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?> Abbeville Press and Banner Established 1844. $2.00 the Year. Tri-Weekly. Abbeville, S. C., Friday, March 4, 1921 Single Copies, Five Cents. 77th Year. REPUBLICANS! IN EX ADMINISTRATION OF WOODROW WILSON ABOUT TO CLOSE ITS BOOKS HARDING IS NOW READY TO SERVE Simple Inaugural Ceremonies Mark Change -in Government?New Chief Executive Approves Plans and Announces That Davis Will Join Cabinet Washington, March 3?After eight eventful years in authority the Dem ocratic administration of Woodrow Wilson closed up its books today and is awaiting the coming of its / successor. While the final balance was being struck by the outgoing officials, War ren G. Harding, Republican presi deirt-elect, came to Washington, gave his approval to the simple inaugural ceremonies that will attend his in duction into office, completed formal ly his cabinet and finished his part of the inaugural preliminaries, by go ing to the White House for a call of courtesy on Mr. Wilson. .f or Ills pan, tne retiring picsiuciu provided perhaps the last of the long succession of sensations scat tered through his eight years in of fice by announcing that when he leavjes the White House he will take up tjhe practice of law. Meantime, in striking contrast to the usual "holiday turmoil of inaugu ration eve, the streets of the capital reflected only ii) a mild dggree the complete rearrangement about to be 1 . made in the national government. Flags and bunting were broken out in recognition of the impeding event and tonight the dome of the capitol was illuminated for the first time since the celebration of the armistice, but^ the small crowds which had cheered Mr. Harding in his move ments about the city had almost en tirely deserted the streets by early evening. In accordance with the desire of the president-elect the inaugural cere monies will be the simplest of recent years. Four troops of cavalry will es cort the president and president-elect to the capitol, but no parade will be permitted and there ?will be little of the panoply of former inaugurals at the taking of the oath on the east portico. The call of Mr. Lansing at the White House took place late in the day after the president-elect had conferred with Senator Knox and several other leaders of his party in and out of congress. Mr. and Mrs. Harding were received by Mr. and Mrs. Wilson in the green room, and after tea had been served remained together for 20 minutes. The special train which brought the president-elect and his wife from Marion, Ohio, reached Washington at 1 p. rn. and was met by a crowd of several hundred people. Just before his call at the White House, Mr. Harding received the Washington correspondents telling them he had made the appointment not because he had any news to give but because he wanted to begin his friendship with them while he still was nothing more than a member of their own profes sion. He assured them that they al ways would be welcome at the exec utive mansion and declared that all he askfed in his relationship with them was an application of the gol den rule on both sides. CUNTON DOWNS ABBEVILLE The two basket-ball teams of the Abbeville High School went over to Clinton yesterday and yesterday af ternoon played the two teams of the Clinton schools. Abbeville lost both ftames, the boys losing their game by a score of 26 to 12, and the girls losing theirs by the scote of 28 to 11. Major Fulp accompanied the teams to Clinton. REPLACE DEMOI ECUTIVE OFFICE Df-SPEAKER CLARK ! Had Been III in Waahington for Ser- ? era! Days?Had Long Dittin guisbed Career in ronucs of United States. Washington, March 3.?Represen tative Champ Clark, of Missouri, died here yesterday at 2:10 p. m. He was seventy-one years old and was with in two days of his retirement of the House, after a service of 26 years. Death was due to an attack of pleurisy and a complication of dis eases incident to his advanced age. In the Democratic national conven tion at Baltimore in 1912, Champ Clark led on twenty-seven ballots for the nomination as candidate for pres ident and had a clear majority on ' ninp ballots. Drior to the final nam- 4 ing of Woodrow Wilson. The two- ' thirds rule of the convention alone prevented Mr. Clark's nomination. The honor which his party thus paid , him was the most notable of his pub- < lie life. In American political history Martin Van Buren was the only other man who failed of the Democratic nomination for the presidency after ^ having received a majority of the 1 votes in the national convention, but j he enjoyed the unique distinction of ^ being elected subsequently. William J. Bryan's,, s^nsafcioxjal at- j tack on *Mr. Clark at Baltimore, s charging him with being affiliated with leaders representing "the inter- ^ ests," held the convention in deadlock for more than a week when it ended t in the nomination of Wilson. Bryan's . C speech, declaring that Thomas F. Ry- j ; an, August Belmont and Charles F. J Murphy were supporting Uiarx, was a bolt from the blue which