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i tj "=n the Union Daily Times PRESS --m _n i, . ?m , | ftnlnesdny; colder to\ DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY Eittblished^ 18S0?CoiiftHed to The U*km Daily Times October 1, 1$17 DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY " ^ ???a?I ' . - . ,i .... m. . i.i i i i am ?.? . __ _ ) *1*^*1 - L ' ' '' ' , lT I ' ' II I ? Vol. LXXII No. 1296 Union, S. C., Tuesday Afternoon, February 7, 1922 ^ p^,. Copy 1 Li?i?i Jl? ? n. ?i . . - j..i i.i. e'i POLICE SEEKING TAYLOR'S BUTLEI Los Angeles, Feb. 7.?A telegraphi warrant charging* Edward F. Sand: former butler to William Desmon Taylor, with the murder of the filr director, was sent to Carlin, Nev where a man resembling Sands is ur der surveillance. Los Angeles, Feb. 6.?Efforts o the police department to solve th mystery of the shooting of Williar Desmond Taylor were concentrate late today on the search for Edwii F. Sands, former butler for Taylor "Edwin F. Sands must be captures in order that his elimination may b< made complete or a charge entere< against him," said Capt. David L. Ad ams, in charge of the police investi gation. It was determined by the police in vestigation today that the bullet thn killed Taylor was fired at very clos< range. This was taken as evidenn that his assailant did not concea himself in some other part of th? room and fire from a distance of te? or 12 feet and it was also taken t< indicate that the overturned chaii nugnt nave upset in a Driei siruggu between Taylor and his slayer. So far numerous persons, promi nent in the motion picture world have had at least a slight conneeiior \Hth the affair. In this number maj be listed Mable Normand, who wif the last person to visit Mr. Ta"yIoi before the shooting occurred. He es corted her to her automobile and returned to the room where he met hit death, according to the facts so fai established. Another widely knowr movie star whose name was brought into the case was Mary Milese Minter, who had been a business and social acquaintance of the dead mar and who was one of the first to be advised of his death. Then Charle.Eyton, production manager of the Lasky studios where Mr. Taylor was employed, was frequently named because he was one of the first to arrive at the scene after Henry Peavey screen world, tola of having seen a man leave the Taylor house at the hour of the shooting, and various oth ers. The primary facts in connection with Tavlor's change of name from his former name of William Cunning ham Peane-Tanner which were lirst developed by the voluntary statemenl of his sister-in-law, who lives at Monrovia, near here, were also benip studied. It was generaly believed however, that this was due only tc Taylor's desire to be free from hi? former family relations, and to th'. ordinary custom of screen and stage stars and workers whereby they assume any name that happens to appeal to them. Ix>s Angeles, Cal., Feb. 6.?A mo tion picture actress was subjected tc what the police termed a "long ant gruelling" questioning at her homt here tonight in an attempt to obtair a clew to the murder of William Desmond Taylor, director. The actress was said to be widelj known but her name was withheld bj the police. Two detective sergeants questioned her. What they learned they kept t< themselves but they admitted thej .were seeking to develop the previous ly advanced theory that Taylor hac been slain by a jealous rival for th? affections of the actress. STORM WARNING IS SENT 0U1 Washington, Feb. 7.?Warning of ; storm of "marked intensity" centra near Cape Hatteras was issued earl: today by the Weather Bureau. Th< storni is moving rapidly northeasterl; and in the next 24 hourB will be at tended by a strong northeast, shifting to northeast, winds gales. Rural Police Activities Thos. McDaniel, V. E. Lawson, Jacl Greer and Sam Garner captured on barrel and a tub full of beer on th Mary Page place on February 1. Thos. McDaniel, V. E. lawBon, J. C Faucett and Jack Greer got an outf ? - I 1 and 20 or au gallons 01 o?er in ? Keith's house near Buffalo on Febri; nry 4th. Thos. McDaniel, V. E. I^awson, Her ry Rector and Walker Stroud foun one barrel of mash and two empt barrels on the L. M. Jordan place o road to Buffalo on February 5th. The Advisory Board 1 The advisory board of the Salvatlo Army will meet tonight at 7:30 