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yeSt,d plan. ii it could be put
into workable form, would meet
with the approval OF President
Harding and ais" OF both the house
and senate He also thought il
would be acceptable 90 the service
men. This view was AIRED by
several other members Of the com
mi,tee. who said the program wou'"
enable men in immediate need %
obtain II fairly large sum OF cash
and At the same ,lme retain to
them more lasting benefits perhaps
than would have been obtained
through an all cash adjusted COM
DcnSafion.
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ADDRESS
BY Or. POE
Four Meetings to Be Held IN
Two Days

Columbia. March 1.-Dr. Clar-
ence Poe, editor of the Progress
Sive Farmer, will deliver four ad-
dresses in South Carolina on CO.
operative marketing March 10 and
IL, II. G.. Hamer. chairman OF the
campaign. committee of the South
Carolina Growers .Co-operative AS
sociation, announced today.
Or. Poe recently spoke in four
counties OF the state and was
heard by large and enthusiastic
audiences. He is considered one
OF the foremost experts on Coop
erative marketing in the south.
On March 10 al IL IT. nl.. Dr..
Poe viii speak 1t Cheraw. and ct
8 o'clock that afternoon be will
speak at Bennettsville. March IL
at Il a. in. he. will, speak al Sum-
ter, and at.2 o'clock tfay afternoon
will speak in Bishopville.
The four meetings are being
widely advertised and rs e
crowds are expceped to hear Or.
Poe at an OF tliem.- Mr.. Hanlcr
said today that there Was probably
not r, more aggressive advocate OF
cooperative marketing in the
south than DO. Poe.
Y telegram received At the
headquarters Of the association to-
day from f. Wallace Evans. conn
~ director for Marlboro county;
said that more han $4,000 bales
had now been signed in that coun-
ty, and that committeeman We're
4, work in every section OF the
county
There is warm contest be-
tween Darlington and Marlbol . for
the leadership in the number Of
bales signed. Dr. y. y. Johnson.
farmer. merchant and banker Of
st. George and lh@mbcr OF the
Cnitcd Staies Assay Commission.
came 10 CoIuE2bi3 todaN. bringing
with him contracts representing
more. tnan 900 bales from Dor
chester county. DR.. Johnston is
county chairman for his county and
says that Dorchester Will surely sign
its quota.
Contracts representing approXi-
natcly 2.000 bales were received at
headquarters today from Barnwell
county Fl: g. Boyiston. county
agent, and r. G.. Matthews. count:
director. wrote that the campaign
was progressing splendidiy in that
county
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CREME.

seeosding to Cnrrent History.
there more people murdered
in ssniEsd States in the six years
froln ssss:p I9Is taan there were
killed in the World war.
$50. criminal indictments
pending i is the federal courts in
1921 Inunsberea 7e.ooe against $500
81 IsI
Indictments for murder seem to
aean little. e.sen when the criminal
Is apprehenGed and arraigned,
yhic., is not often II is stated that
sSew York City the chance Of
anaraere escaping punishment
ess
The increase N bsrglaries alid
hold well kneWn. The thef,s
frern Transportation companies
zion money and goods taken
froIa rssll6ad cars and steamship
piers, ssst;::saatsd al more than
ise Aesgs a year.
be crime wave May be blan-
ed, Ike rosf other evils. on the
war, .as,t thar does not dispose OF
the psobien1 nor fully explain it,
nor excuse it. This --.cord means
Iaxit$ in the public conscience ana
laxi9 IN law-enforcement. And it
aoesa't help any in enforcing the
INV against violent criminal. Hi1en
snpp6sedIy respectable mercl,e-s OF
I sGeiesg are detying The law WITH
ssapug.ily and a clear conscience il.
saef q TnaIrer as prohibition
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and good viii anoas nations ID III,
lesser aGai1s of He aye 'na'ie the
forerunners of co-opcraliea and
good viii IN bigger matte"s.
In international health work.
famine relief, the protection OF wo-
men and children, the repatrti or
OF refugees. deported women and
children and war prisoners, co-or-
dina,ion OF international Official
bureaus under the League auspices
and in various other human and
social matters, in addition. TO its
better known work in handling
boundary disputes, ETC.. the League
is busy ana achieving new strength
and success. The whole civiiiz-
ed world needs to know ahou,
these things.
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FRANCE, He SAYS.
MUST PAY DEBTS
Ambassadors Declaration is
Greeted With Many Cheers