made the g Clark ranks waver. Clark supporters j( declared afterward that none of the j three leaders mentioned were for j Clark as first choice, but that the unit v rule carried the New York delegation to the Clark forces. The breach between Bryan and ^ Clark never healed, although they p met at a luncheon arranged by mu tual friends a few months later and p exchanged perfunctory speeches, t Coolness between Clark and Wilson c wore off after the president entered a the White House and on legislative t policies they worked in harmony ex- ^ cept in one notable instance, the re- g peal of the Panama tolls exemption, I j which Speaker Clark opposed unsuc-!a cessfully. t The failure of his candidacy at Bal- r J timore never ceased to be the disap ! pointment of Mr. Clark's life. He re- s fused nomination as vice-president s and told the House on the eve of his I defeat that he preferred to remain as Speaker. r His election to the speakership of J * the House came in the 62nd Congress I prior to the Baltimore convention, and s it was by a united Democracy in rec- f ognition of the contest Mr. Clark had made against the rule of Speaker ? Joseph Cannon. Mr. Clark had served * in every Congress since and including ( the 53rd in 1893 except the 54th ^ when he was beaten. 1t Although Champ Clark was known 4 as a Missourian he was bron in An derson, Ky., on March 7, 1859. He 1 was christened James Beauchamp 1 Clark, but early in life he reduced r this to Champ Clark. His first work * was as a farm hand, clerk in a gener- e al store, and on a country newspaper. 1 THE COTTON MARKET J The cotton market was stronger i today than for the past few days. ! Futures were up at midday. Spot j cotton on the local market sold for , 11 cents today against 10 1-2 yes-| I erday. CRATS S AT CAPPL Solicitors Get Increase of $2.50 Per J Day?Senators Vote to Dispense Houie For It. 1 Columbia, March 3.?The fight on ;he appropriation bill waged fast and 'urious yesterday, practically the en ire morning was consumed in gener il discussions, and up to the dinner lour not even the first section had )een defihitely agreed upon. Absolute < lothing other than the appropriation 1 )ill was discussed today. < The first effort that failed was i nade by Senator Wells who wanted 1 ;o reject at one full sweep any and < ill increases recommended by the Senate committee, and substantially , idopt the House bill as bad as he < :hought it was. Practically all argu- < nents presented pictured the finances j )f the State as entirely paralyzed on iccount of the low price of cotton, rhe chief defense of the bill for the j senate committee was made by Sen itor Christensen who made his posi- ^ ;ion clear and forceable. After the all-day fight for reduc-,( 4.1 C 4 3 1? ,1U11 W1C IIXOW anu Ullljf Irliailgc uiav | vas made was adding a few dollars t :or the pages in the Legislature. An insuccessful effort was made by Sen ttor McColl to confine the pay of r lold-over members to $200 Ayr the j ession, the pay in effect at the time >f their election. New Senators are f laid $400 each. . . Senator Clifton gave hotice that at , he end of the* bill he would propose i cut of 25 per cent on all possible f tems. J j Night Senate Seiiion. At the night session of the Senate i bill was passed providing for at sast one high school in each county, 'he bill was proposed by Senator )ennis. Several county measures ^ere given final reading. Senator Padgett persuaded the Sen- ^ te to consider the rabbit bill. When ^ lebate loomed up the matter was ^ tassed over until later. The Senate then took up the appro bation bill. An increase was allowed 0 solicitors of $10 per day instead if $7.50. Senator Clifton moved to 4 trike out the allowance of $6,750 for c he preparation of the budget. The g >udget commission item was killed by 1 vote of 24 to 13. This leaves the t louse standing for the commission, md the Senate opposed to continuing he budget plan. This will cut $6,750 s f it sticks. On the appropriation bill the Sen ite refused to increase the pay of . X.J ? itenographers $3UU eacn as suggested t was one of the hard fought items. Senator Moore wanted the Attor ley General to attend to all legal ?ork for all departments and no de >artment shall employ special coun iel. The State allowed about $8,000 or special counsel. Small allowances were made for the inforcement of the game laws and lealth regulations. The Highway Commission is also allowed counsel. There was strenuous opposition to he employment of special counsel by he department. The Senate adopted the Moore imendment prohibiting the employ nent of any counsel by any depart nent or commission and all legal vork go through the Attorney Gen >ral's office. There was complaint ibout paying the stenographer of the Vttorney General $1,800 instead of 51,200, but the ?1,800 salary won. There were no amendments to the lection for the State Treasurer's of ice. Stenographers' salaries were igain fixed at $1,200. The file clerk n the Adjutant General's office was lispensed with as recommended by he committee. (Continued on Page 8) FALLS BEFORE WILSON'S, VETO i ? 