in U rooms of the Chamber of Commere Every member is urged to bo preser. A. D. Cooper*, Pres'dent. * ? * - % . J la GOVERNOR SUED { BY STENOGRAPHER ic Jackson, Miss., K-b. C.?A $100,000 3, damage suit, based upon alleged sed duct?on, tiled by Miss Frances C. Birkn head against Lee M. Russell, gov., crnor of Mississippi, in the United i- States district court here today, according to prominent ofiicials, "presages one of the bitterest and most i sensational episodes in all the series e of legal and political wars for which i the state has been noted." j Miss Birkhead, who now resides in i New Orleans, was a stenographer in . Mr. Russell's office here while he was J serving as lieutenant governor. She e charges thnt she was betrayed by the j present chief executive with avowals of "love and promises of marriage, . after he could get a divorce from his wife." Iler petition names prominent . Mississipians as being acquainted with L her relations with Governor Russell. In her bill of particulars, which was ? filed by Attorney Thomas Foster of I Vicksburg, Miss Birkhead asks for i $.",0,000 on each of two counts. The i first, alleged seduction, recounts that ) she was persuanded to "yield to his t will and that as a result the plain* tiff's reputation and character were ruined and she was caused to lose her . employment and her health was ruined, to her great damage, in the sum | of $50,000." I In the second count Miss Birkhead ; alleges she underwent an operation . "at the instigationof Governor Russell, which totally ruined and wrecked her henlth. causing her to suffer un$ rold anguish and pain, that she is now . an invalid and must remain so the! , rest of her life." For this she asks, $50,000 more. For nearly four years there are said to have been in circulation in official ! channels in Mississippi stories con, cerning the relations of the two which . friends of the governor are said to have attributed to his political ene. mies. Recently these rumors and gossip centered about the probability of a damage suit ."that would shake Mississippi from Tennessee to the gulf." j Governor Russell, when questioned about the suit today, refused to disi cum it further than to.declare it to Ahpi.ttfehtf moat damnable blackmail con* | spiraey'in he history o^ Mississippi.' , fie is said to have declared, however, after the filing of the suit, that he had frequently heard of a "scheme to bring a suit of this character against me." He attributes it all to a "malicious attempt of enemies to blacken my character." In a sworn statement Miss Birkhead gives a full narration of the in' eidents occurring since .Tune, 1918, ' when she went to work in the draft ' dfoartment of the adjutant general's ' office here until the present time. She alleges the incident for which she is bringing suit occurred in Mr. Russell's private office in the state house in July, 1918, while she was employed as his stenographer. She said she met the defendant while he was lieutenant governor of the state and having been promised a ' position in his office, she ncepted. ' His attitude, he said, soon became more than friendly, and soon "declara1 tions of love were forthcoming." He ' was going to marry her, she added, "as soon as he could pet a divorce from his wife, who was childless, and 7 with whom he was not happy." Un' der these promises she said she "yielded to his will and there were clandes) tine meetings between us for several 7 months in many of which subterfuges and private entrances were resorted 1 to to allfjr suspicion and prevent the 2 spread of gossip." FOUR GUESTS PERISH IN FIRE ? . Richmond, Feb. 7.?Four known dead and a number of injured in a [? fire which destroyed the Lexington 1 hotel and five adjoining buildings at v Twelfth nnd Main streets. The dead e are Sheriff C. N. Thomas, of Albey marie county, Hiram F. Austin, Fin? castle, Va., M. J. Fox, Williamsport, 5 Pa. There were 07 guests in the hotel when the fire started; 27 were missing at 8:30- o'clock. Death Claims J. A. Smith k e Mr. J. A. Smith died at his home in e Laurens Saturday morning at 3 o'clock after a lingering illness. He was 72 years of age. Mr. Smith war. well known throughoutt the county j and was liked by all who knew him. lie leaves four children, three sons and one daughter: J. C. Smith, of i. Wilmington, N. C.; Frank Smith of d Clintonf Mrs. Charley