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They apparently worked without fear of detection, making a careful search of the store and selecting the choice pieces of Stock. The haul included fck* itAM', -? -* ? ..v.v - vuwiv iMivk ui new winter suits just received, the burglars taking the truoble to undress the dummies in the store windows to secure suits that had been placed in the windows for dipplay. {Entrance was secured by smashing the front door glass, the intruders, being able then to release the lock from the inside. The exact hour of the robbery can not be fixed, bnt citiI sens who had attended the Orange-1 burg fair report that at about 2 o'clock they heard a passing automobile, which, it is presumed, carried the robbers away to safety. Rewards of $200 have been offered fo rthe capture and conviction of the burglars, $100 of which is to be paid by Manager Reed of the store and $100 by citizens of Northt. * Austria Considering Financial Reforms Vienna, Nov. 18.?The special commission of the League of Nations is now studying the draft of certain ad. ministrative and financial reforms which the, Austrian government has placed in its hands. This project is designed to meet the conditions upon which the proposed league loan of about $100,000,000, guaranteed on a percentage basis by six Euronean nn tions, is predicted. v In its present shape the measure is tentative and, when finally amended' and approved by the League, it will be-placed before the National Asaem.... _ -AU.tot-g?^WtiiaaJ>ilM(iriw ^ j The ptopetMftt'affe basedtm artestimate of the budget for 1923. and reckon on a deficit of about 332 million gold crowns..By the end of 1924, when Ihe reforms have been carried out, itj ic estimated that the budget will have' been balanced around 237 miHfim gold crowns, but to make this possible the League credits are necessary, primarily to cover the deficit'of the first two years of the carrying out of the reforms. The new taxation scheme is very drastic, involving increased revenue from every possible source. General reform in the railways is promised, the administrative machinery is to be recognised, traffics are to be raised, the free pass and cost price ticket evil is to be abolished, and the eight hour law is to be honestly applied. Posts, telegraph and telephones will be made to pay their way and all monopolies, such as salt and tobacco, will be made to pay a profit. Since the customs are in part security for the proposed credits, they will be placed on a gold basis, and from this a revenue of 80 million gold crowns is expected immediately, but by steady increases this will be raised to about 100 million by the end of the firstt year. A general turnover tax of 12 per cent on luxuries and 2 per cent on I ordinary articles is introduced, while taxation of ground property and buildings ip to be raised to two-thirds s of the pre-war rates. Various administrative reforms, such as the consolidation of some government departments, abolition of others, and a general reduction of the civil Hst are to play their part, but the plah as to the pruning of the enormous civil list is vague and rather nebulous. Indeed 4t is admitted that this last is a most formidable undertaking, as this great body of some 372,060 employees stands fast together end is well orgtnixed. In the main, the whole scheme is very ffiush along the earns lines as that proposed by the Austrian section of the reparations commission some | W months ago as a premise for a loan the commission might undertake to fed, and which fell through. Billy Sunday Club Hera Tbs Billy Sunday club of Spartanburg?160 strong?attended the services at the tabernacle last evening to Mar Gipsy Smith preach. They marched into the tabernacle singing the songs they used in the revival Billy Sunday held in Spartanburg in the winter and occupied the seats thst had been previously reserved for them. Choir Director Charles F. Allen was> so charmed with their singing that I he<kept them at H for qtdte awhile aad dm indium applauded liberally. A public welcome wae given the elubj end a cordial invitation to come back ^ again. 