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RESOLUTION -OF KNOX ADOPTED BY SE'NATE I flan of Harding Administration Start. ed on Way. Towisend Effort Eiids lit Failure. Washington, April 30.-The admin istration's first ste) towards placing the United States on a technical, legal basis of ipeace was- taken tonight by the siunate in adopting the Knox peace resolution. Before the preparation for a vote by the senato tonight on the Knox peace resolution an amendment was introduced by Senator Townsend, Re puiblican, AMichigan, prop)osing to sub stitute for the provision repealing the (leciaration of war a siu)le clause (e cla ring peace. Senator Townsend argued that it was tinecessary to repeal the war declaration and ipoinlted out that the repeal plani had leeni attacked vigor ously. Ile therefore pr-oposed as a stibstitute ht'use "Providing that the state of war ldeclarled to exist by Con gross on April 6, 1917, betweeni the -imperial Gemnan government and the governmenta e1(1ople of the U nited States of America is hereby declared at an end." Senator Tow nsenid's a mendiment was defeated, 26 to 4H. It was stiip piorted only by the Democrats and three Republenns, Senators Nelson of Minln1esot a. SterIling of South Dakota anll( Towisentid. 'Pite vote for adoption of tile resoilu tion was .1) to 2:3. Three Democrats voted for the reso luition, an~d alithiough no Republienns t Money bck witlout laqunt on If HUNT'S' Snive falls in thi treatment ot ITCH. E.CZEMA.f RINGWORM, CTTR or ctlier itchlng skin disenues. Try a 75 cent box Lit our rih. .Lanrenis Drug C0. t tey aye mrely seo --. Theae Rube Inua-0 viv I I r, Separated o r InsTlated The plates in your bat tery may be merely sepa- C ated wrlemnt W i the WldThreaded Rubber sl. bern Insuaio otmet wood sprrbattery -plates. are nsoverag that teadedCRompany sulatindoe noLanureSt bonieze4 NoWillaorwod-epr. WillarddRbr Batplterie voted against it, Senator Nelson o1 Minnesota, ipaired against it. Thi Democrats voting for It were Senator, Myers, Montana; Shields, Tennessee, and Watson, Georgia. Two others, Reed and% Walsh, were announced a favoring the resolution. The resolution now goes to the house with prospects of prompt ac tion -there. No change was made by the senate in the Knox resolution as reported by the foreign relatIons committeo. It would repeal the war resolution affecting Germany and Austria-Hlun'gary, impound alien en eiy property and remove the United States froi all rights and 'privileges tinder the treaty of Versailles and oth .r peace treaties An effort to amend tie Knox reso ution made by Senator'Towusend, Re mblican, 'Michigan, who moved to ;trike out the clause repealing the war leclaration of ipeace, was defeated, .14 o 26, shortly before the final vote. 'enator Lodge, Republican leader, O1 )osed the Townsend amendment, stat ng that it had been considered care Llly by the foreign relations commit ee, which decided that "the direct nethod was the best." Senator Lodge in inaugurating de iate for the day, told the senate that reaties with Germany and with other Lations with which the United States las been at war would following the 0nox resolttiion. lie also gave notice hat the United States would not aban lon the allies. Substitutes for the Knox resolution repared by Senator Kin'g, deimocrat, ,tal, were not offered. Mr. King said hat the Republicani majority appeared etermi ned to support tihe Kniox reso lition as offered. Senator France, Re ubliean, laryland, also did not offer is plan for a general world confer nee to consider various qiestions af ecting rehabilitation. He promised to ffer his mnea.sure later. Tle vote on the ea e resolution id not colme until after i o'clock to ight and was preceded by tense par Isan clashes. The Republicans lined ip almost solidly beh1nd the imeasure nid all but live of the Democrats voted r were paired against it. The roll call follows: For Adoption--Reu blicans: 1a1. orah. Briandegee. Blursom, Cameron, apper, Colt. Cummins, Curtis, DMl ngiam, Elkins, Fernald. France, 'relinghuysen, Goodiing, liale, Hlar Dld, oJhinson, Jones (Washington), :eiyon, Keyes, Ladd, La Follette, Len Dot, Lodtge, McCormick, McKinley, [eNary, New, Nicholson, Nordeck, 'orris, Oddle, Penrose, Poindexter, hortridge, Smoot, Spencer, Stans