Ser.n. of Lauy rons; 0. Kvans Smith, of Union. n His wife preceded him tothc grave several years ago. The burial was at Hopewell church near Goldville, and was conducted by bis pastor. Rev. P. F. Kilgo, assisted in by Revs. Templeman and Squires. ^ W. T. Holcomb of Kelton was a busiaess visitor in the city today. Frank Davis of Santuc was a visitor in the city today. "BANK SLANDER" i MEASURE A LAW Governor Cooper yesterday completed the signing of all the acts and \ jint resolutions so far ratified by th^ c general assembly at the present ses- e sion, 60 in number. Only a half doz- t en statewide acts have been passed c nt the present session, practically all s of these being held over from last i year. The large majority have been i local measures. J Only two statewide acts were in l those signed yesterday. They were v the measure to further provide for the improving of wills in common o form and the act to punish any per- v son making false statements about 1 banks. This "bank slander" act, it is p claimed, will afford much protection s to the banks in South Carolina. The a act is as follows: I: "Be it enacted by the general as- v hembly of the state of South Caro- c Una: That any person who shall falsely and wilfully nnd with intent s to injure, circulate any import or t make any false oral statement as to o ihe assets or liabilities, or to its sol- r vency or ability to meet its obliga- t f innc nr n o r* ??* ^ v/? U>l vvr two OVUIIUII^OO) VI WUU II shall make any other false oral state- t ment calculated to affect the credit i or standing of said bank or to cast t suspicion upon its solvency, sound- k ncss or ability to meet its deposits or li other obligations in due course shall h be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor A a'.d upon conviction thereof shall be e fined not less than $100 nor more d than $500 or he imprisoned for more than one year or both in the discre- n tion of the court." n PRESIDENT TALKS < OF BONUS BILL ? _____ s Washington, Feb. 6.?President * Harding informed Republican con- ' gressional leaders today that what- j ever soldiers' bonus bill was enacted should carry with it a provision for 11 raising the revenue to finance the 1 bonus. Various means of obtaining ( the money were discussed but it was ^ said that no conclusions were reach- 1 *" . <* % It was agreed at a White Kouse conference lasting more than an houi v and a half that the problem of finances should be considered jointly by ^ majority members of the house ways 1 and means committee and the senate 11 finance committee. Whatever agree- ^ ment is reached, it was stated, would c be submitted to the president with r j1 view to an accord between the executive and legislative branches before " the bill is submitted to the house. Chairman Fordney of the house * committee and McCumber of the sen- * ate committee said the intercommittee conference would be initiated soon, probably within a day or two after the house committee closes its hearing on the bonus measure. c Both Representative Fordney and o Senator McCumber said on leaving I the White House that none of the s many suggested methods of raising t the funds, including the use of the in- r terest on the British debt, had been eliminated as a result of the discussion with the chief executive. BIG FIRE AT HIGHLAND PARK Highland Park, 111., Feb. 7.?Fire causing a loss estimated at $300,000 destroyed three buildings and damaged several others in the business district here today. Firemen from surrounding towns fought the flames, l A Worthless , Anti-Lynching Bill 1 ? In passing the Anti-Lynehing bill \ the House was acting primarily from | political motives. The Dyer bill on , its face is unconstitutional. Unless ^ the supreme court of the United ( States amends the constitution it will , declare the law invalid, if the senate ( approves the house's course. The , house was fully warned that it was < headed in the wrong direction. Ad- , vocntos of the measure even argued , that its opponents, if really convinced { that the bill was unconstitutional, had > no reason for voting against it, since , it would then fall anyhow. In the state, city or county district j , where public sentiment refuses re- , lentlessly to condemn moh rule as an , unpardonable offense against the law , or to uphold the local authorities in ] the pursuit and punishment of