1 J_J. ? L-_ - . STUDENT LOSES i LIFE BY EXPLOSION! New York, Nov. 17.?Explosion of; chemicals in an autoclave, a piece of apparatus used in Havemeyer Hall, Columbia university, for the testing of intermediate chemicals in the manufacture of ana line dyes caused the death today of William E. Span* dow of Memphis, Tenn., one of a class of ten. Several other students were slightly injured. Spandow, who was standing over the autoclave, was thrown across the luuuiaiury. iuu iorce 01 me expio-i sion shattered windows in all parts! of the building and tore up the floor in the laboratory. Classes in other parts of the building were disrupted. The autoclave, filled with analine and hydro-chloride, was being heated by a portable gas jet. Professor; Hickson, in charge of the class, left* for lunch, Spandow and others remaining in the room. Before leaving Professor Hickson tested the autoclave and found thtpressure at 112 pounds. He instructed Spandow to remove the gas flame when the gauge reached a certain point. Instead of removing the gas, Spandow's fellow students said, he opened the safety valve, releasing gases which exploded when caught in the gas flame. Spandow, a graduate of the University of Denver, would have . been graduated from Columbia as a! chemical engineer next February. | Banquet for Gipsy Smith The directors of the Young Men's Business League gave a banquet last evening in compliment to Cipsy Smith) and the ladies of the Episcopal church rerved it in the Parish House. T3bej rooms were beautifully decorated with; chrysanthemums and red and white vores and red and white tapers burned in crystal chandelabra. The table was covered with snow white-damask; and had for its centerpiece aicountry) road with a real gipsy wagon coming, down the track, and gipsies riding j horseback and on the wagoA, Cooking utensils and wicker baskets were swinging to the outside of the covered wagon and even the dog,! Fido,. trailed behind\ the procession. Small mul nru*V4v KaaWa ? All. cards were tied lo the Won iMb red and white ribbons, the. place as signed to Oipsy Smith having the flags of Great Britain and the United -1 es crossed on the back of the chdir. I An elegant dinner was served and the hours following were most enjoyable and delightful. Clemenceau Arrived Today j New York, Nov. 18 (By the Associ-l ated Press).?Georges Clemenceau, war premier of France, landed here today, i The steamship Paris was met| at the Quarantine by the harbor boat I Maccomb, carrying a distinguished re. \ ception committee. Clemehceau was' taken aboard and landed at the bat-! tery. Tlnis is his first trip to America in 50 years. The "t iger" came as a private citizen but no rulers even received more stately welcome. Thousands lined1 Manhattan streets and cheered as the; guest and reception committee head-i ed to the -c^ty hall for a formal welcome. French Ambassador Justserand introduced Cfemenceau to the reception committoe. Robert Woods Bliss, assistant secretary of state, welcomed him on behalf of President Harding end invited him to visit the nresident Clemenceau accepted. In replying to the remark on his healthy appearance, Clemenceau, who is oyer 80 years of age, replied that he was growing younger every day and thought he would be a baby again in 60 years. Robert Condon welcomed him for the American Legion. "You're the man I like to see," said Clemenceau, "it's the thought of your men that counts." Southern Railway To Issuo Bonds Washington, NTov. 18.?The South, ern Railway applied to the commerce commission today for the authority to issue five million dollars of four per cent bonds. The nooney is to be spent on improvements. , Prices Were Hightir in October Washington, Nor. 18.?Wholesale pi-ices on 404 commodities averaged three-fourth. per cunt \ higher in Octxiber than in September, the I^abor Department announced) today. The j't'nt rai increase iwUhiri a year is eight apd one-half per cent, i Cotton and groin increased f three and .threefourths per cent, food one and onehalf per cent. High Scbool Night Monday evening the high school students will attend! the Oipey Smith meeting and sit in a body. n 'ir III ' i T REQUEST REFUSED BY ALLIED POWER! Paris, Nov. '47 (By the Associate Press).?The allied powers througl the council of ambassadors have in formed