eld, Sterling, Sutherland, Townsend, radsworth, Warren, Weller and Wil s. Total 46. Democrats: Myers, Shields, Watson, ieorgla. Total 3. Against Adoption - Republicans: One. Domocrats: Ashurst, Broussard, araway, Dial, Glass, fHarris, Harri on, Heflin, 4Hitchcock, Jones, New lexico; Kend rick, 'McKellar 'Pittman, omerene, Robinson, Sheppard, Stan tv, Swanson, Trammell, Underwood, falsh, Monitana, and Willlan,s. Total 3. Senator Reed was ipaired in favor of dloption and Senator Walsh, who was bsent was announced as a suppioi'ter > the resolution. Senator Nelson, Ro mublican, Minnesota, was plairod Lganst the resolution with Senator (nox, its author, for it. In announces nent of pairs, It was said that all >ther Democrats not voting opposed~ lie measurie and all other Rtepub~licans avored it. In the final clashes todlay, the third lay of debate, on the resolution, the eague of nations hattle was fought inew. Senator llorah dlecilred that 'resident H ari'(lng had "'scrapped"' the eague swith the approval of the Amern tan voters. Democratic senators de riled that the last election was a (eei 4lon against the leaguie declaring that nany suipporters of othe Repubhlican ticket favored the league and believedl hat Presidont IHarding would( endeavoir to secui'e ratification of thie treaty of Versailles. Senator Borah chiargedl that the treoaty was not being exected'c and that the allies in fixing German ie parations were acting without au thorit y from the treaty. Senator Florah's statement brought. shiarl i'e iply from Sonator I hitchcock, the Demo r'a tic leadler In the treaty fight, who rieclaredl Senator Iiorah was pimnarily responsible for' America's lack of a voice in the .peace settlements. Rte-puiblican leader'shipii todlay came strongly to the suppior't of the r'esoliu tion although its author wias absent. Besidles Senators Lodge and Borah, Sienators McCorm ick, of Illinois, 'La folette of Wisconsin, and ot gr Re punblicans spoke for the measui'e. Speeches against the r'esoliition iOhich was dlenoirncedl in all Its asipects, were ma@ hly many D~emocrats In alutiing Oator's King, Robilnson, [harrison, lIeflin, Stanley, Jones, Wil llams, WVolcott and Walsh, Montana. Senatoi' Jones of New Mexico, do icrlbott the resolution as "abject inology for hnving nterel tae war," The same contention was made . by Senator Williams while Bonator lKing declared that ibehind the -resolution was some "stbtile senators' designs.". Senator La Follotte said he support ed the resolution because it would end the war status. He said it was not a treaty and gave notice of future free don of action in the settlement to be imade with Germany. Senator Wolcott hsserted that the resolution was "shockingo and bordered on national disgrace." Explanipig his'support for the reso lution, Senator Myers said that he had stood staunchly for entering the league but that his hopes were extin guished by the last election. "I consider the verdict of the 'pe' ple was against ratiflcation," said Sen ator Myers and it appeared.to nc it is the course (by resolution) or nothing." No Worms In a Healthy Child All children troubled with Worms have an un healthy color, which indicates poor blood. and as a rule, there is more or I ess stomach distafrban&. GROVE'S TASTELESS CHILL TONIC givep regu larly for two or three weeks will enrich th6 blood, improve thodigestion, and acta4 a general Strength ening Tonic to the whole system. 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While he declared tonight that he % as innocent of the -charge against him, police offlcials said they had in formation that he had .been "plying his trade" for some time, boarding late trains in Charlotte, going through the sleepers, gathering loot and leav Ing -the train at the next stop about ?5 miles away in either direction. Special EN'S i Men's t Men's Carried Over From Fall and Sold at $ Your ( $31 iantity of Guarantee iits Included in This : . Suits Ma :'Schaffner Strouse. 4 ,See Windo, airton C CASH CLOTHIER C. E. Kennedy &Son UNDERTAKERS ...and... &.EMBALMERS Motor Equipment LAURENS, . . . S. C. Offering of SUITS. mnd Young Suits Last Spring and 55.00 to $70.00. "h'ice .00 SUIT d Fast Color Blue Serge Lot. Sizes 34 to 44. rde By & Marx and Bros. Display, 1othing Co. S---"SUITS ME" Greenwood, S. C.