'RESIDENT WliLSON WITHHOLDS APPROVAL FROM "EMER GENCY" MEASURE SAYS MEASURE OFFERS NO HELP President Thinks Legislation Falls Fur Short of Proving Boon to Distressed Farmers and Strikes Blow at Foreign Trade?Effort At Re Fm Washington, March 4.?Efforts to jverride President Wilson's veto of ;he Forney emergency tariff bill fail id in the house early this morning ind the measure, originally designed ;o aid the fanners, thereby met its ieath. The vote on the motion to pass the neasure over the president's veto was 201 for and 132 against. This was 21 votes less than the necessary two ;hirds. The veto was called, up and voted >n without discussion. There, was ittle expectation among Republi cs that they would round up the ;wo-thirds vote necessary to over ride the veto and it was for this rea son that some leaders had urged Chairman Fordnev to let it lie on the ;able without action. Washington, March 3?The Ford ley emergency tariff bill was vetoed ate today by President Wilson in a nessage which declared that "this is io time for the erection here of high rade barriers" and that the measure 'would not furnish in any substantial legree the relief sought by the pro lucers of most of the staple commod ties which it covers." "The situation in which many of he farmers of the country find them elves can not be remedied .by a neasure of this sort," the president aid in his message. "There is no ,hort way out of existing condi ions" he stated, "and measures of his sort can only have the effect of leceiving the farmers and of raising alse hopes among them." The farmer needs a better system if domestic marketing, and credit, le said, but especially larger foreign r.arkets for his surplus products. 'Clearly, measures of this sort" he ontinued, "will not conduce to an ixpansion of the foreign market." "Actual relief," the president said, 'can come onlv from the adoption of :onstructive measures of a broader iCop$,- from the restoration of peace iverywhere in the world, the resump ion of normal industrial pursuits, he recovery particularly of Europe md the discovery there of additional redit foundations on the basis of vhich her people may arrange to ake from farmers and other pro lucers of this nation a greater part >f their surplus production. * * * Blow at Foreign Trade. "It is not a little singular that a neasure which strikes a blow at our ?oreign trade should follow so close y upon the action of congress direct ng the resumption of certain' ac ivities of the war finance corpora ion especially at the urgent , in itance of representatives of the 'arming interests who believed that ts resumption would improve for eign marketing. _ ' _ We have been ;ieorouslv building up a great mer :liant marine and providing for im provement of marketing in foreign :ountries by the passage of an ex port trade law and of measures for he promotion of banking agencies in 'oreign countries. Now it appears hat we propose to render these meas lres abortive in whole or in part. "I think there is little doubt that vhile this bill is temporary it is in ended as foundation for action of a limilar nature of a very general and jermanent character. - - - If there fver was a time when America had ULTIMATUM GERMAIN o niniiin nr/inw i UftDlflltl KtrtUI ONE MEMBER STILL TO REACH WASHINGTON?ALL IN CON FERE NCE?VISITS PAID TO VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS TO GET LINE ON NEW DUTIES HUGHES CALLS ON HARDING AT HOTEL FOR CONFERENCE Washington, March 3.?All of the men selected by President-elect Harding' to be members of his cabi net, except Andrew W. Mellon of Pittsburgh who is to be secretary of the treasury were in Washington to night. Mr. Mellon is to arrive early tomorrow and during the day will confer with Secretary Houston. Nominations of the new cabinet officers are to be transmitted to the( senate at the special session of that i body which begins ai noon tomor row. But new appointees will not take office until Saturday. They wilt be sworn in by the chief clerks of the several <jjepartments ov^r which they are to preside. Charles Evans Hughes,-who is to be secretary of state and Henry P. Fletcher who is to be under secre tary conferred for two hours late today <vith Secretary Colby and Un der Secretary Davis. Neither Mr. Hughe.