Germany that all question concerning1 the withdrawal of the mil itnty control commission in German; have been suspended until the Ger man government gives the fullest sat Hi action for what are termed flagran violations of the military clause o 'vhe treaty of Versailles, committer during the past six months, and showi willingness to abide by the commis sion's instructions. The note of the allies was sent af tcj the receipt of a German commun ieation on the subject, which wai termed "insolent to a degree." In thii Kvimiiuiiiiaviuii utrmany la said u have disregarded totally the long se ries of notes of complaints sent b; the allies and to have declared tha she was glad to learn the allies wen about to end their miitary control nn< permit Germany to revert back b normal. * The note also ignored formal allfa representation to the Berlin govern ment of September 29, concerning th< large number of acts of aggressioi against the allied military in theii wor of inspection. The allied note of today demands at apology. The allies say their patienci i? about exhausted. The council of ambassadors is nls< making another demand for the Ger man naval enlistment, which has beei repeatedly refused them the last si: months. It is said the allies suspec that Germany is exceeding her quoti of enlistments and violating the con ditions of training provided in th peace treaty. The allies have decided to wan Germany that she will not be permit fed to manufacture new war inven tions, in which she at ptesent is sau to be actively engaged. The allies however, can not prevent experiment in such inventions. Senator Capper Announces Program Washington, Nov. 18.?Senator Cap jper, the Republican, chairman.of th farm bloc, today announced his pro grain of constructive^layiflatien coy shin Republicans wanted to remain in pon er they must put through a complet rural credit legislation and reduce th freight rates, repeal the obpectioiu provisions of the Each bill, carry ou a better marketing policy, -turn Mua cle Shoals over to Ford and made un distributed surpluses and stock divj dends pay taxes and prohibit tax ex cmpt securities. Joins. Sister in Hunger Strike Dublin, Ndv. 18 (By the Associate i'ress).?Annie MacSweney has join ed her sister, Mary, in a hunger $trik igainst the letters imprisonment. Sh arrived at the gate of Mount Jo prison last night with 12 wome guarding her and announced sh I would remain there without food unt her sister was release dor given spii dual consolation. : Jen. Wright's Funeral To be Held Tomorrov | Memphis, Nov. 18.?The funeral c 1 General Luke E. Wright, aged 76, wh died last night, will be held Sunda afternoon. Prominent business an professional men will be pallbearer | Hundreds of telegrams of cond( 1 Sence were recebived from all pari 1 of the country. Wright was ill fc ,-everal months. He was a Confe< nwofa Votovan on/1 aAwtro/1 am Va DUI f vv??aiii aiiu tvu VU MIV < ill ippine commission under McKinle; later becoming governor general an was ambassador to Japan under Ro< * f evelt for one year, resigning to b< ome secretary of war in the Room celt's eabine. He retired in 1900 I resume his law practice. Notice On Wednesday, November 22nd, i 6 p. m. at the Grace Uethodist churc the members of the Young Men's Bu iuvsB League will give a banquet honor of Gipey Smith and Charl Allen. Every member of the leagi if expected to cancel all previous ei gagements and be there. Tickets w be $1.00 each ,and can be had of ai director 01 tne league or the seer tary. AH persons who intend goii to the banquet must buy their ticke by Monday evening at 0 o'clock, in o dor that we may know Just how mat to prepare for. Tickets will be * vale at Harris-Woodward Co. store vddition to above. \ *Phone me now if you want a tick< L. B. Woodward, : Secretary. An avenue of trees connecting tl ' cities of Winston-Salem and Hi| Point is to be planted by the W man's club of Winston-Salem ss | memorial to the soldierp of Forsy county, North Caroline, who served ' the world war. / \ . d I Columbia,, N<^ Ubng farm h, met bora todMj Ebi by Gov J ?nwr Harvey fc?f| Btys of dis a seminatin* H?ntinr th< . control c4 Mm L" el ' Three items {MK^^BHodmy illus trate the need meth t of boll fad f that leaders in tJHQ^^^Hja^sre 01 11 ly toward tolvitf ! 