and I '
tfiksccuently should not be punished. '
#Tho jury rendered a verdict of '
guilty of assault and battery of a 1
pij?h and aggravated nature as to Ma'IH
Hall. Judge Moore sentenced her
at "the state penitentiary or to tire
ounty jail for five years as such labor
Iwfhc was able to perform, bat upon i
UDba of her attorneys, the sentence is '
rare aur^ea in mo nomo tor the lee- |
ij?mioded at Clinton, provided the offers
in charge of this institution eon- (per
her a fit subject for this home. J
of tiie children died from e:;- i
[/ At Union Hotel
mMesdarnes J. E. Tinsley, E. E. San- ;
A|r8 and L. C. Wharton have assumed
Ejaarge of the dining room at the U11tqA.
hotel and have planned a royal
Rrenibg day for Thanksgiving.
KjEXny will serve three meals a day
W the regular price of 7fie, but on
-KAsgiving day the price will be
I^H^Bevare thorough-going business
.^jlh no doubt, succeed
gMMfefully; most of the servants are
ws, ,w ,
'lead waiter.
! The menu for Thanksgiving is as
i bllows:
Dinner ? Roast turkey, dressing,
gravy, scalloped oysters, cranberry
sauce, candied yams, fruit salad,
creamed potatoes, calary, pickles, eoffee,
cheese, crackers, hot biscuits, ice
cream, cake. Time 12 to 2.
Supper?Boiled ham, country style,
cold turkey, cranberry sauce, scalloped
oysters, pineapple salad, hot
rolls, coffee, ice cream and cake. Time
(J to 8 p. m.
An orchestra will furnish music
durittg the feast and the dining room
will be beautifully decorated. You
are invited to eat at the Union hotel
Thanksgiving day.
Thanksgiving Service
Union Thanksgiving worship at the
First Presbyterian church at 10 a. m.,
Thursday.
The town will be pleased to learn
that the sermon will be by the Rev. ;
J. W. Kilgo, I). I)., the incoming pas- |
tor of Grace M. E. church.
As usual, the offering will be equally
divided between the three orphanages,
Epworth at Columbia, Connie
Maxwell at Greenwood and Thornwell
at Clinton. Re livered toward the
fatherless.
Worship will begin promptly at 10
a. m."
Engagement Announced
i
M*. and Mrs. Laurens Garlington I,
Youflg announce the engagement of
theit daughter, Mamie Garlington, to
Bobo Bumette of Spartanburg, the
marriage to be celebrated in the early
winter.
The above announcement is received
Willi cordial interest by Union people
and'congratulations and good wishes
are being showered upon the young
couple.
Miss Young is a handsome young ]
woman of an unusually sweet dispo.si- i
ti'oix'-and counts her friends by the circle
of'her acouaintance. After errad
unting at Converse college several (
yeaifs ago she taught in the Union
graded school and has been very' sue- ,
cessful.
The wedding will be a society event
of the early winter.
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Women's Prisons Closed
Carlisle, Eng., Nov. 18.?In conse- <
quence of a decrease in the number
of women convicts, the women's prison
here is being closed. Recent years
have seen a gradual closing down of
prisons for womon m this country and
there are now onfy 25 left of 100
which were in existence some years
ago.
Women prisoners have decreased
from 3,100 in 1914 to 1,209 in October,
1920.
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FLORENCE MAN
TAKES OWN LIFE
Florence, Nov. 20.? Dead since
Thursday night, the body of C. K. Uplam
was found late this afternoon in
woods in the outskirts of the city.
Upham had shot himself through the
>ye with a revolver which lay at his
ado. In his pockets also was a pocket
<r?ifr? and a butcher knife, letters to
lis wife containing checks and directions
concerning his business and
will.
Mental derangement induced by bad
lealth is believed to have caused the
uiicide. Upham left his home alone
Thursday night to take a walk, lie
.old his wife he felt depressed and
:hought the fresh air would do hint
iood. He had not been seen since and
lis family and friends were apprehensive.
Upham was a district representa,ive
of a cash register company. He
was in good circumstances. He leavei
wife and two children. Upham'.-.
lome oroginally was Mobile, Ala. lie
r?ad lived here several years and was
well known and popular throughout
ihc state.
Washington Conference
??unuiii^i^ii, auv, ii. ? ine \v a.-nington
conference turned its attention
.o the land armaments at the third
plenary session. At a later executive
session of all the delegations the Far
Lastern questions will be taken up
for a detailed discussion. The opinion
is growing that these question
have to be dealt with on general lims
'ecnuse of a complicated and less tangible
nature compared with the concrete
naval armaments proposals.
Aristide Briand, seven times premier
of France, held the conference
spell bound for an hour after it convened
at 11 o'clock while he told of
the need of France for a large army.
Introducing the subject of the land
armament, Secretary Hughes said ho
presented no problem for the United
States whose traditional policy was a
small army and said in consideration
of the naval armament is progressing
favorably.