Washington, March /. - De-
velopn1ent. Of Waterways transDor-
.;afion ul.tl1e interest of national
commerce was urged by speakers
at thetepening session today OF the
seventeenth annual convention OF
the National Rivers and Harborz
congress. which was marked this
afternoons by the debate on fhe.
Great Ilakes-St' Lawrence river
oject,2 between Governor Miller,
of New Eork, Governor Allan. OF
Kansas and IT. n. Merrick, OF
Chicago. former chairman OF the
M;ssissipTfi7 Valley association.
Speakers today included Am
bassaaor, 8usserand, et France.
Theodore Roosevelt. assistant sec
retarv OF. the na.sy, and Senator
Randel. OF Louisiana. who express
cd hirnse'i as favoring a congress
Sional appropriation OF at least
$50 ,0G0,9it9 for waterways de-
velopment, but said he feared only
about half, that amount would be
made available.
Considerable enthusiasm greet:
cd rhe: declaration OF Ambassador
Jussceand, that France must meet;
her debts and that he was '-one
Of the ,39,G00,G06' F'renc!lnen who
felt that way" -
Citing lnhe growth OF develop
ments olfwater transportation; the
ambassador reminded the delegates
that :9he ship used by Columbus
when. h. came TO these shores was
but leo, tons. and he told OF
barges. Of 900 tons capacity plowing
rhrough the canals OF France.
Mayor; II. Hampton Moore. of
Philadelphia, who was not listed
on. the program. was called apon
to speak. before the Grear Lakes
ST. Lawrence project debate, be-
gan. and other speakers today IN
cluded were. J. Fl Walsh, general
manager OF the New Orleans Dock
Board. hac
The cengress will continue in
session throughout tomorrow.
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MUSCLE SHOALS
MATTER rs QUIET
Little Progress Made in Con-
sidering Various Proposals

Washington, March Little
progress was made in congress to-
day by committees engaged in the
consideration Of proposals from
private enterprises for the COM
pletion, operation. lease and pllr-
chase OF the governments projects
At Muscle Shoals, Ala.
The senate agricultural commit
tee was unable 10 reach q decision
on rho question OF how many. SEN
ators viii visit the shoals territory
or when they will go.
Senator Lodge. the Republican
leader, requested the agricultural
chairman to delay the trip tempo
rarily so as not TO Interfere with
senate consideration OF the treaties
which grew out OF the armament
conference The absence Of forty
five members, the approximate
number who have expressed Il de-
sire TO see the Alabama projects,
would compel the senate To dis
continue It's business. ii was said,
and that possibly could nor be
considered 1T the present time.
Only Z forenoon meeting was
held today by the house military
conliIn;cLe on the proposal submit
ted by Henry Ford for purchase
and lease of the shoals properties.
This was entirely given over 10 q
legal discussion between Huber
Oliver. Democrat, Alabama. rs 70
The legality OF the contract held
by the company, giving il the OK
elusive right TO purchase the steam
power plant 1T Warrior in event
the government should dispose OF
lis interest there
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WARSHIPS TO
u BE RETAINED
Batleship West Virginia and
Cruisers Lexington and
Saratoga VIII Be Conf
pleted

Washington, March ] Ey the AS
socia,ed Press).-The battleshlp
West Virginia and the battle cruis-
erS Lexington and Saratoga prob
ably will be the three capital ships
now building. which with the hat'le-
ship Colorado Will be retained un-
der the naval limitation treaty for
completion or conversion.
4 special naval board headed by
Rear Admiral AhcElroy: has c>;-
amined the facts as TO the state OF
completion Of the West Virginia
and. sister ship, the Washington
visiting the yards where the ships
are under construction. It's re-
port has not been submitted as yet
ia Secretary DENLY, but there are
indications that board members
found the West Virginia 10 be much
further, advanced than the Wash
ington. confirming the previous
Impression OF officers at the de-
partnlent.
The board was not directed 10
make recommendation. but mere
IL to. advise the secretary as 10 the
facts. In view of q probable say
ing OF. almost 81, 600, 900 in select
ing the West Virginia FOR compile
ton instead ef the Washington in
d3cated by information in the
hands OF the, board, it was sad at
the department. that the former
weale probably he ultimately add
ed TO. the fleet and the Washing
;eI. be .scrapped.
The West Virginia is building at
yards OF the Newport News Ship
building company and tho Wash
iogtoa by the. New York Shipbuild-
Ing company ut Camden. y. j. Since
the battle cruiser Saratoga also il;
under construction at the Camden
yard, however, and her selection for
conversion into an a;rplane carrier
as well as the completion OF the
Colorado, also at Camden, and the
scrapping or the Washington would
keep that yard busy. it was believ-
ed little opposition to selecting the
West Virginia for completion
would be; expressed.
The battle cruiser Lexington is
building at the Fore River tMaSs-
achuseus} plant Of the Bethlehem
company.
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PAPERS ARE
PUBLISHED