all of- , fenders alike. Federal laws against , lynching will be futile. There is no ] state in the union that has not ade- j quate legislation for dealing with , lynchers if the law were generally held in respect in the communities in , which it must be enforced, whether ] the authority is state or federal.? ( New York World (Dem.) Miss Estelle Mathis is visiting her , sister, Mrs. Henderson, at Blairs. Miss Sallie James is spending her vacation in Spartanburg and Ander- i son. < highway engineer has Designed Charles H. Moorelield, state highvay engineer, has placed in the hands >f the chairman of tfa* state highway J ommission, R. (Joodwyn Rhett, his csignation, effective at the pleasure >f the commission. It was under- i itood last night that unless a special , neeting of the state highway com- i nission is called previously, Mr. 1 doorefield's resignation will be acted . ipon at the regular meeting, which 1 vill be held a week from today. i Mr. Moorefield's action grows out ; if the construction puji upon a lettev written by him to Thomas H. Mac)onald, chief of the federal bureau <>1 \ tublic roads, a copy of which was t ubmitted to member* of the ways i ind means committeer of the house ust week, when highway matters j nere under consideration before that < ommittee. it I Certain leaders in jfce general as- f embly have insisted q^at such a let- i er was an indiscretioh on the part ,v if Mr. Mnorefield. In tendering his s esignation to Mr. Rhett, chairman of t he highway commission, Mr. Mooreield expressed his willingness to re- t ire if his elimination Would harmon- \ 7.c elements that haveibeen opposing t he highway department and its pro- I ;ram. It is understood that certuin 1 eaders in the house '^nd the senate i lave assured Governor Cooper that t ilr. Moorefield's retwement would J liminate the fight on the highway \ epartment. t Charles O. Hearon ff Spartanburg, j itember pf the stater-highway com- v uission, who was in ^Columbia yes- j erday, expressed surprise at the t urn the fight on tWWstate highway | epartment had taktftlbt the demand f the resignation, ofi nr. Moore field, t tate highway en^fbqfT It is pos- l ihli* hp Qnir) -liofciMt a ..v, *mwmrnm iilUVtCIU'lU ") [ ftter might have Jm an indiscreion, but in no WAjrlnUitod disloyaly or lack bf intertH^K the develop- ] ient of the higtaqjj^^LSouth Can* | "I have been on ^fe^. state - high- i /ay commission," hefsatd, "since it3 ( eginning and no agehc'jr^n the state t ip to this time Has been freer of t plitics or accomplished more in a onstruetive way with less encour- 1 gement. This turn distresses me, eeause in my judgment it savors of naking a goat out of Mr. Mooreicld." _ GOVERNMENT TO ERECT HOSPITAL ; San Francisco, Feb. 7.?The gov- I rnment today completed the purchase if 200 acres of land four miles from Jvermoore, near here. It will conitruct a $2,000,000 hospital for the ( reatment of tubercular ex-service ( nen, it was announced here last night. , Mr. Mellon and the Bonus Mr. Mellon's conclusions, as an- < lounced in his letter to Mr. Fordney, 1 ire absolutely against any dependence ' lpon payments of principal or inter!st on the debts owed by foreign gov- ' jrnments to the United States, to pay ' ;hc proposed soldiers' bonus. In the 1 irst place, the probability of any con- 1 ;idcral)le return from this source is 1 emote. To reckon on it is like defending on the falling of the sky to 1 m-ing down larks. And Mr. Mellon : ihows that even if enough could be ealized from his source to pay the fonus, we should, under the law as it itands and in justice to the Liberty :>ond holders, be bound to apply it to the retirement of Liberty bonds, of which ten billion dollars were issued to provide these very advances to foreign governments. The legal and moral obligation of the foreign governments to pay this debt does not do *way with the fact that the United States government is obligated for the amount to its own ciizens. If the foreign governments pay their interest, :o who is it in justice really payable? To the holders of the Liberty bonds, who lent the money. Mr. Mellon nerforms a service nnito in line with his customary discretion and sagacity in pointing out the finan rial situation, as affecting this and :>ther questions, with perfectly coldblooded accuracy. As matters stand, r?ur own government is about the only sne