Germany, while apparently disarmed
could with the present machinery
mans are daily receiving military instructions.
Although a part of Germany
wants peace, he said, another
section is continuing to preach the old
Prussian doctrine of declaring Frarn e
wants peace. Premier Briand ask? .1
how any one could ask a nation to disarm
under such conditions. The premier
said France proposed a further
reduction in her army to half of the
former strength.
Speaking for Great Britain and in
reply to Premier Briand. Arthur
James Balfour, heading thy British
delegation, practically pledged the
support of Great Britain to France
"in the face of the lust for domination."
Engineers Find
Great Gas Area
New Orleans, Nov. 20.?An enormous
natural gas field, with production
potentialities "unsurpassed in the
history of the natural pas industry of
the country," has been uncovered in
northern Louisiana, according to a report
made public here tonight by engineers
of the United States bureau
nf mines following an investiguti .n
conducted for the state at the request
.1' Governor Parker.
A productive area of 212 square
miles, or approximately 135,000 acres
in a solid block, located in Union,
Duachita and Morehouse parishes,
near the city of Monroe, and designat?d
as the Monroe gas field, is outlined
in the report of the engineers.
Although over 1)0,000,000,000 cubic
feet of gas has been removed since
the "discovery well" was drilled in
11)16, the engineers estimate the to ai
amount of gas remaining in the reservoir
at approximately 4,750,000,000,000
cubic feet, with indications
that the volume is much greater because
the limits of the field had not
been finally determined at the time
their investigation was concluded.
Washington. Nov. 20.?Exnerts of
the bureau of mines confirmed tonight
the dispatch from New Orleans describing
the results of the investigation
made by operatives of the bureau
into the new gas field.
"We regard it undoubtedly as the
greatest natural gas field yet found,"
an official of the bureau said.
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Two Points
Receiving Consideration
Detroit, Nov. 21.?Appropriation of
the funds for the ten depnartments of
the Methodist Episcopal church and
mapping out the world evangelistic
program axe among the chief considerations
of the council of boards of
benevolence which began a two days'
meeting here.
PAVES WAY TO !
AN AGREEMENT:
Washington, Nov. 20.?Great, Britain
has indorsed without reservation
the ";>?5?3" ratio proposed in the
American naval limitation plan, it was
learned tonight on highest authority.
While accepting the plan as a whole
only in principle because of their
desire to put forward proposed modification
of the submarine and replacement
features, the British delegation
is said to have approved the suggested
relative strength for Great Britain
the United States and Japan without
equivocation.
Adherence of the British represe? tutives
to the capital ship ratio came
known tonight as an uftcrniat i
of the conference yesterday betwe< a
Secretary Hughes. Mr. Balfour and
Admiral Kato, at which the naval
que. lion was canvassed thoroughly i t
the light <>f Jap inese reservations.
Washington, Xov. 20.? As a resu t
of the conference yesterday betwei i
Secretary Hughes, Mr. Balfour an I
Admiral Baron Kato, at which ti e
naval ouostlon wn? ?hnv/.ui?ui? ...
vu.-sod in the light of the .Japan e
reservations, the- greatc i confidon* c
was <>x prosed in authoritati ? Jap: esc
circles tonight that an aceo- I
evcn'uallv wolud 1 e reached. The conference,
it was said, effectually "cie; ed
the air" of many misunder-stt <1
points.
While no official statement w: s
forthcoming as to the line followed by
the tri-pavtc discussion yesterday, it
was believed that a partial cxp'ai.. tion,
at least, lay in the statement : cred
at the he a (quarters of the del*
gat ion that the hvo great naval po. err
"m'.ghi, have varying estimates ? f
the actual existing strength of the r
na- i"s which, being harmonize i.
might suggest a way to a settlcme: t
of ratios."
Tlu position of Japan was set forth
tonight as that of determination to a tain
a favorable agreement. Japane: e
experts were emphatic in declaring
that tonnage and not consideration of
speed and armament was the logical
basis of ratio displacements. They
pointed out that a battle cruiser might
possess greater speed but
of at ni'or and number of guns and tlu.t
in a naval engagement at close quarters
would certainly be at a disadvantage
Therefore, the fact that Briti h
and Japanese capital stips inelud< 1
battle cruisers was not to thorn an indication
of superiority and should not
be contended as such, they nslsted.
Japan has no positive program concerning
the general question of China
to be discussed this week, it w; s
learned today, hut as various poin.s
are presented, Japan will explain h< r
position as clearly as possible. In Japanese
circles sonic anxiety was apparent
tonight as to the concrete questions
which China might bring before
the conference. Emphasis was laid ? n
the Japanese contention that the Chinese
dcleg.ates reprsnt only the Peking
government which does not control
a great part of China, and that
the delegates therefore do not represent
the Chinese people as a whole.
Firs! Witness Called
San Francisco, Nov. 21.? Secy Pr vost
is the first witness called at the
resumption of the trial of Roscoe A rbuckle.