New York, March 1.-New York
morn!nS newspapers. which ap-
pearcd in abbrerialed form today
because ri :; delay by the lccal
Web I'rcSsmcn' Union in accepting
terms Of :tn arbitration award
handed down by Federal Judge
Manlon. viii appear in their reg
ular dress tomorrow morning. it
WIS announced tonight.
Tho union voted early today for
unconditional acceptance Of the
award. but did NOT return TO their
posts until II o'clock. after the
Publishers met and accepted the
prcssmen's offer To 20 back.
Afternoon papers published no
carly editions today. but issued
Iheir regular editions from II
O'clock on.
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CABINET
TROUBLE IN
ENGLAND
Premier Lloyd George
Intimates That He
Will Resign Split
in Coalition Party

London. March I (Ey the AsSo-
ciatcd Press). - Premier Lloyd
George has thus far made no public
threat to resign, bu' he has done
so definitely TO Austen Chamber
lain and other Cnionist leaders. His
action is in The nature OF 4 protest
against the tactics that have been
employed 10 unde:3nine his power
in the coalition and in parliament.
II the primo minister presents his
resignation it viii merely be q. per-
sollal resignation. and not the rrs-
ignation OF the government.
The prime minister's threat Of
resignation has been the D0litiral
sensation Of the day. Hints Of
Lloyd Georges resignation have
been current eyer since Sir George
Younger. head OF the Conservative
party organization. engineered re-
volt on some 80 die hard" Tories
against The premier during he lat
tef's absence at the Cannes meet
ing.
ollf|' OUittIAl VI liIt ltH 'il Nfi' a.
practical split in the coalition.
and public abandonment Of the so-
called coupon system upon which
heretofore candidates, whether
Conservative or Liberal. entered
,he electoral contests under :, unit
ed banner.
The attitude of the die hardS" is
that they decline 10 recognize
Lloyd Georges leadership unless
they are allowed to dictate the pol
icy Of their coalition. which would
include restoration OF the legisla-
tive veto 10 the house Of lords and
a protective tariff.
The prime minister is said 10
have threatened to resign when he
returned from Cannes but was
lissuaded BY Austen Chamberlain
Since then disintegration in the Goa
lition has proceeded rapidly. "A large
body OF the Conservatives showing
q disposition to support the re-
Voting element At the same time
recent by-elections. in which the
govcrnmet candidates We're defeat
ed. tended 10 show that the country
was completely out of sympath,
with the coalition, while the Labor
party and the 1Asqui1h liberals
who. opposed the coalition, are con
stantly gaining strength.
The general impression is that
an election can not be far distant
but there is an. alternative, namely
the resignation OF the premier in
which case the king might cal
upon Nj. Chamberlain TO form q
cabinet TO carry on the govern
ment. This government in the gen
eral opinion, however, would have
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NEW BONUS
PLAN. PROPOSED
Republicans Making a Wild
Search For Means to Satisfy
Demand of Legion

Washington, March 1.-Eliniina-
lion Of the cash feature OF the sol
dicrS' bonus bill, bur under plan
which would enable former service
men 10 obtain funds from banks
or adjusted service certificates I'M
lnediatcly after they were issued is
under consideration by majority
.nembers OF the house ways and
means committee as q possible So
hltion, OF the bonus problem.
: This would make unnecessary
aaly heavy draft on the federal
treasury during The next two years
while. the refundiag Of the $500
00o. $50 short dated debt is in pro-
Sress and, it W:ts sad, would re-
move the Fundamental cause OF the
differences IN congress and, be-
tween the administration and con
@reSs over the bonus question.
Th. task OF working out the plan
was assigned today 70 {: special sub
committee which was appointed by
what was described, as "unanisnOus
consent" after the ajority NOM
l,crs had failed 10 agree On any
method OF financing the cash pay
Inunt.
Committee mcrlbtrs said it was
not proposed to change the voca-
tioglal bilf Some of them thought,
however, that tn" certificate fea-
,nl-n would be 80 attractive thai a
u
elect that option cf The bin.
Under the plan Low contemplate
e,, the. face value OF the ad. .usted
service certificate would be equal
10 the sum OF the adjusted service
pay Of the veteran t$1 Il day for
domestic, service and $1.25 Z, day
for foreign service less the $50
! bonus paid 1T the time OF DIS
charge increased by 40 per cent.
plus interest thereon for 20 years
at the rate of Leg per cent. q
year. compounded annually. The
total face valae thus would be ap-
prosimately 1888 times the amount
of cash that Il veteran would have
received under the cash feature.
Immediately after the certificate
was received the service man could
obtain. from a bank an amount
equal to- so per cent o.. the total
Of the adjusted service pay. Ii at
! the expiration of three years the
sum thus Obtained plus interest had
+! not been paid by the service men
the bank could. make demand on
! the federal treasury for the
amount due. The government thus
woulsl.tale over and carry the loan.
/ Provisions respecting loans 10 be
, made by the government on the
/ certificates after three years from
! their issue would be retained in the
! I1ill. it WIS said. l'nder these pro-
! visions. if the loan We're made
within three 10 five years after is
; sue the amount could not exceed
! so per cent OF the sum OF the ad-
! justed service pay plus interest
/ from the date Of issue Or at Il rate
Oh ID pc: cent. compounded
i annually. If the loan were made
after five years, the amount could
not exceed so per cent Of the sum OF
I tlle adjusted service pay increased
/ by 40 pep cent. plus interest from
! the date of issue at the rate of +
! IL per cent. compounded annual
! ".
Representative Longwortll en-
! pressed the opinion that the Sus-
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iiRErY NJ sHasEE And
ABROAD
Tsaai Cod .-esl ean give:a r.