in the world that is making an bonest effort to cut its cloth, to meet its existing obligations and in the future to make both ends meet. Mr. Mellon certainly deserves credit for ilesiring to keep the country on that honorable path.?Boston Transcript (Ind. Rep.) Mrs. R. B. James and little granddaughter have just arrived from a visit to Gaffney and Spartanburg. Miss Ilattie Cayden is visiting her sister, Mrs. Harry I,ee Phillips, on South Mountain street. NEW IRISH CRISIS BECOMES ACUTE London, Feb. G (Dy the Associated Press).?After a number of import-1 ant conferences in London today be tween the southern Irish leaders,; Premier Lloyd George and members of the Unci h cabinet; between Sir James Craig, the Ulster premier, and the members of his cabinet, and finally lute this evening between Sir James and Jlr. Lloyd George, u solution of the difficulty over the question of fixing the Ulster boundary Apparently had rot been found. Statements issued tonight by Michael Collins, head of the provisional government in Ireland and he Ulster premier, indicate that they ire still far from an agreement. Parliament reassembles tomorrow ind tho new Irish crisis threatens mbarrassment to the government, n official circles it is expected that Mr. Lloyd George will comment on lis interviews with Mr. Collins and >ir James Craig in the course of his ipeech before the house of commons omorrow. Further disorders in Ireland were eported today, most serious of which vas cattle driving or. a large scale in he Tipperary district. Early Sunday urge numbers of cows, sheep and lorscs were driven otf several estates, he object apparently bring to compel iwners to break up grazing lands. Notices signed "Captain Moonshine" vere posted slating that any one ound driving cattle back or repairng the walls and gates would meet vith instant death. The Irish Re1 , 1 ~ muuvau *4 4 my nao aiuiuuuut'u lis mention of severely punishing the >erpclrators. The railway strike is to he extend>d to the Macroom line tonight isoating the central part of Cork couny. London, Feb. G (J?y the Associated ^ress).?The Ulster cabinet mem>ers in London met this afternoon md decided they would stand by the government of Ireland act with regard to the Ulster boundaries unless hat boundary was changed by mung a letter to Prime Minister Lloyd George signed by Sir James Craig, he Ulster premier, in which the deision is announced. WOMANARRESTED FOR DYEING CATS New York, Feb. 7.--Miss Margaret Owen. Florida singer, was arrested barged with dyeing her cats to correspond with the house draperies, causing the death of her cats. D. A. R. Will Keep "Flag Staff" Pen Washington, Fob. fi (By the Asso-1 dated Press).?The "flag staff" penholder used by Secretary Hughes :o<lay in signing the live treaties will jo preserved to posterity in the cus:ody of the Daughters of the Ameri-' an Revolution probably in Memorial Continental hall, where the treaties were signed. The penholder, made of native, tvoods from 2S states and territories, was decorated with miniature flags :>f 2K nations, including the nine represented at the conference and sev-j eral of the allied powers in th"! World war. The woods were collect-; ed and fashioned into a penholder about lb inches long, by David Fairbanks of Chicago, who brought it to Washington and in company with Samuel Oompers presented it to the secretary of state on December 21, 1921. Two of the small pieces of wood used in its manufacture are of especial historic interest. The section of cotton wood from the state of Michigan was taken from a tree, standing on the grounds where the! old Indian chief Pontaic fought his last battle with the British in and the piece of red cedar from South Carolina came from a tree planted by , John C. Calhoun and was presented to the maker by the faculty of Clemson College, S. C. Death of Mrs. W. A. Hill | Mrs. W. A. Hill died at her home at Buffalo Friday afternoon and was buried Saturday in Rosemont cemetery. Mrs. Hill was sick for almost a year preceding her death. Mrs. Hill was an earnest, faithful Christian, and a member of Buffalo Baptist church. She was a native of Northt Carolina, luit for the past 17 years she had been a resident of Buffalo. She leaves her husband and five surviving children. The family have the sympathy of many friends in the sad bereavement that hns come upon them. The little