1. The fedeCW^^^^^Kbtnt announces that witt . Clemson oMHIjifl MMbUsh a . Florence in tM*S| 9Gb weevi * experimental s??jj| Bit 8outh S. Governor BMktee o1 1 agricultural . ?m| Kirts anc planters willjotim fvioUity It the state library^ Bbrief pro. >! ?r?m for thoro|jfl^^Hfibji whigl 1! will represent" *19 practic* 3\ shown to be j lina under* boll tma-' > ) sS. A -rnfnrrififc Bfttfttet ii . Washington Nt(M m but at 9 agreement , sm?| g? ihtere?ti i concerned an ten Weties, th< r best planting tfjjjj K ?t<. i | WashinjAlS K? (jovem ment will eejM^^^^^H&tive bol exper^M IfeM 'jftjfci ence, S. C., itS Kettip^atod <' *>? d*?l sp*9 KmftUbm ti in the South. states *' as the statiohg^H^^^Ka., deah _! with "il'tin|)B BP1"1" an< t. Texas. Anncuncemgjfl Hffect wb: i made this eveM^^^^KBm a con J ference betwetM n.-presi dent of ClenynH^^Hflw^Pitbe sCo j rotary of *aJ|M K' L. 0 , Howard, chirfy^^Sj^HS^-eiilto s mology, ?nd 'jy Itiinif'io' ^ agricultural ifl gttidPnt ? the * plans for the department constitute G "big* news tot the entire South, inju> e much as it ia recognized that the wee j v'l impose* a financial lea* on th [t cotton producer .of apprpjdmatel $500 000.000 per annum. Re explaine that all theories relating to boll wee ll ll~ -A? - J ' _?1 ... .it ? vu Biuiicuon ? Ml mSUKMU 11 vogue, including those partially-sue ' < cc ssful and those which have not beei | thoroughly tried, would be elaborate t and subjected te the most trying testf I Dr. Riggs declared that governmen , experts are keenly alive to the men ace to the South represented by th boll weevil and are hopeful thait as , lesult of extensive investigation! e | l>otli in Tallulah and Florence, a per y feet boll weevil remedy will be evolv n . e ed I' For Uniform Methods. Washington, Nov. 17 (By the Assc nated Press).?The cotton, confei once, which will discuss all phases o the cotton situation and make an el r fort to unify the various recommends j tions being made by the diiferer I states and the federal government tr ?| wards assisting cotton growers i y | combatting the problems arising or a, of the boll weevil menace, will be hel 3- in connection with the meeting1 of tb >*j Land Grant College association her *1 which begins Monday.; ,r | The boll weevil problem will be on< i-1 third solved, in the opitdat of proven 1- nient officials, if agreement can 1 y>! reached by the various <* interests c ld { uniform varieties and time of plan }-| ing and the recommendations follov ?-, ed by growers. Methods- now recon j mended for controlling boll weevi to under different conditions will be di cussed by the conferenos, but no a tempt will be made to dispose of tl various problems finally st the Waal ington conference. Its work is ii it tended to psve the w?Jr for anoth* h meeting later, in which all interes B'_ involved will be represented. jn Dr. H. A. Morgan, president of tl ie University of Tennessee, who ori ie inated the idea of thcf Washingt< n. conierence, oeiieves uure unity in ti IU methods recommended by state ai ,y federal government for oombatii e- the pest is a most important step the boll weevil fight. ~ ta Dr. Morgan has made three tri f_ through the South for the gover yy merit, studying boll wtfvil eonditior in Dudl?y Gadasy fUto Unioi st. Dudley Oaffney of Spartanburg w in Union last evening to hear Gip F'mith preach and met many o friends of the long sgfe. Though M lie Gaffney is still a youttr man he spo fb of singing in the choir of the Fii o- Baptist church 18 pears ago a a found a few of the ftople who sai th with Sim. Mr. QsMkp is a memb in of the Billy Sunday dfcb of Sparta [revenue comes . from new law \ ' ' Nearly $2,000,000 has already bet . collected this year from the new re . enue bills, taking into considerate ? the old three mill corporation licen tax and the domestic corporation I cense tax, according to figures cor . piled by S. T. Carter, state treasure . yesterday. The exact amount, inclu I tag collections for November 17, wi f announced as $1,802,063.37. Of this total the income tax mom was far ahead with $900,693.99 ai the gasoline tax was second wii i $629,153.06 to date. The income U t: has already reached a figure high* I j than was expected when the law wi -1 first put into operation, but has n J yet attained the mark estimated t I j the free conferees on the general a] II propriation bill this year. They e 1' timated the tax would bring in a re' A enue of $1,000,000 and this tigui I, may be reached before the end of tl ?; year. 