** nor Mr. Fletcher would dis cuss the conference but it was un derstood that they took up \yith the retiring officers the more important of the diplomatic questions pending One state department officers de scribed the visit as "educational." After leaving the state depart ment, Mr. Hughes called on Presi dent-elect Harding at his hotel for a brief conference. Others of his cabi net selections received by the presi dent-elect included James J. Davis whose appointment as secretary of labor was announced while Mr. Har ding was en route here today from Marion; Harry M. Daugherty who is to be attorney general, and John W. Weeks, of Massachusetts, who is to be the secretary of war. Senator Fall, who is secretary of the interior designate, spent some time with Secretary Payne at the in terior department discussing the work of the department. Mr. Fall will submit his resignation as sena fnmnrPAii: anH tVip covernor of New .Mexico, a Republican, is ex pected to fill the vacancy promptly. One of Senator Fall's last acts will be to file a report of his investiga tion, almost a year ago into Mexican j affairs. Edwin Denby, the new secretary! of the navy and Former Senator John W. Weeks, who has been chosen as secretary of war, already have conferred with Secretaries Daniels and Baker, respectively, while Herbert Hoover nas had a I long conference with Secretary Alexander at the department of commerce. All of the present members of the cabinet will present their resig nations in writing to President Harding as is the custom. Two such resignations, those of Secretaries Payne and Postmaster General Bur leson arrived at the White House today. They were laid aside by White House attaches for presenta-! tion to Mr. Harding. I anything to fear from toreign com-i petition that time has passed. I can not believe that American producers' who in most respects are the most; effective in the world can have any dread of competition when they view the fact that their country has come through the great struggle of the last, few years, relatively speaking, un-, touched, while their principal compet-i itors are in varying degrees sadly; stricken and laboring under adverse conditions from which they will not recover for many years. Changes of a very radical character have taken place." j SENT TO [Y BY ALLIES GIVEN UNTIL NOON MONDAY TO ACCEPT REPARATION TERMS. -NON-COMPLIANCE MEANS OCCUPATION OF MORE TERRI TORY BY FORCE?WILL NOT REDUCE PERIOD ALLOTED FOR PAYMENT OF INDEMNITIES London, March 3.?Germany was today given until Monday noon to ac cept the fundamental conditions laid down by the supreme allied council at Paris. The German delegates were in formed by the allied representatives today that if Germany does not ac cept those terms the allies will take immediate steps. The first will be the occupation by allied troops of the cities of Duiesburg and Duesseldorf and the Ruhrdorf region of Germany which contains important mines and iron plants. . \ Second, each allied country will place such a tax on German merchan dise as it may deem proper. Third, a customs boundary along . 'he Rhine under allied control, will be established. The German delegation was infor med the allies would not reduce the period of 42 years allotted for the payment of the total amount of rep arations by Germany. Germany's counter proposals, which were submitted to the allies on Tuesday, were not susceptble of ex amination, Premier Lloyd George told Dr. Walter Simons, head of the German delegation, in substance, af-1 ter today's session of the conference had assembled at St. James Palace at noon. f Mr. Lloyd George said the attittide t?.ken by the German empire regard 'ng reparations was, in addition, a grave violation of the obligations of Germany toward the allies. He re minded the German representatives that their government had not ful filled the treaty of Versailles relative to coal deliveries, disarmament, the payment of 20,00,000,000 marks in gold and the punishment of German officers and soldiers accused of crimes during the war. Germany added the British prime minister in ^fusing to accept the concessions proposed by the allies with regard to reparations had by the same act renounced the advantages granted her at the previous confer ence wich the allies. Mr. Lloyd George then on behalf of the Allies announc ed the ultimatum. After Mr. Lloyd George had finish ed Dr. Simons, for the Germans said the intentions of the German govern ment had been quite misunderstood. The German delegation, he said, would reply at noon on Monday. Berlin Receives Newt. Berlin, March 3.?Banking circles :oday gave no indication of appre hension regarding the further pro gress of the reparations conference in i^onaon, nor was mere any appar ent uneasiness in the bourse. In both quarters there was a prevalent feel ing that Germany's counter propo sals were not fully understood by the entente leaders upon their first pre sentation by Dr. Simons. Quotations on the bourse were remarkably firm in the face of a flood of alarming re ports from London and Paris, and there was lively speculation in for eign exchange, the demand for Am erican dollars predominating. The manner in which the German counter proposals were formulated came in for a measure of criticism, notwith standing the fact that experts of the foreign, financial and economic de partments had been engaged with the caoinet IOX' a wees or more oeiurc the German reply tyas drafted. The claim was advanced in bank :n? circles that an unbiased perusal of the German reply did not warrant hasty adverse judgments, such as were reported from London ' and Paris. PREACH FOR PRESBYTERIANS Rev. Homer McMillan, of Atlanta, will preach at the Presbyterian church next Sunday.