aE God sou e:asn give" reads
she FRS line of striking adver-e
tiiserae at 'ssssi a eSee York paper.
printed By tho association for re-
Hes of Jewish. war sufferers. and
alader that line. another. Can you
szlasnk yoalr God And following,
sgeh words as these:
so child IL al New York will
aages to- death his year for lack
TODD 80 el,ild wiiis freeze 20
death fer lack of clothing or
warmth 40 OLD men on oids wo--
zen gssH staswe or freeze for the
aeas ef essalat iafs: eeessarg Je keep
aem q aIpses IA rhiss greas city We
Hesfia cpnss9es ourselves inaun1aa
& were To per,nie q condition of
kind ia exist.
and vet. oeer there, just acress
Iaie atlanfiics thousands OF children
sysisl die this year fer tie want, OF 2
lslaaat se bread and thousands more
svia die Bseasis OF exposure: the
"a die essrough Iack OF med
:ssad surgical Instruments;
regaaaas mothers Will carry their
sasarn essildren to the grave with
.eln fsor fi1e simple. reason t4sat
hacked sufficient nos,rishnrent
soskeep them aiive.'' =.
This weuId IN itself SEEM 10 an
ss5sr adaduatels the argument
llleh some people have raised
sgainst contributing to- the work
of The American lseliea Association
when fhes say, Esve plenty 70
% @. help the poor at heme-" We
have, true, great deal TO 90.
Yet when a comparison IS made.
viii NOT the facts support the con-
feniion above Where a family Ia
nsrssaca is founa IN serious eondi-
ton: are there net hundred
ssaadiag BY ready to help And
DO fkesy 3os do se2 But where those
sehIlnen n Russia are starving; the
hanareas standing by are in the
same condition as themselves. Help
E:lnss come from outside for this
one more: winter. Seed and agri-
caEural help Of various sorts now
being sent VIII greatly lessen the
need for next year and these fol-
IeNiIg. s
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SENATE RATIFIES
=YAP TREATY


Washington. March 1.-Taking
its first ratification roll call on the
series of international covenants
Negotiated during tho arms confer
cncc the senate today ratified with
out reservations or amendments
american cable and radio rights on
The island OF Y:p. the final vote.
d, to -. representing a margin Of
seven over lh.. necessary two-thirds.
The 32 Democrats present divided.
J.; for ratification and ~ against
while only three Republicans voted
in the negative.
AS soon as the result had been
announced the four power Pacific
treaty. the pivotal agreement OF the
arms conference series, was brought
before the senate for action. The
prolonged and bitterly fought de-
bate which is expected 10 precedc
vote. on ii Will begin tomorrow.
Ratification OF the LYap treaty
followed an al day battle oyer res
ervations and amendments during
which dissatisfied senators on the
Democratic side joined by q few
Republicans sought unsuccessful
r. to attach qualifications to the
ratification resolution. a half
dozen proposals all presented by
Democrats were voted down sue
cessiycly by Overwhelmingly ma
jorities.
LEADERS OF the various senate
elements disagreed as 10 the signi-
ficance OF Ioday'S action with re-
gard to the four power and other
treaties awaiting senate action. The
administration managers, declared
that on subsequent ratification roll
calls they expected to lose very
few Of the. votes they commanded
today. while the '.irreconcilables"
predicted that at least seven and
probably more who voted for the
Yap rreatv or were absent would
vote against the four power pact.
BY a vote OF 80 to 54 the senate
rejected an amendment by Senator
Pittman DemoeraD OF Nevada
proposing that the United States
should be exclusive Judge" OF
whether the radio service maintain
ed by Japan on zap island is ade-
ouate. The amendment would have
applied 10 a provision Of the treaty
which permits establishment Of an
American wireless plant On the
island only in the case an ''efflcl-
ent" service is not provided by
Japan.
Four Republicans. Senator Bor-
ah Of Idaho. France OF Maryland,
Johnson of California. and Norris
OF Nebraska. voted for the amend
,nent. and five Democrats, Sena-
.ors Underwood Of Alabama, Dial
Of South Carolina. Myers of Nom
tana. Pomerene Of Ohio. and vii
Iiams Of Mississippi voted against
It.
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SUES COLLEGE
FOR FALSE. ARREST