'j Of the $909,803.99 some $10,0C 1 will have to be refunded, Mr. Carb i. estimated, some overpayments ha' tag been made. The foreign corpori * ^ton annual license fee has brougl ; in $61,666.63 to date and .the dome < tic corporation capital stock licem ! fee has netter $222,846.57, accordir to Mr. Carter's tabulation. The thr< ! mill license tax amounted to $8* - 704.23. The income tax collection is n * ye$ complete and three more montl ars yet to run on the gasoline ta *. The gasoline tax will for the t< >' months of the year amount to som * j thing over $700,000, judging' by t] ' records of the' past seven month \ The ta^ was not operative unl 1 March. More money will also be r *1 ceived on some of the other taxe ". but ,jW* will be comparatively sma ^ Death Claims W. H. Chalk tl ^ -1? * i Ths subject of this sketch was bo * ill Union county about 41 years ai and has spent the greater part of h life around Union. He was a pi tl jrtesaive citizens and had a kind wo tor verybody and his death leaves tjiditBf void i nmany hearts in Uni ?4 county. Mr. Chalk's death was ve unexpected and even his kind and k f^UBg^pmpanion didnt dreAm of the e d the fallowing children: Johnnie, B< ni?, Sarle, Frances, Caville, Hat and William Chalk and one broth e Mr. John Chalk of Mississippi, a y two sisters, Mrs. Mamie Strailey d Spartanburg add Mrs. Mattie Est of Mississippi. n, Mr. Chalk bore his severe afflictio v with great fortitude and his den n leaves this writer without words d express the sorrow we feel at 1 ' passing. He was a kind and faith! * father, a loving husband and he di l* as he lived, not for self but for the ?, whom he loved. His wife was Mi Maggie Wood. 5? Rev. H. Haydock preached his fv eral Tuesday at 3 o'clock and intx nient was in Fairview cemetei There a large concurse of relati\ anw friends paid their last tribute the memory of this good man. i Little Arthur Harris, aged r>, a f of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Harris, war. i cidentally hurt yesterday at no i- when a large automobile knocked h it | down and severely wounded his It >-l and feet. He was rushed to Wallj n Thomson hospital by the occupai it of the car striking him, and the lit d fellow, although badly hurt, it le thought, will live, and he was brouj e, back to his home here late yest noon. He is very restlesR, but ?- standing his pains quite well, i- C. T. C te 1 '* ' m Attention Knights of Pythic l-i ? M Everyone who has attained 1 a* rank of knight in the order of Knigl of Pythias is hereby requested s" meet at the court house at 7 o'clc p. m. Tuesday, Nov. 21 to atte ,e Services at the Tabernacle. Sea will be reserved for us. n" Come on, fellows, and let's fill 1 Br space that will be reserved for Wo v/unf vnii to ho with 11a urhotl you are an active member or not a ie it. /ices not. mnke any differet whether you live in Union, Uni *n County or any other county, h* WANT YOU TO COME! V. L. Fowler Ben L. Berry, )* K. R:S. C. C m 1539-3t. Our Lads All Right n l%' Union Hi player Laurens Hi y terday afternoon on the field at L ? rens and went down in defeat but fans who went with them say tl as played a clean, fine same and w *y pood losers. Union had rather h ^ her boys play a clean pame and tr> good losers and show what stuff tl k? are made of than to win the chi pionship of the State of South C? nd Una. ag * ier Mrs. George T. Keller will ret ,n- this week from a visit to relative? r rangeburg. mums jjsr** ^ \ ">* J&f - A* 4 SULTAN ESCAPES S ON BRITISH SHIP ?n Constantinople, Nov. 18 (By the v- Associated Press).?The Turkish Na>n uonal* consider that the sultan has Be surrendered the caliphate through his Li- ilight, according to Rafet Pasha, the a- Kemalist governor here. He said ac>r cording to the Moslem law when the d- sultan enters Christian territory he ?s thereby places himself under Christian