son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Burris has been quite sick but is now improving. WORLD PROBLEMS t REMAIN BEHIND Washington, Feb. (J.?When the' Washington conference went out of '' existence today it left a dozen lega- j P tees in the form of commissions and | h other international bodies which again 1 n will oring the representatives of the d powers together to discuss world j ol problems. p: Besides many general agreements to si consult among themselves when Id* troublesome questions arise, the gov- is ernments represented here authorized j g< specifically,among other things, ai live powor conference eight years C hence to again discuss naval arina-jri ment, a five power commission to rc-:ti view the rules of warfare, a "special j th enferem e" and a separate "revision i ei commission to regulate the Chinese jn tariff," a hoard of reference for ques-i st tions in the Far East and an interna ' il tional commission to inquire into ex-itl tra territorial rights in China. Only two duties are bequeathed tol aj the secretary general of the expiring j in conference and it is the expectation' m of officials that the secretary gen- t, eral's office will wind up these tasks and finally close its doors in theipp very near future. It has merely to j 01 compile and have printed the cur- w reeled minutes of the plenary sessions and committee meetings and to act asj NV a clearing house through which the, ni various nations will inform each other i p( fully as to their existing commit-1 ments nffeetinf Phinn Thiv InfAi-mi.. tion is t.? b<- tiled with the secretaryi general for transmission to all con-i | ference members "at the earliest. sj convenience" and similar commit- ^ ments entered into in future are to be dealt with by direct communication between the various foreign offices. The provision for another armament i conference is embodied in the five! ^ . . . , | in power naval treaty signed today. It sets forth that "in view of possible . technical and scientific developments ., the United Stales . . . shall arrange for a conference of all the contracting powers which shall convene as soon 111 as possible after the expiration of eight years from the coining into force Cl of the present treaty to consider what * changes, if any, may be necessary to *' case one of the five sign atones becomes involved in war, the others shall w "consult," and all five shall "meet in conference" again when the war is over. A conference also is to be held if any development seems to materially affect the "requirements of national security" of any power in a manner tc to involve treaty provisions and if any tl signatory desires to terminate the ei treaty after its initial l.r> year tenure F. "all the contracting powers shall meet si in conference." pi The rules of warfare commission r? authorized under a separate rosolu- U tion is to bo composed of two repre- rj sentatives of each of the five major r? powers. The other governments are a to notify the United States of their ii selection of delegates within three r< months and the American government a is to fix the time and place of meet- s: ing. The commission is to inquire and L "report" whether present interna- p of warfare and what changes, if any,! d are necessary. | p Baptist Conference Today i n : h A conference of representative 1 f11 r.\ most of tv,.. Bapl st chmvln < fl Union County Associn<:on wa< heldj n at the First Baptist church ihis morn-1 ing beginning at 10:H? n'clix \ and |_; lasting till 1 o'clock. Dr. C. E. Burts and Rev. .1 Fir-! man Moore of the C.onral Boa-- 1 v. . present. The present status of the 7." Million }w Campaign was discussid hy Dr. Burt<.lJi lie declared that tin it was that i'i th?-1 n success of the campaign that Auilb-nges our gratitude and to in on *( us with renewed and determined ef a fort. The Baptists of the S- uth ^ have paid-more than thirty millicr- ,s and the Baptists of South Carolina more than $2,400,000. This surpasses ? any of their achievements of the p.v-? ' "We have done better," said he, "than I " the average business. or even the ta- ' M collector. We must go on ami go on I ' together. This we will do. We have ' fl thought of nothing else. The churches present gave assur ' ance that their best effort would he [ made to send regular remittances. But the interest of the conference eeni tered in the effort to adopt better! ' | financial plans in the churches. It was determined hy the conference j ' ! to unite in an effort to secure the' * npotion by nil of the churches np-1 proved and scriptural methods of giv- ' I iripr. Dr. K. S. Reaves, Rev. ,T. M. Tree | don, .T. W. Kennett and Mrs. P. B J j Rnho werp nnpointed a committee te fl direct this work. This work is bein'-' J undertaken hy every association in ( ' the state. I | Dr. Burts leaves on the afternoon train for a similar conference at Oaff- I ney tomorrow. British museum has 46 miles of i ^ shelving for its 2,000,000 books. 