Richmond. March 2-The final
determination in llle case decided
Yesterday awarding s. +. GugSen-
heilrcr OF Richmond, ten thousand
dollars against the Southern semi
nary. f:uena Vista. Va, on charges
gt fa!>c :,rrcst III connection wlth
thc kidnapping OF Ruth Hanks. OF
Minneapolis. rests on the demurrer
filed IS his counsel No date has
been set for the hearing.
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THE FARM FTNANCIERs

A general Eota,of optimism IS no
tieeable IN most financial and bs,si-
ness reports, Conspicuous among
these is better news of conditions
on the farm. The farmers are
Gaming up our Of. the dumps along
with she rest of business, and even
little ahead OF some Of it. Large
repay1nents on loans are one Of the
bes, evidences that things are pick
ing up Wit. the far1aer.
Eugene Meyer. Jr., head OF the
War Fihanee corporation, reports
thar payments from Jan. / to- Feb:
Is en- I've stocss and agricultural
loans aggregate ss.s77I,ooo. OF this
amount >. $4,000 was paid by bank
ing concerns. aaG Il, 900: by 1--we stock
ioai eoaspan nies anf ss4as 600 by CO.
oopoeratixe asSoeiations, Al repay
nan1s were voluntary, and a cor
Siderable part Of the rerai was paia
before due
Bacg OF these larger sums is an
equally cheering record, of iadivid-
aaf payments; mode voluntarily.
and before due. . The situation not
Only is cheering rs indicative OF
better times on. the farm. where
they certainly have been hard, but
it Is one more evidence OF The in
tegri,y and. dependability OF the
American farmer. who works in
the sweat of his brow to pay his
debts like an honest man.
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SIGN Up WEEK,
MARCH IL TO Is

DR.. Clarence Poe, Of. Raleigh. X.
c., editor OF the Progressive Farm
cr. il 70 deliver an address in sum
ter on the llth OF March 81 II
o'clock at the court house. Dr
Poe will speak in the interest OF
the Sign Up Wcck" campaign OF
the Cooperative Cotton Association.
which is 10 begin on this date.
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JIM .JEFFRIES TO
BECOME PRE- EACHER

Los Angeles. March 2-.lamrS j..
JcflricS. former heavyweight cnanr-
ll.on pl.ii!St. may hecon" an evan
%cliS,. according Ia Il story printed
il the Les Angeles Examiner.
The six men who were arrested
on information furnished by Mrs.
John Rupl,. have n" connection
with tho TAYLOR murder. HE police
have. announced.
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Washington. March 2-Thc hope
chat the administration Will not
continue 10 procrastinitte and will
fulfill lis promise made at the last
election and pasS the veterans ad-
justinS bill. without further d@iaN.
was expressed by Edwin S. Bottle
helm. .Ir.. chairman Of the National
Legislative Committee Of Veterans;
OF Foreign wars.
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Los Angeles March 2.-Poiice
officers are considering the arrest
OF q motion picture ACTOR whose
nannetwa brought. into the case bS
Mrs. John Rupp, who supplied in-
formation that led TO the arrest OF
six alleged drug peddlers and boot
leggers in connection with tho
TAYLOR case.
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Washington March Tho S'a-
board Air Line has filed Il hl;:nke;
applicatior with the Interstate
Commerce Commission for large
sums. tho total not announced, hul
rourtrcn million is being mentioned
az the likely requisite 10 c"nflnhe
o,,.rations aud extend the lines.
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Information.

Information.
Girl Cleric: Yes. madam. this
is tho information bureau What
do YOU wish 10 know
Customers: I'D like 10 know
how much YOU paid for that
"corgc;te blouse You're Wearing,
and. ii You bought Il. in this shop.