protection und loses the caliphate ?y and ceases to retain uny authority id over the Moslems. th ix Constantinople, Nov. 17 (By the Bf Associated Press).?Fearful lest the is Turkish Nationalists should carry out ot .he edict of the great national as>y sembly of Turkey and seize bim and P- bring him to trial, the sultan of Tuv key. .Mohammed VI, in the early hours of this morning fled from the re Yiidiz Kiosk, took refuge on board the British dreadnaught Malaya and tonight, in company with his young 0 est son. Prince Erlogrul Effendi, is sr on hi* way to Malta. ! v- The\flight of the sultan was almost ft- precipitate, but nevertheless before Itt his departure he announced that he s- had not abdicated-?that he merely se was leaving Constantinople for safe>K ty. se The sultan had requested Lieuten I.- jnt-General Harington-, commander of the British forces, last Wedneseot day to afford him means of getting hs away and aramgenients were made x. for him to have asylum on the dread ?n naught. e- The trip from the palace -to the tie -juny was effected without the sultan is. being seen by any of the guards about til the palace. An automobile which had e- been drawn up at a side entrance to is. the palace, whisked him to the quay II. where a barge from the battleship was waiting/ On this Mohammed apd t his son and six members of the pal, ice staff were immediately trans 1,11 ferred to the Malaya which pointed K? its nose out through the Dardanelles ''s and into the Mediterranean on tht *>- way to Malta, j , rd J an Constantinople, Nov. 17 (By the on Associated Press).?It is reported ^ here that j the Angora government >v" will make formal representations tr n<* Oreat Britain for the return -of the iuty.- to the KeKmalists, pointing ** ouFUiat WrtKe*^?r htfWhtf >n" sembly of Turkey has authority tc TV . .. %. -- ? ? " aireci tne suitan s movements ana ue ei ' daring that he must face trial as orr ! dered by the government, of ->? *,s Constantinople, Nov. 17 (By the Associated Press).?Rafet Pasha, the ns Nationalist governor, has sent a mest'1 sage to Angora, urging immediate to convocation of the great national as lls ?bmbly to select a new caliph. The most likely candidate for the e<* cflliphate is considered to be Abdul |BC Mejid, cousin of the sultan and heir 183 to the Ottoman throne. m* London, Nov. 17.?A Router dis31' natch continuing the flight of the sul r^' tan says that Mohammed VI was ac cs -ompanied by his ten year old son, lo Prince Erlogoul, and was dressed in civilian attire and fez. The crown prince and all the sultan's wives re?n mained behind. News of the departure of the sul>on tan under British protection created the most intense interest in officia' circles today, which anxiously await,ed the effect it would have on the Moslem populations of India and oth jg er British domains. fht Strangely enough, it was said, there er have been no commendations of the g action of the British in the mattei from any of the Moslem provinces. Union Plays Clinton Friday 1 The Clinton Hi footbull elevei meets the Union Hi eleven at the Citj '^e Park, Friday, November 24th, at I o'clock sharp. Come, be n support* and booster of your home team, tck - . nd Court Orders Acquittal its Pensacola, Nov. 18.?The federa -he court ordered the acquittal of M. R us. Cartwright, J. F. Goss and Leslie am ter C. A. Perrine charged with using th< ^nd mails to defraud in connection witl tee the development of Valparaiso, Fla. ton * * TE Confers on Seating Mrs. W. H. Feltor Washington, Nov. 18.- Vice Presi dent Coolidge and Chairman Curti cf the senate rules commitee con ferred today on whether the senat could seat Mrs. W. H. Felton of C.eor es" gia, the first woman senator. the Mr. P. \. Stovail, of Savannah hey with a party of five, will arrive ii ere Union tomorrow to attend the Gips; ave Smith meeting. Mr. Stovall wa be ambassador to Switzerland under th hey Wilson administration, and owns th im- Savannah News. The par*y will n entertained by Capt. and Mrs. F. M Fair. urn, Mra. John L. Baer of (Columbia i ? in here to attend the Gipsy Smith meel '.njt tomorrow. AMERICAN HELD CAPTIVE IN HONAN Peking, Nov. 17 (By the Associated Press).?George Olaf Holm, an American member of the