Cotton Ginned
To November 11
Washington, Nov. 21.? Cotton ginnincs
to November 11 totalled 7,27 n,575
bales, which is in addition to the I
625,000 011 the two weeks prior to that
(11'o, so the Census Bureau announce.1.
The ginning.; are recorded by the b ireau
to exceed by 735,575 bales, the
quantity forecast in the preliminary
estimate by the department of agriculture
early, in October.
Christmas Bazaar
The Christmas bazaar will open
Thursday, December 1st, at the court
house and all kinds of beautiful things
are to bo exhibited. Dolls, dressed.
in the latest stylo, fancy work, children's
clothes, useful and ornamental
things and a royal feast.
Those remembering the eats at for-]
mer bazaars will rejoice to hoar of
another spread.
You are invited.
Standing of Contestants
Miss Tracy 220,650
Mrs. Jones 105,450
Miss Swayingem 89,500
Miss Betsill 43,150
Contest, elores at 10 o'clock the
night of November 25th.
J. E. Tinsley is in Dublin, Ga? this
week conducting o.?r.*r? ??
? ?... ..muun saie ior a
large jewelry establishment.
Mrs. Hayne P. Smith of West
Springs is shopping in Union today.
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PREMIER BRIAND
TO PRESENT PLEJ
Washington, Nov. 20.? World a
tention will shift from naval to lar
armaments when Premier Briand '? '
France speaks tomorrow before tl
arms conference. His address, prt
vided for at the last plenary sessi<
of the conference, is expected to be
very frank statement of the reasoi
that impel France to maintain tl
largest army in the world. The sul i
joct to be covered by the French pr?
micr's statement is probably the poil *
of most immediate importance 1 J
France in the entire conference. J I
informed circles it is^cpected the al |
dress will be a defense of French mf| 1
itary policy which the French authorl
ties hope will absolve that countll
before the world from any suspicic 1 j
of aggressive designs on the cont-i
nent. j
In expressing general adherence <
France to the American plan for navi
reductions, M. Briand said to the col
ference:
"When it comes on the agenda, f
it* levitably will come to the questiC
dericate for France, as you are a .
aware, we have no intention to C
cape this question. We shall answ?
your appeal, fully conscious that th
is a question of a gi'ave and serioi
nature for us. The qestion will I
raised?it has been miserJ?nnH
tin re is a country desires, that d'
mands that the question of land arm;
meats should he raised, it is France.
' I hope that I shall be ablo to ?Uc
publicly what the position of Fran
is, so that the United States and ti
world may fully know*. And when
have tried to prove this, when y
have listened to this} demonstrate
1 am quite sure that you will be c<
vinced that France, after the nec
sities of safety and life have b
adequately secured, harbors
thought whatever of distuij nng
peace of the world."
Beyond this forecast of Pro
Briand's intended utterance, there ?
been nothing to indicate that th?l
armament question is to be tafcp
definitely for settlement ifi Wat1
ton. So far as can be learttai >
power represented at tbr Wusbi)
conference has prepared ,any pl4
?bf^r ed
umes of statistics dealing with
among other armament division
neither Ihe United States nor
Britain has any direct or imirj
interest in the subject, both I *
already cut their armies to the *
It appears wholly likely that jf'V^ Jfl
proposal, such as the Aniei
plan, was to be submitted for
it.' would come from France or
the powers possessing grea; W
strtngth. As yet there has 1 '
sign of such a plan. 1 ^
"Listen Lester" at
Rialto T) J|i|
Coming to the Rialto th**..
Friday, Nov. 25, is "Listen
a musical comedy by Harry MB
George K. Stoddard, and Ha jSffSflf
lob. this production forms
combination of a rollicking k gjijwffij
orated to catch the public fai
it will also hold this fancy i t *//%&
by the fact that this play ra
entire year at the Kniekerbo
atre in New ork.
The action takes place
Reach, whither Odonel TV
gone accompanied bv his
Mary to escape from a w?m fy.!::^V
he had been courting New
who now threatens him with $'< ?t
of promise suit if he does nc
heart balm. At the same I j
Mrs. Mumm awaiting the ;?
Jack, her young liancee, ,s"'|
waiting she falls in love 'VfvfV
Dodge, who reciprocates he
There is a flip hotel cler
edly fresh ported named L
male detective, a pwekage
and all sorts of complies
comprise the real story am j
straightened out finally in \ $$
tory manner. li j|g8fc
An excellent east of fun ? Sreg:
been collected for this r y .^
whieh includes Leona S / j
othy Douglas, Dorothy :
celle Angela, Johnny Writ' I
Barrett, Ralph Colemf X?8k1|
Athey, all addincr to th?J
cty, and bring to the Rial /
| tiest, danciest chorus gSg&gg
gether with those Harml*
Fordham City Four.
The score contains so* IbBh
are being whistled and 1
versnlly, the costuming HBH
and the staging astistictfl. Hn9|
teii- g^BBI
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