1 miCE OFFICERS SLAIN IN INDIA l,ondon, Feb. 0 (By the Associated less).- Renewed rioting in several arts of India involving the killing ol I least 17 police officials and foui lembers of attacking parties, in adition to the wounding of a number f persons and some destruction to roperty, occurred over the week-' miultaneously with issuance 01 .. [ duration by the non-co-operat.on* ts would become effective unless 'he overnment granted amnesty. On Saturday police officers at hauri, on the Bengal Northwestern lilwfcy, were stormed by Indian Naonalists. The mob of 2,0oo killed le entire staff and a watchman and ght armed policemen who were ished to the scene to give aid to the atT. Then the Nationalists burned le offices and stripped the bodies of lost; kiiicu and ournctl them. On the same day rioting took place Hardly, in the Middle United provices, where several attempts were ado by a large crowd of volunteers i seize the town hall. Insufficient, police forces charged lem without success and then were dered to lire. The mob eventually as put to rout after two persons id been killed and live others ounded, among' them the district agistrate and the superintendent of jlice. Gandhi's declaration was made in letter to the viceroy. He said he as prepared to advise postponement ' civil disobedience until the whole tuation was considered anew if the ceroy was ready within seven days i declare all political prisoners lib ated and the freedom of assembly id the press restored. He asset, md tat government repression policy ade the admit: *i of civil dis;bediico immediately imperative and that ic non-coope.atois under the exisi.>g circumstances were willing fo :tend the proposed conferences. Reports received in Ixmdon of Satrday's riot i in- in. die ate the events oc L,NGONECONFERENCE l/ondon, Feb. 7.?In a speech here xlay King Geovgo said. "I>uring last tree months the Washington confernce on disarmament and the Far astern questions continued its sesons. A treaty designed to maintain t-ace in the Pacific has been signed by presentatives of the British empire, nited States, Japan and now awaits iitification. While this treaty rep ?sents the Anglo-Japanese alliance 1 m happy to feel that the long-standtg concorn between these countries imain as cordial as ever under the rrangements thus concluded. At the ante time our relations with the fnited States enters even a eln-v liase of friendship. An agrees as also reached on the quo-'ion ? ' isarmament and a treaty was 'no! roviding a large measure ?.f relic, rom the burden of armament-. In 11 these respects great results have eon attained and th? success of the i?nferonce for which the world ?>wea debt of gratitude to the initiat ve of ie president of the Fnited Stat-s leld For Georgia After Making Bail Aiken, Feb. ?>.?Sam H. Padgei.. ho has been held in Aiken count \ til. charged with conspiracy in con ection with the swindle ot thrci iken banks last month, gave bond >day in the sum of ?1 ,,r>00 for his nwaraneo before t Vii <rmml iiirv ut was immediately re-arrested l>y herifT Howard on a warrant fro in triftin, (la. He is being wanted there n a similar charge. Westbury and jyles, the two men arrested with 'adgett in an Augusta hotel .several eeks ago, have not given bond, 'adgett furnished a surety bond. His ttomey intimates that he will not eturn to (Seorgia without requisiion papers. Birth Announcement Mr. and Mrs. C. II. Wilson ( Pearte Rochester) of Monarch ann >unced the lirth of a little girl, Feb. 2nd, 1922. [*he little lady is to be called Mary tuth. roi) v > COTTON MARKET Open 2:2d darch 16 52 Id.62 day \ ..10.29 16 iuly 15 91 15 99 )otober 15.3$ 15.1.' Veember 15 31 <ocal market 1(1.00 Mrs. Spencer R. Perrin and children ire visiting Mrs. R. A. Eastcrling of Denmark.