Luthoran mission, has been kidnapped by ban dits in Uonan province. The powerful bandit army is growing bolder and it apparently dominates the entire province. A dozen towns have been sacked and burned and the inhabitants forced to flee. Upwards of 309 Americans in the danger zone are greatly alarmed, according to the American consul at Hankow. Mr. Holm is the third American missionary to be carried aff by the Honan bandits, who also are holding Anton Ludeen and Einar Borg-Broen, together with the letter's five year old son. Holm was born in Norway but is a naturalized American citizen. /\ Doay oi armed bandits entered the Holm residence at Chen Yang, seized the missionary in the presence of his wife and two Hons and marched off into the country. So far as known here all the kidnaped missionaries ire safe and unharmed and are permitted to communicate with their amities. Reports from Honan indicate that the bandit activities are .becoming more serious with the outlaws ap parently in full control of the provnct and a dozen towns in ashes in ne wake of their march. Foieigners in the unprotected communities have been advised by thei- " consuls to flee to Hankow and scores of missionaries already have arrived -here. Hundreds, however, still are scattered throughout the more remote districts including approximately 300 Americans. The entire staff of the American mission school at Chikungshan has .led to Hankow, where martial law has been declared. . * The head of the Lutheran misaion at Kwangchow reports that bandits armed with machine guns are looting ' 1 .he cities in that section and are robbing the missions. They are threatening to carry off all foreigners. The Chinese foreign office, replyng to the joint note from the American," British, French, Italian and Sv^dish ministers demanding action, announcedtoday it had appealed to Oan W.. v.. ?tit* v>??. ii m i ? -?- u, iiiiitvAjjr j?vwn vx :he bandits. It is feared if force is used against them it would jeopardize their captives. Gen. Wellington Koo, foreign minister, said the government was making every effort to obtain the release of the captives. He explained that he b.'.ndits arc seizing foreigners in in vffort to force the government to n. orporate them in the Chinese irniy. Dr. Koo asserted the govern nent was reluctant to grant this reinesl for two reasons. First, because it would encourage other outlaws to idopt. a similar course, and endanger more foreigners, and, second, be:ause that would increase the size if the army, which already was too large. Dr. KoKo also pointed out that China had agreed to disband unneces sary troops by a resolution adopted at the Washington conference. PERSONAL MENTION Mrs. J. E. Browne and children of Suhsbury, N. C.. are the guests of llf v and Mrs. L. W. Bla"kwelder at the Rectory. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Barron are occupying apartments at the home of Mr. ana Mrs. Frank Harris on South street. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Eison o: Route ;l left today for Sumter t<> spend the winter with th? ir daughter, Mrs. Holder. 1 Miss Neeley .lames of Spartanburg is spending the week-end with her * niece, Mrs. Preston Bobo, on South r Church street. Mrs. Lucy Hill returned to her home in Carlton, Ga., today, after a visit of three months to her son, Mr. B. F. Hill, West End, Union. Dr. J. W. Buchanan, Prof. W. H. " hunt, F. J. Parham, Francis Parham and Lewis M. Rice left this afternoon foi Spartanburg to see the football 1 game between Furman and Wofford, and nttend the Furman alumni banr.uet at the Greshani hotel this evening. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Ellison Meyer of Savannah, Ga., arrived this afternoon to " attend the Gipsy Smith meeting to8 morrow evening. Mr. and Mrs. George Hillyer, e Misses Alma and Ruth Hillyer, John * i.mi Dick Black and Reuben Gray of Atlanta, Gn., motored to Union this ntternoon and will spend the week-end l' with friends and attend the Gipsy 1 Smith meeting tomorrow evening. y . I TODAY'S COTTON MARKET P 0 Open Close [> December . . .. 26.74 25.60 January . . 25.78 26.60 ! March 25.71 25.46 s May 25.45 25.28 July 26.20 24.98 Local market 26Sic H 4 . * 'i- K uin - - ^ V )